Richard Foley (philosopher)

	Richard Foley (philosopher) Richard Foley may refer to: Richard Foley (ironmaster) (1580–1657), English ironmaster Richard Foley (politician) (1681–1732), English lawyer and MP for Droitwich * Richie Foley, Irish hurler Rick Foley Gilbert Anthony "Rick" Foley (September 22, 1945 — September 29, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 67 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks, Philadelphia Flyers, and Detroit Red Wings b ..., Canadian ice hockey player Richard T. Foley, discoverer of the Richard T. Foley Site, an archaeological site See also Richie Foley, fictional character in Gear (Static Shock) {{hndis, Foley, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Richard Foley (ironmaster) Richard Foley (1580–1657) was a prominent English ironmaster. He is best known from the folktale of "Fiddler Foley", which is either not correct or does not apply to him. Ironmaster Richard was the son of another Richard Foley (1551-1600), a nailer at Dudley, though the son is likely to have traded in nails rather than making them. In the 1620s, he became a partner in a network of ironworks in south Staffordshire, which were undoubtedly the source of the family's fortune. "Fiddler Foley" According to the folktale, "Fiddler Foley", he went to Sweden where, posing as a simple fiddler, he succeeded in discovering the secret of the slitting mill, which was enabling the price of English nails to be undercut. He returned home and set up a slitting mill at Hyde Mill in Kinver, thus making his fortune. Unfortunately, the earliest version of the legend, while applying to Hyde Mill, referred not to Richard Foley, but to a member of the Brindley family, who owned the mill until the 1730 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Richard Foley (politician) Richard Foley (19 February 1681 – 27 March 1732) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1711 to 1732. Foley was son of Thomas Foley of Witley Court, Worcestershire, and thus a grandson of the ironmaster Thomas Foley. His elder brothers were Thomas and Edward. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn in 1695 and called to the bar in 1702. Foley was second prothonotary at the Court of Common Pleas from 1703 until his death. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1708, but withdrew in 1712. He was made a bencher of his Inn in 1726. Foley was returned as Member of Parliament for Droitwich at a by-election on 18 July 1711 on the family interest, and was returned unopposed again at the 1713 general election. He was returned unopposed at the 1715, 1722 and 1727 general elections and sat until his death in 1732. In Parliament he voted consistently with the Opposition. He was both preceded and succeeded in the seat by his brother Edward. Fole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Richie Foley Richard 'Richie' Foley (born 22 July 1987) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Abbeyside and with the Waterford senior inter-county team. Foley usually plays at either midfield or in the half-back line. Career ;Club Foley has played at all underage levels for his club and has the notable achievement of winning county championships at every single underage grade. He currently plays at midfield for Abbeyside. In 2008, Abbeyside reached the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship Final. However, Abbeyside and Foley went on to lose the final to De La Salle. Foley also plays for the Ballinacourty football club. In 2009 they lost to The Nire in the semi-final and 2010 to Stradbally in the final. ;College Foley currently plays with University College Cork in the Fitzgibbon Cup. Foley was part of the team that beat former champions Waterford Institute of Technology to reach the 2009 final. Late that weekend, Foley lined out at wing back as part of the UC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rick Foley Gilbert Anthony "Rick" Foley (September 22, 1945 — September 29, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 67 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks, Philadelphia Flyers, and Detroit Red Wings between 1971 and 1973 and 11 games in the World Hockey Association with the Toronto Toros The Toronto Toros were an ice hockey team based in Toronto that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1976. History The franchise was awarded to Doug Michel in 1971 for $25,000 to play in the WHA's inaugural 1972–73 season. Haro ... in 1975 and 1976. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1966 to 1978, was spent in the minor leagues. Playing career During the game of December 15, 1971, Foley simultaneously fought both Jim Neilson and Glen Sather. The fight lasted about 30 seconds and was one of the rare times one player fought two. Foley was given a decision against both by those who witnessed the event. The two Ranger players r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Richard T Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick (nickname), Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie (name), Dickie", "Rich (given name), Rich", "Rick (given name), Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", "Ricky (given name), Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]