- Gary Williams
I work in international IT and change management. See LinkedIn and ecademy for my professional profile, references and resume. I'm an Open Networker open to connect on gary.williams@runbox.com at ecademy.com, plaxo.com, linkedin.com, konnects.com, naymz.com and facebook.com. Email is best to contact me. I work hard, love friends and family, having fun, sport, cars, motorbikes and very loud music. Life is short, you get one shot and I figure I've had more than half of mine already! :-) - George Washington
George Washington was a central and critical figure in the founding of the United States, and is commonly referred to as father of the nation. He led America's Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. He served two four-year terms from 1789 to 1797, winning reelection in 1792. - Amory Houghton
Amory Houghton (July 27, 1899-February 1981) was an early Boy Scouts of America Scouting notable. Mr. Houghton served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1949 until 1955. Mr. Houghton was awarded the "Bronze Wolf", the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, in 1955. - Robin Cook
Robert Finlayson Cook (28 February 1946 - 6 August 2005) was a politician in the British Labour Party. He was known as Robin Cook. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2001. He resigned from his post as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council on 17 March 2003 in protest against the 2003 invasion of Iraq. - Peter Smithers
Sir Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers was a United Kingdom Conservative Member of Parliament and junior Minister. He also served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe 1964-1969. He attended Harrow School and Magdalen College of the University of Oxford. He received a First Class Honours Degree in Modern History. He was called to the bar from the Inner Temple in 1936. - John A. Sanford
John A. "Jack" Sanford was a Jungian psychoanalyst and Episcopal priest. He worked as a parish priest for 19 years then started private practice as a psychoanalyst focusing on psychology, religion and inner growth. He has been a mentor for Journey into Wholeness since its beginning in 1977. He was the son of Agnes Sanford (1897-1982), the founder of the Inner Healing Movement. - George Herbert
George Herbert (April 3, 1593 - March 1, 1633) was a Welsh poet, orator and a priest. Being born into an artistic and wealthy family, he received a good education which led on to him holding prominent positions at Cambridge University and Parliament. As a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, England, George Herbert excelled in languages and music. He went to college with the intention of becoming a priest, … - Edward B. Evans
Edward Benjamin Evans, RPS (November 3 1846 - March 21 1922) a British army officer, also known as "Major Evans", was a distinguished philatelist, stamp collector, and philatelic journalist. His philatelic specialization included Mauritius, the Confederate States of America, the Mulready envelopes, and the Indian feudatory states. Evans was born at Norwich, England, and commenced collecting stamps as a student at Uppingham Grammar School in 1861. - Henry Dushan Edward Atkinson
Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon in London specialising in Lower Limb Joint Replacement Surgery, including primary and revision Hip, Knee, and Ankle Arthroplasty. I also have interests in Trauma Surgery and Sports Injuries. Fellowship training at St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, and SportsMed SA, Adelaide, Australia. - John Lambton 1st Earl of Durham
John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (also known as Radical Jack) GCB PC (London 12 April 1792 - 28 July 1840 Cowes), was a British Whig statesman and colonial administrator, Governor General and high commissioner of British North America. As Lord Privy Seal in the administration of his father-in-law, Earl Grey, he helped draft the reform bill of 1832. - Robert Barrie
Sir Robert Barrie (5 May 1774 - 7 June 1841) was a British naval officer noted for his service in the War of 1812. - George Odger
George Odger (1813 - 4 March 1877) was a prominent British trade unionist. Born in Rodborough, Devon, Odger trained as a shoemaker. After travelling in search of work, he settled in London and joined the Ladies' West End Shoemakers' Society. In 1859, he was a prominent supporter of the London builders' strike, and became a leading member of the London Trades Council when it was founded the following year. In 1862, he became the Secretary of the Trades Council, … - Rich Hall
Rich Hall (born 10 June 1954 in Waxhaw, North Carolina) is an American comedian and writer. He was a writer and performer on the sketch comedy TV series "Fridays", "Not Necessarily the News", and "Saturday Night Live". He has appeared several times on the "Late Show with David Letterman" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". In 1986, he had his own Showtime channel special, … - Charles Lyell
Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet, KT, (November 14, 1797 - February 22, 1875) was a Scottish lawyer, geologist, and populariser of uniformitarianism. Charles Lyell was born in Kinnordy, Angus, the eldest of ten children. Lyell's father, also named Charles, was a lawyer and botanist of minor repute and first exposed the younger Charles to the study of nature. Charles spent much of his childhood at the family’s other home, Bartley Lodge in the New Forest, England, … - George Johnstone
George Johnstone (1730 - 1787) was a British naval officer and member of Parliament. George Johnstone was the fourth son of Sir James Johnstone, 3rd Baronet of Westerhall, Dumfries, and his wife Barbara Murray, the oldest sister of the literary patron Patrick Murray, 5th Lord Elibank. He was a younger brother of William Johnstone (later Johnstone Pulteney). He began his career at sea in the Merchant Navy, then entered the Royal Navy in 1746. - George Calvert 1st Baron Baltimore
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore (c. 1580 - 15 April, 1632) was an English politician and coloniser. He achieved domestic political success as a Member of Parliament and later Secretary of State under King James I, though he lost much of his political power after his support for a failed marriage alliance between Prince Charles and the Spanish royal family. - Robert Farrar Capon
Robert Farrar Capon is an American Episcopal priest and author. A life-long New Yorker, for almost thirty years Capon was a full-time parish priest in Port Jefferson, New York. In 1965, he published his first book, "Bed and Board", and in 1977 he left the full-time ministry to devote more time to his writing career. He authored a total of twenty books, including "Between Noon and Three", "The Supper of the Lamb", "Genesis: The Movie", … - Louis M. Heyward
Louis M. Heyward was an American producer and film and television screenwriter. He was also known as "Deke" Heyward. Born in New York City, New York, he served in the United States Air Force before becoming a full-time comedy writer, providing scripts for eight seasons (1950 – 1958) of "The Garry Moore Show". He also wrote material for "The Ernie Kovacs Show", eventually becoming head writer for that series. - Charles Stanley Monck 4th Viscount Monck
Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck, GCMG, PC (October 10, 1819 - November 29, 1894) was the last Governor General of the Province of Canada and the first Governor General of Canada after Canadian Confederation. Prior to Confederation he was concurrently Lieutenant Governor of both Canada West and Canada East. Prior to being appointed as Governor General of Canada, Charles Stanley Monck graduated from Trinity College, … - Manley Power
Lieutenant-General Sir Manley Power (1773 - July 7, 1826) was a British military leader who fought in a number of campaigns for Britain and rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. He is chiefly remembered for leading a brigade of Portuguese troops under The Duke of Wellington in the Iberian Peninsular War. He is also remembered for jointly causing the removal of Sir George Prevost, governor-in-chief of British North America, … - Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer 5th Baron Aylmer
Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer (May 24, 1775-February 23, 1850 15 Eaton Square, Belgravia) was a British military officer and colonial administrator. After reaching the position of colonel in the British army he was, in 1830, appointed commander of British military forces in North America as well as Governor General of British North America and Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada. - Peter Viggers
Peter John Viggers (born March 13, 1938, Gosport) is a lawyer and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. - James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, KT, GCB, KSI, PC (20 July 1811 - 20 November 1863) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat, best known as Governor General of the Province of Canada and Viceroy of India. He was the son of the 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine. His second wife was Lady Mary Lambton, daughter of the 1st Earl of Durham, … - George Keith Elphinstone 1st Viscount Keith
George Keith Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith (7 January 1746 - 10 March 1823) was a British admiral active throughout the Napoleonic Wars. Fifth son of the 10th Lord Elphinstone, he was born in Elphinstone Tower, near Stirling, Scotland. Two of his brothers went to sea, and he followed their example by entering the Royal Navy in 1761, in HMS "Gosport", then commanded by Captain John Jervis, 1st Earl St Vincent, afterwards Earl St Vincent. - John Larsson
John Larsson (born April 2, 1938) was the Swedish-born 17th General, or International Leader, of The Salvation Army (2002-2006). The son of officer parents, he spent his early years in Sweden, Denmark, Chile and Argentina. He became an officer in 1957 from the corps in Upper Norwood, London, England. He graduated from the University of London with a BD degree. After a year as a corps officer in the north of England, … - Cathryn Woodhall
Teaching Others To Teach ...Eliminating Hate, Violence and Prejudice Worldwide. - Rickard D. Gwydir
Major Rickard Daniel Gwydir (November 7, 1844-November 7, 1925) was a Confederate soldier, Indian agent, and early Washington pioneer. Gwydir was born in Calcutta, India to Richard McKenna Gwydir, a Protestant Irish soldier in the British Army, and Jane Prendible, also Irish. His father died of cholera when he was two, and his mother took him to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and later Brooklyn, New York City before settling in Kentucky in the 1850s. - Archibald Acheson 2nd Earl of Gosford
Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford GCB (Markethill, County Armagh August 1, 1776 - March 27, 1849 Markethill) was a British politician who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada and Governor General of British North America in the 19th century. He was a Member of the British House of Commons representing Armagh from 1801 to 1807. - Charles Lennox 4th Duke of Richmond
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, KG (9 December 1764 - August 28, 1819) was a British soldier and politician and Governor General of British North America. He was born at Gordon Castle, near Thirsk, Scotland and died near Perth, Ontario, Canada. His father was General Lord George Lennox, the younger son of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond. - George Ramsay 9th Earl of Dalhousie
General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, GCB (23 October 1770, Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scotland - 21 March 1838 Dalhousie Castle) was Governor of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1820, Governor General of British North America from 1820 to 1828 and later Commander-in-Chief in India. Dalhousie was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, and the University of Edinburgh. - Henry Russell
Henry Russell was a popular English pianist, baritone singer and composer, born into a distinguished Jewish family. In an eventful life on both sides of the Atlantic, Russell wrote the songs "A Life on the Ocean Wave" and the tune to George Morris's poem "Woodman, Spare that Tree" while living in the United States of America from 1834 to 1841, before settling in London to produce musical extravaganzas until he retired in 1857. - Michael Jopling Baron Jopling
(Thomas) Michael Jopling, Baron Jopling, PC (born December 10, 1930) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and sits in the House of Lords as a member of the Conservative Party. Jopling was educated at Cheltenham College and King's College, Durham. He was a farmer and company director, and served on the national council of the National Farmers Union. He was a councillor on Thirsk Rural District Council. Jopling was elected Conservative MP for Westmorland, now in Cumbria, … - John Colborne 1st Baron Seaton
John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton (February 16, 1778 - April 17, 1863), British field marshal, was born at Lyndhurst, Hants and entered the 20th (Lancashire Fusiliers) in 1794, winning thereafter every step in his regimental promotion without purchase. He first saw service in the Helder expedition of 1799, and as a captain he took part in Sir Ralph Abercromby's expedition to Egypt in 1801. - Thomas Peters
Thomas Peters was an African American slave who fled North Carolina with the British during the American Revolutionary War and later ended up as a leader in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Peters fled his owner's flour mill in Wilmington, North Carolina, and joined the Black Pioneers, … - John Nixon
John Nixon was an American soldier in the Revolution. He was born in Philadelphia and was the son of a shipping merchant. Upon the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765, he signed the non-importation agreement against the Act, became active in opposing the encroachments of the English government upon American liberties, and was a member of the first committee of correspondence in Pennsylvania. In April 1775, he became lieutenant-colonel of the third battalion of the Associators, … - Stanton Coit
Stanton Coit (1857-1944) was an American leader in the Ethical Culture movement, especially in England. He was born in Columbus, Ohio; studied at Amherst, at Columbia, and at the Humboldt University of Berlin, where he took the degree of Ph.D.. He was head worker of the New York University Settlement, and became an aide of Felix Adler in the Society for Ethical Culture. In 1888, he went to London as minister of the South Place Ethical Society. - François-Xavier Garneau
Francois-Xavier Garneau (15 June 1809 - 2 or 3 February 1866) was a French Canadian poet, civil servant and liberal who wrote a three volume history of the French Canadian nation entitled "Histoire du Canada" between 1845 and 1848. - General Officer Commanding The Forces Canada
General Officer Commanding the Forces Canada was the command officer of British Armed Forces in Canada after 1875 and remained until 1902 when Britain was no longer providing military support in Canada. List of GOC: * 1875 Gen. Sir Edward Selby Smith, KCMG * 1880 Lt-Gen. Richard Amherst Luard, CB * 1884 Lt-Gen. Sir Frederick Dobson Midleton, KCMG, CB * 1890 Maj-Gen. The Rt Hon Ivor John Caradoc (Herbert), 1st Baron Treowen, CB, CMG, KStJ * 1895 Maj-Gen. - Ernest Cable 1st Baron Cable
Ernest Cable, 1st Baron Cable (1 December 1859 - 28 March 1927) was a British-Indian civil servant, merchant and peer. Born in Calcutta in India, he was the son of George Hebberd Cable and Emily Maria Pickersgill. Cable was educated at Calcutta University and worked then as parter with Bird & Company. From 1903 to 1905, he was member of the Viceroy's Council and Sheriff of Calcutta in 1905. Made a Knight Bachelor in 1906, he was enobled as Baron Cable, … - Mary A Burkett
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