Deering may refer to:
Places in the United States
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Deering, Alaska
Deering ( or ''Ipnasiaq'') is a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on a sandy spit on the Seward Peninsula where the Inmachuk River flows into Kotzebue Sound, south ...
, a city
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Deering, Maine, a former town annexed to Portland in 1898
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Deering, Missouri
Deering is an unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking L ...
, an unincorporated community
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Deering, New Hampshire
Deering is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,904 at the 2020 census.
History
First settled about 1765, the town was incorporated on 17 January 1774, by John Wentworth, governor of the Province of ...
, a town
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Deering Reservoir
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Deering, North Dakota, a city
People
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Adolph A. Deering, American politician
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Charles Deering
Charles Deering (July 31, 1852 – February 5, 1927) was an American businessman, art collector, and philanthropist. He was an executive of the agricultural machinery company founded by his father that became International Harvester. Charles's ...
(1852–1927), American business man and philanthropist
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Fred Deering
Frederick Henry Deering (May 9, 1923 – March 15, 2010) was a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives.
Early life and education
A 1941 graduate of Monroeville High School (Ohio), Deering attended Ohio State University
The O ...
(1923-2010), American politician
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James Deering
James Deering (November 12, 1859 – September 21, 1925) was an American executive in the management of his family's Deering Harvester Company and later International Harvester, as well as a socialite and an antiquities collector. He built h ...
(1859–1925), American industrialist, developer of Miami, Florida
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John Deering (baseball) (1879–1943), Major League Baseball pitcher
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John Deering (murderer) (1898–1938), American murderer executed by firing squad in Utah
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John Deering (politician) (1833-1904), American politician and mayor of Portland, Maine
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Myles Deering (born 1953), Army National Guard major general
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Pat Deering
Patrick Deering (born 2 February 1967) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 2011 to 2020. He served as Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine ...
(born 1967), Irish politician
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Richard Dering
Richard Dering (''c.'' 1580–1630) — also Deering, Dearing, Diringus, etc. — was an English Renaissance music, Renaissance composer during the era of late Tudor music. He is noted for his pioneering use of compositional techniques which anti ...
(c. 1580–1630), also spelled Deering, English Renaissance and Baroque composer
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Rupert Deering
Captain Rupert Deering, soldier and penal administrator of the 99th Regiment, was Commandant of the second convict settlement at Norfolk Island. His tenure lasted from the departure of John Price in January 1853 to September of the same year.
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, commandant of the penal settlement at Norfolk Island
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Steve Deering
Stephen Deering is a former Fellow at Cisco Systems, where he worked on the development and standardization of architectural enhancements to the Internet Protocol. Prior to joining Cisco in 1996, he spent six years at Xerox's Palo Alto Research C ...
, Canadian computer scientist
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Terry Deering
Terry Deering (November 7, 1958 – June 26, 1997) was an American legislator and coal miner who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from January 1991 until his death in June 1997.
Biographical sketch
Born in ...
, American politician
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William Deering
William Deering (April 25, 1826 – December 9, 1913) was an American businessman and philanthropist.
He inherited a woolen mill in Maine, but made his fortune in later life with the Deering Harvester Company.
Life Early life
Deering was born ...
(1826–1913), American business man and philanthropist
Companies
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Deering Harvester Company
The International Harvester Company (often abbreviated IH or International) was an American manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment, automobiles, commercial trucks, lawn and garden products, household equipment, and more. It wa ...
, founded in 1894 by William Deering
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Deering Banjo Company
The Deering Banjo Company was started in 1975 by Greg and Janet Deering. They are located in Spring Valley, California. It is now run by their daughter Jamie Deering. Deering Banjos makes Deering, Vega, Tenbrooks, and Goodtime banjos. Many nota ...
, founded in 1975 by Greg and Janet Deering
Other uses
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Deering Library
Charles Deering Library is an academic library of Northwestern University, a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Deering served as the university's main library on the Evanston campus from 1933, when it was established, until the ...
, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States
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Deering High School
Deering High School (DHS) is a public high school located on Stevens Avenue in Portland, Maine, United States. The school is part of the Portland Public Schools district.
It is one of the three public high schools located in Portland, the other ...
, Portland, Maine, United States
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Deering Bridge
The Deering Bridge, near Sutton, Nebraska, is a historic bridge that was built in 1916. It is a concrete spandrel arch bridge designed by the Nebraska Bureau of Roads & Bridges and built by the Lincoln Construction Co. Also known as School ...
, near Sutton, Nebraska, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places
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Carroll A. Deering'', a sailing vessel found run aground in 1921
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Wilma Deering
Wilma Deering is a fictional character featured in the various iterations of Buck Rogers which have spanned many media over the years.Robert Jennings,"Bucking the Future: From 1928 to the 25th Century With Anthony Rogers". ''Comic Buyer's Guide'' ...
, a major fictional character associated with Buck Rogers
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