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Charles Palmer (actor)
Charles Palmer may refer to: * Charles Palmer (1777–1851), Member of Parliament for Bath * Sir Charles Palmer, 1st Baronet (1822–1907), English shipbuilder, businessman and Liberal Member of Parliament, 1874–1907 * Sir Charles Palmer, 2nd Baronet (1771–1827) * Charles Palmer (banker), Governor of the Bank of England, 1754–1756 * Charles Palmer (cricketer) (1919–2005), English cricketer and cricket administrator * Charles Palmer (director) (born 1965), British television director * Charles Palmer (engineer) (1847–1940), survivor of the siege of Lucknow * Charlie Palmer (footballer) (born 1963), retired professional footballer in England * Charles Palmer (journalist) (1869–1920), British Member of Parliament for The Wrekin, 1920 * Charles Palmer (judoka) (1930–2001), British judoka * Charles Palmer (sport shooter) (1869–?), British Olympic sport shooter * Charles D. Palmer (1902–1999), U.S. Army general * Charles Forrest Palmer (1892–1973), Atlanta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Palmer (1777–1851)
Charles Palmer (6 May 1777 – 17 April 1851) was an English Whig and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1808 and 1837. Palmer was born at Weston near Bath, the son of John Palmer, who had introduced the use of mail coaches. He was educated at Eton College and Oriel College, Oxford and entered the army as cornet in the 10th Dragoons in May 1796. In 1808 he was elected member of parliament (MP) for Bath. Palmer served with his regiment during the Peninsular war and acted as lieutenant-colonel from May 1810 to November 1814. The Prince Regent appointed him as an aide-de-camp on 8 February 1811, and he held the rank until promoted major-general on 27 May 1825. Palmer held his seat at Bath until 1826. At the 1829 election, there was a double return and in the following by-election he lost. However he was re-elected for Bath in 1830 and held the seat until 1837. Palmer was a large vine-grower at Château Palmer in the Gironde Girond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Palmer (sport Shooter)
Charles Palmer (18 August 1869 – 14 November 1947) was an English sport shooter who competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ... for Great Britain. In the 1908 Olympics, he won a gold medal in the team trap shooting event and was fifth in the individual trap shooting event. Four years later, he won a silver medal in the team clay pigeons event and was 21st in the trap event. References External linksCharles Palmer's profile at databaseOlympics* 1869 births 1947 deaths British male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Olympic shooters for Great Britain Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics English Olympic competitors Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles M
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Drago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles John Palmer
Charles John Palmer, FSA (1 January 1805 – 1882) was an English lawyer, known as a historian of Great Yarmouth. Biography He was the only son of John Danby Palmer, by Anne, daughter of Charles Beart, of Gorleston, Suffolk, and was born at Yarmouth on 1 January 1805. He was educated at a private school run by Mr. Bowles in Queen Street, Great Yarmouth, and in 1822 was articled to Robert Cory, F.S.A., an attorney, under whom he had previously served for two years, in order to qualify himself to become a notary public A notary public ( notary or public notary; notaries public) of the common law is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with general financial transactions, estates, deeds, powers- .... He was admitted an attorney in June 1827, and practised at Yarmouth until his retirement. For many years he resided at No. 4 South Quay, in an Elizabethan house which his father had purchased in 1809. He became an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reading (UK Parliament Constituency)
Reading was a parliamentary borough, and later a borough constituency in England, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950 and 1955 to 1974. Until 1885, the constituency comprised the town of Reading, Berkshire, Reading in the county of Berkshire; after 1885, it was centred on the town but the exact boundaries differed. From 1295, as a parliamentary borough, Reading elected two members of parliament (MPs). Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, this representation was reduced to a single MP. History Reading was one of the boroughs summoned to send members to the Model Parliament. The boundaries (encompassing the whole of one parish and parts of two others) were effectively unchanged from 1295 to 1918. In 1831, the population of the borough was 15,935, and contained 3,307 houses. The ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Fyshe Palmer
Charles Fyshe Palmer (176924 January 1843) was a British politician. Palmer lived at Luckley Park at Wokingham in Berkshire. He married Madeline, the daughter of the Duke of Gordon. He stood for the Whigs in Reading Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of symbols, often specifically those of a written language, by means of Visual perception, sight or Somatosensory system, touch. For educators and researchers, reading is a multifacete ... at the 1818 UK general election, winning the seat. He held the seat until 1826, and again from 1827 until the 1835 UK general election, when he stood down. At the 1837 UK general election, he again stood in Reading, winning a seat, and serving until 1841, when he retired once more. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, Charles Fyshe 1851 deaths Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Reading People from Wokingham UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Forrest Palmer
Charles Forrest Palmer (December 29, 1892June 16, 1973) was an Atlanta real estate developer who became an expert on public housing and organized the building of Techwood Homes, the first public housing project in the United States. He would later head up both the newly created Atlanta Housing Authority and the Chamber of Commerce. Biography Early career in Atlanta Palmer began his real estate and housing career by establishing the C.F. Palmer Company, a realty firm, in Santa Barbara, California. He met Judge John S. Candler, brother to Coca-Cola owner Asa Griggs Candler, who in 1920 persuaded Palmer to move to Atlanta to exploit the commercial investment opportunities there. Palmer opened a real estate firm there, Palmer. Inc., specializing in downtown office properties. As of 1930 Palmer was president of the National Association of Building Owners and Managers, shuttling back and forth between Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Public housing in Atlanta Inspiration In the first 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles D
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Dragom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Palmer (judoka)
Charles Stuart William Palmer (15 April 1930 – 17 August 2001) was a British martial artist. Palmer was a judo instructor, President of the Budokwai, President of the British Judo Association (1961–1985), President of the International Judo Federation (1965–1979) and Chairman of the British Olympic Association (1983–1988). Palmer was a judoka who attained the sport's highest rank of 10th dan black belt. Sports career Charles Palmer first took an interest in judo at the age of 14 while attending Drayton Manor High School. He joined Ealing Judo Club by claiming that he was 16 years old. In 1948, under the teachings of Gunji Koizumi and Trevor Leggett of the Budokwai, he was awarded the grade of 1st dan black belt. At age 18, Palmer was called up for National Service where served with the Royal Military Police teaching judo. While serving in the military, he was given special leave to compete for the United Kingdom in his first International tournament i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Charles Palmer, 1st Baronet
Sir Charles Mark Palmer, 1st Baronet (3 November 1822 – 4 June 1907) was an English shipbuilder born in South Shields, County Durham, England. He was also a Liberal Party politician and Member of Parliament. His father, originally the captain of a whaler, moved in 1828 to Newcastle upon Tyne, where he owned a ship owning and ship-broking business. Early life At the age of 15 Charles Palmer entered a shipping business in the city. After six months, he travelled to Marseille, France, where his father had procured him a post in a large commercial house, at the same time entrusting him with the local agency of his own business. After two years' experience in Marseilles he entered his father's business in Newcastle, and in 1842 he became a partner. His business capacity attracted the attention of a leading local colliery owner, and he was appointed manager of the Marley Hill colliery south of Gateshead, in which he became a partner in 1846. Subsequently, he was made one of the ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Palmer (journalist)
Charles Frederick Palmer (9 September 1869 – 25 October 1920) was a British journalist and newspaper editor, closely associated at the end of his career with the politician and business fraudster Horatio Bottomley. Palmer sat briefly in the House of Commons after winning a by-election as an Independent in February 1920. Career Palmer started his career in newspapers at the ''St James's Gazette''.''The Times'', 26 October 1920 p. 7 He then joined the staff of '' The Globe'' and was one of its Parliamentary reporters from 1886 to 1915.''Who was Who'', OUP 2007 At one time he was a member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery. He became editor of ''The Globe'' in 1912 and held that post until 1915. On 6 November 1915, while Palmer was still editor of ''The Globe'', the paper was suspended under the Defence of the Realm Act for repeating the statement that Lord Kitchener had tendered his resignation as War Secretary even though this had been officially denied by the press bureau. It r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Palmer (footballer)
Charlie Palmer (born 10 July 1963) is an English ex-professional footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s for a variety of clubs in England at right-back and latterly centre-back. Playing career Born in Aylesbury, Palmer started his football career as an apprentice at Watford, managed by Graham Taylor. He played 18 matches for Watford in all competitions between 1981 and 1984, including four in the UEFA Cup. In July 1984, Palmer moved to Derby County on a free transfer. Under the management of Arthur Cox, he was part of the team that won the Football League Second Division in the 1986–87 season. However, before the end of that season, Palmer moved to Hull City, for a transfer fee of £30,000. After a two-year stay in Hull, he moved to Notts County, under the management of Neil Warnock. The next few years had journeys to Wembley Stadium to play in consecutive playoff finals, winning both. Then an Anglo-Italian Cup Final against Brescia, led by Gheorghe Hagi. During thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
