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David Mercer (Royal Marines Officer)
David Mercer may refer to: * Sir David Mercer (Royal Marines officer) (1864–1920), British Royal Marines officer * David Mercer (footballer, born 1893) (1893–1950), England international footballer * David Mercer (footballer, born 1918) (1918–1986), English footballer * David Mercer (playwright) (1928–1980), English dramatist * David Henry Mercer (1857–1919), U.S. Representative from Nebraska * David Mercer (broadcaster) (1950–2020), British sports presenter * David Mercer (weightlifter) (born 1961), British Olympic weightlifter * David Mercer (cricketer) (born 1962), English cricketer * David Mercer (writer) (born 1976), technical writer * David Mercer (alpine skier) (born 1960), British former alpine skier * David Mercer (racing driver) David Mercer (born 21 August 1949) is a British former racing driver. Mercer began his racing career in Sportscars in 1977 competing in Group 5/6 . He drove part-time in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Thundersports r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mercer (footballer, Born 1893)
David William Mercer (20 March 1893 – 1 June 1950) was an English professional footballer who made over 220 appearances in the Football League for Sheffield United as an outside right. He also played league football for Hull City and Torquay United and won two caps for England. Club career After beginning his career in non-League football with Prescot Athletic, St Helens Town and Skelmersdale United, Mercer joined Second Division club Hull City for a £40 fee on 22 January 1914. He made 91 league appearances and scored 26 goals for the club before moving to First Division Sheffield United on 13 December 1920, for a British record transfer fee of £4,500. He made 241 appearances and scored 22 goals for the Bramall Lane club and won the 1924–25 FA Cup, before leaving in 1928. Aside from a spell with Torquay United during the 1929–30 season, Mercer played the remainder of his career in non-League football. International and representative career Mercer represented the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mercer (footballer, Born 1918)
Arthur David Mercer (14 February 1918 – April 1986) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Torquay United. Personal life Mercer was the son of England international footballer David Mercer and the nephew of professional footballer Arthur Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Ital ... and amateur Richard. References 1918 births 1986 deaths English men's footballers Torquay United F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football outside forwards Footballers from Kingston upon Hull Dartmouth A.F.C. players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mercer (playwright)
David Mercer (27 June 1928 – 8 August 1980) was an English dramatist. Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, he worked as a laboratory technician and in the Merchant Navy before attending university. After studying chemistry, he switched to art but eventually turned to writing. His television work for the BBC was often made in collaboration with director Don Taylor. His first stage play, ''Ride a Cock Horse'', starred Peter O'Toole. The Royal Shakespeare Company premiered many of his works, and Mercer wrote the screenplay for the Alain Resnais film ''Providence'', which won a César Award. A long-term heavy drinker, Mercer died in 1980 after suffering a heart attack in Haifa, Israel. Early life Mercer was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, the son of an engine driver while his mother had been a domestic servant. Both of his grandfathers had been miners. After failing to gain entry to the local grammar school, Mercer left school at 14, worked as a laboratory technician and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Henry Mercer
David Henry Mercer (July 9, 1857 – January 10, 1919) was an American Republican Party politician. Born in Benton County, Iowa on July 9, 1857, he moved with his parents to Adams County, Illinois in 1858. After the American Civil War he moved again to Brownville, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1880 and the law department of University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1882. He was admitted to the bar and set up practice back in Brownville serving one term as city clerk and police judge. He moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 1885 and was for several years was chairman of the Republican city and county committees. He was the secretary of the Republican State central committee in 1896 and elected secretary of the Republican National Congressional Committee in the same year. In 1897 he was chairman of the Republican State Central committee of Nebraska in 1897 and 1898. He was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third United States Congress and to the fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mercer (broadcaster)
David Mercer (15 April 1950 26 August 2020) was a Welsh television sports commentator and presenter, most associated with tennis after his previous career as an umpire in the sport, taking charge of the 1984 Wimbledon men's singles final. Early life and legal career Mercer was born in Swansea and educated at Dynevor School, at the time a state grammar school known as Dynevor Secondary Grammar School. He went on to the University of Nottingham. He played most sports at school and university, and won the Welsh junior doubles at tennis in 1968. In 1969, he was captain of the Nottingham University tennis team. He graduated in 1972 and qualified as a solicitor in 1973. Mercer was a partner in a large solicitors’ firm in Swansea for nine years. He became a freelance sports reporter after winning a competition organised by BBC Wales in 1979, for a time combining this work with his legal practice and with public relations duties for the Law Society. Alongside his legal career, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mercer (weightlifter)
David Mercer (born 16 April 1961 in Salford, United Kingdom) is a weightlifter from Great Britain. He competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the Middle-heavyweight (90 kg) event where (in the absence of the boycotting Soviet nations) he finished in third place. Four years later he competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ... but was unable to win a second medal, finishing in sixth place. ReferencesSports-reference 1961 births English male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Weightlifters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic medalists in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mercer (cricketer)
David Jeremy Matthew Mercer (born 7 May 1962) is a former English cricketer. Mercer was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Warrington, Lancashire. Mercer made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wiltshire in 1981 against Oxfordshire. From 1981 to 1988, he represented the county in 52 Championship matches. He also made his debut in the MCCA Knockout Trophy for Wiltshire against Norfolk in 1983. From 1983 to 1988, he represented Wiltshire in 8 Trophy matches. His debut in List-A cricket also came for the county against Northamptonshire in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. During his first stint with the county, he played 2 further List-A matches against Yorkshire in the 1987 NatWest Trophy and Essex in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. In 1989, Mercer joined Berkshire, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. From 1989 to 1994, he represented the county in 51 Championship matches, the last of which came against C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mercer (writer)
David Mercer (born 1976) is a technical writer of programming, web development and business books. Mercer has contributed editorially to a number of titles for the open source community, including books on Linux and Perl. He has also written books on PHP and Web technology. His technical books are sold worldwide and have been translated into French, German, Polish, Greek and Spanish. His book on Drupal 6 was reviewed on Slashdot and went on to become a best seller. Mercer's books have also become recommended reading at higher learning institutes like MIT The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and sc .... He maintains aonline business blogto provide supplementary skills and knowledge for his readership. Published Titles * * * * * * * * References External links SM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mercer (alpine Skier)
David Mercer (born 4 August 1960 in Edinburgh) is a British former alpine skier who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian language, Serbo-Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: ; ) and commonly known as Sarajevo '84 (Serbian Cy .... References External links * 1960 births Living people Skiers from Edinburgh Scottish male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Great Britain Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics {{UK-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mercer (racing Driver)
David Mercer (born 21 August 1949) is a British former racing driver. Mercer began his racing career in Sportscars in 1977 competing in Group 5/6 . He drove part-time in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Thundersports races from 1982 to 1989. He made one nterseriestart in 1992 and made 11 British Formula 3000/Two starts from 1992 to 1994, finishing 13th in the championship those two years. He then went on to race a 1983 Ram in Historic F1 then moved on to racing a 1990 Spice Group C car in historic events with much success and which he still currently races to a high level. Le Mans History 1984 In the 1984 Le Mans race he started in 46th place and finished in 39th. In the race he ran 96/360 laps. He was sponsored by Castrol and drove a BMW M1 The BMW M1 (model code E26) is a Mid-engine design, mid-engined sports car produced by German automotive manufacturer BMW from 1978 until 1981. In the late 1970s, Italian automobile manufacturer Lamborghini entered into an agr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mercer (political Commentator)
David L. Mercer (March 29, 1961December 9, 2021) was an American political strategist, fundraiser and commentator who appeared regularly on Fox News, France24, SkyNews and other national and international media outlets. He was a longtime member of the Democratic Party. Early life Mercer was born on March 29, 1961, in Sausalito, California. In 1979, he graduated from Milton Academy in Massachusetts. He attended Duke University for three years, and finished his final year and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Principia College, majoring in political science. Career Mercer founded Mercer and Associates, a Washington, D.C.–based consulting firm. During his career, he served in numerous media, fundraising and strategic advising roles. In 1992, he did press advance work for the Clinton/Gore campaign. He had served as deputy national finance director for the Democratic National Committee. In 1996, he was finance director for the DNC's convention. In 2000, he was a trustee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
