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George Carter (other)
George Carter may refer to: Sportspeople *George Carter (Australian footballer) (1910–1971), Australian footballer for Collingwood and Hawthorn *George Carter (basketball) (1944–2020), basketball player *George Carter (Bengal cricketer) (1908–1982), English cricketer *George Carter (bowls) (1883–1935), New Zealand lawn bowls player *George Carter (cricketer, born 1846), English cricketer *George Carter (Essex cricketer) (1901–1994), English cricketer *George Carter (footballer, born 1866) (1866–1945), Southampton footballer and coach *George Carter (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1981), West Ham United footballer *George Carter (rugby union) (1854–1922), New Zealand rugby union player Politicians *George Carter (New South Wales politician) (1841–1891), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *George Carter (Queensland politician) (1864–1932), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly *George R. Carter (1866–1933), territorial governor of Hawaii *Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Carter (Australian Footballer)
George Henry Carter (25 March 1910 – 12 February 1971) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood Football Club, Collingwood and Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links *George Carter's profile at Collingwood Forever 1910 births 1971 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1910-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Carter (musician)
George Carter was an American blues musician, who recorded four songs for Paramount Records in 1929. Very little is known of his life. Believed to have hailed from Atlanta, Georgia, United States, he played a twelve-string guitar, common in the Atlanta area, occasionally using an open tuning and a slide. Some blues scholars believe that "George Carter" may actually be a pseudonym for another Atlanta blues singer at the time, Charley Lincoln. Carter's song, "Hot Jelly Roll Blues", was recorded by Hot Tuna for their album ''Yellow Fever Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration. In most cases, symptoms include fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle pains – particularly in the back – and headaches. Symptoms typically improve within five days. In ...'' in 1975. Recordings All recordings were made in February 1929. * "Rising River Blues" - 12750A * "Hot Jelly Roll Blues" - 12750B * "Ghost Woman Blues" - 12769A (Also issued by Herwin Records under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lafayette Carter
George Lafayette Carter (1857–1936) was an American entrepreneur known as "the empire builder of southwest Virginia." His ventures led to the development and modernization of many parts of the southern Appalachian region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Biography George Lafayette Carter was born on January 10, 1857, in Hillsville, Virginia. The first of nine children, he learned at a young age that farm life was not suitable for his ambitions. As a child, he read many great works including The Bible and Benjamin Franklin's autobiography. Carter worked at the Hillsville General Store before pursuing a career of selling iron ore properties with the Wythe Lead and Zinc Company in Austinville, Virginia. He then found work with the Dora Furnace Company in Pulaski, Virginia, buying small mines throughout the area to provide coke for the furnaces. Carter would found the Tom's Creek Coal and Coke Company and in 1898, combine his operations to form the Carter Coal and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George F
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Ethelbert Carter
George Ethelbert Carter, was the first Canadian-born black judge. George Ethelbert Carter was born in Toronto on Aug. 1, 1921. He was the oldest of 14 children born to John and Louise Carter, who came to Toronto from Barbados just after World War I. Carter completed his undergraduate studies at Trinity College, at the University of Toronto, and graduated in 1944. He was then called up for active service in World War II and was on his way to Europe when the war ended. A graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School in 1948, Carter had his own law firm and practised in the areas of real estate, criminal and family law for 31 years. He was appointed an Ontario provincial court judge in 1979 and later served with the Ontario Court of Justice for 16 years. He worked as a porter to pay his tuition to law school, and served with the Canadian Army in World War II. He was instrumental in establishing Legal Aid in the Province of Ontario. Legacy A bust of Justice Carter was unveiled at the Osgoode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bertram Carter
George Bertram Carter (1 March 1896 – January 1986) was an English architect. Carter attended Blackheath School of Art between 1911 and 1915 and then the Royal College of Art under William Lethaby and Arthur Beresford Pite between 1915 and 1917. He was a pupil in the office of Edwin Lutyens between 1919 and 1922 and became Hon, Treasurer of the Modern Architectural Research Group, or MARS Group, in 1944. Career Carter set up in practice in Clifford's Inn, London in 1929. His works include: *A factory in Tottenham for B. E. White Esq. *A factory in Whitechapel for Lessor Bros. *Taymount Grange, Forest Hill, London (1935) *Lichfield Court, Sheen Road, Richmond (1935); Grade II listedThe Twentieth Century Society reported the listing of Lichfield Court, saying: *Pipenham Hall, Little Hallingbury, Essex *The Nurses' Home, St John's Hospital, Lewisham (1938; demolished after the hospital site was sold in 1986 to be developed for housing}. *Heal's (formerly Dunn's) Furnitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Carter (engineer)
Wilfred George Carter CBE FRAeS (9 March 1889 – 27 February 1969) was a British engineer, who was the chief designer at Glosters from 1937. He was awarded the C.B.E. in 1947 and was appointed Technical Director of Gloster Aircraft in 1948 remaining on the board of directors until 1954. He continued to serve Glosters for a number of years after his retirement in a consultancy role until 1958. He designed the first British jet aircraft. Career Carter had his apprenticeship with W. H. Allen Sons and Co. Ltd of Bedford from 1906–1912. From 1916-20 he was Chief Draughtsman of Sopwith Aviation Company, then Chief Designer from 1920–1924 of Hawker Engineering Co. Ltd, working on the Heron and Hornbill fighter aircraft, and the Horsley bomber. From 1924–1928 he worked with Short Bros of Rochester, designing a seaplane for the 1927 Schneider Trophy. From 1928–1931, Carter worked for de Havilland. From 1935–1936, he also worked for Avro. Gloster Carter joined the Glou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Carter III
George Carter III (born July 28, 1945) is an inventor who created Photon, the first commercialized version of laser tag, as well as other inventions such as the personal watercraft and certain versions of all-terrain vehicles. George Carter invented the Photon after being inspired by ''Star Wars''. Baja Raceway In 1969 Carter's first business, prior to Photon, was a dirt-track grand prix concession car course in Phoenix called the Baja Raceway. The racetrack was across the street from an amusement park called Legend City, which included the music venue Compton Terrace. Jess Nicks, Stevie Nicks's dad, owned the amphitheater, and Fleetwood Mac played the venue several times, beginning on August 29, 1980. As Carter recalls, the band and associates arrived in limousines at the Baja Raceway after the show. It was around midnight, and the track was closing. "We stayed open just for them," Carter told Vice. "We stayed open 'til like two in the morning. They spent a bunch of money and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Carter I
George Carter I (17771846), son of Robert "Councillor" Carter the III and Frances Ann Tasker Carter was an American plantation owner most famous for his building of Oatlands Plantation, an estate located in Leesburg, Virginia, and as one of the wealthiest individuals in Virginia's Loudoun County during the early 19th century. Early life George's father Robert Carter III was famous for his manumission of 452 slaves during his lifetime and for being an outspoken critic of slavery in colonial America. Rather than send George to his own alma mater, William & Mary, Robert sent George to the ''College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations'' (now Brown University), writing to its president James Manning that his sole motivation for doing so was Virginia's devotion to slavery, and that "On this consideration only, I do not intend that these two sons shall return to this State till each of them arrive at the age of 21 years." After six years in Rhode Island, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and Daughters.'' Although successful in Melbourne, ''Neighbours'' underperformed in the Sydney market and was cancelled by Seven four months after it began airing. It was immediately commissioned by rival Network Ten for a second production season, which began screening on 20 January 1986. ''Neighbours'' went on to become the longest-running drama series in Australian television history. In 2005, it was inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame. The storylines concern the lives of the people who live and work in Erinsborough, a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The series centres on the residents of Ramsay Street, a cul-de-sac, and its neighbouring area, the Lassiters complex, which includes a bar, hotel, café, police station, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Carter (The Sweeney)
''The Sweeney'' is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. It stars John Thaw as Detective Inspector Jack Regan and Dennis Waterman as his partner, Detective Sergeant George Carter. It was produced by the Thames Television subsidiary Euston Films for broadcast on the ITV network in the UK between 2 January 1975 and 28 December 1978. The programme's title comes from the real-world Cockney rhyming slang nickname "Sweeney Todd" used to refer to the Flying Squad by London's criminal fraternity in the mid 20th Century. The popularity of the series in the UK led to two feature films, ''Sweeney!'' (1977) and ''Sweeney 2'' (1978), both starring Thaw and Waterman, and a later film, ''The Sweeney'' (2012), starring Ray Winstone as Regan and Ben Drew as Carter. Background ''The Sweeney'' was developed from a one-off TV drama entitled ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Carter (composer)
William Carter (7 December 1838 – 1917) was an English composer, conductor, and organist. He began a lengthy career as an organist at mainly churches in London at the age of nine. In 1859 and 1860 he spent one year in Canada as the organist at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec, during which time he staged what was possibly the largest Handel Festival in Canada at that time. As a composer he is known for his liturgical anthems for chorus and organ, sacred works for organ, the oratorio ''Placida, the Christian Martyr'' (1872), and ''Cantata Domino in E'' (1891). He founded and conducted the original choir at Royal Albert Hall, a group he led at that concert hall's grand opening in 1871. Life and career Born in London, William Carter was a member of the English Carter family of musicians. His father worked as an organist at St Matthew's, Bethnal Green. Three of his brothers were also composers and organists: John Carter (1832-1916), George Carter (1835-1890) and Henry Carter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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