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George Lowther (1684–1716)
George Lowther may refer to: *George Lowther (pirate) (died 1723), English pirate * George Lowther (writer) (1913–1975), American writer, producer, director for radio and television * George Lowther (died 1716), Irish Member of Parliament for Ratoath Ratoath () is a commuter town in County Meath, Ireland. A branch of the Broad Meadow Water (Broadmeadow River) () flows through the town. The R125 and R155 roads meet in the village. At the 2022 census, there were 10,007 people living in Ra ... * George Lowther (1739–1784), Irish Member of Parliament for Ratoath, Ardee and Newtownards * George W. Lowther (1822–1898), Massachusetts state representative and civil rights activist See also * Gorges Lowther (other) {{hndis, Lowther, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lowther (pirate)
George Lowther was an English pirate who, although little is known of his life, was reportedly active in the Caribbean and Atlantic during the early 18th century. He was known for his association with Edward Low. Turn to piracy Not much is known about him before becoming the second mate on the slave ship, ''Gambia Castle'', which was under the command of Captain Charles Russell; however, Lowther was more popular with the crew, as Russell seemed to care more about his shipment of slaves than for his men. Russell distrusted Lowther, and when he attempted to have him flogged, many crew members took Lowther's side and defended him, causing a schism among the crew. Also on board, after retreating from their fort, was a Captain Massey, along with a company of soldiers under his command. One night, while Captain Russell was offboard, Massey and Lowther decided to set sail without him. Massey intended to return to England, but Lowther, the crew, and Massey's own soldiers disagreed. Lowt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lowther (writer)
George F. Lowther (April 9, 1913 – April 28, 1975) was a writer, producer, director in the earliest days of radio and television. During the 1940s, he was a scriptwriter for the Superman radio programs on the Mutual Radio Network and the author of ''The Adventures of Superman'' (1942). Born in New York City, Lowther broke into radio at 13 as an NBC page. Eventually, he wrote episodes for radio's '' Dick Tracy'' and '' Terry and the Pirates'', as well as ''The Adventures of Superman''. He also scripted for the ''Roy Rogers'' and ''Tom Mix'' radio programs. In later years, he wrote, produced and directed many dramas for '' The United States Steel Hour'' and ''Armstrong Circle Theatre'' and also wrote for ''The Edge of Night'' and ''The Secret Storm''. He later worked as a writer, director and producer for the Guy Lombardo and Morton Downey radio programs, as well as ''Broadway Calling'' with Gertrude Lawrence. Lowther joined the DuMont Television Network as an executive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lowther (died 1716)
George Lowther may refer to: *George Lowther (pirate) (died 1723), English pirate *George Lowther (writer) (1913–1975), American writer, producer, director for radio and television * George Lowther (died 1716), Irish Member of Parliament for Ratoath Ratoath () is a commuter town in County Meath, Ireland. A branch of the Broad Meadow Water (Broadmeadow River) () flows through the town. The R125 and R155 roads meet in the village. At the 2022 census, there were 10,007 people living in Ra ... * George Lowther (1739–1784), Irish Member of Parliament for Ratoath, Ardee and Newtownards * George W. Lowther (1822–1898), Massachusetts state representative and civil rights activist See also * Gorges Lowther (other) {{hndis, Lowther, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratoath (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
Ratoath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons. Borough This constituency was the manor of Ratoath in County Meath. Following the Acts of Union 1800 the constituency was disenfranchised. Members of Parliament It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800. *1661-1666 Richard Boughton (expelled for absence and replaced by Sir Robert Reading) and Dr Ralph King 1689–1801 Notes Elections References * See also * List of Irish constituencies The following list identifies every constituency used in Parliamentary etc. elections in Ireland (including Northern Ireland). The list consists of 'index names' for the seat and to identify what is potentially to be covered in a single constitu ... {{Meath constituencies Historic constituencies in County Meath Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) 1800 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies disestablished in 1800 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lowther (1739–1784)
George Lowther (1739 – 18 August 1784) was an Irish Member of Parliament. He was the son of Gorges Lowther of Kilrue, County Meath, by his wife Judith, daughter of John Ussher and sister of St George Ussher, 1st Baron St George. He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Ratoath from 1761 to 1768, for Ardee from 1768 to 1776 and for Newtownards Newtownards (; ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles (16 km) east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. It is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Newtow ... from 1783 to his death. By his wife Frances, daughter of Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby, he was father of Gorges Lowther. References * https://web.archive.org/web/20090601105535/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm * http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/ll/lowther3.htm 1739 births 1784 deaths Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George W
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he is the eldest son of the 41st president, George H. W. Bush, and was the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. Bush flew warplanes in the Texas Air National Guard in his twenties. After graduating from Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry. He later co-owned the Major League Baseball team Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers before being elected governor of Texas 1994 Texas gubernatorial election, in 1994. Governorship of George W. Bush, As governor, Bush successfully sponsored legislation for tort reform, increased education funding, set higher standards for schools, and reformed the criminal justice system. He also helped make Texas the Wind power in Texas, leading producer of wind-generated electricity in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
