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George Wyatt (other)
George Wyatt may refer to: *George Wyatt (writer) George Wyatt ( January 1554 – c. August 1624) of Boxley Abbey, Kent, and born at Allington Castle, was an English writer and politician. He was the first biographer of Henry VIII's second queen, Anne Boleyn.p.22, Elizabeth Norton, ''Jane Seym ... (1553–1624), writer on Anne Boleyn, son of rebel Thomas Wyatt * George Wyatt (cricketer) (1850–1926), English cricketer *George Wyatt, pen name of Charles Spain Verral, author of the Brains Benton children's mystery books series * George Harry Wyatt (1886–1964), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * George W. Wyatt (1848–?) , teacher and state legislator in Texas See also * George Wyatt House, Somerville, Massachusetts {{hndis, Wyatt, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wyatt (writer)
George Wyatt ( January 1554 – c. August 1624) of Boxley Abbey, Kent, and born at Allington Castle, was an English writer and politician. He was the first biographer of Henry VIII's second queen, Anne Boleyn.p.22, Elizabeth Norton, ''Jane Seymour:Henry VIII's True Love'' His grandfather, Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder, was a famous poet and diplomat. He was the son of Thomas Wyatt the Younger, who led the unsuccessful Wyatt's Rebellion in 1554, and his wife Jane Haute. He married Jane Finch (1562–1644), daughter of Sir Thomas Finch, 8 October 1582, at Eastwell, Kent. Their children included Sir Francis Wyatt (c. 1588–1644), Governor of Virginia (1621–1626 and 1639–1642), and Reverend Haute Wyatt (1594–1638), who was minister at Jamestown, Virginia The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent British colonization of the Americas, English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the northeast bank of the James River, about southw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wyatt (cricketer)
George Nevile Wyatt (25 August 1850 – 16 February 1926) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a roundarm right arm medium pace bowler who played mainly for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club from 1871 to 1876 and later for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), Surrey County Cricket Club and Sussex County Cricket Club before retiring in 1886. Wyatt was born at Champaran, India. Wyatt made 72 first-class appearances, scoring 2,015 runs at 16.38 with a highest innings of 112, which was his only century, in addition to 10 half-centuries. He held 38 catches in his career and took 3 wickets at 42.33 with a best analysis of 1–4. He was club captain at Sussex in the 1885 season. Wyatt died at Clifton, Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brains Benton
Written in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Brains Benton Mysteries chronicle the adventures of young teenagers Barclay "Brains" Benton (X) and his friend James "Jimmy" Carson (Operative Three); they together form the "Benton and Carson International Detective Agency." The Brains Benton books are similar in tone to The Mad Scientists' Club books. The series was originally published by the Golden Press, with reprints being done in the same format by Whitman Books, both imprints of Western Publishing Western Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company, was an American company founded in 1907 in Racine, Wisconsin, best known for publishing the Little Golden Books. Its Golden Books Family Entertainment division also .... All six titles appeared in hardback with only two volumes being reprinted in paperback. Characters Main Characters ''Barclay "Brains" Benton'' is the central character in the series. He is in his early teens at the beginning of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harry Wyatt
George Henry Wyatt (usually known as George Harry Wyatt) VC (5 September 1886 – 22 January 1964) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early life George Henry Wyatt was born on 5 September 1886 at Worcester, and enlisted into the Coldstream Guards, British Army on 23 November 1904 at Birmingham. He served with the 2nd Battalion of his regiment at home, and then with the 3rd Battalion, then serving in Egypt. Transferring to the Reserves on 9 January 1909, he joined the Barnsley Borough Police. Wyatt was recalled to the Army at the outbreak of the First World War on 5 August 1914. First World War Wyatt was a 27 years old Lance-Corporal in the 3rd Battalion, the Coldstream Guards, stationed around Landrecies on the night of the 25/26 August, when the following action took place for which he was awarded his VC: He was wounded again ... [...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] |
