Gordon Wright (other)
Gordon Wright may refer to: *Gordon Wright (footballer) (1884–1947), English Olympic footballer *Gordon Wright (historian) (1912–2000), American historian *Gordon Wright (politician) (1927–1990), Canadian lawyer and politician *Gordon Wright (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer *Gordon Wright (architect), architect in New York State {{hndis, Wright, Gordon ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gordon Wright (footballer)
Edward Gordon Dundas Wright (3 October 1884 – 5 June 1947) was an English amateur association football, footballer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, being part of the England national amateur football team, English team, who won the gold medal in the Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics, football tournament. He played one match in this team. He was the Captain (association football), captain of Hull City A.F.C., Hull City team for seven seasons in a row. Club career After attending St Lawrence College in Ramsgate, Wright went up to Queen's College in Cambridge, where he soon earned a place in the University of Cambridge, University XI for three years (1904–06), where he stood out for his excellent ball control and tactical knowledge as an Association football positions#Winger, outside left. On leaving Cambridge, he accepted a post at Hymer's College in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, teaching Natural History and Science, and in the same year, he was elected Captain (as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gordon Wright (historian)
Gordon Wright (April 24, 1912 – January 11, 2000) was an American historian. He focused on modern European history and was the pre-eminent historian on modern French history. He has been recognized nationally and internationally for his work and his method of teaching. Career Gordon Wright received his B.A. at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, in 1933. Later in 1957, his alma mater awarded him an honorary degree. In 1939, he completed his Ph.D. at Stanford University and wrote his dissertation on Raymond Poincaré and the French Presidency. A copy of his revised dissertation was published by Stanford University Press in 1942. Immediately after graduating from college, Wright began working as a junior high school teacher. Later, he became a teaching fellow at George Washington University from 1936 to 1937. Then from 1939 to 1943, he began teaching history at the University of Oregon. He left to be a specialist at the U.S. State Department from 1943 to 1944. La ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gordon Wright (politician)
Gordon Samuel Dales Wright (June 28, 1927 – October 18, 1990) was a lawyer who served as a Crown Prosecutor for the Attorney General's office, and a politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 until his death in 1990. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Wright was raised in England and came to Edmonton in 1953.MLA Gordon Wright dies: tributes pour in: INAL EditionRICHARD HELM Journal Staff Writer. Edmonton Journal; Edmonton, Alta. dmonton, Alta9 Oct 1990: B1. Political career Wright joined the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; , FCC) was a federal democratic socialistThe following sources describe the CCF as a democratic socialist political party: * * * * * * and social-democraticThese sources describe the CCF as ... party in the 1950s. He first ran for the Alberta legislature in the 1967 general election in the electoral district of Edmonton North; he lost to incumbent Social Credit MLA Ethel W ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gordon Wright (rugby League)
Gordon Wright was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the early 20th century. He played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first rugby league football club competition established in Australia and contributor to today's National Rugby League. Run by the New South Wales Rugby League (initially named the New Sout ... for the Eastern Suburbs club. Wright was a who played for the Eastern Suburbs club for seven seasons in the years (1917–23). Try scoring record He was the NSWRL's leading try scorer for three consecutive seasons, in 1919, 1920 and 1921. This feat has been accomplished only twice since by Benny Wearing and Nathan Blacklock. In a match against Balmain in 1920, he scored 5 tries. He played 66 matches during his career for a total of 65 tries and is recognised as the 96th player to represent the Eastern Suburbs club. In all competitions including the City Cup, W ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |