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Joseph Lewis (other)
Joseph Lewis may refer to: *Joseph Lewis Jr. (Virginia politician) (1772–1834), U.S. Representative from Virginia *Joseph Lewis Jr. (Florida judge), Judge on the Florida First District Court of Appeal *Joseph Horace Lewis (1824–1904), U.S. Representative from Kentucky *Hungry Joe (Joseph Lewis, 1850–1902), American swindler and bunco man *Joseph Lewis (secularist) (1889–1968), American author and president of Freethinkers of America *Joseph H. Lewis (1907–2000), American B-movie director *Joseph Lewis (cyclist) (born 1989), Australian cyclist *Joseph Lewis (ice hockey) (born 1992), Welsh ice hockey player *Joseph J. Lewis (1801–1883), IRS commissioner *Bud Lewis (golfer), Bud Lewis (Joseph Lewis, 1908–2011), American golfer *JT Lewis (Joseph Lewis, born 2000), American political candidate *Trey Lewis (basketball) (Joseph Lewis III, born 1985), American basketball player See also *Joe Lewis (other) *Joe Louis (other) *Jerry Lewis {{hndis, Lewis, Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Lewis Jr
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef (given name), Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese language, Portuguese and Spanish language, Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled , . In Kurdish language, Kurdish (''Kurdî''), the name is , Persian language, Persian, the name is , and in Turkish language, Turkish it is . In Pashto the name is spelled ''Esaf'' (ايسپ) and in Malayalam it is spelled ''Ousep'' (ഔസേപ്പ്). In Tamil language, Tamil, it is spelled as ''Yosepu'' (யோசேப்பு). The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Horace Lewis
Joseph Horace Lewis (October 29, 1824 – July 6, 1904) was an American lawyer, military leader and politician. He served as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and later a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, the court of last resort in Kentucky at the time. Early life and family Joseph H. Lewis was born near Glasgow, Kentucky on October 29, 1824."Lewis, Joseph Horace". ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'' He was the son of John and Eliza Martz (Reed) Lewis.''Biographical Cyclopedia'', p. 157 His father was a volunteer in the War of 1812, serving under Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. Lewis attained his early education in the local public schools. He then matriculated to Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, graduating in 1843. After graduation, he read law under Judge C. C. Thompkins. He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in Glasgow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungry Joe
Joseph "Hungry Joe" Lewis (c. 1850 – March 22, 1902) was an American criminal and swindler. He was regarded as one of the top confidence and bunco men in the United States during the late 19th century whose success was matched only by contemporaries such as Tom O'Brien and Charles P. Miller, sharing the title of "King of the Bunco Men" with both men at various times in his career. Asbury, Herbert. ''The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the New York Underworld''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. (pg. 179-181) Hyde, Stephen and Geno Zanetti, ed. ''Players: Con Men, Hustlers, Gamblers and Scam Artists''. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2002. (pg. 128) Over a period of 30 years, Lewis amassed a huge personal fortune almost solely through targeting wealthy bankers, merchants and other prominent figures. This was most often because more of a profit could be made while they were less likely to report the crime to police. Among his more well-known victims were General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Lewis (secularist)
Joseph Lewis (June 11, 1889 – November 4, 1968) was an American freethinker and atheist activist, publisher, and litigator. During the mid-twentieth century, he was one of America's most conspicuous public atheists, the other being Emanuel Haldeman-Julius. Born in Montgomery, Alabama to a Jewish family, he was forced by poverty to leave school at the age of nine to find employment. He read avidly, becoming self-educated. Lewis developed his ideas from reading, among others, Robert G. Ingersoll, whose published works made him aware of Thomas Paine. He was first impressed by atheism after having read a large volume of lectures of Ingersoll devoted to his idol Paine, which was brought to their house by his older brother. He later credited Paine's ''The Age of Reason'' with helping him abandon theism. Career In 1920, Lewis moved to New York where he made contact with The Freethinkers Society, an organization founded in 1915. As founder of the Truth Publishing Company, he was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph H
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef (given name), Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese language, Portuguese and Spanish language, Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled , . In Kurdish language, Kurdish (''Kurdî''), the name is , Persian language, Persian, the name is , and in Turkish language, Turkish it is . In Pashto the name is spelled ''Esaf'' (ايسپ) and in Malayalam it is spelled ''Ousep'' (ഔസേപ്പ്). In Tamil language, Tamil, it is spelled as ''Yosepu'' (யோசேப்பு). The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Lewis (cyclist)
Joseph D. Lewis (born 13 January 1989) is an Australian cyclist, who most recently rode for American amateur team Team Clif Bar. Major results ;2007 : Top End Tour ::1st Stages 4 & 5 : Brindabella Challenge ::1st Stages 1 & 2 ;2008 : 3rd Overall Tour of Bright ;2009 : 1st Stage 8 Tour of Tasmania : 3rd Overall Tour du New Caledonia : 4th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships ;2010 : 1st Overall Tour of Bright ::1st Stage 1 : 2nd Tour of Gippsland : 8th Overall Rás Tailteann ;2011 : 1st Stage 4 Tour of the Gila : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 7th Overall Herald Sun Tour ;2013 : 1st Overall Labor Day Omnium ::1st Stage 2 : 2nd Bucks County Classic : 10th Philadelphia International Cycling Classic ;2014 : 2nd Winston-Salem Cycling Classic ;2015 : 3rd Winston-Salem Cycling Classic The Winston-Salem Cycling Classic is a one-day race held annually since 2013 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the United States. In 2019, it was rated as a 1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Lewis (ice Hockey)
Joseph Lewis may refer to: * Joseph Lewis Jr. (Virginia politician) (1772–1834), U.S. Representative from Virginia * Joseph Lewis Jr. (Florida judge), Judge on the Florida First District Court of Appeal *Joseph Horace Lewis (1824–1904), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * Hungry Joe (Joseph Lewis, 1850–1902), American swindler and bunco man * Joseph Lewis (secularist) (1889–1968), American author and president of Freethinkers of America * Joseph H. Lewis (1907–2000), American B-movie director * Joseph Lewis (cyclist) (born 1989), Australian cyclist * Joseph Lewis (ice hockey) (born 1992), Welsh ice hockey player * Joseph J. Lewis (1801–1883), IRS commissioner * Bud Lewis (Joseph Lewis, 1908–2011), American golfer * JT Lewis (Joseph Lewis, born 2000), American political candidate * Trey Lewis (basketball) (Joseph Lewis III, born 1985), American basketball player See also * Joe Lewis (other) * Joe Louis (other) *Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph J
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled , . In Kurdish (''Kurdî''), the name is , Persian, the name is , and in Turkish it is . In Pashto the name is spelled ''Esaf'' (ايسپ) and in Malayalam it is spelled ''Ousep'' (ഔസേപ്പ്). In Tamil, it is spelled as ''Yosepu'' (யோசேப்பு). The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Lewis (golfer)
Joseph "Bud" Lewis (August 30, 1908 – November 22, 2011) was an American professional golfer. Lewis became a member of the PGA in May 1931, and became the first member in PGA history to reach 80 years of membership. Lewis won two major golf tournaments, the Philadelphia Open Championship in 1942 and 1950. Lewis qualified for the PGA Championship four times, and the U.S. Open three times. Starting in 1943, Lewis served as the Pro at Manufacturer's Golf & Country Club for 37 years. He was inducted into the Philadelphia section of the PGA Hall of Fame in 1996. He died in Wyncote, Pennsylvania of natural causes on November 22, 2011. His wife Regina had predeceased him. He was survived by two sons, a daughter, 12 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. At the time of his death he was the oldest living member of the Professional Golfers' Association of America The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA of America) is an American organization of professional golfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JT Lewis
Joseph Theodore Lewis (born May 18, 2000) is an American school safety advocate. Lewis started Newtown Helps Rwanda, a charity that raised money for survivors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide as well as former child soldiers in Uganda. He previously was a candidate in the 2020 elections for Connecticut state senator for the 28th district, dropping out before the August primaries to work on a national campaign. His younger brother Jesse Lewis was a victim of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Early life and education JT Lewis was born Joseph Theodore Lewis on May 18, 2000, to Scarlett Lewis. He was in grade 7 when his six-year-old brother Jesse Lewis was killed alongside 19 other grade one students in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 14, 2012. Lewis was raised on a farm with his younger brother and they had horses, dogs, and chickens, which their mother bought in 1998. Several days after the shooting, former president Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trey Lewis (basketball)
Joseph "Trey" Lewis III (born October 18, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Mornar of the ABA League and the Montenegrin League. He played college basketball for Penn State, Cleveland State, and Louisville. Early life Lewis was a successful basketball player while at Garfield Heights in his hometown of Garfield Heights, Ohio, leading the team to three conference titles in his four years there. As a senior, he averaged 23 points, 5.1 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game, leading the team to a 24–2 record, the best in school history. Garfield Heights went to the state semifinals his senior year, losing to Trey Burke and Northland High School. Lewis received several awards in his senior year, being named co-player of the year in Division I with Burke. He was recruited to Penn State by assistant coach Lewis Preston. College career By the time Lewis arrived at Penn State, head coach Ed DeChellis departed for Navy and was replaced by Pat Chambers. In his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Lewis (other)
Joe Lewis may refer to: * Joe Lewis (baseball) (1895–1986), American Negro league baseball player * Joe E. Lewis (1902–1971), American comedian * Joe Lewis (British businessman) (born 1937), British currency trader and businessman * Joe Lewis (martial artist) (1944–2012), American martial artist * Joe Lewis (artist) (born 1953), American visual artist, photographer, musician, and art critic * Joe Lewis (footballer, born 1987), English football goalkeeper * Joe Lewis (footballer, born 1999), Welsh football defender See also * Joe Louis (other) ** Joe Louis Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed "the Brown Bomber", Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He r ... (1914–1981), American boxer * Joseph Lewis (other) {{hndis, Lewis, Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
