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Ken Robinson (other)
Ken, Kenny or Kenneth Robinson may refer to: Law and politics *Kenneth Robinson (British politician) (1911–1996), British Labour politician *J. Kenneth Robinson (1916–1990), U.S. Representative from Virginia *Kenneth Albert Robinson (1914–2004), American politician and newspaper publisher from Iowa *Ken Robinson (Canadian politician) (1927–1991), Canadian lawyer, barrister and Liberal Member of Parliament *Ken Robinson (Northern Ireland politician) (1942–2022), Northern Ireland Unionist politician Sports *Kenneth Robinson (cricketer) (1897–1963), English cricketer and Royal Navy officer *Ken Robinson (athlete) (born 1963), American sprinter *Kenny Robinson (baseball) (1969–1999), American baseball player *Ken Robinson (field hockey) (born 1971), New Zealand field hockey player *Kenny Robinson (American football) (born 1999), American football player Others *Kenneth Robinson (historian) (1914–2005), British civil servant and academic *Kenneth Robinson (broadcaster) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Robinson (British Politician)
Sir Kenneth Robinson (19 March 1911 – 16 February 1996) was a Labour Party (UK), British Labour politician who served as Secretary of State for Health, Minister of Health in Harold Wilson, Harold Wilson's first government, from 1964 to 1968, when the position was merged into the new title of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Secretary of State for Social Services. Early life The son of Dr Clarence Robinson and a nurse, Ethel Marion Linell, Kenneth Robinson was born on 19 March 1911 in Warrington, northwest England. He was educated at Malsis School in North Yorkshire, before attending Oundle School up to the point of his father dying when he was just 15 years old. After his mother pulled him from the school because of costs, he later worked as a writer, insurance broker and company secretary. He joined the Royal Navy during World War II as an ordinary seaman, was commissioned in 1942 and promoted to Lieutenant commander (Royal Navy), lieutenant-commander in 1944. He ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Albert Robinson
Kenneth Albert Robinson (September 29, 1914 – April 30, 2004) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. Kenneth Robinson was born in Panora, Iowa, on September 29, 1914, to parents Albert M. Robinson and Ola Maynard. A year before graduating from Panora High School, Robinson contracted polio. He earned his high school diploma in 1934, followed by a degree in economics at Drake University. While attending Drake, Robinson was managing editor of the student newspaper, ''The Times Delphic'' and also wrote for ''The Des Moines Register'' and the ''Des Moines Tribune''. He became owner and publisher of the ''Bayard News'' and '' Bagley Gazette'' in 1940 and relinquished those positions upon retirement in 1999. He served in the same dual roles for the ''Guthrie County Vedette'' in his birthplace of Panora from 1943 to 1945 and the ''Stuart Herald'' from 1945 to 1946. Robinson was active in Democratic Party politics as seventh district chairman of Guthrie County Democratic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Robinson (Canadian Politician)
William Kenneth Robinson (July 16, 1927 – December 31, 1991) was a Canadian lawyer, barrister and Liberal Member of Parliament from 1968 to 1972, and from 1974 to 1984. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Ken Robinson was elected in the riding of Lakeshore in 1968, lost in the renamed riding of Toronto—Lakeshore to the New Democratic Party candidate in 1972, but was re-elected in 1974, won a third term in the same riding, renamed again to Etobicoke—Lakeshore in 1979, and re-elected to a fourth term in 1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys .... Ken Robinson served as : * Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Health and Welfare, 1977–1979 * Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 1980 * Parliamentary S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Robinson (Northern Ireland Politician)
Ken Robinson (2 June 1942 – 4 October 2022) was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Antrim from 1998 to 2011. Early life and education Robinson was born on 2 June 1942. He was educated at Ballyclare High School, Queen's University, Belfast and Stranmillis College. Before entering politics, he was Head of Cavehill Primary School. Political career Robinson was a former Newtownabbey Borough Councillor (1985–1993 and 1995–1997). He has served as both Mayor (1991–1992) and Deputy-Mayor, and was Vice Chair of the Economic Development Committee (1995–1998). He was first elected an MLA in 1998, and re-elected in 2003 and 2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur .... He was a member of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Robinson (cricketer)
Kenneth Mark Lefebre Robinson (16 February 1897 – 9 January 1963) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer. Robinson was born in Hampshire at South Stoneham in February 1897. He served in the Royal Navy in the First World War, during which he was promoted from the rank of midshipman to sub-lieutenant in December 1916. In the closing stages of the war, he was promoted from the rank of acting lieutenant to lieutenant in June 1918. He was later promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in January 1926. The following year he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the touring New Zealanders at Portsmouth in 1927. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 13 runs in the Royal Navy first-innings by Bill Cunningham, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a single run by Ernest Bernau. Robinson was promoted to the rank of commander in December 1931, before being loaned to the Royal Australian Navy from 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Robinson (athlete)
Ken Robinson (born July 15, 1963) is an American retired sprinter. References 1963 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Robinson (baseball)
Kenneth Neal Robinson (November 3, 1969 – February 28, 1999) was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays (1995, 1997) and Kansas City Royals (1996). Listed at 5' 9", 175 lb., Robinson batted and threw right-handed. A native of Barberton, Ohio, Robinson played college baseball for Florida State University. In 1991, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Robinson was selected by the Blue Jays in the 10th round (276th overall) of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft. Over the course of Robinson’s three-season major league career, he posted a 2–2 record, with a 3.91 earned run average (ERA), while recording no saves (SV) in one save opportunity (SVO), across 29 pitching appearances, all in relief. Robinson was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks on February 17, 1998. He died in Tucson, Arizona in a traffic collision during spring training Spr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Robinson (field Hockey)
Kenneth Edward Robinson (born 16 November 1971 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a retired field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ... player from New Zealand, who was a regular member of the men's national team, nicknamed ''The Black Sticks'', during the 1990s and early 2000s (decade). Robinson earned a total number of 53 caps during his career. ReferencesNZ commonwealthgames 1971 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Robinson (American Football)
Kenneth Robinson Jr. (born January 8, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at West Virginia, and previously played for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL and the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Early life Robinson grew up in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, and began his high school career as a freshman at Central Catholic before transferring to University Prep. His junior season was derailed by a leg injury. After the season, Robinson transferred to Imani Christian Academy for his senior year. He was named PIAA all-state 1A first-team as a defensive back. A 3-star recruit, Robinson committed to West Virginia over offers from Virginia Tech, Iowa State, Toledo, Temple, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. College career Robinson mainly played safety for the West Virginia Mountaineers after playing cornerback for several games as a freshman. He returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Robinson (historian)
Kenneth Ernest Robinson (9 March 1914 – 18 January 2005) was a British civil servant and academic who specialized in colonial and Commonwealth affairs. Robinson was educated at the Sir George Monoux Grammar School and Hertford College, Oxford, where he took Firsts in PPE and Modern History. In 1936 he joined the Colonial Office, reaching the rank of Assistant Secretary in 1946, before resigning in 1948. That year he succeeded to Margery Perham as Reader in Commonwealth Government at Oxford, becoming a fellow of Nuffield College at the same time. In 1957, he became the Director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, also serving as one of the first co-editors of the ''Journal of Commonwealth Political Studies'', subsequently '' Commonwealth & Comparative Politics'', from 1961 to 1965. From 1965 to 1972, he served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong. Robinson was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Robinson (broadcaster)
Kenneth John Robinson (26 April 1925 – 26 March 1994) was an English pianist, architect, journalist and broadcaster from Ealing best known for his acerbity. He presented BBC One's '' Points of View'' between 1965 and 1969 and was a panellist and occasional host of BBC Radio 4's '' Start the Week'' between 1971 and 1986. Early life Kenneth Robinson was born on 26 April 1925 in Ealing, and was educated at Ealing Grammar School. During the Second World War, he was a pianist in ENSA concert parties, though realised he was not good enough to make a career of it and so after the war, he wrote for '' The Croydon Advertiser'', where he wrote caustic, Tynan-like reviews; his dismissal, according to his obituary in ''The Independent'', was for refusing to learn shorthand and typing, though he said in a 1976 interview that he was fired for saying that ''And Then There Were None'' was "a play in which members of the cast are strangled and poisoned one by one - it is a pity more plays of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Robinson (priest)
John Kenneth Robinson (17 December 1936 – 5 August 2020) was an Anglican priest. Robinson was educated at Balshaw's CE High School, Balshaw's Grammar School, Leyland and trained for the priesthood at King's College London. He was ordained in 1963. After curate, curacies at St Chad's Poulton-le-Fylde and Lancaster Priory, in 1966 he became a chaplain at St John's Army Children's School, Singapore and then the vicar of Holy Trinity, Colne. He then became Director of Education for the Anglican Diocese of the Windward Islands, Diocese of the Windward Isles and then the vicar of St Luke's Skerton. After this he was a minor canon at St Edmundsbury Cathedral and then chaplain of Greater Lisbon. In 1994 he became the Archdeacon of Gibraltar and in 2000 its Dean of Gibraltar, Dean. He resigned in 2003 and died on August 5, 2020, in Lancashire at the age of 83. References 1936 births 2020 deaths People educated at Balshaw's Grammar School Alumni of the Theological De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |