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Meggs (other)
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Meggs may refer to: People *Brown Meggs * Fred Meggs *Geoff Meggs *Kelly Meggs *Lindsay Meggs *Philip B. Meggs *Tony Meggs *William Joel Meggs Other * ''Ginger Meggs'', a comic strip See also * MEGG, a singer *Meigs (other) *Meiggs (other) Meiggs may refer to: * Henry Meiggs (1811-1877), American promoter/entrepreneur and railroad builder *Russell Meiggs (1902-1989), British ancient historian *Meiggs Wharf Meiggs' Wharf (also known as Meigs Wharf and Meiggs' Pier) was an L-shaped w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Meggs
Brown Moore Meggs (October 20, 1930October 8, 1997) was an American writer and music executive with Capitol Records. Meggs is known for signing the Beatles to their first distribution contract in the United States. He started the music magazine '' TeenSet'' for Capitol in 1964, and founded Seraphim Records, a bargain label for classical music. After serving Capitol as chief operating officer for two years, he resigned in 1976 to concentrate on his writing. Capitol enticed him back in 1984 as the president of Angel Records; he revived the label for the digital age. As a writer, he won Best Documentary from the Cowboy Hall of Fame for the 1962 documentary film ''Appaloosa'', and he was nominated for the Edgar Award for his mystery novel ''Saturday Games'' (1974). Early life and career Meggs was born in Los Angeles to Canadian-born painter and art director Charles Winfield Meggs and Margarette Brown Meggs. The Meggs line was originally English, settling along the Saint Lawrence R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Meggs
Alfred "Fred" Leslie Meggs III (April 18, 1952 – December 11, 2014) was an American composer. He composed and aired over 7,000 pieces of music on radio and television. He has written the music for movies and documentaries including ''First Landing'' (2006), ''From a Silk Cocoon'' (2004), and '' The Bill Collector'' (2010). Starting in 2003, Fred Meggs began to work on the television series ''Sell This House'', which has lasted for seven years. He has also composed the music for several television shows on the Discovery Channel Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Chan ... and A&E. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Meggs, Fred 1952 births 2014 deaths American television composers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Meggs
Geoff Meggs is a Canadian politician, who served on Vancouver, British Columbia's City Council from 2008 to 2017. He was first elected in the 2008 municipal election, and resigned his seat on city council in 2017 to accept a job as chief of staff to John Horgan, the Premier of British Columbia. Background Meggs was born in Ontario and grew up in Willowdale, Toronto and Ottawa. His father, who was trained as an Anglican priest, was a broadcaster with the CBC, and his mother was a nurse who retired to become a homemaker."Geoff Meggs: Articulate, Experienced City Council Hopeful" , '' Vancouver Observer'', October 20, 2008. Megg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Meggs
Kelly Meggs (born January 15, 1969) is an American convicted felon who previously led the Oath Keepers' Florida chapter. He was found guilty of seditious conspiracy following his forced entry into the United States Capitol during the January 6 United States Capitol attack. He is due to be sentenced in May 2023 and is facing a maximum of 20 years in prison. Oath Keepers activities Meggs was the leader of the Florida chapter of the alt-right and anti-government Oath Keepers organization. Meggs entered the United States Capitol during the January 6, 2021 attack. He led the infamous "stack" formation of Oath Keepers inside the Capitol. Prior to the riot, Meggs discussed a partnership with the Proud Boys and the antigovernment organisation the Three Percenters; he posted a declaration of these intentions on Facebook. Seditious conspiracy trial Meggs was arrested on February 17, 2021 and held in Grady County, Oklahoma before being transferred to Washington D.C. for his trial. In a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Meggs
Lindsay Ross Meggs (born September 2, 1962) is an American retired baseball coach. He played college baseball for the UCLA Bruins baseball, UCLA Bruins from 1981 to 1984. He then served as the head coach of the Oxnard College, Oxnard (1990), Long Beach City College, Long Beach City (1991–1993), Chico State Wildcats (1994–2006), Indiana State Sycamores baseball, Indiana State (2007–2009) and the Washington Huskies baseball, Washington Huskies (2010—2022). Early years Born in San Jose, California, Meggs graduated from Saratoga High School (California), Saratoga High School in Saratoga, California, Saratoga and played college baseball at UCLA Bruins baseball, UCLA, starting at Third baseman, third base all four years. He was honorable mention All-Conference in 1983, and drafted after both his junior and senior years. Selected in the 15th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft, 1984 MLB Draft, Meggs signed with the Kansas City Royals and enjoyed a brief professional c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip B
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Antiquity Kings of Macedon * Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon New Testament * Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist Others * Philippus of Croton (c. 6th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Meggs
Anthony Jan Michael Meggs is a British petroleum industry executive and former civil servant, currently serving as the Chairman of Crossrail, and formerly as Chief Executive of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, jointly part of the Treasury and the Cabinet Office. Meggs worked at BP in a number of roles, eventually as their Head of Technology until leaving in 2008, after which he worked for other companies including Talisman Energy, and co-chaired an MIT study on the future of natural gas. Meggs was appointed as Chief Executive of the Major Projects Authority in the Cabinet Office in mid-2015, before his organisation was merged with the Treasury's Infrastructure UK body to form the Infrastructure and Projects Authority from 1 January 2016. As of September 2015, Meggs was paid a salary of between £190,000 and £194,999, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time. He left the IPA in January 2019 to become Chairman of Crossra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Joel Meggs
William Joel Meggs (born 1942) is a board-certified internal medicine and emergency medicine physician, allergist and immunologist, and medical toxicologist with "interests in envenomations, antidotes, and environmental toxicology. Meggs currently practices in Greenville, NC, where he is a professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of the Division of Toxicology and at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. His contributions to research have been recognized by his receiving the American College of Medical Toxicology 2010 award for outstanding contributions to toxicology research. He has been awarded fellowship status by the American College of Emergency Medicine and American College of Medical Toxicology for his contributions to advancing knowledge in these fields. Biography Meggs was born and raised in Newberry, South Carolina. He then attended Clemson University where he obtained a BS in Physics and subsequently completed a PhD in physics at Syracuse Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginger Meggs
''Ginger Meggs'', Australia's most popular and longest-running comic strip, was created in the early 1920s by Jimmy Bancks. The strip follows the escapades of a red-haired prepubescent mischief-maker who lives in an inner suburban working-class household. While employed at ''The Bulletin'', Bancks submitted cartoons to the ''Sydney Sunday Sun'', where he began his ''Us Fellers'' strip in 1921 in the "Sunbeams" section of the ''Sunday Sun''. Ginger first appeared in ''Us Fellers'' on 13 November 1921, drawn by Bancks. When Bancks died on 1 July 1952 from a heart attack, Ron Vivian took over the strip (1953–1973), followed by Lloyd Piper (1973–1982), James Kemsley (1983–2007), and Jason Chatfield since 2007. Publication history Bancks created, wrote, drew, and syndicated ''Ginger Meggs'' from 1921 until 1952, when he died unexpectedly of a heart attack. After Bancks's death, there was a year's worth of strips to run while another artist was found. Ron Vivian wrote and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meigs (other)
Meigs may refer to: Places * Meigs, Georgia * Meigs, Ohio * Meigs Field, former Chicago, Illinois, airport named in honor of Merrill C. Meigs * Meigs County, Ohio * Meigs County, Tennessee * Meigs Township, Adams County, Ohio * Meigs Township, Muskingum County, Ohio * Meig's Key, in the Florida Keys * Fort Meigs, a fortification in Ohio during the War of 1812 * Mount Meigs, Alabama Ships * USAT ''Meigs'', a U.S. Army transport ship sunk early in World War II * , a U.S. Navy transport ship in World War II Other uses *Meigs (surname) * Meigs-Bishop House, an historic building in Madison, Connecticut * Meigs Elevated Railway, an experimental monorail once built in East Cambridge, Massachusetts * Meigs High School, Pomeroy, Ohio * Meigs Magnet School, Nashville, Tennessee * Meigs Mountain Trail, hiking trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park * Meigs's syndrome, a disorder of the female reproductive system * Mrs. Meigs, a character in a series of novels by Elizabeth F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
