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Reuben Davis (American Football)
Reuben Davis may refer to: * Reuben Davis (American football) (born 1965), American football player * Reuben Davis (representative) (1813–1890), United States representative See also * Reuben Davis House, Aberdeen, Mississippi * Reuben Davies or Reuben Brydydd y Coed (1808–1833), Welsh poet * Reuben David Reuben David (19 September 1912 – 24 March 1989) was a zoologist and the founder of the Kankaria Zoo in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Biography He was born into a Bene Israel Jewish family in Ahmedabad. He was the youngest son of Joseph David. ... (1912–1989), founder of the Ahmedabad Zoo * David Reuben (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Reuben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuben Davis (representative)
Reuben O. Davis (January 18, 1813 – October 14, 1890) was a United States representative from Mississippi. Born in Winchester, Tennessee into a family of Welsh origin, he moved with his parents to Alabama about 1818. His grandfather Joseph Davis was born in Wales in 1763 and emigrated to Virginia. Reuben Davis attended the public schools. Later, he studied medicine,Thomas H. Somerville, "A Sketch of the Supreme Court of Mississippi", in Horace W. Fuller, ed., '' The Green Bag'', Vol. XI (1899), p. 509. but practiced only a few years, when he abandoned the profession. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1834, and commenced practice in Aberdeen, Mississippi. Davis "became one of the most successful criminal lawyers in the South", and was elected prosecuting attorney for the sixth judicial district 1835–1839. He was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for the Twenty-sixth Congress in 1838. He was then appointed by Governor Tilghman Tucker as a judge of the high cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuben Davis House
The Reuben Davis House, also known as Sunset Hill, is a U.S. national historic place located in Aberdeen, Mississippi. It is an impressive two-story antebellum mansion that was constructed between 1847 and 1853. Well known as the former residence of Reuben Davis, a prominent attorney, statesman, and author, the property has important historical connections for both the town of Aberdeen and Mississippi. History Design and construction The Reuben Davis House is an imposing example of the Greek Revival style that was popular in the prosperous South during the mid-19th Century. The original structure was built in 1847 by D.F. Alexander and then remodeled and expanded by William Cunningham in 1853. The house expresses major stylistic references to Asher Benjamin's ''The Practical House Carpenter'' (1830) and ''Practice of Architecture'' (1833). Location The city of Aberdeen was incorporated in 1837. According to an article featured in the ''Aberdeen Examiner'', the city is descri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuben Davies
Reuben Davies (Reuben Brydydd y Coed) (1808-1833) was a Welsh poet. His family were from the Cribyn area of Ceredigion, where his father worked as a weaver. After completing his education in local schools, he planned to enter the Unitarian ministry. Shortly after entering Carmarthen College in 1825, he was taken ill and was unable to continue his studies. He became the schoolmaster at Cribyn (and later at Cilmaenllwyd, Carmarthenshire). He was also a prolific poet and writer. His works include over fifty hymns, several englynion-style poems, and a memorial awdl In Welsh poetry, an ''awdl'' () is a long poem in strict metre (i.e. ''cynghanedd''). Originally, an ''awdl'' could be a relatively short poem unified by its use of a single end-rhyme (the word is related to ''odl'', "rhyme"), using cynghanedd; ... to D. L. Jones, a Carmarthenshire tutor. He translated the works of many Greek and Latin authors (e.g. those of Ovid) into Welsh. He died, aged 25, in January 1833, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuben David
Reuben David (19 September 1912 – 24 March 1989) was a zoologist and the founder of the Kankaria Zoo in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Biography He was born into a Bene Israel Jewish family in Ahmedabad. He was the youngest son of Joseph David. He was a self-taught veterinarian. He was invited by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in 1951 to create a zoo in the city. He also founded the Kankaria Zoo (now Kamala Nehru Zoological Garden), the Chacha Nehru Balvatika (Children's Park) and the Natural History Museum, later named after him. He had lost his speech due to cancer. He also served as an advisor for Sundervan in Ahmedabad and Indroda Park in Gandhinagar. He co-authored ''The Asiatic Lion'' (1991) with M. A. Rashid who was a retired chief conservator of forests under Government of Gujarat. He was the Fellow of the Zoological Society (FZS). He was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1975. Australian anthropologist Colin Groves discovered the prehist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |