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Richard Bacon
Richard Bacon may refer to: People * Sir Richard Bacon, 7th Baronet (Redgrave), 8th Baronet (Mildenhall) (1695–1773), see Bacon baronets * Sir Richard Bacon, 3rd Baronet (c. 1663–1685), see Bacon baronets * Richard Bacon (politician) (born 1962), English Conservative politician, Member of Parliament for South Norfolk since 2001 * Richard Bacon (broadcaster) Richard Paul Bacon (born 30 November 1975) is an English television and radio presenter and producer. He has worked on television shows including ''Blue Peter'', ''The Big Breakfast'', '' Good Morning Britain'', and on radio stations including ... (born 1975), English television and radio presenter * Richard Mackenzie Bacon (1775–1844), English Whig journalist and musician * Richard Noverre Bacon (1798–1884), English newspaper editor and writer Other * HMT ''Richard Bacon'', a Castle class trawler of the Royal Navy See also * Dick Bacon (1932–2000), American nudist or naturist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bacon (politician)
Richard Michael Bacon (born 3 December 1962) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Norfolk from 2001 until 2024. He is a member of the Conservative Party. Early life Bacon was educated at The King's School, Worcester and then studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science, gaining a first in Politics and Economics. He was also executive editor of the student newspaper, '' The Beaver''. He worked variously in investment banking, financial journalism and public relations consultancy, before setting up his own business advising blue chip international companies on communications. Parliamentary career Bacon joined the Conservative Party in 1978. In 1997, he unsuccessfully contested the South-London constituency of Vauxhall, against the Labour incumbent, Kate Hoey. He finished in third place with 15.2% of the overall vote. Bacon was then selected for the very safe Conservative seat of South Norfolk on the retirement of it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Richard Bacon, 7th Baronet (Redgrave), 8th Baronet (Mildenhall)
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men who are knights and belong to certain orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the ''suo jure'' female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms, or Miss. Etym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bacon Baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Bacon family, all in the Baronetage of England Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary .... As of , one creation is extinct and two of the creations are extant. The extant titles have been merged since 1755. * Bacon baronets of Redgrave (1611) * Bacon baronets of Mildenhall (1627) * Bacon baronets of Gillingham (1662) Set index articles on titles of nobility {{Set index article ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Richard Bacon, 3rd Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men who are knights and belong to certain orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the ''suo jure'' female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms, or Miss. Etym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bacon (broadcaster)
Richard Paul Bacon (born 30 November 1975) is an English television and radio presenter and producer. He has worked on television shows including ''Blue Peter'', ''The Big Breakfast'', '' Good Morning Britain'', and on radio stations including Capital FM, Xfm London and BBC Radio Five Live. In 2016, Bacon became the presenter of The National Geographic Channel's reboot of its documentary and panel discussion TV series, ''Explorer''. Early life and education Bacon grew up in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and was educated at St Peter's Church of England Primary School on Bellamy Road, followed by two private schools, also in Nottinghamshire: at Wellow House School, a preparatory school in the village of Wellow, and then at Worksop College, a boarding school in Worksop. He studied Business Studies with Electronics at Nottingham Trent University, but dropped out after a year. Life and career His first job in the media was as a reporter for BBC Radio Nottingham, notably on the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Mackenzie Bacon
Richard Mackenzie Bacon (1776–1844) was an English Whig journalist, newspaper proprietor, printer, musician, teacher, and writer. Life He was born in the parish of St Peter Mancroft Norwich 1 May 1776 the only son of Richard Bacon (1745-1812), a printer and proprietor of the Norwich Mercury, one of the leading provincial Whig newspapers. He was educated at the Norwich grammar school and joined his father’s business in 1794. Family Bacon married Jane Louisa Noverre in 1797 (d.1808). She was the daughter of Augustine Noverre, a French dancer who came to England in 1775. Of their children: * Richard Noverre Bacon, the eldest, (died 1884), edited the ''Norwich Mercury''; *Louisa Mary Bacon was known as an educational writer; *Mary Anne Bacon wrote on music; *George Peter Bacon edited the ''Sussex Advertiser''; *Jane Bacon was known as a mezzo-soprano; *Rose Bacon was a musician. Jane Louisa died in 1808, and the September 1809 he married Margaret Gilbert Burks, the daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Noverre Bacon
Richard Noverre Bacon (1798 – 1884) was an English newspaper editor, known as a writer on agriculture. Life He was the son of Richard Mackenzie Bacon of Norwich, and brother of Louisa Mary Bacon. His journalism, over his years editing the '' Norwich Mercury'' which he took over from his father, promoted the current views on political economy. He was cool on the role of the monarchy. Works Bacon was an admirer of Thomas William Coke, and one of his aspiring biographers, as reported by Francis Blaikie. His work in that direction was in vain, however: Thomas Keppel, Coke's brother-in-law, took over as official biographer, gathering in the existing materials, and his biography was then lost in manuscript. Bacon wrote his major work as a prize essay for the Royal Agricultural Society in 1843: it is considered the most detailed account of agriculture in Norfolk in the 19th century. He sent out over 80 questionnaires to prominent farmers in the county, the replies to which are st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMT Richard Bacon
was a British Castle class naval trawler completed in 1918. She served through both world wars under two different names and also had a lengthy career as a civilian fishing trawler. For a short while, she functioned as a support vessel for a famous transatlantic flight by a group of Italian bombers. She was scrapped in 1954 after her boiler failed during a storm. History First World War and subsequent civilian service ''Richard Bacon'' was one of 217 Castle class trawlers laid down for the British government in the First World War. Displacing standard and armed with a single 12-pounder gun, she was mostly used for coastal anti-submarine patrols. ''Richard Bacon'' was built at Cook, Welton & Gemmell at Beverley. Upon completion on 12 March 1918, she had a crew of 12 men and served an uneventful few years on anti-submarine and coastal patrol duties. After the war, she was registered as a fishing vessel at London under registry number LO438, taking up that role officially on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Bacon
Dick Bacon (September 9, 1932 – August 18, 2000) was a nudist or naturist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who was known for outdoor tanning every day of the year. He worked at Pabst Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He sun tanned year-round at Milwaukee's Bradford Beach on Lake Michigan. Bacon also frequented a nude beach in Milwaukee called Paradise Beach. Tanning Bacon could be seen tanning at Bradford Beach from the 1960s through the 1990s, including in freezing weather. If the beach was covered in snow, Bacon would have a path cleared to his tanning spot. Bacon said that he only wanted to work enough to support himself. He claimed to be planning for retirement from the time he was a child. In addition to tanning at Bradford Beach in Milwaukee, Bacon also tanned at the nude beach in Milwaukee, Paradise Beach which closed in 1993. Newspapers called him a crusader for nude beaches. Bacon claimed that he fell in love with nudity while modeling for artists at the University of Wis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
