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Richard P. Graves
Richard Perrin Graves (October 15, 1906 – June 6, 1989) was an American politician and real estate executive. Education and career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1906,https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP9M-FJN Graves graduated in 1931 from the University of California, Berkeley, with a master's degree in public administration. In 1933, he became executive director of the League of California Cities, a position he held until 1953. In 1954, he was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of California against Republican incumbent Goodwin J. Knight. His campaign manager was Pierre Salinger, who later served as press secretary to President John F. Kennedy. (The friendship with Salinger apparently continued; Graves rode on Air Force One with JFK in December 1961.) Graves later returned to his native Philadelphia, where he organized the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, a quasi-official group that aimed to keep industry from leaving the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick (nickname), Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie (name), Dickie", "Rich (given name), Rich", "Rick (given name), Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", "Ricky (given name), Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English (the name was introduced into England by the Normans), German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Portuguese and Spanish "Ricardo" and the Italian "Riccardo" (see comprehensive variant list below ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |