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Richard Webb may refer to: *Richard Webb (settler) (1580–1665), founding settler of Hartford and Norwalk, Connecticut *Richard D. Webb (1805–1872), Irish publisher and abolitionist *Sir Richard Webb (Royal Navy officer) (1870–1950), British admiral *Sir Richard Webb (New Zealand Army officer) (1919–1990), New Zealand general * Richard Webb (actor) (1915–1993), American film, television and radio actor *Richard A. Webb (1946–2016), American physicist * Richard Webb (cricketer) (born 1952), New Zealand cricketer See also *Dick Webb Dick Webb was a British stage and film actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Kent, the Fighting Man'' (1916) * ''Angel Esquire'' (1919) * '' The Channings'' (1920) * '' Miss Charity'' (1921) * ''The Croxley Master'' (1921) * ''The Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Webb (settler)
Richard Webb I (May 5, 1580 – July 1665) was a founding settler of Hartford and Norwalk, Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony from Norwalk in the session of May 1656. He came to America from England in 1626, and originally settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He went to Hartford in 1636, with the congregation of Thomas Hooker. His home was on the west aide of Main Street, near the present corner of Church Street. In Hartford he served as a grand-juror in 1643, as a townsman in 1649, and as a surveyor of highways in 1650. He was one of the signers of the agreement for planting Norwalk, June 19, 1650. He moved there soon after. He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founders of Hartford in the Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford, and he is also listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founders of Norwalk in the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery __NOTOC__ Established in , the East Norwalk Historic ... [...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 ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include " Richie", "Dick", " Dickon", " Dickie", " Rich", " Rick", " Rico", " Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, 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 Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (disambiguat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Webb (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Richard Webb (20 July 1870 – 20 January 1950) was a British Royal Navy officer. Early life and career Webb was born in Holt, Norfolk, England. He joined the Royal Navy as a Naval Cadet in July 1883. As a Midshipman, he served in the battleship HMS ''Alexandra'', alongside Midshipman David Beatty and several other future admirals, and then the corvette HMS ''Carysfort'', both in the Mediterranean. He was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant in December 1889 and promoted lieutenant in December 1891. In September 1893 he qualified as a gunnery officer and then served as a gunnery officer in the battleships HMS ''Magnificent'' with the Channel Fleet and HMS ''Ramillies'' in the Mediterranean. On 1 January 1902 he was promoted commander, and in June that year joined the cruiser HMS ''Ariadne'', flagship of the North America and West Indies Station. In July 1905 he transferred to her successor, HMS ''Royal Arthur'' and in May 1906 to her successor, HMS ''Euryalus' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Webb (New Zealand Army Officer)
Lieutenant General Sir Richard James Holden Webb, (21 December 1919 – 24 January 1990) was a senior commander in the New Zealand Army. He served as Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the New Zealand Army, from 1970 to 1971, and in New Zealand's most senior military post as Chief of Defence Staff from 1971 until his retirement in 1976. Early life and family Born in Nelson, New Zealand, on 21 December 1919, Webb was the second child of George Robert Holden Webb and Jessie Muriel Webb (née Hair). He was educated at Nelson College from 1930 to 1937, where he was a prefect and a member of the 1st XV rugby team in his final year. In 1950, Webb married Barbara Anne Griffin, and the couple went on to have two children. Webb had two sisters, including Cynthia who married broadcaster Selwyn Toogood. Military career Webb entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon in Canberra, Australia, in 1939 as an officer cadet sponsored by the New Zealand government. On gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Webb (actor)
John Richard Webb (September 9, 1915 – June 10, 1993) was an American film, television and radio actor. He appeared in more than fifty films, including many westerns and films noir including ''Out of the Past'' (1947), ''Night Has a Thousand Eyes'' (1948), '' I Was a Communist for the FBI'' (1951) and ''Carson City'' (1952). Today, he may be best remembered as the star of the 1950s television series, ''Captain Midnight'' (''Jet Jackson, Flying Commando'' in syndication), based on a long-running radio program of the same name and ''Border Patrol''. Early years Originally from Bloomington, Illinois, Webb was the son of John Renner Webb and Laura Gail Gunnett. Leaving Brown University theological school in 1936 when he realized he was not meant to be a Methodist minister, Webb enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed with the 1st Coast Artillery Regiment in Panama for three years when he decided to go to Hollywood attending the Bliss Hayden School of Acting. Care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard A
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 ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include " Richie", "Dick", " Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", " Rick", " Rico", " Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, 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 Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (disambiguati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Webb (cricketer)
Richard John Webb (born 15 September 1952) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in three One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the national team in 1983. He played as a fast-medium paced bowler. He played domestic cricket for Otago between the 1975–76 season and 1983–84.Richard Webb . Retrieved 2024-02-16. Webb was born at Invercargill in 1952.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010''. Cardiff: The Assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
