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Robert Alexander (North Carolina Politician)
Robert Alexander may refer to: Politics *Robert Alexander (Maryland politician) (1740–1805), loyalist Continental congressman from Maryland * Robert Alexander (North Carolina politician), 18th-century North Carolina politician * Robert Alexander (Newfoundland politician) (1827–1884), merchant and politician in Newfoundland * Robert Alexander, 16th Baron Cobham (1885–1951), Baron Cobham, British peer *Robert Alexander, Baron Alexander of Weedon (1936–2005), British barrister and Conservative politician *Robert Keith Alexander (1930–2014), Alberta MLA, 1982–1985 *Robert Alexander (Irish politician) (1752–1827), Anglo-Irish politician * Robert Alexander (Virginia patriot) (1746–1820), Virginia patriot and planter Sports * Robert Alexander (American football) (1958–2022), American football running back * Robert Alexander (Irish sportsman) (1910–1943), Irish rugby union and cricket player *Robert A. Alexander (1819–1867), American horse breeder *Robert Alexander (N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Alexander (Maryland Politician)
Robert Alexander (c. 1740 – 1805) was an American planter, lawyer, and politician. During the American Revolution, he was a delegate to the Continental Congress for Maryland in 1776. Background Robert Alexander was born on his family's estate at ''Head of Elk'' in Cecil County, Maryland about 1740. He was educated to the law and admitted to the bar, and practiced in Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore. From 1774 to 1776, he attended the Annapolis Convention (1774–1776), Annapolis Convention as a representative of Baltimore County. He also represented Baltimore in the state's ''Committee of Safety''. On December 9, 1775 the Convention named Alexander one of their delegates to the Continental Congress. He attended sessions starting in January 1776, and on January 16 the Congress added him to their ''Secret Committee''. Then in April he was added to the Marine Committee. He was re-elected, 4 July 1776, but soon after the promulgation of the Declaration of Independence he sailed fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Alexander (New Zealand Cricketer)
Robert Edward Alexander (September 1911, in Christchurch – 9 May 1988, in Christchurch) was a New Zealand cricket player who appeared in only one first-class match, for Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. The city has a mild oceanic climat ... in the 1933–34 season. External linksCricketArchive Profile 1911 births 1988 deaths New Zealand cricketers Canterbury cricketers 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wayne Alexander
Robert Wayne Alexander (March 19, 1941 January 6, 2023) was an American biologist and cardiologist known for research in the fields of atherosclerosis, hypertension, and vascular biology. Early life and education Robert Wayne Alexander was born on March 19, 1941, in Memphis, Tennessee. After he graduated high school, Alexander was accepted to the University of Mississippi where he graduated in 1962. Alexander then attended classes at Emory University in Atlanta. While at Emory, Alexander was a regular at the Emory faculty's Saturday Morning Clinical Cardiology at Grady Memorial Hospital. In 1967 he obtained from Emory University his M.S Degree and a year later he obtained his Ph.D. Upon graduation from Emory, Alexander attended Duke University School of Medicine, graduated in 1969, and then began an internship under James Wyngaarden. He would return to Duke in the mid-1970s to complete his cardiology fellowship as a member of the United States Public Health Service. Alexander to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Alexander (artist)
Robert Alexander Royal Scottish Academy, RSA RSW (1840–1923) was a 19th and early 20th century Scottish artist. He had a special interest in dog and horse portraits. Life Robert was born in Dalgarven near Kilwinning in Ayrshire. He was apprenticed to a painter and decorator in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Irvine around 1854, who also taught him how to paint landscapes. Around 1860 he obtained a position in the workshops of the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh. From 1868 he fully adopted oil painting as his profession, largely painting rural scenes and animals. He was elected ARSA in 1878 and RSA in 1888. In 1887–88 he visited Tangiers with Joseph Crawhall III, Pollock Nisbet and his son Edwin Alexander, Edwin. He was an influence on the artist George Denholm Armour and accompanied him on a second trip to Tangiers. He visited Paris in 1906 and was greatly influenced thereafter by the Impressionists. His main patron was the Duke of Portland. He died in Edinburgh on 2 Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert William Alexander
Robert William Alexander was an Irish writer (usual pen name: Joan Butler) (21 November 1905 - 17 December 1979). With regard to the novels he wrote, under the pen name of Joan Butler, Alexander developed a funny style which echoed that of such authors as Thorne Smith and P. G. Wodehouse Biography Robert was born on 21 November 1905, in his family's house at Railway Avenue, Sutton, County Dublin, some 12 km northeast of the city center. Robert's father was an electrical engineer who worked with the Great Northern Railway (Ireland). The company ran the Hill of Howth Tramway, which ran between Sutton and Howth railway station Howth station ( ; ), is a railway station in Fingal, Ireland that serves Howth village and one side of Howth Head. History The station opened on 30 May 1847. The Howth tram ran between here and Sutton railway station (all the way around Howt ..., which opened in 1901. The Alexanders were the first family to take possession of one of the houses bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert McNeill Alexander
Robert McNeill (Neill) Alexander, CBE FRS (7 July 1934 – 21 March 2016) was a British zoologist and a leading authority in the field of biomechanics. For thirty years he was Professor of Zoology at the University of Leeds. Early life and education Alexander was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, one of the four sons of Robert Alexander and his wife Janet McNeill. His father was the chief engineer of the city of Belfast. His mother was a novelist and playwright who wrote more than 20 children's books and two opera libretti. He was educated at Tonbridge School and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge where he gained an MA and a PhD. His PhD research at Cambridge was supervised by Professor Sir James Gray, FRS. Subsequently, he was awarded a DSc by the University of Wales. Academic career Alexander was a Lecturer at the University College of North Wales (now Bangor University) from 1958 to 1969 and then Professor of Zoology at the University of Leeds from 1969 until his retirement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert J
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Alexander (photographer)
Robert Alexander was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, on the November 21, 1943. He spent most of his early life there, eventually working as a freelance photographer and photographer's assistant from various addresses, including Remsen Street in the downtown area of the city. Alexander studied Art History at the University of Pennsylvania from 1961 to 1965 (but did not graduate), and conducted brief stints at both the New School for Social Research (film production) and the School of Visual Arts (16mm film editing). By the early seventies, Alexander had moved to Manhattan and had begun his work as a freelance photographer; although he continued to assist other photographers for several years. He also worked as a commercial photographer, contributing to catalogues and advertising for jewelry and clothing manufacturers. Career Alexander's early portfolio work is at first tentatively formalist, but he quickly develops a strongly realist approach to subjects. He moves from p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert P
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Alexander (barrister)
Robert Alexander QC FRS FSA (18 January 1795 – 21 February 1843) was a British barrister. He was the son of the Halifax, West Yorkshire solicitor Lewis Alexander and he studied law at Lincoln's Inn before he became a barrister. He was a founder of Halifax's Literary and Philosophical Society, and was made a fellow of the Royal Society in 1835. He in 1829 married Matilda Legard, who was the daughter of Sir Thomas Legard of the Royal Navy. Robert Alexander died in London in 1843 and was buried in the churchyard of St. Nicholas Church, Ganton Ganton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the south side of the Vale of Pickering immediately north of the Yorkshire Wolds. Ganton lies west of the coastal town of Filey, and south-west of Scarborou ..., Yorkshire. References External links findagrave memorial 1795 births 1843 deaths People from Halifax, West Yorkshire Members of Lincoln's Inn Fellows of the Royal Society Fell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Alexander (United States Army Officer)
Major General Robert Alexander (October 17, 1863 – August 25, 1941) was a senior United States Army officer. He served in World War I, where he commanded the 77th Infantry Division, in which the famous Lost Battalion served, on the Western Front in 1918. Early life Robert Alexander was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 17, 1863. His parents were Judge and Mrs. William Alexander. His father had been Justice of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City and the Court of Appeals of the State of Maryland. Alexander studied law in the offices of J. B. and Edwin H. Brown in Centreville, Maryland. He attained admission to the bar, but decided against a legal career, instead enlisting in the United States Army's 4th Infantry Regiment as a private on April 7, 1886. Military career In 1887, he became the first sergeant of his company, and in 1889 received a promotion to second lieutenant. As he rose through the ranks he took part in the American Indian Wars, served in Puerto Rico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert A
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use Robert (surname), as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert (name), Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta (given name), Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto (given name), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
