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Gerry Cooney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cooney's last fight was in 1990; he lost in two rounds to former world champion George Foreman. Cooney's first paid fight came on February 15, 1977, when he beat Billy Jackson by a knockout in one round in New York. Cooney lost the fight by a technical knockout in the 13th round. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gerry_Cooney   (533 words)

Elbridge Gerry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerry was a Massachusetts delegate to the Continental Congress from February 1776 to 1780. Gerry was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. Gerry's longtime house, the historic Elmwood mansion in Cambridge, Massachusetts was birthplace to noted poet James Russell Lowell a few years after Gerry's death. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elbridge_Gerry   (495 words)

Gerry Fitt Gerry Fitt was born on 9 April 1926 in Belfast. Gerry Fitt (born 1926), former leader of the SDLP, republican and socialist politician. Many sympathetic MP's were present at the civil rights march in Derry on the day that Fitt was wounded by police. www.theezine.net /g/gerry-fitt.html   (293 words)

Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerry Cooney, on the other hand, had been a professional fighter since the late 1970s, and he was able to beat boxers such as Jimmy Young and others. Holmes and Cooney attended press conferences at several United States cities, Cooney was shown on the cover of Time magazine, Hollywood stars took an interest in the fight (Sylvester Stallone in particular hung out with Gerry Cooney, others, such as Woody Allen, attended the fight live) and Cooney was cast as The White Hope. Holmes versus Cooney was refereed by Mills Lane. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Larry_Holmes_vs._Gerry_Cooney   (885 words)

Gerry Adams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerry Adams was born in West Belfast into a strong activist and nationalist Catholic family, consisting of 10 children who survived infancy, 5 boys, 5 girls and their parents, Gerry Adams Sr. Gerry Adams, MP, MLA, (born 6 October 1948) is an Irish Republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for West Belfast. Adams was generally seen as a spokesman for the Provisional republican movement, which encompassed Sinn Féin and the paramilitary Provisional IRA, an illegal organisation in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gerry_Adams   (2614 words)

Gerry Byrne (footballer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerald Byrne (August 29, 1938) was born Liverpool, England. Byrne suffered the injury at Wembley as early as the third minute but played on throughout the game and the whole of extra-time as Liverpool won the Cup for the first time. Byrne's injury was the latest to try to force the FA's hand and, two years later, the first substitutes were allowed in the FA Cup final. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gerry_Byrne_(football)   (408 words)

Gerry (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerry catches a ride with a family, whom he watches in awkward silence. The film received widely diverse reactions, from contempt to lavish praise, as it made its way through the film festival circuit and the few theaters to which it was released. The way that the film is made stands in the foreground of reviews, becoming the subject, rather than the parable-like fragment of a story which the film concerns. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gerry_(movie)   (353 words)

Gerry Fiennes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerry Fiennes (full name: Gerard Francis Gisborne Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes OBE, MA) (7 June 1906 – 25 May 1985) was a famous British railway manager who rose through the ranks of the London and North Eastern Railway and later British Rail following graduation from Oxford University. The then Transport Minister, Barbara Castle was not amused and demanded Gerry' removal. Following his main line railway career, he was a director of Hargreaves Group between 1968 and 1976, and was Mayor of Aldeburgh, Suffolk in 1976. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gerry_Fiennes   (304 words)

Sylvia and Gerry Anderson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerry Anderson was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2001, and is still working on new projects, including the CGI version of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, titled Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet (which debuted in 2005). Gerry Anderson began his career in photography and after the war he secured a traineeship with the British Colonial Film Unit. Anderson was born Gerald Alexander Abrahams on 14 April 1929 in Hampstead, London. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gerry_Anderson   (4345 words)

Biography of Elbridge Gerry Gerry, that gentleman himself was appointed a judge, for the counties of Suffolk, Middlesex, and Essex. Gerry, "one was to seize the persons of some of the influential members of Congress, and to hold them as hostages for the moderation of their colleagues, or send them to England for trial as traitors, and thus strike dismay and terror into the minds of their associates and friends. Gerry was chairman of the committee appointed to prepare the act to authorize privateering, and to establish admiralty courts. www.laughtergenealogy.com /bin/histprof/founders/gerry.html   (3172 words)

Elbridge Gerry Elbridge GERRY - GERRY, Elbridge (1813—1886) GERRY, Elbridge, (grandson of Elbridge Gerry [1744-1814]), a... Elbridge GERRY - GERRY, Elbridge (1744—1814) GERRY, Elbridge, (grandfather of Elbridge Gerry [1813-1886] and... Gerry was (1774–76) a member of the provincial congresses and of the committee of safety, and as chairman of the state committee of supply he worked energetically to procure supplies for the army gathering around Boston. www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0820652.html   (530 words)

Gerry Davis (screenwriter) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerry Davis (born 23 February 1930, died 1991) was a British television writer, best known for his contributions to the science-fiction genre. Davis briefly returned to writing Doctor Who, penning the original script for Revenge of the Cybermen, in 1975, though the transmitted version was heavily rewritten by the-then script-editor Robert Holmes. Doomwatch ran for three seasons on BBC One from 1970 to 1972, and also spawned a novel written by Davis and Pedler, and later a cinema film and a 1999 revival on Channel 5. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gerry_Davis_(screenwriter)   (530 words)

Queens Park Rangers F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerry Francis, a key player in the 1970s QPR side who had proved himself as a successful manager with Bristol Rovers, was appointed QPR manager in the summer of 1991. Gerry Francis, whose promising reign as Tottenham manager had ended in disappointment, returned to the Loftus Road hot seat and in 1999-2000 guided QPR to a promising tenth place finish. Francis was sacked in February 2001 with QPR struggling near the foot of Division One. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C.   (530 words)

Guildford Four - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Several family members of Gerry Conlon, including his father Giuseppe, his aunt and his 14- and 16-year-old cousins (the Maguire Seven), were also imprisoned in the same case (mainly for explosives offences). Gerry Conlon's autobiography Proved Innocent was adapted into the Oscar- and Bafta-award winning 1993 film In the Name of the Father, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson and Pete Postlethwaite. The Guildford Four were Paul Hill, Gerry Conlon, Patrick (Paddy) Armstrong and Carole Richardson, who were wrongly convicted in the United Kingdom in October 1975 for the Provisional IRA's Guildford pub bombing which killed five and injured over one hundred people. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gerry_Conlon   (530 words)

Gerry Gerry, New York Gerry is a town located in 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,054. Gerry Gerry can refer to: The town of Gerry, New York The 2002 film Gerry This is a disambiguation page; that is, one th... Gerry Gable Gerry Gable was a veteran of the Searchlight magazine after the death of the original editor Maurice Ludmer.... www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/gerry.html   (530 words)

Lord Fitt, N. Ireland nationalist, dies - Boston.com Fitt, standing as a Socialist candidate, lost his Commons seat to Gerry Adams, leader of the IRA-allied Sinn Fein party, in 1983, and subsequently was appointed to the House of Lords as Baron Fitt of Bell's Hill in the County of Down. Gerry Fitt, a leader of Catholic nationalists in Northern Ireland and a fierce critic of the Irish Republican Army, died Friday, his family said. Fitt left the SDLP in 1979, criticizing its increasing insistence on seeking greater involvement by the Republic of Ireland in Northern Ireland's affairs -- the line taken by his successor as party leader, John Hume. www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/08/26/northern_ireland_leader_gerry_fitt_dies   (493 words)

Gerry Cheevers Gerry Cheevers was at his best in big games. By 1967-68, Cheevers was the top goalie in Boston, sharing the load with Ed Johnston as the Bruins emerged from a terrible decade in the 1960s to become an NHL powerhouse during the 1970s. Cheevers spent three-and-a-half years as one of the top goaltenders in the WHA with the Cleveland Crusaders before returning to Boston during the 1974-75 season. www.hockeyresearch.com /jwood/bios/gerry_cheevers.htm   (269 words)

Adams, Gerry - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Adams, Gerry Adams was interned 1972 and 1973–77 on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activity. Though an MP, Adams has declined to take up his seat in the House of Commons because he has refused to swear an oath of allegiance to the British queen, although from 2002 he was given an office in the Palace of Westminster. Born in Belfast, Adams became involved with Northern Ireland politics from an early age; his father was an IRA activist who was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment for attempted murder. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Adams,%20Gerry   (468 words)

10.09.05 - PETE HODGSON, GERRY BROWNLEE GERRY They're most certainly not involved in policy development, telephone canvassing's taking place in electorates throughout the country for us just as it is for you or even for the ACT party who are now using electronic means, and I don’t know if they are or not, I can't answer that. GERRY Yeah the email came from a guy who was employed by Don to make sure that the halls are open at public meetings to put out the chairs, to make sure the microphone works and to give them a cuppa tea when the meeting's over. GERRY I would very much doubt they would get it in the sense that you're talking, my information would be that if they are involved in that it would be from our own database, it's the blue dot system similar to your red dot system Mr Hodgson. agendatv.itmsconnect.com /Default.aspx?tabid=452   (2115 words)

Gerry Brownlee Gerard Anthony Brownlee (born 1956), generally known as Gerry Brownlee, is a New Zealand politician. Brownlee came into the spotlight on a number of occasions, mostly as the result of his somewhat aggressive style of politics. In the 1993 elections, Brownlee was the National Party's candidate for the Sydenham electorate, where he campaigned against Jim Anderton of the newly formed Alliance. www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/gerry_brownlee   (464 words)

Colonial Hall: Biography of Ann Thompson Gerry Gerry disposed of the beautiful home in Cambridge and eventually settled in New Haven where she died in I849 and was buried in the Old Cemetery, where sleep many of her children. Elbridge Gerry of New York, for many years president of the Society for the Prevention of Vice, is a grandson of the signer. Elbridge Gerry was in Congress almost continuously from 1776 until 1785, when he returned to private life, in Cambridge, Mass., introducing his young wife who became almost at once a social favorite. www.colonialhall.com /gerry/gerryAnn.php   (604 words)

Elbridge Gerry - Old West Gravesites Elbridge Gerry was born in Massachusetts and for years believed to be a descendant of the Elbridge Gerry who signed the Declaration of Independence. Elbridge Gerry is buried in the small family cemetery overlooking his former ranch. This E. Gerry was acquainted with all the leading men of both the Arapahoee, Cheyennes and Sioux tribes of Indians, and consequently being a very intelligent man, was a very valuable assistant to me in negotiations with the Indians. www.fpcc.net /~sgrimm/elbridge_gerry.htm   (759 words)

U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Elbridge Gerry, 5th Vice President (1813-1814) Elbridge Gerry was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, on July 17, 1744, one of Thomas and Elizabeth Greenleaf Gerry's eleven children. Gerry was still an energetic defender of the administration and of the war, but, by that autumn, his public responsibilities, coupled with his relentless socializing, had sapped his strength. Gerry remained in Washington until the second session of the Thirteenth Congress adjourned on April 18, 1814, leaving the Senate chamber only a few moments before adjournment to permit the election of South Carolina Republican John Gaillard as president pro tempore. www.senate.gov /artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Elbridge_Gerry.htm   (2862 words)

In the Name of the Father Gerry Conlon and his three codefendants were wrongly accused by the police, wrongly indicted by the prosecutors, wrongly convicted by the jury, and wrongly sentenced by the judge. Gerry's ordeal was magnified when the Maguire Seven were convicted on March 4, 1976 of handling nitroglycerin, and in 1980 his dad died in prison before he was able to prove his innocence. Gerry readily admits that when arrested at age twenty for the Guildford Pub Bombings that he was a happy-go-lucky, hard-drinking petty thief who liked to chase girls. www.justicedenied.org /inthenameofthefather.htm   (2862 words)

COVE - Gerry Barr Before joining CCIC in January of 2001, Gerry Barr was the Executive Director of the Steelworkers Humanity Fund, a labour-based non-governmental organization that supports projects undertaken by partner organizations in 13 countries and five regions of the world. Gerry Barr is President-CEO of the Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) a coalition representing about 100 leading Canadian non-governmental organizations engaged in international development. Barr was awarded the Pearson Peace Medal in 1996 for his personal contribution to aid to the developing world, mediation in conflict, and peaceful change through international cooperation. www.carleton.ca /cove/cv/Barr.htm   (2862 words)

Barr Gerry Barr Gerry Barr is the Pearson Medal of Peace for the creation of the Steelworkers Humanity Fund. Barr body In those species in which sex is determined by the presence of the Y or W marsupials, in which the father's X... Barr Township, Pennsylvania Barr Township is a township located in 2000 census, the township had a total population of 2... www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/barr.html   (2862 words)

News & Events - Pearson Medal Gerry Barr has been committed throughout his career to the causes of peace, equality and social justice.  He has been a consistent contributor to the joint work of non-governmental organizations in Canada, and was a member of the Boards of Directors of the Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC) and the North-South Institute. Photo (L to R): Meyer Brownstone, former recipient in 1986; Lois Wilson, former recipient in 1985; Gerry Barr, recipient; Eric Hoskins, former recipient in 1992; Nancy Meek Pocock, former recipient in 1987 Barr was an active member of the steering Committee of a church-NGO group, the "Cross Border Coalition" which delivered humanitarian assistance to war-affected areas of Ethiopia. www.unac.org /en/news_events/pearson/1996.asp   (2862 words)

BBC NEWS Have Your Say Lord Fitt: Your memories Gerry Fitt encapsulated the values of the Nationalist generation and nothing he did was done in short measure, all rehearsed, practised and organised to the fullness of his ability. Gerry Fitt was obviously a great man who spoke a lot of sense but he also lost contact with the very people he represented - perhaps he moved forward too fast for them or perhaps he just lost sight of what the lives of nationalists under attack really was like. Gerry gained the respect and trust of even the most extreme voices of unionism, unfortunately it was his own community and party that turned its back on him for a more militant nationalism. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/talking_point/4188868.stm   (2791 words)

Scotsman.com News - News Archive - Lord Gerry Fitt GERRY Fitt was a politician to his fingertips. Fitt was opposed to the change of name of the Royal Ulster Constabulary that the SDLP pushed for in the talks with Tony Blair. Fitt attended the well-intentioned Sunningdale Conference of 1974 and when Edward Heath closed Stormont, he helped develop a power executive of which Brian Faulkner was the chief executive and Fitt his deputy. news.scotsman.com /archive.cfm?id=1858502005   (1570 words)

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