George Richards
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George Richards may refer to:
- George Richards (clergyman)George Richards (clergyman)-Life:The son of James Richards, later vicar of Rainham, Kent, George Richards was baptised on 15 September 1767. He was admitted at Christ's Hospital, London, in June 1776, and was then described as from Hadleigh in Suffolk...
(1767–1837) - George F. RichardsGeorge F. RichardsGeorge Franklin Richards was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from April 9, 1906 until his death...
(1861–1950), American religious leader - George Henry RichardsGeorge Henry RichardsAdmiral Sir George Henry Richards was Hydrographer to the British Admiralty from 1864 to 1874.-Early life:Richards was born in Anthony, Cornwall, the son of Captain G S Richards, and joined the navy in 1832....
(1820–1896), British sea captain - George Maxwell RichardsGeorge Maxwell RichardsGeorge Maxwell Richards, TC, CM is the fourth President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. A chemical engineer by training, Richards was Principal of the St. Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad in 1996. He previously worked for Shell Trinidad Ltd. before...
(born 1931), President of Trinidad and Tobago - George Richards (Australian politician)George Richards (Australian politician)George Richards was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on a platform promising trams down Lyons road in Drummoyne...
, early 20th century Australian politician - George E. Richards, American tennis player of the 1940s
- George Richards (English footballer)George Richards (English footballer)George Richards was an English footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League with Derby County in the 1900s and 1910s...
(1880–1950), English international footballer who played for Derby County - George Richards (Welsh footballer) (1874–1944), Shrewsbury Town F.C. and Wales international footballer
- George Richards (Marine Corps)George Richards (Marine Corps)George Richards was an American officer born at Ironton, Ohio and serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who was one of 23 Marine Corps officers approved to receive the Marine Corps Brevet Medal for bravery.In 1891 Richards graduated from the United States Naval...
, Marine Corps Brevet Medal recipient - George Richards (Coronation Street), a fictional character in the soap opera Coronation Street
See also
- Georges RichardGeorges RichardGeorges Richard was a French automobile that was manufactured from 1897 to 1902. Originally copying Benz cars of the era, Richard bought a licence, in 1900, from the Belgian Vivinus to build voiturettes. The designer Brasier joined the firm in 1902 and the marque became Richard-Brasier. Georges...
, Frenchman who ran an automobile manufacturing firm - Richards (surname)Richards (surname)Richards is a common Celtic Welsh, or Cornish surname based on the English version of the parent's name ending in -S.. In 1881 people with this surname were mainly located in Wales, Cornwall and adjacent South-West counties of England. By 1998 many Welsh and Cornish people had migrated to cities in...