Lockyer
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As a surname Lockyer may refer to:
It may also refer to these places:
- Bill LockyerBill LockyerWilliam Westwood "Bill" Lockyer is an American politician. He is the current 32nd State Treasurer of California, elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. He has also served as California Attorney General and President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate...
, American Politician - Darren LockyerDarren LockyerDarren Lockyer is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He was the captain of the Australian national team, the Queensland State of Origin team and his National Rugby League club, the Brisbane Broncos. His professional career spanned between 1995 and 2011...
, Australian rugby leagueRugby leagueRugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer - Edmund LockyerEdmund LockyerEdmund Lockyer, – 10 June 1860) was a British soldier and explorer of Australia.Born in Plymouth, Devon, Lockyer was son of Thomas Lockyer, a sailmaker, and his wife Ann, née Grose. Lockyer began his army career as an ensign in the 19th Regiment in June 1803, was promoted lieutenant in early 1805...
, 19th century British soldier and Australian explorer - James LockyerJames LockyerJames Lockyer, LLD is a lawyer and a prominent social justice activist in Canada.He is a founding director of the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted . He has been involved in exposing more than ten wrongful convictions in Canada, including the cases of Guy Paul Morin, David Milgaard,...
, Ontario, Canadian laywer and social justice activist - James E. LockyerJames E. LockyerJames Edward Lockyer, CD is a Canadian lawyer, law professor, and politician.Lockyer graduated with a BA degree from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick then earned his law degree at the University of New Brunswick. He went on to London, England to study at the London School of...
, New Brunswick, Canadian lawyer, politician - Joseph Norman LockyerJoseph Norman LockyerSir Joseph Norman Lockyer, FRS , known simply as Norman Lockyer, was an English scientist and astronomer. Along with the French scientist Pierre Janssen he is credited with discovering the gas helium...
, English scientist and astronomer - Lionel LockyerLionel LockyerLionel Lockyer was a 17th century quack doctor who was famous in his time for his miracle pills that he claimed included sunbeams as ingredients. He was born in the Southwark area of London. He has a tomb in Southwark Cathedral...
, a 17th century quack doctor, who's remains now lie in a tomb in Soutwark Cathederal. - Malcolm LockyerMalcolm LockyerMalcolm Lockyer was a film composer and conductor.In his early years he developed an interest in dance and from here gathered an interest in music. At the age of nineteen he became a musician in the Royal Air Force and in 1944 joined the Buddy Featherstonhaugh Sextet...
, film composer and conductor - Peter LockyerPeter LockyerPeter Lockyer is an American actor and singer. He was born in Westbrook, Connecticut. As a child, he split his time between Toronto and Connecticut, and went to the same high school as actress Gretchen Mol. Lockyer has appeared in numerous productions, including Miss Saigon as Chris, Les Misérables...
, actor and singer - Tarkyn LockyerTarkyn LockyerTarkyn Lockyer is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Early life :...
, Australian rules footballer - Tom LockyerTom LockyerThomas "Tom" Lockyer was a famous English cricketer during the game's roundarm era. He was one of the outstanding wicket-keepers of the 19th century.Lockyer was a right-handed batsman...
, English cricketer
It may also refer to these places:
- Lockyer Valley, Queensland - named after Edmund Lockyer
- Lockyer Creek, a creek in the Lockyer Valley
- Electoral district of LockyerElectoral district of LockyerThe district of Lockyer is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district consists primarily of Gatton and Laidley Shires and northern parts of Beaudesert Shire. It includes the major town of Gatton and a number of smaller centres including...
, Queensland, Australia