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| Anne Colley |
Anne Colley (born July, 1951) is a former Irish politician. (references) |
| Colley Cibber |
Colley Cibber (June 11, 1671 - November 12, 1757) was an English playwright, actor, and Poet Laureate. His status as the first in a long line of actor-managers established his importance in theater history, and his colorful autobiography (Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber) was key in starting the British tradition of rambling autobiographical style. Cibber's works provide valuable documentation of London stage practices for today's historians, and two of his original comedies are particularly useful records of the changing culture and ideology of the early 18th century. (references) |
| George Colley |
George Colley (October 18, 1925 - September 17, 1983), was a senior Irish politician. He was first elected as a Fianna Fáil TD in 1961 and at each election until his death in 1983. During his career Colley served as Minister for Education (1965-1966), Minister for Industry & Commerce (1966-1970), Minister for Finance (1970-1973 & 1977-1979), Minister for Transport (1979-1980) and Minister for Energy (1980-1981). He was appointed Tánaiste in 1977 and was twice defeated for the leadership of Fianna Fáil in 1966 and 1979. (references) |
| George Pomeroy Colley |
George Pomeroy Colley (November 1, 1835 - February 27, 1881), British general, third son of George Pomeroy Colley, of Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland, and grandson of the fourth Viscount Harberton. (references) |
| Harold John Colley |
Harold John Colley (VC, MM) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. (references) |
| Henry Colley |
Henry Colley was an Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann on his second attempt in 1944. He remained a Fianna Fáil TD until he lost his seat in 1957. The man he lost his seat to was the future Taoiseach, Charles J. Haughey. His son, George Colley, was elected to the Dáil in 1961. Colley Jnr. went on to hold a number of Cabinet positions including those of Minister for Finance and Tánaiste. He was defeated in the leadership contest for Fianna Fáil in 1979 to the man who unseated his father - Charles Haughey. (references) |
| Kenneth Colley |
Kenneth Colley (born 7 December 1937) is a British actor, best known for his role as Admiral Piett in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. (references) |
| Linda Colley |
Linda Colley (born 1949) is a British historian, widely known for her 1992 study Britons: Forging the Nation 1707-1837 of the British national identity in historical terms. She is currently Shelby M. C. Davis 1958 Professor of History at Princeton University. She became a well-known figure with a lecture Britishness in the 21st Century in December 1999, in the series of Millennium Lectures hosted by Tony and Cherie Blair. (references) |
| Mervyn Colley |
Mervyn Colley (Born March 14,1977) Is a British Kabbalist and ceremonial magician who works with such systems as Kabbalah and the Enochian system of Magick. (references) |
| Michael Colley |
Michael C. Colley, Vice-Admiral, USN (Ret.) graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy. He had sea duty assignments on several nuclear-powered submarines and was Commanding Officer of the attack submarine USS Narwhal. Other operational assignments included command of the submarine tender Proteus in Guam and the Navy's largest submarine squadron in Groton, Connecticut. During the Gulf War, he was commander of the Pacific Fleet submarine force of over 40 boats from his headquarters at Pearl Harbor. Later onshore he was Commander for Navy Recruiting. He was also Director, Division of Mathematics and Science (including the departments of math, physics, chemistry, oceanography and computer science) at the Naval Academy for three academic years. (references) |
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