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'''Geary''', an |
'''Geary''', an Anglicized rendering of the Irish name ''O'Gadhra'', has a number of meanings: |
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==Places== |
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=== United States === |
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*[[Anthony Geary]] (1947– ), an American actor |
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*[[Benjamin Handley Geary]] (1891–1976), a British soldier in World War I and a recipient of the Victoria Cross |
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*[[Bob Geary]], a former San Francisco police officer best known for his ventriloquist's dummy, Brendan O'Smarty |
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*[[Cynthia Geary]], American actress probably best known for ''Northern Exposure'' |
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*[[David C. Geary]], an American academic psychologist |
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*[[Sir Francis Geary, 1st Baronet]] (1709-1796), Royal Navy admiral |
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*Francis Geary (1752–1776), a British officer (and son of Admiral Francis Geary) killed in the [[Ambush of Geary]] during the American Revolutionary War |
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*[[Geoff Geary]] (1976– ), an American Major League Baseball player, relief pitcher, currently with the Philadelphia Phillies |
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*[[George Geary]] (1893–1981) England cricketer |
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*[[George Reginald Geary]] (1873–1954), mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1910 to 1912 |
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*[[James Geary]], London-based editor of Time magazine and author of ''The Body Electric''. |
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*[[John W. Geary]] (1819–1873), mayor of San Francisco, governor of the Kansas Territory, governor of Pennsylvania and general in the American Civil War |
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*[[Joseph Geary]], New York Times bestselling author |
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*[[Roy C. Geary]], (1896-1983), Irish social scientist |
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*[[Thomas J. Geary]], (1854-1929), U.S. Representative from California. |
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* [[Geary, Kansas]], a ghost town in Doniphan County |
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'''Geary''' as a place: |
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* [[Geary, Oklahoma]], a city |
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=== Other countries === |
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* [[Geary, New Brunswick]], Canada, a rural community |
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*[[Geary, Isle of Skye]] |
* [[Geary, Isle of Skye]], Scotland, a township |
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* [[Geary River]], a river in Victoria, Australia |
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*[[Geary Boulevard]], a major thoroughfare in San Francisco, California |
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==People== |
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'''Geary''' can also refer to: |
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==Other uses== |
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*[[Geary Act]], an 1892 U.S. government law that restricted the rights of Chinese immigrants in the United States |
* [[Geary Act]], an 1892 U.S. government law that restricted the rights of Chinese immigrants in the United States |
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*[[Geary Baronets]], a baronetcy in the baronetage of Great Britain |
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* [[Geary Boulevard]], a major thoroughfare in San Francisco, California |
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* [[Geary baronets]], a baronetcy in the Baronetage of Great Britain |
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* [[Geary (email client)]], an email application for the GNOME 3 desktop |
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* [[D. L. Geary Brewing Company]], a microbrewery located in Portland, Maine |
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* [[Battery Geary]], part of the defenses of Corregidor during World War II |
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==See also== |
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* [[Ambush of Geary]], a 1776 American Revolutionary War skirmish |
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* [[Giri (disambiguation)]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:06, 24 August 2024
Geary, an Anglicized rendering of the Irish name O'Gadhra, has a number of meanings:
Places
[edit]United States
[edit]- Geary, Kansas, a ghost town in Doniphan County
- Geary County, Kansas, a county
- Geary, Oklahoma, a city
Other countries
[edit]- Geary, New Brunswick, Canada, a rural community
- Geary, Isle of Skye, Scotland, a township
- Geary River, a river in Victoria, Australia
People
[edit]Other uses
[edit]- Geary Act, an 1892 U.S. government law that restricted the rights of Chinese immigrants in the United States
- Geary Boulevard, a major thoroughfare in San Francisco, California
- Geary baronets, a baronetcy in the Baronetage of Great Britain
- Geary (email client), an email application for the GNOME 3 desktop
- D. L. Geary Brewing Company, a microbrewery located in Portland, Maine
- Battery Geary, part of the defenses of Corregidor during World War II
See also
[edit]- Ambush of Geary, a 1776 American Revolutionary War skirmish
- Giri (disambiguation)