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  1. Riggs

    Riggs may refer to Riggs disease Riggs Glacier Riggs Bank , former bank in the Washington DC area People with the name Arthur Riggs geneticist , American geneticist Arthur Stanley Riggs 1879 1952 , American author and historian Bobby Riggs 1918 1995 , American tennis player Christina Marie Riggs 1971 2000 , Arkansas nurse, executed for killing her children Dax Riggs , musician Derek Riggs , British artist Dudley Riggs born 1932 , American comedian Elmer S. Riggs 1869 1963 , American paleontologist Frank Riggs born 1950 , Californian politician George Washington Riggs , American banker Gerald Riggs former NFL running back James Garland Riggs , saxophonist classical and jazz and collegiate music educator Jerry Riggs , American rock musician also founder of the band Riggs Jim Riggs born 1941 , American saxophonist Joe Riggs born 1982 , American mixed martial arts fighter John M. Riggs , retired US Army Major General L. A. Speed Riggs, tobacco auctioneer and advertising spokesman for American Tobacco Company Marlon Riggs 1957 1994 , American poet, educator, filmmaker, and activist Mike Riggs , American guitarist for Scum of the Earth and Rob Zombie R. William Riggs , former Oregon Supreme Court judge Scott Riggs born 1971 , American race car driver Scott Antol or Scotty Riggs, American professional wrestler Thomas Riggs, Jr. 1873 1945 , American politician and governor of Alaska Fictional Martin Riggs , fictional police officer in Lethal Weapon Other uses Riggs Tompkins Building , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. See also Rig disambiguation Rigg disambiguation Rigging disambig surname de Riggs fr Riggs ...   more details



  1. Robert Riggs

    Robert Riggs may refer to Bobby Riggs , former tennis player Robert Freez Riggs, former Club Kid and drug dealer, convicted of the murder of Angel Melendez hndis Riggs, Robert ...   more details



  1. John Riggs

    John Riggs may refer to John M. Riggs soldier , retired U.S. Army general John Mankey Riggs , first American dentist specializing in periodontology Jack Riggs , American politician hndis name Riggs, John ...   more details



  1. James Riggs

    James Riggs may refer to James M. Riggs 1839 1933 , U.S. Representative from Illinois James Garland Riggs , American saxophonist, retired professor of music Jim Riggs American football born 1963 , American football player Jim Riggs Commissioner , commissioner of the Eastern Professional Hockey League See also James Harrison Rigg 1821 1909 , English nonconformist hndis Riggs, James ...   more details



  1. Elisha Riggs

    Elisha Riggs June 13, 1779, Brookeville, Maryland August 3, 1853, New York, NY was the founder of the Riggs National Bank. Early career After his education, Riggs moved to Georgetown, DC , where he was employed as a merchant. He fought in the War of 1812 as an ensign in the 32nd regiment of militia in Anne Arundel County, Maryland . Before that, he had established himself as a dry goods merchant and hired George Peabody as his office boy. Business Success By 1815, Riggs and Peabody entered into a partnership under the firm name of Riggs & Peabody, dry goods merchant. Business flourished and soon they expanded to Baltimore in 1816. By 1821, they had offices in New York City and Philadelphia . In 1822 the firm s name was changed to Riggs, Peabody & Co. with the main office in Baltimore. In 1829 the partnership was dissolved and Riggs retired to New York City. His estate is now part of the United States customs house. Banking Riggs and Peabody continued their business ventures and engaged in international finance. They were mainly concerned with restoring the credit of Maryland abroad after the depression of 1841 1842 and disposed a bond issue of 8 million. Before moving to New York, Elisha established the bank of Corcoran & Riggs in Washington, DC, which was organized by his son George Washington Riggs and financed by Elisha. When the United States sought a loan to finance the Mexican American War , the Riggs bank was the only institution to bid for the full amount and lent the government 34 million in 1847 and 1848. After the retirement of William Corcoran, Elisha s son George Washington Riggs and his grandson Elisha Francis Riggs took over the business as Riggs & Co. in Washington. It was successfully run as such until July 1896 when it assumed its present name as the Riggs ... Persondata . NAME Riggs, Elisha ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1779 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH August 3, 1853 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Riggs, Elisha Category 1779 births ...   more details



  1. Arthur Riggs

    Arthur Riggs is the name of Arthur Riggs geneticist , geneticist who worked with Genentech to express the first artificial gene in bacteria Arthur Stanley Riggs 1879 1952 , American writer, editor and historian hndis Riggs, Arthur Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ...   more details



  1. Jerry Riggs

    BLP sources date July 2011 Infobox musical artist name Jerry Riggs image Jerry Riggs.jpg alt caption ... associated acts Pat Travers website notable instruments Jerry Riggs is an American rock guitarist and vocalist, born on August 25, 1956, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Biography Jerry Riggs began his musical ..., Georgia. There, musician Don Train Stormtrooper recruited Riggs and fellow guitarist Jeremy ... the group and return to Philadelphia in 1980, Jerry Riggs replaced him as frontman and the band became known as Riggs. ref cite web last Mastro first Michael date June 2, 2010 page metadata url http www.michaelmastro.com photo riggs.html title Riggs accessdate September 11, 2011 ref Two of the band ... Metal film Heavy Metal . The songs were also included on the movie s soundtrack release. Riggs debut ... went unnoticed. Riggs began working with Canadian rocker Pat Travers in 1983 and joined the Pat Travers ... xnANAAAAIBAJ&pg 5813,147935&dq jerry riggs heavy metal&hl en title Rocker Learned Lessons ... July 2011 ref At the time Riggs joined, Travers was at the end of his most successful period. The band ... constantly. At headlining shows, Riggs performed at least one of his original songs, and Ready .... A few of Riggs original compositions made it onto Travers 1990 release School Of Hard Knocks . One Riggs penned track was an instrumental entitled Guitars From Hell , which featured fretwork from both he and Travers. Riggs is also featured in the 1991 video release Boom Boom Live At The Diamond Club ... Or Not by Riggs. Although one of his songs was included in this video release, Jerry Riggs guitar solo was not. Riggs left Travers group in 1993 and now lives in Florida. He performs regularly with Bobby ... Riggs has reunited for occasional one night engagements, most recently on November 28, 2009, playing at The Loft in Atlanta. References reflist Persondata NAME Riggs, Jerry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Riggs, Jerry Category American rock guitarists Category Living people ...   more details



  1. Rebecca Riggs

    For the wife of actor Simon Baker Rebecca Rigg Rebecca Riggs is a Queensland born Australian actress best known for her role as Commandant Grayza in the science fiction television series Farscape . External links imdb name id 4791330 name Rebecca Riggs Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Riggs, Rebecca ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Riggs, Rebecca Category Australian television actors Category Living people Category People from Queensland Category Year of birth missing living people Australia tv actor stub ...   more details



  1. Chandler Riggs

    Infobox person name Chandler Riggs image 5.21.11ChandlerRiggsByLuigiNovi2.jpg caption birth date Birth date and age 1999 6 7 birth place Atlanta , Georgia U.S. state Georgia , United States U.S. occupation Actor Web Site Chandler Riggs born June 27, 1999 Atlanta , Georgia U.S. state Georgia is an United States American actor , best known for his role as Carl Grimes in the AMC TV channel AMC television series The Walking Dead TV series The Walking Dead based on the The Walking Dead comics comic book series of the same name . Riggs was cast in the series in June 2010, shortly before his eleventh birthday. ref name ds cite news first Mark last Langshaw title Chandler Riggs joins Walking Dead url http www.digitalspy.com tv s135 the walking dead news a228357 chandler riggs joins walking dead.html work Digital Spy publisher date 2010 06 16 accessdate 2011 01 25 ref He is a native of Atlanta, Georgia . ref name amc cite news first last title Q&A Chandler Riggs Carl Grimes He also is a huge hit in the number one show that would eventually lead America AMC TV s Walking Dead, playing the no more than 12 year old boy, Carl Grimes j url http blogs.amctv.com the walking dead 2010 11 chandler riggs interview.php work AMC TV channel AMC publisher date accessdate 2011 01 25 ref Filmography class wikitable style font size 90 border 2 cellpadding 4 background f9f9f9 align center colspan 4 style background B0C4DE List of acting performances in film and television align center style background CCCCCC Year style background CCCCCC Film style background CCCCCC Role style background CCCCCC Notes 2006 ... reflist External links IMDb name id 3385128 name Chandler Riggs Persondata NAME Riggs, Chandler ... OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Riggs, Chandler Category 1999 births Category American television actors Category ... stub de Chandler Riggs es Chandler Riggs fr Chandler Riggs it Chandler Riggs pt Chandler Riggs fi Chandler Riggs ...   more details



  1. Elias Riggs

    Image Elias Riggs.jpg thumb Elias Riggs Elias Riggs 1810 1901 was an United States American Presbyterian missionary and linguist born in New Providence, New Jersey . During his missionary activities in the Ottoman Empire he contributed greatly to the Bulgarian National Revival , and organized the first translation by Neofit Rilski , and worked on editing, printing and dissemination of Bible translations into Bulgarian a translation of the Bible into modern Bulgarian . Riggs did research on Biblical Aramaic Chaldee Language , and also guided the Bible translations into Armenian translation of the Bible into modern Armenian language . ref name Genov Georgi Genov. http web.orbitel.bg classica history.htm American Elias Riggs and his contribution to the Bulgarian National Revival . Historical Archives . Sofia, Issue 9 10, November 2000 May 2001. in Bulgarian ref The government and church of newly independent Greece originally opposed Riggs mission, but later had to accept US American and UK British Protestant activities among Christians other than Greeks . Riggs took part in negotiations identifying the then actual ethnic boundary delimitation delimitation between Greeks and Bulgarians in the Ottoman Empire, resulting in an approximate line drawn between Serres and Edessa, Greece Edessa in Macedonia region Macedonia north of which the Christian population was recognized as predominantly Bulgarian. Subsequently, the 1876 Constantinople Conference of the Great Powers confirmed that early delimitation in its more comprehensive definition of ethnic Bulgaria n lands as of the late 19th century. ref name Genov Honour Riggs Peak on Smith Island South Shetland Islands Smith Island , South Shetland Islands is named after Elias Riggs. References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Riggs, Elias ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1810 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1901 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Riggs, Elias Category 1810 births Category 1901 deaths ...   more details



  1. Riggs Bank

    Infobox company company name Riggs National Corporation company logo Image Riggs logo.png 150px Riggs ... Financial Services homepage N A Riggs Bank was a Washington, D.C. based commercial bank with branches ... history, it was the largest bank in the nation s capital. Riggs had been controlled by the Albritton ... September 2010 File PNC Bank Pennsylvania Avenue.JPG thumb left Former Riggs National Bank headquarters ... and Trust Company Building . The earliest incarnation of Riggs Bank was formed in 1836 when William Wilson Corcoran opened a small brokerage house. In 1840, Corcoran and George Washington Riggs , the son of a neighbor, formed Corcoran & Riggs , which offered checking and depositing services. The bank got a major boost in 1844, when the U.S. government assigned Corcoran & Riggs to be the only federal depository in Washington. Corcoran & Riggs financed Samuel Morse s invention of the telegraph ... spec exhibits pnc riggs dc community.html Riggs Bank and the D.C. Community ref In 1854 Corcoran retired and George Washington Riggs re assumed leadership, resulting in the bank changing its name to Riggs & Co. ref http www.gwu.edu gelman spec ead ms2213.xml PNC Riggs Bank Records , Special Collections ... accepting a government charter, Riggs National Bank was born in 1896. By 1900, Riggs was twice as large as any other bank in the capital. In 1909, Riggs president formally presented to the United States ... 20th century, the bank continued to flourish. During World War I, Riggs National Bank participated ... Depression, Riggs Director, Robert V. Fleming, also acted as adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt ... ead ms2213.xml PNC Riggs Bank Records , Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman ... into the Washington Business Hall of Fame . Through its history Riggs Bank served many notable personalities. Twenty three U.S. Presidents or their families banked at Riggs, including Martin Van Buren ... http www.gwu.edu gelman spec exhibits pnc riggs prez.html The PNC Riggs Collection Presidential ...   more details



  1. Edward Riggs

    Edward Riggs March 24, 1856 January 17, 1924 was a political reporter for The Sun New York The Sun New York . His full name was Edward Gridley Riggs . After retiring from The Sun in 1913 Riggs became an executive assistant to the president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad . Riggs was born in New York City and died at his home at 38 South Portland Avenue, Brooklyn, New York . His father, James W. Riggs, was the financial editor of the New York Courier Enquirer and later The Sun . Career Riggs began his newspaper career by writing about financial and commercial subjects for the New York World . He moved on to write about politics for The Sun . He frequently attended both national and state political conventions. Riggs befriended a number of important political figures of his era. Among his friends included Presidents William McKinley , Theodore Roosevelt , William Howard Taft , and Grover Cleveland . His tenure with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad involved him serving as an intermediary between newspapers in the United States and the company s president. Continuing to follow political events, Riggs contributed political and financial articles to Harper s Weekly , The Bookman New York , Everybody s Magazine , the North American Review , The Forum , and Munsey s Magazine , and other political magazines. In 1912 he was named by Governor John Adams Dix to the New ... Hall who considered Riggs a member of the Republican Party United States Republican Party . Riggs ... S. Brown of Forestville, Connecticut . Riggs was a member of the Lotos, Barnard, Manhattan, and Newspaper Clubs. He was also affiliated with the Pilgrims Society . Death Riggs succumbed to an illness ... s Church, Clinton and Livingston Streets, in Brooklyn. ref Edward G. Riggs Dies In 68th Year , New ... NAME Riggs, Edward ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Reporter, editor DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1856 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH January 17, 1924 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Riggs, Edward Category ...   more details



  1. Lynn Riggs

    Rollie Lynn Riggs August 31, 1899 June 30, 1954 was an author, poet and playwright born on a farm near ... writing. ref name library http www.okfriends.net riggs.htm Lynn Riggs An Oklahoma Treasure , http www.okfriends.net index.htm Friends of Libraries in Oklahoma ref Riggs wrote 21 full length plays, several ... thumb right The Cherokee Night by Lynn Riggs, presented at the Provincetown Playhouse by the Community ... in 1912. Riggs graduated from high school in 1917, and travelled to Chicago and New York City ... and Gas Journal . Travelling to Los Angeles , Riggs worked as an extra in the theatre, and a copyeditor at the Los Angeles Times , which published his first poem. Riggs entered the University ... lynn.riggs LynnRiggs.htm Lynn Riggs , Mary Hays Marable and Elaine Boylan, pages 93 96 of A Handbook ... However, Riggs did not graduate after he became ill with tuberculosis during his senior year. ref name library Riggs then moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico for health reasons and soon joined a group of artists. However, in 1926 Riggs moved back to New York hoping to work in the Broadway theatre Broadway ... and travelled to Europe . Riggs began writing his most famous play, Green Grow the Lilacs play Green ... Literature, Lynn Riggs Papers, New Haven, CT , November, 1993 Last Updated February 2000 ref Claremore, Oklahoma is home to the Lynn Riggs Memorial. ref http members.cox.net lynn.riggs lrmem.htm linx The Lynn Riggs Memorial webpage ref Plays Selected plays include Big Lake 1926 Sump n Like ..., where it ran for 64 performances. The musical Oklahoma , based on Riggs play, opened on Broadway on March ... http hdl.handle.net 10079 fa beinecke.riggs Lynn Riggs Papers . Yale Collection of American Literature ... L Riggs&s 1 Riggs bio on R&H Theatricals site http members.cox.net lynn.riggs Lynn Riggs Memorial Website Find a Grave 8591343 http newsdesk.si.edu photos green grow lilacs lynn riggs Photo of Lynn Riggs Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Riggs, Lynn ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ...   more details



  1. Jesse Riggs

    Infobox gridiron football person image Jesse Riggs.jpg ImageWidth 250px caption Portrait of Jesse Riggs ... Bright Riggs February 3, 1870 &ndash March 9, 1945 ref cite news url http pqasb.pqarchiver.com baltsun ... 1837 1985 &desc SERVICES TODAY FOR JESSE B. RIGGS&pqatl google title Services Today For Jesse B. Riggs date 1945 03 10 ref was an All American American football football player. Riggs played for the Princeton ... Princeton football team. Biography A native of Baltimore, Maryland , Riggs was the son of Lawrason Riggs, a well known banker of Baltimore, Maryland . The family had founded and operated Riggs ... States to fund the Mexican American War . Riggs enroled at Princeton University where he played ... Football All America Team . In December 1890, the members of the Princeton team elected Riggs as the captain of the 1891 football team. ref cite news title Captain Poe s Successor Jease B. Riggs Elected ..., Riggs resigned the position before the 1891 season started. Riggs had become embroiled in a controversy ... on his face and accused Riggs of sriking his fingernails into Church s face and saying, Now I have you ... language used by Riggs, and also the dirty work he indulged in. ref name Fight cite ... Inquirer date 1890 11 11 ref Nonetheless, Riggs ruthless behavior led Princeton to an impressive record that season. Riggs was married in October 1893 to Charlotte M. Symington c.1870 1938 . ref cite news title Riggs Symington Secretary Carlisle Attends a Wedding Princeton Men Present publisher The Sun date 1893 10 06 ref Riggs younger brother, Dudley Riggs American football Dudley Riggs followed him to Princeton, where he, too, became an All American football player. In September ... of the great Jesse Riggs, 92. This one s name is Dudley and he weighs 185 pounds not bad to begin ... In 1965, Riggs was nominated for the College Football Hall of Fame , but did not receive a sufficient ... . NAME Riggs, Jesse ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH February 3, 1870 PLACE ...   more details



  1. Derek Riggs

    Infobox artist name Derek Riggs image caption birth name birth date birth date df yes 1958 02 13 birth ... awards website http www.derekriggs.com Derek Riggs born 13 February 1958 in Portsmouth , England ref name Popoff 6 cite book last1 Popoff first1 Martin title Run for Cover The Art of Derek Riggs edition ..., Eddie the Head . Career Riggs is self taught in his art, both in his traditional painting and in his ... about the course. ref name Popoff 6 Riggs most famous achievement is his work with Iron Maiden ... Wall 133 Riggs first picture of Eddie was originally entitled Electric Matthew Says Hello, ref name Popoff 18 cite book last1 Popoff first1 Martin title Run for Cover The Art of Derek Riggs edition 1 ... title Run for Cover The Art of Derek Riggs edition 1 publisher Aardvark Publishing year 2006 page ... through Riggs portfolio, ref name Wall 134 cite book author Wall, Mick title Iron Maiden Run to the Hills ... and Riggs went on to work with Iron Maiden throughout the 1980s and into the 90s, creating many ... input from Riggs in recent years. ref name Wall 289 cite book author Wall, Mick title Iron Maiden ... 86074 542 3 page 289 ref Riggs has also designed the cover of World s Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden ... Run for Cover The Art of Derek Riggs edition 1 publisher Aardvark Publishing year 2006 page 168 accessdate ... title Run for Cover The Art of Derek Riggs edition 1 publisher Aardvark Publishing year 2006 page 128 ... of Derek Riggs edition 1 publisher Aardvark Publishing year 2006 page 149 accessdate 2011 10 02 isbn ..., ref name Popoff 138 cite book last1 Popoff first1 Martin title Run for Cover The Art of Derek Riggs ... book last1 Popoff first1 Martin title Run for Cover The Art of Derek Riggs edition 1 publisher Aardvark ... The Art of Derek Riggs edition 1 publisher Aardvark Publishing year 2006 page 163 accessdate 2011 10 ... . NAME Riggs, Derek ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1958 02 13 PLACE OF BIRTH Portsmouth , England DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Riggs, Derek Category English artists ...   more details



  1. Seth Riggs

    Seth Riggs is an United States American vocal coach and founder of a technique known as Speech Level Singing. ref cite book last1 Pinksterboer first1 Hugo title Tipbook Vocals The Complete Guide edition 5 year 2008 publisher Hal Leonard location New York isbn 978 1 4234 5622 3 oclc 225873891 page 111 ref Some of his students have included Ray Charles , ref http www.idolsingersadvantage.com students.php ref Josh Groban ref Josh Groban gets his start from David Foster approaching Josh s vocal coach, Seth Riggs http www.pbs.org wnet gperf episodes josh groban in concert singing sensation 11 ref first LP only , Dusty Springfield , ref name Southern School of Popular Singing List of Seth Riggs celebrity students http www.ssps.co.uk SLS Speech Level Singing Method.html ref Michael Jackson , ref name whoopionyoutube Whoopi Goldberg discusses Michael Jackson and her voice teacher, Seth Riggs http www.youtube.com watch?v iLpDmaGjHDg ref Whoopi Goldberg , ref name whoopionyoutube Kalil Wilson , ref name Kalil Wilson in East Bay Express Kalil Wilson and Seth Riggs http www.eastbayexpress.com eastbay rare groove Content?oid 1087770 ref and Philip Webb . ref Critically acclaimed operatic tenor, Philip Webb, discusses studying under Seth Riggs http www.philipwebb.net biography.htm ref ref http speechlevelsinging.com client list.html ref ref http sethriggs.com ref ref http www.events in music.com seth riggs sls founder.html ref ref http 3rdvoice.com speech level singing clients ref ref http charliepantsmusiclessons.blogspot.com 2011 04 who is seth riggs.html ref ref http www.singlikeastar.com sls.html ref References Reflist External links http www.sethriggs.com Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Riggs, Seth ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Riggs, Seth Category Vocal coaches Category Living people US music bio stub bs Seth Riggs de Seth Riggs ja pl Seth Riggs ...   more details



  1. Bobby Riggs

    Deleted image removed Image BobbyRiggs.jpg thumb 150px right Bobby Riggs on the cover of Sports Illustrated just before his match with Billie Jeane King in 1973 Infobox tennis biography name Bobby Riggs ... 1967 tennishofid bobby riggs website optional, official web site address like this http www.site.com ... W 1939 USOpenMixedresult W 1940 updated September 25, 2010 Robert Larimore Bobby Riggs February ... Commented out because image was deleted Image Riggs Newsweek Cover 1939.jpg thumb left Riggs on the cover of a 1939 Newsweek Riggs was born in Los Angeles , the son of a minister and one of six ... 15 years old and then juniors through 18 years old tournaments. Although it is sometimes said that Riggs ... and the Southern California Tennis Association . Riggs writes in his autobiography that for many years Jones considered Riggs to be too small and not powerful enough to be a top flight player. Kramer, however, said in his autobiography that Jones turned against Riggs for being a kid hustler . ref ... helping Riggs, Jones then refused to sponsor him at the important Eastern tournaments. With the help of Bartosh and others, Riggs played in various National Tournaments and by the time he was 16 was the fifth ... Hunt in 17 final round matches and won all 17 of them. At 18, Riggs was still a junior but won the Southern ..., Riggs won two tournaments and reached the finals of two others. Although still a junior, he ended the year ranked fourth in the United States Men s Rankings . Kramer, who was 3 years younger than Riggs, writes I played Riggs a lot then at the Los Angeles Tennis Club . He liked me personally too, but he ..., he told me. Bobby Riggs was always candid. ref The Game, My 40 Years in Tennis 1979 , Jack Kramer with Frank ... for put away shots. Kramer, one of the very few players who was undeniably better than Riggs, writes that there is a major misconception about Riggs. He didn t play some rinky dink Harold Solomon ... depth and accuracy both, Riggs second serve ranks with the other three best that I ever saw Gottfried ...   more details



  1. William Riggs

    About the Canadian politician the judge for the Oregon U.S. Supreme Court R. William Riggs William Charles Bill Riggs 1896 December 20, 1973 was a Member of Provincial Parliament Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1945. ref name wds Cite news url http news.google.com newspapers?id tRc AAAAIBAJ&sjid Uk8MAAAAIBAJ&pg 4429,4494079&dq william riggs windsor walkerville&hl en title Nominations Given Riggs and Lauzon work The Windsor Daily Star date ... of Windsor, Ontario Mayor of Windsor in 1969. Riggs was born in 1896 in England, ref name wds1969 ... news.google.com newspapers?id viY AAAAIBAJ&sjid UE8MAAAAIBAJ&pg 4728,2947903&dq william riggs essex east&hl en title William C. Riggs work The Windsor Daily Star accessdate 21 December 2010 date 25 June ... during World War I . ref name wds1949 Riggs trained as a printer in Belleville. ref name wds1969 Riggs ... wds1969 ref name wds1949 Riggs was one of the first members of Ontario s Labor Party in the 1930s ... in Windsor s Ward 4. ref name wds1969 Riggs was elected in a CCF sweep in Ontario general ... wds1969 When John Wheelton resigned as mayor of Windsor in 1969, Riggs replaced him for a period of 5 months. Four alderman received 2 votes during the city council vote for a replacement. Riggs won the job ... riggs mayor&hl en title Bill Riggs calls shots work The Windsor Star author Bill Shields date ... 6aEFAAAAIBAJ&pg 6365,1295627&dq william riggs windsor 1973&hl en title Ex mayor of Windsor ... of 1970. Riggs was married to Gladys and had two sons and two daughters. ref name obit ... title Deaths Riggs, William Charles work The Windsor Star date 20 December 1973 page 49 accessdate 21 December 2010 ref ref name wds1949 An apartment building in East Windsor is named after him Riggs ... Persondata . NAME Riggs, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Member of Parliament of Ontario ... 1973 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Riggs, William Category Ontario Co operative Commonwealth Federation ...   more details



  1. Riggs Glacier

    Infobox glacier name Riggs Glacier photo NOAA Riggs Glacier 1992.jpg photo caption Riggs Glacier in 1992 type Mountain glacier location Hoonah Angoon Census Area, Alaska , United States U.S. coords coord 59 10 08 N 136 14 37 W type glacier scale 250000 display inline,title area length 17 miles 27 km thickness terminus sealevel status retreating Riggs Glacier is a glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska . ref cite web url http www.topozone.com map.asp?lat 59.1845&lon 136.28063&s 500&size l&u 4&datum nad27&layer DRG title USGS Skagway A 4 AK Topo Map publisher Topozone accessdate 2007 01 24 ref It begins on the southern slope of the Takhinsha Mountains , 6  km 4  mi southeast of Mount Harris and flows south southeast to the head of Muir Inlet , 69  km 43  mi southwest of Skagway, Alaska Skagway . It was named by the American Geographical Society in 1947 for Thomas Riggs, Jr. , List of Governors of Alaska Governor of Alaska from 1918 to 1921. See also List of glaciers Cited references Reflist Category Glaciers of Alaska Category Landforms of Hoonah Angoon Census Area, Alaska Category Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve HoonahAngoonAK geo stub ...   more details



  1. Riggs' disease

    Riggs disease , also known as pyorrhea of a toothsocket or gingivitis expulsiva , is a wikt purulent purulent inflammation of the dental periosteum named after United States America n dentist John W. Riggs 1811 1885 . ref Shklar, G Carranza, FA The Historical Background of Periodontology. In Newman, MG Takei, HH Carrana FA, editors Carranza s Clinical Periodontology , 9th Edition. Philadelphia W.B. Saunders Company, 2002. page 7. ref Riggs disease produces the progressive necrosis of the Alveolar process alveoli and looseness of the teeth . The teeth may become very loose and fall out of the sockets. Mark Twain wrote briefly about Riggs disease in his short essay, Happy Memories of the Dental Chair , in which he claims to have been examined by Dr. Riggs himself. ref http books.google.com books?id NfZHzBHUX7cC&pg PA53&lpg PA53&dq 22Happy Memories of the Dental Chair 22 riggs&source bl&ots V4r 6G5l9 &sig kx0ckP1Tqmz2uDgC1aedUY0G uk&hl en&ei 03lDTK lA8K88gbO8PQN&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 7&ved 0CCsQ6AEwBg v onepage&q 22Happy 20Memories 20of 20the 20Dental 20Chair 22 20riggs&f false Mark Twain s Notebooks & Journals, Volume II 1877 1883 The Mark Twain papers ref References Reflist dentistry stub disease stub Category Infectious diseases Category Oral pathology ...   more details



  1. Clinton Riggs

    For the American businessman, government official, and lacrosse coach Clinton L. Riggs Clinton E. Riggs July 15, 1910&ndash May 22, 1997 was a Tulsa Police Department officer who, along with Paul Rice ref name test http news.google.com newspapers?nid 888&dat 19560909&id adENAAAAIBAJ&sjid KXYDAAAAIBAJ&pg 4992,3646734 Fales, Edward D., Jr. http news.google.com newspapers?nid 888&dat 19560909&id adENAAAAIBAJ&sjid KXYDAAAAIBAJ&pg 4992,3646734 What You Should Know About The New Yield Signs , The St. Petersburg Times, September 9, 1956. ref , invented the first yield sign . The Tulsa Police Department s shoulder patch is patterned after this original yield sign. He retired from the department as Administrative Chief in 1970 after 36 years of service. References http archiver.rootsweb.com th read RIGGS 1997 10 0877890429 Clinton E. Riggs, Created Yield sign published in Rootsweb http www.tulsapolice.org history patches.html History of badges in the Tulsa Police Department references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Riggs, Clinton ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1910 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1997 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Riggs, Clinton Category 1910 births Category 1997 deaths Category American municipal police officers law enforcement stub ...   more details



  1. Riggs Peak

    File Smith Island location map.png thumb Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands. Image Riggs Peak.jpg thumb Riggs Peak Riggs Peak lang bg , Vrah Riggs vr&h rigs is a peak rising to 1690 m in Imeon Range on Smith Island South Shetland Islands Smith Island , South Shetland Islands . Situated 2.38  km southwest of Neofit Peak , 5.4  km southwest of the summit Mount Foster , and 8.6  km northeast of Cape James . Overlooking Letnitsa Glacier to the south, and Gramada Glacier to the east. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. Named after the United States American missionary and linguist Elias Riggs 1810 1901 who contributed greatly to the Bulgarian National Revival , and organized the first translation, printing and dissemination of the Bible in modern Bulgarian language . coord 63 02 08 S 62 36 50 W display title Map L.L. Ivanov. http id team.org apc Apcbg Web New files image023.jpg Antarctica Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1 120000 topographic map. Troyan Manfred W rner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978 954 92032 6 4 References http data.aad.gov.au aadc gaz scar SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer Bulgarian named Antarctic place Category Mountains of Smith Island South Shetland Islands Category Bulgaria and the Antarctic SouthShetlandIslands geo stub ...   more details



  1. Jeremiah Riggs

    Infobox martial artist name Jeremiah Riggs other names Bigg Rigg, br Mississippi image JRiggs.jpg image size 200px alt caption birth name Jeremiah Riggs birth date birth date and age 1982 12 17 birth place ... 1 mma draw mma nc url sherdog 24469 footnotes updated Jeremiah Riggs born December 12, 1982 is an United ... MMA competitor since 2007, Riggs has made a name for himself mainly fighting in the Midwest, and his ... Team Forrest as well as a contestant on WWE Tough Enough . Early life Riggs was born and raised in Vicksburg ... by 31 years in the National Guard. ref name Bio1 http rhinoden.rangerup.com meet jeremiah riggs ref Riggs attended his local high school, playing baseball and football, lettering in both sports. After graduating high school Riggs went on to enroll into Mississippi Delta Community College where he was on the football ... riggs ref Upon graduating from college Riggs signed up with the United States Army and served a tour in Afghanistan with the 1st Ranger Battalion. ref name Bio1 After leaving the Army in 2005, Riggs ... martial arts Riggs made his professional debut against Craig Sjoerdsma in New Orleans, Louisiana . Riggs won the fight via submission from strikes in the first round. Riggs then fought Robert Thompson for the Southern Fighting Alliance middleweight title belt. The fight lasted all 5 rounds, and Riggs ... of Riggs front teeth was knocked out. In 2007 Riggs sold his trucking company and moved to San Jose to train MMA with Frank Shamrock . Riggs was set to become part of the San Jose Razorclaws , an International ... began. ref name Bio1 After the IFL dissolved Riggs was invited to be a part of season seven of The Ultimate Fighter . ref http mmajunkie.com news 3624 jeremiah riggs picked for the ultimate fighter 7 cast.mma ref Riggs was paired against Dan Cramer in a preliminary match up to see who obtained entry into the house. ref http www.ultimatefighter.com fight videos tuf 7 dan cramer jeremiah riggs ref Riggs lost a decision, but earned the respect of UFC President Dana White and Quinton Jackson ...   more details



  1. Jon Riggs

    Jon Riggs born 14 November 1962 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda Football Club St Kilda in the Australian Football League Victorian Football League . ref cite web url http stats.rleague.com afl stats players J Jon Riggs.html title Jon Riggs publisher AFL Tables ref Drafted in 1983 from the Burnie Tigers in Tasmania, Riggs was better known as a professional sprinter. ref cite book last Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim title The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers publisher BAS Publishing year 2007 isbn 9781920910785 ref He won the Hobart Gift in 1983 and the Esanda burnie Gift 15000 in 1989. Also played football for West Perth in the WAFL in 1989 and 1990 as well as the Devonport Blues in the TFL in 1991. References Reflist 1 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Riggs, Jon ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian rules footballer DATE OF BIRTH 14 November 1962 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Riggs, Jon Category 1962 births Category Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Category St Kilda Football Club players Category West Perth Football Club players Category Burnie Football Club players Category Devonport Football Club players Category Living people ...   more details



  1. Marlon Riggs

    Infobox person name Marlon Riggs image birthname birth date Birth date df yes 1957 02 03 birth place ... Troy Riggs February 3, 1957 April 5, 1994 was a Homosexuality gay African American filmmaker , educator ... Is. . . Black Ain t . Riggs aesthetically innovative and socially provocative films examine past ... States America . Early life Riggs was born in Fort Worth, Texas on February 3, 1957. He was a child .... ref name Simmons Later in his life, Riggs remembered the ostracism and name calling that he experienced ... hated me and the blacks disparaged me. It was so painful. ref name Avena From 1973 to 1974 Riggs ... body president at the military dependents school. In 1974, Riggs returned to the United States to attend college. As an undergraduate , Riggs studied history at Harvard University and graduated magna cum laude in 1978. ref name Simmons As Riggs began studying the history of American racism and homophobia ... name Simmons Film career Upon finishing graduate school, Riggs began working on many independent documentary ... rights . ref name Simmons Because of his proficiency in video technology, Riggs was the on line editor for a video production company. In 1987, Riggs was hired as a part time faculty member at the University .... ref name Gateward In Ethnic Notions , Riggs sought to explore widespread and persistent Stereotypes ... Riggs continued working as an educator at Berkeley, he kept making his own films. The 1989 film ... American popular culture. The three principle voices of Tongues Untied are those of Riggs as well as gay rights activists and men infected with HIV Essex Hemphill and Joseph Beam. Riggs characterized ... for these experiences. ref name Levasseur Riggs explained that Tongues Untied was a catharsis for him ... Untied , Riggs was diagnosed with HIV after undergoing treatment for near fatal kidney failure ... agonizing therapy that Riggs had to go through in order to deal with his kidney failure. But despite his deteriorating health, Riggs decided to continue to teach at Berkeley and make documentaries ...   more details




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