Robert Holmes
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Politicians
- Robert Holmes (Gloucestershire MP)Robert Holmes (Gloucestershire MP)Robert Holmes was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653.Holmes was a Justice of the Peace of Netherton, Gloucestershire in 1649. In 1653, he was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in the Barebones Parliament....
elected in 1653 - Robert D. HolmesRobert D. HolmesRobert Denison Holmes was an American politician and journalist from the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of the state of New York, he worked in newspapers and radio before entering politics. Though a Republican early in his career, he served as a Democrat in the Oregon State Senate and as the 28th...
(1909–1976), governor of Oregon - Robert A. "Bob" Holmes, Georgia state legislator
- Robert E. HolmesRobert E. HolmesRobert Edward Holmes was an associate justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 1978 until 1992. A conservative jurist, he had previously represented his native Franklin County in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1961 until 1968 and on Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals from 1968 until 1978...
(1922–2004), Ohio state supreme court justice - Robert Holmes (Canadian politician)Robert Holmes (Canadian politician)Robert Holmes was a publisher and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Huron West in the Canadian House of Commons from 1899 to 1904 as a Liberal....
(1852–1932), Canadian Member of Parliament
Others
- Robert L. HolmesRobert L. HolmesRobert L. Holmes is a professor of philosophy at the University of Rochester, and an expert on issues of peace and nonviolence. Holmes specializes in ethics, and in social and political philosophy. He has written numerous articles and several books on those topics, and has been invited to address...
, professor of philosophy at the University of Rochester - Sir Robert Holmes (Royal Navy officer) (1622–1692), English admiral
- Robert Holmes (barrister)Robert Holmes (barrister)Robert Holmes was an Irish lawyer and nationalist.-Early life:Holmes was born in Dublin in 1765, the son of parents who were natives of Antrim and settled at Belfast, was born during a visit of his parents to Dublin in 1765. He entered Trinity College, Dublin in 1782, and graduated B.A. in 1787...
(1765–1859), Irish lawyer and nationalist - Robert Holmes (dean)Robert Holmes (dean)Robert Holmes was an English churchman and academic, Dean of Winchester and a biblical scholar known for textual studies of the Septuagint.-Life:...
(1748–1805), English Biblical scholar - Robert Holmes (astronomer), American amateur astronomer
- Robert Holmes (composer)Robert Holmes (composer)Robert Holmes is a composer, living in the United States of America. Though he was at least partly responsible for the music heard in several other computer games, he is best known for having composed the music for the Gabriel Knight series of adventure games...
, wrote music for computer games - Robert Holmes (musician)Robert Holmes (musician)Robert Holmes is a guitarist, best known for his work as guitarist/vocalist/writer in the new wave band 'Til Tuesday, the former band of Aimee Mann....
, guitarist for the band 'Til Tuesday - Robert Holmes (scriptwriter)Robert Holmes (scriptwriter)This entry is about the television scriptwriter. For other people with the same name, see Robert Holmes .Robert Colin Holmes was an English television scriptwriter, who for over twenty-five years contributed to some of the most popular programmes screened in the UK...
(1926–1986), English TV scriptwriter - Robert Holmes (American football)Robert Holmes (American football)Robert Holmes is a former American football running back who played collegiately at Southern University and professionally in the American Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs, and in the National Football League for the Chiefs, the Houston Oilers, and the San Diego Chargers...
(born 1945), running back for the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Oilers - Robert Holmes (footballer)Robert Holmes (footballer)Bob Holmes was a professional footballer, who was a member of the famous 'invincibles' of Preston North End.-Career:...
(1867–1955), former England & Preston North End footballer - Bob Holmes (artist) (born 1965), digital art director
- Bobby HolmesBobby HolmesBobby Holmes is a Scottish former football player, who played for St. Mirren in the Scottish Football League. Holmes was forced to retire in 1959 due to injury.- External links :*, Neil Brown...
(born 1932), Scottish footballer - Robert Holmes (actor) (1899–1945), British film and theatre actor