6-579: Edward French may refer to: Gerald French (Edward Gerald Fleming French, 1883–1970), English cricketer Edward French (professor) , lawyer, civil war veteran, professor at Wells College, and pioneer to California Edward French (bishop) (died 1810), Irish Roman Catholic clergyman; Bishop of Elphin, 1787–1810 Edward French (make-up artist) (born 1951, also known as Ed French), American make-up artist Edward L. French (1860–1947), American politician Edward Lee French (1857–1916), English-born officer in
12-561: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gerald French Edward Gerald Fleming French DSO (11 December 1883 – 17 September 1970) was an English cricketer and soldier. French was a left-handed batsman , although his bowling style is unknown. He was born in Woburn Sands , Buckinghamshire . He was the son of John French, 1st Earl of Ypres . Educated at Sandroyd School then Wellington College where he represented
18-761: The Surrey Second XI . From 1924 to 1927, he represented the county in 20 Championship matches, the last of which came against the Kent Second XI . Nine years later, he made his second and final first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Ireland at Observatory Lane , Dublin . Later, French captained and managed many non-first-class Marylebone Cricket Club teams. He wrote two books on cricket, The Corner Stone of English Cricket and It's Not Cricket , and other books including John Jorrocks and Other Characters from
24-602: The Indian Police Force Ed French, actor in the film Blood Rage [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_French&oldid=1230554965 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
30-552: The Works of Robert Surtees and The Martyrdom of Admiral Byng . He was Deputy Governor of Dartmoor Prison and Governor of Newcastle Prison. He married Leila King (d. 1959), daughter of Robert King, of Natal, South Africa. The French sisters, Essex Leila Hilary French and Violet Valerie French were his daughters. He died in Hove , Sussex , on 17 September 1970. John Byng Too Many Requests If you report this error to
36-722: The college cricket team, French served in the First World War . He was wounded and gassed in 1917, and was mentioned in dispatches twice. He gained the rank of major in the Yorkshire Regiment. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1918. French made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Scotland in 1922. In 1924, he made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Devon against
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