Hawker
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Places
- Hawker, Australian Capital TerritoryHawker, Australian Capital TerritoryHawker Hawker Hawker (postcode: 2614, is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Hawker is in the district of Belconnen.The suburb of Hawker is named after Charles Hawker (1894–1938), Member of the House of Representatives from 1929–1938 and Federal minister in 1932...
, a suburb of Canberra - Hawker, South AustraliaHawker, South AustraliaHawker is a town in the Flinders Ranges area of South Australia, 365 km north of Adelaide. It is in the Flinders Ranges Council, the state Electoral district of Stuart and the federal Division of Grey. At the 2006 census, Hawker had a population of 229....
, in the Flinders Ranges - Division of HawkerDivision of HawkerThe Division of Hawker was an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The division was created in 1969 and abolished in 1993. It was named for Charles Hawker, who was a federal MP 1929-38. It was located in the southern suburbs of Adelaide and took in the suburbs of Ascot Park,...
, an Electoral Division in South Australia
People
- Charles HawkerCharles HawkerCharles Allan Seymour Hawker was an Australian politician.Hawker was born near Clare, South Australia and educated at Geelong Grammar School, Hawker and Trinity College, Cambridge, earning Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in 1919 and 1922 respectively. While at Cambridge he enlisted in the...
(1894–1938), Member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1929-1938 - David HawkerDavid HawkerDavid Peter Maxwell Hawker , Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from May 1983 to July 2010, representing the Division of Wannon, Victoria, previously represented by former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. He was born in Adelaide, and was educated at...
(born 1949) member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1983 - George Charles HawkerGeorge Charles HawkerGeorge Charles Hawker was an Australian settler and South Australian politician.-Early life:Hawker was born in London, the second son of Admiral Edward Hawker and his first wife Joanna Naomi, née Poore. He was educated partly on the continent, and entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1836 George...
(1818–1895), South Australian politician and pastoralist - Harry HawkerHarry HawkerHarry George Hawker MBE, AFC, was an Australian aviation pioneer and co-founder of Hawker Aircraft, the firm that would later be responsible for a long series of successful military aircraft.-Early life:...
(1889–1921), founder of Hawker Aviation - Lanoe HawkerLanoe HawkerLanoe George Hawker VC, DSO was a British flying ace, with seven credited victories, during the First World War. He was the first British flying ace, and the third pilot to receive the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded...
(VC, DSO) (1890–1916), World War I English fighter pilot - Lesley HawkerLesley HawkerLesley Hawker is a Canadian figure skater. She is a two-time Canadian bronze medalist.- Career :Hawker is a Canadian bronze medalist and was the first alternate for the 2006 World Championships and 2006 Olympic Games. She is the oldest of 10 children in her family...
, Canadian figure skater - Lindsay HawkerLindsay HawkerLindsay Ann Hawker was a 22-year-old British teacher who was killed in Japan in early 2007. The man seen fleeing the apartment where she was killed, Tatsuya Ichihashi, was wanted by police for abandonment of a body. On 10 November 2009, it was reported by Japanese news media as well as BBC News...
(1984-2007), British murder victim - Mike HawkerMike HawkerMike Hawker is a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 32nd District since 2002. He is currently serving as Co-Chair of the Finance Committee and is a member of the Legislative Budget & Audit Committee...
(born 1954), American Republican politician - Robert HawkerRobert HawkerRobert Hawker was a Devonian vicar of the Anglican Church and the most prominent of the vicars of Charles Church, Plymouth, Devon. His grandson was Cornish poet Robert Stephen Hawker....
(1753–1827), a Devonian vicar of the Anglican Church and noted preacher - Robert Stephen HawkerRobert Stephen HawkerRobert Stephen Hawker was an Anglican priest, poet, antiquarian of Cornwall and reputed eccentric. He is best known as the writer of The Song of the Western Men with its chorus line of And shall Trelawny die? / Here's twenty thousand Cornish men / will know the reason why!, which he published...
(1803–1875), clergyman, writer and eccentric - Thomas HawkerThomas HawkerThomas Hawker is an English portrait painter of the late 17th and early 18th century. Art historians have no information on the life of this artist, except that he apparently worked at the royal court....
(died 1722), English portrait painter
Other
- Hawker AircraftHawker AircraftHawker Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer responsible for some of the most famous products in British aviation history.-History:...
, a British aircraft manufacturing company - Hawker (dragonfly), a family of dragonflies in North America and Europe
- Hawker (trade)Hawker (trade)A hawker is a vendor of merchandise that can be easily transported; the term is roughly synonymous with peddler or costermonger. In most places where the term is used, a hawker sells items or food that are native to the area...
, an aggressive vendor of food or merchandise - Hawker centreHawker centreA hawker centre or cooked food centre is the name given to open-air complexes in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Riau Islands housing many stalls that sell a variety of inexpensive food...
, an Asian open-air market of food stalls