Famous People with Name Joseph

Joseph Tweed Shaw            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph Tweed Shaw: was a Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1921 to 1925 as an independent Member of Parliament (MP), and later became leader of the Alberta Liberal Party.Shaw sought re-election in 1925 as an independent candidate, and this time received unofficial support from the Liberal Party of Canada. He lost to Bennett in a rematch of 1921, and subsequently became affiliated with the Alberta Liberal Party. On April 21, 1926, he was chosen without opposition as leader of the provincial party. From his new position, he attacked Alberta's UFA ministry as the government of a class rather than of all the people.

Joseph Leonard O'Brien            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph Leonard O'Brien: was a Canadian politician. Born in South Nelson, New Brunswick, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1925 to 1930 and was Speaker of the Assembly. By profession he was a lumber merchant, operating a small sawmill in South Nelson.In 1940, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Northumberland. A member of the National Government, he was defeated in 1945. In 1958, he was appointed the 21st Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and served until 1965.

Joseph Raymond "Ray" Frenette            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph Raymond "Ray" Frenette: is a former politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He was a Liberal representative for the riding of Moncton East in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1974 until 1998 when retired after a short term as the 28th Premier of New Brunswick.Frenette was Frank McKenna's right hand man in the legislature, serving as his House Leader throughout his tenure as leader from 1985 to 1997. He resigned from the New Brunswick legislature in July 1998.

Joseph J. (Joe) Fabbro            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph J. (Joe) Fabbro: was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Sudbury, Ontario from 1957 to 1959, 1964 to 1965 and 1968 to 1975 and as chair of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury from 1975 to 1977. He was a vocal supporter of Leo Landreville, a High Court of Ontario justice and former Sudbury mayor, that was accused of bribery in the mid-1960s.

Joseph James Duffus            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph James Duffus: was a Canadian merchant and parliamentarian.He was elected the Liberal Member of Parliament for Peterborough West in the 1935 federal election and was summoned to the Canadian Senate in 1940 prior to the 1940 election in order to free his seat up for Roland Maxwell Glover, publisher of the Peterborough Examiner; Glover was defeated in the general election.

Ronald Joseph            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ronald Joseph: was an American figure skater. Ronald and his younger sister Vivian Joseph began skating together as children, attended Highland Park High School, and competed for the Broadmoor Skating Club of Colorado.

Vivian Joseph            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Vivian Joseph: is a female American figure skater. Vivian and her older brother Ronald Joseph began skating together as children, attended Highland Park High School, and competed for the Broadmoor Skating Club of Colorado. In 1961 the pair won the Junior National Skatin

Cregan Joseph            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cregan Joseph: is a field hockey player from Canada. Joseph started playing at age six. The resident of Scarborough, Ontario was selected to the Junior National Squad in 1998, and made his first appearance at the Men's National Team for the 2002 European Tour, when he s

Lawrence Joseph            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lawrence Joseph: is a former U.S. Congressman and university president. DeNardis was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 18, 1938; graduated from Hamden High School, Hamden, Connecticut, in 1956 and received a B.A. from Holy Cross College in 1960, an M.A. and a Ph.D.

George W. P. Joseph            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George W. P. Joseph: was an attorney and Republican politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of California, his family relocated to Oregon when he was young. There he would practice law and serve in the Oregon State Senate. Joseph was elected to the Oregon State Senat