Famous People with Name Uriah

Uriah Grant            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Uriah Grant: was a professional boxer. Nicknamed "Bossman", Grant was not a force in his weight classes, but was a notable contender who briefly captured the IBF Cruiserweight Title. A gritty fighter who made the most of his potential, Grant turned pro in 1984 as a li

Uriah Smith Stephens            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Uriah Smith Stephens: was a U.S. labor leader. He led nine Philadelphia garment workers to found the Knights of Labor in 1869, a more successful early national union. Stephens longed to be a Baptist minister but never entered the field. In 1846, he moved to Philadelphia, where

Uriah Forrest            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Uriah Forrest: was an American statesman and military leader from Maryland. Forrest was born in St. Mary's County in southern Maryland. During the American Revolutionary War, Forrest was injured and lost a leg in the Battle of Germantown. Through his granddaughter, Alic

Uriah Tracy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Uriah Tracy: was an American politician from Connecticut who served in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Uriah subsequently graduated from Yale University (where his contemporaries included Noah Webster) in 1778. He was admitted to the bar in 1781 afte

Uriah Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Uriah Wilson: was a Canadian politician. He was warden of the County of Lennox and Addington in 1882 and reeve of Napanee in 1884 and 1885, and Mayor in 1886. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for Lennox at the general elections of 1887. A Conservative, he was defeated at the general elections of 1891, but was returned at a by-election held in 1892 after the election was declared void. He was re-elected in 1896, 1900, 1904, and 1908. He did not run in 1911.