Famous People with Name Tanner

Tanner Hall            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tanner Hall: is a freeskier. In 2002 Hall co-founded the freeride ski company Armada Skis with skier JP Auclair and photographer Chris O'Connell. Hall is also part owner of the snowcat ski hill Retallack near Nelson, BC, Canada, along with skier Seth Morrison.[citatio

Tanner Vili            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Tanner Vili: is a Samoan rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half and full back. He played for Samoa at the 1999 Rugby World Cup and 2003 Rugby World Cup. In 2004 Vili's illegal clothesline tackle on Mark Cueto began the tension that eventually led to the mass b

John S. Tanner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John S. Tanner: is the former U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 8th congressional district, serving from 1989 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.Tanner could have been appointed to the United States Senate by governor of Tennessee Ned McWherter in 1992

John Riley Tanner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Riley Tanner: was the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1897 until 1901. He was one of the most remarkable governors of the late nineteenth century. Tanner was the first governor in the country to be openly neutral in labor disputes, gaining national not

Charles Albert Tanner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Albert Tanner: was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1920 to 1927, as a member of the Labour Party. Tanner was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1920, defeating Liberal and Farmer candidates in the Winnipeg-area constituency of Kildonan and St. Andrews. He was re-elected in the 1922 election by a greater margin. Tanner served on the opposition benches throughout his time in the legislature. Tanner ran for the Canadian House of Commons in the federal election of 1930, as a candidate of the Independent Labour Party in Winnipeg South. He finished a distant third against Conservative Ronald Rogers. At the time, he listed his occupation as "editor".

Nathan Eldon Tanner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nathan Eldon Tanner: was a teacher, business leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and a municipal and provincial politician from the Canadian province of Alberta. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, but his family soon moved to Aetna outside of Cardston, Alberta, where he was raised.Tanner served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1952 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government. During his time in office he served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1936 to 1937 and as a cabinet minister in the governments of William Aberhart and Ernest Manning from 1937 to 1952, serving in various portfolios related to resource industries.

Charles Elliott Tanner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Elliott Tanner: was a Canadian politician. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1894 and was defeated in 1897. A Conservative, he was re-elected in a 1900 by-election and again in 1901, 1906 and 1911. He resigned in 1908 to contest the 1908 federal election for the electoral district of Pictou and was defeated. From 1902 to 1908 and from 1912 to 1916, he was the Leader of the Opposition. From 1909 to 1916, he was the Leader of the Conservative Party. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Pictou on the advice of Robert Borden in 1917. He served until his death in 1946.