Famous People with Name Conroy

Conroy Maddox            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Conroy Maddox: was an English surrealist painter, collagist, writer and lecturer.He was born in Ledbury, Herefordshire, and discovered surrealism in 1935, spending the rest of his life exploring its potential through his paintings, collages, photographs, objects and texts. Inspired by artists such as Max Ernst, Oscar Domínguez and Salvador Dalí, he rejected academic painting in favour of techniques that expressed the surrealistic spirit of rebellion. Maddox officially joined the British Surrealist Group in 1938.

Conroy Ievers Gunasekara            Origin/Culture/Country: Sri-Lankan

Conroy Ievers Gunasekara: was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer prior to his country being granted Test status. He started playing cricket for the Sinhalese Sports Club under the captaincy of Fredrick C. de Saram. There after Gunesekara went on to play for the Ceylon team and cap

Michael Joseph "Joe" Conroy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael Joseph "Joe" Conroy: was the second Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, serving from 1923-1924.His family emigrated to the United States in 1880, settling in Manchester, New Hampshire. He worked for the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1904. Conroy was elected mayor in 1923, and re-el

Mickey Conroy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mickey Conroy: was an American politician who served as a California State Assemblyman from 1991 to 1996. Conroy once gained notoriety in the mid-1990s for sponsoring a bill that permitted the paddling of graffiti artists. In 1991, the conservative Republican was electe

Alfred Hugh Beresford Conroy            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Alfred Hugh Beresford Conroy: was an Australian politician. Born in Winchelsea, Victoria, he was educated at Hawthorn Grammar School in Melbourne. Becoming a bank clerk and surveyor, he moved to Goulburn in New South Wales in 1883. In 1893 he became a barrister, and he was an alderman

Bernard-Augustin Conroy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bernard-Augustin Conroy: was a Canadian physician and politician. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Conroy was educated at the Sarsfield School, Loyola College and McGill University. He became a physician in 1906 and was employed by the Canada Steamship Lines. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Montreal-Sainte-Anne in 1919. A Liberal, he did not run in 1923.

James Gervé Conroy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Gervé Conroy: was an Irish-born lawyer, judge and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Ferryland in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1874 to 1880. He was founded and editor of the Catholic newspaper Terra Nova Advocate. Conroy retired from politics in 1880 and was named a stipendiary magistrate and a judge in the court for the Central District. He served on the bench until his death in Montreal at the age of 78 while receiving medical treatment there. Conroy was buried in St. John's.