About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Richard Bancroft, David France, Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett, Vince Karalius, William Smyth, Bobbie Goulding, Edward Gordon Jones, Stephen Myler, John Hutchinson, Terry O'Connor, Paul Sherwen, Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke, David Mills, Thomas Mottershead, Robert Mond, Charles Glover Barkla, Tommy Magee, Andrew Higginson, Derek Twigg, Richie Myler, Nor Kiddie, Tony Karalius, Roy Chadwick, Matthew Tootle, Tommy McCue, Ray Owen, Alan Prescott, Peter Glynn, Gordon Oakes, Joseph Walsh, Paul Noone, Karle Hammond, Doug Laughton, George Nicholls, Angela Topping, Nat Silcock, Jr., Arthur Rudd, Mick Adams, Thomas Wilkinson, Holbrook Gaskell II, Alfred Young, Jack Fryer, Shane Grady, Holbrook Gaskell III, Craig Farrell. Excerpt: David Harry France (born June 30, 1948, Widnes, Cheshire) is an author, football historian and philanthropist. Throughout the past decade, he has been the driving force behind numerous initiatives related to Everton Football Club including Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame, the Everton Former-Players' Foundation, the Founding Fathers of Merseyside Football and the Everton Collection (formerly known as The David France Collection). In January 2011, Liverpool's Freedom of the City panel rewarded David France with the prestigious title of Citizen of Honour. Educated in the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany (BSc, MSc, MBA, PhD), he moved to North America in 1978 and worked in the nuclear and space industries before joining the executive of an oil & gas corporation. He retired from corporate life in 1990 to concentrate on consulting and charity work. Although based in Texas, he travelled in excess of 2 million miles supporting the club and his Everton initiatives. Known as 'Dr Everton', he was appointed Life President of the Everton Shareholders' Association in 2008. In a recent website pol...