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Abington (surname)
Abington is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bill Abington (1921–2014), American politician * Edward Abington (other) * Eustace Abington, 16th-century English politician * Frances Abington (1737–1815), British actress * Henry Abington (c.1418–1497), English ecclesiastic and musician * Thomas Abington Sir Thomas Habington or Abington (1560–1647) was an English antiquarian, son of John Habington and Catherine Wykes, and the brother of Edward Habington. His father, who was treasurer to Queen Elizabeth, had him educated at Oxford, Reims, and P ... References {{surname, Abington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Abington
William Henry Abington (September 6, 1921 – January 4, 2014) was an American politician. He served in the Texas House of Representatives, representing Tarrant County, from 1949 to 1953. He was a Democrat. He was born in Childress, Texas, and died in Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co .... Abington was also active in the oil industry, serving as president of the Texas Oil & Gas Association. References Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives 1921 births 2014 deaths People from Childress, Texas People from Tarrant County, Texas {{Texas-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Abington (other)
Edward Abington may refer to: * Edward Habington (died 1586), also spelt Edward Abington, English conspirator in the Babington Plot * Edward Abington Jr. (born 1943), American diplomat See also * Abington (other) {{Hndis, Abington, Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eustace Abington
Eustace Abington (by 1524 – 1569 or later), of Calais and Hertfordshire, was an English politician. Career Abington was a Member of Parliament for Calais Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. Th ... in 1545. There is a record of his burial in the parish register of St. Dunstan-in-the East, London, on 8 May 1579. References 16th-century deaths People from Calais People from Hertfordshire English MPs 1545–1547 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Calais Year of birth uncertain {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Abington
Frances "Fanny" Abington (1737 – 4 March 1815) was an English actress who was also known for her sense of fashion. Writer and politician Horace Walpole described her as one of the finest actors of their time, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan was said to have written the part of Lady Teazle in ''The School for Scandal'' for her to perform. Early life She was born Frances Barton or Frances "Fanny" Barton, as the daughter of a private soldier. She began her career as a flower girl and a street singer. It was also rumoured that she recited Shakespeare in taverns at the age of 12, along with being a prostitute for a short period to help her family with financial problems. Later, she became a servant to a French milliner. During that time, she learnt about costume and learnt French. Her early nickname, Nosegay Fan, came from her time as a flower girl. Career Her first appearance on stage was at Haymarket in 1755 as Miranda in Mrs Centlivre's play, ''Busybody''. She rose to become a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Abington
Henry Abyngdon, Abingdon or Abington (c. 1418 – 1 September 1497) was an English ecclesiastic and musician, perhaps the first to receive a university degree in music. Biography He may have been connected with the village of Abington in Cambridgeshire.P. G. Bietenholz and, T. B. Deutscher, ''Contemporaries of Erasmus: A Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation'' (University of Toronto Press, 2003), p. 3. As a cleric at Eton College in 1444 he received a life annuity from Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and was a member of the household chapel of the Duke from 1445 to 1447. He then succeeded John Bernard as ''succentor'' of Wells Cathedral on 24 November 1447 (holding that post until his death) and was a ''canon'' from 1458. He was admitted a Bachelor of Music at Cambridge on 22 February 1463, this being the first musical degree recorded at any university. In addition to the succentorship at Wells, Abyngdon held the office of Master of the Children of the Chapel Roya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
