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Alec Smith (other)
Alec Smith (1949–2006) was a Rhodesian farmer and army chaplain, the son of Prime Minister Ian Smith. Alec Smith may also refer to: * Alec Smith (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1908), Scottish footballer *Alec Smith (footballer, born 1875) (1875–1954), Scottish footballer *Alec Smith (trade unionist) (1930–2021), British trade unionist, former general secretary of the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers See also *Alic Halford Smith Alic Halford Smith (1883–1958) was a British philosopher and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Alic Smith was educated at Dulwich College in south London and New College, Oxford. He began his career at the Scottish Office (1906–19). Subs ... (1883–1958), British philosopher and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford * Alex Smith (other) * Alexander Smith (other) * Rupert Alec-Smith (1913–1983), historian of East Yorkshire, England {{hndis, Smith, Alec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Smith
Alexander Douglas Smith (known as Alec Smith; 25 May 1949 – 19 January 2006) was a Zimbabwe National Army chaplain and son of Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith. His father Ian Smith had married Janet Watt in late-1948, after returning from war service with a facial disfigurement resulting from crashing his Hurricane whilst taking off from an airfield in Egypt. Watt was a South African school teacher who had previously been married to Piet Duvenage, a South African who had died as the result of a sporting accident while playing rugby. At the time Watt met Smith, she was struggling to support herself and two young children on a modest teacher's salary. Ian Smith adopted Watt's two children, Robert and Jean, from her earlier marriage and brought them up, as his own, with Alec. Alec's relations with his mother were always more difficult than those he had with his father. Early life and education Smith grew up on the family farm in Selukwe (now Shurugwi), a small mining an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Smith (footballer, Born 1873)
Alexander Smith (7 November 1873 – January 1908) was a Scottish footballer who made 45 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City. He played as an inside right or left half. Career He also played in his native Scotland for St Mirren and Third Lanark, and in the Southern League for Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at .... References 1873 births 1908 deaths Footballers from West Dunbartonshire Men's association football inside forwards Men's association football wing halves St Mirren F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Third Lanark A.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Football League players Southern Football League players Scottish men's footballers {{Scotland-footy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Smith (footballer, Born 1875)
Alexander Smith (7 November 1875 – 12 November 1954) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left for Rangers and the Scotland national team. Career Born in Darvel, Ayrshire, Smith signed for Rangers in April 1894 from local side Darvel F.C., having been introduced at the suggestion of Nicol Smith (a defender who had made the same move a year earlier and came from the same village, but was not a relation). He stayed with the Ibrox club for 21 years until retiring in 1915, was part of Rangers' treble-winning ( Scottish Football League title, Glasgow Cup and Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup) teams of 1896–97, 1899–1900 and 1910–11, and played in 69 of the club's 74 matches during their run of four consecutive championships from 1898 to 1902. In total he made 642 competitive appearances for his only professional club (the fourth-highest tally in their long history) and scored 200 goals. Smith received 20 caps in total for Scotland during his career, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Smith (trade Unionist)
Alexander Smith (6 February 1930 – July 2021) was a British trade unionist. Smith studied with the Clothing Institute in 1958, before becoming prominent in the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers (NUTGW). In 1974, he was elected Assistant Secretary of the union, then in 1979, he was elected as General Secretary. In 1991, Smith led the union into a merger with the GMB Union. He then became National Officer of the GMB, and served a term as President of the Trades Union Congress The President of the Trades Union Congress is a prominent but largely honorary position in British trade unionism. History Initially, the post of president was elected at the annual Trades Union Congress (TUC) itself, and would serve just for the d ....''Phoenix: The Journal of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation'', No.18–23, p.82 He died in 2021. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Alec 1930 births 2021 deaths General Secretaries of the National Union of Tailors and Garment Worker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alic Halford Smith
Alic Halford Smith (1883–1958) was a British philosopher and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Alic Smith was educated at Dulwich College in south London and New College, Oxford. He began his career at the Scottish Office (1906–19). Subsequently, he was a Fellow at New College, where he was tutor in philosophy (1919–44), and then Warden (head) of the College (1944–58). Smith was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1954 to 1957. He was also a Fellow of Winchester College and Honorary Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Smith was awarded the Freedom of the City of Oxford on 10 February 1955. ''''. Refere ...
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Alex Smith (other)
Alex Smith (born 1984) is an American football quarterback. Alex Smith may also refer to: Association football * Alex Smith (footballer, born 1915) (1915–?), Scottish footballer (Liverpool) * Alex Smith (footballer, born 1938), English football goalkeeper (Halifax Town) *Alex Smith (footballer, born 1939), Scottish footballer and manager (St. Mirren, Aberdeen, Dundee United) * Alex Smith (footballer, born 1940), Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic, Rangers) * Alex Smith (footballer, born 1944), English footballer (Middlesbrough) * Alex Smith (footballer, born 1947), English footballer (Bradford City, Southend United) * Alex Smith (New Zealand footballer), New Zealand international footballer * Alex Smith (footballer, born 1976), English footballer (Port Vale, Wrexham) * Alex Smith (footballer, born 1985), English footballer (FC Dallas, Sydney Olympic, Wellington Phoenix) * Alex Smith (footballer, born 1991), English footballer (Yeovil Town) Other sports *Alex Smith (golfer) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Smith (other)
Alexander Smith may refer to: Politics * Alexander Smith (American politician) (1818–1878), American businessman and congressman-elect * Alexander Kennedy Smith (1824–1881), Scottish/Australian engineer and politician * Alexander Mortimer Smith (1818–1895), Scottish/Canadian soldier, businessman, and political figure * Alexander Wilson Smith (1856–1913), farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada * Alexander S. Smith (1868–1916), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada * Alexander Lockwood Smith (born 1948), New Zealand politician Religion * Alexander Smith (bishop, born 1684) (1684–1766), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop * Alexander Smith (bishop, born 1813) (1813–1861), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop * Alexander Hale Smith (1838–1909), American religious leader Literature * Alexander Smith (biographer) (fl. 1714–1726), British compiler of volumes of biographies * Alexander Smith (poet) (1829–1867), Scottish poet * Alexander Howland Smith (1859–1913), Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |