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Alexander Young
Alexander Young may refer to: * Alexander Young (bishop) (died 1684), 17th century Scottish prelate *Alexander Young (engineer) (1833–1910), Scottish engineer and businessman who became a citizen of the Kingdom of Hawaii *Alexander Young (musician) (1938–1997), Scottish guitarist and session musician *Alexander Young (New Zealand politician) (1875–1956), New Zealand politician *Alexander Young (tenor) (1920–2000), English tenor *Alexander Young (VC) (1873–1916), Victoria Cross recipient *Alexander MacGillivray Young (1878–1939), Canadian politician *Alexander Bell Filson Young (1876–1938), better known as Filson Young, an Irish journalist *Alex Young (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1959), Scottish professional footballer *Alex Young (footballer, born 1937) (1937–2017), Scottish professional footballer See also *Alex Young (other) **Alexander Young Building The Alexander Young Hotel was one of the first hotels in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii, opened in 1903. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Young (bishop)
Alexander Young (died 1684) was a Scottish bishop. Life Young was born in Aberdeen, in the year 1629. He became a minister in the Scottish Church, but his training is unclear. At this time King Charles was imposing bishops upon the Scottish Church, which the majority opposed. These were troubled times in the Scottish Church which eventually resulted in the Scottish Episcopalians Act of 1711 effectively splitting the church. In 1664 he was translated as minister of Dalmeny to minister of Cramond Kirk. In 1666 he moved to the Archdeaconry of St Andrews.Fasti Ecclesiastae Scoticana by Hew Scott In the winter of 1671, he became Bishop of Edinburgh, a position he held until his translation to be Bishop of Ross in 1679. This had been arranged by the Duchess of Lauderdale in order to allow John Paterson, Bishop of Galloway (not John Paterson, Young's predecessor at Ross) to hold the Diocese of Edinburgh. Young suffered from an ailment and in 1684 travelled to France to have an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Young (engineer)
Alexander Young (December 14, 1833July 2, 1910) was a mechanical engineer and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. He began as an apprentice for Alexander Chaplin & Co. in Glasgow, and then Anderson & Co. in London. He married Ruth Pearce in early 1860 and traveled to Vancouver Island on August 26, 1860, to construct a sawmill. The two (with one child) traveled to Hawaii in February 1865. They had nine surviving children. Young had operated a small foundry and machine shop in Hilo, Hawaii, with William Lidgate, and business expanded with the growth of Hawaii's sugar plantations. He moved to Honolulu around 1869 and bought the Honolulu Iron Works from Thomas Hughes, who had revived the business after a devastating fire in 1860. In 1875 Theophilus Harris Davies refinanced the Honolulu Iron Works and hired Young as manager. The two then organized the Waiakea Mill Company. Around 1900 he formed the von Hamm-Young Company. Principals were Young's son Archibald Alfred Young and son- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Young (musician)
Alexander Young (28 December 1938 – 4 August 1997), better known as George Alexander, was a Scottish singer, songwriter, saxophonist, bassist, guitarist and session musician. He was an elder brother of George Young, the rhythm guitarist and founding member of the Easybeats, as well as Malcolm and Angus Young, founding members of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, and the younger brother of Stephen Young, the father of Stevie Young, who is also a member of AC/DC. Background William Young (born 16 February 1911) and his family lived at 6 Skerryvore Road in the Cranhill district of Glasgow in Scotland. William worked first as a wheel boy in a rope works and then as a machine / saw operator in an asbestos / cement business. William joined the Royal Air Force in 1940, serving in the Second World War as a flight engine mechanic. After the war William worked as a yard man for a builder and then as a postman. His wife Margaret (born 14 July 1913; her maiden name was also Young) wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Young (New Zealand Politician)
Sir James Alexander Young (23 March 1875 – 17 April 1956), known as Alexander Young, was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party. Biography Young was born in Auckland in 1875 to Irish immigrant parents from County Sligo. He was by profession a dentist. He was elected to the Hamilton Borough Council at the young age of 22. He was Mayor of Hamilton from 1909 to 1912. He then represented the Waikato electorate from 1911 to 1922, and then the Hamilton electorate from 1922 to 1935, when he was defeated. He was Minister of Health (18 January 1926 – 10 December 1928) and Minister of Industries and Commerce (28 November 1928 – 10 December 1928) in the Coates Ministry of the Reform Government of New Zealand. He was Minister of Health (22 September 1931 – 6 December 1935), Minister of Immigration (22 September 1931 – 6 December 1935) and Minister of Internal Affairs (28 January 1933 – 6 December 1935) in the United Government. He was Chairman of Committ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Young (tenor)
Alexander Basil Young (London, 18 October 1920Macclesfield, 5 March 2000) was an English tenor who had an active career performing in concerts and operas from the late 1940s through the early 1970s. He was particularly admired for his performances in the operas of Handel, Mozart, and Rossini and of choral works of the 18th century.Blyth, Alan. Obituary - Alexander Young. ''Opera'', June 2000, Vol.51 No.6, p657. Life and career After vocal studies at the Royal College of Music with Steffan Pollmann,Rosenthal, Harold/Blyth, Alan. Alexander Young. In: ''The New Grove'', 2nd edition, 2001. and undertaking his war service, Young made his professional debut at the 1948 Edinburgh Festival as Scaramuccio in a production of ''Ariadne auf Naxos'' conducted by Beecham. In 1953 he performed the role of Tom Rakewell in the United Kingdom premiere of Stravinsky's ''The Rake's Progress'', a Third Programme broadcast. He would perform the role on stage at Covent Garden in 1962 and on record in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Young (VC)
Alexander Young, VC (27 January 1873 – 19 October 1916) was an Irish-born South African soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. A native of Oranmore, County Galway, Young joined the Queen's Bays on 22 May 1890 at Renmore. He served for a time in India, and became a riding instructor. He first saw active service in the Mahdist War, Second Boer War, and First World War. VC details Young was 28 years old and a sergeant-major in the Cape Police, South African Forces during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. First World War Young served with the South African Scottish Regiment with the rank of lieutenant in the First World War. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme The Battle of the Somme ( French: Bataille de la Somme), also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander MacGillivray Young
Alexander MacGillivray Young (July 30, 1878 – July 9, 1939) was a Canadian physician and politician. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Liberal Party for the riding of Saskatoon in 1925 and re-elected in 1926 and defeated in 1930. He was re-elected in 1935 to the riding of Saskatoon City and served as MP until his death. Born in Millsville, Nova Scotia, Young was elected councillor for Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1913 and elected mayor of Saskatoon in 1916 and 1920. During the 16th Parliament of Canada, 1st Session, he was the Chairperson of the Select Standing Committee on Railways, Canals and Telegraph Lines. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. Young Crescent in Saskatoon's Avalon community is named in his honour. He was educated at Pictou Academy Dalhousie University and McGIll University receiving BA, MD and CM degrees. He married Alyce Maud on November 17, 1906. He was on the board of the Canadian Club in 1918. He was a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Bell Filson Young
Alexander Bell Filson Young (1876–1938) was a journalist, who published the first book about the sinking of the ''RMS Titanic'', called ''Titanic'', in 1912 only 37 days after the sinking. He was also an essayist, war correspondent in the Boer War and World War I, a programmes advisor to the BBC, and the author of two novels. Beside his literary work, he was an organist and composer, and a pioneer of motoring and aviation. Biography Alexander Bell Filson Young was born in Ireland in 1876, at Ballyeaston, County Antrim. He was the son of the Revd. William Young and Sarah Young (née Filson). In his youth he was a pupil of the organist James Kendrick Pyne (who had been a pupil of Samuel Sebastian Wesley). He retained his skill at organ-playing and his interest in music throughout his life, and even wrote a few compositions. His first publication was ''A Psychic Vigil'' (1896), which he issued under the pseudonym, 'X. Rays'. Securing a job as a war correspondent for ''The Manche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Young (footballer, Born 1880)
Alexander Simpson Young (23 June 1880 – 17 September 1959) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for St Mirren, Falkirk, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, South Liverpool and represented Scotland at international level. Football career He is the all-time fourth highest scorer for English club Everton and scored the only goal to win the 1906 FA Cup Final. Some attribute to him a total of 110 league goals for Everton, which would put him in second spot behind Dixie Dean. He was also the Football League's top scorer in 1906–07. In 1911 he moved South to London and joined Tottenham Hotspur. Young scored on his ''Lilywhites'' debut in a 2-2 draw against his old club Everton at Goodison Park in September 1911 in the old First Division. Alex would score three goals in five appearances for the ''Spurs''. After leaving White Hart Lane, Young went on to play for Manchester City before ending his playing career at South Liverpool. Post-playing life Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Young (footballer, Born 1937)
Alexander Young (3 February 1937 – 27 February 2017) was a Scottish international footballer. He played as a creative forward for Heart of Midlothian and Everton. He won league championship and cup titles with both clubs where he was also a regular goal scorer. Young later played for Glentoran and Stockport County. Internationally he played for the Scottish League and the Scotland national football team. In football folklore he has become known as 'The Golden Vision'. Early years Young was born in Loanhead, Midlothian. He described himself as shy from an understandably over-watchful mother having to cope with the death of a son five years older than Alex being fatally hit by a car. Young later said that as a youngster he grew up supporting the same team as his father, Motherwell. Young first played for Newtongrange Star in Midlothian, while he also worked as a colliery apprentice. Playing career Heart of Midlothian He joined Tommy Walker's Hearts in 1955 making his debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Young (other)
Alex Young may refer to: * Alex Young (athlete) (born 1994), American Olympic hammer thrower * Alex Young (Australian footballer) (1879–1963), Australian rules footballer * Alex Young (baseball), American baseball player * Alex Young (basketball) (born 1989), basketball player * Alex Young (curler), Scottish curler * Alex Young (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1959), known as Sandy, Scottish international footballer who played for Everton * Alex Young (footballer, born 1937) (1937–2017), known as "The Golden Vision", Scottish international footballer who played for Hearts and Everton * Alex Young (studio executive) (born 1971), ex-husband of Kate Walsh, and co-president of production at 20th Century Fox * Alex Young (This World Fair), musician who is a member of the popular rock band This World Fair * Alex Young (rugby league), rugby league player See also * Alex Yoong (born 1976), Malaysian Chinese racing driver * Alec Young (1925–2010), Scottish footballer * Alexander Youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
