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Alfred Hill (cyclist)
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Alfred Hill may refer to: * Alfred John Hill (1862–1927), British railway engineer * Alfred Hill (cricketer, born 1865) (1865–1936), English cricketer * Alfred Hill (politician) (1867–1945), British Member of Parliament for Leicester West 1922–1923 * Alfred Hill (composer) (1869–1960), Australian composer and conductor * Alfred Hill (cricketer, born 1887) (1887–1959), English cricketer * Alfred Hill (bishop) (1901–1969), Anglican bishop of Melanesia * Alfred Hill (Benny Hill, 1924–1992), British comedian See also * Al Hill (other) * Hill (surname) Hill is a surname of English origin, meaning "a person who lived on a hill". It is the 36th most common surname in England and 37th most common in the United States. A B * Baron Hill (other), multiple people * Basil Alexander Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred John Hill
Alfred John Hill (1 January 1862–1 January 1927) was Chief Mechanical Engineer at the Stratford Works of the Great Eastern Railway from 1912 to 1922. His best-known design is probably the GER Class L77 0-6-2 tank locomotive which was perpetuated (as Class N7) by Nigel Gresley of the London and North Eastern Railway after the 1923 Railways Act 1921, grouping. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 Birthday Honours. Locomotive designs *GER Class C72 (LNER Class J68, LNER Class J68 0-6-0T) *GER Class B74 (LNER Class Y4, LNER Class Y4 0-4-0T) *GER Class L77 (LNER Class N7, LNER Class N7 0-6-2T) *GER Class T77 (LNER Class J19, LNER Class J19 0-6-0) *GER Class D81 (LNER Class J20, LNER Class J20 0-6-0) *GER Class H88 (LNER Class D16, LNER Class D16 4-4-0) *GER Class S69 (LNER Class B12, LNER Class B12 4-6-0) References Locomotive builders and designers 1862 births 1927 deaths Great Eastern Railway people Commanders of the Order of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Hill (cricketer, Born 1865)
Alfred William Hill (29 July 1865 – 27 May 1936) was an English cricketer. Hill was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Little Rissington, Gloucestershire. Hill made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against the touring South Africans in 1904. In this match he took his only first-class wicket, that of William Shalders, for the cost of 47 runs from 10 overs. With the bat, he ended Gloucestershire's first-innings unbeaten on 29, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a single run by Charlie Llewellyn. The following year he played his second and final first-class match for Gloucestershire, against Nottinghamshire in the 1905 County Championship. In this match, he bowled 3 wicket-less overs and wasn't required to bat. He died at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, on 27 May 1936. References External linksAlfred Hillat ESPNcricinfo ESPN cricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Hill (politician)
Alfred Hill (1867 – 14 July 1945) was a British Labour Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1922 to 1923 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester West. At the 1922 general election, he won the Leicester West seat in a 3-way contest, defeating the sitting MP Joseph Frederick Green. Green had been elected in 1918 general election as a National Democratic and Labour Party, but stood in 1922 as National Liberal candidate. Hill did not stand again at the 1923 general election, when the seat was held for Labour by Frederick Pethick-Lawrence Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence, 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence, PC (né Lawrence; 28 December 1871 – 10 September 1961) was a British Labour politician who, among other things, campaigned for women's suffrage. Background and education Bo .... References External links * 1867 births 1945 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives-spons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Hill (composer)
Alfred Francis Hill CMG OBE (16 December 186930 October 1960) was an Australian-New Zealand composer, conductor and teacher. Life and work Alfred Hill was born in Melbourne in 1869. His year of birth is shown in many sources as 1870, but this has now been disproven. He spent most of his early life in Wellington. He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory between 1887 and 1891 under Gustav Schreck, Hans Sitt and Oscar Paul. Later he played second violin with the Gewandhaus Orchestra, under guest conductors including Brahms, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Bruch, and Reinecke. While there, some of his compositions were played with fellow students, and several were published in Germany. These included the ''Scotch Sonata'' for violin and piano.Liner notes to ''Alfred Hill – Symphonies 8 & 9'', ABC recording Hill returned to New Zealand, where was appointed director of the Wellington Orchestral Society. He also worked as a violin teacher, recitalist, chamber musician, and choral conductor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Hill (cricketer, Born 1887)
Alfred John Bostock Hill, also known as Alfred John Bostock-Hill (1887–1959) was an English cricketer. A right-arm bowler, he played one first-class match for Warwickshire in 1920. The nephew of Warwickshire players Henry Hill and John Hill, he later had a more successful cricket career in the Far East.Other matches played by Alfred Hill at CricketArchive Biography Born in on 8 April 1887, Hill played for the Warwickshire Second XI against the |
Alfred Hill (bishop)
Alfred Thomas Hill (2 November 1901 – 27 August 1969) was the fourth Anglican Bishop of Melanesia. He was consecrated on Trinity Sunday 1954 (13 June), by Reginald Owen, Archbishop of New Zealand and Bishop of Wellington, at All Saints', Honiara. Made a deacon in 1938 and ordained priest in 1939, he had previously been Headmaster of Boys’ School Pawa, Ugi Island (1938–1954). “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 He became a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) and a Member of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ... (MBE). References 1901 births 1969 deaths Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Members of the Order of the British Empire Anglican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Hill
Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992) was an English comedian, actor, singer and writer. He is remembered for his television programme ''The Benny Hill Show'', an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque and double entendre in a format that included live comedy and filmed segments, with Hill at the focus of almost every segment. Hill was a prominent figure in British television for several decades. His show was among the most-watched programmes in the UK, with the audience peaking at more than 21 million in 1971. ''The Benny Hill Show'' was also exported to many countries around the world. He received a BAFTA Television Award for Best Writer and a Rose d'Or, and was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Variety. In 2006, Hill was voted by the British public number 17 in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars. Outside television, Hill starred in films including the Ealing comedy '' Who Done It?' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Hill (other)
Al Hill may refer to: * Al Hill (actor) (1892–1954), American character actor * Al Hill (ice hockey) (born 1955), Canadian ice hockey player * Al Hill, pseudonym used by some of the American lyricists of "Let Me Go, Lover! "Let Me Go, Lover!", a popular song, was written by Jenny Lou Carson and Al Hill, a pen name used by Fred Wise, Kathleen Twomey, and Ben Weisman. It is based on an earlier song called "Let Me Go, Devil", about alcoholism. Background "Let Me Go ...", a popular song released in 1954 See also * Alan Hill (other) * Albert Hill (other) * Alex Hill (other) * Alexander Hill (other) * Alexandra Hill (other) * Alfred Hill (other) {{hndis, Hill, Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
