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Astwood (surname)
Astwood is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Cynthia Astwood (born 1946), British diplomat *Edwin Astwood (born 1973), Turks and Caicos Islands politician *Edwin B. Astwood (1909–1976), Bermudian-American physiologist and endocrinologist * Glenn Astwood, (born 1954), Bermudian sailor * Jeffrey Carlton Astwood (1907−1997), Bermudian politician * Jeffrey Christopher Astwood (born 1933), Bermudian politician *Norma Cox Astwood Norma Alice Cox, known as Norma Cox Astwood or Lady Blackman, Order of the British Empire, OBE, is a Bermuda, Bermudian clinical psychologist. She was the first woman to serve as vice president of the Senate of Bermuda. Between 1987 and 1996, she ..., Bermudian psychologist * Stephen Astwood (born 1981), Bermudian football player * William Marischal Astwood, Bermudian politician {{surname, Astwood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Astwood
Cynthia Anita Louise Astwood (born 9 October 1946) served as the acting Governor of the Turks and Caicos from 26 November until 16 December 2002, when she retired and was succeeded by Jim Poston James Poston, CBE (19 June 1945 – 13 October 2007) was a British diplomat who was Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 2002 to 2005. Poston succeeded acting Governor Cynthia Astwood on 16 December 2002. Poston was born in 1945 in St A .... She was the first woman to act as Governor of the Turks and Caicos. References 1946 births Living people Governors of the Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands women in politics Officers of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century British women politicians 21st-century British women politicians {{TurksCaicos-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Astwood
Edwin Andre Astwood (born 24 August 1973) is a politician from the Turks and Caicos Islands who has been Leader of the Opposition since February 2021 and Leader of the PDM party since June 2021. He served as Minister of Health, Agriculture and Human Services from 2016 to 2021. Astwood has been a Member of the House of Assembly for Grand Turk South & Salt Cay since November 2012. He is the son of one of the founders of the People's Democratic Movement (PDM), Lewis Edwin Astwood III. Leadership of the People's Democratic Movement Following the landslide victory of the PNP in the 2021 election, Astwood was the only candidate of his party to win his seat in the House of Assembly. Then Premier and Astwood's party leader, Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson Sharlene Linette Cartwright-Robinson Justice of the Peace, JP (born 4 September 1971) is a Turks and Caicos Islander politician and lawyer who served as the 4th Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 20 December 2016 to 20 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin B
The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People * Edwin of Northumbria (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint * Edwin (son of Edward the Elder) (died 933) * Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), King of Sussex * Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon * Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) *Edwin (director) (born 1978), Indonesian filmmaker * Edwin (musician) (born 1968), Canadian musician * Edwin Abeygunasekera, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, member of the 1st and 2nd State Council of Ceylon * Edwin Ariyadasa (1922-2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist * Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911) British artist * Edwin Eugene Aldrin (born 1930), although he changed it to Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut * Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890–1954), American inve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Astwood
Glenn Astwood (born 16 November 1954) is a Bermudian sailor. He competed in the Tornado event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References External links * 1954 births Living people Bermudian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Bermuda Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Tornado Place of birth missing (living people) {{Bermuda-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Carlton Astwood
Sir Jeffrey Carlton Astwood (1907−1997) was speaker of the House of Assembly of Bermuda The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. The house has 36 Members of Parliament (MPs), elected for a term of five years in single seat constituencies using first-past-the-post voting .... He was also commanding officer of the Bermuda Rifles and first commanding officer of the new Bermuda Local Forces (a battalion-level headquarters company with supporting subunits for the Bermuda Militia Artillery and the Bermuda Rifles).United Bermuda Party. (1987''History of the United Bermuda Party''.Bermuda: United Bermuda Party, p. 11Archived here./ref> References Bermudian soldiers United Bermuda Party politicians Knights Bachelor Members of the Parliament of Bermuda 1907 births 1997 deaths {{Bermuda-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Christopher Astwood
Jeffrey Christopher Astwood OBE (born March 1933) was a member of the Parliament of Bermuda for Sandys North Sandys may refer to: * Sandys (surname), an Anglo-Saxon surname, including a list of people with the name * Sandyston Township, New Jersey * Sandys Row Synagogue, London * Sandy's, a fast-food restaurant * Sandys Wason, early 20th-century curate of ... from 1968 to 1980. References External links *https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/nodes/80031481 United Bermuda Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Bermuda Members of the Order of the British Empire 1933 births Living people {{Bermuda-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norma Cox Astwood
Norma Alice Cox, known as Norma Cox Astwood or Lady Blackman, Order of the British Empire, OBE, is a Bermuda, Bermudian clinical psychologist. She was the first woman to serve as vice president of the Senate of Bermuda. Between 1987 and 1996, she served as an independent Senator in Bermuda and was the founder in 1989 of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Group. Biography Norma Alice Cox was born in Bermuda to Gilbert and Constance Cox and grew up in Bermuda. Cox was a student of the Berkeley Institute and after her graduation she taught at Central School. In 1951, she enrolled at what was known as Hamilton Normal School, a training college for teachers located in Hamilton, Ontario. After completing her degree, she returned to teaching at Central School, taking summer courses offered in Bermuda by Queen's University courses to complete her education. On 11 April 1955, in Hamilton, Bermuda, Cox married Leonard Leroy Astwood. Cox-Astwood obtained a BA in psychology and literatu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Astwood
Stephen Astwood (born September 8, 1981) is a retired Bermudian football player. Club career Astwood began his career as a striker with PHC Zebras and the Somerset Trojans, and played for several years in the Bermudian Premier Division before joining the Bermuda Hogges in the USL Second Division for its inaugural season in 2007. He has been a starting midfielder throughout his three seasons with the team and was named the league's Rookie of the Year in 2007. In summer 2012, Astwood joined Southampton Rangers from PHC Zebras. - Royal Gazette International career He made his debut for Bermuda in a January 2000 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |