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Almon (given Name)
Almon is a masculine given name which is borne by: * Almon Abbott (1881–1945), Canadian prelate of the Episcopal Church and Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky * Almon W. Babbitt (1812–1856), an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, Mormon pioneer and first secretary and treasurer of the Territory of Utah * Almon Glenn Braswell (1943–2006), American business owner and convicted felon pardoned by President Clinton * Almon M. Clapp (1811–1899), American printer and politician, first Public Printer of the United States * Almon Cornwell (1820–1893), American farmer, politician and Wisconsin pioneer * A. R. Meek (1834–1888), American lawyer, politician and eighth Florida Attorney General * Almon Heath Read (1790–1844), American politician * Almon Rennie (1882–1949), Canadian businessman and politician * Almon Brown Strowger (1839–1902), American inventor * Almon Swan (c. 1819–1883), American politician * Almon Harris Thompson (1839–1906), American topographer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almon Abbott
Henry Pryor Almon Abbott (July 11, 1881 – April 4, 1945) was a prelate of the Episcopal Church, who served as Bishop of Lexington from 1929 to 1945. Early life and education Abbott was born July 11, 1881, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of the Reverend John Abbott and Ella Almon. He was educated at Rothesay Collegiate School in Rothesay, New Brunswick. He attended the University of King's College, Windsor, Nova Scotia from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1902 and a Master of Arts in 1904. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 1911 by the same university. He also studied at St Stephen's House, Oxford. On July 11, 1907, he married Rachel Caroline Gwyn, and together had five children. He was also awarded another Doctor of Divinity, this time from the University of the South in 1929. The University of Kentucky awarded him a Doctor of Laws in 1942. Ordained ministry He was ordained deacon in 1904 by Bishop Tully Kingdon of Fredericton, and priest in 1905 by Bisho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almon W
Almon may refer to: People * Almon (surname) * Almon (given name) Places * Almon, Mateh Binyamin, Israel, a settlement in the West Bank * Almon, Georgia, United States, an unincorporated community * Almon, Wisconsin, United States, a town ** Almon (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community Other * Any tree species of the genus ''Shorea'' * Almon, in Roman mythology a river that was the parent of Larunda Larunda (also Larunde, Laranda, Lara) was a naiad nymph, daughter of the river Almo in Ovid's '' Fasti''.Ovid, '' Fasti 2''V. 599 Mythology The only known mythography attached to Lara is little, late and poetic, coming to us from Ovid's ''Fas ... {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almon Glenn Braswell
Almon Glenn Braswell (March 11, 1943 – October 28, 2006) was a convicted felon American business owner who founded Gero Vita International Inc. He is most noted for being one of the 140 people pardoned in the Bill Clinton pardons controversy of January 2001. Education Glenn Braswell attended the University of Montevallo in Alabama (then called Alabama College) from 1961-1965. Braswell was an average student, but excelled in mathematics and was voted into honorary mathematics society, Kappa Mu Epsilon. An easy going individual and well-liked by all his peers, he graduated with average grade of B. Braswell was a very health conscious person for that period. He was also a muscle builder and an avid tennis player and could always be seen working out in the athletic fields of the university. Early career After graduation, Braswell went to work in 1965 for the U.S. Navy Mine Defense in Panama City, Florida Laboratory (now called Naval Surface Warfare Systems – Panama City). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almon M
Almon may refer to: People * Almon (surname) * Almon (given name) Places * Almon, Mateh Binyamin, Israel, a settlement in the West Bank * Almon, Georgia, United States, an unincorporated community * Almon, Wisconsin, United States, a town ** Almon (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community Other * Any tree species of the genus ''Shorea'' * Almon, in Roman mythology a river that was the parent of Larunda Larunda (also Larunde, Laranda, Lara) was a naiad nymph, daughter of the river Almo in Ovid's '' Fasti''.Ovid, '' Fasti 2''V. 599 Mythology The only known mythography attached to Lara is little, late and poetic, coming to us from Ovid's ''Fas ... {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almon Cornwell
Almon D. Cornwell (March 30, 1820November 8, 1893) was an American farmer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Kenosha County in the 1858 session. Biography Almon D. Cornwell was born March 30, 1820, in Greenfield, New York. He was educated in the common schools in New York, and then taught school for two terms. He moved west in 1844, accompanied by his father-in-law, William Tichnor, and bought land in the town of Salem, in what is now Kenosha County, Wisconsin. He gradually expanded his estate from 80 acres to 600 acres. He served as chairman of the town of Salem and, in 1857, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing western Kenosha County. He served in the 11th Wisconsin Legislature. Cornwell died of a stroke at his home in Salem, on November 8, 1893. Personal life and family Almon Cornwell married Cordelia Tichnor in Cayuga County, New York, on June 13, 1841. They had at least nine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almon Heath Read
Almon Heath Read (June 12, 1790 – June 3, 1844) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 1842 to 1843 and Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district from 1843 to 1844. He served in both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature and as Pennsylvania State Treasurer. Early life and education Read was born in Shelburne, Vermont. He graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1811. He served as county clerk from 1815 to 1820. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1816 and commenced practice in Montrose, Pennsylvania. Career He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1827 to 1832. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 11th district from 1833 to 1837 and as Pennsylvania State Treasurer from 1840 to 1841. Read was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almon Rennie
Almon Secord Rennie (17 August 1882 – 26 October 1949) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Rennie was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Linwood, Ontario and became a merchant by career. Rennie attended schools at Linwood, then Westervelt Business College in London. In 1928 and 1929, he served as Ontario Grand Master for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and at one point chaired the association's Home Board based in Toronto. From 1922 to 1924, Rennie was mayor of Tillsonburg, Ontario, and served as a deputy reeve for Oxford County council. He was first elected to Parliament at the Oxford South riding in a by-election on 16 April 1934. After riding boundary changes, Rennie won the new Oxford riding in the 1935 election, and re-elected in 1940. Rennie was defeated in 1945 by Kenneth Daniel of the Progressive Conservatives. , - , Liberal , Almon Secord Rennie , align="right", 6,692 , Conservative , Hon. Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almon Brown Strowger
Almon Brown Strowger (February 11, 1839 – May 26, 1902) was an American inventor who gave his name to the Strowger switch, an electromechanical telephone exchange technology that his invention and patent inspired. Early years Strowger was born in Penfield, New York, near Rochester, the grandson of the second settler and first miller in Penfield. Little is known about his early life. It is said that if his mother gave her children a task, Strowger and his brothers would often try to devise a machine to do the task for them. He taught school in Penfield for a time, and served in the 8th New York Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War. It is believed that he fought in the Second Battle of Bull Run near Manassas, Virginia. After the Civil War, it appears he first became a country school teacher before he became an undertaker. He is variously attributed as living in El Dorado, Kansas, or Topeka, Kansas, and finally Kansas City, Missouri. It is not clear where his idea of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almon Swan
Almon A. Swan ( 1819 – May 17, 1883) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Swan was born in Berlin, New York, sources have differed on the exact date. He married Esther D. Alderman in Massachusetts in 1841. He died on May 17, 1883. Career Swan was a member of the Assembly during the 1878 session. Other positions he held include Chairman (similar to Mayor) of Oakfield (town), Wisconsin. He was a Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains .... References External linksAncestry.com* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swan, Almon People from Rensselaer County, New York People from Oakfield, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Mayors of places in Wisconsin 1883 deaths Burials in Wisconsin Year of birth uncertain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almon Harris Thompson
Almon Harris Thompson (September 24, 1839 – July 31, 1906), also known as A. H. Thompson, was an American topographer, geologist, explorer, educator and Civil War veteran. Often called "The Professor" or simply "Prof", Thompson is perhaps best known for being second in command of John Wesley Powell's Second Geographical Expedition (1871–1875), a federally funded scientific expedition that retraced the route of Powell's original expedition in order to further explore and map the drainages and canyons of the Green and Colorado Rivers in what is now southern Utah and northern Arizona. Thompson's diary of the expedition was originally published in the Utah Historical Quarterly in 1939. Through his work on the Powell expeditions and later as a geographer at the U.S. Geological Survey, he was responsible for naming many geographic locations in the Western United States. Thompson is also known for being a founding member of the National Geographic Society. Early life and education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almon Woodworth
Almon Woodworth (April 1841 – October 5, 1908) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature, and along with the Washington State Senate makes up the legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49 ... from 1893 to 1897. References 1841 births 1908 deaths Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives People from Union County, Pennsylvania 19th-century American legislators {{Washington-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
