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Andrew Leslie
Andrew Leslie may refer to: * Andrew Leslie (footballer), Scottish footballer * Andrew Leslie (general) (born 1957), retired Canadian Forces lieutenant-general; Canadian politician * Andrew Leslie (shipbuilder) (1818–?), Scottish shipbuilder * Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes (before 1541–1611) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life He was the son of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes, and his third wife Agnes Somerville, daughter of Sir John Somerville of Cambusnethan and Elizabe ... (died 1611), Scottish nobleman * Andy Leslie (born 1944), New Zealand footballer * Andy Leslie (footballer) {{human name disambiguation, Leslie, Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Leslie (footballer)
Andrew Robertson Leslie was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a wing half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. Personal life As of 1911, Leslie was an apprentice engineer. Leslie served as a lance corporal in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was wounded in August 1916. He was later commissioned as a second lieutenant in the London Regiment London Regiment may refer to two infantry regiments in the British Army: * London Regiment (1908–1938) The London Regiment was an infantry regiment in the British Army, part of the Territorial Force (renamed the Territorial Army in 1921). The .... Career statistics References 1892 births Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players British Army personnel of World War I People from Govan Men's association football wing halves Queen's Park F.C. players Date of death missing Highland Light Infantry soldiers London Regiment officers Scottish engineers Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Leslie (general)
Andrew Brooke Leslie (born December 26, 1957) is a retired Canadian Forces lieutenant-general and politician who served as the chief of the Land Staff from 2006 to 2010 and as a member of Parliament representing the riding of Orléans in the House of Commons, from the 2015 federal election to the 2019 election. Background Andrew Leslie was born in Ottawa in 1957. His father was Brigadier-General Edward Murray Dalziel Leslie (né McNaughton), commander of 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (1 RCHA) during the Korean War. Leslie's father changed the family name from McNaughton to Leslie in order to comply with the terms of an inheritance from his aunt (and wife of James Norman Stuart Leslie, who was descendant of British Army Captain James Norman Stewart Leslie and General David Leslie). His paternal grandfather is former Chief of the General Staff and Minister of National Defence General Andrew McNaughton, and his maternal grandfather is former Canadian Minister of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Leslie (missionary)
Andrew Leslie may refer to: * Andrew Leslie (footballer), Scottish footballer * Andrew Leslie (general) (born 1957), retired Canadian Forces lieutenant-general; Canadian politician * Andrew Leslie (shipbuilder) (1818–?), Scottish shipbuilder * Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes (before 1541–1611) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life He was the son of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes, and his third wife Agnes Somerville, daughter of Sir John Somerville of Cambusnethan and Elizabe ... (died 1611), Scottish nobleman * Andy Leslie (born 1944), New Zealand footballer * Andy Leslie (footballer) {{human name disambiguation, Leslie, Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Leslie (shipbuilder)
Andrew Leslie (1818–1894) was a Scottish shipbuilder. Born in 1818 in Garth, Dunrossness, Shetland to Christian Allison and Robert Leslie, Leslie later moved to Aberdeen. In 1853 Leslie relocated to Hebburn in North-East England where he founded the shipbuilding company A. Leslie and Company. When Andrew Leslie retired in 1886, A. Leslie and Company merged with the locomotive manufacturer R and W Hawthorn to create Hawthorn Leslie and Company. In Hebburn, Leslie largely funded St. Andrew's Presbyterianism, Presbyterian Church, which opened in 1873, and built other buildings including homes for his workers, schools for their children. He was married to Margaret Leslie. Leslie also lived at Coxlodge Hall in Gosforth He died on 27 January 1894 aged 75. He is buried in a family plot at Rosebank Cemetery in Edinburgh, against the west wall, near the north-west corner. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Leslie, Andrew Scottish shipbuilders 1818 births 1894 deaths People from Shet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl Of Rothes
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes (before 1541–1611) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life He was the son of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes, and his third wife Agnes Somerville, daughter of Sir John Somerville of Cambusnethan and Elizabeth Carmichael. He succeeded his father as 5th Earl in 1558, as his elder half-brothers Norman Leslie and William Leslie had forfeited their rights by having been implicated in the murder of Cardinal Beaton in 1546. Career Leslie took an active part with the Lords of the Congregation, first against the queen-mother, Mary of Guise, when she was regent of Scotland, and afterwards against Mary, Queen of Scots in opposing her marriage with Lord Darnley, and in being part of the plot to murder David Rizzio. He was, however, one of the peers who acquitted Bothwell of Darnley's murder, and went over to the side of the queen. He fought for her at the Battle of Langside, and continued to occupy a position of some prominence in Scottish affairs unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Leslie
Andrew Roy Leslie (born 10 November 1944) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A number eight, he represented Wellington domestically and captained the All Black at international level. He was captain during the controversial 1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa. On 26 April 2007 he was elected as the president of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union. In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours, Leslie was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ..., for services to rugby. All Black Statistics *Tests: 10 (10 as Captain) *Games: 24 (23 as Captain) *Total Matches: 34 (33 as Captain) *Test Points: 4pts (1t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m) *Game Points: 24pts (6t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m) *Total Points: 28pts (7t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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