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Arthur Scott (British Army Officer)
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Arthur Scott may refer to: * Arthur E. Scott (1917–1976), American photo-historian * Arthur Scott (footballer) (1878–1957), Australian rules footballer *Arthur Scott (rower) (1887–1966), Australian Olympic rower *Arthur Scott (cricketer, born 1883) (1883–1968), English cricketer and Royal Navy officer * Arthur Scott (cricketer, born 1885) (1885—1933), English cricketer and businessman *Sir Arthur Scott of the Bateman baronets See also * *Scott (surname) Scott is a surname of Scottish origin.A Dictionary of English Surnames By Percy Hide Reaney, Richard It is first attributed to ''Uchtredus filius Scoti'' who is mentioned in the charter recording the foundation of Holyrood Abbey and Selkirk in 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more widely believed, is that the name is derived from the Roman clan '' Artorius'' who lived in Roman Britain for centuries. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Italian it is Arturo. Etymology The earliest datable attestation of the name Arthur is in the early 9th century Welsh-Latin text ''Historia Brittonum'', where it refers to a circa 5th to 6th-century Briton general who fought against the invading Saxons, and who later gave rise to the famous King Arthur of medieval legend and literature. A possible earlier mention of the same man is to be found in the epic Welsh poem ''Y Gododdin'' by Aneirin, which some scholars assign to the late 6th century, though this is still a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Scott (footballer)
Arthur John Melville Scott (24 May 1878 – 8 September 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). References External links * * 1878 births 1957 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) St Kilda Football Club players Brighton Football Club players People educated at Haileybury (Melbourne) {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Scott (rower)
Arthur Valentine Scott (13 February 1887 – 26 July 1966) was a South Australian rower and an AIF artilleryman who saw active service on the Western Front in World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing .... He was a four-time national champion who represented Australia at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the men's eight rowing crew. He was a member of the AIF #1 eight which won at the 1919 Henley Peace Regatta and brought the King's Cup to Australia. Pre-war rowing Both pre and post-war, Scott was employed as a fireman with the South Australian Railways. Scott's senior rowing was from the Murray Bridge Rowing Club. He, along with the rest of the champion Murray Bridge senior men's eight, was selected in South Australian state eights to contest the Australian men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Scott (cricketer, Born 1883)
Arthur Avison Scott (3 December 1883 – 6 January 1968) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer. The son of the Reverend Avison Scott and Dorothea Sarah Tillard, he was born at Bootle in December 1883. He attended the Britannia Royal Naval College, from where he graduated into the Royal Navy as an acting paymaster sub-lieutenant. He was confirmed in the rank of sub-lieutenant in April 1904, with promotion to lieutenant following in October 1905. Scott made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1912. He took 2 wickets in the match and scored 9 runs. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in September 1913 and the following year he served in the First World War, during which he was mentioned in dispatches for his role in the Evacuation of Gallipoli in late 1915 and early 1916. Scott commanded during the Battle of Dover Strait in October 1916. He was made decorated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Scott (cricketer, Born 1885)
Arthur Pickett Scott (1 September 1885 — 3 June 1933) was an English first-class cricketer and businessman. The son of the physician Robert Pickett Scott and his wife Amy, he was born in Poplar, a suburb of London in September 1885. He was educated at Marlborough College, where he played for and captained the college cricket team. He was described by ''Wisden'' as a "really good all-rounder". From Marlborough he went up to Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1907. There he lost his bowling skills, and although he scored 65 runs in the freshman match, he did not appear in first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in a senior match. After graduating from Cambridge, Scott worked for the Asiatic Petroleum Company, where he was manager of the Hong Kong branch and spent time in Japan at Yokohama, where he met his wife.Deaths. ''West Sussex Gazette''. 8 June 1933. p. 12 He later made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bateman Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Bateman family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The Batemans had their origins in Norfolk but settled at Hartington, Derbyshire in the 16th century. The Bateman Baronetcy, of How Hall in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 31 August 1664 for Thomas Bateman, a London merchant. He was a son of Richard Bateman, a younger son of Richard Bateman of Hartington. He had served as Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1657 and 1658, and Alderman for the London ward of Walbrook from 17 April 1662 until 1664. He had no children, and on his death on 13 October 1685 the baronetcy became extinct. The Bateman Baronetcy, of Hartington in the County of Derby, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 December 1806 for Hugh Bateman. The Batemans of Hartington Hall were the senior branch of the family to which Sir Thomas Bateman afo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
