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Benoni (given Name)
Benoni is the original name of the biblical Benjamin. It is the given name of: * Benoni Aubert (1768–1832), Norwegian surveyor and soldier * Benoni Beheyt (born 1940), Belgian former road bicycle racer * Benoni Danks (c. 1710–1776), officer in the French and Indian War and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly * Benoni d'Entremont (c. 1745–1841), mariner, shipbuilder, office holder, justice of the peace and militia officer in Nova Scotia * Benoni S. Fuller (1825–1903), American politician * Benoni Hall (1710–1779), Rhode Island surveyor and justice of the Colonial Rhode Island Supreme Court * Benoni Irwin (1840–1896), American portrait painter * Benoni Ogwal (born 1942), Anglican bishop in Uganda * Benoni Reynolds (1824–1911), American politician * Benoni Urey Benoni Wilfred Urey (born 22 June 1957) is an Americo-Liberian businessman and politician, who was formerly the Liberian Commissioner of Maritime Affairs. In 2014 ''The Economist'' reported that Urey was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin
Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thirteenth child and twelfth and youngest son) in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was also the progenitor of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. Unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan according to biblical narrative. In the Samaritan Pentateuch, Benjamin's name appears as "Binyamēm" ( Samaritan Hebrew: , "son of days"). In the Quran, Benjamin is referred to as a righteous young child, who remained with Jacob when the older brothers plotted against Joseph. Later rabbinic traditions name him as one of four ancient Israelites who died without sin, the other three being Chileab, Jesse and Amram. Name The name is first mentioned in letters from King Sîn-kāšid of Uruk (1801–1771 BC), who called himself “K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoni Aubert
Benoni Aubert ( 4 August 1768 – 21 April 1832) was a Norwegian military officer born in Denmark. Biography He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. His parents were Major General Jacques Xavier Aubert (1727-1793) and Julane Cathrine Bang (1748-1834). His father was born in France and emigrated to Denmark in 1752 to take up a career in the Royal Danish Army. After graduating at the Royal Danish Military Academy in Copenhagen, he became an officer in 1784 and Major from 1818. He served as Chief of Engineering in Kronborg from 1806 to 1810. From 1811–17, he was a commander at Kongsvinger Fortress and Blaker Fortress in Norway. In 1814, he was also Chief of the Engineer Regiment. From 1822 to 1823, he was the chief of the Norwegian Military Academy. Personal life He was married in 1797 to Jakobine Henriette Thaulow (1776-1833), daughter of Kristiansand city official Henrik Arnold Thaulow (1722-1799) and his wife Jacobine (Christie) Thaulow (1746-1818). Around 1815, he changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoni Beheyt
Benoni Beheyt (born 27 September 1940) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer who raced from 1962 to 1968. Beheyt won 22 races and is most famous for winning the 1963 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, World Cycling Championships Road Race and stage win of the 1964 Tour de France. He also competed in the Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, individual road race and Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial, team time trial events at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1962 – Wiel's-Groene Leeuw : 1st Halle–Ingooigem, Brussel–Ingooigem : 2nd Overall Tour du Nord :: 1st stage 1 : 1st stage 2 Tour de Picardie : 1st Melle : 2nd Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen : 3rd Paris–Tours : 3rd Nationale Sluitingsprijs ;1963 – Wiel's-Groene Leeuw : 1st 1963 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Road race, 1963 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships : 1st Gent–Wevelgem : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoni Danks
Benoni Danks ( 1716 – 1776) was a New England soldier and politician who acted as the representative of Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1765 to 1770. He is best known as the commander of Danks' Rangers, a unit which operated during the French and Indian War against the French. Biography Benoni Danks was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, the son of Robert Danks and Rebecca Rust. In 1745, he married Mary Morris. He first commanded a ranger company during the Seven Years' War. His company operated in the Chignecto area during the Petitcodiac River Campaign and later the St. John River Campaign as part of the French and Indian War. He was active against the French and their native allies—for the most part the Mi'kmaq. In 1756 his company, men raised mainly in New England, was expanded and became an independent ranger unit —often referred to as Danks' Rangers. The company was active between 1756 and 1762, when it was disbanded. It averaged ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoni D'Entremont
Benoni d'Entremont (c. 1745 – February 21, 1841) was a mariner, shipbuilder, office holder, justice of the peace, and militia officer in Nova Scotia of Acadian descent. Early life He was born in Pubnico, Nova Scotia, around 1745, the son of Jacques Mius d'Entremont, third Baron de Pobomcoup, and Marguerite Amirault. On August 29, 1766, at the age of 21, he returned from exile, arriving in Pubnico with his family and eight others. After his return, he became involved in the civic affairs of Yarmouth County. He was the first Acadian Magistrate and Justice of the Peace in Nova Scotia, recorded in 1780; first Assessor for the Municipality of Argyle the same year, and the first Treasurer of that district, having been appointed the following year. In July 1783, he married Anne-Marguerite Pothier, and they had nine children. In 1813, he was appointed a Justice of the Inferior Court of Common Place for the County of Yarmouth, a position he had already held for many years in the Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoni S
Benoni may refer to: Places * Benoni, Gauteng, a town in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, in the East Rand region of Gauteng province in South Africa * Benoni, a barangay in Mahinog, Camiguin, Philippines People * Benoni (given name), a list of people * Giuseppe Benoni (1618–1684), Italian architect Other uses * Benoni Premier United, a South African football club * Benoni Commando, a former light infantry regiment of the South African Army * Benoni Defense, a chess opening * ''Benoni'' (novel), a 1908 novel by Knut Hamsun * Benoni, original name of Benjamin, son of Jacob in the Bible See also * St. Benoni, Nova Scotia ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ..., a community in Canada * Benoni Rose House, a historic house in Rhode Island, United States { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoni Hall
Benoni Hall (1710–September 16, 1779) was a Rhode Island surveyor who served as a justice of the Colonial Rhode Island Supreme Court from May 1765 to May 1768, and again from June 1769 to May 1773. In March 1732, he married Elizabeth Gardiner. When the town of Exeter, Rhode Island Exeter is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Exeter extends east from the Connecticut border to the town of North Kingstown. It is bordered to the north by West Greenwich and East Greenwich, and to the south by Hopkinton, ... was established in March 1742, Hall was chosen as its first town clerk. In July 1758, Rhode Island provincial records show that Hall had reported that his son Henry had been taken prisoner in French Louisiana, and that Hall sought to arrange a prisoner exchange to obtain the release of his son and other British subjects; this proposal was approved by the General Assembly. Among the cases over which Hall presided while serving on the Supreme Court was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoni Irwin
Benoni Irwin (June 29, 1840 – August 26, 1896) was an American portraitist. A pupil of the National Academy of Design in New York City, USA, he trained in Paris with the famous French portraitist Emile Auguste Carolus-Duran (1838–1917). His work was shown in the Exposition Universelle at Paris in 1889, and the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Irwin had studios in San Francisco, Boston, New Bedford, and New York. Early life Benoni Burdeau Irwin was born on June 29, 1840, in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada to Jared Irwin (1803–1873) and Lydia Kennedy (1807–1871) and moved to upstate New York as a young man. His family were Quakers, originally from the Scottish Borders. The Canadian Irwins were Late Loyalists, i.e. those loyal to the British Crown who emigrated to Canada after the American Revolution had ended. Members of the Irwin family fought against the US during the War of 1812. Despite their participation in the Rebellion of 1837, Benoni Irwin was patronized b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoni Ogwal
Benoni Y. Ogwal-Abwang was an Anglican bishop in Uganda: he was Bishop of Northern Uganda from 1974 to 1989. Ogwal-Abwang was born in 1942. He was educated at the University of Western Ontario and Uganda Christian University. He was ordained in 1969. After a curacy in Gulu, he was Assistant Provincial Secretary of the Church of Uganda The Church of Uganda is a member province of the Anglican Communion. Currently there are 37 dioceses which make up the Church of Uganda, each headed by a bishop. Each diocese is divided into archdeaconries, each headed by a senior priest known a ... until his consecration as bishop.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980-82'' p758 London: Oxford University Press, 1982 References Uganda Christian University alumni Anglican bishops of Northern Uganda 20th-century Anglican bishops in Uganda Living people 1942 births University of Western Ontario alumni {{Uganda-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoni Reynolds
Benoni Orrin Reynolds II (July 26, 1824 – January 19, 1911) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. Biography Reynolds was born on July 26, 1824, in Sempronius, New York. In 1848 he married Mary Jane Smith, one of Wisconsin's first female physicians.Gregory, John Goadby. 1932. ''Southeastern Wisconsin: A History of Old Milwaukee County'', vol. 4. Chicago: S. J. Clarke, p. 473. He graduated from Rush Medical College in 1851 and moved to Ives Grove, Wisconsin, in 1854. During the American Civil War, Reynolds was a surgeon with the 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment of the Union Army. Reynolds died on January 19, 1911, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin."United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDQ-4MMM : accessed 28 July 2015), Benoni O Reynolds, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoni Urey
Benoni Wilfred Urey (born 22 June 1957) is an Americo-Liberian businessman and politician, who was formerly the Liberian Commissioner of Maritime Affairs. In 2014 ''The Economist'' reported that Urey was Liberia's wealthiest man."'Goldfinger' and the presidency" ''The Economist'', January 18, 2014. Early life and career Urey was born on 22 June 1959 at his family home in Careysburg, Montserrado County, Liberia. His father was married to three women, his mother, Emma Boyce Urey, Martha Urey and Kpannah Urey. Two of his father's wives were[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoni Whitten
Benoni Whitten (died 1883) was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He was the 19th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court in the United States. Though serving on the court, he never heard a trial as a justice during his four months on the bench of Oregon’s highest court, as the Supreme Court was in recess during this time. Early life Whitten was born in the state of Ohio around 1828 to William Whitten. On March 28, 1844 Benoni married Mariah Jane Dunham in Ohio, and they would have at least one daughter named Emma. By 1866 Whitten abandoned his family in Illinois to move west in search of gold. They eventually discovered that he had moved to Eastern Oregon where he was admitted to the state bar on September 6.Corning, Howard M. ''Dictionary of Oregon History''. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956. Whitten then practiced law in Eastern Oregon.Ralph James Mooney; Raymond H. Warns, Jr. Governing a New State: Public Law Decisions by the Early Oregon Supreme Court. ''Law and History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
