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Bluett
Bluett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Fred Bluett (1876–1942), London-born Australian vaudevillian * Grant Bluett, Australian orienteer * Gus Bluett (1902–1936), son of Fred, Australian comic actor *John Bluett (1603–1634), English politician * John Bluett (cricketer) (1930–2019), English cricketer * Lennie Bluett (1919–2016), American film actor, pianist, dancer and singer * Thomas Bluett (c. 1690–1749), Maryland colonial judge and writer * Thomas Bluett (politician) (1879–1958), Pennsylvania politician *William Bluett (1834–1885), New Zealand politician See also * Blewett, a surname *Blewit, two species of edible mushrooms *Blewitt, a surname *Bluet (other) *Bluett Wallop Bluett (or Bluet) Wallop (27 April 1726 – 6 June 1749) was a British soldier and politician. The fourth son of John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth, Bluett was appointed a Page of Honour to George II on 8 November 1739. He served the King on camp ... (172 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bluett
John Bluett (1603 – 28 November 1634) of Holcombe Court, lord of the manor of Holcombe Rogus in Devon, was MP for Tiverton from 1628 to 1629 when King Charles I embarked on his Personal Rule without parliament for eleven years. Origins John Bluett was the son of Arthur Bluett (1573/4-1612) of Holcombe Rogus by his wife Jane Lancaster (1583-1641), daughter and heiress of John Lancaster of Bagborough, Somerset. John was left fatherless aged nine when Arthur Bluett died in 1612, predeceasing his own father Richard Bluett (d.1614), whose monument with effigy exists in the Bluett Chapel of Holcombe Rogus Church. John's mother Joan remarried to Philip Poyntz, a recusant, probably of the ancient Poyntz family of Iron Acton in Gloucestershire, whose grave-slab in the Bluett Chapel records his death on 16 August 1645: ''"Here lyeth the body of Phillip Pointz, gent., who deceased the 16 day of August Anno Dom(ini) 1645. My flesh shall rest in hope, psal. 16:9"''. The much worn gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Bluett
Frederick George "Fred" Bluett (January 20, 1876, Middlesex, London – December 3, 1942, Double Bay, New South Wales) was a London-born vaudevillian and radio actor. Biography He was the son of comedian and stage actor Frederick William Bluett, and his grandfather had also been a stage performer. Fred came to Australia as a fifteen year old in 1891 and remained in the region for the rest of his life. Not long after arriving in Australia Bluett left for New Zealand, spending almost a decade working for the Fullers on their Dominion circuit. He returned to Australia in 1902 under contract to Harry Rickards and over the next three decades cemented his reputation as one of the region's premier comedians. Bluett's children Augustus Frederick "Gus" Bluett (born 23 April 1902, Prahran, Victoria – 14 March 1936) and radio performer Kitty (born 1916), to dressmaker wife Catherine McKechnie, whom he married in April 1901, also became well-known comedians in their own right. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bluett (politician)
Thomas Bluett (October 7, 1879 – March 4, 1958) was a native of Birmingham, England who became Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, serving in that capacity from 1925 to 1927. Formative years Born in Birmingham, England on October 7, 1879, Bluett attended Bayard Taylor and Thomas Potter public schools. A student at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he graduated from that university's law department in 1904, and was then admitted to the Philadelphia Bar on March 6, 1905, subsequently finding work in a local law office. On June 5, 1905, Bluett married Phoebe Edel on June 5, 1905; they had four children: William E., Jane C., Thomas T., and Robert S. Public service and political career In 1917, Bluett became the assistant solicitor for the city of Philadelphia. Elected to the Philadelphia Common Council in 1918, he served with that body into 1919. Elected as a Republican in November 1920 to represent the 25th District of Philadelphia for the 1921- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennie Bluett
Lennie Bluett (January 21, 1919 – January 1, 2016) was an American film actor, pianist, dancer and singer. His mother was a cook for Humphrey Bogart. At age 16, Bluett started playing the piano at Bogart's parties. He formed a harmonizing group with his friends called "Four Dreamers". Nat King Cole used to play with the band. Bluett played a soldier in '' Gone With the Wind'' in 1939. His career consisted of minor roles due to the limited opportunities for African-Americans at the time. He relocated to Vancouver in order to avoid being drafted into 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 opposin ..., and returned afterwards. He died on January 1, 2016, in Los Angeles. He was 96. Filmography References External links * 1919 births 2016 deaths American m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gus Bluett
Augustus Frederick Bluett (23 April 1902 – 14 March 1936), invariably referred to as "Gus", was an Australian comic actor. History Bluett was born in Prahran, Victoria, son of Catherine Bluett, née McKechnie, and comedian Fred Bluett. While still young he accompanied his parents to England, where his father had an engagement. On the family's return to Australia he took to the stage and never had any other employment. His successes include: *''Hullo Everybody'' in 1918, his first appearance for JCW *Adrian van Piffle in '' The Cousin from Nowhere'' *Timothy Gibbs in '' Our Miss Gibbs'' *Jeremiah in '' The Quaker Girl'' *Thaddeus T. Hopper in '' Katinka'' Bluett, who had a long relationship with J. C. Williamson's J. C. Williamson's, formerly Williamson, Garner, & Musgrove and Williamson and Musgrove, was an Australian theatrical management company and theatre owner. With its beginnings in the theatrical productions of J. C. Williamson and his p ..., had been playi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bluett (cricketer)
John Douglas Jeremy Bluett (29 May 1930 – 23 August 2019) was an English amateur cricketer who played two first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club in 1950. Bluett was born at Kensington in London, and was educated at Cranbrook School, Kent, captaining the side in his final year when he averaged almost 60 runs per innings.Deaths in 2019, ''Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2020'', p.223. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club.Public school cricket in 1948, ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', 1948, p.678.Available online Retrieved 7 August 2020.) '' Wisden'' described his batting during 1948 as "splendid" and "consistent" and he played for Southern Schools at Lord's in 1948, was twelfth man for the Public Schools against a Services side, and made his Second XI debut for Kent the same year. During his National Service serving in the Royal Artillery between 1948 and 1950, Bluett played 10 times for the Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bluett
Thomas Bluett (16901749) was a British judge in Annapolis, Maryland. Bluett gained lasting renown by the encounter with an African slave, Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, in 1731. While in jail in Annapolis, Ayuba was visited by Thomas Bluett. Thomas became impressed with him and, through another slave acting as interpreter, wrote Ayuba's biography "Some Memoirs of the Life of Job, the Son of Solomon, the High Priest of Boonda in Africa; Who was a Slave About Two Years in Maryland; and Afterwards Being Brought to England, was Set Free, and Sent to His Native Land in the Year 1734", which was published in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ... 1734. Bluett died in 1749. External linksThe Bluett Family [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Bluett
Grant Bluett (born 6 November 1972) is an Australian orienteering competitor. He won a gold medal in the individual event at the World Games in 2001. In perhaps the biggest upset in the history of world-level orienteering, Grant Bluett (Australia) won the men's race to become the first men's World Games orienteering champion. His victory is the first ever senior individual medal by a Non-European competitor and a great boost for orienteering as a world sport. His best results at the World Orienteering Championships are the 8th position in the sprint distance in 2003, and 6th in the relay in 2001 with the Australian team. "Constable Frogga", as he is known to his friends, is a well-respected Australian orienteer and his wisdom is much sought after by juniors from all states. In 2012, "The Human in car navigation system" was added to the World Orienteering Hall of Fame. The "Garmin" of Canberra stated that this honour, coupled with his under-8 participation award for running i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluett Wallop
Bluett (or Bluet) Wallop (27 April 1726 – 6 June 1749) was a British soldier and politician. The fourth son of John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth, Bluett was appointed a Page of Honour to George II on 8 November 1739. He served the King on campaign in Flanders in 1743 and 1744. In the latter year, he left the King's service, having obtained a commission as a cornet in Honywood's Regiment of Horse. He was with his regiment at Fontenoy, and soon thereafter got a captaincy in Lord Sempill's Regiment of Foot. He fought at Culloden, and later got the captaincy of a troop of horse and served as equerry to the Duke of Cumberland. In 1747, he was returned to Parliament as a member for Newport, Isle of Wight, owing to his father's influence as Governor of the Isle of Wight. He died of smallpox Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus) which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bluett
William James Geffrard Bluett (1834–23 November 1885) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. He represented the Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge (; 21 October 177225 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poe ... electorate from to 1875, when he was defeated. References 1834 births 1885 deaths New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives 19th-century New Zealand politicians {{NewZealand-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blewett
Blewett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander (Zander) Blewett, III (b. 1945), US lawyer * Anders Blewett (b. 1980), US politician *Bob Blewett (1877–1958), US baseball player *Curtis Blewett, Canadian sailor * Edward Blewett (1848–1929), US owner of mines *George Blewett (1873–1912), Canadian academic and philosopher * Greg Blewett (b. 1971), Australian cricketer * Hildred Blewett (1911–2004), Canadian physicist * Jean Blewett (1862–1934), Canadian writer * Jimmy Blewett (b. 1980), US NASCAR driver *Joan Warnow-Blewett (1931–2006), US archivist *John Blewett III (1973–2007), US NASCAR driver * John P. Blewett (1910–2000), Canadian-American physicist * Joseph Blewett (1925–2013), South African cricketer *Kate Blewett (fl. 1990s–present), British documentary filmmaker * Kerry Blewett (b. 1986), British life guard * Mary Blewett (b. 1938), US author and historian * Neal Blewett (b. 1933), Australian politician and political science acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blewitt
Blewitt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Brett Blewitt (born 1976), Australian actor * Charles Blewitt (1877–1937), English cricketer * Chris Blewitt (born 1995), American football player * Darren Blewitt (b. 1985), English footballer * Edward Francis Blewitt (1859-1926), Pennsylvania State Senator * Joe Blewitt (1895–1954), British athlete * Jonathan Blewitt (1782–1853), English organist and composer * Simon Blewitt (b. 1959, AKA Sam Blue), English rock singer See also *Blewit, two species of edible mushrooms * Blewitt Springs, Adelaide, Australia * Blewett, a surname *Bluet (other) Bluet or bluets may refer to: * ''Centaurea ''Centaurea'' () is a genus of over 700 species of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are found only north of the equator, mostly in the Eastern He ... * Bluett, a surname * Hinton Blewitt, a village and civil parish in Somerset, England * Bluiett, a surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
