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Burford (surname)
Burford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anne Gorsuch Burford (1942–2004), American lawyer and politician *Byron Burford (1920–2011), American painter * Della Burford (born 1946), Canadian artist and writer * Ephraim John Burford (1905–1997), English historian and writer *George Burford (1875–?), American soccer coach * Gordon Burford (1919–2010), Australian model engine designer and manufacturer * Lolah Burford (died 2002), American writer *Nathaniel Macon Burford (1824–1898), American politician * Oliver Burford (born 1980), English cricketer * Oliver Lambert Alan Burford (1860–1923), officer of the Royal Australian Navy * Pamela Burford (born 1954), American writer * Priyanga Burford, British actress and writer * Robert Burford (1791–1861), English painter *Roger Burford (1904–1981), English screenwriter * Seth Burford (born 1979), American football player *Spencer Burford (born 2000), American football player * W. H. Burford & Sons, South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Gorsuch Burford
Anne Irene McGill Gorsuch Burford ( ; April 21, 1942 – July 18, 2004), also known as Anne M. Gorsuch, was an American attorney and politician. Between 1981 and 1983, while known as Anne M. Gorsuch, she served under President Ronald Reagan as the first female Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Her son is sitting Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Neil Gorsuch. Early life and education Born Anne Irene McGill in Casper, Wyoming, she was one of seven children of Joseph John McGill II, a surgeon, and Dorothy Jean (née O'Grady). She grew up in Denver, where she attended St. Francis DeSales High School. During three consecutive summers, she took classes in Spanish at the National University of Mexico. She studied at the University of Colorado at Boulder, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1961 at the age of 19. She then attended the University of Colorado Law School where she received a Juris Doctor degree in 1964 at the age of 22; s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Burford
Pamela Burford (born August 9, 1954 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States) is an American novelist. She is the author of 14 contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels, and she is the twin sister of the author Patricia Ryan (aka P.B. Ryan). Most of Pamela's novels are currently available as ebooks. Biography Burford is a two-time finalist for both Romance Writers of America's RITA Award and Romantic Times ''Romantic Times'' was an American genre magazine specializing in romance novel A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love betwee ... Reviewers' Choice Award. She's founder and former president of Long Island Romance Writers, a chapter of Romance Writers of America, and is a frequent speaker at writers' conferences, workshops, and libraries. Burford is married and has two children. Her "day job" is editor in chief of a free audio magazine anthology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bufford
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Bufford is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Charles Lee Bufford (born 1953-4), American man cleared of murder * Jamall Bufford, American rapper known as "Buff1" *John Henry Bufford (1810-1870), American lithographer * Joseph Henry Bufford (c.1854-1923), American state legislator See also * Buford (surname) * Burford (surname) * Bluford (other) *Bruford (other) Bruford may refer to: Musical groups *Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe *Bruford (band) *Bruford Levin Upper Extremities * Bill Bruford's Earthworks Places *Rose Bruford College People with the surname *Alex Bruford, founder of ''Infadels'' *Bill Bru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Burford
Spencer Burford (born July 19, 2000) is an American football guard for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UTSA. Professional career Burford was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round, 134th overall, of the 2022 NFL Draft The 2022 NFL Draft was the 87th edition of the National Football League's annual draft and was held from April 28–30, 2022, at the Caesars Forum on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The first round was held on Thursday, April 28, and w .... References External links San Francisco 49ers bioUTSA Roadrunners bio 2000 births Living people Players of American football from San Antonio American football offensive linemen UTSA Roadrunners football players San Francisco 49ers players Karen Wagner High School alumni {{Offensive-lineman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Burford
Seth Burford (born March 11, 1979) is a former professional American football quarterback, playing for the National Football League (NFL)'s then-San Diego Chargers in 2002. He played college football at Idaho State and then Cal Poly. Early life Burford graduated from Oakdale High School in California. College career Burford began his collegiate career playing for Idaho State, and transferred to Cal Poly after the 1998 season. On November 4, 2000, Burford passed for 566 yards against 24th-ranked Northern Iowa, a single-game Cal Poly record, in a 43-41 loss. Two days later on November 6, 2000, ESPN/''USA Today'' selected Burford as the national Division I-AA Offensive Player of the Week. Professional career Before the 2002 NFL Draft Burford was regarded as a potential 4th to 7th round pick. Scouts praised his "size, speed and strong arm" but were concerned about his "shoulder problems and his accuracy." The Chargers selected Burford in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Burford
Roger d'Este Burford (1904–1981) was an English poet, novelist and screenwriter. He also wrote crime fiction as Roger East. Early life He was the son of Samuel Francis Burford (b. 1857, Desborough - d. 1935 Watford) an analytical chemist, and Clara d'Este Burford (née d'Este Emery, b. 1865, Market Harborough - d. 1935, Leicester). He had an elder brother, Francis Emery Buford (1898-1918), who was killed in action whilst a 2nd Lt. in the 1st. Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, and sister Marjorie Clara Burford (b. 1899). Burford attended Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge University, going up in autumn 1922, and taking the English Tripos. In Easter Term 1923 he was a founder member of the Cambridge University Kinema Club (CUKC). During the 1923 vacation the club visited Gaumont Studios in Shepherd's Bush, London, and in the Michaelmas Term of that year it went to Famous Players-Lasky Studio in Islington, London, where George Pearson was shooting ''Reveille''. Pearson late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Burford
Robert Burford (1791 - 30 January 1861) was an English painter of panoramas. Life Burford was born in 1791 and first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1812 with ''A View of Westminster Hall''. In conjunction with fellow artist Henry Aston Barker, he opened a panorama on a site later occupied by the Strand Theatre. It was then moved to Leicester Square, where for many years it formed one of the chief attractions of London. Burford exhibited a succession of panoramas of the chief places of interest in Europe, all of which he visited himself in order to obtain accurate drawings. John Ruskin visited the exhibition as a boy, and spoke in high praise of Burford's abilities in his autobiography ''Praeterita'' (1885, p200). Burford died at his home, 35 Camden Road Villas, Camden, London, on 30 January 1861, just after finishing a view of Naples and Messina Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyanga Burford
Priyanga Burford is a British actress, narrator and writer. Her acting credits include roles in '' No Time to Die'', ''A Long Way Down'', ''A Rather English Marriage'', '' The Thick of It'', ''Silent Witness'' and ''Casualty''. In 2015 she starred in the Channel 4 mockumentary '' UKIP: The First 100 Days'' in which she played the fictional Deepa Kaur, the first Asian woman to be elected as a UK Independence Party Member of Parliament. In 2017, she appeared in the premiere production of ''Consent'' at the Royal National Theatre, London. In 2017, she starred in '' King Charles III'' as Mrs Stevens, Leader of the Opposition in a 2017 future history television film adapted by Mike Bartlett from his play of the same name. In it, she convinces the King to not grant royal assent to law regarding the freedom of the press, which in turn causes a constitutional crisis In political science, a constitutional crisis is a problem or conflict in the function of a government that the polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Lambert Alan Burford
Oliver Lambert Alan Burford R.A.N., A.D.C. (7 January 1860 – 23 October 1923), generally referred to as O. L. A. Burford, was an officer of the Royal Australian Navy. History Burford was born in St. Peters, Hammersmith, Middlesex, to the Rev. Dr. Arthur Howard Burford and his wife Sarah Burford (née Spears). In 1873 he was apprenticed to the merchant fleet of Taylor, Bethel and Roberts, which between 1872 and 1878 traded to Brisbane and other ports in Australia, to India and South America, and while with them gained his Master's Certificate. In 1882 he joined the Royal Navy, and while with the service in Australia in October that year he joined the Victorian Navy. :Before Federation each Colony had its own navy: South Australia had its HMCS ''Protector''. In 1888 he was appointed Warrant Officer. In 1899 Burford was in the Victorian contingent which sailed to China to assist Britain in suppressing Chinese activism, dubbed the Boxer Rebellion. He served as gunner on HMS Phoenix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron Burford
Byron Leslie Burford, Jr. (July 12, 1920 – June 17, 2011) was an American figurative painter. Biography Byron Leslie Burford, Jr., was born July 12, 1920, in Jackson, Mississippi, to Byron and Floy Smith Burford. Growing up in Greenville, Burford became fascinated with the carnivals and circuses booked to perform in the community by his father, who directed the local YMCA. At the age of 14 Burford went to work as a roadie for the Tom Mix Circus, and he painted circus life. After he completed high school, Burford studied at the University of Iowa School of Art and Art History and was one of the students mentored by Grant Wood. In 1941 Burford completed a commission for the Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture, a mural for the U.S. post office in Houston, Mississippi. He received his bachelor's degree in 1942 and joined the United States Army Air Corps. After World War II he returned to the University of Iowa and completed his Master of Fine Arts degree in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Burford
Oliver Edward Burford (born 23 July 1980) is an English cricketer. Burfield is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Burford made his debut for Lincolnshire in the 1999 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Burford has played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1999 to present, which included 65 Minor Counties Championship matches and 39 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Suffolk in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. He played 7 further List A matches for Lincolnshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 8 matches, he scored 123 runs at an average of 20.50. He scored a half century against the Surrey Cricket Board in the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. Behind the stumps, Burford took 5 catches and made a single stumping. He has previously played Second XI cricket for the Nottinghamshire and Glouceste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Macon Burford
Nathaniel Macon Burford (June 24, 1824 – May 10, 1898) was an American politician in Texas who served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives between 1866 and 1869. Burford was also an attorney and a state district judge, and during the Civil War, he raised and led the 19th Texas Cavalry Regiment. Biography Burford was born to Nancy McAlister and John Hawkins Burford on June 24, 1824, in Smith County, Tennessee. He taught school at age seventeen, and later graduated from Irving College in McMinnville in 1845. He studied law in McMinnville and was accepted into the bar in 1846. At the outbreak of the Mexican–American War, Burford travelled to Knoxville to enlist, but was turned down because Tennessee's quota of troops had already been filled. After a sojourn to Shreveport, Louisiana, Burford ended up in Jefferson, Texas, in early 1847 where he clerked in the Cass County district court. Finding the local bar too full for his ambitions, he moved on to Dallas in 184 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
