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Burrage
Burrage is an English surname. It is similar to Burridge. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Burrage (1859–1931), American industrialist and philanthropist * A. M. Burrage (1889–1956), British writer * Barbara Burrage (1900–1989), American printmaker * Clare Burrage, British particle physicist * Harold Burrage (1931–1966), American blues and soul musician * Henry Sweetser Burrage (1837–1926), American clergyman and historian * Jodie Burrage (born 1999), British tennis player * Luke Burrage (born 1980), British entertainer and author * Michael Burrage (born 1950), American judge * Mildred Burrage (1890–1983), American artist * Nathan Burrage (born 1971), Australian author * Roland Burrage Dixon (1875–1934), American anthropologist * Ronnie Burrage (born 1959), American jazz drummer * Sean Burrage (born 1968), American politician * Steve Burrage (born 1952), American politician Things named after Burrages include: * Burrage Dome, a large ice dome nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Burrage
Albert Cameron Burrage (November 21, 1859 – June 29, 1931), known as A. C. Burrage, was an industrialist, attorney, horticulturist and philanthropist from the United States. Birth Albert Burrage was born on November 21, 1859, in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. His parents were George Sanderson and Aurelia Chamberlin Burrage. He moved to California with his parents when quite young and remained there until he was 18 years old. Early career After a short period of study in Europe he enrolled in Harvard College in 1879, graduating summa cum laude in 1883. He went on to the Harvard Law School, graduating the next year and was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in September 1884. He became counsel of the Brookline Gas Light Company in 1892. In this position he earned an $800,000 fee for helping the company bring service to Boston. He was elected president of the Boston, South Boston, Roxbury and Dorchester Gas Light Companies. Copper mining He resigned his positions in gas light comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Burrage
Billy Michael Burrage (born June 9, 1950), known as Michael Burrage, is an attorney and former United States district judge of all three districts of the United States district courts for Oklahoma: the Eastern, Western and Northern. He was appointed and confirmed in 1994 under President Bill Clinton. In 1996, he became Chief Judge of the Eastern District of Oklahoma, and served all three courts until his retirement in 2001. At that time, he returned to private practice, during which he also represented the Choctaw Nation as its general counsel and ambassador to the U.S. government. Education and career Burrage was born into a Choctaw family in Durant, Oklahoma, and became an enrolled member of the tribe. After attending local schools, he went to college at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1971. He earned a Juris Doctor from University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1974. He is known as Michael Burrage in his professional li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Burrage
Sean Burrage currently serves as the Vice President for Executive Affairs at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Burrage was named as President of Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma on May 15, 2014, by the Regional University System of Oklahoma Board of Regents. He began his duties on July 1, 2014. An Antlers native, Burrage completed his second term as an Oklahoma State Senator (District 2) in May 2014. He did not seek a third term in office. On July 7, 2014, an overflow crowd officially welcomed Burrage to Durant with a reception at the Choctaw Event Center. Among those in attendance were numerous elected officials, higher education regents and presidents, business leaders, and university and community representatives. Burrage is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. President Burrage was appointed to the Governor's Education Advisory Committee in 2015, and the State Regents’ Task Force on the Future of Higher Education in 2017. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Burrage
Harold Edwin Burrage (March 30, 1931 – November 26, 1966) was an American blues and soul singer, pianist, songwriter, and record producer. Biography Born in Chicago, Illinois, Burrage did session work as a pianist in the 1950s and 1960s as well as recording under his own name. He released singles on Decca, Aladdin, States, and Cobra in the 1950s, and for Vee-Jay and M-Pac in the 1960s. Burrage's backing bands included the likes of Otis Rush, Willie Dixon, Wayne Bennett, and Jody Williams, while Burrage supported Magic Sam, Charles Clark, and others as a pianist. Burrage's first recording was "Hi-Yo Silver", written by Burrage and Claude Trenier, for Decca Records in 1950, backed by Horace Henderson's band. Burrage's only national hit as singer was the 1965 Chicago soul song "Got to Find a Way", which reached number 31 on the US ''Billboard'' R&B chart. The following year Burrage died in Chicago, aged 35, from heart failure at the home of Tyrone Davis Tyrone Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrage V
Burrage is an English surname. It is similar to Burridge. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Burrage (1859–1931), American industrialist and philanthropist * A. M. Burrage (1889–1956), British writer * Barbara Burrage (1900–1989), American printmaker * Clare Burrage, British particle physicist * Harold Burrage (1931–1966), American blues and soul musician * Henry Sweetser Burrage (1837–1926), American clergyman and historian * Jodie Burrage (born 1999), British tennis player * Luke Burrage (born 1980), British entertainer and author * Michael Burrage (born 1950), American judge * Mildred Burrage (1890–1983), American artist * Nathan Burrage (born 1971), Australian author * Roland Burrage Dixon (1875–1934), American anthropologist * Ronnie Burrage (born 1959), American jazz drummer * Sean Burrage (born 1968), American politician * Steve Burrage (born 1952), American politician Things named after Burrages include: * Burrage Dome, a large ice dome no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Burrage
Clare Joanna Burrage is a British particle physicist at the University of Nottingham. She has made significant contributions to dark energy research, using astrophysical probes and interferometry. Early life and education Burrage attributes her love of cosmology to driving past the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory as a child. She attended Collingwood College, Surrey, achieving A-Levels in Mathematics, Further Mathematics and German. She studied Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, earning a Masters in 2004 and Part III of the Mathematical Tripos in 2005. Whilst a student, Burrage worked at Legoland Windsor Resort. For her postgraduate research she joined Anne-Christine Davis in the Department of Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics, studying ''Scalar Fields and the Accelerated Expansion of the Universe''. She spotted signs of the elusive chameleon particle in the active galactic nucleus of Messier 87. Research and career Burrage was appointed as a postd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Burrage
Steve Burrage (born July 7, 1952) is an American politician from Oklahoma and the Chairman of the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Burrage served as Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector upon his appointment to that post by Governor Brad Henry on July 10, 2008, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of former state auditor Jeff McMahan. Burrage served until his defeat in the 2010 general election by Republican Gary Jones. Early life Steve Burrage was born in Durant, Oklahoma. A member of the Choctaw Nation, he is the brother of former U.S. District Court judge, Michael Burrage, and the uncle of former Oklahoma state senator, Sean Burrage. In 1975, he earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Oklahoma. Following his graduation from college, he attained licensure as a certified public accountant in Oklahoma. He began his professional career as a partner in the C.P.A. firm of Burgess and Burrage from 1977 to 1982. In 1982, he joined FirstBank of Antlers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodie Burrage
Jodie Anna Burrage (born 28 May 1999) is a British tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 136, achieved on 3 October 2022, and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 329, set on 12 July 2021. She has won four singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Early life Burrage was born in Kingston upon Thames but grew up in Hindhead, Surrey. She won a scholarship to Talbot Heath School in Bournemouth, which enabled her to develop her tennis at the nearby West Hants Club. Following the completion of GCSE exams Burrage relocated to Junior Tennis Coaching (JTC) in Chiswick, London, where she was guided by former tour professionals Colin Beecher and Lucie Ahl. Professional career 2020–2021: WTA Tour and Grand Slam debut Burrage made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in doubles at the 2020 Linz Open, where she received a wildcard into the doubles tournament partnering Sabine Lisicki. In January 2021, she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in singles at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Burrage
Luke Burrage (born 26 August 1980) is a British juggler, musician, entertainer and author. He was born in Kent though lived most of his life in the north-east of England ( North Yorkshire, County Durham and Newcastle-upon-Tyne). He has lived in Berlin, Germany since 2005. Juggling Luke Burrage is a professional juggler who often works on cruise ships and at street show festivals in Europe. He is also very well known in the juggling community. Burrage is a proficient numbers juggler. In 2003, he and Ben Beever set a new ball passing world record at 18 balls. They broke this world record again in 2008 by passing 19 balls between two people. Burrage was also the fourth person to claim to have juggled 12 balls for 12 catches. Burrage is a popular guest at many national and international juggling conventions, where he performs and leads workshops. In 2004 he won the International Jugglers' Association People's Choice Award for his contribution to their festival. In 2007 Burr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mildred Burrage
Mildred Giddings Burrage (May 18, 1890 – March 26, 1983) was an American artist. A native of Portland, Maine, Burrage was the daughter of Henry S. Burrage and Ernestine Maie Giddings, his second wife. In childhood her mother supported her artistic endeavors, and at the age of twelve she began lessons with Alice H. Howes, a former pupil of Frank Weston Benson and William Merritt Chase. She graduated from Smith Grammar School and Cony High School before attending Mary Colman Wheeler's school in Providence, Rhode Island, where she was especially interest in the classes on art. She studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, and had lessons as well with Richard E. Miller and Eben F. Comins. She received a prize from the International Art Union in 1912. During her early career Burrage traveled extensively in Europe, and also visited the Armory Show. She returned to the United States at the outbreak of World War I, moving to Kennebunkport with her sister Madeline, kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Burrage
Ronnie Burrage (born James Ronaldo Burrage October 19, 1959) is an American jazz drummer. His style draws from jazz, funk, and soul. Career He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Burrage sang in the St. Louis Cathedral boys' choir from age seven to eleven and performed with Duke Ellington at the age of nine. He was introduced to jazz by listening to music every day from uncles and grandparents. He played drums, percussion, and vibraphone and sang in funk, R&B, and jazz groups, including The Soul Flamingos, Fontella Bass, Oliver Sain, Third Circuit & Spirit, Rainbow Glass, and Expression Jazz Quintet. From age 15 to 17, Burrage was a member of No Commercial Potential with Mark Friedrick on keyboards, Darryl Mixon on bass, and Richie Daniels on guitar. They were the opening act for George Duke and Gino Vannelli. Burrage played in clubs, concerts, and venues, including the annual Afro Day in the Park in St. Louis. When he was 17, he moved to New York City, and played wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Sweetser Burrage
Henry Sweetser Burrage (January 7, 1837, Fitchburg, Massachusetts – March 9, 1926) was a United States clergyman, editor and author. Biography Burrage graduated from Brown in 1861, entered the 36th Massachusetts Regiment as a private, rose to the rank of captain, was wounded at Cold Harbor and brevetted major of volunteers, and became an assistant adjutant general on the staff. He was captured at Petersburg in November 1864, and held as a prisoner at Libby Prison until February 22, 1865. He resumed his studies at the close of the American Civil War, graduated from Newton Theological Seminary in 1867, spent a year abroad, and from 1869 to 1873 was pastor of the First Baptist Church in Waterville, Maine. This was his only pastorate. Beginning in 1873 he edited ''Zion's Advocate'', a Baptist religious journal based in Portland, Maine. He edited the journal for 32 years. Beginning 1876 he was recording secretary of the American Baptist Union. He was chancellor of the Maine comman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |