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Burrell
Burrell may refer to: Places *Burrell, former name of Burrel, California, United States *Burrell, variant spelling of Boorlo, the Noongar name for Perth, Western Australia *Burrell Boom, Belize *Burrell, California, United States *Burrell Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States *Burrell Township, Decatur County, Iowa, United States *Burrell Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States *Langley Burrell, Wiltshire, England *Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, United States *Upper Burrell Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States People with the given name *Burrell Ellis (b. 1957), American politician, former county executive in Georgia *Burrell Smith, (b. 1955), American circuit designer *B. Clark Burchfiel, (b. 1934), American geologist Other uses *Burrell (surname) *Burrell affair *Burrell baronets *Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom *Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Las Cruces, NM, United States *Burrell Communicatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Burrell & Sons
Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery, steam lorries and steam tram engines. The company were based in Thetford, Norfolk and operated from the St Nicholas works on Minstergate and St Nicholas Street, some of which survives today. At their height they employed over 350 people and were the largest employer within the town. The company became known for producing reliable and good-looking traction engines which were always built to customers' requirements. The company declined after the First World War when internal combustion engines started to become a cheaper alternative to steam power. The company finally closed in 1928, with the final engines being built by Richard Garrett & Sons at Leiston, Suffolk. History 1770 to 1847: Early years In 1770 a Joseph Burrell, a master smith, established a small forge in Thetford, for the manufacture and repair of agricultural implements. Lane (1971), p. 23 In 1801 a Joseph Burrell was found t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell Collection
The Burrell Collection is a museum in Glasgow, Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. It houses the art collection of Sir William Burrell and Constance, Lady Burrell. The museum reopened on 29 March 2022 with free entry, having been closed for refurbishment since 23 October 2016. History The eclectic collection was acquired over many years by Sir William Burrell, a wealthy Glasgow shipping magnate and art collector, and his wife Constance, Lady Burrell, who then gave it to the city of Glasgow Corporation in 1944. Throughout his collecting career, Burrell lent many of the works in his collection to special exhibitions and for display in museums. Sometime around 1930, he decided that he was going to donate his entire collection to the public. Burrell then began the process of finding a home for the remaining 6,000 items. He initially wanted it to go to London, which he saw as the centre of the art world. He approached the Westminster government with the idea that he would leave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell Affair
Paul Burrell (born 6 June 1958) is a former servant of the British Royal Household and latterly butler to Princess Diana. Background and Royal Household career Burrell was born and raised in Grassmoor, Derbyshire, a coal-mining village. His parents were Graham Burrell and Beryl Burrell, née Kirk. His father was a lorry driver and it was initially assumed he would go to work in the local colliery, but he had decided at the age of eight that he wanted to work at Buckingham Palace. This was after a trip to London, in which he witnessed the Changing of the Guard. He attended William Rhodes Secondary School in Chesterfield before entering High Peak College in Buxton, where he studied hotel management. Burrell entered Royal Service at age 18 as a Buckingham Palace footman, becoming the Queen's personal footman a year later. He was nicknamed "Small Paul", to distinguish him from a taller footman, Paul Whybrew, who was known as "Tall Paul". In 1987, Burrell joined the household ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell (surname)
Burrell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anne Burrell (born 1969), American celebrity chef * Bill Burrell (died 1998), American football player * Boz Burrell (1946–2006), English musician * Charles Burrell (other), multiple people * Daisy Burrell (1892–1982), English actress * Dave Burrell (born 1940), American jazz instrumentalist * David Burrell (born 1933), American Roman Catholic priest and theologian * David H. Burrell (1841–1919), American industrialist, inventor, and philanthropist * Dawn Burrell (born 1973), American long jumper *Ellen Burrell (1850-1938), American mathematics professor * Ervin Burrell, character from the TV show ''The Wire'' * Ezra A. Burrell (1867–1922), Republican politician from Idaho * Gary Burrell (1937–2019), American businessman * Gibson Burrell (born 1948), British organizational theorist and professor * Henry Burrell, (1873–1945) Australian naturalist * Sir Henry Burrell (1904–1988), Royal Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania
Lower Burrell is a city in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Located approximately 18 miles northeast of downtown Pittsburgh, it is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 11,761 at the 2010 census. The population of Lower Burrell was 11,078 in 2019. History The region in which Lower Burrell is located was originally part of the hunting reserves of the Iroquois. Permanent European settlement began in the 1760s, and Westmoreland County was created in 1773. In 1852, due to an increase in population in the area, Burrell Township was carved out of Allegheny Township on court order of Judge Jeremiah Murry Burrell. In 1879 Burrell Township was divided into two separate townships, Lower Burrell and Upper Burrell. The present-day cities of New Kensington and Arnold were once part of Lower Burrell Township. In the years that followed, Lower Burrell transformed from a quiet, rural farm community to a residential and commercial area while Upper B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell Communications Group
Burrell Communications Group L.L.C. is an American advertising agency whose assignments are among those tracked by The New York Times. Founded by chairman emeritus Thomas (Tom) J. Burrell, and headquartered in Chicago, IL, ''Burrell Communications'' is one of the largest multi-cultural marketing firms in the world. Some of the company's work is part of a collection in the Library of Congress. History Burrell Communications was founded in 1971, by Tom Burrell and then partner, Emmett McBain, and was originally named Burrell McBain. When McBain left in 1974, Burrell renamed the agency ''Burrell Communications Group''. The company had been established to forge an authentic and respectful relationship with the African-American consumer, and to tap into how the black aesthetic could also appeal to the general market consumer. It was at this time that Burrell coined the phrase, "Black people are not dark-skinned white people." Recognizing that there existed inherent cultural differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell Baronets
There has been one baronetcy created for a person with the surname Burrell. Another baronetcy passed by special remainder to the Burrell family. The Burrell Baronetcy, of West Grinstead Park in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 15 July 1766 for Merrik Burrell, with remainder to his nephew Peter Burrell. His great-nephew, the second Baronet, was elevated to the peerage as Baron Gwydyr in 1796. For more information, see this title. The Raymond Baronetcy of Valentine House, in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 31 May 1774 for Charles Raymond, High Sheriff of Essex from 1771 to 1772, with remainder to his son-in-law William Burrell (the husband of his daughter Sophia), who succeeded him as second Baronet. The latter was the nephew of the first Baronet of the 1766 creation and the uncle of the first Baron Gwydyr. Burrell notably sat as a Member of Parliament for Haslemere. His son, the third Baronet, succeeded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langley Burrell
Langley Burrell is a village just north of Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. It is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Langley Burrell Without which includes the hamlets of Peckingell (south of the village) and Kellaways (to the east on the opposite bank of the Bristol Avon). History The Domesday Book of 1068 recorded a settlement of 22 households at Langefel, tenanted by Borel. Samuel Ashe, a lawyer and later member of parliament, bought the Langley Burrell estate in 1657. The family built Langley House and the estate continues to be owned by the Scott-Ashe family; circa 2010 the new owners of the house offered it for sale for £5 million. Robert Ashe built a school in 1844, on the main road west of the village, later described by Pevsner as "earliest Victorian Gothic". In 1858 there were between 30 and 40 pupils, and after enlargement in 1902 there were 55. Children of all ages attended until 1953, and from 1956 those over 11 went to Hardenhuish School in Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell College Of Osteopathic Medicine
The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University is a private, for-profit medical school on the New Mexico State University campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation and graduated its first class in May 2020. History The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University (BCOM) was founded in 2013, at a cost of $85 million. The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine was envisioned by its Founding Dean George Mychaskiw, D.O., to address the shortage of physicians in the Southwestern United States and its border with Northern Mexico, as well as to diversify the physician workforce. Dr. Mychaskiw reached out to John Hummer, a New Mexico business and healthcare leader, for his assistance in pursuing this vision. Co-founders George Mychaskiw and John Hummer formed a partnership and met with NMSU in July 2013 and incorporated a new legal entit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell Ellis
W. Burrell Ellis, Jr. is an American attorney and politician who is the former political director for the ACLU of Georgia, and the former CEO of DeKalb County, Georgia. Early years Ellis was born November 22, 1957, in Washington, D.C. and later moved to Silver Spring, Maryland. After graduating from John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring, Ellis earned a degree in economics and finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. During his time at the University of Pennsylvania, he became a member Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Ellis went on to earn a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from The University of Texas at Austin. While at the University of Texas, Ellis was elected to serve as student body president. After graduating from law school, Ellis relocated to Atlanta, where he volunteered on several campaigns while building his law practice. Career in the private sector Prior to becoming DeKalb County CEO, Ellis practiced law for more than 20 years, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell School District
The Burrell School District is a small, rural, public school district located in northern Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The District is northeast of Pittsburgh. The Burrell School District serves the City of Lower Burrell and Upper Burrell Township. The District covers . According to 2000 federal census data, Burrell School District serves a resident population of 14,848 people. By 2010, the District's population declined to 14,081 people. The educational attainment levels for the Burrell School District population (25 years old and over) were 93.1% high school graduates and 23% college graduates. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 28.7% of the District's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Levelbr>as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $19,871, while t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Burrell Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Upper Burrell Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 2,159 at the 2020 census. History Northern Westmoreland County was once part of the hunting grounds of the Iroquois Five Nations, first settled by Europeans in the 1760s. In 1852, Allegheny Township, which covered nearly all of the northeastern corner of Westmoreland County, was divided into smaller districts to accommodate a growing population. One of these became Burrell Township, which in 1879 was divided into Lower and Upper Burrell townships. In the 1890s, Lower Burrell was further divided into the cities of New Kensington and Arnold. Farming, coal mining, and milling were the mainstays of the local economy in the 19th and early 20th century. There are several historic buildings from that era still standing in Upper Burrell Township; the Byerly House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Geography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
