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Byrns
Byrns is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Elinor Byrns (1876—1957), American lawyer and pacifist, co-founder of the Women's Peace Society *Harold Byrns (1903–1977), German-American conductor and orchestrator *Joseph W. Byrns Jr. (1903–1973), U.S. attorney and politician *Jo Byrns (1869–1936), U.S. Democratic politician *Samuel Byrns (1848–1914), U.S. member of Congress from Missouri See also * Burns (surname) *Byrne ' Byrne (also O'Byrne) is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic ''Ó Broin'' or ''Ó Beirn''. There are two Irish surnames which have Byrne as their English spelling; the most common comes from Ó Broin, which refers to the Leinster-ba ... * Byrnes * Bryne (other) * Daniel and Nellie Byrns House {{surname, Byrns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Byrns
Joseph Wellington "Jo" Byrns Sr. (July 20, 1869 – June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician. He served as a 14-term Democratic congressman from Tennessee, and as the 41st speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Early life Byrns was born in Cedar Hill, Robertson County, Tennessee, son of James Henry Byrns and Mary Emily Jackson. He was named for a maternal uncle, Joseph William Green Jackson, who died in the American Civil War. His great-grandfather, James Byrns, Esq., figures in the legend of The Bell Witch, and is mentioned in the Authenticated History of The Bell Witch by Martin Van Buren Ingram. The Byrns family moved to Nashville in 1885 to pursue greater educational opportunities for their children. Jo Byrns attended Fogg High School, graduating in 1887. He then enrolled at Vanderbilt University, where he won honors in English and history, actively participated in debates, and became a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He graduated with a law degree in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elinor Byrns
Elinor Byrns (1876 — May 27, 1957) was an American lawyer, pacifist, and feminist, co-founder of the Women's Peace Society and the Women's Peace Union. Early life and education Elinor Byrns was born in Lafayette, Indiana in 1876, attended the Girls' Classical School in Indianapolis, and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1900. She earned her law degree at New York University. Career Byrns worked at a corporate law firm in New York City for two years, until she left in disillusionment at how the law was practiced. She drew from the experience for her 1916 essay in ''The New Republic'', titled "The Woman Lawyer," declaring, "I do not want to practise law if it means playing a game." Activism Byrns was active in New York City's feminist circles in the 1910s, as a member of Heterodoxy, and helping to plan the first suffrage parade on Fifth Avenue. She was active with the College Equal Suffrage League of New York State, and promoted the idea of "suffrage colleges," trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Byrns
Harold Byrns (13 September 1903 – 22 February 1977) was a German-American conductor and orchestrator. Biography He was born Hans Bernstein in Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, in 1903. His father had formed a chamber music society in Hanover, and he followed in his father's footsteps. He studied with Walter Gieseking, Erich Kleiber and Leo Blech at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin, and became assistant to Kleiber and Blech. He worked as a conductor in Lübeck, Oldenburg, and Berlin (Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper) before emigrating to Italy in 1933 and then to the United States in 1936. He changed his name from Hans Bernstein to Harold Byrns because he felt he could not make it in America with a Jewish name. He formed his own chamber orchestra, the Harold Byrns Chamber Orchestra, which was regarded as the American counterpart of the Boyd Neel String Orchestra. While living in Los Angeles he wrote and orchestrated music for various films. He arranged the music for Adolp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Byrns
Samuel Byrns (March 4, 1848 – July 9, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born on a farm in Jefferson County, Missouri, Byrns studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in Hillsboro, Missouri. He served as collector of revenue for Jefferson County in 1872. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1876 and 1877. He served in the State senate in 1878. He served as member of the Democratic State central committee 1886–1888. Byrns was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress. He resumed the practice of his chosen profession in De Soto, Missouri, where he died on July 9, 1914. He was interred in Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Missouri Hillsboro is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,473 at the 2020 census, up from 2,821 in 2010. Hillsboro is the county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byrnes
Byrnes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Byrnes (born 1981), Australian lawyer and retired rugby union player * Brittany Byrnes (born 1987), Australian actress *Burke Byrnes (born 1937), American actor * Darcy Rose Byrnes (born 1998), American actress * Edd Byrnes (1932–2020), American actor * Eric Byrnes (born 1976), American baseball player and announcer *Esther Byrnes (1867–1946), American biologist and science teacher * Garrett Byrnes (born 1971), American composer *Gene Byrnes (1889–1974), American comic artist *Giselle Byrnes, New Zealand historian * James Byrnes (sailor) (1838–1882), Irish-American sailor and Union Navy officer in the Civil War * James F. Byrnes (1882–1972), American politician * Jim Byrnes (actor) (born 1948), American actor and musician *Jim Byrnes (baseball) (1880–1941), American baseball player *John W. Byrnes (1913–1985), American politician * Josephine Byrnes (born 1966), Australian actress *Josh Byrnes (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph W
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burns (surname)
The surname Burns has several origins. In some cases it derived from the Middle English or Scots ''burn'', and originated as a topographic name for an individual who lived by a stream. In other cases the surname is a variant form of the surname ''Burnhouse'', which originated as habitational name, derived from a place name made up of the word elements ''burn'' and ''house''. In other cases the surname ''Burns'' originated as a nickname meaning "burn house". In other cases, the surname ''Burns'' is an Anglicised form of the Irish '' Ó Broin'',. This webpage is a partial transcription of . which means "descendant of ''Bran''".. This webpage is a partial transcription of . In some cases the surname ''Burns'' is an Americanized form of the Jewish surname ''Bernstein'', which is derived from the German ''bernstein'' ("amber").. This webpage is a partial transcription of . An early form of the surname when derived from the place name ''Burnhouse'' is "''Burnis''", recorded in 1526. An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byrne
' Byrne (also O'Byrne) is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic ''Ó Broin'' or ''Ó Beirn''. There are two Irish surnames which have Byrne as their English spelling; the most common comes from Ó Broin, which refers to the Leinster-based family of Bran as described below. The less common family name is Ó Beirn or Ó Beirne, which comes from a different family and is most commonly found in the Northwest of Ireland. The most prominents Byrnes were the O'Byrne family of Leinster. List of people surnamed Byrne or O'Byrne A–D *Alan Byrne (other), several people * Alexandra Byrne, British costume designer *Alfie Byrne, Lord Mayor of Dublin and TD *Allie Byrne, British actress * Andrew Byrne, first Catholic Bishop of Little Rock *Andrew Hozier-Byrne, better known under his stage name Hozier (born 1990), Irish singer and songwriter *Anthony Byrne (other), several people * Bill Byrne (other), several people * Billy Byrne (other), sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryne (other)
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Bryne may refer to: Places * Bryne, a town in Time municipality in Rogaland county, Norway ** Bryne F.K., a football club in the town of Bryne ** Bryne Stadion, a stadium in the town of Bryne ** Bryne Church, a church in the town of Bryne People * Albertus Bryne, English organist and composer * Barbara Bryne, American actress * Gareth Bryne, fictional character in Robert Jordan's ''Wheel of Time'' fantasy series Companies * Bryna Productions, also known as Brynaprod and The Bryna Company; a film production company formed by actor Kirk Douglas and named after his mother Bryna Demsky See also * Bryn (other) * Byrne ' Byrne (also O'Byrne) is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic ''Ó Broin'' or ''Ó Beirn''. There are two Irish surnames which have Byrne as their English spelling; the most common comes from Ó Broin, which refers to the Leinster-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |