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Caughey Western History Prize, Western Historical Association , award given annually by the Applied Mechanics Division, of American Society of Mecha ...
Caughey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Catherine Caughey (née Harvey, 1923–2008), Colossus computer operator at Bletchley Park during World War II * Christine Caughey, former City Councillor in Auckland City, New Zealand, for the Action Hobson ticket * Mark Caughey (born 1960), former Northern Irish association football striker * Seán Caughey (died 2010), Northern Ireland politician See also *Caughey Western History Association Prize, given annually to the best book published the previous year on the American West *Smith & Caughey's, mid-sized department store chain in New Zealand *Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Award The Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Award is an award given annually by the Applied Mechanics Division, of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), "in recognition of an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of nonlinear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Caughey
Catherine Mary Caughey (née Harvey, 8 December 1923 – 12 April 2008) used Colossus computers for codebreaking at Bletchley Park during World War II. Early life Catherine Mary Harvey was born in Eldoret, Kenya, on 8 December 1923, and spent her early life on an isolated farm there. She was educated in England, at St Mary's School, Calne in Wiltshire, and Harcombe House Domestic Science School, in Dorset. World War II service Harvey was called up for war service in 1943. After thorough interviewing and testing, she was chosen to work as a "Wren" in the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), allocated to "Special Duties X" at Bletchley Park. Here from early 1944, she worked in the "Newmanry" (named after Max Newman) using the Colossus computers for deciphering German High Command messages. Later she was responsible for the teleprinter room in the Newmanry, where Tunny ( Lorenz cipher) messages were received from the main intercept station located in Kent. Post-war life After t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Caughey
Christine Caughey is a former City Councillor in Auckland City, New Zealand, for the Action Hobson ticket. She was successful on gaining election in the 2004 local body elections on an anti-motorway platform. She was awarded Metro Magazine's Aucklander of the Year in 2004, primarily for the role she played in politically defeating the Eastern Transport Corridor roading element that was proposed for Hobson Bay by the Waitematā Harbour. Caughey had unsuccessfully stood for City Vision in a community board by-election in 2003. Caughey stood again in the Hobson ward for the 2007 local body elections, but was defeated along with all other members of her Action Hobson Action Hobson was a centrist council ticket in the Hobson Ward of Auckland City, New Zealand. The ticket was formed to combat the proposed Eastern Transport Corridor being proposed by Mayor of Auckland City, John Banks, and his supporting Citizen ... team. In July 2008, Caughey was appointed by the Government to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Caughey
Mark Caughey (born 27 August 1960) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer, who played as a striker. He earned two caps for the Northern Ireland national football team in 1986, and was included in their 1986 FIFA World Cup squad. During his club career he played for Glentoran, RUC, Linfield, Hibernian, Burnley, Hamilton Academical, Motherwell, Ards, Bangor, Limavady United, and Portstewart Portstewart () is a small town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,003 people in the 2011 Census. It is a seaside resort neighbouring Portrush. Its harbour and scenic coastal paths form an Atlantic promenade lead .... References External links Northern Ireland Footballing Greats profile* 1960 births Living people Association footballers from Belfast Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Men's association football forwards Northern Ireland men's international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Glento ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seán Caughey
Seán Caughey ( ga, Seán Mac Eachaidh) (died 18 July 2010) was an Irish republican, and later a monarchist and activist. Based in Belfast, Caughey was the secretary of the local branch of the Gaelic League, He was the founding secretary of the Northern Ireland Council for Civil Liberties, on which he represented the "Six County Election Directorate". In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he campaigned for the release of 166 internees in D-Wing of Crumlin Road Prison. He was then secretary of the Belfast Council for Civil Liberties. Caughey was the most prominent Belfast-based member of Sinn Féin, then a banned organisation in the United Kingdom. Considered a member of the conservative wing of the movement, he was known for his advocacy of a "National Liberation Council" to unite various organisations and form a new governing body for Ireland, and the "Éire Nua" concept.Patrick Bishop and Eamonn Mallie, ''The Provisional IRA'', p. 225 He stood as an independent Republican in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caughey Western History Association Prize
The Caughey Western History Association Prize is given annually by the Western History Association to the best book published the previous year on the American West. The winner receives $2,500 and a certificate. Winners *2021 - Alice Baumgartner,https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/people/alice-baumgartner ''South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War'' *2020 - Maurice Crandall, ''These People Have Always Been a Republic: Indigenous Electorates in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, 1598-1912'' *2019 - Monica Muñoz Martinez, ''The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas'' *2018 - Louis Warren, ''God's Red Son: The Ghost Dance Religion and the Making of Modern America'' *2017 - James F. Brooks, ''Mesa of Sorrows: A History of the Awat'ovi Massacre'' *2016 - Edward Dallam Melillo, ''Strangers on Familiar Soil: Rediscovering the Chile-California Connection'' *2016 - Joshua Reid, ''The Sea Is My Country: The Maritime World of the Maka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith & Caughey's
Smith & Caughey Ltd, trading as Smith & Caughey's, is a chain of two mid-sized, upscale department stores in Auckland, New Zealand. One of the oldest surviving retail businesses in New Zealand, it was established in 1880 by Ulster-born Marianne Smith as a drapers and millinery shop, and is the oldest-surviving department store in Auckland. Currently, it is mostly fashion-oriented, with sections for jewellery, make-up and homewares. Stores The company has two stores in Auckland; on Queen Street, City Centre, and on Broadway, Newmarket. The flagship Queen Street store occupies a Heritage New Zealand Category 1 Listed building, which was designed by American architect Roy Alstan Lippincott and completed in 1929. The smaller Newmarket store occupies a building which was built by the company in the 1880s; the Newmarket branch initially operated under the name of Hugh Gilmore, before reverting to Smith and Caughey in 1917. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
