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Colvin
Colvin may refer to: * Colvin (surname) * Colvin family, the Anglo-Indian administrators and soldiers * Colvin Mountain, a ridge in Alabama * Colvin Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, a township * Colvin Township, in Eddy County, North Dakota Eddy County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,347. Its county seat is New Rockford. History The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on March 31, 1885, with territory partiti ... See also * * Calvin (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colvin Mountain
Colvin Mountain is a ridge in Calhoun County and Etowah County, Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al .... It is home to the Chack Family Homestead. References External linksColvin Mountain Landforms of Calhoun County, Alabama Landforms of Etowah County, Alabama Ridges of Alabama {{EtowahCountyAL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colvin (surname)
Colvin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Addison B. Colvin (1858–1939), American banker and politician * Andrew Colvin, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police * Andrew J. Colvin (1808–1889), New York lawyer and politician * Bobby Colvin (1876–1940), Scottish footballer (Liverpool FC) * Clare Colvin, British writer, daughter of Ian Colvin * Claudette Colvin (born 1939), American activist for African American rights * D. Leigh Colvin (1880–1959), American politician, active in the temperance movement * Dora Colvin, American trucker, pioneering woman in the occupation * Douglas Glenn Colvin (1951–2002), real name of American musician Dee Dee Ramone * Edwin A. Colvin, American politician * Elliott Colvin (died 1883), Meerut's Commissioner in the early 1880s * Elliot Colvin (died 1940) (1861–1940), British civil servant * Elliot James Dowell Colvin (1885–1950), British Indian Army officer * Fred H. Colvin (1867–1965), American mach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colvin Family
The Colvin family, for the purposes of this article, is that group of people descended from James Colquhoun Colvin (1767–1847), the son of Alexander Colvin (1718–1791) and Elizabeth 'Bettie' née Kennedy (1714–1795). James was a merchant trading between London and Calcutta during the East India Company. This Anglo-Indian family was intimately involved with the British Raj, first as traders and then as administrators and soldiers. Their descendants continued in service to the British Empire and later in some of its constituent countries. First generation In 1802 James married Maria Jackson (1780–1834) at Fort William, India. Among their children were: * Elizabeth Jackson Colvin (1803–1856) who cousin marriage, married her cousin Alexander Colvin (1787–1864) * Anna Maria Colvin (1804–1867) who married Robert Colquhoun (East India Company officer), Robert David Colquhoun (1786–1838) * Bazett David Colvin JP (1805–1871) see below * John Russell Colvin (1807–1857) s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colvin Township, St
Colvin may refer to: * Colvin (surname) * Colvin family, the Anglo-Indian administrators and soldiers Places United States * Colvin Mountain, a ridge in Alabama * Colvin Township, Minnesota, a township * Colvin Township, in Eddy County, North Dakota Eddy County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,347. Its county seat is New Rockford. History The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on March 31, 1885, with territory partiti ... See also * * Calvin (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy County, North Dakota
Eddy County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,347. Its county seat is New Rockford. History The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on March 31, 1885, with territory partitioned from Foster County. It was named for Ezra B. Eddy, a Fargo, North Dakota banker who had died a few weeks earlier. The county government was established on April 27, 1885. Geography The Sheyenne River flows easterly through the upper part of the county. The county terrain consists of semi-arid hills, featuring some agriculture. The terrain slopes to the east and slightly to the north, with its highest point on a hill at the county's southwestern corner, at 1,562' (476m) ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.2%) is water. It is the smallest county in North Dakota by area. Adjacent counties * Benson County – north * Nelson County – northeast * Griggs County – southeast * Foster County – south * Well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
