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Crofton (surname)
Crofton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton (1751–1817), Irish peeress in her own right * C. S. F. Crofton (1873–1909), British philatelist and a member of the Indian Civil Service * Eileen Crofton (1919-2010), Scottish physician, anti-smoking campaigner and author * Edward Crofton (other), several people * Guy Crofton, 7th Baron Crofton (1951–2007), Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army * Professor Sir John Crofton (1912–2009), Anglo-Irish physician, pioneer in the treatment of tuberculosis * Kathleen Crofton (died 1982), English dancer, dance director and dance teacher * Meg Crofton (born 1953), American businesswoman, president of Walt Disney World Resort * Morgan Crofton (1826–1915), Irish mathematician * Patrick Crofton (1935–2016), Canadian politician * Sir Walter Crofton (1815–1897), Anglo-Irish prison administrator and penal reformer * Zachary Crofton Zachary Crofton (1626–1672) was an Anglo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton
Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton (11 January 1751 – 12 August 1817) was an Irish ''suo jure'' peeress. Biography Anne Crofton (née Croker) was the daughter of Thomas Croker of Blackwater, County Kildare and Anne Ryves, daughter and co-heiress of William Ryves of Upper Wood, County Kilkenny. William was a descendant of Sir William Ryves of Damory Court, Dorset who settled in Ireland about 1620 and became a judge of the Court of King's Bench (Ireland). Crofton was the wife of Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet, Member of the Irish Parliament for Roscommon. Sir Edward had been offered a peerage shortly before his death on 30 September 1797. The honour was instead bestowed on his widow Anne, Lady Crofton, who on 1 December 1797 was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baroness Crofton. Lady Crofton died in August 1817, aged 66, and was succeeded in the barony by her grandson Edward. Citations References *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Barone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eileen Crofton
Lady Eileen Crofton, (28 March 1919 – 8 October 2010) was a British physician and author. She was best known for her anti-smoking campaigns. Early life and education Crofton was born on 28 March 1919 in Liverpool. Her father was an electrical engineer. She attended North London Collegiate School and Somerville College in Oxford. She qualified as a doctor in 1943. Career In 1944, Crofton joined the Royal Army Medical Corps. She was made a captain and posted in County Down in Northern Ireland where she met her husband, John Crofton. Between 1946 and 1949, Crofton worked at Brompton Hospital in London as a part-time clinical assistant. In 1952, the family moved to Edinburgh when John Crofton became professor of tuberculosis and lung disease at the University of Edinburgh. In 1962, Crofton became a research assistant in medical epidemiology and in 1963 she became the county medical officer for the Midlothian branch of the British Red Cross Society. Crofton and her husband he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Crofton (other)
Edward Crofton may refer to: * Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton (1806–1869), Anglo-Irish Conservative politician * Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet (1748–1797), Irish politician * Edward Crofton (cricketer) (1854–1882), English cricketer * Sir Edward Crofton, 1st Baronet (1624–1675), of the Crofton baronets * Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet (died 1729) (c. 1662–1729), Irish landowner and politician * Sir Edward Crofton, 3rd Baronet (1687–1739), of the Crofton baronets *Sir Edward Crofton, 4th Baronet (1713–1745), of the Crofton baronets * Sir Edward Crofton, 3rd Baronet (1778–1816), of the Crofton baronets There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Crofton, two in the Baronetage of Ireland and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2014 three creations are extant. The Crofton Baronetcy, of The Mote in County ... See also * Crofton (other) {{hndis, Crofton, Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Crofton, 7th Baron Crofton
Lieutenant-Colonel Guy Patrick Gilbert Crofton, 7th Baron Crofton (17 June 1951 – 25 November 200was an Irish Peer and British Army officer. He was commissioned into the 9th/12th Royal Lancers and served as a lieutenant-colonel and defence attaché to the British Embassy in Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina .... References * * Obituary can be read here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3154167.ece 1951 births 2007 deaths 7 Guy 9th/12th Royal Lancers officers British military attachés {{Ireland-baron-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Crofton
Sir John Wenman Crofton (27 March 1912 – 3 November 2009) was a pioneer in the treatment of tuberculosis, who also spent the better part of his life raising awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco. Early life and family Crofton was born in Dublin, Ireland to a well-off Anglo-Irish family. His father was physician William Mervyn Crofton, who conducted medical research at the Royal University in Dublin, wrote books on endocrinology and virology, and had flourishing private medical practices both in Dublin and London. His mother was Mary Josephine Abbott, known as Molly. Crofton was sent to prep school at Baymount, in the suburbs of Dublin away from "The Troubles", and then in 1925 to Tonbridge School in Kent. Education In 1930 Crofton matriculated at Sidney Sussex College in the University of Cambridge, eventually earning an MB in 1937 and MD in 1947. During his studies he was a keen rock-climber, making frequent expeditions to the Scottish Highlands, and pioneering a numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Crofton
Kathleen Crofton (1902 – 30 November 1979) was an English dancer, dance director and dance teacher. She was founder of the Niagara Frontier Ballet and the Ballet Center of Buffalo. Life and career Kathleen Crofton was born in Faizabad, India, in 1902, to British parents. Her father had been an Army Officer who was killed in action. Crofton studied ballet under Russian dancers Olga Preobrajenska, Nikolai Legat, and Laurent Novikoff. She would go on to dance with Anna Pavlova's company between 1923 and 1928, earning the nickname "Pavlova’s Baby" due to her age. Crofton then danced with the Chicago Lyric Opera Ballet before touring Europe with Bronislava Nijinska's company. She also danced with the Levitov-Dandré Russian Ballet and the Markova-Dolin Ballet. Crofton retired from dancing in 1938 and gave up performing during World War II in order to contribute to the war effort. After returning to ballet in 1950, Crofton opened her own studio in London and was often a guest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Crofton
Meg Gilbert Crofton (born Mary Elizabeth Gilbert in 1953) is an American businesswoman, who served as president of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts in the United States and France. She was named to the position on August 7, 2006, replacing Al Weiss, who had been promoted to president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in November 2005. Crofton served as a member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, after being appointed by the Florida Board of Governors for a five-year term in 2011. In 2008, ''The Orlando Sentinel'' named her among the top 25 most powerful people in Central Florida. Early life and education Born in San Diego, California, Crofton moved to Florida with her family as a 6-year-old when her father, Charles "Chuck" Gilbert, was relocated there in his work with the aerospace services division of Pan American, a contractor to NASA. She attended Rollins College before transferring to Florida State University, where she earned a bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Crofton
Morgan Crofton (1826, Dublin, Ireland – 1915, Brighton, England) was an Irish mathematician who contributed to the field of geometric probability theory. He also worked with James Joseph Sylvester and contributed an article on probability to the 9th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Crofton's formula is named in his honour. Early life Morgan Crofton was born into a wealthy Anglo-Irish family. His father, the Reverend William Crofton, Rector of Skreene, Co Sligo, was the younger brother of Sir Malby Crofton, 2nd Baronet of Longford House. He was also the cousin of Lord Edward Crofton, Baron Crofton of the Mote. Despite being born into an aristocratic, Anglican family, Crofton joined to the Roman Catholic Church in the 1850s in part due to an interest in Cardinal John Henry Newman. This led to his resignation at Queen's College, Galway and transference to various Catholic colleges. He married twice: firstly on 31 August 1857 Julia Agnes Cecilia, daughter of J B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Crofton
Patrick Dermott Crofton (29 May 1935 – 5 January 2016) was a Canadian politician, businessman and farmer. Crofton served as a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Crofton was first elected at the riding of Esquimalt—Saanich and served in the 33rd Canadian Parliament. In the 1988 federal election, following changes to riding boundaries, he was defeated at the Saanich—Gulf Islands riding by Lynn Hunter of the New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * t .... He died in 2016 at the age of 80. References External links * 1935 births 2016 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs People from the Capital Regional District { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Crofton
Sir Walter Frederick Crofton (1815–1897) was chair of the Board of Directors of Convict Prisons for Ireland between 1854 and 1862. He is sometimes cited as Alexander Maconochie's ideological heir. Under Crofton's system of prison administration, known as the Irish system, prisoners progressed through three stages of confinement. During the first stage, the penal stage, prisoners were held in solitary cells for approximately nine months. The second stage involved communal labor in public works prisons. For the third stage, officials promoted prisoners in small numbers to "intermediate" prisons (essentially a halfway house, where they could run errands and attend church in the community) as a final test of their readiness for Irish tickets of leave. A prisoner who received a ticket was granted conditional release into the community, in which he would be supervised by law enforcement or civilian personnel who were required to secure employment and to conduct home visits. These " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
