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Cumming (surname)
Cumming is a surname. People bearing the surname include: * Alan Cumming (born 1965), Scottish actor * Alexander Cumming (1733–1814), Scottish watchmaker and inventor * Alexander Charles Cumming (1880-1940), Australian-born chemist and author * Alfred Cumming (governor) (1802), Governor of the U.S. Territory of Utah from 1858 to 1861 * Alfred Cumming (general) (1829–1910), Confederate General in American Civil War (nephew of previous Alfred Cumming) * Allan Cumming (born 1996), South African hammer thrower * Arthur Cumming (skater) (1889–1914), British figure skater * Arthur Cumming (Royal Navy officer) (1817–1893), Admiral of the Royal Navy * Arthur Edward Cumming (1896–1971), British Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient * Bobby Cumming, Scottish footballer * Charles Cumming (born 1971), Scottish writer of spy fiction * Charlotte Gordon Cumming (born 1958) a Scottish singer/songwriter * Craig Cumming (born 1975), New Zealand cricketer * Dave Cumming (1891–191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a British actor. His London stage appearances include ''Hamlet'', the Maniac in ''Accidental Death of an Anarchist'' (for which he received an Olivier Award), the lead in '' Bent'', The National Theatre of Scotland's ''The Bacchae'' and Samuel Beckett's ''Endgame'' at The Old Vic, opposite Daniel Radcliffe. On Broadway, he has appeared in ''The Threepenny Opera'', as the master of ceremonies in ''Cabaret'' (for which he won a Tony Award), ''Design for Living'', and a one-man adaptation of ''Macbeth''. Cumming's film roles include his performances in '' Emma'', ''GoldenEye'' and as Nightcrawler in '' X2'' (X-Men 2), Loki in ''Son of the Mask'', and as Fegan Floop in the ''Spy Kids'' trilogy. Cumming also appeared on ''The Good Wife'', for which he was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Satellite Award. Cumming starred in the 2018–2019 CBS TV series ''Instinct''. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cumming (politician)
George Cumming (20 November 1752 – 1 May 1834) was a Scottish politician. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom for two periods between 1803 and 1826. A brother of Sir Alexander Cumming-Gordon, he served with the British East India Company before becoming a financial speculator in London. He was elected at a by-election in 1803 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Inverness Burghs, succeeding his brother in the family-controlled seat. He stood down at the 1806 general election in favour of a relative, Francis Grant. However, control of the seat slipped from his family, and he was defeated when he stood again in 1807. After an agreement between the rival factions, he was re-elected in 1818 and 1820, and held the seat until 1826 Events January–March * January 15 – The French newspaper ''Le Figaro'' begins publication in Paris, initially as a weekly. * January 30 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, built by engineer Thomas Telford, is opened b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primrose Cumming
Primrose Cumming (1915–2004) was a British writer of children's books. Her writing career spanned over 30 years, and produced some fine examples of the pony book genre, combining accurate observation of human and equine with a certain wry humour. In her most sought-after title ''Silver Snaffles'', Tattles is brilliantly observed: by turns tetchy and patient, he is the archetypal family pony who has long-sufferingly taught generations of children to ride; in contrast, Smug, the evil pony in ''Silver Eagle Carries On'' has a mind strictly her own: “Smug, of course, had no intention of jumping anything, but she held upon the right course until the last second, when she adroitly stepped to one side.”Badger, ii Primrose Cumming was equally good at human characters: the Silver Eagle Riding School series has Josephine, the brilliant, but irritating middle sister, alternately a torment and an inspiration to her elder sister Mary. Tabby and Martin Mead in ''The Wednesday Pon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hood Ballantine Cumming
Peter Hood Ballantine Cumming (August 1, 1910 – November 16, 1988) was an executive in several firms and served as Mayor of Rumson, New Jersey from 1950 to 1951. Personal life He was born on August 1, 1910. He was the great-grandson of Peter Ballantine. Cumming was the son of Robert W. Cumming. He attended St. Mark's School and then Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ... where he was on the rowing team and the sailing team. He married Dorothy Classen, daughter of Henry Washington Classon. They had three daughters, Dorothy, Diane, and Susan. He died of cancer on November 16, 1988 in Little Silver, New Jersey. Career He was Mayor of Rumson, New Jersey from 1950 to 1951. In 1953 he was president of the Rumson Improvement Association. In 1959 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Cumming
Kenneth Roy Cumming (12 April 1916 – 11 October 1988) was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield. He was also a professional runner as well as an Australian rules footballer with Subiaco in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). Cumming made his first appearance at WANFL club Subiaco in 1938, and two years later was appointed vice-captain. On 28 October 1940, Cumming enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy. During the war, he served aboard the Australian destroyers , , and the sloop . Cumming was one of only 24 survivors when ''Parramatta'' was torpedoed by the German submarine ''U-559'' in the Mediterranean; abandoning ship and later being rescued by British destroyer . Cumming, who hailed from the gold mining town of Coolgardie, continued his sporting career when he returned home and began putting in some good performances in first-grade cricket for Subiaco. In a match against Nedlands, he achieved a ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph George Cumming
Joseph George Cumming, MA Cantab., (15 February 1812 – 21 December 1868) was an English geologist and archaeologist. His major works concerned the geology and history of the Isle of Man. Biography Born at Matlock in Derbyshire where his mother and father ran the Old Bath Hotel at Matlock Bath. Cumming was educated at Oakham School, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, taking the degree of MA, and entering holy orders in 1835. Joseph's elder cousin, James was Professor of Chemistry in Cambridge from 1815. Isle of Man In 1841 he was appointed vice-principal of King William's College, Castletown, in the Isle of Man, and this position he held until 1856. During this period his leisure time was devoted to a study of the geology and archaeology of the island. The results were published in: ::''The Isle of Man : its History, Physical, Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Legendary.'' published in 1848. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Cumming
Joseph Cumming is a scholar of Islamic and Christian thought who serves as pastor of the International Church at Yale University and works internationally as a consultant on Muslim-Christian and Muslim-Christian-Jewish relations. He was one of the architects of the "Yale Response" to the Common Word initiative of 138 prominent Muslim leaders and scholars. He is also International Director of Doulos Community, a humanitarian organization working in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and is past president of the Federation of NGOs in Mauritania. Cumming has published numerous articles on issues affecting relations among the Abrahamic faith communities. He has lectured in Arabic at Al-Azhar University and other Islamic institutions and has taught courses at Yale Divinity School, as well as at Fuller Theological Seminary and other Evangelical institutions. He has been interviewed in Arabic on Al-Jazeera Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cumming (Scottish Footballer)
John Cumming (17 March 1930 – 6 December 2008) was a Scottish footballer, who spent his whole club career with Heart of Midlothian. He made 612 appearances and scored 58 goals for Hearts, and helped them win every major honour in Scottish football. Cumming also represented Scotland and the Scottish League. Club career Cumming signed for Heart of Midlothian on provisional forms by the then manager, Dave McLean. At the time Cumming was employed as a pit worker and playing junior league football for Carluke Rovers. Cumming signed fully for Hearts in January 1950. He was quickly dubbed the "Iron Man" for his fearless and resolute tackling. His versatility seen him play at either wing-half or left-back. He even appeared as a goalkeeper for one reserve match. Dave Mackay had previously been on schoolboy terms at Hearts. Mackay joined the club's pro ranks in 1951. Cumming and Mackay became the duo who made that team tick for the remainder of the 1950s. "He never had a bad game. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cumming (clergyman)
John Cumming FRSE (10 November 1807 – 5 July 1881) was a Scottish clergyman and religious author. Life He was born in Fintray in Aberdeenshire the eldest son of John Cumming (d.1835) and his wife, Anne Mutch of Foveran. His mother died in 1827 giving birth to his youngest brother, Hercules Cumming. She is buried in St Nicholas Churchyard in Aberdeen.http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=show.tcl&dsqSearch=(RefNo%27MS%203761%2F8%27) He attended Aberdeen Grammar School and then studied divinity at King's College in Aberdeen. In 1832, Cumming was appointed to the Crown Court Church (the Scottish National Church) in Covent Garden, London, a Church of Scotland congregation that catered for Scots living in London. At the time, the congregation had approximately 80 members, but Cumming was able to grow his congregation to around 900, and he regularly preached to congregations of 500–600 on Sundays. Cumming was a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh S
Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day France * Hugh of Austrasia (7th century), Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia * Hugh I, Count of Angoulême (1183–1249) * Hugh II, Count of Angoulême (1221–1250) * Hugh III, Count of Angoulême (13th century) * Hugh IV, Count of Angoulême (1259–1303) * Hugh, Bishop of Avranches (11th century), France * Hugh I, Count of Blois (died 1248) * Hugh II, Count of Blois (died 1307) * Hugh of Brienne (1240–1296), Count of the medieval French County of Brienne * Hugh, Duke of Burgundy (d. 952) * Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057–1093) * Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy (1084–1143) * Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (1142–1192) * Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy (1213–1272) * Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (1294–1315) * Hugh Capet (939–996), King of France * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Harford Cumming
Henry Harford Cumming (1799–1866) was an important figure in antebellum Augusta, Georgia. His main business was in cotton but he also engaged J. Edgar Thomson to design the Augusta Canal, in order to run his mills and had started a law firm with politician George W. Crawford. His brother was Governor of Utah Territory Alfred Cumming and his son, Alfred Cumming, was a general in the Confederate States Army. Life Family In 1799, Henry Harford Cumming was born to Thomas Cumming and Ann Clay, in Augusta, Georgia. In 1798, Cumming's father, Thomas, was the first mayor of Augusta, when the town was first incorporated. Henry Cumming's maternal grandfather was Joseph Clay, one of the first members from Georgia in the First Continental Congress. Clay was additionally a Deputy Paymaster General for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Henry Cumming's brother, Alfred, was another mayor of Augusta and later the first non-Mormon governor of the Utah Territory. Ano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry John Cumming
General Sir Henry John Cumming, KCH (December 1771 – 28 November 1856) was a senior officer in the British Army. He was born in Calcutta, the son of Col. Sir John Cumming of the East India Company. He joined the Army in 1790 as a cornet in the 11th Dragoons, rising to the rank of Major in 1798. He served in Flanders from 1793 to 1795, taking part in every battle during that period ( Valencienne, Dunkirk and le Cateau). After fighting with distinction at Den Helder in Holland in 1799 he was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel in 1803. From 1811 to 1813 he was engaged in the Peninsular War where he received a sabre wound at the Battle of El Bodón but nevertheless took part in the later Battles of Castrejon, Salamanca, Venta del Pozo and Morales. He was awarded KCH and, in 1833, was knighted. He was given the colonelcy for life of the 12th Lancers in 1837 and retired in 1842. He was promoted full General in 1846. He died in 1856, aged 84, and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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