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Oldman Fauna
Oldman may refer to: People *Oldman (king) (died 1687), King of the Miskito Nation *Albert Oldman (1883–1961), British boxer *C. B. Oldman (1894–1969), English bibliographer *Gary Oldman (born 1958), British actor *Hugh Oldman (1914–1988), British soldier and cricketer *Kurt Oldman, Swiss-born composer *Mark Oldman (born 1969), American entrepreneur *Maureen Oldman, known as Laila Morse, (born 1945), British actress *Richard Oldman (1877–1943), British Army officer *William Ockelford Oldman (1879–1949), ethnographic collector and dealer Places *Oldman Formation, Alberta, Canada *Oldman Lake, Montana, United States *Oldman River, Alberta, Canada *Oldman Wood, Scotland, United Kingdom Other uses *Old-man cactus, a plant *Oldman klipfish *Oldman wormwood, a flowering plant See also *Oldmans *Old man (other) * {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldman (king)
Oldman (died 1687), King of the Mosquito Nation from c. 1650 until his death in 1687, was the son of a Miskito leader. This earlier king went to England, according to a memorial left in Jamaica by one of his descendants, during the reign of Charles I of England, Charles I (1625–1649) but during the time when the Providence Island Company was operating in the region (c. 1631–1641). He was followed by another visitor, alleged to be a "prince" of the same group. According to the testimony of his son Jeremy I, as recorded in 1699 by an English witness called W. M., Oldman was taken to England and received in audience by "his brother king", Charles II of England, Charles II "soon after the conquest of Jamaica" (1655). He was given a lace hat as a sort of crown and a written commission "to kindly use and relieve such straggling Englishmen as should chance to come that way".M. W. "The Mosqueto Indian and his Golden River", in Awnsham Churchill, ''A Collection of Voyages and Travels'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |