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Snelling Family
Snelling may refer to: People *Sir Arthur Snelling (1914–1996), British civil servant and diplomat *Barbara Snelling (1928–2015), American politician *Charles Snelling (figure skater) (born 1937), Canadian Olympic figure skater * Charles Mercer Snelling (1862–1939), first Chancellor of the University System of Georgia and President of the University of Georgia *Chris Snelling (born 1981), American baseball player * Diane B. Snelling (born 1952), American politician *Jack Snelling (born 1972), Australian politician *Josiah Snelling (1782–1828), commander of Fort Snelling *Lilian Snelling (1879–1972), British botanical artist *O. F. (Oswald Frederick) Snelling, English writer *Richard A. Snelling (1927–1991), governor of Vermont *Roy Snelling (1934–2008), American entomologist *Will Snelling, Australian rules footballer *William Joseph Snelling (1804–1848), American writer *Walter O. Snelling, American chemist Places * Snelling, California * Snelling, South Carolina * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Snelling
Sir Arthur Wendell Snelling (7 May 1914 – 25 June 1996) was a senior British civil servant and diplomat. He was educated at Ackworth School, Yorkshire, and University College, London. He was Study Group Secretary at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1934–1936. He joined the Dominions Office in 1936, and became Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary in 1939. Snelling was Deputy High Commissioner for the UK in New Zealand, 1947–1950, and the Union of South Africa, May 1953–January 1956. He was Assistant Under-Secretary of State at the Commonwealth Relations Office, 1956–1959, and List of High Commissioners from the United Kingdom to Ghana, British High Commissioner in Ghana, 1959–1961. Snelling was Deputy Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1961–1969, and List of High Commissioners from the United Kingdom to South Africa, Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, 1970–1973. He was Vice-President of the UK-So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Snelling
Roy R. Snelling (September 30, 1934, Turlock, California Turlock is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. Its estimated 2019 population of 73,631 made it the second-largest city in Stanislaus County after Modesto. History Founded on December 22, 1871, by prominent grain farmer Jo ... - April 21, 2008, on expedition in Kenya) was an internationally renowned American entomologist who studied Hymenoptera, mainly ants, wasps and bees. He was the emeritus collections manager at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County where he worked for over 30 years, joining the museum in 1963 and retiring in 1993. He dedicated his professional life to making insect biodiversity better known and appreciated. As a foremost myrmecologist, he is credited with many important finds of rare or new ant species, such as the first ''Aphaenogaster cockerelli'' as ''Novomessor cockerelli'' colony in California, ''Myrmecocystus tenuinodis'' Snelling 1976 (the honeypot ant), ''Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota State Highway 51
Minnesota State Highway 51 (MN 51) is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 5 (W. 7th Street) in Saint Paul and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 694 / U.S. Highway 10 in Arden Hills. Highway 51 is also known as Snelling Avenue for most of its route. A small section of the route is known as Montreal Avenue in the "West Seventh" and Highland neighborhoods of Saint Paul, and the northern section in Arden Hills is known as Hamline Avenue. It provides a route for vehicle traffic, as well as the Metro A Line, a Bus rapid transit link operated by Metro. Snelling Avenue is also served by Snelling Avenue station on the Metro Green Line. Route description State Highway 51 serves as a north–south route between Saint Paul, Falcon Heights, Roseville, and Arden Hills in Ramsey County. It is not to be confused with nearby Ramsey County Road 51 (Lexington Avenue / Parkway), which runs parallel to State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snelling, South Carolina
Snelling is a town in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 274 at the 2010 census. Geography Snelling is located near the center of Barnwell County at (33.241284, -81.453184). South Carolina Highway 64 passes through the center of town, leading east to Barnwell, the county seat, and west to the east entrance of the Savannah River Site, a nuclear reservation. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.20%, is water. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 246 people, 87 households, and 70 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 105 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 78.05% White, 19.92% African American, 0.81% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.85%. Of the 87 households 46.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snelling, California
Snelling (formerly Snelling's Ranch) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Merced County, California, United States. It is located on the north bank of the Merced River north of Merced, at an elevation of . The population was 238 at the 2020 census. History The "Snelling Ranch" post office opened in 1853, was closed for a time during 1861, and changed its name to "Snelling" in 1870. The name is from the Snelling family that operated a way station at the place beginning in 1851. Snelling's zip code is 95369 and its area code is 209. Snelling was the county seat of Merced County from 1857 to 1872. The courthouse constructed in 1857 continued to serve as a justice court until the 1990s. The two-story building remains standing today and is a rare surviving example of a simple early California courthouse. Geography Snelling is in northeastern Merced County along the eastern edge of California's Central Valley, where the Merced River emerges from the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter O
Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler) Walter Hahn (born 20 August 1987) is an Austrian professional wrestler and trainer. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Gunther and is the current WWE Intercontinental Champion in his firs ..., Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" * Walter, standard author abbreviation for Thomas Walter (botanist) ( – 1789) Companies * American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906 * Walter Energy, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry * Walter Aircraft Engines, Czech manufacturer of aero-engines Films and television * Walter (1982 film), ''Walter'' (1982 film), a British television drama film * Walter Vetrivel, a 1993 Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Joseph Snelling
William Joseph Snelling (December 26, 1804 – December 24, 1848) was an American adventurer, writer, poet, and journalist. His short stories about American Indian life were the first to attempt to accurately portray the Plains Indians and among the first attempts at realism by an American writer. Snelling's short story collections were among the earliest in the United States. Snelling was born and educated in Boston, Massachusetts. He moved to the American frontier in Minnesota and, from his late teens to his mid-20s, traded with the American Indians and explored the area. He lived with the Dakota Indians for a time and learned their language and customs. In 1828, Snelling returned to Boston and began a writing career. He wrote for New England periodicals and earned friends and enemies with his opinion pieces on American society. Over the next 20 years, he tackled subjects such as American writing, gambling, and prison conditions. Early life and career William Joseph Snelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Snelling
William Alexander Snelling (born 6 August 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was first drafted by Port Adelaide with their first selection and tenth overall in the 2016 rookie draft. He played his only senior AFL game in Port's twenty-three point win against in round 23, 2016 at Metricon Stadium. He was delisted by Port Adelaide at the end of the 2018 AFL season. Essendon career After being overlooked by all clubs at the 2018 AFL draft, Snelling played for West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League. He was subsequently selected by Essendon in the 2019 mid-season rookie draft, at pick 7. In round 18 he made his debut for Essendon at Adelaide Oval. He played in the Bombers' next two games against Gold Coast and his former club Port Adelaide before he suffered foot soreness and lost his position in the senior side. Snelling established himself in Essendon’s best si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard A
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Snelling
Barbara Tuttle Snelling (née Weil; March 22, 1928November 2, 2015) served as the List of lieutenant governors of Vermont, 78th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1993 to 1997. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 1996 while campaigning for governor. She was elected to the Vermont Senate, Vermont State Senate in 1998, where she served until she suffered a second stroke; she resigned in 2002. Life and career Snelling was born Barbara Tuttle Weil in 1928 in Fall River, Massachusetts, the daughter of Hazel (née Russell) and The Reverend F. Taylor Weil. She attended Smith College for two years before transferring to Radcliffe College, from which she received her Bachelor of Arts degree ''Latin honors#magna cum laude, Magna Cum Laude'' in 1950. She served as chair of the Shelburne School Board; as Founding Chair of Champlain Valley Union High School Board. She was member of the Vermont State Board of Education, State Board of Education; President of the Vermont State School Boards A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilian Snelling
Lilian Snelling (1879–1972) was "probably the most important British botanical artist of the first half of the 20th century". retrieved 13 March 2014 She was the principal artist and lithographer to ''Curtis's Botanical Magazine'' between 1921 and 1952"Miss Lilian Snelling" ''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, 17 October 1972; pg. 16; Issue 58607. Obituaries and "was considered one of the greatest botanical artists of her time" – "her paintings were both detailed and accurate and immensely beautiful". She was appointed MBE in 1954''The London Gazette'', 1 June 1954, Issue number 40188, Page 3276 and was awarded the Victoria Medal in 1955. Biography Lilian Snelling was born on 8 June 1879 at Spring Hall, St Mary Cray, Kent into the large family of John Carnell Snelling (1841–1902), brewer, and his wife, Margaret Elizabeth, née Colgalt. She and her sisters were boarders at a school in Tunbridge Wells. In 1915–16 Henry John Elwes commissioned her to paint flower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josiah Snelling
Colonel Josiah Snelling (1782 – 20 August 1828) was the first commander of Fort Snelling, a fort located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers in Minnesota. He was responsible for the initial design and construction of the fort, and he commanded it from 1820 through 1827. He had a reputation for being tough and fair-minded, but also had a mean temper when he was drunk. His second wife, Abigail Hunt Snelling, extended hospitality to visitors to the fort. She also founded a Sunday School for the fort's children and assisted families from the Red River Colony (the Selkirk Settlement). Lieutenant Colonel Henry Leavenworth was originally chosen to locate the fortification at the mouth of the St. Peter's River (the prior name of the Minnesota River) in 1819. His expedition started out in Green Bay, Wisconsin in May 1819, ascending the Fox River, then portaging to the Wisconsin River and following it downstream to its confluence with the Mississippi River at Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
