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Charles Gordon (lieutenant-colonel)
Charles Gordon may refer to: Politics and armed forces * Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne (1638–1681) * Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne (1670–1702) * Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne (1726–1794) * Charles Gordon (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1780–1860) * Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly (1792–1863), Scottish peer and politician * Charles George Gordon (1833–1885), British army officer and colonial governor, killed at Khartoum * Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly (1847–1937), Scottish Liberal politician * Charlie Gordon (born 1951), Scottish Labour Party politician * Charles William Gordon (MP) (1817–1863), British Conservative politician * Charles Gordon (parliamentary clerk) (1918–2009), English parliamentary clerk Sports * Charles Gordon (cricketer, born 1849) (1849–1930), English cricketer * Charles Gordon (cricketer, born 1814) (1814–1899), English cricketer and gin distiller * Charles Gordon (Canadian football) (born 1968), Canadian foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Gordon, 1st Earl Of Aboyne
Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne (c1638 - March 1681). The fourth son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly and Lady Anne Campbell, he was created 1st Earl of Aboyne and 1st Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet by Letters Patent on 10 September 1660. At the time of his death in March 1681, he was succeeded in the earldom and lordship by his son. Family He married firstly, Margaret Irvine, daughter of Alexander Irvine, c1662, and had issue: *Lady Ann Gordon (d. c1665) His first wife died in 1662. He married secondly, Elizabeth Lyon, daughter of John Lyon, 2nd Earl of Kinghorne and Lady Elizabeth Maule, on 28 August 1665, and had issue: * Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne (c1670-1702) *Hon. George Gordon *Hon. John Gordon (d.1762) *Lady Elizabeth Gordon, married John Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Cromartie John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Gordon (Canadian Football)
Charles Gordon (born July 30, 1968 in Tampa, Florida) is a former American/Canadian Football League player who attended Eastern Michigan University from 1986–1989 earning All-Mid American Conference (MAC) honors for three consecutive years including: 1986 Runner-Up for MAC Freshman of the Year and 1986 Sporting News Freshman All America Head of the Class (Special Mention); 1987 - 1st Team All Mid-American Conference (MAC) 1987- 3rd Team Football News Sophomore All America 1987 AP All America (Honorable Mention). Helped lead Eastern Michigan University to its first and only MAC championship 10–2 overall record and 7–1 conference record. Went to the 1987 California Bowl and upset point favorite San Jose State University for the only bowl game win in EMU history. School records include: 4th all time Interceptions (12), 10th all time Interception return yards, 2nd Longest Interception return in stadium history (Rynearson Stadium), 10th all time Punt Return yardage, 3rd longest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Gordon (producer)
Charles Gordon (May 13, 1947 – October 31, 2020) was an American film producer and brother to Lawrence Gordon. The Gordons were raised in a Jewish family in Belzoni, Mississippi. Gordon was married to his wife, Lynda, for 50 years until he died of cancer on October 31, 2020, in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' .... He was 73 years old. Gordon has 3 daughters, Jamie, Kate, and Lily. Selected filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted. Film ;As an actor Television References External links * 1947 births 2020 deaths Film producers from Mississippi American Jews People from Belzoni, Mississippi Deaths from cancer in California {{US-film-producer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Jason Gordon
Charles Jason Gordon (born 17 March 1959) is a Trinidadian Roman Catholic prelate and the current Metropolitan Archbishop of Port of Spain since his appointment in 2017. He had served prior to this as a parish priest for the locality of Gonzales, approximately 1.9 km/1.2 miles outside Port of Spain, before serving as the bishop for both Bridgetown and Kingston. Gordon is known for his opposition to death sentences and favours peacemaking and bridge building in local disputes and gang violence. Life Charles Jason Gordon was born in Trinidad and Tobago on 17 March 1959. Gordon managed his father's failing business after his father died and managed to make it profitable all the while becoming involved in parish initiatives that led him to decide to enter the religious life. He had shown his engagement in projects teaching skills to displaced people with an emphasis on adolescents. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1991. In the late 1980s (after selling the business in 1991) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Gordon (journalist)
Charles Gordon (born 1940) is a Canadian writer and retired journalist, best known as a longtime columnist for the ''Ottawa Citizen''."Charles Gordon: Incisive, Funny, Retired". ''Ottawa Citizen'', June 11, 2005. Background Born in New York City while his father J. King Gordon was working in publishing there,"Cottage Industry". ''Winnipeg Free Press'', August 3, 2006. Gordon grew up in several cities around the world during his father's diplomatic career with the United Nations. He is also the brother of writer Alison Gordon and the grandson of novelist Ralph Connor. He studied political science at Queen's University. Career While completing his master's degree in political science, Gordon was hired as an editor with the ''Brandon Sun'' in 1964, remaining with the paper until joining the ''Citizen'' in 1974. With the ''Citizen'', he held a variety of roles – including writing editorials, editing the local news and books sections, and writing his daily column – unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Gordon (artist)
Charles Allyn Gordon, Jr. (July 3, 1909, Corsicana, Texas - June 9, 1978 Los Angeles, California), was a watercolor artist. He graduated from Corsicana High School in 1925 and from the University of Texas, Austin in 1929 with a degree in architecture. Gordon is best known for his watercolor artwork. Between 1935 and 1940 he exhibited at art events sponsored by the Museum of Fine Art of Houston. Then in the early 1940s he exhibited at events held at the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art. Examples of his work are 'Cape Cod', 'Bright Lights', 'Trees in Winter' and 'Pink Roofs – Taxco' (1944), the latter today in the collection of The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. Gordon was fluent in Spanish and traveled frequently to Mexico by car to paint out of the way places. He is credited by name in the 1957 English language edition of the book ''Pratero and I'' by the 1956 Literature Nobel prize winner Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Gordon (lawyer)
Charles Gordon ( – ) was an immigration lawyer in Washington, D.C. He worked for the Immigration and Naturalization Service for 35 years, including eight years as its general counsel. Starting in 1959, he began to publish ''Immigration Law and Procedure,'' a major reference publication that is still published and updated. In general, he was known as an immigration liberal, who wanted to accept more immigrants into the United States. Gordon, the son of immigrants, went to college at the City College of New York and law school at New York University Law School. After a few years in private practice, he joined the I.N.S. in 1935, where he stayed until 1974. When he left the government, he worked in private practive with David Carliner and later Ann Bryant. He argued a total of eight cases before the Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Gordon (trade Unionist)
James Charles Gordon (died 5 April 1929) was a British trade union leader and socialist activist. Born in Lambeth, Gordon completed an apprenticeship as a sheet metal worker with Pender & Baker, and then joined the East London Society of Tin and Iron Plate Workers. He quickly came to prominence in the union, serving on its executive, and then as the union's president. He advocated a single union of sheet metal workers, and in 1889 he persuaded both his own union, and the West London Tin Plate Workers, to affiliate to the National Amalgamated Association of Tin Plate Workers of Great Britain. As a result, in 1895, he was elected as president of this loose federation, and he also served as the part-time organiser of the federation's London district, proving highly successful at recruitment. He began touring the country to recruit to the federation's other affiliates, and so in 1901 he was made the federation's first full-time national organiser and secretary. In 1920, Gordon per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Blair Gordon
Sir Charles Blair Gordon, GBE (22 November 186730 July 1939) was a Canadian banker, manufacturer and diplomat. Life and career Educated at the High School of Montreal, Gordon founded the Standard Shirt Company, organized Dominion Textile in 1904, and in 1909 became president of Dominion Glass Company Limited, which was later known as Domglas. In 1913, he was appointed a director of the Bank of Montreal, and in 1927 became the bank's president. From 1918 to 1921, he was Acting Chairman (Canadian War Mission) to the United States of America in Washington. In 1917, for his contributions, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and in 1918 was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the order. Gordon was one of the founders of the Town of Hampstead, QuebecTown History, Town of Hampstead website A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary consider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Connor
Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms are: * Ralph, the common variant form in English, which takes either of the given pronunciations. * Rafe, variant form which is less common; this spelling is always pronounced , as are all other English spellings without "l". * Raife, a very rare variant. * Raif, a very rare variant. Raif Rackstraw from H.M.S. Pinafore * Ralf, the traditional variant form in Dutch, German, Swedish, and Polish. * Ralfs, the traditional variant form in Latvian. * Raoul, the traditional variant form in French. * Raúl, the traditional variant form in Spanish. * Raul, the traditional variant form in Portuguese and Italian. * Raül, the traditional variant form in Catalan. * Rádhulbh, the traditional variant form in Irish. Given name Middle Ages * Ralp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Gordon (American Football)
Charles Gordon (born July 18, 1984) is a former American football cornerback and coach. He was signed by the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at the University of Kansas. He also was a defensive backs coach at the University of Northern Colorado and the Defensive quality control coach for the Denver Broncos. College career A native of California, he attended Santa Monica High School. Gordon was recruited to play at the University of Kansas as a wide receiver, arriving on campus in 2002. In 2003, as a redshirt freshman, Gordon had 57 pass receptions for 769 yards, both totals set school records for freshmen. These marks were good enough to earn Gordon first-team freshmen All-American honors. Gordon finished the season as one of the team's starting cornerbacks in addition to his starting roles as a wide receiver and punt returner. The following season Gordon was moved to defense on a full-time basis. He led the nation in interceptions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Gordon (cricketer, Born 1814)
Charles Gordon (25 December 1814 – 27 July 1899) was an English first-class cricketer and gin distiller. A member of the Gordon family, he ran Gordon's Gin from the 1850s. The grandson of the Alexander Gordon, the founder of Gordon's Gin, he was born at Finsbury in December 1814. He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Kent at Lord's in 1844, with Gordon playing in the return fixture at Canterbury. He played in the same fixture in 1845. By 1850, Gordon was in charge of Gordon's Gin and oversaw its exportation around the British Empire following the lifting of excise tax on exported gin by Parliament. He resumed playing first-class cricket in 1851, when he played for a Marylebone Cricket Club and Metropolitan Clubs team and Middlesex. Gordon played first-class cricket frequently until 1862, having made 27 appearances, sixteen of which came for the Marylebone Cricket Club. He scored a total of 493 runs in his 27 matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |