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Charles Marsh (American Politician)
Charles Marsh may refer to: *Charles Marsh (American politician) (1765–1849), American congressman from Vermont *Charles Marsh (barrister) (1774–1835), English MP and lawyer *Charles Marsh (railroad builder) (1825–1876), American railroad builder, instrumental in the transcontinental railroad *Charles Carroll Marsh (1829–after 1863), American Civil War Union colonel *Othniel Charles Marsh (1831–1899), American paleontologist *Charles H. Marsh (1840–1867), American Civil War Union soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *Charles Dwight Marsh (1855–1932), American botanist * Charles E. Marsh (1887–1964), founder of the Public Welfare Foundation *Charles Marsh (1893–1953), American actor who appeared in ''Cloak and Dagger'' * Charles F. Marsh (1903–1984), American economist and educator *Charles R. Marsh, American professor of religious studies and 2009 recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship See also *Charles Marsh Schomberg Captain Sir Charles Marsh Schomberg (177 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Marsh (American Politician)
Charles Marsh may refer to: *Charles Marsh (American politician) (1765–1849), American congressman from Vermont *Charles Marsh (barrister) (1774–1835), English MP and lawyer *Charles Marsh (railroad builder) (1825–1876), American railroad builder, instrumental in the transcontinental railroad *Charles Carroll Marsh (1829–after 1863), American Civil War Union colonel *Othniel Charles Marsh (1831–1899), American paleontologist *Charles H. Marsh (1840–1867), American Civil War Union soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *Charles Dwight Marsh (1855–1932), American botanist * Charles E. Marsh (1887–1964), founder of the Public Welfare Foundation *Charles Marsh (1893–1953), American actor who appeared in ''Cloak and Dagger'' * Charles F. Marsh (1903–1984), American economist and educator *Charles R. Marsh, American professor of religious studies and 2009 recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship See also *Charles Marsh Schomberg Captain Sir Charles Marsh Schomberg (177 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Marsh (barrister)
Charles Marsh (1774?–1835) was an English barrister and politician. Life Born about 1774, he was a younger son of Edward Marsh, a Norwich manufacturer, and received his education at the Norwich School under Dr. Forster. On 5 October 1792 he was admitted pensioner of St John's College, Cambridge, but did not graduate. He became a student of Lincoln's Inn on 26 September 1791, was called to the bar, and in 1804 went to Madras, where he practised with success. On his return to England Marsh was elected Member of Parliament for East Retford in the 1812 United Kingdom general election, thanks to some bare-faced trickery in representing himself as the Whig candidate. On 1 July 1813 he spoke in a committee of the House of Commons in support of the amendment, moved by Sir Thomas Sutton, on the clause in the East India Bill providing further facilities for persons to go out to India for religious purposes. He denounced the attempts of William Wilberforce and others to make Christian co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Marsh (railroad Builder)
Charles Marsh (December 6, 1825 - May 22, 1876) was an influential figure in the building of the first transcontinental railroad, as well as in building water systems for hydraulic mining in the Sierra Nevada Mountains during the California Gold Rush. He was one of the founding directors of the Central Pacific Railroad. He was a surveyor and worked with Theodore D. Judah to survey and evaluate various possible routes for the first transcontinental railroad through the Sierra Nevada. He built a number of ditches and water pipelines to serve mines and towns there, and became known as the “Father of Ditches.” He was also one of the founders of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad. Builder of ditches/canals and entrepreneur Marsh was born December 6, 1825 in Hatley, Quebec, Canada. It seems he spent his early years in Vermont, then moved with his family to the Milwaukee area of Wisconsin, where he studied civil engineering. In 1849, at age 23, he came to California and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Carroll Marsh
Charles Carroll Marsh was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He served with distinction early in the war at the battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh. He is commonly referred to as "C. Carrol Marsh" in official reports. Early life Charles Carroll Marsh was born in Oswego, New York in 1829. In 1853 he moved to Chicago, Illinois to study law. The legal profession was too crowded for Marsh and his studies lasted only a year before pursuing other business ventures. He joined the Chicago Light Guard becoming captain in that organization. Civil War Early Battles Due to the reputation of the Chicago Light Guard, Captain Marsh was called to Springfield, Illinois at the outset of the Civil War. Eager to offer his services, he responded quickly and was given command of the 20th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Colonel Marsh and his command were transported to Cape Girardeau, Missouri and attached to Colonel Joseph B. Plummer's command at the Battle of Frederickto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Othniel Charles Marsh
Othniel Charles Marsh (October 29, 1831 – March 18, 1899) was an American professor of Paleontology in Yale College and President of the National Academy of Sciences. He was one of the preeminent scientists in the field of paleontology. Among his legacies are the discovery or description of dozens of new species and theories on the origins of birds. Born into a modest family, Marsh was able to afford higher education thanks to the generosity of his wealthy uncle George Peabody. After graduating from Yale College in 1860 he travelled the world, studying anatomy, mineralogy and geology. He obtained a teaching position at Yale upon his return. From the 1870s to 1890s, he competed with rival paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope in a period of frenzied Western American expeditions known as the Bone Wars. Marsh's greatest legacy is the collection of Mesozoic reptiles, Cretaceous birds, and Mesozoic and Tertiary mammals that now constitute the backbone of the collections of Yale's Peabo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles H
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dwight Marsh
Charles Dwight Marsh (1855–1932) was an American botanist. Marsh graduated with A.B. from Amherst College in 1877 and with Ph.D. in Zoology and Botany from the University of Chicago in 1904. Employed by the Bureau of Plant Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture, he was in charge of field experiments on locoweed. In 1912 from January 15 to February 16 he did field research for the Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone, where he collected samples of the plankton Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms found in water (or air) that are unable to propel themselves against a current (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are called plankters. In the ocean, they provide a crucia ... in fresh waters. Selected publications''The plankton of Lake Winnebago and Green Lake''(1904)''The loco-weed disease of the plains''(1909)''Stock-poisoning plants of the range''(1924) References External links * * 1855 births 1932 deaths American botanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles E
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Welfare Foundation
The Public Welfare Foundation distributes grants to organizations it believes it can contribute to reform. It has distributed more than $540 million in aid to 4,700 organizations. In 2013, it had total assets of $488.2 million and total giving of $20.2 million. Its average grant size is $148,324. These grants are awarded for both general and project support, but not for individuals, direct services, international projects, or endowment campaigns. History The foundation was overseen by Charles E. Marsh until 1953. His wife oversaw it from 1952 to 1974. It owned the ''Spartanburg Herald-Journal'', ''The Tuscaloosa News'', and ''The Gadsden Times''. However, a 1969 federal tax law required non-profits to sell newspaper holdings, so the foundation had to sell these papers to ''The New York Times'' in 1985. In 2011, it added a special initiative to fund civil legal aid for the poor. Activities The Public Welfare Foundation gives grants to three main focus areas: criminal justice, juven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloak And Dagger (1946 Film)
A cloak is a type of loose garment worn over clothing, mostly but not always as outerwear for outdoor wear, serving the same purpose as an overcoat, protecting the wearer from the weather. It may form part of a uniform. Cloaks have been and are worn in countless societies. Over time cloak designs have been changed to match fashion and available textiles. Cloaks generally fasten at the neck or over the shoulder, vary in length, from hip all the way down to the ankle, mid-calf being the normal length. They may have an attached hood and may cover and fasten down the front, in which case they have holes or slits for the hands to pass through. However, cloaks are almost always sleeveless. Etymology The word ''cloak'' comes from Old North French ''cloque'' (Old French ''cloche'', ''cloke'') meaning "travelling cloak", from Medieval Latin ''clocca'' "travelers' cape," literally "a bell," so called from the garment's bell-like shape. Thus the word is related to the word ''clock''. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles F
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded In 2009
List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2009: Guggenheim Fellowships have been awarded annually since 1925, by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." United States, U.S., Canada, Canadian and Latin America Fellows References {{DEFAULTSORT:Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2009 Lists of Guggenheim Fellowships, 2009 2009 awards 2009 art awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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