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Charles Wood (silent Film Actor)
Charles Wood may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Charles Erskine Scott Wood (1852–1944), American author, activist, and attorney *Charles Osgood Wood III (1933-2024), a radio and television commentator, writer, and musician, known professionally as Charles Osgood *Charles Wood (composer) (1866–1926), Irish composer and teacher *Charles Wood (actor) (1916–1978), American singer and actor in Broadway musicals *Charles Wood (playwright) (1932–2020), British playwright and screenwriter *Charlie Wood (musician), American singer, songwriter and keyboardist *Charlie Wood, English bassist for Pale Waves *Charlie Wood, cofounder of the Northern Cree Singers Politics *Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax (1800–1885), English politician *Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax (1839–1934), English politician *Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1912–1980), British politician and peer Sports *Charles Wood (jockey) (1855–1945), British jockey *Charles Winter Wood (1869–1953), foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Erskine Scott Wood
Charles Erskine Scott Wood or C.E.S. Wood (February 20, 1852January 22, 1944) was an American author, civil liberties advocate, artist, soldier, attorney, and Georgist. He is best known as the author of the 1927 satirical bestseller, ''Heavenly Discourse''. Early life Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Wood graduated from West Point in 1874. He served as a lieutenant with the 21st Infantry Regiment and fought in the Nez Perce War in 1877. He was present at the surrender of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce. It was Wood who transcribed, and perhaps embellished, Chief Joseph's famous speech, which ended with: "My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever." The two men became close friends. He raised his family in Portland at a house on King's Hill near the northeast corner of today's Vista Bridge. The site is now occupied by the Portland Garden Club in the Goose Hollow neighborhood. John Reed grew up a few blocks away and was greatly influenced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Winter Wood
Charles Winter Wood (December 17, 1869 – June 9, 1953) was an American educator and actor who graduated from Beloit College in Beloit, WI. He was the second head football coach at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama and he held that position for four seasons, from 1897 until 1901. His coaching record at Tuskegee was 1–3. Wood spent 30 years at the Tuskegee Institute in the English and Drama departments. He was also an actor. Wood died in 1953 at a hospital Queens, New York Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ... of an illness. References 1869 births 1953 deaths Tuskegee Golden Tigers football coaches Tuskegee University faculty Sportspeople from Nashville, Tennessee {{1890s-collegefootball-coach-stub Beloit College alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Carroll Wood
Lieutenant Charles Carroll Wood (born 19 March 1876 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada – died 11 November 1899 in Belmont, South Africa) was the first Canadian Officer to die in the Second Boer War. As a member of a family that had distinguished itself in America, his great grandfather being Zachary Taylor, 12th President of the United States, he was buried with full military honours. Wood's promising military career was cut short. Also known as Lieut. C. C. Wood, on the news of his death, Queen Victoria wrote a letter of condolence to his family and, at the Queen's request, Lieut. Wood's portrait was sent to her at Windsor. Robert E. Lee Jr. was among others to send his condolences to Wood's family having met Wood in Halifax, Nova Scotia, three years earlier. Lieut. Wood's memorial service at St. Luke's Cathedral in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was attended by Lord Seymour, then Commander of the British Troops in Canada, the British Services and the Canadian Militia, in uniform. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Chatworthy Wood Taylor
Charles Chatworthy Wood Taylor, known in Chile as Carlos Wood, (25 April 1792 – 19 February 1856) was a painter, engineer, mariner, and military officer. He designed the Coat of arms of Chile, which was adopted by the government in 1834, incorporating the huemul and the condor. He also designed the first stamps of the nascent state. He is considered one of the most influential foreign artists who shaped modern painting in Chile. Biography He was born on 25 April 1792, son of the Irish John Chatworthy Wood and Susan Taylor. From boyhood, he demonstrated his skills in art, working in a ceramics factory in the town of Burslem in Staffordshire. He emigrated to the United States in 1817. There, he started business as a landscape painter in Boston, moving his family a year later. In 1819, he was hired by the U.S. government to embark on a scientific expedition on the frigate Macedonia; this journey took him to the coast of Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. He reached Valparaiso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Wood (businessman)
Charles R. Wood (1914 – September 30, 2004) was an American amusement park developer and philanthropist in Upstate New York. Biography Wood was born in Lockport, New York, in 1914. After seeing the amusement park Knott's Berry Farm in southern California he was inspired in 1954 to open his own park in Queensbury, New York, which he named Storytown USA. In order to do this, he needed some loans from local banks. With $500 in his pocket at the time, he walked into a bank, applied for the necessary loans, and was denied. To this, he replied to the bank manager "One day sir, I will be able to buy and sell you." Success followed this Mother Goose themed park and in 1959 he opened a second amusement park in the village of Lake George, New York, this one named Gaslight Village, which closed in 1989. Storytown USA changed its name to The Great Escape in 1983 and was eventually sold to new owners in 1996, finally winding up under the Six Flags park umbrella. Wood purchased Fantasy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Thorold Wood
Charles Thorold Wood, senior (15 January 1777 – 13 March 1852) was an English army officer and country gentleman whose sons Charles Thorold Wood, junior (1817–1849) and Neville Wood (1818–25 March 1886) were ornithologists. Several accounts have confounded him with his namesake son who wrote ''The Ornithological Guide'' (1835). Charles junior also wrote under the initials S.D.W. Neville wrote two books including ''British Song Birds'' (1836) which was dedicated to Edward Blyth, and ''The ornithologists' text-book'' (1836) dedicated to John Latham. Life Wood was born the eldest of the 9 children of Willoughby Wood, of Alford, Lincolnshire, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber and his wife, Elizabeth Thorold. Charles matriculated at Merton College, Oxford on 26 October 1795. Wood became a captain in the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards (blue). He married Jane, daughter of Sir John Thorold, 9th Baronet, in 1812 and lived in Thoresby, Lincolnshire. They had five sons, Willoughb ... [...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 Wood (ironmaster)
Charles Wood (1702 – October 1774) was an English ironmaster and one of the inventors of the potting and stamping method of making wrought iron from pig iron. Parents Charles Wood was the 7th of 15 children of William Wood of Wolverhampton and his wife Margaret, daughter of Richard Molyneux, an ironmonger in that area. William Wood followed his father-in-law's trade until 1715, when he became an ironmaster too and later entered into a contract to provide copper coinage for Ireland. He was also a projector, floating his business as an ironmaster as a joint stock company at the time of the South Sea Bubble (1720). Later, he sought to develop a new process of ironmaking and to obtain a charter for a "Company of Ironmasters of Great Britain". However the process (carried on at Frizington, Cumberland) produced little iron and he probably died in debt. Career Charles Wood was a partner in some of the businesses, and certainly in the final one. His father's will left him a legacy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Wood (footballer)
Charles Hamilton Wood (born 5 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward. Career Wood began his career with Bradford City, captaining their youth team. He made his senior debut for Bradford City on 10 November 2020, alongside fellow youth team player Olivier Sukiennicki, appearing as an 80th minute substitute in the EFL Trophy in a 3–1 home defeat against Oldham Athletic. Two days later he was named in the League Football Education's 'The 11' list for November 2020, which recognises both football and non-footballing activities of young players. In May 2021 he won the 2020–21 Academy Player of the Year award at Bradford City's end-of-season awards. On 17 June 2021 Wood signed a one-year professional contract with Bradford City. He moved on loan to Ossett United in December 2021, scoring on his debut. The loan was extended in January 2022 until the end of the season. He was one of seven players offered a new contract by Bradford City at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competition in the world. It is organised by and named after The Football Association (The FA). Since 2015, it has been known as The Emirates FA Cup after its headline sponsor. A concurrent women's tournament is also held, the Women's FA Cup. The competition is open to all eligible clubs down to Level 9 of the English football league system with Level 10 clubs acting as stand-ins in the event of non-entries from above. Included in the competition are 20 professional clubs in the Premier League (level 1), 72 professional clubs in the English Football League (levels 2 to 4), and all clubs in steps 1–5 of the National League System (levels 5 to 9) as well as a tiny number of step 6 clubs acting as stand-ins for non-entries above. A record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Wood (footballer, Born 1851)
Colonel Charles Knight Wood OBE (1 July 1851 – 12 February 1923) was a British Army officer in the Royal Engineers and footballer who played as a forward. Early life Born in Ledbury, Wood was educated at Cheltenham College, and was a player in the college's cricket XI and rugby football XX in 1869. He went to the Woolwich Academy, where he proved distinguished in both military and academic matters, winning the Silver Bugle (for highest marks) in 1872 and the Despatch Box (for athletic excellence) in both 1871 and 1872. He was the younger brother of Elliott Wood and was usually known as "C.K.". Sporting career Wood joined the Royal Engineers in 1872 and was quickly recruited for its football side, his first recorded match for the Sappers being a 3–0 win in the first round of the 1872–73 FA Cup over the Civil Service in November 1872 at the Chatham Lines. His position was on the right-side of the forward line, and by 1874 had formed a formidable partnership with Pelham v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Wood (jockey)
Charles Wood (1854–1945) was an English flat racing jockey. Early career Born in the slums of Hull, he ran away aged 11, and became apprentice to Joseph Dawson in Newmarket, where he stayed for seven years. He won his first race in 1872 and was Champion Jockey in 1887. He stood second to Fred Archer for the preceding seven years, becoming champion the year after Fred died. He also rode the unbeaten St. Simon in his three-year-old year when that horse's usual jockey, Fred Archer, could no longer make the weight. Scandal Wood then found himself embroiled in a scandal. He was the principal rider to Sir George Chetwynd, 4th Baronet (1849–1917) and trainer Richard Sherrard. The explosion in betting, and rumours of race fixing, was threatening to engulf the sport in scandal, and The Jockey Club decided it needs to act. It targeted Chetwynd, Wood and Sherrard, with the main accusations focused on the pulling of a horse called Success by Wood, and the in-and-out running ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
