Corkran
Corkran is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alice Corkran (1843–1916), Irish author of children's fiction and editor of children's magazines * Charles Corkran (1872–1939), British Army general * Peter Corkran (born 1948), Australian rules footballer See also *Corcoran Corcoran is an Irish surname, the original Irish language form being meaning 'descendant of Corcrán'. The name itself is derived from meaning 'purple'. History The name Corcoran is an anglicisation of the names of two Gaelic clans. The f ...

Alice Corkran
Alice Abigail Corkran was an Irish author of children's fiction and an editor of children's magazines. Born in France to Irish parents, she grew up in the stimulating environment of her mother's literary salon. She was a playmate of Robert Browning's ageing father, and still had his workbooks in her possession when she died. As well as writing a number of well received novels, she edited first the ''Bairn's Annual'' and then ''The Girl's Realm'', being the founder of that magazine's Guild of Service and Good Fellowship, which maintained a cot at the Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, among other charitable works. Early life Alice Corkran was born in Paris, France to John Frazer Corkran (18081884) and Louisa Walsh (18231892). She was the second oldest of five children: three girls, and two boys. Her father began life as a dramatist and had a play, ''The Painter of Italy'', well received at the Theatre Royal, Dublin on 9 March 1840, but by that time he was already in Paris ...
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Charles Corkran
Major General Sir Charles Edward Corkran, (20 August 1872 – 9 January 1939) was a senior British Army officer who served as Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding London District from 1928 to 1932. Military career Born the son of Colonel Charles Seymour Corkran and educated at Eton College,The late Major-General Sir Charles Corkran
Hansard, 7 February 1939 Corkran was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in March 1893.
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Peter Corkran
Peter Corkran (born 8 January 1948) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to: People As a given name *Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name: **FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855) ** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ... in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Corkran, Peter Living people 1948 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Fitzroy Football Club players ...
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