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Dabney may refer to: Places in the United States *Dabney, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Dabney, Indiana, an unincorporated community *Dabney, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Dabney, North Carolina, an unincorporated community * Dabney, Texas, a former mining community * Dabney, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Dabneys, Virginia, an unincorporated community *Dabney State Recreation Area, Oregon Other uses * Dabney House, an undergraduate student residence at the California Institute of Technology * Dabney Oil Syndicate * Humperdink Duck, also known as Dabney Duck, is a Disney character, paternal grandfather of Donald Duck People with the given name * Dabney Carr (Virginia assemblyman) (1743–1773), member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and brother-in-law of Thomas Jefferson * Dabney Cosby (c. 1793–1862), American architect * Dabney Coleman (born 1932), American actor * Dabney dos Santos (born 1996), Dutch footballer * Dabney L. Friedrich (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dabney, Arkansas
Dabney is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Van Buren County, Arkansas, Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States. Dabney is west of Clinton, Arkansas, Clinton. References Unincorporated communities in Van Buren County, Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Arkansas {{VanBurenCountyAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dabney Montgomery
Dabney N. Montgomery (April 18, 1923 – September 3, 2016) was an American pilot and bodyguard. Born in Selma, Alabama, Montgomery went to Lutheran Academy and the Selma University High School. He joined the armed forces in 1943, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Montgomery graduated from Livingstone College in 1949 and studied music at the Boston Conservatory. He was a bodyguard for Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, in Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al .... Montgomery was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. He died on September 3, 2016, of natural causes. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, Dabney 1923 births 2016 deaths People from Selma, Alabama Boston Conservatory at Berklee alumni Livingstone Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Dabney
Stephanie Renee Dabney (July 11, 1958 – September 28, 2022) was an American dancer who performed as a prima ballerina with Dance Theatre of Harlem from 1979 through 1994. Dabney is best known for her performances in John Taras' ''The Firebird'', which she performed all over the world, as well as at the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Early life Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania into a military family, Dabney was raised in Youngstown, Ohio where she began her ballet training at Ballet Western Reserve at the age of 4. After seeing the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater perform on tour, with dancers who looked like her, Dabney decided to become a professional dancer. The following year, Dance Theatre of Harlem conducted a residency in her town, during which Dabney enrolled in a masterclass with the company. Arthur Mitchell, co-founder and artistic director of DTH, observed her in class and invited her to study at his school in New York. Because she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Dabney
Sharon Dabney (born January 1959) is a retired American track and field athlete. Career She was the 1979 Pan American Games Champion at 400 metres in a photo finish over June Griffith. She also was part of the United States gold medal-winning 4 × 400 metres relay team. Four years earlier, she was part of the silver medal-winning team as a 16 year old. She was sixth place in the United States Olympic Trials in 1976. Her 51.55 in 1977 while still at John Bartram High School in Philadelphia was the second fastest 400 at the time, soon to be engulfed by the Howard sisters. At the time, before Title IX took effect, the high school had no athletic program for girls. She was the 1977 National Champion. At the 1980 Olympic Trials, she finished 4th behind Sherri Howard, Gwen Gardner and Denean Howard which should have put her on a likely medal winning relay team for the 1980 Summer Olympics. However that glory was not to be as for many athletes of her era she was left out of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel William Dabney
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His geneal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lewis Dabney
Robert Lewis Dabney (March 5, 1820 – January 3, 1898) was an American Christian theologian, Southern Presbyterian pastor, Confederate States Army chaplain, and architect. He was also chief of staff and biographer to Stonewall Jackson. His biography of Jackson remains in print today. Dabney and James Henley Thornwell were two of Southern Presbyterianism's most influential scholars. They were both Calvinist, Old School Presbyterians, and social conservatives. Some conservative Presbyterians, particularly within the Presbyterian Church in America and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, still value their theological writings, although some within these churches have repudiated Dabney's and Thornwell's beliefs on race and support of antebellum slavery. Biography Early life Robert Lewis Dabney was born on March 5, 1820. He was the sixth child (third son) of Charles William Dabney (1786–1833) and Elizabeth Randolph Price Dabney, and a descendant of Cornelius d'Aubigné from an ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bass Dabney
Horta () is a municipality and city in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores encompassing the island of Faial. The population in 2011 was 15,038 in an area of The city of Horta itself has a population of about 7,000. Horta's marina is a primary stop for yachts crossing the Atlantic Ocean, and its walls and walkways are covered with paintings created by visitors noting the names of their vessels, crews, and the years they visited. Peter's Cafe Sport is a bar located across from the marina that houses the island's scrimshaw museum, a collection of artifacts carved from whale tooth and jawbone. Peter's is a point of reference for transatlantic yachters and sailors. History 15th through 17th centuries In 1467 the Flemish nobleman Josse van Huerter returned to Faial on a second expedition, this time disembarking along the shore of what would be known as Horta Bay. He built a small chapel which would later form the nucleus of a small community known as Horta, a name possibly deri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, Macdonald agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek federation and political reform. Macdonald was the leading figure in the subsequent discussions and conferences, which resulted in the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dabney
__NOTOC__ John Dabney (1752–1819) was a postmaster, publisher, and bookseller in Salem, Massachusetts, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was born in Boston in 1752 to Charles Dabney and Elizabeth Gardner. With Thomas C. Cushing, John Dabney published the '' Salem Mercury'' newspaper, 1787-1789. In 1790 he married Abigail Mason Peale (1767-1834). Beginning around 1790 he ran the "Salem Book-Store" which offered books for sale or short-term rental; customers included William Bentley. Dabney also served as Salem postmaster ca.1792-1815. He belonged to the North Church in Salem and the Essex Lodge of the Freemasons. Dabney sold the contents of his shop at auction in 1818. He died in 1819. Selected titles in Dabney's bookstore & library In 1813, Dabney's stock included: * Aikin's ''Annual Review and History of Literature'' * Bygge's ''Travels in the French Republic'' * Mrs. Chapone's ''Works'' * M.C. Dallas' ''Morelando'' * Charles Didbin's ''Song Smith; or, Rigmaro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Dabney
George Edward Dabney (1808–1868) was an educator and scholar of classics, who served on the faculty of Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) from 1837 to 1854. Early life George Dabney was born in 1808. He graduated from the University of Virginia. Career Dabney taught at New London Academy in Bedford County, Virginia. Later, he taught ancient languages at Washington College in 1837. He delivered a graduation address at Washington College in 1838 on the importance of studying classicsGeorge Edward Dabney, Lecture on the Study of the Classics, Delivered in Washington College, Lexington, Va., Sept. 10, 1838 (Richmond: Thomas W. Whyte, 1838). and publishe"On the Study of Ancient Languages in the United States,"in the ''Southern Literary Messenger The ''Southern Literary Messenger'' was a periodical published in Richmond, Virginia, from August 1834 to June 1864, and from 1939 to 1945. Each issue carried a subtitle of "Devoted to Every Department of Literat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Dabney
Ford Thompson Dabney (15 March 1883 – 6 June 1958) was an American ragtime pianist, composer, songwriter, and acclaimed director of bands and orchestras for Broadway musical theater, revues, vaudeville, and early recordings. Additionally, for two years in Washington, from 1910 to 1912, he was proprietor of a theater that featured vaudeville, musical revues, and silent film. Dabney is best known as composer and lyricist of the 1910 song " That's Why They Call Me Shine," which for decades, through , has endured as a jazz standard. As of 2020, in the jazz genre, "Shine" has been recorded 646 times Dabney and one of his chief collaborators, James Reese Europe (1880–1919), were transitional figures in the prehistory of jazz that evolved from ragtime (which loosely includes some syncopated music) and blues — and grew into stride, boogie-woogie, and other next levels in jazz. Their 1914 composition, "Castle Walk" – recorded February 10, 1914, by Europe's Society Orchestra with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles William Dabney
Charles William Dabney Jr. (June 19, 1855 – June 15, 1945) was president of the University of Tennessee and the University of Cincinnati. In 1893-1896, he served as an assistant secretary at the United States Department of Agriculture. Biography He was born on June 19, 1855, in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, to Robert Lewis Dabney and Lavinia Morrison. He completed his B.S. at Hampden-Sydney College at age 17. He then attended the University of Virginia and graduated with an M.S. in chemistry in 1877. He taught for a year at Emory and Henry College and then entered the University of Göttingen in Germany in 1878 and graduated with a Ph.D. in 1880. He returned to the United States where he married Mary Chilton Brent of Fayette County, Kentucky, and they had three daughters. In 1880-1887, he worked as the director of the Agricultural Experiment Station in North Carolina and professor of chemistry at the University of North Carolina.Maurice M. BurseyDabney, Charles William Dictionar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
