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Danford is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Dave Danford (born 1984), British percussionist *Harry Danford (born c. 1939), Politician in Ontario *Lorenzo Danford (1829–1899), U.S. Representative from Ohio *Ryan Danford Ryan Danford (born October 20, 1985) is an American former professional ''Halo'' player known by the handle Saiyan. He was influential in the early days of professional video gaming or esports and played for the champion teams Shoot to Kill, T ... (born 1985), Professional American Halo player Given name * Arnold Danford Patrick Heeney (1902–1970), Canadian lawyer, diplomat and civil servant * Danford Balch (1811–1859), Oregon pioneer * Danford N. Barney (1808–1874), American expressman * Danford B. Greene (1928–2015), American film and television editor * Samuel Danford Nicholson (1859–1923), United States Senator See also * Danford iris (''Iris danfordiae''), bulbous perennial, in the species in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Danford
David Joel Danford (born 19 June 1984) is a British percussionist. He is best known for his work as a classical percussion soloist but has also worked with numerous dance music producers including BBC Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules.davedanford.co.uk official biography. Education Dave studied at the , graduating in 2006. During his studies, he became the first and only percussionist to win the college's annual concerto competition, performing Ney Rosauro's first Concerto for Marimba.Career In 2005, Danford commissioned a new work for solo percussion and brass band from |
Harry Danford
Harry Danford (born ) is a Canadian former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999. Background Danford worked as a farmer before entering politics, and was a member of the Hastings County Milk and Holstein Clubs. Politics He was a member of the Rawdon council from 1982 to 1984 and served as Reeve and Warden of Hastings County from 1982 to 1994. In the 1995 provincial election, Danford defeated incumbent NDP candidate Elmer Buchanan by 7,859 votes in the riding of Hastings—Peterborough. He was a backbench supporter of Mike Harris's government for the next four years, and served as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Agriculture and Food for this entire period. During his time in the legislature, Danford also piloted a successful private member's bill ( Bill 150) which designated June 19 as United Empire Loyalist Day in Ontario. In 1996, the Harris government reduced the num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Danford
Lorenzo Dow Danford (October 18, 1829 – June 19, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1873 to 1879 and again from 1895 to 1899. Biography Born in Washington Township, Belmont County, Ohio, Danford attended the common schools and a college at Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, for two years. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar at St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, in September 1854, and commenced practice there. He served as presidential elector on the American Party ticket in 1856. He served as prosecuting attorney of Belmont County from 1857 to 1861, when he resigned to enlist in the Fifteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as a private. Commissioned a lieutenant and later a captain, he served until honorably discharged in August 1864. He resumed the practice of his profession in St. Clairsville. Presidential elector for Lincoln/Johnson in 1864. Danford was elected as a Republican to the Forty-thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saiyan (gamer)
Ryan Danford (born October 20, 1985) is an American former professional ''Halo'' player known by the handle Saiyan. He was influential in the early days of professional video gaming or esports and played for the champion teams Shoot to Kill, Team 3D, and Final Boss: In 2006, Major League Gaming stated, "One of the true veterans of the league, Saiyan has been a force in Major League Gaming's upper echelon since its onset." Saiyan retired from professional gaming in 2007. Early life Danford is from Cary, North Carolina. He attended West Cary Middle School where he made the A Honor Roll. He swam and played soccer during high school but a soccer accident his senior year, resulted in a bad break in his thumb. He also broke his thumb on another occasion. These injuries caused ongoing pain, requiring him to ice his hand before gaming. After graduating from high school, Danford attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. However, he took a year off in 2006 to focus on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Heeney
Arnold Danford Patrick Heeney, (April 5, 1902 – December 20, 1970) was a Canadian lawyer, diplomat and civil servant. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was educated at St. John's College, Winnipeg and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1921 and a Master of Arts degree in 1923 both from the University of Manitoba. As the Manitoba Rhodes Scholar he went on to St. John's College, Oxford before returning to Canada, earning a Bachelor of Civil Law degree at McGill University. Specializing in Maritime law, in 1929 he joined the Montreal law firm of Meredith, Holden, Heward & Holden. In one of his last cases with the firm, he successfully represented F. R. Scott against the City of Westmount. In 1938, he took the position of Principal Secretary to Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. From 1940 to 1949, he was Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet. He was perhaps the most important civil servant during World War II. In 1949, he became Under Secr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danford Balch
Danford Balch (November 29, 1811 – October 17, 1859) (alternate spelling ''Danforth'') was a mid-19th-century settler in what later became the Willamette Heights neighborhood of Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. He was born on November 29, 1811, in Colrain, Massachusetts, but spent his early years in Onondaga County, New York. In 1850, Balch moved west to Portland, and settled on a donation land claim of about with his wife, Mary Jane, and nine children. A commemorative stone at Northwest 30th Avenue and Upshur Street marks the spot of the Balch homesite. A family named Stump, with whom the Balches quarreled, settled a nearby claim. Nine years later, Balch was convicted of murdering Mortimer Stump, who had eloped with and married Balch's oldest child, Anna, against her father's wishes. In front of witnesses, Balch killed Stump with a shotgun as Mortimer and Anna boarded the Stark Street Ferry to cross the Willamette River. While awaiting trial, Balch escaped to a hideout in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Danford is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Dave Danford (born 1984), British percussionist *Harry Danford (born c. 1939), Politician in Ontario *Lorenzo Danford (1829–1899), U.S. Representative from Ohio *Ryan Danford (born 1985), Professional American Halo player Given name *Arnold Danford Patrick Heeney Arnold Danford Patrick Heeney, (April 5, 1902 – December 20, 1970) was a Canadian lawyer, diplomat and civil servant. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was educated at St. John's College, Winnipeg and received a Bachelor of Arts degree ... (1902–1970), Canadian lawyer, diplomat and civil servant * Danford Balch (1811–1859), Oregon pioneer * Danford N. Barney (1808–1874), American expressman * Danford B. Greene (1928–2015), American film and television editor * Samuel Danford Nicholson (1859–1923), United States Senator See also * Danford iris (''Iris danfordiae''), bulbous perennial, in the species in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Danford is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Dave Danford (born 1984), British percussionist *Harry Danford (born c. 1939), Politician in Ontario *Lorenzo Danford (1829–1899), U.S. Representative from Ohio *Ryan Danford Ryan Danford (born October 20, 1985) is an American former professional ''Halo'' player known by the handle Saiyan. He was influential in the early days of professional video gaming or esports and played for the champion teams Shoot to Kill, T ... (born 1985), Professional American Halo player Given name * Arnold Danford Patrick Heeney (1902–1970), Canadian lawyer, diplomat and civil servant * Danford Balch (1811–1859), Oregon pioneer * Danford N. Barney (1808–1874), American expressman * Danford B. Greene (1928–2015), American film and television editor * Samuel Danford Nicholson (1859–1923), United States Senator See also * Danford iris (''Iris danfordiae''), bulbous perennial, in the species in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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 genealog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Danfordiae
''Iris danfordiae'', the dwarf iris or Danford iris, is a bulbous perennial plant in the genus ''Iris'', it is classified in the subgenus ''Hermodactyloides'' and section ''Reticulatae''. It is from Turkey in Asia. It has 2 gray-green or bluish green, thick leaves, short slender stem holding a scented flower, in shades of yellow. They are spotted olive-green or green and have a deep yellow or orange crest. Description ''Iris danfordiae'' has a narrowly ovoid, bulb,Kelly D. Norris with whitish netted coats. It has 2 leaves (per bulb), tall. They are linear, four-angled in cross section,Donald Wyman and gray-green, or bluish green. The leaves sometimes appear together with the flowers, and sometimes after the flowers. It has a slender stem, that can grow up to between tall. They hold 1 flower each. It is one of the first reticulata irises to bloom,Christine Skelmersdale even blooming through the snow.Diana Beresford-Kroeger In early spring, between January, and March. It h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
