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David Hill (golfer)
David Hill may refer to: Politicians * David Hill (Oregon politician) (1809–1850), American politician, founder of the city of Hillsboro, Oregon * David B. Hill (1843–1910), American politician, Governor of New York 1885–1891, U.S. Senator from New York 1892–1897 * David Jayne Hill (1850–1932), American academic, diplomat and author, U. S. Assistant Secretary of State 1898–1903 * David Hill (Canadian politician) (b. circa 1978), Canadian politician, Ottawa city councillor Sportspeople * David Hill (cricketer) (1915–1974), Guyanese cricketer * David Hill (Rangers footballer) (fl. 1881–1882), Scottish international football player (Rangers and Scotland) * David Hill (footballer, born 1881) (1881–1928), Scottish international football player (Third Lanark and Scotland) * David Hill (footballer, born 1965), English footballer for Bradford City * David Hill (rugby league) (active 1967–78), British rugby league player (Wigan and Great Britain) * David Hill (tigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hill (Oregon Politician)
David Hill (1809 – May 9, 1850) was an American pioneer and settler of what became Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. He served in the Provisional Government of Oregon in both the executive and legislative branches, and later as a legislator in the first Oregon Territorial Legislature. Hill made a transaction with the county court in 1850 that led to the renaming of Columbus to Hillsborough in honor of Hill. Early life David Hill’s birthplace is listed as Connecticut in some sources, but there is no record of his birth. Some accounts have him living in Virginia, others in Ohio. One account describes that Hill abandoned a wife and children in Ohio before traveling west. Another account says he had two children by his first wife. Oregon Mr. Hill traveled on the Oregon Trail by wagon train to the Oregon Country. He arrived with Isaiah Kesley, Ralph Wilcox, Richard Williams, and Michael Moore. Once in Oregon he settled a land claim for in Twality (sic) County, what is now Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Haworth Hill
David Haworth Hill (1851 in Manchester – 30 May 1926) was an Australian civil servant and philatelist who was appointed to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921.Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011', Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011Archived here./ref>Who Was Who in British Philately Association of British Philatelic Societies
The Association of British Philatelic Societies, commonly known as the ''ABPS'', is the British national association of philatelic societies, regional philatelic federations, and specialist philatelic societies.
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David Octavius Hill Medal
The David Octavius Hill Medal is a prize in photography established in 1955, by the Deutsche Fotografische Akademie. It is named in honor of the Scottish artist David Octavius Hill, famous for his Hill & Adamson calotypes, most of which were developed at Adamson's studio, the "Rock House", on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. Recipients * 1955: Walter Hege, Carl Adolf Schleussner, Erich Stenger, Bruno Uhl * 1957: Albert Renger-Patzsch * 1958: Erna Lendvai-Dircksen * 1964: Herbert List * 1965: Otto Steinert * 1966: Martin Hürlimann * 1967: Paul Strand * 1968: Fritz Gruber * 1969: Liselotte Strelow * 1970: Allan Porter * 1971: Edouard Boubat * 1972: Regina Relang * 1973: J.A. Schmoll, gen. Eisenwerth * 1974: Fritz Kempe * 1978: Heinz Hajek-Halke, Willi Moegle * 1979: Fritz Brill, Kurt Julius * 1981: Peter Keetman * 1983: Helmut Gernsheim * 1984: Robert Häusser * 1986: John Hilliard * 1988: Joan Fontcuberta * 1990: Stefan Moses * 1994: Jürgen Heinemann, Klaus Kam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hill Memorial School
The David Hill memorial school was a school for blind girls in Hankou, China. It was affiliated with the Wesleyan Church. The school was founded in 1883. It was looted in 1911 when Hankou fell to imperial troops."Hankow Laid in Ashes". ''Boston Evening Transcript The ''Boston Evening Transcript'' was a daily afternoon newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts, published from July 24, 1830, to April 30, 1941. Beginnings ''The Transcript'' was founded in 1830 by Henry Dutton and James Wentworth of the firm of D ..., 1//9/1911. References Schools for the blind Girls' schools in China {{PRChina-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel Guy Johnson And Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill)
''Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill)'' is a 1776 portrait by Benjamin West, an Anglo-American painter of historical scenes around and after the time of the American War of Independence. Benjamin West was among the founders of the Royal Academy in London, serving its president from 1792 to 1805 and 1806 to 1820. The portrait depicts the military officer and diplomat Guy Johnson and the Mohawk chief Karonghyontye (who also went by the English name of David Hill). Johnson was the British superintendent of northeastern America's six Indian nations and commissioned the portrait in 1776 while in London to secure that royal appointment. Sailing from Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ..., Johnson must have been accompanied by his close friend K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hess
David Alexander Hess (September 19, 1936 – October 7, 2011) was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and director. He came to prominence for his portrayals of murderous villains and gruff characters in several films in the 1970s and 1980s. Hess originally worked as a songwriter in the 1950s, co-writing songs recorded by Elvis Presley and Pat Boone, but garnered international attention for his feature film debut portraying Krug Stillo in Wes Craven's exploitation horror film ''The Last House on the Left'' (1972). He played several hard-edged roles as criminals and rapists in the Italian films ''Hitch-Hike'' (1977) and '' The House on the Edge of the Park'' (1980) as well as a supporting role in Craven's ''Swamp Thing'' (1982). He made his directorial debut with the slasher film ''To All a Goodnight'' (1980). In his later life, Hess was affiliated with the California Film Institute, where he taught improvisational theater in the institute's youth programs. He died of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
