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David Hill (swimmer)
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] |
David Mark Hill
David Mark Hill (May 24, 1960 – June 6, 2008) was an American spree killer who killed three people in South Carolina. Life Hill married Jacqueline Hill in 1991. They had three children, one of whom required the use of a wheelchair after an accident. After that incident, Hill experienced depression, panic attacks and seizures. In 1996, Hill received notice that his wife was filing for divorce, and he was accused of sexually abusing his daughter, who was quadriplegic. On September 16 of that year, Hill went to a North Augusta social services office and killed Michael Gregory, Josie Curry and Jimmy Riddle, who all worked at the office. According to court documents, Hill killed Riddle because he was involved in the case that removed his children from his home, killed Gregory because he had seen him with the gun, and killed Curry "because she was black." At trial in 2000, Hill's wife testified that he had tried to kill himself at least three times. Hill was executed via letha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hill (Labour Adviser)
David Hill is a British political adviser who served as Alastair Campbell's replacement as Director of Communications for Tony Blair, from 2003 to 2007. Early life A native of Birmingham, Hill was educated at King Edward's School and studied at Brasenose College, Oxford. Career Hill returned to Birmingham as an industrial relations officer for Unigate after studying at Oxford. He later worked for Roy Hattersley and contested the Burton constituency unsuccessfully as a Labour party candidate in both of the 1974 general elections. Hill was the Labour Party's Director of Communications from 1991 to 1997. He became Director of Communications under Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2003. Blair sought assurances from Hill after expecting onslaught after the Iraq War. After leaving Downing Street in 2007, Hill worked for Bell Pottinger Bell Pottinger Private (legally BPP Communications Ltd.) was a British multinational public relations, reputation management and marketing com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hill (musician And Businessman)
David Hill studied photography before beginning his career in music in 1994 as a member of the Ballistic Brothers, together with Ashley Beedle and Rocky & Diesel (of X-Press 2). The Ballistic Brothers released two albums, a number of singles, and also work with many artists, including the Brand New Heavies, D*Note, Ronny Jordan and Depeche Mode. In 1994 Hill co-founded the Nuphonic record label and managed all creative aspects, releasing albums with Faze Action, Norman Jay, Maurice Fulton, Andrew Weatherall and David Mancuso. In addition to the label, Nuphonic also produced the London Xpress radio show for Xfm. Since choosing to close the Nuphonic label, Hill has consulted for Soul Jazz Records, co-ordinating ''The World of Arthur Russell'' project in 2004, and the ''Soul Gospel'' series. He is also creative consultant for Auralux, the reggae re-issue record label, and has worked with Lee "Scratch" Perry, King Jammy, Barrington Levy and Sly & Robbie, as well as also being a cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hill (choral Director)
David Hill, (born on 13 May 1957 in Carlisle, Cumberland) is a choral conductor and organist. Beginning July 2013, he holds an appointment to the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. His highest-profile roles are as Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers from September 2007 until 2017, and Musical Director of The Bach Choir since April 1998. He also holds the positions Chief Conductor of the Southern Sinfonia, Music Director of the Leeds Philharmonic Society, Associate Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and President of Bath Bach Choir. Hill is President of the Incorporated Association of Organists, succeeding Catherine Ennis. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to music. He had a part in Coronation Street in 1970 where he broke into the vestry to play the organ and was befriended by Ena Sharples. Past career Hill was educated at Chetham's School of Music and St John's College, Cambridge, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hill (producer)
David Hill (born May 21, 1946) is an Australian-born American executive producer who served as the president of Fox Sports from 1993 to 2000, and as a senior EVP of 21st Century Fox for twenty-four years. Biography After starting out at the Sydney Daily Telegraph and then working at Nine Network, he was hired by Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox in 1988 to help launch Sky Television and then Eurosport. In 1990, he took over BSkyB sports channel and created Sky Sports in 1991. He then led the startup of Fox Sports and NFL on Fox in 1993 when the network won National Football League TV broadcasting rights, and introduced many new concepts including the FoxBox, the 1st & Ten virtual first down line and making the broadcasts more entertaining. He left the Fox Group in June 2015 to open his own production company that focused on live TV events. In 2014 Hill became a chairman of National Geographic Channels. He served as an executive producer of the American version of ''The X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hill (businessman)
David Hill (born 20 June 1946) is an English-born Australian business leader and author. Background and early career Born illegitimate, out of wedlock in Eastbourne in 1946, into an impoverished family of four boys, Hill and his twin brother spent time in Barnardo's children's home in Barkingside. Hill's early years of schooling were at Bourne Junior Primary School. He migrated to Australia together with his elder brother and twin brother in April 1959, aboard the ''RMS Strathaird, SS Strathaird''. His mother arrived in Australia a few years later. Prior to departing England, Hill and his brothers had enrolled to attend Fairbridge Farm School in Molong in the Central West (New South Wales), Central West region of New South Wales. Hill has since written a book about the experiences of the child migrants. The documentary ''The Long Journey Home (2009 film), The Long Journey Home'' was aired on ABC (Australian TV channel), ABC TV on 17 November 2009, detailing some of the histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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