|
David Macdonald (civil Servant)
David MacDonald may refer to: * David MacDonald (British politician) (1857–1919), Conservative MP for Bothwell *David MacDonald (director) (1904–1983), Scottish film director *David R. Macdonald (born 1930), U.S. Under Secretary of the Navy *David MacDonald (Canadian politician) (born 1936), Canadian minister and politician *Dave MacDonald (1936–1964), American sports car driver *David Macdonald (accountant) (born 1942), New Zealand accountant who served as auditor-general between 1994 and 2001 *David Macdonald (biologist) (born 1951), British zoologist *David Bruce MacDonald, political scientist * David Keith Chalmers MacDonald (1920–1963), scottish-canadian physicist *D. R. MacDonald (born 1939), pen-name, American-Canadian author, lives Cape Breton Island *David Ross Macdonald, guitarist, drummer and singer/songwriter *David Robertson MacDonald (1764–1845), British army officer *Robert David MacDonald Robert David MacDonald (27 August 1929 – 19 May 2004), known as D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David MacDonald (British Politician)
David Henderson MacDonald (c. 1857 – 22 June 1919) was briefly the Conservative MP for Bothwell in Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was elected MP for Bothwell at the 1918 General Election after defeating the Labour candidate John Robertson by 322 votes, becoming the first MP from Bothwell. MacDonald did not serve long as an MP, as he died in June 1919 (at age 61), after just 176 days in office. Robertson went on to win the ensuing by-election. See also *List of United Kingdom MPs with the shortest service List of United Kingdom MPs with the shortest service is an annotated list of the Members of the United Kingdom Parliament since 1900 having total service of less than 365 days. ''Nominal service'' is the number of days elapsed between the Decla ... References * External links * 1850s births 1919 deaths Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs UK MPs 1918–1922 {{Conservative-UK-MP-1850s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David MacDonald (director)
David MacDonald (9 May 1904 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire – 22 June 1983 in London) was a Scottish film director, writer and producer. Career MacDonald was the son of a wealthy landowner. His intention was to become a doctor but changed his mind and aged 17 went to Malaya to work on a rubber plantation for seven and a half years. When he had leave to return to Scotland, he travelled via Hollywood and became interested in filmmaking.Macdonald, D. (1948)"David MacDonald"''The Tatler and Bystander'', 188(2439), 14. He returned to Malaya and worked at a plantation in Kedah. According to one story, while in Malaya he met Douglas Fairbanks who encouraged MacDonald to try his luck in Hollywood. Hollywood MacDonald broke into Hollywood by getting a job as technical adviser on a film ''Prestige''. After that he was out of work for nine months. He eventually gained a job working for Cecil B. DeMille. MacDonald worked as DeMille's assistant on '' The Sign of the Cross'' (1932), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David R
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David MacDonald (Canadian Politician)
David Samuel Horne MacDonald (born August 20, 1936) is a Canadian United Church of Canada minister, former politician, and author. Early life Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, David MacDonald was ordained in the United Church by the Maritime Conference on June 11, 1961, and was a minister at Alberton, Tignish, and Cascumpec, Prince Edward Island before going into federal politics. Political career He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from the former Prince Edward Island riding of Prince in the 1965 election, and was re-elected in the realigned Egmont riding from 1968 until 1979. After the Tory victory in the 1979 election, he was appointed Minister of Communications, Minister responsible for the Status of Women and Secretary of State for Canada in the short-lived Cabinet of Prime Minister Joe Clark. MacDonald lost his seat to Liberal George Henderson in the 1980 election but retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave MacDonald
David George MacDonald (July 23, 1936 – May 30, 1964) was an American road racing champion noted for his successes driving Corvettes and Shelby Cobras in the early 1960s. At the age of 27, he was killed in the 1964 Indianapolis 500, along with fellow driver Eddie Sachs. In his four-year racing career, MacDonald competed in 118 races with 52 victories and 75 top-three finishes. MacDonald was inducted into the National Corvette Museum's Corvette Hall of Fame in 2014, and into the United States Road Racing Championship (USRRC) Hall of Fame in 2016. Sports car and NASCAR racing career MacDonald began racing in 1956, running a ’55 Chevrolet Corvette on Southern Californian drag strips. He won nearly 100 trophies between 1956 and 1959, all in Corvettes. At the 1958 NHRA Western US Drag Racing Championships at Chandler Air Force Base in Arizona, MacDonald set two standing start speed records in a stock '58 Corvette – 104.68 mph in the ¼ mile and 123.11 mph in the 1/2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Macdonald (accountant)
David MacDonald may refer to: *David MacDonald (British politician) (1857–1919), Conservative MP for Bothwell *David MacDonald (director) (1904–1983), Scottish film director * David R. Macdonald (born 1930), U.S. Under Secretary of the Navy *David MacDonald (Canadian politician) (born 1936), Canadian minister and politician *Dave MacDonald (1936–1964), American sports car driver * David Macdonald (accountant) (born 1942), New Zealand accountant who served as auditor-general between 1994 and 2001 *David Macdonald (biologist) (born 1951), British zoologist *David Bruce MacDonald, political scientist * David Keith Chalmers MacDonald (1920–1963), scottish-canadian physicist * D. R. MacDonald (born 1939), pen-name, American-Canadian author, lives Cape Breton Island * David Ross Macdonald, guitarist, drummer and singer/songwriter * David Robertson MacDonald (1764–1845), British army officer *Robert David MacDonald Robert David MacDonald (27 August 1929 – 19 May 2004), known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Macdonald (biologist)
David Whyte Macdonald CBE FRSE is a Scottish zoologist and conservationist. He is the Director of the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) at the University of Oxford, which he founded in 1986. He holds a Senior Research Fellowship at Lady Margaret Hall with the Title of Distinction of Professor of Wildlife Conservation. He has been an active wildlife conservationist since graduating from Oxford. Career David Macdonald's concept was, and remains, to undertake original research on aspects of fundamental biology relevant to solving practical problems of wildlife conservation and environmental management, and thus to underpin policy formation and public debate of the many issues that surround the conservation of wildlife and its habitats. From his early work on red foxes he retains a specialisation in carnivores, with an increasing emphasis on felids. He has published over 300 papers in refereed international journals, and written or edited more than a dozen books, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bruce MacDonald
David Bruce MacDonald is a professor in Political Science at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada and served as the Research Leadership Chair for the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences (2017 to 2020). From 2002 to 2008, he worked as a senior lecturer at the Political Studies Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. From 1999 to 2002 he was Assistant Visiting Professor in the Social Sciences at the ECSP Europe (Paris). He was deputy editor/book reviews editor of '' Millennium: Journal of International Studies''. He holds a PhD in international relations from the London School of Economics LSE, which he attended as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. His PhD thesis was entitled Balkan holocausts? Comparing genocide myths and historical revisionism in Serbian and Croatian nationalist writing: 1986-1999. He earned his BA from Carleton University, and his MA in political science from the University of Ottawa.David Bruce MacDonald''Balkan Holocausts?: Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ross Macdonald
The Waifs (originally styled as The WAiFS) are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by sisters Vikki Thorn (harmonica, guitar, vocals) and Donna Simpson (guitar, vocals) as well as Josh Cunningham (guitar, vocals). Their tour and recording band includes Ben Franz (bass), David Ross Macdonald (drums) and Tony Bourke (keyboard / piano). The band's 2003 album '' Up All Night'' reached the top five of the Australian Albums Chart, achieving double platinum status and winning four ARIA Awards in October. Two further top five albums were issued, ''Sun Dirt Water'' in 2007 and ''Temptation'' in 2011. The Waifs have three top 50 singles, "London Still" (2002), "Bridal Train" (2004) and "Sun Dirt Water". The band supported Bob Dylan on his 2003 Australian tour and then his 2003 North American tour, including a gig at the Newport Folk Festival. The Waifs founded the independent label Jarrah Records in July 2002, co-owned with fellow musician John Butler and their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Robertson MacDonald
Lieutenant-Colonel David Robertson Macdonald of Kinlochmoidart (1764–1845), born David Robertson, was a British Army officer linked to the history of Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon). Life He was born David Robertson on 29 September 1764, the son of the eminent Edinburgh historian and minister of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, William Robertson, and his wife Mary Nisbet. His brothers included William Robertson and Lord Robertson. Trained in the military, he served in the British Army linked to the East India Company and raised the first Malay Regiment in Ceylon in 1796. He served as Deputy Adjutant General of Ceylon in the late 18th century. In 1802 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were John Playfair, Alexander Dirom, and Dr James Russell. In later life he lived at 24 Walker Street. Robertson Macdonald died on 7 September 1845. He is buried in the Robertson family vault in Greyfriars Kirkyard Greyfriars Kirkyard is the graveyard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert David MacDonald
Robert David MacDonald (27 August 1929 – 19 May 2004), known as David, was a Scottish playwright, translator and theatre director. Early life Robert David MacDonald was born in Elgin, in Morayshire, Scotland on 27 August 1929, the son of a doctor and a tobacco company executive. He attended Wellington School, then read modern history at Magdalen College at Oxford University, and later trained as a conductor at the Royal College of Music and the Munich Conservatory. Career as a director MacDonald spent some years as a translator for UNESCO, where he met German director Erwin Piscator in 1957, leading to his involvement in theatre as a director. His collaboration with Piscator also led to his first significant success, when he translated Piscator's version of ''War and Peace'' in 1962. This was televised by Granada Television as well as being performed on Broadway for two years. He became assistant director at Glyndebourne and the Royal Opera at Royal Opera House, Covent Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
