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Denniston Road - Scenic Reserve
Denniston may refer to: People * Alastair Denniston (1881–1961), British codebreaker * James Dennistoun (1805-1855), Scottish advocate and antiquarian * John Dewar Denniston (1887–1949), British classical scholar * Lyle Denniston, American legal journalist and professor * Robert Denniston (1800–67), American lawyer and politician * Robin Denniston (1926–2012), British publisher, son of Alastair * Thomas Denniston (1821–97), New Zealand farmer and newspaper editor * DJ Moore (1997-present), NFL Football Player Places * Denniston, New Zealand * Denniston, former name of Olivehurst, California * Denniston, Kentucky, United States * Denniston Creek, California, United States * Denniston House, Cassville, Wisconsin, United States See also * Deniston (other) * Dennistoun Dennistoun is a mostly residential district in Glasgow, Scotland, located north of the River Clyde and in the city's east end, about east of the city centre. Since 2017 it has formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Denniston
Commander Alexander "Alastair" Guthrie Denniston (1 December 1881 – 1 January 1961) was a Scottish codebreaker in Room 40, deputy head of the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) and hockey player. Denniston was appointed operational head of GC&CS in 1919 and remained so until February 1942.F. H. Hinsley, revised by Ralph Erskine, "Denniston, Alexander Guthrie lastair(1881–1961), cryptanalyst and intelligence officer", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', 2004 Early life Denniston was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, the son of a medical practitioner. He studied at the University of Bonn and the University of Paris. Denniston was a member of the Scottish Olympic hockey team in 1908 and won a bronze medal. He played as a half-back, and his club team was listed as Edinburgh. In the IOC's official 1908 report, he is listed as Dennistoun rather than Denniston. First World War and interbellum In 1914 Denniston helped form Room 40 in the Admiralty, an organisat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dennistoun
James Dennistoun of Dennistoun (1803 – 13 February 1855) was a Scottish advocate, antiquary and art collector. Life Dennistoun was born in Dumbartonshire in 1803, the eldest son of Mary Ramsay, daughter of George Oswald of Auchencruive and James Dennistoun (died 1 June 1834). After receiving his education at the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, he became a member of the Faculty of Advocates in 1824. During a continental tour in 1825 and 1826, in which his companions were Mark Napier, Hamilton Gray, and Sir Charles Fergusson, the art and literature of Italy first engaged Dennistoun's attention. After his father's death he sold the family estate on the shores of the River Clyde and purchased the farm of Dennistoun in Renfrewshire, the centre of the original possessions of his family in that county. In 1833 "James Dennistoun, advocate" is listed as living at 1 Albyn Place, a huge house at the north-east of Edinburgh's First New Town on the edge of the Moray Esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dewar Denniston
John Dewar Denniston (4 March 1887 in India – 2 May 1949 in Church Stretton) was a British classical scholar. His parents were James Lawson Denniston, of the Indian Civil Service, and Agnes Guthrie. He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. He took a First in Classical Moderations (Greek and Latin) in 1908 and a Second in Literae Humaniores (philosophy and ancient history) in 1910. He was Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford, from 1913 until his death. He served in the First World War, 1914–18, 7th King's Own Scottish Borderers and General Staff War Office. He was twice wounded; he gained the distinctions of Croix de Guerre and O.B.E.''Who's Who 1948'', London : A. & C. Black, 1948, p.726. Publications *''Greek Literary Criticism'' (1924) *''Cicero Philippics I and II'' (1925) *''The Greek Particles'' (1934) *''Euripides' Electra'' (1939) *''Oxford Classical Dictionary'' co-editor, (1949) *''Greek Prose Style'' (1952) *''Aeschylus' Agamemnon'' edited with D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Denniston
Lyle Denniston (born March 16, 1931) is an American legal journalist, professor, and author, who has reported on the Supreme Court of the United States since 1958. He wrote for SCOTUSblog, an online blog featuring news and analysis of the Supreme Court, until June 2016, after previously having written for multiple national newspapers and legal periodicals. His commentary is also featured on the National Public Radio show ''Here and Now''. In addition, he has contributed to numerous books and journals, and is the author of "The Reporter and the Law: Techniques for Covering the Courts." Denniston has taught classes on law, journalism, and American constitutional history at American University, Georgetown University, Penn State University, and Johns Hopkins University. Because of his long-standing coverage of the Court, he has been referred to as the "Dean Emeritus of the Supreme Court Press Corps," and he enjoys the singular distinction of being the only person to have earned a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Denniston
Robert Denniston (October 15, 1800, in Blooming Grove, Orange County, New York – December 2, 1867, in Salisbury Mills,Salisbury Mills is a hamlet that lies partly in the towns of Blooming Grove and Cornwall. He died at the same place where he was born, in that part of the hamlet of Salisbury Mills which lies within the Town of Blooming Grove. Orange County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Life He was the son of James Denniston (ca. 1770–1825) and Prudence Morrison Denniston. On September 24, 1823, he married Julianna Howell (d. 1825). Afterwards he married Mary Scott, and they had five sons and six daughters. He served as an officer of the New York State Militia and as a Justice of the Peace in Blooming Grove. He was appointed by Governor William L. Marcy to be a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Orange County. He was a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly (Orange Co.) in 1835, 1839 and 1840. He was a member of the New York State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Denniston
Robin Denniston (25 December 1926 – 6 April 2012) was a British publisher, author and minister. He worked for Collins, Hodder and Stoughton, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Thomson Publications and Oxford University Press. ''The Guardian'' indicated in his obituary that Denniston had "commissioned some of the most popular novels of the 20th century", while ''The Telegraph'' credits him with reversing Oxford University Press's economic misfortunes. He was a clergyman in the Church of England. Personal life and education The son of teacher and military intelligence specialist Commander Alastair Denniston and his wife and coworker, Dorothy Mary Gilliat, Robin Denniston was born in London. He attended Westminster School from autumn 1941. He studied classics at Christ Church, Oxford and served a stint in the Airborne Artillery.The Daily Telegraph, 27 May 201Online/ref>The Guardian, 8 May 201Online/ref> He was married twice, first to Anne Evans from 1950 to 1985. Following her death from colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Denniston
Thomas Denniston (28 March 1821 – 14 September 1897) was a New Zealand farmer and newspaper editor. He was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland on 28 March 1821. He contested the electorate in the but of the three candidates, he came last. His eldest son, Sir John Denniston, was a judge at the Supreme Court in Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / .... References 1821 births 1897 deaths Scottish emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand writers 19th-century New Zealand farmers Unsuccessful candidates in the 1871 New Zealand general election {{NewZealand-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Moore
Denniston Oliver "D. J." Moore Jr. (born April 14, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played college football at Maryland. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, and was traded to the Bears in March 2023. Early years Moore attended Imhotep Institute Charter High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he played high school football for Imhotep Charter. He committed to the University of Maryland, College Park to play college football. College career Moore played college football for the Maryland Terrapins from 2015 to 2017 under head coaches Randy Edsall, Mike Locksley, and D. J. Durkin. As a freshman, Moore started 10 of Maryland's 12 games, recording 25 receptions for 357 yards and three touchdowns. As a sophomore, he started all 13 games and had 41 receptions for 637 yards and six touchdowns. As a junior, he started all 12 games and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denniston, New Zealand
Denniston is a small settlement, 15 kilometres (9 miles) east of Westport, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the Denniston Plateau, above sea level in the Papahaua Ranges. It is named for R. B. Denniston, manager of the first major mine to open on the West Coast in the 1870s. During the first few decades of the 20th century, up to 1400 people lived in the townships on the Denniston Plateau to service the large coal mines there. Coal was transported in railway wagons from the plateau via the Denniston Incline to Conns Creek, where steam locomotives of New Zealand Railways took coal trains to the port of Westport. The Denniston Incline closed in 1967. The plateau now has a population of fewer than 10 people, and virtually all the buildings and structures are gone, although many historical relics remain – scattered throughout the plateau and incline area amongst the scrub vegetation. The open-cast Escarpment Mine Project was established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivehurst, California
Olivehurst (formerly, Denniston) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yuba County, California, United States. The population was 13,656 at the 2010 census, up from 11,061 at the 2000 census. Olivehurst is located south-southeast of Marysville. History Olivehurst was first largely settled by people from the Midwest during the Great Depression who were looking for fertile land, availability of jobs and a better future. People from the town have been known to refer to this group of people as " Okies", a term originally for those from Oklahoma who were escaping the "dust bowl" Oklahoma had become during the Great Depression. This is why some of the streets are named after cities in Oklahoma. These "Okies" were following migrant workers such as those of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Mexican and Native American background. The economy has been largely focused on agriculture, but, since the 1950s, jobs have been increasingly focused on mill and manufacturing work. Today's econom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denniston, Kentucky
Denniston is an unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 460 and Kentucky Route 746, southeast of the city of Frenchburg, the county seat of Menifee County. Its elevation is 1,106 feet (337 m). It has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ... with the ZIP code 40316. Denniston is part of the Mount Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for its first postmaster, Joseph C. Denniston. References Unincorporated communities in Menifee County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Mount Sterling, Kentucky micropolitan area {{MenifeeCountyKY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denniston Creek
Denniston Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed March 15, 2011 coastal stream in western San Mateo County, California. Denniston Creek rises on the western slopes of Montara Mountain and discharges to the Pacific Ocean at Pillar Point Harbor somewhat north of El Granada Beach. The watershed of Denniston Creek is made up of relatively permeable sandy soils capable of significant recharge to its aquifers, which supply a moderate amount of potable water to the local area. Groundwater In the headwaters reach high on Montara Mountain, coarse grained decomposed granite overlies heavily fractured granitic based bedrock aquifers. This upper pocket groundwater complex feeds down-basin alluvial fan deposits on the coastal plain. These alluvial fans exhibit some characteristics of a confined aquifer, but also respond to pressure and recharge from precipitation. Mouth At the mouth of Denniston Creek, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
