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David Mason (speedway Rider)
David or Dave Mason may refer to: Music * David Mason (trumpeter) (1926–2011), British musician * Dave Mason (born 1946), British musician, member of Traffic * Dave Mason (Australian musician) (born c. 1954), Australian rock singer-songwriter, member of The Reels Politics * David H. Mason (1818–1873), American attorney and Republican politician * Sir David Mason (businessman) (1862–1940), Lord Provost of Glasgow 1926 to 1929 * David Marshall Mason (1865–1945), UK politician * David M. Mason (born 1957), member of the Federal Election Commission Sports * Dave Mason (rugby league) (–1966), New Zealand rugby league footballer * Dave Mason (footballer) (1913–1983), English association footballer * Dave Mason (American football) Dave Mason (born November 2, 1949) is a former defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). Biography Mason was born David Clayton Mason on November 2, 1949, in Menominee, Michigan. Career Mason was drafted in the tenth round o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mason (trumpeter)
David Mason (2 April 1926 – 29 April 2011) was an English orchestral, solo and session trumpet player. He played the flugelhorn for the premiere of Ralph Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 9 (Vaughan Williams), ninth symphony and the piccolo trumpet solo on the Beatles' song "Penny Lane". Career Mason was born in London, and educated at Christ's Hospital and the Royal College of Music where he studied with Ernest Hall (trumpet player), Ernest Hall. His early playing career benefited from the timing of the Second World War: as a sixteen-year-old he was ineligible for call-up where many older players had already been recruited, and was thus able to pick up a lot of work in London before and during his time as a student at the Royal College of Music, which was itself interrupted by his own call-up into the Band of the Scots Guards. Before call-up he was the youngest member of the then National Symphony Orchestra. After leaving the Royal College of Music, Mason became a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davey Mason
Davey may refer to: People * Davey (given name) * Davey (surname) * Edward Davey Dunkle (1872–1941), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Davey Havok (born 1975), stage name of David Marchand, lead vocalist of the rock band AFI Places Antarctica * Davey Nunataks, Princess Elizabeth Land * Davey Peak, Marie Byrd Land * Davey Point, King George Island, South Shetland Islands Australia * Davey Street, Hobart, Tasmania * Davey River, Tasmania Other * Davey Lake (Alberta), Canada * Davey Lake (Saskatchewan), Canada * Davey, Nebraska, United States, a village Entertainment * The title character of the 1960s American stop-motion children's program ''Davey and Goliath'' * "Davey", an episode in the fifth season of ''Adventure Time'' Other uses * Baron Davey, a life peerage bestowed on Horace Davey, Baron Davey (1833–1907), an English judge and politician * , a harbor patrol entrance patrol and boarding vessel during World War I See also * Davey Boy Smith (1962–2002) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mason (mason)
David James "Stoney" Mason (April 28, 1931 – March 26, 2020) was a master stone-wall mason from Starksboro, Vermont. He was born in the village of Starksboro and lived his whole life there. His dry stone stacking technique has been rarely used in the last two centuries. Dry stone stacking means placing each stone in direct contact with another without the use of mortar or any other adhesive agent. He has been given several awards, been covered by Vermont Life ''Vermont Life'' was a quarterly regional magazine focusing on the Vermont lifestyle. It was published by the State of Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the state ... Magazine and other publications and had the honor of constructing a stone wall on the Washington, D.C. Mall as part of the 2001 Folklife Festival. David lived in the village of Starksboro with his wife Bette. David's son Rick is also a stone-wall mason. David died on March 26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mason (murderer)
David Edwin Mason (December 2, 1956 – August 24, 1993) was an American serial killer who killed at least four elderly people between March and December 1980 in Oakland, California, his cellmate in 1982 and possibly his male lover. For these crimes, he was sentenced to death and executed at San Quentin State Prison's gas chamber in 1993, the last inmate to have been executed in this manner in the state. He was also the first condemned inmate since the reinstatement of the death penalty to voluntarily withdraw all of his appeals. Childhood David Edwin Mason was born on December 2, 1956 in Statesboro, Georgia, the eldest son and fourth of eight total children born to Harris and Margie Mason. According to his father, David was the result of an unwanted pregnancy, as his mother tried to induce a miscarriage by lifting furniture and riding horses. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Oakland, California. Mason's parents were strict fundamentalist Pentecostals, as a result o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mason (writer)
David Mason (born December 11, 1954) is an American writer and the former Poet Laureate of Colorado. Life David Mason was born and raised in Bellingham, Washington. He studied briefly at the Colorado College, but left after one year to work as a fisherman in Alaska. He returned to the college to earn his B.A. in 1978. Mason and then-wife, Jonna Heinrich, moved to Rochester, New York, where he worked as a gardener. In 1980 they went to Greece, where they lived for just over a year in Kardamyli, Greece, in the Mani district of southernmost part of the Peloponnesus. While living there he became a friend of the British travel author and war hero, Patrick Leigh Fermor. Mason returned to the United States when he was hired to write the screenplay for a film based on a novel he had written. In the end the film was canceled when the production company closed its film division. After a part-time teaching stint at Colorado College, he began studying at the University of Rochester und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David A
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 S
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 Mason (art Dealer)
David Leslie Mason (born 15 March 1939) is a London art dealer and Thalidomide parent activist. He is the father of a daughter, Louise, disabled by thalidomide. Mason was educated at Highgate School, where he studied under Kyffin Williams. Role in thalidomide scandal Mason's daughter Louise Medus was born in 1962 with stunted arms or legs. Mason alone refused the initial offered settlement of £3 million by Distillers Company, which was only to be awarded if all the parents agreed. As a result of which he and his daughter suffered harassment and ostracism. His daughter was removed from his care, due to action by his solicitors and other parents supporting settlement, who believed he was not acting in her best interests by refusing settlement. He launched an appeal, which was successful due to evidence of a more substantial settlement in the USA ($2.7m to Shirley McCarrick in Los Angeles). Finally, a ''Sunday Times'' story prompted Jack Ashley MP to take up the case i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Mason (American Football)
Dave Mason (born November 2, 1949) is a former defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). Biography Mason was born David Clayton Mason on November 2, 1949, in Menominee, Michigan. Career Mason was drafted in the tenth round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and played that season with the New England Patriots. The following season, he played with the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. See also *List of New England Patriots players *List of Green Bay Packers players The following is a list of notable past or present players of the Green Bay Packers professional American football team. All-time roster * Green Bay Packers players: A-D * Green Bay Packers players: E-K * Green Bay Packers players: L-R * Green Bay ... References 1949 births Living people People from Menominee, Michigan New England Patriots players Green Bay Packers players American football defensive backs Nebraska Cornh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Mason
David Thomas Mason (born 10 May 1946) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Worcester, who first found fame with the rock band Traffic. Over the course of his career, Mason has played and recorded with many notable pop and rock musicians, including Paul McCartney, George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Steve Winwood, Fleetwood Mac, Delaney & Bonnie, Leon Russell, and Cass Elliot. One of Mason's best known songs is "Feelin' Alright", recorded by Traffic in 1968 and later by many other performers, including Joe Cocker, whose version of the song was a hit in 1969. For Traffic, he also wrote "Hole in My Shoe", a psychedelic pop song that became a hit in its own right. " We Just Disagree", Mason's 1977 solo U.S. hit, written by Jim Krueger, has become a staple of U.S. classic hits and adult contemporary radio playlists. In 2004, Mason was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a founding memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Mason (footballer)
David William Mason (13 February 1913 – 1983) was an English amateur footballer who played as an inside right or centre forward in the Football League for Darlington. He was on the books of Newcastle United without playing first-team football for them, and played non-league football for Cornsay Colliery Welfare, for Northern Amateur League club Bohemians, and for Blyth Spartans. Life and career Mason was born in South Shields, County Durham, in 1913. Retrieved 10 February 2017. He played football for Cornsay Colliery Welfare, and made his name as a goalscorer playing for the Newcastle-based club Bohemians of the Northern Amateur League. Described as an inside right of powerful build, he signed for Blyth Spartans in July 1936. When selected to represent the Northumberland Association against the West Riding of Yorkshire in a Northern Counties Amateur Championship match that November, the local newspaper, the '' Morpeth Herald'', mentioned that he had been "causing some fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Mason (rugby League)
David Mason ( – 5 July 1966), also known by his Māori name, Rawiri Meihana, was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at representative level for New Zealand ( Heritage № 57), and Nelson, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; ), during the era of contested scrums. Playing career Nelson rugby league Mason was playing rugby league in the Nelson area. He was a member of the St Mary's club. In 1911 following the tour of Australia with the New Zealand team Mason was selected for the Northern Tour conducted by the Nelson representative side. He played in 3 matches, the first was against Auckland at Victoria Park before a crowd of 5,000. Auckland won 36-12 with Mason kicking a penalty. The second match was against Taranaki in Eltham which the local side won 16-8, while the third was against Wanganui at Cooks Gardens. Wanganui won 40-0 before a crowd of around 750. He played again for Nelson in 1912 against Wellington at St Patricks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
