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Dows (surname)
Dows () is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Notable people * William Greene Dows (1864–1926), Railroad executive and namesake of Dows, Iowa * Alice Olin Dows (1881–1963) American socialite and poet * Olin Dows (1904–1981) American artist * Carmen Vial Freire Dows (1904–1978) Chilean diplomat Places * Dows Creek * Dows, Iowa *Dows Community School District Dows Community School District was a school district headquartered in Dows, Iowa. It covered of area. History Previously it did a grade-sharing program with the CAL Community School District, with each district having its own elementary school, ... Other *'' Davenport v. Dows'' U.S. Supreme Court case (1873) See also * Dow (surname) * Dowe (other) * Dows, Iowa {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Greene Dows
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Olin Dows
Alice Townsend Dows ( Alice Townsend Olin) (April 9, 1881 – August 31, 1963) was an American socialite and poet. Early life Alice Townsend Olin was born on April 9, 1881. She was the eldest child of Stephen Henry Olin (1847–1925), the acting President of Wesleyan University from 1922 to 1923, and Alice Wadsworth "Elsie" ( Barlow) Olin (1853–1882). Her younger sister was author and Baháʼí Faith, Baháʼí Julia Lynch Olin who married twice, including to former Lieutenant Governor of New York Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler. After her mother's death in 1882 at the age of 29, her father remarried to Emeline Harriman, the former wife of William Earl Dodge III, in 1903. Emeline was the daughter of Oliver Harriman and the sister of Anne Harriman Vanderbilt, Oliver Harriman, Jr., J. Borden Harriman, and Herbert M. Harriman. Her maternal grandparents were Samuel L. M. Barlow I, Samuel Latham Mitchill Barlow and Alice Cornell ( Townsend) Barlow. Her uncle was New York City Magistra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olin Dows
Stephen Olin Dows (August 14, 1904 – June 6, 1981) was a United States Army artist who served in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Early life Dows was born in 1904, at Irvington-on-Hudson, New York. He was the only son of Tracy "Pup" Dows and Alice Olin Dows, a socialite and poet. He had two younger sisters, Margaret "Bargy" Dows (who married Swedish diplomat Knut Richard Thyberg) and Deborah Dows (who married, and divorced, Harvard lawyer John Lancaster Burling, son of Edward B. Burling). His maternal grandparents were Stephen Henry Olin, the acting President of Wesleyan University, and Alice Wadsworth "Elsie" ( Barlow) Olin. His maternal aunt was author and Baháʼí Julia Lynch Olin (who married former Lieutenant Governor of New York, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler). He was educated and trained at Harvard's Department of Fine Arts, and Yale's Student's League (New York). He studied under Eugene F. Savage, Edward C. Taylor, and C.K. Chatterton. Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Vial Freire Dows
Carmen Vial Dows ( Carmen Vial Freire, formerly Carmen Vial Browne and Carmen Vial de Señoret) (March 28, 1904 – January 1978) was a Chilean diplomat who served as the Ambassador to the Netherlands. Early life Carmen Viale Freire was born in Santiago, Chile on March 28, 1904, into an aristocratic family and was educated by English and French governesses. She was one of eight children born to Donna Carolina Freire Valdés and Don Pedro Daniel del Carmen Vial Carvallo. Her father was a founder of the La Granja, its first mayor, and deputy for San Fernando from 1906 to 1909. Her paternal grandfather was Alejandro Vial Guzmán, the Chilean Minister of Finance from 1856 to 1857 under Manuel Montt. Through her mother, she was a great-granddaughter of Ramón Freire, the first President of Chile. Her maternal grandfather was Francisco Freire Caldera, the Minister of Foreign Affairs under José Manuel Balmaceda. Career Upon the death of her second husband in 1941, Carmen joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dows Creek
Dows Creek is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dows Creek had a population of 136 people. Geography Langdon is a neighbourhood within the locality (). History Langdon's Creek State School opened in 1921 and closed in 1930. Dow's Creek Provisional School opened on 17 April 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Dows Creek State School. It was mothballed on 31 December 2009 and closed on 31 December 2010. It was at 1081 Mount Ossa Road (). The school's website was archived. In the , Dows Creek had a population of 136 people. Education There are no schools in Dows Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Gargett State School in neighbouring Gargett to the south and Mirani State School in Mirani to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Mirani State High School, also in Mirani. Amenities Dows Creek Community Hall is at 16 Bourkes Road. References Further reading * {{Mackay Region Mackay Region L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dows, Iowa
Dows is a city in Franklin and Wright counties of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 521 at the time of the 2020 census. The town was incorporated on May 3, 1892. History Dows got its start in the year 1880, following construction of the railroad through that territory. Dows is named for a railroad contractor, Col. William Greene Dows. Historical sites The Dows Historical Society and community volunteers have restored several historical buildings, three of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Rock Island Depot in Dows was built in 1896. The historical society purchased and restored the depot in 1988 that houses an Iowa Welcome Center and historical railroad and community memorabilia. The Quasdorf Blacksmith and Wagon Museum was built in 1899 and was restored in 1990. This is one of the best equipped blacksmith shops in the Midwest. The Fillmore Building, a large cornerstone building on the south side of Main Street, was built in 1894 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dows Community School District
Dows Community School District was a school district headquartered in Dows, Iowa. It covered of area. History Previously it did a grade-sharing program with the CAL Community School District, with each district having its own elementary school, Dows operating the middle school, and CAL operating the high school. Circa 2004 the Dows district had 154 students. In 2005 it began sharing programs and employees with the Clarion–Goldfield Community School District. The two school districts sought a merger because of declining enrollments and because a State of Iowa funding program for small schools was to be terminated in 2013. The election for whether the districts should be merged was scheduled for September 10, 2013; 98% of Clarion–Goldfield voters and 85% of the Dows voters approved of the merger. On July 1, 2014, they merged into the Clarion–Goldfield–Dows Community School District. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davenport V
Davenport may refer to: Places Australia * Davenport, Northern Territory, a locality *Hundred of Davenport, cadastral unit in South Australia ** Davenport, South Australia, suburb of Port Augusta ** District Council of Davenport, former local government area near Port Augusta ** Corporate Town of Davenport, former local government municipality near Port Augusta * Electoral district of Davenport, in South Australia Canada * Davenport (electoral district), a federal electoral district *Davenport (provincial electoral district), in Ontario * Davenport, Toronto, a neighbourhood and former village in Toronto * Davenport Road, Toronto United Kingdom *Davenport, Cheshire * Davenport, Greater Manchester United States *Davenport, Iowa, the largest city of that name in the US *Davenport, California * Davenport, Florida *Davenport, Nebraska * Davenport, New York ** Davenport Center, New York *Davenport, North Dakota * Davenport, Oklahoma * Davenport, Virginia * Davenport, Washington * Daven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dow (surname)
Dow () is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert G. Dow (1808–1908), New York politician * Arthur Wesley Dow (1857–1922), American painter, printmaker, photographer and arts educator. *Charles Dow (1851–1902), founder of Dow Jones & Co * Cornelia M. Dow (1842–1905), philanthropist, temperance activist; daughter of Neal Dow * Gardner Dow (1898–1919), American college football player *Harold Dow (1947–2010), from the ''48 Hours Mystery'' TV series *Herbert Henry Dow (1866–1930), founder of Dow Chemical Company * James R. Dow, professor of German language *Mary Edna Hill Gray Dow, American financier, school principal and correspondent *Nancy Dow (born 1936), actress, mother of Jennifer Aniston *Neal Dow (1804–1897), noted prohibitionist *Paula Dow (born 1955), 58th Attorney General of New Jersey *Ryan Dow (born 1991), Scottish footballer for Dundee United * Sterling Dow (1903–1995), American epigrapher, historian, and archaeologist of ancient Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dowe (other)
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Dowe may refer to: People * Amanda Dowe (born 1991), American basketball player * Brent Dowe (died 2006), Jamaican musician * Chris Dowe (born 1991), American basketball player * Jens Dowe (born 1968), German athlete * John Leslie Dowe (fl. from 1994), Australian botanist * John M. Dowe (1896–1946), American politician * Julian Dowe (born 1975), English footballer * Uton Dowe (born 1949), Jamaican cricketer * Douwe Juwes de Dowe (1608–1662), Dutch painter Other uses * Dowe Historic District, in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. * Mount Dowe, New South Wales, Australia See also * * Dow (other) * Dhow Dhow ( ar, داو, translit=dāwa; mr, script=Latn, dāw) is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with settee or sometimes lateen sails, used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region. Typically spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
