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Edward Holden (other)
Sir Edward Holden (1885–1947) was an Australian vehicle manufacturer. Edward Holden may also refer to: *Edward Anthony Holden (1805–1877), English landowner * Edward F. Holden (1901–1925), American mineralogist *Edward S. Holden (1846–1914), American astronomer *Edward Thomas Holden Sir Edward Thomas Holden (10 September 1831 – 13 November 1926) was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician, who was briefly Member of Parliament (MP) for Walsall. Biography Holden was born in Walsall, Staffordshire, and was the so ... (1831–1926), British businessman and Liberal politician * Sir Edward Holden, 1st Baronet (1848–1919), British banker and Liberal politician {{human name disambiguation, Holden, Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Holden
Sir Edward Wheewall Holden (14 August 1885 – 17 June 1947) was an Australian industrialist who took his family carriage and saddlery business, Holden & Frost, into a partnership with General Motors to create Australia's first automobile manufacturer, General Motors-Holden's Ltd. Early years Edward Holden was born at College Town (now St. Peters), the son of saddler and carriage-maker Henry James Holden (1859–1926) and his wife Mary Ann (née Wheewall). He was educated at Prince Alfred College and the University of Adelaide, where he graduated with a B.Sc. in 1905 and joined the family firm Holden & Frost.Healey, John (ed.) ''S.A. Greats: The Men and Women of the North Terrace Plaques'' Historical Society of South Australia 2003 Career Edward saw the necessity for the firm to diversify into motor vehicles, initially maintaining and repairing (imported) automobile bodies then building motorcycle sidecars in a shed at the rear of the firm's Grenfell Street premises. In 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Anthony Holden
Edward Anthony Holden (2 August 1805 – 28 August 1877) was a landowner who lived at Aston Hall, Aston-on-Trent, Aston Hall, in Aston upon Trent, Derbyshire. He inherited land and bought more starting in 1833. He was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1838/9.Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal Marquis of Ruvigny, 1994, , accessed 11 September 2008 By the time of his death he had created an estate of over of land in Derbyshire and Leicestershire. Biography Holden was born in 1805 to Reverend Charles Edward Holden who in turn was born to James Shuttleworth. Edward therefore came to have the name Holden by way of his grandmother, Mary who was the only child of Robert Holden (1676–1746). Robert Holden willed his estates to the second or later son of his daughter, Mary and he ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward F
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy and Ned. Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward S
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy and Ned. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Thomas Holden
Sir Edward Thomas Holden (10 September 1831 – 13 November 1926) was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician, who was briefly Member of Parliament (MP) for Walsall. Biography Holden was born in Walsall, Staffordshire, and was the son of Edward Holden and his wife Elizabeth ''née'' Mason of New York City. Following a private education, he joined the Walsall firm of tanners and curriers founded by his father, whom he eventually succeeded as its head. In 1854, he married Caroline Glass of Edinburgh. They made their home at ''Glenelg'', Great Barr, and had one son. Holden was a member of Walsall Borough Council for more than sixty years. He was the mayor of Walsall on three occasions: in 1870/71, 1871/72 and 1904/05. He was also a member of the Walsall School Board and the Walsall Board of Guardians, and a justice of the peace for the borough of Walsall and the county of Staffordshire. In July 1891, Walsall's sitting Liberal member of parliament, Sir Charles Forster, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
