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Ewart
Ewart is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Ewart Adamson (1882–1945), Scottish screenwriter * Ewart Astill (1888–1948), English Test cricketer * Ewart Brown (born 1946), Premier of Bermuda * Ewart Grogan (1874–1967), British explorer, politician, and entrepreneur * Ewart John Arlington Harnum (1910–1996), Canadian businessman and Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador * Ewart Horsfall (1892–1974), British rower * Ewart Milne (1903–1987), Irish poet * Ewart Oakeshott (1916–2002), British illustrator, collector, and amateur historian Surname * Alfred James Ewart (1872–1937), English-Australian botanist * Charles Ewart (1769–1846), Scottish soldier * David Ewart (20th century), Canadian architect * Douglas Ewart (born 1946), multi-instrumentalist and instrument builder * Ewa Ewart, Polish documentary film maker * Frank Ewart (1876–1947) Oneness Pentecostal Preacher and author * Gavin Ewart (1916–199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ewart
David Ewart, ISO (18 February 1841 – 6 June 1921) was a Canadian architect who served as Chief Dominion Architect from 1896 to 1914. As chief government architect he was responsible for many of the federal buildings constructed in this period. He broke with the Neo-Gothic style adopted by his predecessors Thomas Seaton Scott and Thomas Fuller; rather he embraced the Baronial style exemplified in several important buildings. Personal Ewart was married to Jeanne Marie Doyen until her death in 1885 and then with Annie Sigsworth Simpson from 1887 to his death in 1921. His son John Albert Ewart was an acclaimed Ottawa architect. Works As federal architect he oversaw the design and construction of several buildings at the Central Experimental Farm including the Dominion Observatory, Carling Avenue in 1902; Chief Astronomer's Residence, 1909; and the Geodetic Survey Building, 1914. He also oversaw the design and construction of numerous post offices (such as the Humboldt Pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Ewart
Wesley Abner D'Ewart (October 1, 1889 – September 2, 1973) was a U.S. Republican politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Montana's 2nd congressional district from June 5, 1945, to January 3, 1955. Early life Wesley D'Ewart was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to William John D'Ewart and Mary Elizabeth Barnard.Scott, Kim Allen. “Historical Note.” Wesley D’Ewart Papers, 1936-1973. Montana State University, Special Collections and Archival Informatics, 2009. He attended Washington State College at Pullman. In 1910, D'Ewart moved to Wilsall, Montana, where he settled in Park County. Before entering politics, D'Ewart worked in ranching and for the Forest Service.“D'Ewart, Wesley Abner.” History, Art & Archives: United States House of Representatives, 2021. https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/12176. Political career Throughout his career, D’Ewart was a staunch member of the Republican Party. In 1936, D’Ewart was elected to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewa Ewart
Ewa Ewart (born 13 March 1956 in Warsaw) is a Polish journalist and an award-winning filmmaker who specializes in groundbreaking and influential documentaries. Early life She was born and raised in Warsaw, Poland, but she has spent most of her career based at the BBC TV in London, England. Ewa Ewart is a graduate of the University of Warsaw with a degree in Spanish language and culture. Career In the early 1980s she worked as a translator and a reporter for the Spanish news agency EFE in its Warsaw bureau. After leaving the country in the mid-1980s, she continued her work for EFE in London, UK. In the years 1985-1990, she was based in Washington, DC, where she was a reporter for the BBC World Service, Polish Section and a Freelance producer for some international TV networks based in Washington DC. (in the United States, avoiding repetition of Washington DC). In 1990 she moved to Moscow where she worked as a news producer for the American television network CBS in the Mosco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewart Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Ewart, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010. The Ewart Baronetcy, of Glenmachan House in the parish of Holywood in the County of Down and of Glenbank in the parish of Belfast in the County of Antrim, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 September 1887 for Sir William Ewart, head of William Ewart & Son, linen manufacturers, of Belfast, and Member of Parliament for Belfast and Belfast North. The Ewart Baronetcy, of White House in the parish of Hythe in the County of Southampton, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 14 June 1910 for the soldier and courtier Major-General Sir Henry Ewart. The title became extinct on his death in 1928. Ewart baronets, of Glenmachan House and Glenbank (1887) *Sir William Ewart, 1st Baronet (1817–1889) *Sir William Quartus Ewart, 2nd Baronet (1844–1919) ** William Quintus Ewart (1877–1900) * Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Ewart
Lieutenant-General Sir John Spencer Ewart (22 March 1861 – 19 September 1930) was a British Army officer who became Adjutant-General to the Forces, but was forced to resign over the Curragh Incident. Early life and education Ewart was born in Tatenhill near Burton-on-Trent into a distinguished Scottish family of military officers, the second son of General Sir John Alexander Ewart and Frances Stone. His father was aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria and a veteran of the Crimean War and Siege of Lucknow who lost his left arm at Cawnpore. His father was the son of Lieutenant-General John Frederick Ewart and grandson of diplomat Joseph Ewart and Sir Charles Brisbane. His uncles included Lieutenant-General Charles Brisbane Ewart and Vice-Admiral Charles Joseph Frederic Ewart, and his younger brother was Admiral Arthur Wartensleben Ewart. He was educated at Marlborough College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Military career Spencer Ewart was commissioned into the Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Ewart
Cornet Charles Ewart (1769 – 23 March 1846) was a Scottish soldier of the Royal North British Dragoons (more commonly known as the Scots Greys), famous for capturing the regimental eagle of the () at the Battle of Waterloo. He was born near Kilmarnock (although recent research has found that he may have in fact been born nearer Moffat) in 1769, and enlisted in the dragoons at the age of twenty. He fought in a number of actions in the French Revolutionary Wars, was briefly taken prisoner, and emerged from the conflict as a sergeant in the regiment. Over the next two decades he became a well-respected and competent soldier, serving as fencing-master of the regiment; a heavily built man, reported as 6'4" tall and "of Herculean strength" he was an expert swordsman and accomplished rider.Waterloo Battl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred James Ewart
Alfred James Ewart, FRS (12 February 1872 – 12 September 1937) was an English-Australian botanist. Early life and education Ewart was born in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England, second son of Edmund Brown Ewart, B.A. and his wife, Martha ''née'' Williams. He was educated at the Liverpool Institute and University College, Liverpool, then graduated with a Ph.D. from Leipzig University and D.Sc. from Oxford. Career Ewart was a demonstrator of botany at Liverpool, and subsequently Science Master at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and lecturer on botany at Birmingham University, where he was for a time deputy professor. In 1905 Ewart was appointed Professor of Botany at the University of Melbourne. He had already completed a laborious and useful piece of work, his translation of Wilhelm Pfeffer's treatise on ''The Physiology of Plants'', the first volume of which was published in 1900, the second in 1903, and the third in 1906. He had also published ''First Stage Botany'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Ewart
Francis John Ewart (Australia 1876 – August 13, 1947) was a Pentecostal preacher, author and one of the founders of Oneness Pentecostalism and the UPCI. Early ministry Ewart was born in Australia in 1876 and worked as a Baptist bush missionary until he immigrated to Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1903 where he pastored a Baptist church and married Violet May. With declining health Ewart was furloughed in 1908 during which he attended a Pentecostal camp meeting in Portland, Oregon where he converted to Pentecostalism which resulted in his dismissal from the Baptist church he was pastoring. In 1911 Ewart moved to Los Angeles and became assistant pastor and later pastor of William Durham’s Seventh Street Mission after Durham's death. In 1913 Ewart attended the World Wide Apostolic Faith Camp Meeting where Ewart heard R.E. McAlister give the initial sermon on Jesus' Name doctrine Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewart Grogan
Ewart Scott Grogan (1874–1967) was an English explorer, politician, and entrepreneur. He was the first person in recorded history to walk the length of Africa, from Cape Town to Cairo. Biography Ewart Grogan was educated at Winchester College and Jesus College, Cambridge, which he left without taking a degree. He was expelled from both school and university. He subsequently spent some time at the Slade School of Art before going to Bulawayo to help defend the town in the Second Matabele War. He fell in love with Gertrude Watt, the sister of a Cambridge classmate, but her stepfather disapproved of the match; while Grogan came from a respectable family, his own life had little to recommend it. He proposed becoming the first man to make the Cape-to-Cairo journey; the stepfather agreed that this would be a suitable test of his character and seriousness.Ken Ringle, "Risking Life and Limb for Love", ''The Washington Post'', 9 January 2011, p. B6. He then commenced his expedition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewart, Manitoba
Ewart is a locality in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. All that remains of the settlement is a cairn, an abandoned house, and the former schoolhouse. Little is known about the schoolhouse but it did exist as early as 1914. The Crowell School District was formed in March, 1904 encompassing the area that became known as Ewart. The arrival of the railway led to the establishment of a post office on June 10, 1907. The post office was initially named Bardal Station, as this railway stop served the nearby district of Bardal. On March 1, 1908 the name of the post office was changed to Haanel. The post office was renamed Ewart on January 1, 1909 in honour of the constitutional lawyer John Skirving Ewart. Crowell School District was renamed Ewart School District in 1914. The closure of the railway caused the rapid decline of Ewart. Ewart School District dissolved in December, 1965 and the Post Office closed permanently on October 31, 1967. Ewart is located approximately 31 kilometer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Oliver Ewart
Colonel James Oliver Ewart (3 April 1917 – 1 July 1945) was a British Army Intelligence officer who because of his language skills would be posted to a number of staff officer posts in Allied headquarters in Western Europe. He spent most of his active service career in the Mediterranean and European theatres of operation during the Second World War, where he frequently worked with Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery. Biography Ewart's father and an uncle had both seen service in the First World War, his father (also James Oliver) having served in France and Belgium with the Royal Engineers where he was both Mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Military Cross (MC). Ewart's family were Scottish and he spent many of his pre-war years living in Edinburgh. He was the only child of James Oliver and Flora Livingstone Ewart. He was educated in Edinburgh and attended George Watson's College and is recorded as being a very able student and sportsman. Having left school Ewar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Ewart
Douglas R. Ewart (born 13 September 1946 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican multi-instrumentalist and instrument builder. He plays sopranino and alto saxophones, clarinets, bassoon, flute, bamboo flutes ('' shakuhachi'', ''ney'', and panpipes), and didgeridoo; as well as Rastafarian hand drums (nyabingi, repeater, and bass). Ewart emigrated to the United States in June 1963 (coming to Chicago) and became associated with the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in 1967, studying with Joseph Jarman and Roscoe Mitchell. He served as that organization's president from 1979 to 1986. He has performed or recorded with J. D. Parran, Muhal Richard Abrams, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Anthony Braxton, Alvin Curran, Anthony Davis, Robert Dick, Von Freeman, Joseph Jarman, Amina Claudine Myers, Roscoe Mitchell, James Newton, Rufus Reid, Wadada Leo Smith, Cecil Taylor, Richard Teitelbaum, Henry Threadgill, Hamid Drake, Don Byron, Malachi Favors Maghostut, and Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
