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Edward Douglas (burgess)
Edward Douglas may refer to: *Edward Douglas (bishop) Edward Wilson Douglas (26 August 1901 – 12 June 1967) was a Scottish Catholic Church, Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the first Bishop of Motherwell from 1948 to 1954. Life Born in Glasgow, Scotland on 26 August 1901 in the parish of ... (1901–1967), Scottish Catholic bishop * Edward M. Douglas (1903–1983), American businessman * Edward Bruce Douglas (1886–1946), American sculptor * Edward Morehouse Douglas (1855–1932), American topographer {{hndis, Douglas, Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Douglas (bishop)
Edward Wilson Douglas (26 August 1901 – 12 June 1967) was a Scottish Catholic Church, Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the first Bishop of Motherwell from 1948 to 1954. Life Born in Glasgow, Scotland on 26 August 1901 in the parish of Holy Cross, Edward W. Douglas was educated at St Aloysius' College, Glasgow. In 1916, he began his studies for the priesthood at Blairs College, St. Mary’s College, Blairs. In 1919, he entered the diocesan seminary, St. Peter's in Bearsden. He was ordained to the Priesthood (Catholic Church), priesthood at St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow by Donald Mackintosh (bishop), Archbishop Donald Mackintosh on 1 May 1924. Douglas served as a parish priest at St. Margaret’s, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Airdrie, St. Bridget’s, Baillieston, and St. Alphonsus’, Glasgow. and then spent eighteen years on the staff of St. Mary’s College, where he was choirmaster and organist, and is remembered as a devoted and gifted teacher. Douglas then served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward M
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 Bruce Douglas
Edward Bruce Douglas (November 6, 1886 – February 6, 1946) was an American sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References 1886 births 1946 deaths 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American male artists American male sculptors Olympic competitors in art competitions People from Cedar Rapids, Iowa {{US-sculptor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |