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Francis White (Nova Scotia)
Francis White may refer to: Politics * Francis White (Australian politician) (1830–1875), New South Wales politician * Francis White (diplomat) (1892–1961), U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, Mexico, Sweden * Francis White (soldier) (died 1657), English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1656 * Francis White (Virginia politician) (1761–1826), U.S. Representative from Virginia * Francis S. White (1847–1922), U.S. Senator from Alabama Other * Francis White (bishop) (c. 1564–1638), English bishop * Francis White (surgeon) (1787–1859), president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland * Francis Buchanan White (1842–1894), Scottish entomologist * Francis Le Grix White (1819–1887), British geologist * Eg White (born 1966), stage name of Francis White, British musician, songwriter and producer See also * Frank White (other) * Frances White (other) Frances White may refer to: * Frances Emily White (1832–1903), American anat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis White (Australian Politician)
Francis John White (21 April 1830 – 4 May 1875) was a pastoralist and politician in New South Wales, Australia. Early life White was born at Ravensworth to overseer James White and Sarah Crossman, the 3rd of 10 children, Jane, James, George, Sarah, William Edward, Frederick Robert, Edward, Henry Charles, and Jane. He was educated by the Reverend John Gregor at West Maitland and then Dr Aitken. His father died in 1842 when he was aged 11. Land ownership and squatting He qualified as a surveyor however he returned to work on the family property, Edinglassie, near Muswellbrook, which he operated in partnership with his brothers James and George. On 6 July 1853 he married Mary Hannah Cobb. In 1848 the brothers leased Belltrees near Scone from William Wentworth buying the property in 1853. He later bought further land in the Liverpool Plains and New England, including Saumarez, in partnership with his brothers, making them some of the leading squatters in the colony. Publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis White (diplomat)
Francis White (March 4, 1892 – 1961) was an American diplomat. He was born in Baltimore. He served as U.S. Minister to Czechoslovakia in 1933, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico between 1953 and 1957, and U.S. Ambassador to Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... between 1957 and 1958. Notes 1892 births 1961 deaths Ambassadors of the United States to Mexico Ambassadors of the United States to Sweden American expatriates in Czechoslovakia {{US-diplomat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis White (soldier)
Francis White (died December 1657) was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1656. He died at sea after serving in Flanders. White was a major in the Lord General's Regiment of Foot and in May 1649 went on Cromwell's behalf to reason with mutinous soldiers at Burford Oxford. On 11 September 1650 the Council of State gave warrant to pay White £300 for bringing news of good success from Scotland. He was Lieutenant Colonel in Colonel Goff's Regiment of Foot in 1653. On 15 August 1653 the Council allowed White to open a door from his house in King's street into an orchard in Whitehall. In 1655 he was one of the most active of officers forming a committee of ordnance. In 1656, White was elected Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury in the Second Protectorate Parliament. In 1657, following notice on 9 October, White was sent by the Council of State to Fort-Mardyck to take charge of matters there and was lost at sea on the return journey. On 7 Decemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis White (Virginia Politician)
Francis White (1761October 6, 1826) was a distinguished early American lawyer and politician in what was then the U.S. state of Virginia (now West Virginia). White served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Hampshire County, and later served as a member of the Virginia State Senate, representing Berkeley, Hampshire, Hardy, and Morgan counties. He represented Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives during the 13th United States Congress. White also served as the sheriff of Hampshire County. White was the grandson of Virginia pioneer settler and physician Dr. Robert White (1688–1752); thus, he was a member of the prominent White political family of Virginia and West Virginia. He was the nephew of United States House Representative Alexander White (1738–1804), and the brother of Virginia judge Robert White (1759–1831). Early life Francis White was born in 1761 at Hayfield, near Winchester in F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis S
Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada * Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada **Francis (electoral district) *Francis, Nebraska *Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska * Francis, Oklahoma *Francis, Utah Other uses * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia *Francis turbine, a type of water turbine *Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also *Saint Francis (other) *Francies, a surname, including a list of people with the name *Francisco (other) *Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis White (bishop)
Francis White (1638) was an English bishop and controversialist. Life He was son of Peter White (died 19 December 1615), vicar of Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire, was born at Eaton Socon about 1564 (parish register begins in 1566). His father had five sons, all clergymen, among them John White (1570?–1615), chaplain to James I. Francis, after passing through the grammar school at St Neots, Huntingdonshire, was admitted pensioner at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, on 20 March 1579, aged 15. He graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1583, Cambridge Master of Arts (MA Cantab) in 1586, and was ordained priest by John Aylmer, Bishop of London, on 17 May 1588. His early preferments were the rectory of Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, a lectureship at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, and the rectory of St. Peter's, Cornhill, London. In controversy against Catholicism he took a prominent part, and it produced his first publication. He graduated Doctor of Divinity (DD) in 1618. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis White (surgeon)
Francis White (1787 - August 1859) Cameron, Sir Charles A. (1886''History of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and of the Irish Schools of Medicine &c''Dublin: Fannin & Co. pp. 389-390. was the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is a medical professional and educational institution, which is also known as RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland's first private university. It was established in 1784 ... (RCSI) in 1836.RCSI Presidents since its foundation in 1784. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2018. Francis White was indentured to Abraham Colles on 17 March 1807, and for some time was a resident pupil in Steevens' Hospital and a student in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Buchanan White
Francis Buchanan White (20 March 1842, Perth – 3 December 1894, Perth) was a Scottish entomologist and botanist. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an M.D. in 1864. After doing a Grand Tour in 1866, he settled in Perth where he would remain his entire life. His main area of interest was the Lepidoptera and the taxonomy of the Hemiptera. He was the author of numerous scientific papers, published in the ''Scottish Naturalist'', '' Journal of Botany, British and Foreign'', and ''The Proceedings and Transactions of the Perthshire Society of Natural Science''. White was elected in 1868 a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and in 1873 a Fellow of the Linnean Society. In 1883, Buchanan White redescribed the known species of the Hemiptera genus ''Halobates'' and he illustrated 11 species in colour, with numerous drawings in black and white of structural details. This was one of the parts of the Challenger Report. Selected publication ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Le Grix White
Rev Francis Le Grix White FRSE FGS (1819–1887) was a 19th-century British vicar remembered as an amateur geologist. Life He was descended from the Norman family of Le Grix de Neuville, and obtained a coat of arms to mark this. He was born in 1819, the only son of John White of Culham Street in London. He was educated at Worcester College then studied law at Oxford University, becoming a barrister at the Middle Temple in 1844. He then took a change in direction, studying divinity at Oxford, and graduating BA in 1848 and MA in 1849. In 1857 he became vicar of Croxton, Staffordshire remaining there to 1869. In 1872 he is listed as private chaplain to the Marquess of Drogheda. In 1876 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Charles Neaves, Henry Cotterill, Daniel Sandford (his brother-in-law), and Andrew Wood. He died on 17 May 1887 in Penrith. Family In 1847, in Rothesay, he was married to Cecilia Catherine Charlotte Sandford (died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eg White
Francis Anthony "Eg" White (born 22 November 1966) is a British musician, songwriter and producer. He started his career in the cowpunk band Yip Yip Coyote in the 1980s and then formed Brother Beyond with his brother, David White, in the late 1980s. In 1990, Eg White recorded the pop album '' 24 Years of Hunger'', and then in 1992 he produced the debut, self-titled album by Kinky Machine. He turned to songwriting in 1997, winning the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically in 2004. In 2008 White worked with Adele on three tracks. In 2009 White was awarded his second Ivor Novello Award for 'Songwriter of the Year' and in 2010 he had a second UK number 1 with the Diana Vickers single " Once", a song he wrote with Cathy Dennis. White started his own record label in 2009. Biography Eg White started his career in the band Yip Yip Coyote and then formed Brother Beyond with his brother, David White, in the late 1980s, leaving the latter when they became involved with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank White (other)
Frank White may refer to: Politics * Francis S. White (1847–1922), U.S. Senator from Alabama * Frank White (North Dakota politician) (1856–1940), Republican politician, eighth Governor of North Dakota, Treasurer of the United States * Frank D. White (1933–2003), Governor of Arkansas, 1981–1983 * Frank White (British politician) (born 1939), British Labour Member of Parliament for Bury and Radcliffe, 1974–1983 * Frank White (Florida politician) (born 1978), member of the Florida House of Representatives * Frank White (Australian politician), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Sports * Frank W. White (1880–1947), American football head coach for the Temple University Owls * Frank White (footballer) (1911–1985), English footballer * Frank White (hurler) (1913–1984), Irish hurler * Frank White (baseball) (born 1950), American baseball player Other * Frank L. White (1867–1938), American chef best known as the model featured on ''Cream of Wheat'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances White (other)
Frances White may refer to: * Frances Emily White (1832–1903), American anatomist and physiologist * Frances White (vaudeville) (1896–1969), American vaudeville performer of song M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I * Frances White (actress) (born 1938), English television and film performer * E. Frances White (born 1949), American historian, author and academic * Frances J. White (born 1958), American biological anthropologist at University of Oregon *Frances White (born 1960), American instrumental, vocal and electronic composer ( Mari Kimura#Compositions) See also * Frances Whyte, Scottish lawn and indoor bowler; gold medalist in 1985 * Deborah Frances-White, Australian-British comedy performer; co-founder in 1996 of The Spontaneity Shop * Francis White (other) {{hndis, White, Frances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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