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Fairbairn Family
Fairbairn is a surname of Scottish origin which means "a handsome child." Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Fairbairn (other), several people *Bill Fairbairn (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey player *Bruce Fairbairn (1949–1999), Canadian musician, songwriter and producer *Carolyn Fairbairn, British business and television executive * Charles Fairbairn, Canadian politician, member for Victoria South (1890–1896) *David Fairbairn (politician) (1917–1994), Australian politician and cabinet minister *David Fairbairn (artist) (born 1949), Australian painter and printmaker *Douglas Fairbairn, co-developer of the Xerox NoteTaker, one of the first portable computers * George Fairbairn (other), several people *Ian Fairbairn (1896–1968), British financier and rower *Ian 'Walter' Fairbairn, English folk musician *Irene Fairbairn (1899–1974), Australian Girl Guides’ leader * Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford, British athlete who competed in 1908 Olympics. (800m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairchild (name)
__NOTOC__ Fairchild is a common surname derived from the Old English words for fair or beautiful and the word child. Originally a given name, early records of its use as a surname are found in Oxfordshire, Surrey and Sussex. List of persons with the surname * Fairchild family, descendants of Thomas Fairchild (1610–1670), son of William Fairchild (b.1577 in Essex England) A * Alexa Fairchild (born 1994), Belgian equestrian athlete *Amy Fairchild, American historian B * Barbara Fairchild, American country and gospel singer/songwriter * Benjamin L. Fairchild (1863–1946), New York State Republican congressman C * Cassius Fairchild (1829–1868), Wisconsin Democratic Party Leader and Union Army colonel, U.S. Civil War * Charles S. Fairchild (1842–1924), New York State Attorney General, 38th United States Secretary of Treasury D * David Fairchild (1869–1954), industrial botanist, plant explorer, son-in-law of Alexander Graham Bell * David Fairchild (California politician) (1791â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fairbairn (other) , full name John Christian Kaʻiminoeauloamekaʻikeokekumupaʻa Fairbairn (born 1994), ...
John Fairbairn may refer to: * Jock Fairbairn ( 1890s), Scottish football goalkeeper with Heart of Midlothian * John Fairbairn (writer), English political journalist, author and translator * John Fairbairn (Horticulturist), Curator of Chelsea Physic Garden 1784–1814 * John Fairbairn (educator) (1794–1854), newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician * John Fairbairn, prisoner on '' St. Michael of Scarborough'' * John Fairbairn (skeleton racer) (born 1983), Canadian skeleton racer * John Fairbairn (naval officer) (1912–1984), South African naval officer who annexed the Prince Edward islands for South Africa * Kaʻimi Fairbairn John Christian Kaiminoeauloamekaikeokekumupaa "Kaimi" Fairbairn (born January 29, 1994) is an American football placekicker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). Playing college football at UCLA, he was a consensus fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Cross
The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level pre-1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries. The MC is granted in recognition of "an act or acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy on land" to all members of the British Armed Forces of any rank. In 1979, the Queen approved a proposal that a number of awards, including the Military Cross, could be recommended posthumously. History The award was created on 28 December 1914 for commissioned officers of the substantive rank of captain or below and for warrant officers. The first 98 awards were gazetted on 1 January 1915, to 71 officers, and 27 warrant officers. Although posthumous recommendations for the Military Cross were unavailable until 1979, the first awards included seven posthumous awards, with the word 'deceased' after the name of the recipient, from rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Fairbairn
Sydney George Fairbairn MC (13 October 1892 – 19 January 1943) was an English cricketer and British Army officer. The son of Victorian rower Steve Fairbairn and Eleanor Sharwood, he was born in "Carrick" Potts Point, New South Wales. Fairbairn made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Barbados, during the MCC tour of the West Indies in early 1913. The remainder of his 7 first-class matches came on this tour, with his final appearance coming against British Guiana. In his 8 first-class appearances on tour, he scored 241 runs at an average of 20.08, which included a single half century score against British Guiana, in which he made an unbeaten 62. As an all-rounder, he took 12 wickets at a bowling average of 31.08, with best figures of 3/55. In that year's English cricket season, Fairbairn made his Minor Counties Championship for Buckinghamshire against Wiltshire. He made 6 further Minor Counties Championship matches for Buckinghamshire, the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Fairbairn
Stephen Fairbairn (25 August 1862 – 16 May 1938) was a rower and an influential rowing coach at Jesus College Boat Club, Cambridge University, Thames Rowing Club and London Rowing Club in the early decades of the 20th century, and founded the prestigious Head of the River Race in 1925. Early life Fairbairn was born in Toorak, Melbourne, Australia the son of George Fairbairn (1815–1895), an early Victorian pioneer and a wealthy grazier. Fairbairn was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne, and Geelong Grammar School, where he took up rowing and was regarded a good Australian rules footballer and cricketer. He topped his leaving year in mathematics and was a senior school prefect. Five of Fairbairn's brothers, including future Australian MP George, had attended Jesus College, Cambridge and Steve followed them, to read Law from 1882. Patterson, Scott (2019) ''The Oarsmen'', Hardie Grant Books Rowing career Fairbairn rowed for Jesus College Boat Club, like his brothers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Fairbairn
William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn () FRSE (11 August 1889 – 31 December 1964) was a Scottish psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and a central figure in the development of the Object Relations Theory of psychoanalysis. He usually used, and was known as and referred to as, "W. Ronald D. Fairbairn". Life Ronald Fairbairn was born at the Red House, Cluny Gardens, in Morningside, Edinburgh in 1889, the only child of Cecilia Leefe and Thomas Fairbairn, a chartered surveyor, and President of the Edinburgh Architectural Association. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School and at the University of Edinburgh where he studied for three years in divinity and Hellenic Greek studies, graduating MA in 1911. In the First World War he joined the Royal Engineers and served under General Allenby in the Palestinian campaign, and then the Royal Garrison Artillery. On his return to home he began medical training, probably inspired by his war experience. He received a doctorate in Medicine (MD) on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Edis Fairbairn
Robert Edis Fairbairn (17 June 1879 - 30 May 1953) was a Canadian minister, writer, and pacifist. Fairbairn became a committed pacifist after "firsthand exposure to the reactions of young men in bayonet drill", and within a decade of the First World War he emerged as "one of the most prolific pacifist writers in Canada". Later, Fairbairn helped R. B. Y. Scott and Gregory Vlastos to produce '' /openlibrary.org/books/OL9859219M/Towards_the_Christian_Revolution Towards the Christian Revolution' (1936). In his chapter, he argued that one of the primary functions of the Christian faith was to generate opposition to war. In 1939, Fairbairn drafted a manifesto entitled ''Witness Against War'', ultimately signed by over 150 United Churchmen. Fairbairn was often critical of the church for its failure to oppose escalating violence throughout the world. By the end of his career, he had become "the most outspoken radical pacifist in Canada". Regarding his contributions to Christian pacifis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Fairbairn
Sir Robert Duncan Fairbairn (25 September 1910 – 26 March 1988) was a Scottish banker and amateur sportsman, who was the chairman of Clydesdale Bank from 1975–1985. In sport, he played two first-class cricket matches (one of which was for Scotland) and played for St Johnstone in the Scottish Football League. Early life and career Fairbairn was born at Longhirst in Northumberland, the fourth of five children of Robert Fairbairn and his wife, Christina Robertson. His family moved to Perth in Scotland, where he attended the Perth Academy. His father was employed as head gamekeeper to Lord Forteviot at Dupplin Castle in Perthshire. After leaving school, he joined the Clydesdale Bank in Perth at 17. In his youth, Fairbairn was active as a sportsman in the Perth area. He played cricket for the Dupplin and Perthshire clubs, and came to prominence in junior football as an inside-forward for St Johnstone YMCA. In June 1930, he signed for Scottish Football League club St Johnsto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Robert Fairbairn
Richard Robert James Fairbairn (27 May 1867 – 14 October 1941) was a British tramways and bus manager, Justice of the Peace and Liberal Party politician. Personal life and career Richard Robert Fairbairn was the son of a London labour leader, probably Mr R R Fairbairn who was sometime President of the Amalgamated Society of Watermen, Lightermen and Bargemen. He was educated in Toronto, Canada and after becoming a manager of tramway and omnibus undertakings in London and Birmingham, he settled in Worcester to manage the Tramway Company there. He married and had six sons and three daughters. During the First World War, Fairbairn was Food Transport Officer for the Midlands and Midland Road Transport Officer. He later served as chairman of the Board of Commissioners for the River Severn. Political life Fairbairn seems to have inherited his interest in politics from his father but the son worked in the Liberal interest. He served as Secretary of the Worcester Liberal Association, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhea Fairbairn
Rhea Fairbairn of Canada (born 15 Jan 1890; died 24 Apr 1953) was an amateur tennis player. Fairbairn, who was a member of the tennis team at the University of Toronto, reached the finals of the Canadian Championships in 1910. She finished runner-up to Louise Moyes losing 4–6, 0–6. Fairbairn reached the singles final at the 1915 Ohio state tournament, falling to Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Louise Moyes again (losing 3–6, 2–6). At the Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Masters or Cincinnati Open (branded as the Western & Southern Open for sponsorship reasons) is an annual outdoor hardcourt tennis event held in Mason, Ohio near Cincinnati. The event started on September 18, 1899, and is the olde ..., Fairbairn won the doubles title in 1913 (with Helen McLaughlin) and was a singles finalist in 1910. She married Frank Marty of Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, in 1912. She died on April 24, 1953, in Ft. Thomas. Sources *''From Club Court to Center Court'' by Phillip S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Fairbairn
Sir Peter Fairbairn (1799–1861) was a Scottish engineer, inventor, and mayor of Leeds, West Yorkshire. Early life Peter Fairbairn was the youngest brother of Sir William Fairbairn, born at Kelso in Roxburghshire in September 1799. He had little education, and his father obtained a situation for him in 1811 in the Percy Main colliery at Newcastle-on-Tyne. For three years Peter continued at Percy Main, until, at the age of fourteen, he was apprenticed to a millwright and engineer in Newcastle. He walked every day from Percy Main to Newcastle. During his apprenticeship he made the acquaintance of Henry Houldsworth of Glasgow, a mechanic and constructor of cotton machinery, under whom he was placed as foreman, ultimately being appointed traveller to the firm. In 1821 he left Houldsworth to take a situation on the continent. In France he stayed a year, acquiring technical knowledge; and after a period in the Manchester establishment of his brother William accepted a partnership ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Fairbairn
Patrick Fairbairn (28 January 1805 – 6 August 1874) was a Scottish Free Church minister and theologian. He was Moderator of the General Assembly 1864/65. Early life and career He was born in Halyburton, Greenlaw, Berwickshire, on 28 January 1805. Patrick was the second son of John Fairbairn, farmer, and Jessie Johnston, Middlestots. He was educated at Greenlaw School and studied at the University of Edinburgh at the age of 13. He graduated in 1826 and was licensed to preach by Presbytery of Duns on 3 October 1826. He began employment as a tutor in the family of Captain Balfour of Balfour and was ordained to Ringansay in Orkney on 28 July 1830 and remained there for six years. He translated to the Extension Church at Bridgeton, Glasgow on 16 March 1837. Fairbairn translated, and admitted to Salton, East Lothian on 25th June 1840. After the Disruption After the Disruption of 1843, Fairbairn joined the Free Church of Scotland. In 1852 he became assistant to Prof Macla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
