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George Holt (remixer)
George Holt may refer to: *George Holt (merchant) (1825–1896), Liverpool ship-owner, merchant and philanthropist *George Holt (cotton-broker) (1790–1861), British cotton-broker, merchant and philanthropist, father of the above *George Holt (actor) (1878–1944), American actor/director *George Chandler Holt George Chandler Holt (December 31, 1843 – January 26, 1931) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Born in Mexico, New Yo ... (1843–1931), U.S. federal judge * George Holt (Medal of Honor) (1840–?), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * George Edmund Holt (1881–?), American journalist {{hndis, name=Holt, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Holt (merchant)
George Holt (1825 – 3 April 1896) was a Victorian ship owner, merchant and art collector from Liverpool. Together with William James Lamport, he founded the Lamport and Holt shipping line in 1845. Life Holt was a son of George Holt and Emma Durning. He married fellow Liverpudlian Elizabeth Bright on 1 December 1853 and died on 3 April 1896. The Holts lived initially at Edge Lane, and then in West Derby before moving in 1884 to Sudley House in Aigburth, Liverpool. They had one child, Emma Holt, who was born in 1862, inherited the property and lived there until her death in 1944. Her mother, who was born in 1833, had died in 1920. Among his brothers were Alfred Holt (1829–1911), founder of the Blue Funnel Line, Philip Holt (1830–1914), and Robert Durning Holt, the first Lord Mayor of Liverpool. There was also a sister, Anne. All were Unitarians. Aside from business interests and his role with the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, Holt was very involved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Holt (cotton-broker)
George Holt (24 June 1790 – 16 February 1861) was a cotton-broker, merchant and philanthropist of Liverpool, England. Early life George Holt's father, Oliver, had moved from Halifax after impressing the owner of Town Mill in Rochdale with his work ethic and skills as a woollen dyer. The ethic, derived from a nonconformist, principally Baptist, milieu helped him rise to become a partner in the business before establishing his own mill and dye-works in the town. Born on 24 June 1790, George left Rochdale for Liverpool in 1807 to work as an apprentice to Samuel Hope, who was a cotton broker. In 1812, having demonstrated similar qualities to those of his father, he became a partner in Hope's business, which in time also involved banking. The prosperity that Holt enjoyed caused him for a while to enjoy the company of men who favoured sporting pastimes. However, his nonconformist background came to the fore again when he became friendly with William Durning around 1817, havin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Holt (actor)
George Holt (September 30, 1878 – July 18, 1944) was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in 64 films between 1913 and 1935. He also directed 24 films between 1919 and 1924. He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts and died in Santa Monica, California. Selected filmography * '' The Proof of the Man'' (1913) * ''The Fighting Trail'' (1917) * '' Aladdin from Broadway'' (1917) * ''Hugon, The Mighty'' (1918) * '' His Buddy'' (1919) * '' The Lone Hand'' (1919) * ''The Trail of the Holdup Man'' (1919) * '' Kingdom Come'' (1919) * ''Ace High'' (1919) * ''The Black Pirate ''The Black Pirate'' is a 1926 American silent action adventure film shot entirely in two-color Technicolor about an adventurer and a "company" of pirates. Directed by Albert Parker, it stars Douglas Fairbanks, Donald Crisp, Sam De Grasse, an ...'' (1926) * '' Bigger Than Barnum's'' (1926) References External links * 1878 births 1944 deaths American male film actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Chandler Holt
George Chandler Holt (December 31, 1843 – January 26, 1931) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Born in Mexico, New York, Mexico, New York (state), New York, Holt received an Bachelor of Arts, Artium Baccalaureus degree from Yale University in 1866, where he was a member of Skull and Bones, and a Bachelor of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1869. He was in private practice in New York City, New York from 1869 to 1898. In 1871, he married Mary Louisa Bowen, daughter of businessman Henry Chandler Bowen; the couple had five children, including Hamilton Holt, Hamilton, a magazine editor and college president. Holt was a Referee in Bankruptcy for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1898 to 1903. Federal judicial service On March 2, 1903, Holt was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt to a new seat on the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Holt (Medal Of Honor)
George Holt (born c. 1840, year of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Born in Louisville, Kentucky in about 1840, Holt later joined the Navy from that state. By July 3, 1871, he was serving as a quarter gunner on the . On that day, while the ''Plymouth'' was at the Port of Hamburg, Germany, a small boat approached the ship in a strong current. When the boat capsized, Holt and another sailor, Landsman Paul Tobin, jumped overboard and rescued one of the boat's crewmen. For this action, both he and Tobin were awarded the Medal of Honor a year later, on October 10, 1872. Holt's official Medal of Honor citation reads: On board the U.S.S. ''Plymouth'', Hamburg Harbor, 3 July 1871. Jumping overboard at the imminent risk of his life, Holt, with a comrade, rescued from drowning one of a party who was thrown from a shore boat into a 4-knot, running tide while the boat was coming alongside t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
