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Gradon
Gradon is an English locational surname, of a location now lost. It can also be spelt Graddon, Gratton, Gredan, Gredden, Gredon, Greydon, Greeding, Gridon and Grodden. Notable people with this surname *Alexander Gradon, Irish politician *Margaretta Graddon, British singer *Sophie Gradon, English reality TV personality and former Miss Great Britain * Simon Gredon, Archdeacon of Chichester The post of Archdeacon of Chichester was created in the 12th century, although the Diocese of Sussex was founded by St Wilfrid, the exiled Bishop of York, in AD 681. The original location of the see was in Selsey. The see was moved to Chichester, ... References {{surname-stub English toponymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Gradon
Sophie Hannah Gradon (25 October 1985 – 20 June 2018) was an English model. In 2008, she won Miss Newcastle. In 2009, Gradon won the title Miss Great Britain. In 2016, she was a contestant on the Love Island (2015 TV series, series 2), second series of ITV2's ''Love Island (2015 TV series), Love Island''. Early life and education Gradon was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle. She was educated at Dame Allan's School, Newcastle upon Tyne, Dame Allan's School and she went on to complete her 6th form career at Ponteland High School. GCE Advanced Levels. She obtained a 2:1 degree in media, culture and society from Northumbria University. Career In 2008, Gradon won the Miss Newcastle title. In 2009, she won the Miss Great Britain title. Gradon worked as a marketing manager. She was a promoter of the NE1 campaign in Newcastle City Centre, through which she raised money for charities. In this capacity, Gradon successfully solicited financial support from Calum Best for the Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gradon
Alexander Gradon (circa 1666 – May 1739), also spelt Graydon, was an Irish politician. Gradon represented Naas in the Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fra ... between 1703 and 1711. He then sat for Harristown from 1713 to 1714, and again from 1715 to 1727.Leigh Rayment, (Retrieved 21 February 2016). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gradon, Alexander Year of birth unknown 1739 deaths Irish MPs 1703–1713 Irish MPs 1713–1714 Irish MPs 1715–1727 Politicians from County Kildare Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kildare constituencies Year of birth uncertain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gratton (surname)
Gratton is an English locational surname, a variant of Gradon. Notable people with this surname ;Hockey players * Chris Gratton (born 1975), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Benoît Gratton (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey forward * Gilles Gratton (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey goaltender * Josh Gratton (born 1982), Canadian professional ice hockey left wing * Norm Gratton (born 1950), Canadian professional right wing ;Others * Frank Lymer Gratton (1871–1946), Australian choral conductor and educator * Hector Gratton (born 1900), Canadian composer * Lynda Gratton Lynda Gratton (born February 1955) a British organizational theorist, consultant, and Professor of Management Practice at London Business School and the founder oHSM Advisory known for her work on organisational behaviour. Biography Born in ... (born 1953), British psychologist and management academic * Sarah Gratton (born 1966), British film producer, author and former actress Fiction * Bob 'Elvis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locational Surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name."Toponymic Surnames as Evidence of the Origin: Some Medieval Views" , by Benjamin Z. Kedar. This can include specific locations, such as the individual's place of origin, residence, or of lands that they held, or can be more generic, derived from topographic features.Iris Shagir, "The Medieval Evolution of By-naming: Notions from the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem", ''In Laudem Hierosolymitani'' (Shagir, Ellenblum & Riley-Smith, eds.), Ashgate Publishing, 2007, pp. 49-59. Toponymic surnames originated as non-hereditary personal s, and only subsequently came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaretta Graddon
Margarita Graddon or Mrs Gibbs (born 1804) was a British popular singer. Life Graddon was born in Bishops Lydeard near Taunton in 1804. She was trained by Tom Cooke and then sang in the provinces until she appeared at Vauxhall Gardens in 1822, later in Dublin, and then at Drury Lane Theatre in 1824 in The Marriage of Figaro. The same year she appeared in Henry Bishop's version of Der Freischütz.L. M. Middleton, ‘Graddon ibbs Margaretta (b. 1804)’, rev. J. Gilliland, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 200accessed 8 July 2018/ref> Her appearance as Linda was recorded in a portrait by William Brockedon William Brockedon (13 October 1787 – 29 August 1854) was a 19th-century English painter, writer and inventor. Early life Brockedon was born at Totnes on 13 October 1787, son of a watchmaker. He was educated at a private school in Totnes, bu .... In 1827 she married a pianoforte maker named Alexander Gibbs. There was a pianoforte company ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Gredon
Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus authority ''Simon'' * Tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel Places * Şimon ( hu, links=no, Simon), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania * Șimon, a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Simon'' (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin * ''Simon'' (2004 film), Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall Games * ''Simon'' (game), a popular computer game * Simon Says, children's game Literature * ''Simon'' (Sutcliff novel), a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff * Simon (Sand novel), an 1835 novel by George Sand * ''Simon Necronomicon'' (1977), a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Simon" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdeacon Of Chichester
The post of Archdeacon of Chichester was created in the 12th century, although the Diocese of Sussex was founded by St Wilfrid, the exiled Bishop of York, in AD 681. The original location of the see was in Selsey. The see was moved to Chichester, in about 1075, by decree of the Synod of London.Kelly. The Bishopric of Selsey ''in'' Mary Hobbs. Chichester Cathedral: An Historic Survey. pp.1 - 10 Currently, Luke Irvine-Capel is the Archdeacon (since May 2019). History After the Norman Conquest a uniform system of territorial archdeaconries was created to try to ensure that no settlement was more than a day's ride from the bishop's seat. In 1070 the Council of Windsor decreed that bishops should appoint archdeacons to their churches. The archdeacon acted as the bishop's deputy and representative and had the job of supervising parish churches in the diocese. Saint Richard, Bishop of Chichester in the 13th century, produced a body of statutes which included the duties of his archdeac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
