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Guinn
Guinn is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Bill Guinn or Lew Meehan (1890–1951), American film actor *Colin Guinn, contestant in ''The Amazing Race'', a U.S. TV series *Dominick Guinn, (born 1975), American professional boxer *Ernest Allen Guinn (1905–1974), United States federal judge *Kenny Guinn (1936–2010), American businessman, educator and politician *Nora Guinn (1920–2005), American judge *Robert Henry Guinn (1822–1887), Texas politician *Skip Guinn (born 1944), former Major League Baseball pitcher *Thomas Guinn (1836–1908), Union Army soldier during the American Civil War Given name: *Guinn Smith (1920–2004), American athlete, 1948 Olympic champion in the pole vault *Guinn Williams (actor) (1899–1962), American actor who appeared in memorable westerns *Guinn Williams (Texas politician) (1871–1948), U.S. Representative from Texas See also *Guinn Run, Pennsylvania stream flowing southeastward in the Gettysburg N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Guinn
Kenneth Carroll Guinn (August 24, 1936 – July 22, 2010), was an American academic administrator, businessman and politician who served as the 27th Governor of Nevada from 1999 to 2007 and interim president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from 1994 to 1995. Originally a Democrat, he later joined the Republican Party prior to being elected governor. Early life and career Guinn was born in Garland, Arkansas and reared in Exeter, California. He married his wife, Dema, in Reno on July 7, 1956. They had two sons, Jeff and Steve. He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in physical education from California State University, Fresno. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1957. In 1970, Guinn earned an Ed.D. from Utah State University in Logan. Guinn was the superintendent of the Clark County School District from 1969 to 1978. From 1978 to 1987, he was vice president of Nevada Savings and Loan. From 1987 to 1988, he was president and chairman of the board of the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nora Guinn
Nora Guinn (November 11, 1920 – July 6, 2005) was an American judge. In 2009, she was inducted into the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame. She was the first woman and first Alaska Native to be a District Court Judge in Alaska. Early life and education Nora Venes was born in 1920 in Akiak, Alaska. Her parents were named Joe and Anna Venes. She went to school at Eklutna as a child. She moved to Portland, Oregon to attend high school. In 1939, she married Charlie Guinn. They moved back to Alaska. They married in Bethel, Alaska and lived and worked in Tununak. They worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, teaching. They moved back to Bethel in 1945 to raise their 10 children. Career Guinn became United States Commissioner before Alaska became a state. After Alaska became a state, she became the first magistrate of Bethel in 1959. She became District Court Judge for the state, in 1967, despite not being a lawyer. This made her the first woman, and first Alaska Native, to serve as a D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinn Williams (actor)
Guinn Terrell Williams (April 22, 1871 – January 9, 1948) was an American banker and politician. A Democrat, he served in the Texas State Senate, and is most notable for his service in the U.S. representative from Texas. His son was the actor Guinn "Big Boy" Williams. Early life Born near Beulah, Mississippi, Williams was the son of farmer and Confederate veteran William Washington Williams and Minerva Jane (Thompson) Williams. He moved with his parents to Nocona, Texas in 1876, and they soon relocated to Decatur in Wise County. He attended the public schools of Wise County, and then received his qualification as a school teacher. He taught for several terms, and attended Transylvania College in Lexington, Kentucky. Start of career After his 1890 graduation, Williams became active in ranching and farming, and also pursued a career in banking. After gaining his initial experience as cashier of the State National Bank in Fort Worth, he was an incorporator of Decatur's Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinn Williams (Texas Politician)
Guinn Terrell Williams (April 22, 1871 – January 9, 1948) was an American banker and politician. A Democrat, he served in the Texas State Senate, and is most notable for his service in the U.S. representative from Texas. His son was the actor Guinn "Big Boy" Williams. Early life Born near Beulah, Mississippi, Williams was the son of farmer and Confederate veteran William Washington Williams and Minerva Jane (Thompson) Williams. He moved with his parents to Nocona, Texas in 1876, and they soon relocated to Decatur in Wise County. He attended the public schools of Wise County, and then received his qualification as a school teacher. He taught for several terms, and attended Transylvania College in Lexington, Kentucky. Start of career After his 1890 graduation, Williams became active in ranching and farming, and also pursued a career in banking. After gaining his initial experience as cashier of the State National Bank in Fort Worth, he was an incorporator of Decatur's Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominick Guinn
Dominick Alexander Guinn (born April 20, 1975) is an American professional boxer. He is self-managed and he is trained by Ronnie Shields and Alexander Gutierrez. He stands at 6'3" tall. Known as the "Southern Disaster",Gerbasi, Thomas (2013)Dominick Guinn: The Resurrection of the Southern Disaster, boxingscene.com, August 2, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2016 he currently resides in Houston, Texas. Amateur career Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Guinn began boxing at age nine and lost in the quarterfinals in the Michigan Junior Olympic Tournament at 139 pounds. Fighting in the 147-pound class at 15 years of age, Guinn lost in the finals. Guinn won the 19-and-under Junior World title in 1993. Guinn had an amateur career record of 290-26, twice winning the National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Championship in 1997 and 1999 but losing in the Olympic qualification to Calvin Brock. In 1998, Guinn won the U.S. National Championships and won a Bronze Medal at the Goodwill Games in New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinn V
Guinn is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Bill Guinn or Lew Meehan (1890–1951), American film actor *Colin Guinn, contestant in ''The Amazing Race'', a U.S. TV series *Dominick Guinn, (born 1975), American professional boxer *Ernest Allen Guinn (1905–1974), United States federal judge *Kenny Guinn (1936–2010), American businessman, educator and politician *Nora Guinn (1920–2005), American judge *Robert Henry Guinn (1822–1887), Texas politician *Skip Guinn (born 1944), former Major League Baseball pitcher *Thomas Guinn (1836–1908), Union Army soldier during the American Civil War Given name: *Guinn Smith (1920–2004), American athlete, 1948 Olympic champion in the pole vault *Guinn Williams (actor) (1899–1962), American actor who appeared in memorable westerns *Guinn Williams (Texas politician) (1871–1948), U.S. Representative from Texas See also *Guinn Run, Pennsylvania stream flowing southeastward in the Gettysburg N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Allen Guinn
Ernest Allen Guinn (September 29, 1905 – June 9, 1974) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Education and career Born in Palestine, Texas, Guinn received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1925 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1927. He was in private practice in El Paso, Texas from 1928 to 1930. He was an assistant city attorney of El Paso from 1935 to 1938, becoming the city attorney in 1938, and the county attorney of El Paso County, Texas from 1939 to 1954. Guinn then returned to private practice until 1966. Federal judicial service On June 28, 1966, Guinn was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Henry Guinn
Robert Henry Guinn (January 19, 1822 – January 18, 1887) was a Texas politician. Guinn was a Democrat and served District 11, representing Cherokee County, Texas, in the Texas State Senate during the Fifth Texas Legislature, Sixth Texas Legislature, Seventh Texas Legislature, and Eighth Texas Legislature sessions (1853–1861). The Eighth Texas Legislature (1859–61) was called into special session by Governor Sam Houston, and retroactively authorized the Secession Convention, whose ordinance of secession from the United States was approved by the voters on February 23, 186 against the Governor's wishes. In the Ninth Texas Legislature, Tenth Texas Legislature, and Eleventh Texas Legislature sessions, Guinn served as President ''pro tempore'' (1861–1866), following which no legislative sessions were held until 1870. Notable descendants of Robert Henry Guinn include Leland A. Guinn, Architect, of Longview, Texas, whose contributions include portions of the Kilgore College cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinn Smith
Owen Guinn Smith (May 2, 1920 – January 20, 2004) was an American athlete, the 1948 Olympic champion in the pole vault. Born in McKinney, Texas, Smith moved to California when he was a child. He was originally a high jumper, but UC Berkeley, the university he wanted to attend, already had a strong high jumping team, so he took up pole vaulting. He won the NCAA championships in 1941, the year before he graduated as a history major. During the remainder of World War II, Guinn Smith served as an air force pilot in Asia. Smith, the 1947 national pole vault champion, was sent to the 1948 Olympics in London. During a rainy competition, Smith took the gold in his last attempt for 4.30 m (14 ft 1 in). He died at age 83 in San Francisco of emphysema Emphysema, or pulmonary emphysema, is a lower respiratory tract disease, characterised by air-filled spaces ( pneumatoses) in the lungs, that can vary in size and may be very large. The spaces are caused by the breakdown of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Guinn
Thomas Guinn (1836 – 1908) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863. Union assault On May 22, 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered an assault on the Confederate heights at Vicksburg, Mississippi. The plan called for a storming party of volunteers to build a bridge across a moat and plant scaling ladders against the enemy embankment in advance of the main attack. The volunteers knew the odds were against survival and the mission was called, in nineteenth century vernacular, a "forlorn hope". Only single men were accepted as volunteers and even then, twice as many men as needed came forward and were turned away. The assault began in the early morning following a naval bombardment. The Union soldiers came under enemy fire immediately and were pinned down in the ditch they were to cross. Despite repeated attacks by the main Union body, the men of the forlorn hope were unabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinn Run
Guinn Run is a Pennsylvania stream flowing southeastward in the Gettysburg National Military Park from Cemetery Hill past the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center to Rock Creek. The stream was bridged by the 1809 Gettysburg and Petersburg Turnpike Company and in the commemorative era by the United States War Department when Hunt and Slocum Avenues were built. A dam was built on Guinn Run to form a pond for Fantasyland, Pennsylvania, through the 1960s and 1970 See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay *'' ... Rivers of Adams County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Monocacy River {{Pennsylvania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinea (other)
Guinea (''Guinée'', in French) or Guinea-Conakry is a republic in West Africa, independent since 1958. Guinea may also refer to: Places West Africa Nations * Equatorial Guinea, a country in Central Africa, formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea * Guinea-Bissau, a country in West Africa, formerly the colony of Portuguese Guinea Regions * Guinea (region), a region in West Africa ** Guinea Highlands, a forested mountain plateau in the Guinea region ** Guinean forest-savanna mosaic, an ecoregion of West Africa ** Upper Guinean forests, a tropical moist forest region of West Africa ** Middle Guinea, a region in the central part of the Republic of Guinea ** Lower Guinean forests, a coastal forest region in the Guinea region * Gulf of Guinea, a gulf of the Atlantic Ocean off West African coast, south of Nigeria and west of Cameroon ** Upper Guinea historical name for the north coast of the gulf ** Lower Guinea, a historical name for the east coast of the gulf Historical * Danish Guine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |