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Gahagan is a surname of which is derived from Geoghegan. Notable people with the surname include: * Dennis Gahagan (c. 1817–?), early settler in San Diego, California * Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900–1980), American actress and politician * James Gahagan (1927–1999), American painter * John Gahagan (born 1958), Scottish footballer * Lawrence Gahagan (d.1820), Irish-born sculptor * Sebastian Gahagan (1779–1838), Irish-born sculptor See also * Gahagan Mounds Site, a Caddoan Mississippian culture mound site in Red River Parish, Louisiana, US * Geoghegan Geoghegan ( ga, Mag Eochagáin) is a surname of Irish origin. Often spelled without the prefix "Mac", the name has many variants, including Gehegan, Geoghan, Geohegan, Gahagan, Gagan, and Gagon which approximate the most common pronunciations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoghegan
Geoghegan ( ga, Mag Eochagáin) is a surname of Irish origin. Often spelled without the prefix "Mac", the name has many variants, including Gehegan, Geoghan, Geohegan, Gahagan, Gagan, and Gagon which approximate the most common pronunciations of the name. It is usually pronounced , or . In Irish it is Mag Eochagáin, from " Eochaidh," a popular medieval Irish and Scottish Gaelic name deriving from Old Irish ''ech'', meaning "horse." The initial "G" of Geoghegan comes from the prefix Mag, a variant of Mac and the anglicised form Mageoghegan or McGeoghegan was formerly much used. History Correlation to ancient figures The sept of the MacGeoghegans is of the southern Uí Néill, and said to be descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages. Niall was alive from the mid 4th century into the early 5th century. His father was Eochaid Mugmedón, of the line of Erimhon, one of the sons of Esbain who it is said took Ireland from the Tuatha de Danann. Niall's mother was Carthann Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Gahagan
Dennis Gahagan (born c.1817) was an immigrant in the Mexican Pueblo de San Diego in territorial California, and early settler in the City of San Diego in the new U.S. state of California. History Mexican–American War Dennis Gahagan was born c. 1817 in Ireland. He emigrated to the United States in the early 1840s. He joined the U.S. Army, which was recruiting for the Mexican–American War. He arrived in San Diego by 1849 as a soldier with the First U.S. Artillery (Magruder's Battery). He and his fellow troops fought and patrolled in the Southern California countryside during the war. U.S. territorial period In 1849 Gahagan was elected U.S. Judge of the 1st Instance of the District of San Diego. From 1849 to 1850 Gahagan was an Alcalde (Mayor) of San Diego. References * 1850 Census, San Diego, California, p. 273A See also *List of pre-statehood Mayors of San Diego, California This is a list of pre-statehood alcaldes and mayors of San Diego, from 1770 to 1850, during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Helen Gahagan Douglas (born Helen Mary Gahagan; November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and politician. Her career included success on Broadway, as a touring opera singer, and in Hollywood films. Her portrayal of the villain in the 1935 movie ''She'' inspired Disney's Evil Queen in ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1937). In politics, she was the third woman and first Democratic woman elected to Congress from California; her election made California one of the first two states (along with Illinois) to elect female members to the House from both parties. In the 1950 United States Senate election in California, she unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate, losing to Republican Richard Nixon. The campaign became symbolic of modern political vitriol, as both Gahagan's primary opponent Manchester Boddy and Nixon referred to her as "pink right down to her underwear", suggesting Communist sympathies. She was married to fellow actor Melvyn Douglas, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gahagan
James Gahagan (1927 – July 7, 1999) was an American abstract expressionist painter and one of the premier American colorists.Gahagan'Obituaryretrieved on March 10, 2007 He was an Associate Director of the Hans Hofmann School and created, with Hoffman, two major mosaic murals in New York City. Biography Gahagan was born in Brooklyn, New York. The son of a labour union organiser,Clarke Galleries informatiopageretrieved on March 10, 2007 he served in the United States Navy during the Second World War and then attended Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont from 1947 to 1951 with American sculptor Richard Lippold, and fellow abstract artist Robert M. Fisher. He then moved to New York City, and became involved in projects with abstract artist Hans Hofmann. In the 1950s when co-founded the James Gallery in 1954, and organising the Artist Tenants Association, as well as being its first president. Gahagan's work was being exhibited in New York, Provincetown, San Francisco, Los A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gahagan
John Gahagan (born 24 August 1958) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a left winger. Gahagan spent most of his career with Motherwell, spending twelve seasons with the Fir Park club, either side of spells with Clydebank latterly Morton. During his time at Fir Park, Gahagan picked up two Scottish Football League First Division titles. A fully qualified SFA coach, Gahagan worked as a football development officer in Clackmannanshire before becoming an after-dinner speaker, winning the MBN trophy after being voted 'Scottish Sporting Speaker of the Year' in 2001. Honours Motherwell * Scottish Football League First Division The Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013. History The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as t ...: 2 :: 1981–82, 1984–85 References External links Official website* 1958 births Footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Gahagan
Lawrence Gahagan or Geoghegan (1735–1820) was an 18th/19th century Irish-born sculptor. He specialised in small bronze portrait busts. Life Gahagan was born Lawrence Geoghegan in Dublin in 1735 probably into a family of stonemasons. He attended the Dublin Society School and won their "premium" (cash prize) in 1756 for a statuette of Rubens. Around 1757 he left Ireland and sailed to London where he changed his name to Gahagan. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1798 to 1817. He lived, worked and died in Westminster. Works *Bust of Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley (1798) *Bust of Admiral Horatio Nelson (1798) *Bust of William Pitt (1800) *Internal decoration at Castle Howard (1801 to 1811) *Bust of Nelson (1804) at Bath Art Gallery *Monument to George Napier at Redland Chapel in Bristol (1804) *Bust of Bishop of St. Pol de Leon (1809) *Bust of Dr Hawes (1809) *Monument to Joseph Baldwin at Cholesbury church (1810) *Bust of Wellington (1811) at Stratfield Saye *Bust of Sir Sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Gahagan
Sebastian Gahagan (1779 – 2 March 1838) was a sculptor of Irish descent active in London. His most notable works are the monument to Sir Thomas Picton in St Paul's Cathedral, and a statue of the Duke of Kent in Park Crescent, London, Park Crescent, Portland Place. He was also employed by Joseph Nollekens, carrying out the carving of many of his major works. Life Gahagan was born in Westminster in 1779, the son of the Irish-born sculptor Lawrence Gahagan; his brothers were Charles (born c.1765), Lucius (1773-1855) and Vincent Gahagan, Vincent (1776-1832). He is said to have been born in Dublin, although his father seems to have settled London about 20 years before his birth. In London he became an assistant to Joseph Nollekens, carrying out the carving of many of his major works, including the statue of William Pitt the Younger, William Pitt for the Senate House at Cambridge (1809), and producing copies of busts. In his biography of Nollekens, John Thomas Smith (engraver), JT Smit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gahagan Mounds Site
The Gahagan Mounds Site ( 16RR1) is an Early Caddoan Mississippian culture archaeological site in Red River Parish, Louisiana. It is located in the Red River Valley. The site is famous for the three shaft burials and exotic grave goods excavated there in the early twentieth century. Site description The Gahagan Site is located on the western side of the Red River, about halfway between Natchitoches and Shreveport. It was once located on an old river channel, but much of the site has been destroyed by the meandering of the river. The site was occupied between 900 and 1200 CE. It consisted of a platform mound, a cone shaped burial mound, and a habitation area surrounding a centrally located plaza, with another small mound located about a quarter mile away. Excavations The burial mound at the site has been excavated twice, in 1912 by Clarence Bloomfield Moore and in 1939 by Clarence H. Webb. Between the two excavations, three burial shafts with a total of fourteen burials and mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
