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Galt (surname)
Galt is the surname of: People * Alexander Tilloch Galt (1817–1893), politician and a major figure in the Canadian Confederation * Edith Galt (1872–1961), second wife of President Woodrow Wilson * Elliott Torrance Galt (1850–1928), Canadian businessman and developer * Jimmy Galt (1885–1935), Scottish footballer * John Galt (novelist) (1779–1839), Scottish writer, entrepreneur, political commentator and founder of Guelph, Ontario * Malcolm Patrick Galt (1929-2022), Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Bridgetown, Barbados * Maud Galt ('1620–'1670), lesbian accused of witchcraft in Scotland * Thomas Galt (1805–1857), American Presbyterian minister, abolitionist and a leader of the Illinois Anti-Slavery Society * William Wylie Galt (1919-1945), United States Army officer and recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor * William W. Galt (Minnesota politician) (1854-1945), American farmer and politician * Tögöldur Galt (born 1995), Mongolian footballer * Wylie Galt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Tilloch Galt
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, (September 6, 1817 – September 19, 1893) was a politician and a father of the Canadian Confederation. Early life Galt was born in Chelsea, England on September 6, 1817. He was the son of John Galt, a Scottish novelist and colonizer, and Elizabeth ( née Tilloch) Galt. His mother was the only daughter of Alexander Tilloch, the journalist and inventor who founded ''Philosophical Magazine''. He was a first cousin of Sir Hugh Allan of Montreal, the owner of the Allan Shipping Line which was the largest privately owned shipping empire in the world in 1882. He was educated at Reading School. Career He was a member of the Great Coalition government in the Province of Canada that secured Confederation between 1864 and 1867. He became a leading figure in the creation of the Coalition when he was asked to become premier of the Province of Canada by then Governor-General Sir Edmund Walker Head. Doubting his ability to demand the loyalty of the majority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Galt
Edith Wilson ( Bolling, formerly Galt; October 15, 1872 – December 28, 1961) was the first lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921 and the second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. She married the widower Wilson in December 1915, during his first term as president. Edith Wilson played an influential role in President Wilson's administration following the severe stroke he suffered in October 1919. For the remainder of her husband's presidency, she managed the office of the president, a role she later described as a "stewardship," and determined which communications and matters of state were important enough to bring to the attention of the bedridden president. Early life Edith Bolling was born October 15, 1872, in Wytheville, Virginia, to circuit court judge William Holcombe Bolling and his wife Sarah "Sallie" Spears (née White). Her birthplace, the Bolling Home, is now a museum located in Wytheville's Historic District. Bolling was a descendant of the first settlers to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliott Torrance Galt
Elliott Torrance Galt (24 May 1850 - 15 May 1928) was a Canadian businessman and developer. The grandson of the novelist John Galt and only child of the politician Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt (1817-1893) by his wife Elliott (d. 1850 shortly after giving birth to her son), daughter of the entrepreneur John Torrance, Galt was educated at Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Lower Canada, before studying at Harrow and at Tours in France. Galt's business career began in 1883, following a period in the 1870s as clerk to various Montreal businessmen including John Rose and having held the position of secretary to Edgar Dewdney, Indian commissioner for the Northwest Territories, which led to Galt's appointment as assistant Indian commissioner at Regina. With his father, Galt was a major figure in the financing and management of Lethbridge, Alberta, building 571 kilometres of irrigation canals and establishing coal mines with a daily capacity of over 2,000 tonnes.'Place Names of Albe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Galt
James Hill Galt (11 August 1885 – 17 November 1935) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left half for Rangers and Everton. Club career Galt played with Rangers for eight years between 1906 and 1914. He made 240 appearances and scored six goals for the club. During his time at Ibrox he won three Scottish league championships, two Glasgow Cups and three Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups, as well as the Edinburgh Exhibition Cup in 1908. Galt swapped Glasgow for Merseyside in 1914 and joined Everton. He made 36 appearances for the ''Toffees'' and scored four goals. Despite captaining them to the First Division title, he left after only one season when World War I took hold and official football was suspended in England, returning to Scotland to play for Partick Thistle and Third Lanark. He guested for Fulham during the war. International career Galt won his two Scotland caps in May 1908. He scored on his second appearance, against Ireland on 14 May. Galt als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Galt (novelist)
John Galt (; 2 May 1779 – 11 April 1839) was a Scottish novelist, entrepreneur, and political and social commentator. Galt has been called the first political novelist in the English language, due to being the first novelist to deal with issues of the Industrial Revolution. Galt was the first superintendent of the Canada Company (1826-1829). The company had been formed to populate a part of what is now Southern Ontario (then known as Upper Canada) in the first half of the 19th century; it was later called "the most important single attempt at settlement in Canadian history". In 1829, Galt was recalled to Great Britain for mismanagement of the Canada Company (particularly incompetent bookkeeping), and was later jailed for failing to pay his son's tuition. Galt's ''Autobiography'', published in London in 1833, includes a discussion of his life and work in Upper Canada. He was the father of Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt of Montreal, Quebec. Life Born in Irvine, in Ayrshire, Galt wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Patrick Galt
Malcolm Patrick Galt C.S.Sp. (9 July 1929 – 16 October 2022) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Bridgetown, Barbados from 23 April 1995 to 31 May 2005. Galt was born on 9 July 1929 in Trinidad and Tobago. He completed his seminary work in philosophy at Marian University in Montreal and theology at the Holy Ghost Missionary College, Kimmage Manor, Dublin in Ireland and was ordained a priest on 10 July 1955 as a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, a Catholic religious order also known as the Holy Ghost Fathers. He served in various positions, including missionary work in Nigeria, where he taught at Christ the King College, and later in Lagos where he helped to provide food to refugees during the civil war. He returned to Trinidad and Tobago and in December 1968 was made provincial of the Holy Ghost Fathers in September 1969. The first local provincial. He also served in various parishes, before he was named to lead the diocese of Bridgetown Bridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maud Galt
Maud Galt (c. 1620 c. 1670) was a lesbian accused of witchcraft in Kilbarchan, Scotland. Biography Maud Galt lived in Kilbarchan, Scotland in the mid 17th century. She hid her sexual identity by marrying John Dickie, a wright. The couple lived with their two servants. Galt had a relationship with one of her servants, Agnes Mitchell. She was accused of witchcraft when Mitchell lodged a complaint against her employer at a Kirk Session in September 1649. Mitchell claimed that Galt had been:‘abusing ane of hir servants with ane peis of clay formed lyk the secreit member of ane man’ At the Kirk Session, Mitchell presented several of their neighbours with the clay phallus Galt supposedly used on her. She stated that the shame of the 'injury done to her' had hindered her from reporting any of this to the local laird."Women throughout Europe had been burned for possession of such prostheses, especially when used while cross-dressed. This specifically represents the ide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Galt
Thomas Galt (September 12, 1805 – September 12, 1857) was an American Presbyterian minister and Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist who organized two Presbyterian churches in Sangamon County, Illinois. He was Vice-President of the Illinois Anti-Slavery Society and a conductor of the Underground Railroad. Biography Thomas Galt was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to James Galt and Mary Martin Galt. He graduated from Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and later attended Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. Although licensed by the Presbytery of Ohio on June 18, 1834, he was ordained and installed as pastor in 1836 at Farmington Presbyterian Church in Farmington, IL, now known as Farmingdale in Sangamon County west of Springfield. The church's name changed from Farmington to Farmingdale around 1905, perhaps due to duplication and not to be confused with the city of Farmington, IL, in Fulton County west of Peoria which wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wylie Galt
William Wylie Galt (December 19, 1919 – May 29, 1944) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. Biography Galt was a native of Geyser in Judith Basin County, Montana. After serving in ROTC at Montana State University, he joined the Army from Stanford, Montana in June 1942. He married Patricia Ann Sandbo on July 24, 1942. He was wounded while serving in North Africa in 1943 and again at Monte Cassino on January 27, 1944. It only kept him sidelined for a three weeks. In March his unit was sent to Anzio. By May 29, 1944 was serving as a captain and operations officer (S3) of the 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division. On that day, at Villa Crocetta, Italy, he personally commanded an attack against German positions. He manned a machine gun on a tank destroyer at the front of the assault force, staying at his post in the vehicle's turret and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William W
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tögöldur Galt
Tuguldur Galt is a Mongolian footballer who plays as defender for Erchim FC and the Mongolia national football team. Career Galt started his career with Erchim. Playing for Erchim in an AFC Cup match against Kigwancha Sports Club Kigwancha Sports Club or Kigwancha Sports Team (; ), known as Sinuiju Locomotive Sports Club is a North Korean multi-sports club belonging to the Korean State Railway and based in Sinuiju. It was established on 11 January 1956, and has been awar ..., he headed the ball which inexplicably went into his own net. He was nominated for 2017 Mongolian Footballer of the Year. In 2018, he received interest from Uzbekistan clubs. He is a Mongolia international. Career statistics International ''Statistics accurate as of match played 5 October 2017'' References External links * Mongolian men's footballers Mongolia men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Khaan Khuns-Erchim FC players Living people 1995 births M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wylie Galt
Errol Wylie Galt (born 1984) is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives. As a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives, he has represented the 30th district since 2017. He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives from the 83rd district from 2013 to 2015. Early life Galt was born in 1984 in Helena, Montana. He received a degree in agriculture business from Montana State University Montana State University (MSU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's largest university. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's degrees in 6 .... References , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Galt, Wylie 1984 births 21st-century American politicians Living people People from Helena, Montana Speakers of the Montana House of Representatives Republican Party members of the Montana House of Representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
