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Guion (name)
Guion is a given name and surname. Notable people Given name *Guion Bluford (born 1942), American aerospace engineer *Guion Griffis Johnson (1900–1989), American historian Surname * Connie Guion (1882–1971), American physician and educator *David Guion (born 1967), French football coach * David W. Guion (1892–1981), American composer *John Isaac Guion (1802–1855), American politician from Mississippi *Letroy Guion (born 1987), American football player *Stephen Barker Guion (1820–1885), American businessman, co-founder of the Williams & Guion Black Star Line *Walter Guion (1849–1927), American politician from Louisiana *William Howe Guion William Howe Guion I (1817–1884) headed the Williams and Guion Black Star Line. Biography He was the son of John Guion and Maria Howe of Westchester County, New York. William had a younger brother Stephen Barker Guion which was one of the " W ... (1817–1890), American businessman, co-founder of the Williams & Guion Black S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guion Bluford
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. (born November 22, 1942) is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut in which capacity he became the second person of African descent to go to space. While assigned to NASA, he remained a USAF officer rising to the rank of colonel. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter ''Challenger'' on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American in space as well as the second person of African descent in space, after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez. Personal life Born in Philadelphia, Bluford graduated from Overbrook High School in 1960. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1964, a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in 1974, a Doctor of Philosophy degree in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guion Griffis Johnson
Guion Griffis Johnson (12 April 1900 – 12 June 1989) was an American historian. Life Born Frances Guion Griffis in Wolfe City, Texas, on April 11, 1900, she was raised in Greenville, Texas. She married Guy Benton Johnson, a sociologist, and together they had two sons, Benton Johnson, Guy Benton, Jr. and Edward. She died at the age of 89 on 12 June 1989. Academic career She attended Baylor College for Women and began studying journalism. After marriage, her husband and she moved from Texas to take positions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There, she was offered an associate professorship and earned her PhD in history. Because so few women were active historians at the time, Johnson's first mention in the ''American Historical Review'' referred to her as "he". She published several studies of the antebellum South, delving into race relations, religion, freed slaves, women's life, and other aspects that had previously been only lightly treated. Her award-win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Guion
Connie Myers Guion (August 29, 1882 – April 30, 1971) was an American professor of medicine. She was influential in developing health care systems for the poor in New York City and training programs for new health care professionals at Cornell Medical Center. She founded the Cornell Pay Clinic, which supported the poor in the city and brought in training. She was the first woman to be named professor of clinical medicine, and in 1963 became the first living woman physician to have a building named after her (New York Hospital's Connie Guion Building). Up until her death, she made many house calls and ran her own private clinic. Early life Connie Guion was born in River Bend Plantation near Lincolnton, North Carolina, on August 29, 1882. She was the ninth child of Benjamin Simmons and Catherine Coatesworth Caldwell Guion and had eleven siblings. She was raised by a father who worked as a railroad executive and farmer, and three of her sisters grew up to become nurses. In 1892, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Guion
David Guion (born 30 September 1967) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the manager of Ligue 2 club Bordeaux. Early life Guion was born in Le Mans, Sarthe. Club career Guion began his playing career in the B team at Lille in 1983. He went on to represent the Lille first team, making 51 appearances between 1988 and 1991. Guion then spent three seasons with Angers, where he played 88 league matches and scored once. He was also a part of the team that won promotion to Ligue 1 in 1993. He returned to Ligue 2 in 1994 with Sedan and went on to play for Mulhouse and Red Star 93, before ending his career with Istres in 2001. Managerial career Guion was appointed manager of Chambéry in the summer of 2010, and led the team to promotion to the Championnat de France amateur in his first season in charge. He was subsequently hired by Cannes in June 2011, but left the club in January 2012 after winning only 5 of his first 13 ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David W
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Isaac Guion
John Isaac Guion (November 18, 1802 – June 6, 1855) was an American politician from Mississippi who served as Governor in 1851. Biography Guion was born in Adams County in the Mississippi Territory. He studied law in Lebanon, Tennessee, was admitted to the bar, and established a successful practice in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He practiced in partnership with William L. Sharkey and later with Seargent Smith Prentiss. A Democrat in politics, Guion was first elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 1842. He later moved to Jackson, and continued to serve in the State Senate. Guion supported slavery and states' rights. As a result, he played a prominent role in the Jackson convention of 1849, which was called to discuss how the Southern states should respond to the possibility of California being admitted to the union as a free state. In 1850 Guion was chosen to serve as the Senate's President pro tempore. In February 1851, Governor John A. Quitman John Anthony Quitman (Septe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letroy Guion
Letroy Shelton Guion Jr. (pronounced ; born June 21, 1987) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Florida State. Guion was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Guion also played for the Green Bay Packers. Early years Guion attended Bradford High School in Starke, Florida, and was a student, basketball, shot put and discus thrower, as well as a standout football player. In football, he played on the varsity team for four years while starting three and helped lead his team to the state semifinals in each of his last three years. In both his junior and senior season he was an all-state first-team and all-area selection. As a senior, he totaled 131 tackles, 21 tackles for minus yardage, 12 sacks, and forced 11 fumbles. He chose Florida State over Georgia, Tennessee, and Iowa. College career In his true freshman year at Florida State, Guion appeared in ten games as a back-up defensive tackle, and totaled 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Barker Guion
Stephen Barker Guion (June 17, 1820 – December 20, 1885) with John Stanton Williams formed the Williams & Guion Black Star Line. Biography He was born on June 17, 1820. In 1848 with John Stanton Williams he started the Williams & Guion Black Star Line He was ill starting in 1883 and he died on December 20, 1885 of apoplexy Apoplexy () is rupture of an internal organ and the accompanying symptoms. The term formerly referred to what is now called a stroke. Nowadays, health care professionals do not use the term, but instead specify the anatomic location of the bleedi .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Guion, Stephen Barker 1820 births 1885 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Guion
Walter Guion (April 3, 1849February 7, 1927) was a United States senator from Louisiana. Born near Thibodaux, Louisiana, Thibodaux, he was tutored at home and then attended Jefferson College (Louisiana), Jefferson College in St. James Parish, Louisiana, St. James Parish. He moved to Assumption Parish in 1866, was deputy clerk of the court in 1870 - 1871, studied law, was admitted to the bar (law), bar in 1870 and commenced practice in the Parishes of Assumption, Lafourche Parish, Lafourche, and Ascension Parish, Ascension. He was judge of the twentieth district from 1888 to 1892 and of the twenty-seventh district from 1892 to 1900, and was List of Attorneys General of Louisiana, Attorney General of the State from 1900 to 1912. Guion was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson to the office of United States Attorney for the eastern district of Louisiana, which he held from 1913 to 1917, when he resigned. He resumed the practice of law in Napoleonville, Louisiana, Napoleonville and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Howe Guion
William Howe Guion I (1817–1884) headed the Williams and Guion Black Star Line. Biography He was the son of John Guion and Maria Howe of Westchester County, New York. William had a younger brother Stephen Barker Guion which was one of the " Williams & Guion Black Star Line" founders. William was married and had a son, whose name was also William Howe Guion II or William Howe Guion the Second (cerca 1830–1886). Stephen Barker Guion passed through the Atlantic Ocean to Liverpool in 1852 where he was acted as an agent of the " Williams & Guion Black Star Line". John Stanton Williams was another partner of the "Williams & Guion Black Star Line" in New York City. The elder brother William Howe Guion joined the office in New York City in 1853. In January 1884, William Howe Guion left the "Williams & Guion Black Star Line" and his nephew William Howe Guion, Jr., 36 years old, became a partner and the company received name "Guion & Co.". See also * 1850 US Census with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
