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Harnett Kane
Harnett may refer to: __NOTOC__ People Given name * Harnett Kane (1910–1984), American author Surname * Cornelius Harnett (1723–1781), American statesman * Curt Harnett (born 1965), Canadian racing cyclist * Cynthia Harnett (1893–1981), English writer of children's historical fiction. * Greg Harnett (born 1990), Canadian lacrosse player * Ian Harnett (1926–2001), Scottish footballer * Joan Harnett (born 1943), New Zealand netball player and real estate agent * Jon Harnett (born 1988), Canadian lacrosse player * Ricci Harnett (born 1975), British actor * William Harnett (1848–1892), Irish-American painter Other uses * Harnett County, North Carolina Harnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,568. Its county seat is Lillington; its largest city is Dunn. Harnett County is part of the Fayetteville Metropolitan Stat ... ** Harnett, Harnett County, North Carolina ** Harnett County Airport * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harnett Kane
Harnett may refer to: __NOTOC__ People Given name * Harnett Kane (1910–1984), American author Surname * Cornelius Harnett (1723–1781), American statesman * Curt Harnett (born 1965), Canadian racing cyclist * Cynthia Harnett (1893–1981), English writer of children's historical fiction. * Greg Harnett (born 1990), Canadian lacrosse player * Ian Harnett (1926–2001), Scottish footballer * Joan Harnett (born 1943), New Zealand netball player and real estate agent * Jon Harnett (born 1988), Canadian lacrosse player * Ricci Harnett (born 1975), British actor * William Harnett (1848–1892), Irish-American painter Other uses * Harnett County, North Carolina Harnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,568. Its county seat is Lillington; its largest city is Dunn. Harnett County is part of the Fayetteville Metropolitan Stat ... ** Harnett, Harnett County, North Carolina ** Harnett County Airport * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelius Harnett
Cornelius Harnett (April 10, 1723 – April 28, 1781) was an American Founding Father, merchant, and politician from Wilmington, North Carolina. He was a leading American Revolutionary statesman in the Cape Fear region, and a delegate for North Carolina in the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1779 where he signed the Articles of Confederation. Cornelius Harnett is the namesake of Harnett County, North Carolina. Personal life Harnett was born on April 10, 1723, to Cornelius and Elizabeth Harnett in Chowan County, North Carolina. Soon after he was born, his parents moved to Wilmington. As an adult, he obtained a plantation in Wilmington. He became a leading merchant there and was interested in farming, milling, and mercantile ventures. Harnett was an Episcopalian but has also been identified as a deist. Though he was an intelligent man, there is little known about his educational background. His intelligence served him well in his passion for politics. Harnett married Mary Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curt Harnett
Curtis "Curt" Melvin Harnett, (born 14 May 1965) is a Canadian racing cyclist. He began cycling as a way to stay in shape for hockey. He competed in four Olympic Games, winning three medals, one silver and two bronze. Harnett also has three medals from the Commonwealth Games and three medals from the Pan American Games. He held the world record for the 200 metre time trial for 11 years, bested in 2006 by Dutchman Theo Bos. After retiring from cycling in 1996, he attended the Sydney and Athens Olympic Games as a commentator for CBC Sports. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. Harnett was introduced into the Lehigh Valley Velodrome Cycling Hall of Fame. He was the chef de mission for Team Canada at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2018, Harnett was made a Member of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Harnett
Cynthia Harnett (22 June 1893 – 25 October 1981) was an English author and illustrator, mainly of children's books. She is best known for six historical novels that feature ordinary teenage children involved in events of national significance, four of them in the 15th century. They are characterised by meticulous background research and vivid evocation of history. For one of them, '' The Wool-Pack'' (1951), she won the Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject. Another, ''The Load of Unicorn'' (1959), was a commended runner-up for the Carnegie Medal. Life Cynthia Harnett was born in London and studied at Chelsea School of Art. She illustrated the early editions of several of her own novels, but she also collaborated more than a dozen times with the painter and etcher George Vernon Stokes (1873–1954). Several of their books about dogs, the countryside or both credit Stokes and Harnett as co-authors. Works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Harnett
Greg Harnett (born June 30, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional indoor lacrosse defenceman who plays for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League. He previously played for the Calgary Roughnecks, wearing #50. He was drafted in the 2nd round (11th overall) in the 2011 NLL Entry Draft. After playing 9 years with the Roughneck, Harnett signed a 1-year contract with the Bandits prior to the 2023 season. Harnett's brother, Jon Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Harnett
Ian Gerald Harnett (13 December 1926 – June 2001) was a Scottish amateur football right back who made over 300 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. He also served on the club's committee and as president. He was capped by Scotland at amateur level. Personal life Harnett was educated at St Joseph's College, Dumfries and studied engineering at Glasgow University. He also played cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ... for Forfarshire and Kilmarnock. Honours Queens Park * Scottish League Second Division: 1955–56 References Scottish footballers Scottish Football League players Queen's Park F.C. players Place of birth missing 1926 births Men's association football fullbacks 2001 deaths Scotland men's amateur international fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Harnett
Joan Frances Harnett-Kindley (née Martin; born 24 February 1943) is a New Zealand former netball player and real estate agent. She began playing for Canterbury's Sacred Hart team in 1960 and was first selected to play for the country's national squad in 1963. Harnett played in three editions of the World Netball Championships in 1963, 1967 and 1971 and was named player of the tournament of the 1967 competition that New Zealand won. She stopped playing internationally in 1971 and retired three years later. Harnett played in 116 international matches and was captain for 45 of them. took up a career in the real estate industry from 1972 to about 2007, serving as a member of various committees and was an inaugural member of the Real Estate Authority. Harnett is an inductee of the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame and was named a Sporting Legend of Canterbury in 2007. Early life and career Harnett was born on 24 February 1943. Growing up in New Zealand, Harnett spent some of her chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Harnett
Jon Harnett (born May 28, 1988 in Orangeville, Ontario) is a former professional indoor lacrosse defenceman who played for the Calgary Roughnecks, Boston Blazers, Vancouver Stealth and Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League. He was drafted by the Boston Blazers in the 3rd round (26th overall) in the 2008 NLL Entry Draft. His brother Greg Greg is a masculine given name, and often a shortened form of the given name Gregory. Greg (more commonly spelled " Gregg") is also a surname. People with the name *Greg Abbott (other), multiple people *Greg Abel (born 1961/1962), Canadi ... is also a professional lacrosse player. References 1988 births Living people Boston Blazers players Buffalo Bandits players Calgary Roughnecks players Canadian lacrosse players Lacrosse defenders Lacrosse people from Ontario People from Orangeville, Ontario {{Canada-lacrosse-bio-stub Vancouver Warriors players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricci Harnett
Ricci Harnett (born 20 March 1975) is an English actor, best known for his role as Carlton Leach In the film ''Rise of the Footsoldier''. He was born in London. He made his screen debut in ''The Object of Beauty'' alongside John Malkovich. He also appeared in the film ''28 Days Later'' as Corporal Mitchell. Harnett played the lead character of Carroll Bailey in Porcelain Film's 2009 film '' Breathe''. Harnett has made a number of appearances on popular television series such as '' The Thin Blue Line'', ''Casualty'' and ''The Bill''. He is now playing the role of Dylan in EastEnders. Filmography *''The Object of Beauty'' (1991) as Steve *''Teenage Health Freak'' (1991, unknown episodes) as Belcher *'' Between the Lines'' (1992, 1 episode) as Youth *''The Old Curiosity Shop'' (1995) as Tom *'' The Thin Blue Line'' (1995, 1 episode) as Darren Grim *'' Silent Witness'' (1997, 1 episode) as Steve Abbott *'' A Certain Justice'' (1998) as Gary Ashe *''Poof'' (1999) as Gooner *'' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Harnett
William Michael Harnett (August 10, 1848 – October 29, 1892) was an Irish-American painter known for his trompe-l'œil still lifes of ordinary objects. Early life Harnett was born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland during the time of the Great Famine. Shortly after his birth his family emigrated to America, settling in Philadelphia. Becoming a United States citizen in 1868, he made a living as a young man by engraving designs on table silver, while also taking night classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later, in New York, at Cooper Union and at the National Academy of Design. His first known oil painting, a still life, dates from 1874. Work The style of trompe-l'œil painting that Harnett developed was distinctive and inspired many imitators,Frankenstein 1970, p. 56. but it was not without precedent. A number of 17th century Dutch painters, Pieter Claesz for instance, had specialized in tabletop still life of astonishing verisimilitude. Raphaelle Peal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harnett County, North Carolina
Harnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,568. Its county seat is Lillington; its largest city is Dunn. Harnett County is part of the Fayetteville Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Harnett County was formed in 1855 from land given by Cumberland County. It was named for American Revolutionary war soldier Cornelius Harnett, who was also a delegate to the Continental Congress. The first settlers came to the region in the mid-1720s, and were followed by Highland Scots immigrants. The Scots settled in the foothills, where land was more affordable, rather than in the rich alluvial soil area of the coastal plain. After the defeat by the British of Bonny Prince Charles at Culloden, Scots immigrants came up the Cape Fear River in ever increasing numbers and settled in western Harnett County. British immigrants had settled primarily along the banks of the Cape Fear River in the coastal area, generally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harnett, Harnett County, North Carolina
Harnett is an unincorporated community located along U.S. Route 401 in the southern part of Lillington Township in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States, situated between Lillington and Bunnlevel . It is a part of the Dunn micropolitan area, which is also a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary combined statistical area as defined by the United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the .... References * Unincorporated communities in Harnett County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina {{HarnettCountyNC-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
