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Havelock (other)
Havelock may refer to: People As a surname * Havelock-Allan baronets, holders of the baronetcy * Sir Henry Havelock (1795–1857), British general, active in India * Lieutenant General Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, 1st Baronet (1830–1897), British General and Member of Parliament (son of Sir Henry Havelock) * Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, 2nd Baronet (1872–1953), British Liberal Party politician and Member of Parliament * Sir Anthony Havelock-Allan, 4th Baronet (1904–2003), British film producer * Sir (Anthony) Mark David Havelock-Allan, 5th Baronet (born 1951—see Havelock-Allan baronets), English Circuit Judge * Sir Arthur Havelock (1844–1908), Governor of Tasmania, 1901–1904 * Brian Havelock (born 1942), English motorcycle speedway rider * Eric A. Havelock (1903–1988), British (later Canadian and American) scholar * Gary Havelock (born 1968), 1992 World Individual Speedway champion * Harry Havelock (1901–1973), English professional footballer * John E. Hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock-Allan Baronets
The Havelock-Allan Baronetcy, of Lucknow, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 January 1858. Originally intended for the celebrated soldier Sir Henry Havelock (who died two days before the patent was to be sealed), it was granted after his death to his eldest son and namesake Lieutenant-General Henry Havelock, with special remainder, in default of male issue of his own, to the male issue of his father. In 1880, having inherited the Durham estate of the Allans at Blackwell Grange, he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Allan. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He represented Bishop Auckland in the House of Commons. The fourth Baronet was a film producer and the first husband of the actress Valerie Hobson. As of 2007 the title is held by their eldest son, the fifth Baronet, who succeeded in 2003. Havelock-Allan baronets, of Lucknow (1858) * Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-Allan VC, GCB, 1st Baronet (1830&nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Havelock
William Henry Havelock (8 December 1826 – 1 November 1876) was part of the Bombay Civil Service.Hughes, A.W., ''A Gazetter of the Province of Sind'' George Bell and Sons, London 2nd Edition, 1876. Pg. 61 Online at: http://panhwar.net/Adobe/Gaz%20of%20Sindh.pdf Sind He was the acting Commissioner in Sind from June 1867 to July 1868 during Major General William Merewether Major General Sir William Lockyer Merewether (6 February 1825 – 4 October 1880) was a British Indian Army officer who served in a number of places including India and Abyssinia. Biography Merewether was born in London to Sergeant Henry Alw ...'s absence. References Administrators in British India 1876 deaths 1826 births {{Pakistan-history-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock, Quebec
''For other places with the same name, see Havelock (other)'' Havelock is a township in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in southern Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 756. Neighbouring townships include Franklin to the west, St-Chrysostome to the north and Hemmingford to the east. Havelock's southern boundary is situated along the Canada–United States border with New York State, United States. Located within Havelock is Covey Hill, one of the northernmost hills of the Adirondack Mountains and the highest point in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. History Named after Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, a British general who served in India, the township was created in 1863 from the west end of Hemmingford Township. Geography Communities The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries: *Covey Hill () – a hamlet located north of the US border on Route 203. *Domaine-Enchanté ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, Ontario
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen is a township in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in Peterborough County. On January 1, 1998, Belmont and Methuen Township amalgamated with the Village of Havelock to form what is now Havelock-Belmont-Methuen. History The region's colonial history began with an influx of settlers after Belmont and Methuen Township was surveyed in 1823. The community of Havelock was incorporated as an independent village in 1892. Havelock was named after the British general, Sir Henry Havelock. Early settlers built their homes in an area of dense forests and numerous lakes and rivers within the rocky Canadian Shield. They survived by means of fishing, logging, and farming. By 1869, Blairton, in the Township of Belmont County, was a village with a population of 500. The village was near the richest iron mines in the Dominion. Miners and laborers were in great demand. The village was a station of the Cobourg, Peterborough & Marmora Railway. The land in the vicinity was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock Parish, New Brunswick
Havelock is a civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it forms the local service district of the parish of Havelock, which further includes the western part of the service area of Havelock Inside. The local service district is a member of Regional Service Commission 8 (RSC8). Origin of name The parish was named in honour of Henry Havelock, commander of British forces at the Siege of Lucknow in 1857, who died shortly after the siege was lifted. History Havelock was erected in 1859 from the eastern polling district of Studholm Parish. In 1871 part of Havelock along Windgap Brook was returned to Studholm. Boundaries Havelock Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 129, 130, and 141 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 356, 376, 377, 396, and 397 at same site. * on the northwest by the Queens County line; * on the east by the Westmorland County line; * on the southeast by a line running north 66º east from the northeas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock, New Brunswick
Havelock, New Brunswick is a Canadian rural community in Kings County, New Brunswick. Havelock is at the junction of Route 885 and Route 880. There is a small public airport nearby. The community is situated on a large lime deposit and its extraction has driven the local economy, beginning with a Lafarge cement plant constructed in the 1960s and current mothballed since the early 1990s. Graymont operates a lime quarry and kiln to supply eastern Canada and New England with 300 tonnes per day. History Havelock was named after Sir Henry Havelock and was previously known as Butternut Ridge. Notable people * Lily May Perry, botanist * George McCready Price, creationist Creationism is the religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe, Earth, life, and humans, originated with supernatural acts of divine creation. Gunn 2004, p. 9, "The ''Concise Oxford Dictionary'' says that creationism is 'th ... See also * List of communities in New Brunswick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryborough, Victoria
Maryborough () is a town in Victoria, Australia, on the Pyrenees Highway, north of Ballarat and northwest of Melbourne, in the Shire of Central Goldfields. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 7,921. History The area was originally inhabited by the Dja Dja Wurrung people. The first Europeans to settle there were the Simson brothers, who established a sheep station, known as Charlotte Plains, in 1840. In 1854, gold was discovered at White Hill, four kilometres north of Maryborough, attracting a rush of prospectors to the area. At its peak, Maryborough reportedly had a population of up to 50,000, although local historian Betty Osborn, of Maryborough-Midlands Historical Society Inc., claims it was closer to 30,000. The town site was surveyed in 1854, with a police camp, Methodist church, and hospital amongst the first infrastructure. The post office opened on 19 October 1854. The settlement, originally known as Simsons, was renamed Maryborough by gold commissioner Jame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock Wilson
Joseph Havelock Wilson (16 August 1859 – 16 April 1929), commonly known as Havelock Wilson or J. Havelock Wilson, was a British trade union leader, Liberal Party politician, and campaigner for the rights of merchant seamen. Early life He was born in Sunderland and went to sea as a boy, serving somewhere between 10 and 14 years at sea. In 1879 whilst still a seaman he married Jane Ann Watham at Sunderland. In 1882 he opened a "Temperance Hotel" in Sunderland settling down to life ashore at the age of 24. Trade union activities He became involved in a local seamen's union established in Sunderland in 1879 and had become its president by 1885. Wilson pursued a policy of attempting to build branches in nearby ports, which met with some success but led to disagreements within the leadership. In 1887, Wilson broke with the Sunderland union to establish his own National Sailors' & Firemen's Union, which was committed to a policy of expansion. Wilson remained president of the uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock Nelson (writer)
Havelock Nelson (born May 6, 1964) is an American music journalist and the co-author of the 1992 book ''Bring the Noise: A Guide to Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture''. Nelson was Billboard magazine's first rap editor where he singled out KMD's sophomore album Black Bastards contending that its artwork and title were offensive. This eventually led to Elektra records shelving the project. Nelson has written stories and reviews for ''Entertainment Weekly'' and ''Rolling Stone'' magazine and has been a contributor to the Huffington Post. Nelson has contributed to ''Vibe's History of Hip Hop'' (Random House), and been quoted in ''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post'', and ''People magazine ''People'' is an American weekly magazine that specializes in celebrity news and human-interest stories. It is published by Dotdash Meredith, a subsidiary of IAC. With a readership of 46.6 million adults in 2009, ''People'' had the lar ...''. He has also appeared twice on TV-On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock Nelson
Havelock Nelson (25 May 1917 – 5 August 1996) was an Irish composer and conductor. Life Nelson was born in Cork and studied in Dublin with Dina Copeman and Dorothy Stokes at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, organ with George Hewson and composition with John F. Larchet.Peter Downey: "Nelson, Havelock", in: ''The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland'', ed. by Harry White and Barra Boydell (Dublin: UCD Press, 2013), p. 732–3. He read medical studies and music at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and followed his first degree with doctoral research in bacteriology, completed in 1941. He was co-founder, in 1939, of the Dublin Orchestral Players. In 1950 he obtained a doctorate in music from TCD. In 1947, he joined the BBC in Belfast. He conducted the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra, also the Studio Symphony Orchestra and the Ulster Singers. On his retirement in 1977 he went to Trinidad to direct a local opera company. Nelson died in Belfast. Music Nelson's compositions were legion an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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