Henry Clarke (other)
Henry Clarke may refer to: * Henry Clarke (mathematician) (1743–1818), English mathematician *Henry Clarke (Australian politician) (1822–1907), member of the New South Wales (Australia) Parliament * Henry Edward Clarke (1829–1892), businessman and politician in Ontario, Canada * Henry Clarke (London politician) (died 1914), businessman and member of the City of London Corporation and London County Council * Henry Joseph Clarke (1833–1889), Premier of Manitoba, Canada, 1874–1878 * Henry Butler Clarke (1863–1904), lecturer on Spanish at the University of Oxford *Henry Lee Clarke (born 1941), American diplomat *Henry Lowther Clarke (1850–1926), English-born Anglican archbishop of Melbourne, Australia, 1905–1920 *Henry Clarke (baseball) (1875–1950), American baseball pitcher * Henry Clarke (racing driver), American racecar driver in USAC and Indy Lights *Henry Clarke Wright (1797–1870), American abolitionist and pacifist * Mrs. Henry Clarke (1853–1908), English wri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Clarke (mathematician)
Henry Clarke (1743–1818) was an English mathematician, a significant teacher in north-west England, and mathematical writer and translator. He worked also as a surveyor and science lecturer. Life He was the son of Thomas Clarke, born at Salford and baptised 17 April 1743; William Augustus Clarke the Baptist minister and Protestant Association member was his brother. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, and at age of 13 became assistant in Leeds academy of the Quaker Aaron Grimshaw, a Quaker. Here he made the acquaintance of Joseph Priestley. After a brief partnership with Robert Pulman, a schoolmaster at Sedbergh, he travelled in Europe, and returned to settle as a land surveyor in Manchester. He again became a schoolmaster, and the rest of his career was spent in educational posts. He first had a "commercial and mathematical" school in Salford, giving lectures on astronomy and other scientific subjects. While the school was not a success in financial terms, Clarke ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Clarke Wright
Henry Clarke Wright (August 29, 1797 – August 16, 1870) was an American Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist, pacifist, anarchist and feminist, for over two decades a controversial figure. Early life Clarke was born in Sharon, Connecticut, to father Seth Wright, a farmer and house-joiner (builder), and mother Miriam, a stay-at-home seamstress. When he was four, the family moved to the "western country" of Hartwick, New York, Hartwick; it was a small, poor town, on the frontier in upstate New York. Working as an apprentice to a hat-maker in Norwich (city), New York, Norwich, New York, Wright experienced an emotional religious conversion during a revival meeting. He went on to study first under the local minister, and then at the Andover Theological Seminary in 1819 for four years. In 1823 he married a wealthy widow by the name of Elizabeth LeBreton Stickney, and moved to the upscale community of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Missionary work Elizabeth Wright's interest i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Clark (other)
Henry Clark may refer to: Politicians * Henry Toole Clark (1808–1874), Governor of North Carolina, 1861–1862 *Henry Selby Clark (1809–1869), U.S. Representative from North Carolina * Henry A. Clark (New York politician) (1818–1906), New York politician *Henry Alden Clark (1850–1944), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania * Henry Maitland Clark (1929–2012), Northern Irish colonial administrator and politician Others * Henry Septimus Clark (1835–1864), co-founder of Stonyfell Winery in South Australia * Henry S. Clark (1904–1999), American Hall of Fame racehorse trainer * Henry James Clark (1826–1873), naturalist * Henry Marcus Clark (1859–1913), Australian businessman *Henry Martyn Clark (1857–1916), Afghan-born British medical missionary *Henry Ray Clark (1936–2006), folk artist and criminal *Henry Wallace Clark (1880–1948), American consulting engineer * Henry W. Clark (1899–?), American college football player and coach * Henry Raúl Clark, Honduran ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke
Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, 1st Count of Hunebourg, 1st Duke of Feltre (17 October 1765 – 28 October 1818), born to Irish parents from Lisdowney, County Kilkenny, in Landrecies, was a politician and Marshal of France. Clarke was one of the most influential and charismatic Flight of the Wild Geese, Franco-Irish generals in the French army during the Napoleonic period. He had close links to the Irish Brigade of France. His father served in Dillon's Regiment (where Clarke himself served for a time) and his mother's father and several uncles served in Clare's Regiment. With the outbreak of the French Revolution, Clarke served in the early French Revolutionary Wars in the Army of the Rhine, and by 1793 had been promoted to ''général de brigade''. In 1795 Clarke was briefly arrested. After his release, Clarke lived in Alsace until Lazare Carnot sent him to Italy to serve as Napoleon Bonaparte's chief topographical officer, until he was sent to Sardinia. After 18 Brumaire, Clarke ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry T
Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (father of Portugal's first king) ** Prince Henry the Navigator, Infante of Portugal ** Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne * King of Germany ** Henry the Fowler (876–936), first king of Germany * King of Scots (in name, at least) ** Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545/6–1567), consort of Mary, queen of Scots ** Henry Benedict Stuart, the 'Cardinal Duke of York', brother of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was hailed by Jacobites as Henry IX * Four kings of Castile: **Henry I of Castile **Henry II of Castile **Henry III of Castile **Henry IV of Castile * Five kings of France, spelt ''Henri'' in Modern French since the Renaissance to italianize the name an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Clarke (photographer)
Henry Clarke (c. 1917 – April 26, 1996) was an American fashion photographer, known particularly for his work for ''Vogue''. Clarke was born in Los Angeles in about 1917. He died on April 26, 1996, at the Anglo-American Hospital in Le Cannet Le Cannet (; oc, Lo Canet; older it, Canneto) is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Administration Le Cannet was part of Cannes until 1778, when it was made a separate commune. Location Le Cannet is locat ..., France, at the age of 78. References 1910s births 1996 deaths 20th-century American photographers Fashion photographers {{US-photographer-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Wilberforce Clarke
Henry Wilberforce Clarke (1840–1905) was the British translator of Persian works by mystic poets Saadi, Hafez, Nizami and Suhrawardi, as well as writing some works himself. He was an officer in the British India corps Bengal Engineers, and the grandson of William Stanley Clarke, Director (1815–1842) and Chairman (1835–1836) of the East India Company. Biography Born in 1840, his father was Richard Henley Clarke and mother was Charlotte Raikes (Clarke). His siblings were William Henley Stanley Clarke, Caroline Eliza Stanley Clarke and Alice Mary Clarke. His grandfather was William Stanley Clarke, Director (1815–1842) and later chairman (1835–1836) of the East India Company. He started his career with the Royal Engineers, and joined Bengal Engineers, then a part of the British Indian Army's Bengal Army, in 1860. He took part in the Abyssinia campaign of 1867, Nile Expedition of 1884–1885, and was subsequently made Lt. Colonel in 1887. Additional Biographical Detai ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Clarke (American Businessman)
Henry DeBrunner Clarke Jr. (May 19, 1933 – March 31, 2013) was an American businessman and venture capitalist. Clarke is credited with expanding the Klondike bar from its origins as a local dessert, eaten in parts of Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, into a popular, national ice cream brand. Early life and education Clarke was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 19, 1933. He graduated from Carson Long Military Academy, a boarding school in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania. Clarke earned a bachelor's degree in 1955 from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Career Clarke founded his own company, Clabir, headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The name "Clabir" was created by combining his last name "Clarke" with his mother's name, "Bird." By the 1970s and 1980s, Clabir enjoyed widespread from Wall Street and the larger business community. Clabir controlled a number of companies ranging from consumer food products to defense, including General Defense, which manufactured mi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Harry Clarke
Henry Patrick Clarke (17 March 1889 – 6 January 1931) was an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator. Born in Dublin, he was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement. His work was influenced by both the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements. His stained glass was particularly informed by the French Symbolist movement. Early life Henry Patrick Clarke was born 17 March 1889, younger son and third child of Joshua Clarke and Brigid (née MacGonigal) Clarke. Joshua Clarke was a church decorator who moved to Dublin from Leeds in 1877 and started a decorating business, Joshua Clarke & Sons, which later incorporated a stained glass division. Through his work with his father, Clarke was exposed to many schools of art but Art Nouveau in particular. Clarke was educated at the Model School in Marlborough Street, Dublin and Belvedere College, which he left in 1905. He was devastated by the death of his mother in 1903, when he was only 14 years old. Clarke was then app ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Clarke (racing Driver)
Henry Clarke born in 1989, is an American racing driver from Villa Park, California. Clarke began racing in the USAC National Sprint Car Series in 2008 and won Rookie of the Year honors in 2009, finishing 12th in overall points. On July 2, 2010 he captured his first National Sprint Car win at Toledo Speedway. On September 24, 2010 he completed a Firestone Indy Lights rookie test for Davey Hamilton Racing at Kentucky Speedway Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Before 2008 J .... He signed on with the team to make his series debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway , ''IndyCar'', Ret ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Clarke (Australian Politician)
Henry Clarke (22 June 1822 – 22 November 1907) was an Australian businessman and politician in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Clarke was born in Maghera, County Londonderry, Ireland, he emigrated to New South Wales in 1841 and he farmed for a while at Broulee. He returned to Sydney and married Jane Rayner in 1847 and they eventually had eleven children. He and Robert Gee established a successful shipping agency and owned three ships operating between Sydney and Melbourne by 1861. In the early 1860s, he lived for a period at Bergalia station near Moruya, but returned to Sydney in 1865 and worked at his agency until 1894. Parliamentary career In 1860, he contested the seat of Eden and lost to Daniel Egan. In 1869 he re-contested Eden and won. He held the seat continually until the district was abolished in 1894 and he stood unsuccessfully for Moruya in 1894. He returned to the parliament in 1895 as the member for Bega, which he held until 1904 when he was d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Clarke (baseball)
Henry Tefft Clarke, Jr. (August 4, 1875 – March 28, 1950) was an American baseball player and coach, lawyer and politician. He played Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Spiders in 1897 and the Chicago Orphans in 1898. He was also a coach for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team. He later served as a Nebraska state legislator and railroad commissioner. Early years Clarke was born in August 1875 at Bellevue, Nebraska. His father, Henry T. Clarke, Sr., was a well-known merchant who served in the Nebraska territorial legislature. Clarke was educated in the public school at Bellevue until 1882. He attended the public schools in Omaha, Nebraska from 1882 to 1892. He graduated from Omaha High School in 1892 as the class valedictorian. He was brother to fellow player, coach Maurice Gordon Clarke. Williams College In 1892, Clarke enrolled at Williams College in Massachusetts and played on the college's varsity baseball team. In 1893, he made his debut in a victory ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |