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Henry Watkins (diplomat), Henry Watkins
Henry Watkins may refer to: * Henry Watkins (diplomat) (1666-1727), MP for Brackley, Northants. *Henry Watkins (priest) (1844–1922), Anglican priest, academic and author *Henry Hitt Watkins (1866–1947), United States federal judge * Gino Watkins (Henry George Watkins, 1907–1932), Arctic explorer *Henry Watkins, a character in the 1981 film ''Amy'' See also * Harry Watkins (other) *Henry Watkin Henry Watkin (March 6, 1824 – November 21, 1910), was an expatriate English printer and cooperative socialist in Cincinnati, Ohio during the mid-to-late 19th century. While a young printer in London, Watkin became interested in the utopian soc ... (1824–1910), English printer * Henry Watkins Allen (1820–1866), American soldier and politician {{hndis, Watkins, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Watkins (diplomat)
Henry Watkins (1666-1727) of Christ Church, Oxford, and Duke Street, Westminster, was an army administrator and diplomat who served briefly as a Member of Parliament for Brackley in Northamptonshire (20 April 1714 – 1715). Origins He was the second son of Rev. Richard Watkins, Rector of Whichford in Warwickshire, by his wife Elizabeth Hyckes. His elder brother was Fleetwood Watkins, an army officer, and another brother was Dr Richard Watkins, a senior don at Magdalen College, Oxford until 1709. His sister was Henrietta Watkins, wife of Sir Matthew Decker, 1st Baronet Sir Matthew Decker, 1st Baronet (1679 – 18 March 1749) (Dutch: ''Mattijs Decker'') of Richmond Green in Surrey, was a Dutch-born English merchant and economist who served as a Member of Parliament for Bishop's Castle in Shropshire from 1719 ... (1679-1749) of Richmond Green in Surrey, of Dutch origin, MP, Governor of the South Sea Company from 1711 to 1712, and a Director of the East India Company in 1713 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Watkins (priest)
Henry William Watkins was an Anglican priest, academic and author. Born in Abergavenny on 19 January 1844, he was educated at King's College London and Balliol College, Oxford. Ordained in 1870 his first post was as a curate at St Nicholas, Pluckley after which he was Vicar of Holy Trinity, Much Wenlock. He was a censor, tutor and lecturer in Greek Testament at King's College London from 1875 and Professor of Logic and Moral Philosophy from 1877. He became Warden of St Augustine's College, Canterbury in 1879; then held the three archdeaconries of the Diocese of Durham in quick succession: Archdeacon of Northumberland, 1880–June 1882; Archdeacon of Auckland, June–November 1882; and Archdeacon of Durham, November 1882 – 1922. He was Professor of Hebrew at Durham University, retiring in 1920; and the Bampton Lecturer at Oxford, in 1890. He died at Brighton on 31 August 1922.''Obituary The Ven H.W. Watkins'' The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Hitt Watkins
Henry Hitt Watkins (June 24, 1866 – September 8, 1947) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina. Education and career Born in Laurens County, South Carolina, Watkins attended the University of Virginia and received a Master of Arts degree from Furman University in 1883. He read law to enter the bar in 1892, and was in private practice in Anderson, South Carolina from then until 1919. He was in the United States Army, Company C, First South Carolina Regiment in 1898, where he achieved the rank of captain. He was Quartermaster General for Governor Duncan Clinch Heyward from 1903 to 1907. Federal judicial service On July 14, 1919, Watkins was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina vacated by Joseph T. Johnson. Watkins was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 22, 1919, and received his commission the same day. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gino Watkins
Henry George "Gino" Watkins FRGS (29 January 1907 – c. 20 August 1932) was a British Arctic explorer and nephew of Bolton Eyres-Monsell, 1st Viscount Monsell. Biography Born in London, he was educated at Lancing College and acquired a love of mountaineering and the outdoors from his father through holidays in the Alps, the Tyrol and the English Lake District. He became interested in polar exploration while studying at the University of Cambridge under the tutelage of James Wordie and organised his first expedition, to Edgeøya, in the summer of 1927.Ann Savours, 'Watkins, Henry George (1907–1932)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 200, accessed 4 March 2008 Watkins also learnt to fly, as one of the first members of the Cambridge University Air Squadron. In 1928–9, Watkins made an expedition to Labrador, where he established a base at North West River and explored much previously unmapped territory, including Snegamook Lake. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy (1981 Film)
''Amy'' is a 1981 American drama film directed by Vincent McEveety and starring Jenny Agutter. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions, distributed by Buena Vista Distribution, and written by Noreen Stone. Plot In 1913, Amy Medford (Jenny Agutter) leaves her possessive, wealthy husband ( Chris Robinson) to begin a new life teaching speech to deaf students in the rural Appalachian Mountains at a school for blind and deaf children. Though encountering resistance from those who question whether it’s even possible to teach speech to children with hearing-impairments, Amy becomes close to the staff and children, building a new life for herself and gaining the personal strength she will need to stand up to the domineering husband who is not content to let her live her own life. Cast * Jenny Agutter as Amy Medford * Barry Newman as Dr. Ben Corcoran * Kathleen Nolan as Helen Gibbs * Chris Robinson as Elliot Medford * Lou Fant as Lyle Ferguson * Margaret O'Brien as Hazel John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Watkins (other)
Harry Watkins may refer to: *Harry Evans Watkins (1898–1963), United States federal judge *Harry Vaughan Watkins (1875–1945), Welsh international rugby union player *Harry Watkins (actor) Harry Watkins (January 14, 1825 – February 5, 1894) was an American actor, diarist, playwright and theatre manager, whose career spanned the latter half of the nineteenth century. He is best remembered for his diary, kept from 1845 to 1860, whic ... (1825–1894), American actor See also * Henry Watkins (other) {{hndis, Watkins, Harry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Watkin
Henry Watkin (March 6, 1824 – November 21, 1910), was an expatriate English printer and cooperative socialist in Cincinnati, Ohio during the mid-to-late 19th century. While a young printer in London, Watkin became interested in the utopian socialist writings of Robert Owen, Charles Fourier, and Comte de Saint-Simon. Although it is still unknown to what degree Watkin participated in any cooperative or communalist movements in England or America before the Civil War, evidence suggests that Watkin was an active member of a community of progressive and radical Cincinnatians during his professional life. In 1870, he helped to found the "Cooperative Land and Building Association No.1 of Hamilton County, Ohio". The housing cooperative was organized in 1871 to build and develop a railroad suburb named Bond Hill just a few miles outside of the corporate limits of Cincinnati. Besides his work founding Bond Hill, Watkin is best known as the friend and fatherly mentor of the 19th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
