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Henshaw (surname)
Henshaw is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alex Henshaw (1912–2007), British air racer and test pilot * David Henshaw (other), multiple people * Ernest Henshaw (1870–1950), Australian politician * George Holt Henshaw (1831–1891), Canadian engineer and draftsman * Henry Wetherbee Henshaw (1850–1930), American ornithologist * Jim Henshaw (born 1949), Canadian actor * John Henshaw (born 1951), British actor * John Prentiss Kewly Henshaw (1792–1852), Episcopal Church Bishop of Rhode Island * Joseph Henshaw (1608–1679), Bishop of Peterborough, England * Julia Wilmotte Henshaw (1869–1937), Canadian botanist, writer, and ambulance driver in the First World War * Nathaniel Henshaw (1628–c. 1673) Original Fellow of the Royal Society * Robbie Henshaw (born 1993), Irish Rugby Union player * Ross Henshaw (born 1952), former Australian rules footballer * Roy Henshaw (1911–1993), Major League Baseball pitcher * Simon Henshaw, American diplomat * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Henshaw
Alexander Adolphus Dumphries Henshaw, (7 November 1912 – 24 February 2007) was a British air racer in the 1930s and a test pilot for Vickers Armstrong during the Second World War. Early life Henshaw was born in Peterborough, the eldest son of a wealthy Lincolnshire family. He was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Stratford-on-Avon ("Shakespeare's School" where he sat at the Bard's desk),Riding 2007, p. 48. and Lincoln School (formerly Lincoln Grammar School). He was awarded the Royal Humane Society Medal for saving the life of a boy from the River Witham. Air racing Henshaw's early ambition was to race motorcycles, and he harboured dreams of competing in the Isle of Man TT Races. However after watching a bi-plane swooping low over the sea, he decided that he wished to learn to flyand undertook lessons at the Skegness and East Lincolnshire Aero Club in 1932, funded by his father, who bought him a de Havilland Gipsy Moth. Henshaw received his private pilot's licenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Henshaw
Ross Henshaw (born 13 August 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the VFL. Henshaw was a tough defender and played in either the back pocket In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team is assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. These positions describe both the player's main role and by implication their location on the gro ... or half back flank for North Melbourne during the 1970s and into the early 1980s. An attacking defender who teamed with David Dench, Frank Gumbleton, Ken Montgomery, Denis Pagan, Gary Farrant and Gary Cowton, to be part of one of the best defensive line ups for its era. Henshaw held the VFL/AFL record for the most games played without polling Brownlow Medal vote, until it was passed by Jason Blake in 2010. External links * 1952 births Living people Australian rules footballers from New South Wales North Melbourne Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Surnames
English is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots language, Scots, and then closest related to the Low German, Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is Genetic relationship (linguistics), genealogically West Germanic language, West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by Langues d'oïl, dialects of France (about List of English words of French origin, 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Haunted Mansion (2003 Film)
''The Haunted Mansion'' is a 2003 American supernatural horror comedy film directed by Rob Minkoff and based on Walt Disney's theme park attraction of the same name. The film stars Eddie Murphy as a realtor who, along with his family, becomes trapped in a haunted mansion. Terence Stamp, Nathaniel Parker, Marsha Thomason, and Jennifer Tilly appear in supporting roles. The film was theatrically released in the United States on November 26, 2003, to mostly negative reviews from critics but performed well at the box office with $182.3 million worldwide on a $90 million budget. A reboot directed by Justin Simien is set to be released in August 2023. Plot Jim and Sara Evers are successful realtors with two children, Michael and Megan. A workaholic with little time for his family, Jim misses his wedding anniversary and tries to make amends by suggesting a vacation to the nearby lake. Sara is contacted by the occupants of Gracey Manor, located in the nearby bayou; Jim, eager to make a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Henshaw
Henry "Hank" Henshaw is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, and normally goes by the name Cyborg Superman. While originally featured primarily as an enemy of Superman, he has in recent years also been an enemy of the Green Lantern Corps. At times, he is also referred to as ''The Cyborg'' (not to be confused with Victor Stone a.k.a. Cyborg) In 2011, IGN ranked him #33 of the "Top 100 Comic Book Villains". Publication history While the character debuted in '' The Adventures of Superman'' #465 (May 1990) and was created by Dan Jurgens, he was reintroduced as the original Cyborg Superman during the ''Reign of the Supermen'' storyline following Superman's death. Fictional character biography Hank Henshaw first appeared as a crew member on board the doomed NASA Space Shuttle ''Excalibur'' in '' Superman'' (vol. 2) #42, and Henshaw and the other crew members were next seen in ''The Adventures of Superman'' #465. Hank and the other three members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
