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Holyoake is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Francis Holyoake (1567–1653), British lexicographer *George Holyoake (1817–1906), English secularist and co-operator *Henry Holyoake Henry Holyoake (1657–1731) was a headmaster of Rugby School for more than forty years in the 17th and 18th centuries. Life Holyoake was probably born in Warwickshire in 1657, the son of Thomas Holyoake and Anne his wife, and the grandson of Fr ... (1657–1731), headmaster of Rugby School * Holly Holyoake, Welsh classical music singer *Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake (1904–1983), New Zealand politician * Ronald Holyoake (1894–1966), English cricketer * Thomas Holyoake (1616?–1675), Church of England cleric See also * Holyoak, surname * Hollioake, surname * Holyoke (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Holyoake
George Jacob Holyoake (13 April 1817 – 22 January 1906) was an English secularist, co-operator and newspaper editor. He coined the terms secularism in 1851 and "jingoism" in 1878. He edited a secularist paper, the ''Reasoner'', from 1846 to June 1861, and a co-operative one, ''The English Leader'', in 1864–1867. Early life George Jacob Holyoake was born in Birmingham, where his father worked as a whitesmith and his mother as a button maker. He attended a dame school and a Wesleyan Sunday School, began working half-days at the same foundry as his father at the age of eight, and learnt his trade. At 18 he began attending lectures at the Birmingham Mechanics' Institute, where he encountered the socialist writings of Robert Owen and later became an assistant lecturer. He married Eleanor Williams in 1839 and decided to become a full-time teacher, but was rejected for his socialist views. Unable to teach full-time, Holyoake took a job as an Owenite social missionary. His first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Holyoake
Francis Holyoake (1567 – 13 November 1653) was an English cleric and lexicographer. Life Holyoake was born at Nether Whitacre, Warwickshire. About 1582 he studied as a commoner at The Queen's College, Oxford, though it does not appear that he took a degree. Later he taught at a school, first at Oxford, and then in Warwickshire. In February 1604 he was instituted to the rectory of Southam, Warwickshire, In 1625 he was elected a member of Convocation. In 1642 Holyoake was forced from his house by the parliamentarians, his wife was roughly handled, his servant was killed, and his estate of £300 per annum was sequestered, so that he and his family were obliged to subsist on charity.Cal. State Paper, Dom. 1660–1, pp. 133, 350 He died on 13 November 1653, aged 86, and was buried in the church of St. Mary at Warwick. Works Holyoake compiled a ''Dictionarie Etymologocall'', which was annexed to ''Riders Dictionarie correct'', 2 pts., London, 1617, an edition of the lexicon of John R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Holyoake
Henry Holyoake (1657–1731) was a headmaster of Rugby School for more than forty years in the 17th and 18th centuries. Life Holyoake was probably born in Warwickshire in 1657, the son of Thomas Holyoake and Anne his wife, and the grandson of Francis Holyoake. He was elected to a choristership at Magdalen College, Oxford, which he resigned in 1676, having matriculated from that college on 12 March 1674. He became clerk and sub-librarian in 1676, appointments which he held until 1681. On 22 October 1678 he graduated B.A., proceeded M.A. on 4 July 1681, and was chaplain of his college from 1681 until 1690. In 1687 he was elected headmaster of Rugby School. Despite the smallness of his salary and other disadvantages, he raised the school from insignificance, and was the first to engage an assistant master. He seems, however, to have unfortunately misunderstood the character of one of his best-known pupils, Edward Cave, whom he treated with undeserved severity, and eventually drove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Holyoake
Holly Holyoake (born 31 December 1988) is a Welsh classical music singer from Duffryn, Newport. A soprano, she has been likened to fellow Welsh performer Katherine Jenkins. Her career is following a similar path to Jenkins and she has performed before the Wales national rugby union team matches at the Millennium Stadium. She considers American tenor Mario Lanza her inspiration. Holyoake's debut album, ''When Dreams Have Wings'', was self-released in 2002 with the catalogue number HRH1, and recorded when she was just 14. In 2004, Holyoake performed with Hayley Westenra in Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd .... She came to prominence in August 2005 when, aged 17, she won a gold award in the Open category of the World Championships of Performing Arts in Holly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Holyoake
Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, (; 11 February 1904 – 8 December 1983) was the 26th prime minister of New Zealand, serving for a brief period in 1957 and then from 1960 to 1972, and also the 13th governor-general of New Zealand, serving from 1977 to 1980. He is the only New Zealand politician to date to have held both positions. Holyoake was born near Pahiatua in the Wairarapa. He left formal education at age 12 to help on the family farm. Before entering politics, he was active in various local farming associations. Holyoake was first elected to Parliament in 1932, representing the conservative Reform Party. He played an instrumental role in the formation of the National Party in 1936. He lost his seat two years later but was earmarked for the safe seat of Pahiatua, which he held from 1943. Following National's first election victory, Holyoake entered Cabinet in 1949. In 1954, he was appointed the first deputy prime minister of New Zealand, under Sidney Holland. Holyoake became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Holyoake
Ronald Hubert Holyoake (17 February 1894 – 8 November 1966) was an English first-class cricketer who played three games for Worcestershire late in the 1924 season. His highest score of 22 was made in the second of these, against Nottinghamshire at New Road. Holyoake was born in Droitwich, Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...; he died in the same town at the age of 72. External links * 1894 births 1966 deaths People from Droitwich Spa English cricketers Worcestershire cricketers Sportspeople from Worcestershire {{England-cricket-bio-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Holyoake
Thomas Holyoake (1616? – 10 June 1675) was an English royalist soldier, physician, clergyman and lexicographer. Life He was the only son of Francis Holyoake and Judith. Born at Stoneythorpe, Warwickshire, he attended Coventry grammar school; entered Queen’s College, Oxford, in Michaelmas term 1632 (B.A. 1636; M.A. 1639) (Wood, Fasti Oxon. ed. Bliss, i. 487, 508); and became chaplain to his college. He was chosen captain of a foot company. Consisting chiefly of undergraduates at Oxford University at the beginning of the civil war, in which capacity, doing good service to the royal cause, he was created D.D. by Charles I's express desire. After the surrender of Oxford, Holyoake obtains (in 1647) a licence from the university to practise medicine. He practised successfully in Warwickshire until the Restoration, when Thomas, lord Leigh, preferred him to the rectory of Whitnash, near Warwick. He was installed also a prebendary of the collegiate church of Wolverhampton. In 1674 Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holyoak
Holyoak is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Keith Holyoak, (born 1950) cognitive psychologist *Percy Hobson Holyoak Percy Hobson Holyoak (1874 – 25 May 1926) was a British businessman in Hong Kong and member of the Legislative Council and Executive Council of Hong Kong. Background and business career Percy Hobson Holyoak was the son of the Rev. T. H. Hol ... (1874–1926), British businessman in Hong Kong * Warren Holyoak (born 1934), Australian rules footballer *Neil Holyoak, musician under the stage name Holy Oak See also * Holyoake (surname) * Holyoke (other) * Holly oak (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollioake
Hollioake is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adam Hollioake (born 1971), Australian-born English cricketer *Ben Hollioake Benjamin Caine Hollioake (11 November 1977 – 23 March 2002) was an English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. Born in Australia, Hollioake moved to England where he made his first-class cricketin ... (1977–2002), Australian-born English cricketer, brother of Adam See also * Holyoake {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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