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Huish (surname)
Huish is an English surname which derives from the Old English word ''hīwisc'' meaning "household". Notable people with the surname include: *Alexander Huish (c.1594–1668), English cleric and academic *David Huish (born 1944), Scottish golfer * Francis Huish (1867–1955), English cricketer * Fred Huish (1869–1957), English cricketer *Justin Huish (born 1975), American archer *Marcus Bourne Huish (1843–1921), English barrister *Mark Huish (1808–1867), English railway manager * Nicholas Huish (fl.1415), English politician *Orson Pratt Huish Orson Pratt Huish (September 5, 1851 – December 4, 1932) was a Latter Day Saint hymnwriter. He wrote the words and music to "Come Unto Jesus", as well as a few other hymns found in the Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 ... (1851–1932), Latter Day Saint hymnwriter * Robert Huish (1777–1850), English author References {{surname, Huish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a 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, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 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 (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Huish
Alexander Huish (1594?–1668) was an English cleric, academic and biblical scholar. Life He was the son of John Hewish or Huish, born in the parish of St. Cuthbert, Wells, Somerset, in 1594 or 1595. He entered Magdalen Hall, Oxford, in 1609, from which he was invited in 1613 by Dorothy Wadham, the foundress of Wadham College, to be one of the original scholars of the new college. On 10 February 1614 he was admitted B.A., the first of the college to graduate. On 27 June 1614 Huish was recommended for election to the fellowship by the foundress, and was admitted 30 June 1615. He proceeded M.A. on 17 December 1616, and B.D. on 2 June 1627. He held various college offices, and resigned his fellowship 28 June 1629. Huish was appointed a prebendary of Wedmore Secunda in Wells Cathedral on 26 October 1627, was given the rectory of Beckington, Somerset, on 21 December 1628, and that of Hornblotton in the same county on 6 February 1638. He had trouble with his congregation when he imple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Huish
David Huish (born 23 April 1944) is a Scottish professional golfer, perhaps best known for being the halfway leader of The Open Championship in 1975. Personal life Huish (pronounced "hush") was born in North Berwick, Scotland. He married his second wife Diane in 1989 with whom he had a son, Oliver, in 1990. He also has two children from a previous marriage, Susan (b. 1967) and Martyn (1969). Career Huish turned professional in 1959, with his first job being as an assistant at Gullane. He took up his first head professional position at Hamilton Golf Club in 1965, soon after winning the Scottish Assistants' Championship at Longniddry. Two years later he returned to his home town to take up the same role at North Berwick Golf Club, where he remained until his retirement in 2009. He was succeeded by his son, Martyn. Huish qualified for the 1968 Open Championship at Carnoustie and finished tied for 31st place. He also qualified in 1969 at Royal Lytham where he made the second-round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Huish
Francis Edward Huish (9 December 1867 – 8 December 1955) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club during the 1895 English cricket season. He was born in Clapham in what was then Surrey in 1867 and died in Los Angeles, California in 1955.Francis Huish CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-08-30.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), pp. 272–273. Available online at the |
Fred Huish
Frederick Henry Huish (15 November 1869 – 16 March 1957), known as Fred Huish, was an English professional cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper for Kent County Cricket Club in the period before the First World War. Huish played over 450 times for Kent and was part of the sides which won four County championship titles in the Golden Age of cricket leading up to the war. He holds the record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in first-class cricket who did not play a Test match.. Huish became an influential figure and senior professional at Kent at a time when amateur cricketers were the only acceptable captains in English county cricket. He was described in his '' Wisden'' obituary as "one of the ablest and least demonstrative wicket-keepers of his generation".Fred Huish - Obituary '' |
Justin Huish
Justin Grant Huish (born January 9, 1975, in Fountain Valley, California) is an American double Olympic champion in Archery, titles he won at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Known for his unorthodox character sporting wrap-around shades, backwards baseball cap, ponytail and an earring, Huish captivated the crowd by winning a gold medal in the individual and team events. In the individual, Huish ranked no higher than 24th in the world at the time but rose to the occasion and saw off Sweden's Magnus Pettersson 112–107 in the final. Huish was the first male archer to win double gold medals and his wins led to a popularity boost for the sport. His feat was matched by South Korea's Ku Bon-chan Ku Bon-chan ( or ; born 31 January 1993) is a South Korean recurve archer. He won an individual and a team gold medal at the 2016 Olympics and two team gold medals at the 2015 World Championships. Career He made his international debut at t ... in the 2016 Summer Olympics. He was later credite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Bourne Huish
Marcus Bourne Huish (25 November 1843 – 4 May 1921) was an English barrister, writer and art dealer. He was the son of Marcus Huish of Castle Donington and his wife Margaret Jane Bourne. His mother died in 1847 and in 1849 his father remarried Frances Sarah Darwin, daughter of Sir Francis Sacheverel Darwin. Bourne was the editor of ''The Art Journal'' from 1881 to 1892 and was the first managing director of the Fine Art Society. He was a Japanophile and was given the honour of Chevalier of the Order of the Sacred Treasure. He was the Honorary Librarian of the Japan Society of the UK The Japan Society of the United Kingdom, founded in 1891, is an organisation that fosters British-Japanese relations. It is the oldest such organisation dedicated to inter-cultural understanding and positive relationships between a European Count .... Books * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External links Biography for: Marcus Bourne Huishat www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk * https://web.arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Huish
Captain Mark Huish (9 March 1808 – 18 January 1867) was an English railway manager. He is best known for his term as General Manager of the London & North Western Railway, a position he held for 12 years, beginning from the Company's formation in 1846. Early life Huish was born in Nottingham on 9 March 1808, the son of Mark Huish and Elizabeth Gainsford. He was baptised in High Pavement Presbyterian Church on 6 April 1808. His father, Mark Huish (1 March 1776 – 14 January 1833) was a deputy-lieutenant for Nottinghamshire. His mother, Elizabeth Gainsford (d. 1824), was the daughter of John Gainsford of Worksop. They married on 5 August 1799. Military career At age 16 he was sent to India to enter the service of the East India Company, where he joined the 67th regiment Bengal Native Infantry as an Ensign. Huish rose through the ranks and by 1834, at the age of 26, he became entitled to a 3-year leave which allowed him to return to England. While he was in England his promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Huish
Nicholas Huish ( fl. 1415), of Balsham, Cambridgeshire and Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, was an English politician. Family Huish was married and had one daughter. Career He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and North ... in 1415. He was a lawyer with clients across Essex, Cambridge, and Somerset. References 14th-century births 15th-century deaths English MPs 1415 People from Stansted Mountfitchet People from Balsham {{15thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orson Pratt Huish
Orson Pratt Huish (September 5, 1851 – December 4, 1932) was a Latter Day Saint hymnwriter. He wrote the words and music to "Come Unto Jesus", as well as a few other hymns found in the Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book), 1985 English edition of the hymnal of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His hymns have been widely sung by many choirs in many locations. Personal life Huish was born at Blaenavon, Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire to James W. Huish and Helen Niblet. He was named after Orson Pratt, who was then the Mission president, president of the United Kingdom, British Mission (LDS Church), Mission of the LDS Church. At age nine, Huish went with his mother and siblings to join his father in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1861 the family went to Utah Territory with the Job Pingree Company of Mormon pioneers. They settled in Payson, Utah, Payson, where Huish worked in farming and ranching as a youth. In 1880, Huish formed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
