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Harold Wright (collector)
Harold Wright may refer to: * Harold Madison Wright (1908–1997), Canadian engineer and athlete * Harold Wright (clarinetist) (1926–1993), American clarinetist * Harold Bell Wright (1872–1944), American writer * Harold Wright (greyhound trainer) (1884–1974) * Harold Wright (cricketer) (1884–1915), English cricketer * Harold Wright (politician) (born 1947), American politician in the Oklahoma House of Representatives * Harold Louis Wright, American prelate See also *Harry Wright (other) {{hndis, Wright, Harold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Madison Wright
Harold Madison Wright, (December 10, 1908 – December 11, 1997) was a Canadian engineer and athlete. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he received a Bachelor of Science, B.Sc in geological engineering and a Master of Science, M.Sc in metallurgical engineering from the University of Utah. He also received an Master of Arts, MA in geology from the University of British Columbia. In 1947 he established a consulting firm called Wright Engineers. He competed in Athletics (sport), athletics (100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay) at the 1932 Summer Olympics. From 1964 to 1968 he was president of the Canadian Field Hockey Association. From 1969 to 1977 he was president of the Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian Olympic Association, during 1976 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic Games to be hosted in Canada. He also served as director of the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada and the British Columbia Sports Federation. Honours Wright is the recipient of the following honours and awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Wright (clarinetist)
Harold Wright (December 4, 1926 – August 11, 1993) was an American musician who was the principal clarinetist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1970 to 1993. Early life and education Wright was born in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and began his clarinet studies at age twelve. He continued his studies at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia as a student of Ralph McLane of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Career Wright became a member of the Houston Symphony after graduating and in the following year became principal clarinetist of the Dallas Symphony. He went on to become the principal clarinetist of the National Symphony in Washington D.C. and played there until joining the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the 1970–1971 season. For seven seasons, he was the principal Clarinetist of the Casals Festival Orchestra. He performed, toured and recorded as a member of the Marlboro Festival with Rudolf Serkin and as a member of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players. Harold Wright was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Bell Wright
Harold Bell Wright (May 4, 1872 – May 24, 1944) was a best-selling American writer of fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Although mostly forgotten or ignored after the middle of the 20th century, he had a very successful career; he is said to have been the first American writer to sell a million copies of a novel and the first to make $1 million from writing fiction. Between 1902 and 1942 Wright wrote 19 books, several stage plays, and many magazine articles. More than 15 movies were made or claimed to be made from Wright's stories, including Gary Cooper's first major movie, ''The Winning of Barbara Worth'' (1926) and the John Wayne film '' The Shepherd of the Hills'' (1941). Early life Wright was born in Rome, New York, to Alma Watson and William A. Wright. In his autobiography, ''To My Sons'', Wright reports that his father, a former Civil War lieutenant and lifetime alcoholic, dragged "his wife and children from place to place, existing from hand to mouth, sinking deeper and de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Wright (greyhound Trainer)
Harold Wright (1884–1974) was a notable greyhound trainer, famed for training nine winners of the Waterloo Cup. Born in Ditton, Lancashire he was the eldest son of Joe Wright, who achieved training success with two Waterloo Cup winners in the late 19th century. He established his kennels initially at Preston Brook, Cheshire and then later at Formby, Lancashire. Among the noted owners that he trained for were; Lord Tweedmouth, the Duke of Leeds, Major Hugh Peel, of Bryn-Y-Pys, Overton-on-Dee and Colonel J.E. Dennis. The following is a list of the Waterloo Cup The Waterloo Cup was a coursing event organised by the National Coursing Club. The three-day event was run annually at Great Altcar in Lancashire, England from 1836 to 2005 and it used to attract tens of thousands of spectators to watch and gamble ... winning greyhounds that he trained:Blanning, Charles & Prescott, Sir Mark The Waterloo Cup: The first 150 years *1912 Tide Time *1922 Guards Brigade *1934 Bryn Truthful *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Wright (cricketer)
Harold Wright (19 February 1884 – 14 September 1915) was an English cricketer active from 1912 to 1914 who played for Leicestershire. He was born in Barrow-on-Soar and died in Marylebone, from his wounds from World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... He appeared in eleven first-class matches as a lefthanded batsman who scored 243 runs with a highest score of 44. Notes 1884 births 1915 deaths Military personnel from Leicestershire British military personnel of World War I British military personnel killed in World War I English cricketers Leicestershire cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers {{england-cricket-bio-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Wright (politician)
Harold Wright (born November 12, 1947) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions, provide legislative oversight for state agencies, and help to craft the state's b ... from the 57th district from 2008 to 2020. References 1947 births 21st-century American politicians Living people Republican Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives People from Weatherford, Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Louis Wright
Harold Louis Wright Jr. (1929 – June 11, 1978) was an American prelate who served as the Suffragan Bishop of New York from 1974 until 1978. Biography Wright was born in 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was educated at the Boston public schools and later at the New England Conservatory of Music. He also studied at Boston University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. He enrolled for theological studies at the General Theological Seminary from where he earned his Bachelor of Sacred Theology in 1952. Wright was ordained deacon and priest in 1957 by Bishop Jonathan G. Sherman, Suffragan of Long Island. He then became vicar and then rector of the Church of the Resurrection in Queens, New York City. Between 1970 and 1974 he served as assistant to the Bishop of New York for Ministries. In 1973, Wright was elected Suffragan Bishop of New York and was consecrated on February 2, 1974 in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine by Bishop Paul Moore Jr. of New York, and assisted by J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |