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Hennessy (surname)
Hennessy (or Hennessey) is an Irish surname, being the anglicised form of Ó hAonghusa. Notable people with the surname include: *Arthur Hennessy (1876–1959), Australian pioneer rugby league identity * Bill Hennessy (other) *Carly Smithson (née Hennessy, born 1983), Irish singer *Christie Hennessy (1945-2007), Irish singer * Claire Hennessy (born 1986), Irish novelist *Clinton Hennessy (born 1977), Irish sportsperson *David Hennessy (1858–1890), police chief of New Orleans * Esmé Frances Hennessy (born 1933), South African botanist *George Hennessy, 1st Baron Windlesham (1877, 1953), British soldier and Conservative politician *Jean Hennessy (1874–1944), French politician and member of the Hennessy family * Jacqueline Hennessy (born 1968), journalist *Jill Hennessy (born 1968), film and television actress *Joe Hennessy (born 1956), former Irish sportsperson * Archbishop John Hennessy (1825–1900), head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque *John L. Henness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennessey (surname)
Hennessey is an Irish surname, being the anglicised form of Ó hAonghusa. Families of this name were found in Kingdom of Uí Failghe and Kingdom of Desmond. Notable people with the surname include: * Brad Hennessey (born 1980), baseball player * Charlotte Hennessey (1873–1928), Canadian actress; mother of Mary Pickford (Gladys Louise Smith), Lottie Pickford and Jack Pickford * Dan Hennessey (born 1941), Canadian voice actor *Dorothy Hennessey (1913–2008), Roman Catholic religious sister and activist *Gwen Hennessey (born 1932), Roman Catholic religious sister and activist *John Hennessey, founder of Hennessey Performance Engineering *Keith Hennessey, director of the U.S. National Economic Council * Terry Hennessey (born 1942), Welsh footballer *Wayne Hennessey (born 1987), Welsh footballer *David Hennessey (1858-1890), American police chief Fictional characters: *Alistair Hennessey, fictional rival to the eponymous character of '' The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hennessy (archbishop)
John Hennessy (August 20, 1825 – March 4, 1900) was a 19th-century Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop and archbishop in the United States. He served as bishop and then the first archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa from 1866–1900. Biography Early life and education John Hennessy was born August 20, 1825 in Bulgaden, County Limerick, Ireland. He was the oldest of twelve children born to William and Mary (Meaney) Hennessy. He studied for the priesthood initially at All Hallows College, Dublin then at St. Vincent's Seminary in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and Carondelet Seminary near St. Louis. Ordination and ministry He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Saint Louis on November 1, 1850. Father Hennessy was assigned to parish work in New Madrid, Missouri and then St. Peter's in Gravois. He then served as a seminary professor and then president at Carondelet, and in 1858 he was sent to the Holy See as a representative of Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hennessy
Peter John Hennessy, Baron Hennessy of Nympsfield, (born 28 March 1947) is an English historian and academic specialising in the history of government. Since 1992, he has been Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary University of London. Early life Hennessy was born in Edmonton, north London, the youngest child of William G. Hennessy by his marriage to Edith (Wood-Johnson) Hennessy. He comes from a large Catholic family of Irish provenance. He was brought up in large houses, requisitioned by the council, first in Allandale Avenue and then in Lyndhurst Gardens, Finchley, north London. He attended the nearby Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, and on Sundays he went to St Mary Magdalene Church, where he was an altar boy. He was a subject of the first episode of the BBC Radio 4 series ''The House I Grew Up In'', first broadcast on 6 August 2007, in which he talked about his childhood. Hennessy was educated at St Benedict's School, an independent school i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Hennessy (industrialist)
Sir Patrick Hennessy (18 April 1898 – 13 March 1981) was an Irish-born British industrialist, originally from County Cork. During the First World War he served in the British Army, between 1914 and 1918, with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. He started his career in 1920 with Henry Ford & Son in Cork. He relocated to England, by now a separate country, in 1931 when he was appointed Purchasing Manager with Ford of Britain. He was progressively promoted, appointed General Manager in 1939, Managing Director in 1948 and Chairman in 1956. Hennessy combined the role of chairman with that of Chief Executive until 1963, retiring from the chairmanship at the age of 70 on 3 May 1968. His successor at Ford of Britain chairman was Leonard Crossland. Personal life In 1923 he married Dorothy Margaret Davis of Boardmills, County Down. The couple had two sons and one daughter. Patrick Hennessy was knighted in 1941. He died in West Essex West Essex is the far northwestern region of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Hennessy (painter)
Patrick Anthony Hennessy RHA (28 August 1915 – 30 December 1980) was an Irish realist painter. He was known for his highly finished still lifes, landscapes and ''trompe l'oeil'' paintings. The hallmark of his style was his carefully observed realism and his highly finished surfaces, the result of a virtuoso painting technique. He was brought up in Arbroath by his mother and step-father, his father having been killed during World War One. He attended Dundee School of Art where he met his lifelong companion, the painter Henry (Harry) Robertson Craig. Two of his paintings were accepted in 1939 at the Royal Scottish Academy for their Annual Exhibition. For the next 29 years he lived in Ireland with extended trips abroad. He was elected a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1949. The Hendriks Gallery in Dublin and the Guildhall Galleries in Chicago were the main outlets for his work. In the late 1960s he moved permanently to Tangier and then, after suffering ill health, to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Hennessy (other)
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Patrick Hennessy may refer to: * Sir Patrick Hennessy (industrialist) (1898–1981), Irish-born British industrialist * Patrick Hennessy (journalist) (born 1963), British journalist * Patrick Hennessy (painter) (1915–1980), Irish artist See also * Patrick Hennessey (trade unionist), Irish trade unionist and political radical * Patrick Hennessey (barrister) (born 1982), British barrister and author * Hennessy (surname) * Hennessey (other) Hennessey may refer to: Names * Hennessey, Irish surname Places * Hennessey, Oklahoma, United States * Hennessey Formation, United States Media and entertainment * ''Hennesey'', a 1959–1962 television series * ''Crossing Hennessy'', a 2009 H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Hennessy
Neil Kevin Hennessy (born December 12, 1978) is a punk rock musician, music producer and engineer from Chicago, Illinois. Hennessy currently plays in The Lawrence Arms, Colossal, The Falcon, The Smoking Popes, The Treasure Fleet and Demon Beach. He has also been a member of Noise By Numbers, Baxter, The Killing Tree, Quattro and played multiple shows with Teenage Bottlerocket. In late 2015, Hennessy took over rhythm guitar duties in fellow Chicago punk band Rise Against during their European tour. Rise Against frontman and vocalist guitarist Tim McIlrath had broken his hand and was unable to play guitar, forcing him to singing exclusively. Hennessy works at Atlas Studios in Chicago with Matt Allison. He co-wrote the Rise Against song " Swing Life Away" with McIlrath, and also played percussion on the Less Than Jake album, ''GNV FLA''. Hennessy usually uses a Slingerland (1970s) drum kit, Zildjian cymbals, and Remo Remo Inc. is an American musical instruments manu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda Hennessy
Miranda Hennessy (born 12 January in Bournemouth, Dorset) is a British stage and film actress. In 2014, she starred in ''Pramface'' and an episode of ''Siblings''. Biography She went to Hutton Primary School in Hutton, Somerset, near Weston-Super-Mare, Redland High School in Bristol and Talbot Heath School in Bournemouth. She is best known for her roles in BBC's King Gary, ''Give Out Girls'', ''Pramface'', '' The Royals''. She also starred in the film ''Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre'' which was released in the United Kingdom by E1 Entertainment. She has a BA Hons from Middlesex University and went to the drama school Drama Studio London. In 2014, she guest starred in ''Siblings'' on BBC Three and Plebs. In 2015, she starred in ''Hoff the Record'' with David Hasselhoff and ''Plebs'' on ITV2. In 2018, she appeared in ''Inside No. 9'' in the episode ''"To Have and to Hold"'' as Hannah on BBC One She appeared in ''Johnny English Strikes Again'' in October 2018. She appeared in Cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Hennessy
Matthew Hennessy is an Irish computer scientist who has contributed especially to concurrency, process calculi and programming language semantics. Career During 1976–77, Matthew Hennessy was an assistant professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Then during 1977–78, he was a visiting professor at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco in Brazil. Subsequently, he was a research associate (1979–81) and then lecturer (1981–85) at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. During 1985, he was a guest lecturer/researcher at the University of Aarhus in Denmark. Hennessy was Professor of Computer Science at the Department of Informatics, University of Sussex, England, from 1985 until 2008. Since then, Hennessy has held a research professorship at the Department of Computer Science, Trinity College, Dublin. Hennessy's research interests are in the area of the semantic foundations of programming and specification languages, particularly involving distribute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Hennessy
Matthew Connor Hennessy (born November 17, 1997) is an American football center for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple. Early life and high school Hennessy was born in Nyack, New York and grew up in Bardonia, New York. He attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, New Jersey and was a starter at offensive tackle as a junior and senior for the Ironmen. A 3-star offensive tackle recruit according to rivals.com, Hennessy committed to play college football at Temple over offers from Air Force, Army, Florida Atlantic, Old Dominion, and Yale, among others. College career Hennessy played in three games with one start at left guard as a true freshman before redshirting the rest of the season. He became the Owls' starting center going into his redshirt freshman year, starting all but one game that he missed due to injury. Hennessy was awarded a single-digit jersey (number three) as one of the nine toughest players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Hennessy
Larry Hennessy (May 20, 1929 – August 20, 2008) was an American basketball player. Hennessy, a 6' 4" forward out of Blessed Sacrament High School in New Rochelle, New York, played college basketball for Villanova University. An excellent passer and rebounder, Hennessy finished his collegiate career with 1737 points. He was named to the 1951–52 sophomore All-America first team. Hennessy played professionally in the NBA for the Philadelphia Warriors in 1955–56, and for the Syracuse Nationals The Philadelphia 76ers are an American basketball team currently playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 76ers are third in NBA history in wins and playoff appearances. 1946– ... in 1956–57. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hennessy, Larry 1929 births 2008 deaths All-American college men's basketball players Allentown Jets players American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York (sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Hennessy
Kevin Hennessy (born 8 March 1961) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left-corner forward for the Cork senior team. Born in Midleton, County Cork, Hennessy first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of 18 when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 1982 championship. Hennessy went on to play a key part for over a decade, and won three All-Ireland medals and seven Munster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions. Hennessy represented the Munster inter-provincial team in the early stages of his career, winning two Railway Cup medals. At club level he won one All-Ireland medal, two Munster medals and four championship medals with Midleton. Throughout his career Hennessy made 22 championship appearances for Cork. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1993 championship. Playing career Club Hennessy played his club hurling with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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