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Henry Holmes (musician)
Henry Holmes may refer to: * Henry Holmes (died 1738), English Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) * Henry Holmes (composer) (1839–1905), English composer and violinist * Henry Holmes (British Army officer) (1703–1762), MP for Yarmouth * Henry Holmes (Northern Ireland politician) (1912–1992), MP in the Northern Ireland Parliament for Belfast Shankill * Henry Holmes (Confederate soldier) (1827–1865), commanded a detachment of Confederate soldiers during the Battle of Picacho Pass * Henry Holmes (cricketer) (1833–1913), English cricketer * H. Allen Holmes (born 1933), American diplomat * H. H. Holmes (1861–1896), known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes, American serial killer See also *Harry Holmes (other) Harry Holmes may refer to: * Harry Holmes (boxer) * Harry Holmes (footballer) (1908–1993), English footballer * Hap Holmes (Harry George Holmes, 1888–1941), Canadian ice hockey player * Harry W. Holmes (1896–1986), activist for Esperanto * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Holmes (died 1738)
Henry Holmes ( – 23 June 1738) of Thorley, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, was an Anglo-Irish Army officer, landowner and Tory politician who was Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight (1710–14) and sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1695 to 1717. Early life Holmes was the son of Thomas Holmes of Kilmallock, co. Limerick and joined the Army. He was appointed Captain of Hurst Castle on the Isle of Wight in 1683. Military career In March 1687 he was a Lieutenant in a company of Grenadiers, and in November 1687 became Lieutenant in the 8th Foot. He was a Captain in 1689 and Major in 1692. In 1692, his uncle, Sir Robert Holmes of Thorley, left him his estates, provided he married Sir Robert's illegitimate daughter, Mary. Holmes married this Mary Holmes within 18 months and left the army. Political career In 1695, Holmes lost the governorship of Hurst Castle after opposing the Governor of the Isle of Wight, Lord Cutts. However, he was returned as Member of Parl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Holmes (composer)
Henry Holmes (7 November 1839 9 December 1905) was a British violinist, composer, and music educator. His compositional output includes a violin concerto, several works for solo violin, four symphonies, a concert overture, two sacred cantatas for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and other chamber and choral works.Alberto Bachmann, ''An Encyclopedia of the Violin'' by p. 365. Biography Born in London, Holmes was the younger brother of violinist and composer Alfred Holmes. Both men studied the violin initially with their father and then at the Spohr's Violin School. The brothers made their professional debut together when Henry was just eight years old, performing in concert as duettists at the Haymarket Theatre on 13 July 1847. They then toured throughout Europe to much acclaim and violinist/composer Louis Spohr dedicated his three violin duos to them. The brothers parted ways in 1864, with Alfred settling in Paris and Henry remaining in London. In London, Holmes was acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Holmes (British Army Officer)
Henry Holmes (February 1703 – 11 August 1762) was a British army officer, Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight (1754–62), and Member of Parliament (MP) for Newtown (1741–47) and Yarmouth (1747–62). Military career The second son of Henry Holmes, a Member of Parliament and Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight, Holmes was commissioned as an ensign in the 28th Foot in 1721. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1723, captain in 1727, major in 1740, lieutenant colonel in 1743. It was in 1746 that he is said to have won the favour of the King. A military expedition was being planned, and it was widely believed that its destination was to be Canada. The King questioning the officers when they would be ready to embark, several of them asked for a few weeks leave of absence; but when the King turned to Holmes, he replied ''"Tomorrow, and whenever your Majesty should require my service."'' He was immediately promoted to Colonel in charge of a regiment of marines, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Holmes (Northern Ireland Politician)
Henry Holmes (9 July 1906 – 8 July 1992), often known as Harry Holmes, was a politician in Northern Ireland. Holmes was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution before opening his own draper's shop, "Henry's Stores"."Henry Holmes: an appreciation", ''Irish Times'', 20 July 1992 In 1943, he became the Honorary Treasurer of Harry Midgley's Commonwealth Labour Party, but he left in 1944 to join the rival Northern Ireland Labour Party (NILP), for which he stood unsuccessfully in Antrim at the 1945 United Kingdom general election. Holmes was elected to the Dock ward of Belfast City Council in the 1940s, but lost his seat in 1947. Holmes was Chairman of the NILP in 1948, but he resigned the following year to join the Ulster Unionist Party, taking a seat in Belfast City Council's Pottinger ward the following year. He defeated the veteran Independent Unionist MP Tommy Henderson in Belfast Shankill in 1953 and was re-elected in 1958. He resigned in 1959, following busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Holmes (Confederate Soldier)
The Battle of Picacho Pass, also known as the Battle of Picacho Peak, was an engagement of the American Civil War on April 15, 1862. The action occurred around Picacho Peak, northwest of Tucson, Arizona. It was fought between a Union cavalry patrol from California and a party of Confederate pickets from Tucson, and marks the westernmost battle of the American Civil War involving fatalities (though a skirmish known as the Battle of Stanwix Station was 40 miles further west and 80 miles from the California border in the direction of Fort Yuma). Background After a Confederate force of about 120 cavalrymen arrived at Tucson from Texas on February 28, 1862, they proclaimed Tucson the capital of the western district of the Confederate Arizona Territory, which comprised what is now southern Arizona and southern New Mexico. Mesilla, near Las Cruces, was declared the territorial capital and seat of the eastern district of the territory. The property of Tucson Unionists was confisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Holmes (cricketer)
Henry Holmes (11 November 1833 — 6 January 1913) was an English first-class cricketer and cricket umpire. He was a member of Hampshire County Cricket Club's eleven for its inaugural first-class match against Sussex in 1864. First-class and umpiring careers Holmes was born at Romsey in November 1833. A professional cricketer, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1861. On debut, he claimed his maiden five wicket haul with figures of 8 for 82. During the early 1860s, he was engaged as the professional by a variety of clubs across Hampshire and Sussex. He continued to play minor matches for Hampshire until the formation of Hampshire County Cricket Club in 1863, and their subsequent elevation to first-class status in 1864. He played in the nascent county club's inaugural first-class match that season against Sussex at Southampton. He was a member of the Gentlemen of Hampshire side who inflicted Surrey's only defeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Holmes (other)
Harry Holmes may refer to: * Harry Holmes (boxer) * Harry Holmes (footballer) (1908–1993), English footballer * Hap Holmes (Harry George Holmes, 1888–1941), Canadian ice hockey player * Harry W. Holmes (1896–1986), activist for Esperanto * Harry Holmes, a character in the TV series ''Hustle'', played by Martin Kemp See also *Henry Holmes (other) Henry Holmes may refer to: * Henry Holmes (died 1738), English Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) * Henry Holmes (composer) (1839–1905), English composer and violinist * Henry Holmes (British Army officer) (1703–1762), MP for Y ... * Harold Holmes (other) {{hndis, Holmes, Harry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
