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Hew Siew
Hew is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Hew Ainslie (1792–1878), Scottish poet * Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick (1652–1737), Scottish judge and politician * Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet (1712-1790), Scottish politician, grandson of the above * Hew Dalrymple (advocate) (c. 1740–1774), Scottish advocate, poet and Attorney-General of Grenada * Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet (1746–1800), Scottish politician, son of the 2nd Baronet * Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of High Mark (1750–1830), British Army general * Hew Hamilton Dalrymple (1857–1945), Scottish politician * Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe (1860-1957), British Army First World War general * Hew Fraser (1877-1938), British field hockey player and politician * Hew Raymond Griffiths (born 1962), a ring leader of DrinkOrDie or DOD, an underground software piracy network * Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet (1774–1834), British politician * Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, 10th Baronet ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hew Ainslie
Hew Ainslie (5 April 1792 – 11 March 1878) was a Scottish poet. Biography Hew Ainslie was born in the parish of Dailly, in Ayrshire to George Ainslie and an unnamed mother. After a fair education, he became a clerk in Glasgow, a landscape gardener in his native district, and a clerk in the Register House, Edinburgh. For a short time he was amanuensis to Dugald Stewart. In 1822, being then ten years married to his cousin, Ainslie emigrated to America, where he continued to live with varied fortune for the rest of his days, paying a short visit to Scotland in 1864. Upon travelling to the New World, he was attracted to Robert Owen's social system in New Harmony, Indiana, but after a short trial he connected himself with a firm of brewers; his name is associated with the establishment of various breweries, mills, and factories in the Western States. He died in Louisville Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, 10th Baronet
Sir Hew Fleetwood Hamilton-Dalrymple, 10th Baronet, (9 April 1926 – 26 December 2018) was a British soldier and Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian. Career Hamilton-Dalrymple was educated at Ampleforth College and joined the Grenadier Guards in 1944 at the age of 18. His last post was Adjutant of the Grenadier Guards before he retired from the army in 1962, with the rank of major. Subsequently he was Adjutant, later president of the Council, and finally Captain-General of the Royal Company of Archers (the Queen's ceremonial bodyguard for Scotland) and Gold Stick for Scotland 1996–2004. He was Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian 1987–2001. Hamilton-Dalrymple was a landowner whose property included the Bass Rock island bird sanctuary (off East Lothian East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh (given Name)
Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name ''Hugues (given name), Hugues'', itself the Old French variant of ''Hugo (name), Hugo'', a short form of Continental Germanic Germanic name, given names beginning in the element '':wikt:Appendix:Proto-Germanic/hugiz, hug-'' "mind, spirit" (Old English '':wikt:hyge, hyġe''). The Germanic name is on record beginning in the 8th century, in variants ''Chugo, Hugo, Huc, Ucho, Ugu, Uogo, Ogo, Ougo,'' etc. The name's popularity in the Middle Ages ultimately derives from its use by Franks, Frankish nobility, beginning with Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris Hugh the Great (898–956) . The Old French form was adopted into English from the Norman England, Norman period (e.g. Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury d. 1098; Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester, d. 1101). The spelling ''Hugh'' in English is from the Picard variant spelling ''Hughes (given name), Hughes'', where the orthography ''-gh-'' takes the role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hewes (other)
Hewes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: People *Joseph Hewes (1730–1779), signer of the United States Declaration of Independence **, a ship acquired by the US Navy 8 January 1942 and sunk 11 November 1942 **, a Knox class frigate launched 7 March 1970 and transferred to Taiwan in 1999 *Bettie Hewes (1921–2001), Canadian politician *David Hewes (1822–1915), American industrialist * George Robert Twelves Hewes (1742–1840), one of the last survivors of the American Revolution *Henry Hewes (critic) (1917–2006), American theater writer for ''Saturday Review'' *Henry Hewes (politician) (born 1949), American activist *Billy Hewes (born 1961), American politician Fictional characters *Patty Hewes, a fictional character from ''Damages'' (TV series) See also *Hew (other) *Hues (other) * Hus (other) * Hews (other) * Hewes Street station, on the New York City Subway, U.S. * Hewes Point, a peninsula in Maine, U.S. * Rip Hewes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hew Strachan
Sir Hew Francis Anthony Strachan ( ), (born 1 September 1949) is a British military historian, well known for his leadership in scholarly studies of the British Army and the history of the First World War. He is currently professor of international relations at the University of St Andrews. Before that Strachan was the Chichele Professor of the History of War at All Souls College, Oxford. Early life Strachan was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at Rugby School, then in 1968 was a merchant seaman for three months, working his passage around the world on ships of Ben Line Steamers Ltd. He then spent three years at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1971 and proceeding to M.A. in 1975. In 1973, he joined a survey of antiquities in the Sudan. Career In 1975, Strachan was elected a research fellow of Corpus Christi College, and in 1977–1978 was a senior lecturer in war studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. In 1978, he returned to his Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hew Scott
Hew Scott (1791–1872) was a minister of the Church of Scotland parish of Anstruther Wester. He is largely remembered as a religious researcher and author. His "magnum opus" is the comprehensive, multi-volume work, ''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: The succession of ministers in the parish churches of Scotland, from the reformation, A.D. 1560, to the present time''. This is a detailed, biographical record of each of the ministers of each of the parishes of the Church of Scotland from 1560 to 1870. (It also refers to earlier priests/ministers, where possible). It was first published between 1866 and 1871 but it is regularly updated by the Church of Scotland. The project took him 50 years and covered 760 parishes (often with more than one church per parish), including parishes which were either gone, amalgamated or fleeting in existence. Volume 1 was in part aided by Dr Gordon of Newbattle, Dr Struthers of Prestonpans and David Laing. Profits from the book went to the Ministers' Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hew Dalrymple Ross
Field Marshal Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross, (5 July 177910 December 1868) was a British Army officer. After seeing active service during the Irish Rebellion of 1798, he fought as a troop commander in many of the battles of the Peninsular War and the Hundred Days. He went on to become the Artillery Commander, Northern District with delegated command over all the forces of the four northern counties before being promoted to Deputy Adjutant-General, Royal Artillery. Ross was the last person to hold the title of Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance, assuming responsibility for the artillery component sent to take part in the Crimean War under Lord Raglan. After the war he served as Master Gunner, St James's Park, a senior ceremonial post in the Royal Artillery. Military career Born the son of Major John Ross and Jane Ross (née Buchan), Ross was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and Officer (armed forces), commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 6 March 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hew Pike
Lieutenant General Sir Hew William Royston Pike (born 24 April 1943) is a retired senior British Army officer known for his service in the Falklands War and for his command in Northern Ireland. Education and early career The son of army officer Lieutenant General Sir William Pike, Pike was educated at Winchester College and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and commissioned into The Parachute Regiment as a second lieutenant on 21 December 1962. He served as a platoon commander in Bahrain and saw active service in the Aden Emergency. He was promoted lieutenant on 21 June 1964, and captain on 21 December 1968. For much of the 1970s, he was in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom. He attended the Staff College, Camberley in 1975, was promoted major on 30 June 1975, and was then appointed brigade major of 16th Parachute Brigade. During his period there, the unit underwent a major reorganisation becoming 6th Field Force, Pike was largely responsible for the writing of the initi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hew Lorimer
Hew Martin Lorimer, OBE (22 May 1907 – 1 September 1993) was a Scottish sculptor. Early life He was born in Edinburgh, the second son of architect Sir Robert Lorimer. He was educated at Loretto School in Musselburgh, then at Magdalen College, Oxford University, but he left Oxford prematurely to study design and sculpture under Alexander Carrick at the Edinburgh College of Art. After graduating in 1934, he entered an apprenticeship with sculptor and stonemason Eric Gill. Sculptor Lorimer was principally an architectural sculptor, and his profound religious beliefs had a lasting effect on his art and subject matter. After World War II, he worked on many grand sculptures, including ''Our Lady of the Isles'', 1958, a massive granite statue of the mother and child sited at Rueval on South Uist. Between 1950 and 1955 he also sculpted the artwork adorning the facade of the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh, for which he produced a series of tall, allegorical figures, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hew Locke
Hew Donald Joseph Locke (born 13 October 1959) is a British sculptor and contemporary visual artist based in Brixton, London. In 2000 he won a Paul Hamlyn Award and the EASTinternational Award. In 2010 he was shortlisted for the Fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square, London. In 2015 Prince William, Duke of Cambridge dedicated Locke's public sculpture ''The Jurors'', commissioned to commemorate 800 years since the signing of Magna Carta. Locke has had several solo exhibitions in the UK, for example in 2005 at The New Art Gallery, Walsall and in the USA, and is regularly included in international exhibitions and Biennales. His works have been acquired by collections such as The Tate gallery, London and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In 2016, the National Portrait Gallery in London acquired a portrait of Locke by Nicholas Sinclair. In 2022 he became a member of The Royal Academy of Arts. Background Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1959, Locke is the eldest son of Guyanese s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet
Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet (1774 – 23 February 1834) was a British politician. He was the eldest son of Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet. He succeeded his father in February, 1800 and took the additional surname of Hamilton. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 24 October 1791. On 16 June 1814, he was made a DCL. He served in the British Army as an Ensign in the 1st Foot Guards from 1792, as a lieutenant and captain from 1794 and as a major in the 28th Light Dragoons from 1799 to c.1800. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Haddingtonshire 1795–1800, Ayrshire 1803-1807 and 1811–1818 and Haddington Burghs 1820–1826. He died at Bargany in 1834. He had married the Hon. Jane Duncan, daughter of Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan and had one daughter. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother Sir John Hamilton-Dalrymple, 5th Baronet Sir John Hamilton-Dalrymple, 5th Baronet (2 December 1780 – 26 May 1835) was a Scottish politician and the MP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick
Sir Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick (1652–1737) was a Scottish judge and politician. The third son of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, he was Commissary of Edinburgh; Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland for New Galloway burgh from 1690, and for North Berwick burgh from 1702. His two elder brothers were John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair and Sir James Dalrymple, 1st Baronet of Cranstoun and a younger brother was Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet of Hailes. Dalrymple was Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 1695. He was created a baronet in the baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1698 and succeeded his father in the same year as Lord President of the Court of Session, taking the judicial title Lord North Berwick. He held this post until his death. He was a Commissioner for the articles of union between England and Scotland in 1702 and 1703. He planted the Act of Union Beech trees to commemorate the event and six of these survive to this day (2009). In 1699 Dalrymple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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