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Hingston is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Dick Hingston (born 1915), Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League *John Hingston (died 1683), composer and organist DNB entry at Wikisource * Richard Hingston (1887–1966), Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a physician, explorer and naturalist * Seán Martin Hingston, New York-based actor * Thomas Hingston MD (died 1837), English antiquary *William Hales Hingston, KCB (1829–1907), Canadian physician, politician, banker, and Senator See also *Hingston Down Hingston Down is a hill not far from Gunnislake in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the subject of an old rhyme, due to the prolific tin mining that formerly took place in the area: This Hingston Down should not be confused with the ..., a hill in Cornwall * Hingston & Prideaux {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Hingston
Richard David Hingston (16 December 1915 – 3 December 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Thomas James Hingston (1881–1948), and Margaret Jane Hingston (1883–1959), née Larkins, Richard David Hingston was born at Ballarat on 16 December 1915. Football Ballarat Imperials (BFL) Although invited two years earlier by the Melbourne Football Club (when playing for the "Junior" team, C.Y.M.S., coached by ex-Malbourne footballer, Jack Collins) to play football in Melbourne, he had been unable to find suitable employment. Remaining in Ballarat, he played "Senior" football with the Ballarat Imperial Football Club in the Ballarat Football League (BFL), and was coached by ex-Footscray footballer Jack Wunhym. Melbourne (VFL) Having displayed impressive form in the club's 1938 pre-season training, and having been granted a clearance from Ballarat Imperials to Melbourne on 22 April 1938, Hingst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hingston
John Hingston (1612–1683) was an English composer, organist and viol player who served Charles I of England, the Protector Oliver Cromwell and Charles II of England. Biography Born in 1612, little is known about Hingston's early life. A pupil of Orlando Gibbons, Hingston became a composer and viol player. Hingston first served Charles I as a viol player and as a member of the court band. Hingston was also teacher for the composer and organist John Blow. When Cromwell assumed power, he appointed Hingston as him court organist and keeper of instruments. He transported a Dallam organ from Magdalen College, Oxford, to his court so that Hingston could play it for him. Hingston also tutored Cromwell's daughters in music. After the Restoration in 1660, Charles II kept Hingston at the royal court. He continued to play viol for the king, and also served as an organ-builder, tuner and keeper of wind instruments. In 1673 Henry Purcell, then a young chorister, was assigned as Hing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hingston, John (DNB00)
John Hingston (1612–1683) was an English composer, organist and viol player who served Charles I of England, the Protector Oliver Cromwell and Charles II of England. Biography Born in 1612, little is known about Hingston's early life. A pupil of Orlando Gibbons, Hingston became a composer and viol player. Hingston first served Charles I as a viol player and as a member of the court band. Hingston was also teacher for the composer and organist John Blow. When Cromwell assumed power, he appointed Hingston as him court organist and keeper of instruments. He transported a Dallam organ from Magdalen College, Oxford, to his court so that Hingston could play it for him. Hingston also tutored Cromwell's daughters in music. After the Restoration in 1660, Charles II kept Hingston at the royal court. He continued to play viol for the king, and also served as an organ-builder, tuner and keeper of wind instruments. In 1673 Henry Purcell, then a young chorister, was assigned as Hing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hingston
Major Richard William George Hingston (17 January 1887 – 5 August 1966) was an Irish physician, explorer and naturalist who worked in India with the Indian Medical Service. He wrote several books based on his travels and natural history observations.Anon (1966) "Obituary: Major Richard William George Hingston, M.C." ''The Geographical Journal'' 132(4):598 Early life Hingston was the son of Rev. Richard Edward Hull Kingston (1859–1883), of Aglish, County Waterford, and Frances Sandiford. Most of his early life was spent in the family home at Horsehead in Passage West, County Cork. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and at University College Cork. He graduated from the National University of Ireland with first-class honours in 1910, and almost immediately obtained a position in the Indian Medical Service. He secured second place in the I.M.S. examination, among the eminent group which included T. A. Hughes, the physiologist, Clive Newcomb, the research chemist, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seán Martin Hingston
Seán Martin Hingston (from Melbourne, Australia) is a New York-based actor and former dancer. Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations During the 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ... he was nominated for Featured Actor in a Musical for the role of Bill Calhoun/Lucentio in the Reprise Theatre Company production of "Kiss Me, Kate" References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hingston, Sean Martin 1965 births Living people Australian male musical theatre actors Male actors from Melbourne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hingston
Thomas Hingston MD (bap. 1799, died 1837) was an English antiquarian. Life Hingston, third son of Margaret and John Hingston, clerk in the custom house, was baptised at St Ives, Cornwall, on 9 May 1799, and educated in his native town and at Queens' College, Cambridge, however, he did not take any degree. His medical studies commenced in the house of a general practitioner, whence in 1821 he removed to Edinburgh. In 1822 he won the medal offered by George IV to the University of Edinburgh for a Latin ode on the occasion of his visit to Scotland. The original poem is lost, but a translation made by his brother is preserved in ''The Poems of Francis Hingeston,'' 1857, pp. 129–31. In 1824 he was admitted to the degree of MD, after publishing an inaugural dissertation A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hales Hingston
Sir William Hales Hingston (29 June 1829 – 19 February 1907) was a Canadian physician, politician, banker, and Senator. Biography Born in Hinchinbrooke near Huntingdon, Quebec, he received his MDCM from McGill University in 1851. In 1875, he became Mayor of Montreal and was re-elected by acclamation for a second and final term. He was president of the Montreal City and District Savings Bank (today the Laurentian Bank of Canada). In 1896, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Rougemont, Quebec. He sat as a Conservative and died in office. He was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1895. Pius IX made him a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great in 1875. Family He married Margaret Josephine Macdonald, the daughter of Donald Alexander Macdonald, and Catherine Fraser, at Toronto, Ontario 16 September 1875, Margaret was born at Alexandria, Ont., and educated in Montreal. Lady Hingston volunteered for the St. Patri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hingston Down
Hingston Down is a hill not far from Gunnislake in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the subject of an old rhyme, due to the prolific tin mining that formerly took place in the area: This Hingston Down should not be confused with the Hingston Down at , a hill spur about a mile east of the town of Moretonhampstead in the neighbouring county of Devon. History The hill is usually accepted as the place mentioned in an entry in the '' Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' for 835 (corrected by scholars to 838) which says that Egbert king of the West Saxons defeated an army of Vikings and Cornish at the Battle of Hingston Down (''Hengestdūn'' = "Stallion Hill"). Geology The Hingston Down Consols mine on the hill is the type locality for the mineral Arthurite, which was discovered here. There is also a quarry on the hill, which forms the Hingston Down Quarry & Consols Site of Special Scientific Interest, noted for its mineralisation. See also *Kit Hill Country Park Kit Hill ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
