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Illingworth Family
Illingworth may refer to: People * Albert Illingworth, 1st Baron Illingworth (1865–1942), British businessman and politician *Alfred Illingworth (1827–1907), English worsted spinner and politician *Charlie Illingworth (1871–1926), Australian rules footballer * Charles Illingworth (1899–1991), British surgeon * Eddie Illingworth (born 1938), Australian cricketer * Edward Illingworth (1896–1924), English cricketer * Francisco Illingworth (1905–1982), Vice President of Ecuador *Frederick Illingworth (1844–1908), Australian politician *George Illingworth (1877–1950), Australian politician * Illingworth Kerr (1905–1989), Canadian landscape painter *James Illingworth (born ?), British Army officer * Jeremy Illingworth (born 1977), English footballer * Jim Illingworth (1901–1967), Australian rules footballer * John Illingworth (yacht designer) (1903–1980), British naval architect *John Illingworth (footballer) (1904–1964), English footballer *John Lister Illingworth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Illingworth, 1st Baron Illingworth
Albert Holden Illingworth, 1st Baron Illingworth PC (25 May 1865 – 23 January 1942), was a British businessman and Liberal politician. He served as Postmaster General between 1916 and 1921 in David Lloyd George's coalition government. Background and education Illingworth was the second son of Henry Illingworth, of Bradford, the member of an old Yorkshire family, and his wife Mary, daughter of Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet. Percy Illingworth was his younger brother. His sister, Mary Gertrude Darnton (née Illingworth, 1871-1952), married in 1894 John Edward Darnton (formerly Schunck), sister of Baroness Airedale née Florence Schunck. Illingworth was educated at the London International College and became a partner in the family firm of Daniel Illingworth and Sons, spinners, and Chairman of Isaac Holden et Fils. Political career In a 1915 by-election Illingworth was returned to Parliament for Heywood, a seat he held until the constituency was abolished in 1918, and then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Gilbert Illingworth
Leslie Gilbert Illingworth (2 September 1902 – 20 December 1979) was a Welsh political cartoonist best known for his work for the ''Daily Mail'' and for becoming the chief cartoonist at the British satirical periodical ''Punch''. Early history Illingworth was born on 2 September 1902 in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan in Wales in 1902 to Frederick and Helen MacGregor Illingworth. His father, who was originally from Yorkshire, was a clerk at the engineers' department for Barry Railway & Docks Company while his mother was a teacher. As a child Illingworth attended the Church School of St Athan, before winning a scholarship to the local grammar school in Barry. From Barry County School he found work at the lithographic department at the ''Western Mail'', mainly due to the fact that his father played golf with the chief executive of the paper, Sir Robert J. Webber. As a cartoonist Whilst working at the '' Western Mail'', Illingworth also attended the Cardiff School of Arts, to which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Of No Importance
''A Woman of No Importance'' by Oscar Wilde is "a new and original play of modern life", in four acts, first given on 19 April 1893 at the Haymarket Theatre, London. Like Wilde's other society plays, it satirises English upper-class society. It has been revived from time to time since his death in 1900, but has been widely regarded as the least successful of his four drawing room plays. Background and first production Wilde's first West End theatre, West End drawing room play, ''Lady Windermere's Fan'', ran at the St James's Theatre for 197 performances in 1892. He briefly moved away from the genre to write his biblical tragedy ''Salome (play), Salome'', after which he accepted a request from the actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree for a new play for Tree's company at the Haymarket Theatre. Wilde worked on it while staying in Norfolk in the summer, and later in a rented flat in St James's, impeded by constant interruptions by Lord Alfred Douglas. Tree accepted the finished play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William H
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Illingworth (archivist)
William Illingworth (1764 – 21 February 1845) was an English lawyer and archivist, who was an active editor of the publications of the Record Commission. Life Illingworth was the third son of William Illingworth, a tradesman in Nottingham; Cayley Illingworth was an elder brother. After attending Nottingham Grammar School and Manchester Grammar School, he was articled to a Nottingham attorney named Story. By 1788 Illingworth had established himself in practice in London as an attorney of the Court of King's Bench (England), King's Bench. His skill in deciphering manuscripts led to his being appointed 1800 a sub-commissioner on the Record Commission, Royal Commission on Public Records. His character impeded his later promotion. Illingworth was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1805. He made a general arrangement of the public records held in the chapter house of Westminster Abbey, and in 1808 drew up a press catalogue of their contents. He went with Thom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Illingworth
Simon Illingworth (born 10 November 1967) is an Australian former police officer and the councillor for Coastal Ward, Shire of Corangamite. He is now a farmer, business owner and CFA member. Career He served in many different roles throughout his time with the Victoria Police, but his most significant contribution was with the Victoria Police Ethical Standards Department (the Victoria Police version of Internal Affairs) where he helped weed out and prosecute corrupt police officers. After retiring from the force he has written a book about his experiences entitle"Filthy Rat" selling 9,000 copies before being out of print in 2007. He also appeared on "Australian Story" Retrieved 19 September 2007. in May 2004 to tell his unique story and offer insight on the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Illingworth
Sarah Louise Illingworth (born 9 September 1963) is an English-born New Zealand former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in 6 Test matches and 37 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1988 and 1996. She played domestic cricket for Southern Districts and Canterbury. Illingworth captained New Zealand in all six Test matches she played, all of them ending in a draw. She also captained 29 WODIs, with New Zealand winning 18, losing 10 and one ending in a no result. She jointly holds the record for the most dismissals in a World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ... innings, with six. References External links * * 1963 births Living people Canterbury Magicians cricketers Cricketers from Lancaster, Lancash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Illingworth
Ronald Stanley Illingworth FRCP (7 October 1909 in Harrogate – 4 June 1990 in Bergen, Norway) was a British born Yorkshireman and a paediatrician of renown. He was also a prolific writer, who wrote some 600 articles and at least 21 books, which were exceedingly popular and sold in large quantities. Illingworth was principally known for being largely responsible for introducing the science and practice of paediatrics to the UK in the early to mid-1940s. Life Illingworth was the youngest of three children of Ellen Brayshaw and her husband, Herbert Edward Illingworth, an architect. He was educated in Clifton House Preparatory School, then Bradford Grammar School. He achieved a scholarship in classics to read medicine at the University of Leeds. After a number of house appointments, Illingworth was appointed as a clinical pathologist in general practice at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Before the war he was awarded a Nuffield research studentship in Oxford from the Nuffie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
