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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] |
