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Jennings
Jennings is a surname of early medieval English origin (also the Anglicised version of the Irish surnames Mac Sheóinín or MacJonin). Notable people with the surname include: *Jennings (Swedish noble family) A–G *Adam Jennings (born 1982), American football player *Al Jennings (1863–1961), American attorney in Oklahoma Territory, train robber and silent film star *Alex Jennings (born 1957), British actor *Andrew Jennings (1943–2022), British investigative journalist *Anfernee Jennings (born 1997), American football player *Asa Jennings (1877–1933), American who commanded the evacuation of refugees after the Great Fire of Smyrna *Bernard Jennings (1929–2017), British local historian and adult educationist *Billy Jennings (born 1952), English footballer *Billy Jennings (Welsh footballer) (1893–1968), Welsh footballer *Brandon Jennings (born 1989), American basketball player *Brent Jennings (born 1951), American actor *Brian Jennings, American football player *Murder of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Jennings
Adam Richard Jennings (born November 17, 1982) is an American former professional American football, football wide receiver. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football at Fresno State Bulldogs football, Fresno State. Jennings was also a member of the Detroit Lions and New York Giants. College career At Fresno State, Jennings was an All-Western Athletic Conference, WAC first-team selection as a kickoff returner during his senior year. He was also an academic All-WAC pick for four consecutive years. Professional career Atlanta Falcons Jennings was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft. In two seasons with the Falcons, he totaled six receptions for 62 yards and one touchdown in 38 games while contributing with 53 punt returns. He was cut by the Falcons on November 11, 2008. Detroit Lions After signing with the Detroit Lions in 2008, Jennings was cut at the end of the Lions' 2009 tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennings (Swedish Noble Family)
Jennings is a Swedish noble family. It was naturalised 1742, matriculated into Swedish House of Nobility 1743 under number 1874. The Jennings family descended from an old noble family named "Jenins" in England, from where it came to Ireland. The earliest known ancestor of the line is Francis Jennings of County Donegal in Ireland, who was born 1584. During the reign of Elizabeth I he moved from Somersetshire Somerset ( , ), archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to ... to Ireland, and died 1679. He was married with Elizabeth Montgomery, daughter of John Montgomery of Castel-Rabon in Ireland. Skånelaholm Castle in Sweden was owned by Jennings family. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Jennings
Francis Paul "Fritz" Jennings (1918November 17, 2000) was an American historian, best known for his works on the colonial history of the United States. He taught at Cedar Crest College from 1968 to 1976, and at the Moore College of Art from 1966 to 1968. Biography Early life and education Jennings was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in 1918, just before the close of World War I. He graduated from Pottsville High School in 1935 and Temple University in 1939."Jennings Brothers" '' Pottsville Republican'', Pottsville, Pennsylvania, volume CXIX, number 124, March 26, 1945, page 10. After graduating from Temple University, he stayed in Philadelphia and taught high school English and history at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Jennings
Ernie Jennings (born January 30, 1949) is an American former college football player who was a wide receiver for the Air Force Falcons football, Air Force Falcons. He was named a consensus College Football All-America Team, All-American in 1970. Early life Ernie Jennings was born on January 30, 1949, in Atchison, Kansas. He attended Kansas City Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri. College career Jennings played college football College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football American football in the United States, firs ... for the Air Force Falcons football, Air Force Falcons of the United States Air Force Academy. He originally joined the team as a defensive back but switched to receiver. He was a consensus College Football All-America Team, All-American in 1970 College Football All-America Team, 1970 and finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Jennings Graham
Elizabeth Jennings Graham (March 1827 – June 5, 1901) was an African-American teacher and civil rights figure. In 1854, Graham insisted on her right to ride on an available New York City streetcar at a time when all such companies were private and most operated segregated cars. Her case was decided in her favor in 1855, and it led to the eventual desegregation of all New York City transit systems by 1865. Graham later started the city's first kindergarten for African-American children, operating it from her home on 247 West 41st Street until her death in 1901. Early life Jennings was born free in March 1827 (the exact date is unknown). Her parents, Thomas L. Jennings (1791–1856) and his wife, born Elizabeth Cartwright (1798–1873), had three children: Matilda Jennings Thompson (1824–1886), Elizabeth, and James E. Jennings (1832 – May 5, 1860). Her father was a Freeman and her mother was born enslaved. He became a successful tailor and an influential member of New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Jennings (poet)
Elizabeth Joan Jennings (18 July 1926 – 26 October 2001) was a British poet. She won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1955 for her second poetry collection, ''A Way of Looking''. Life and career Elizabeth Jennings was born at The Bungalow, Tower Road, Skirbeck, Boston, Lincolnshire, younger daughter of physician Henry Cecil Jennings (1893–1967), MA, BSc ( Oxon.), MB BS ( Lond.), DPH, medical officer of health for Oxfordshire, and (Helen) Mary, née Turner. When Elizabeth was seven years old, her family moved to Oxford, where she remained for the rest of her life. Couzyn, Jeni (1985), ''Contemporary Women Poets''. Bloodaxe, pp. 98–100. There, she later attended St Anne's College. After graduation, she became a writer. Jennings's early poetry was published in journals such as '' Oxford Poetry'', '' New English Weekly'', ''The Spectator'', ''Outposts'' and ''Poetry Review'', but her first book of poems was not published until she was 27. The lyrical poets she cited as ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Jennings (rowing)
Edward Francis Jennings (April 9, 1898 – February 9, 1975) was an American rowing coxswain who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Pennsylvania and died in San Diego San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ..., California. In 1924 he was the cox of the American boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs. Eight years later he won the gold medal as cox of the American boat in the same event. References External links Edward Jennings at databaseOlympics.com 1898 births 1975 deaths American coxswains (rowing) Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in rowing Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Rowers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1932 Summer Olympics American ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Jennings
Edward L. "Ed" Jennings Jr. is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2006, representing the 23rd District. After unsuccessfully running for the Florida Senate in 2006, Jennings was appointed as the Regional Director for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. History Jennings was born in Gainesville and attended the University of Florida, where he served as the president of Florida Blue Key and the Black Student Union. Jennings graduated in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in political science, and helped his father, Edward Jennings Sr. get elected to the Gainesville City Commission that year. Florida House of Representatives Following incumbent State Representative Cynthia M. Chestnut's inability to seek re-election, Jennings ran to succeed her in the 23rd District, which stretched from Gainesville to Ocala. He faced Harvey Budd, a former Alachua County Charter Review Commissioner and a memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward H
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Jennings (VC)
Edward Jennings VC (c. 1820 – 10 May 1889) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details He was approximately 37 years old, and a Rough-Rider in the Bengal Artillery, Bengal Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deeds took place at the Relief of Lucknow for which he was awarded the VC: Legacy For most of his life Edward Jennings was employed by the local council as a road sweeper and must have fallen on hard times as he sold his Victoria Cross to a private collector. His Victoria Cross is owned by the Royal Artillery and is not on public display. Edward Jennings VC died on 10 May 1889 and was buried in an unmarked pauper's grave, one of 190,000 bodies interred in Preston Cemetery, North Shields, North East England. In 1997 an appeal was launched to raise the necessary £2000 to place a headstone on Edward Jennings grave. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Domnique Jennings
Desmond Domnique Jennings (October 4, 1971 – November 16, 1999) was an American serial killer who killed at least five people in drug-related robberies in Fort Worth, Texas in 1993. While authorities only conclusively proved his guilt in five murders, they suspected him in as many as twenty. Early adult life Before the murders, Jennings had worked as a nursing aide. Murders, arrest, and trial In October 1993, Jennings, John Freeman, Robert Anderson, and two others were involved in a fatal robbery at a drug house in Fort Worth. On December 24, 1993, Jennings and Freeman killed two people at a house in Fort Worth. On December 27, 1993, Jennings and Freeman entered a house in Fort Worth. Inside, when Sylvester Walton, 44, asked the two what they wanted, Jennings shot him in the face, killing him. As they moved further into the house, they saw Wonda Matthews, 27, rising up on a bed. Jennings shot her in the head. Jennings then returned to Walton and checked his body, stealing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Jennings
Desmond Delane Jennings (born October 30, 1986) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays. Early life Jennings was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the second of three sons born to Edmond and Paulette Jennings. He is a cousin of NFL lineman Andre Smith. At Pinson Valley High School in Pinson, Alabama, Jennings lettered in baseball, football and basketball. He received an offer from the Georgia Bulldogs to play both baseball and football collegiately. Jennings was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 18th round of the 2005 amateur draft out of Pinson Valley High School but did not sign. After failing to qualify academically for the University of Alabama, Jennings decided to enroll at Itawamba Community College to play baseball and football; he led all junior college wide receivers with 54 receptions while scoring 6 touchdowns and netting 848 yards in 8 games. On the diamond, he hit .378 with 29 st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |