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Kristin Maguire
Kristin Maguire (surname), Maguire is a conservative politician from Clemson, South Carolina, Clemson, South Carolina. She served on the state Board of Education from 1999 to 2009, and was the board's chairman from 2008 to 2009. Maguire has served as the executive committeewoman of the South Carolina Republican Party. Background Maguire is a graduate of Clemson University. She Homeschooling, homeschooled her four children. A social conservative, Maguire co-founded of South Carolina Parents Involved in Education, a group that promotes abstinence-only sex education, private school vouchers and a curriculum teaching intelligent design. Board of Education career Maguire was initially appointed to the state Board of Education by the Pickens County, South Carolina, Pickens County Legislative Delegation in 1999 and reappointed by Governor Mark Sanford in 2004. In 2000, as a member of the state board, Maguire challenged the state's newly proposed sex education standards for insufficient e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maguire (surname)
The MacGuire ( ) family is an Irish clan based in County Fermanagh. The name derives from the Gaelic , which is "son of Odhar" meaning "dun", "dark one". According to legend, this relates to the eleventh descendant of Colla da Chrich, great-grandson of Cormac mac Airt, who was monarch of Ireland about the middle of the third century. From the 13th to the 17th centuries, the MacGuires were kings of Fermanagh. Naming conventions The surname has been anglicized variously as McGuire, McGwire, McGwyre and most commonly, Maguire (from variant Irish spelling ''Mag Uidhir''). History The MacGuire sept is primarily associated with modern-day County Fermanagh. They possessed the entire county, also known as Maguire's Country, from about 1250 C.E. and maintained their independence as Lords of Fermanagh down to the reign of King James VI & I, when their country was confiscated like other parts of Ulster. The MacGuires supplied Chiefs or Princes to Fermanagh, from about A.D. 1264, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
