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Langtry (surname)
Langtry''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press, is an English surname of habitational origin which derives from three settlements in Devon, Oxfordshire, and Lancashire called Langtree, from the Old English lang, long ‘long’, ‘tall’ + treow ‘tree’. Notable Langtrys include: * Albert P. Langtry (1860–1939), Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, U.S.A. * Brian Langtry (born 1976), lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth and the Denver Outlaws * Henry Langtry (1841–1892), English cavalry colonel * Henry V.M. Langtry (1869–1935), British Army lieutenant-colonel * James I. Langtry (1939–2021), government official and educator * John Langtry (1834–1906), M.A., D.C.L., member of the Anglican Church in Canada * Joe Langtry (1880–1951), Australian politician * Joseph Langtry (1805–1862), Royal Navy captain * Lillie Langtry Emilie Charlotte, Lady de Bathe (née Le Breton, formerly Langtry; 13 October 1853 – 12 Febr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langtry, Texas
Langtry is an unincorporated community in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. The community is notable as the place where Judge Roy Bean, the "Law West of the Pecos", had his saloon and practiced law. History Langtry was originally established in 1882 by the Southern Pacific Railroad as a grading camp called Eagle Nest. It was later renamed for George Langtry, an engineer and foreman, who supervised the immigrant Chinese work crews building the railroad in the area. Roy Bean arrived soon after completion of the railroad, and set up a tent saloon on company land. He later built a wooden structure for his saloon, which he called The Jersey Lilly after the well-known British actress Lillie Langtry. She was a native of the island of Jersey. (Née Le Breton, Langtry was her married name, and she was not related to George Langtry.) Bean used the saloon as his headquarters when authorized as a justice of the peace and notary public. He called himself the "Law West of the Pecos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Craters On Venus
This is a list of craters on Venus, named by the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. All craters on Venus are named after famous women or female first names. ''(For features on Venus other than craters see, list of montes on Venus and List of coronae on Venus.)'' As of 2017, there are 900 named craters on Venus, fewer than the lunar and Martian craters but more than on Mercury. Other, non-planetary bodies with numerous named craters include Callisto ( 141), Ganymede ( 131), Rhea (128), Vesta (90), Ceres (90), Dione (73), Iapetus (58), Enceladus (53), Tethys (50) and Europa ( 41). For a full list, ''see List of craters in the Solar System''. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Dropped and not approved names See also * List of montes on Venus * List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |