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Larken
Larken is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anthea Larken (born 1938), British director of the Women's Royal Naval Service * Edmund Larken (1809–1895), British cleric and Christian socialist * Frank Larken (1875–1953), British Royal Navy officer * Hubert Larken (1874–1964), British Anglican priest * Sheila Larken Sheila Larken (born February 24, 1944) is an American television actress, best known for playing the role of Margaret Scully, the mother of Dana Scully, on ''The X-Files''. Early life and career Larken was born in Brooklyn, New York City and ha ... (born 1944), American actress See also * Larkin (other) {{Surname Surnames of English origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Larken
Edmund Roberts Larken (1809–1895) was an English cleric and Christian socialist, a patron of radical causes and author on social matters. Along with other unconventional views, he was noted as possibly the first parish priest of his time to wear a beard.Rosemary Ashton, ''G. H. Lewes: An unconventional Victorian'' (2000), pp. 88–9. Life Larken's father, Edmund Larken (1766–1831), worked for the East India Company. His sister Eliza married William Monson, 6th Baron Monson; his brother Arthur Staunton Larken (1816–1889), the third son, was known as an officer of arms, becoming Portcullis Pursuivant and then Richmond Herald. Larken matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford in 1829, graduating B.A. in 1833, and M.A. in 1836. He was ordained deacon in 1833, and priest in 1834. At Oxford he considered himself a follower of Richard Whateley.Hill, pp. 149–50Google Books He became rector of Burton by Lincoln, remaining there from 1843 to 1895; he was presented to the living by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Larken
Vice-Admiral Sir Frank Larken KCB CMG (15 November 1875 – 21 January 1953) was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary. Early life and education Larken was born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, the middle son of Eliza Larken and solicitor Francis Roper Larken. He was the grandson of Edmund Larken and brother of Hubert Larken, Archdeacon of Lincoln. In 1889, he entered HMS ''Britannia'' as a naval cadet. His desire to go to sea was encouraged by early experience boating with his brothers on Foss Dyke, he told a crowd in 1935: "I do not know that I showed any more aptitude for the sea then than they did, but one day, in a fishing boat at Filey, anchored off the Brig in a nasty swell with a cross tide, they were both very sick a good half-hour before I was. Encouraged by that, the prospect of brass buttons and the fact that midshipman received a salary, which afterwards turned out to mainly illusory, I welcomed the suggestion of my parents that 1 should follow a sea life." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthea Larken
Commandant Anthea Larken CBE (born 1938), who served as Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) between 1988-1991, while also acting as aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth II. Larken has since served as president of the Not Forgotten Association and the Association of Wrens. President, TS Dreadnought, Greenwich SCC Naval career Anthea Larken was born in 1938, and joined the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) in 1956. Her initial role was as a range assessor, and became a photographic interpreter five years later. After a further four years, she was posted as a staff officer to the Singapore Naval Base in 1964. In 1967, Larken became a secretarial officer, and in 1976 became the officer in charge of the WRNS officer training programme at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, Devon. In 1981, she joined the Military Agency for Standardisation in NATO, and in 1985 became the chief services officer to the flag officer at HMNB Devonport. Larken joined the Royal College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Larken
The Ven. Hubert Larken (15 March 1874 – 6 April 1964) was an Anglican priest, who served as Archdeacon of Lincoln from 1933 to 1937. Larken was born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, the son of Eliza Larken and Francis Roper Larken. He was the grandson of Edmund Larken and elder brother of Vice-Admiral Sir Frank Larken. He was educated at Charterhouse and Magdalen College, Oxford; and ordained in 1899. He was: Curate of Gainsborough until 1900 and then held incumbencies at Cherry Willingham, Nettleham, Cowbit, Cleethorpes, Brocklesby, Theddlethorpe, Croyland Abbey, Ashby de la Launde, Honington and Wilsford. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1959/60 p683: Oxford, OUP Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ..., 1959 References 1874 births 1964 deaths People edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Larken
Sheila Larken (born February 24, 1944) is an American television actress, best known for playing the role of Margaret Scully, the mother of Dana Scully, on ''The X-Files''. Early life and career Larken was born in Brooklyn, New York City and has appeared in such notable television series as ''Bonanza'', ''Gunsmoke'', '' Medical Center'', ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'', ''Cagney & Lacey'', ''Hawaii Five-O'', '' It Takes a Thief'', ''Barnaby Jones'', ''Starsky and Hutch'', ''Trapper John, M.D.'', ''Little House on the Prairie'', '' Rawhide'', ''The Incredible Hulk'', ''Dallas'' , ''L.A. Law'' '' and ''Cannon. She also appeared in "No Way Out," the final episode of the 1977 anthology series ''Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected'' (known in the United Kingdom as ''Twist in the Tale''). Her made-for-television movies include '' Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan'' (1975), ''Cave-In!'' (1983) and ''The Midnight Hour'' (1985). Personal life Larken lives in Bellingham, Washington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larkin (other)
Larkin may refer to: * Larkin (surname) Buildings and structures * Larkin Administration Building, a destroyed building of the defunct Larkin Soap Company * Larkin Terminal Warehouse, original warehouse of the defunct Larkin Soap Company * Larkin Stadium, a football stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia Business and organizations * Larkin Aircraft Supply Company, a former Australian aircraft manufacturer * Larkin Company, a former mail-order company based in Buffalo, New York * Larkin University, Miami Gardens, Florida * Philip Larkin Society Places * Larkin, Alabama, U.S. * Larkin, California, U.S. * Larkin, Johor, Malaysia * Larkin (state constituency), Johor, Malaysia * Larkin Charter Township, Michigan * Larkin Sentral, a bus terminal in Johor Bahru, Malaysia * Larkin Township, Minnesota Other uses * Larkin 25, a former arts festival in Kingston upon Hull, England * Larkin High School, Elgin, Illinois, U.S. See also * Senator Larkin (other) * * Larken * Larkins (disam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |