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Laura Smith (other)
Laura Smith may refer to: * Laura Smith (singer) (1952–2020), Canadian folk singer-songwriter * Laura Smith (blues singer), American blues singer *Laura Smith (British politician), British politician * Laura Smith (Canadian politician), Canadian politician *Laura Alexandrine Smith, English musician and ethnomusicologist *Laura-Lee Smith, New Zealand table tennis player * Laura Faye Smith, American voice actress *Laura Smith Haviland, American abolitionist, suffragette, and social reformer See also * *Lauren Smith (other) *Laurie Smith Laurie Smith (born June 21, 1952) was the 28th Sheriff of Santa Clara County, California, serving from 1998 until her early retirement in 2022 when under indictment for corruption. She was the first female County Sheriff in the history of the s ..., sheriff * Laura Smyth, Australian politician {{hndis, Smith, Laura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Smith (singer)
Laura Smith (March 18, 1952 – March 7, 2020) was a Canadian folk singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 1995 single "Shade of Your Love", one of the year's biggest hits on adult contemporary radio stations in Canada,"Folk artist Smith performing in Bible Hill" ''Truro Daily News'', February 1, 2011. and for her adaptation of the folk song " My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean" which she entitled "My Bonny". She recorded a version of this with [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Smith (blues Singer)
Laura Smith (March 1882 – February 1932) was an American classic female blues and country blues singer. Songs she recorded include "Gonna Put You Right in Jail" and her version of "Don't You Leave Me Here". She led Laura Smith and her Wild Cats and also worked with Clarence Williams and Perry Bradford. Details of her life outside the music industry are scanty. Biography The researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc state that she was born Loretta Bryant in Illinois in 1882. Other sources suggest that she was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, at an unknown date. In the early 1920s, she toured the Theater Owners Bookers Association circuit. Her recording career started in 1924 with Okeh and ended just three years later, when she recorded some tracks for Victor. The music journalist Scott Yanow noted that her earliest recordings were her strongest: "by the time she recorded 'Don't You Leave Me Here' in 1927, much of the power was gone". Her recordings include two songs, "Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Smith (British Politician)
Laura Smith (born 16 March 1985) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Crewe and Nantwich from 2017 to 2019. In 2017, she defeated the incumbent Conservative Edward Timpson by 48 votes, before losing her seat at the 2019 general election. In February 2020, Smith was elected to Cheshire East Council for the Crewe South ward. Early life and career Smith was raised in Crewe; her grandfather was a miner and trade unionist and her father was heavily involved with the Labour Party. She attended Brine Leas School in Nantwich, Cheshire and South Cheshire College in Crewe. She went on to study at Crewe campus of Manchester Metropolitan University, qualifying as a school teacher. She was dissatisfied with work as a teacher and began a tutoring business. Political career Smith was involved in the campaign against school funding cuts in Cheshire East. She told the ''Crewe Chronicle'': "I sat at home after going to a public meeting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Smith (Canadian Politician)
Laura Smith is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. She represents the riding of Thornhill as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (french: Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario), often shortened to the Ontario PC Party or simply the PCs, colloquially known as the Tories, is a centre-right political party in Ontario, Canada .... References Living people Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians Women MPPs in Ontario Year of birth missing (living people) {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Alexandrine Smith
Laura Alexandrine Smith (1861–1902) was an English musician, ethnomusicologist and one of the earliest collectors of sea shanties. Smith’s ''The Music of the Waters'', published in 1888, was possibly the first collection of sea shanties to include music as well as words. Life Laura Alexandrine Smith was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1861. Her father was the Russian vice-consul. In 1888, Smith published The Music of the Waters: ''a Collection of the Sailors' Chanties, or Working Songs of the Sea, of All Maritime Nations; Boatmen's, Fishermen's, and Rowing Songs, and Water Legends.'' She had been commissioned by the editor of ''The Shipping World'', and was described as: 'A thorough musician, a pleasing writer, and full of enthusiasm', and thus, 'specially fitted for the work'. The collection was of 'chanties', or working songs, rather than songs sung of the sea by those living and working on the land. These latter, Smith dismissed as tales of 'impossible ships in impractic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura-Lee Smith
Laura-Lee Smith (born 21 November 1978 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a table tennis player for New Zealand. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ... she won a bronze medal in the women's team event. References 1978 births New Zealand female table tennis players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Sportspeople from Christchurch Living people Table tennis players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in table tennis Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Faye Smith
Laura Faye Smith (born May 10) is an American voice actress. She is responsible for the voice of the ''Mario'' series characters Rosalina from '' Super Mario 3D World'' onward, and Baby Rosalina from '' Dr. Mario World'' and the ''Mario Kart is a series of racing games developed and published by Nintendo. Players compete in go-kart races while using various power-up items. It features characters and courses from the ''Mario'' series as well as other gaming franchises such as ''T ...'' series. Bibliography Smith received her Bachelor of Arts in theater and from Oregon State University and is based in Los Angeles, California. Personal life She has one sister named Lisa.Smith, L. F. (January 19, 2013). Filmography Anime Video games Other: Video References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Laura Faye 1971 births Living people American video game actresses American voice actresses Oregon State University alumni 20th-century American actresses [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Smith Haviland
Laura Smith Haviland (December 20, 1808 – April 20, 1898) was an American abolitionist, suffragette, and social reformer. She was a Quaker and an important figure in the history of the Underground Railroad. Early years and family Laura Smith Haviland was born on December 20, 1808, in Kitley Township, Ontario, Canada, to American parents Daniel Smith and Asenath "Sene" Blancher, who had immigrated shortly before her birth. Haviland wrote that Daniel was "a man of ability and influence, of clear perceptions, and strong reasoning powers," while her mother Sene was "of a gentler turn, ... a quiet spirit, benevolent and kind to all, and much beloved by all who knew her." The Smiths, farmers of modest means, were devout members of the Religious Society of Friends, better known as Quakers. Haviland's father was a minister in the Society and her mother was an Elder. Though the Quakers dressed plainly, and strictly forbade dancing, singing, and other pursuits they deemed frivolous, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Smith (other) (bo ...
Lauren Smith is the name of: * Lauren Smith (badminton) (born 1991), British badminton player * Lauren Smith (cricketer) (born 1996), Australian cricket player * Lauren Smith (swimmer), who competed for Great Britain at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships *Lauren Ashley Smith, American writer, producer, and comedian * Lauren Lee Smith (born 1980), Canadian actress * Lauren Spencer-Smith, Canadian singer-songwriter * Lauren "Betty" Smith, the mother of Blythe Baxter in ''Littlest Pet Shop'' (2012 TV series) See also *Lawrence Smith (other) *Larry Smith (other) *Laura Smith (other) *Loren A. Smith, American judge * Lorrain Smith (other) *Laurie Smith (born 1952), sheriff *Lorenzo Smith Lorenzo Smith (born May 23, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter who has released three albums. Biography Lorenzo Smith was born on May 23, 1972, in Havana, Florida. As a child, he sang in the churches and was an avid listener of Michael J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Smith
Laurie Smith (born June 21, 1952) was the 28th Sheriff of Santa Clara County, California, serving from 1998 until her early retirement in 2022 when under indictment for corruption. She was the first female County Sheriff in the history of the state. Early life and education Laurie Smith is a native of Michigan, where she lived until completion of high school. In 1969 she relocated to San Jose, California, for college and to begin her law enforcement career.Full Biography for Laurie Smith. Candidate for Sheriff; County of Santa Clara Smart Voter, June 8, 2010, retrieved January 31, 2014. Smith has a bachelor's degree in Administration of Justice from |
