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Lay (surname)
Lay is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfred Morrison Lay (1836–1879), U.S. politician *Beirne Lay, Jr. (1909–1982), American author and World War II aviator *Benjamin Lay (1681–1760), English Quaker and abolitionist *Bob Lay (1944–2022), Australian sprinter *Caren Lay (born 1972), German politician *Carol Lay (born 1952), American author *Cecil Howard Lay (1885–1956), English poet *Charles Downing Lay (1877–1956), American landscape architect * Donald P. Lay (1926–2007), American jurist *Elzy Lay (1868–1934), U.S. outlaw *George W. Lay (1798-1860), U.S. politician *George Tradescant Lay (c. 1800-1845), British naturalist, missionary and diplomat *Herman Lay (1909–1982), American businessman *Horatio Nelson Lay (1832–1898), British diplomat *Humberto Lay (born 25 September 1934), Peruvian evangelical pastor *Jeffrey Lay (born 1969), Canadian rower *John Louis Lay (1832–1899), American inventor *Josh Lay (born 1982), American football player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Morrison Lay
Alfred Morrison Lay (May 20, 1836 – December 8, 1879) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Lewis County, Missouri, Lay moved with his parents to Benton County in 1842. He attended private schools and was graduated from Bethany College, Virginia (now in West Virginia), in 1856. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Jefferson City, Missouri. He was appointed United States district attorney for the western district of Missouri by President Buchanan and served until his resignation in 1861. Enlisted as a private in the Missouri State Guard and was subsequently promoted to the rank of major. He returned to Missouri when the command disbanded. He served as captain of ordnance, Confederate States Army. He resumed the practice of law in Jefferson City, Missouri. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1875. Lay was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1879, until his death in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horatio Nelson Lay
Horatio Nelson Lay (23 January 1832 – 4 May 1898, Forest Hill, Kent, England) was a British diplomat, noted for his role in the ill-fated "Lay-Osborn Flotilla" during the Taiping Rebellion. Biography Early life Horatio Nelson Lay was born in Forest Hill to George Tradescant Lay, a naturalist and missionary, who served as British consul in the treaty port of Amoy in China. Lay's father inspired him to go to China, but he died in 1845 before Lay had a chance to join him. In 1847, Lay was sent to China to study Chinese under the German linguist and missionary Karl Gützlaff. Lay's proficiency in the Chinese language soon earned him promotion in the British consular service and in 1854 he was appointed acting Vice-Consul in Shanghai. The same year, Lay took part in the founding of the Imperial Maritime Customs Service and he became the first Inspector General of the service the following year. In China, Lay adopted a Chinese name Li Taiguo (李泰國, Lǐ Tàiguó), which was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Lay
Samuel Julian Lay (March 20, 1935January 29, 2022) was an American drummer and vocalist who performed from the late 1950s as a blues and R&B musician alongside Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Paul Butterfield, and many others. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. Life and career Samuel Julian Lay was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on March 20, 1935. He began his career in 1957, as the drummer for the Original Thunderbirds. He soon after became the drummer for the harmonica player Little Walter. In 1960, he became the regular drummer for Muddy Waters, and remained in Waters's band until 1966. In that time he also began recording and performing with prominent blues musicians, including Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, Eddie Taylor, John Lee Hooker, Junior Wells, Bo Diddley, Magic Sam, Jimmy Rogers, and Earl Hooker. The recordings Lay made during this time, along with Waters's album '' Fathers and Sons'', recorded in 1969, are considered to be among the definitive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Ingraham Lay
Oliver Ingraham Lay (1845-1890), was an American portrait painter. Original art education in the United States. He traveled to Europe in 1860 he returned to the United States and began his professional career as an artist. There was a regular exhibitor Century Association and the National Academy of Design. Died June 28, 1890, in Stratford, Connecticut. He was buried at the New York Cemetery Cedar Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum. He was married to Hester Marian Wait Lay (1845-1900), they had a son - Charles Lay (1877-1956) - American architect. His works are in museum collections in the United States and England, including the National Academy of Design, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Gallery of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre The Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST) (originally called the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre) is a grade II* listed 1,040+ seat thrust stage theatre owned by the Royal Shakespeare Company dedicated to the English playwright and poet William Shakesp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Lay
Ko Lay ( my, ကိုလေး, ; born 31 October 1931) was mayor of Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ... from 1988 to 2003. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ko Lay Burmese military personnel Mayors of Yangon 1931 births Defence Services Academy alumni Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Lay (police Officer)
Kenneth Douglas Lay, (born 17 February 1956) is a former Australian police officer and Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police from 2011 to 2015. He was Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria from November 2017 to November 2021. Early life Lay was born and raised in the town of Korumburra in Victoria (Australia), Victoria's South Gippsland region. Police career Lay joined Victoria Police in 1974, serving in Melbourne at Prahran, Victoria, Prahran before being stationed in regional Victoria including as an Inspector in his home town. In 2003, Lay was appointed chief of staff to Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon, then promoted to Assistant Commissioner for North-West Victoria in 2005, Assistant Commissioner (Traffic and Transit Safety) in 2008. In 2009, he became Deputy Commissioner (Road Policing)—Victoria's top "traffic cop". In October 2009, Lay was photographed by a speed camera driving over the speed limit through the town of Tooborac. He kept the speeding offence under wraps d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Lay
Kenneth Lee Lay (April 15, 1942 – July 5, 2006) was an American businessman who was the founder, chief executive officer and chairman of Enron. He was heavily involved in the eponymous accounting scandal that unraveled in 2001 into the largest bankruptcy ever to that date. Lay was indicted by a grand jury and was found guilty of 10 counts of securities fraud at trial. Lay died in July 2006 while vacationing in his house near Aspen, Colorado, three months before his scheduled sentencing. A preliminary autopsy reported Lay died of a heart attack caused by coronary artery disease. His death resulted in a vacated judgment. Lay left behind "a legacy of shame" characterized by "mismanagement and dishonesty". In 2009 a list posted on portfolio.com ranked Lay as the third-worst American CEO of all time. His actions were the catalyst for subsequent and fundamental corporate reform in regard to "standards of leadership, governance, and accountability". Lay was one of America's high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Lay
Bernard "Josh" Lay (born September 8, 1982) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pittsburgh. Lay was also a member of the St. Louis Rams, California Redwoods, and Pittsburgh Power. Early years Lay attended Aliquippa High School, where he was a three-year starter at cornerback. He was a prep school quarterback, wide receiver and cornerback at Valley Forge Military Academy in 2001 before attending Pittsburgh. Professional career New Orleans Saints Lay was selected in the sixth round (174th pick overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. On July 17, 2006, he agreed to a three-year contract with the Saints. He was waived by the Saints on September 1. St. Louis Rams Lay was signed by the Rams on December 13, 2006. The team assigned him to the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europa on February 24, 2007. The Rams waived Lay on August 31, 2007. He was then signe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Louis Lay
John Louis Lay (January 14, 1833 – April 17, 1899) was an American inventor, and a pioneer of the torpedo. Biography Lay was born in Buffalo, New York. He was appointed 2nd assistant engineer in the Union Navy on July 8, 1862, and was promoted to 1st assistant engineer on October 15, 1863. He designed the spar torpedo which was used by Lieutenant William B. Cushing to destroy the Confederate ironclad ram at Plymouth, North Carolina, on October 27, 1864. After the fall of Richmond in 1865, Lay was sent in advance of Admiral David D. Porter's fleet to remove obstructions from the James River. Lay resigned from the navy on May 22, 1865, and was then was employed by the Peruvians to fortify the harbor of Callao with fixed mines and suspended torpedoes, in order to prevent the Spanish fleet from entering. Lay returned to the United States in 1867, where he began work on the design and building of a locomotive (self-propelled) torpedo. Lay's first design, the Lay Torpedo or Lay Dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Lay
Jeffrey M. Y Lay/Honorat (born October, 1962 is a retired Rowing (sport), rower from Canada. He won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours, alongside Brian Peaker, Dave Boyes, and Gavin Hassett. Referencessports-reference Jeffrey Lay/Honorat 1962 births Living people Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers of Canada Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Canada Rowers from Ottawa Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in rowing Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Rowers at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian people {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humberto Lay
Pastor Humberto Lay Sun (Chinese language, Chinese: 黎孙 ''Lí Sūn''; born 25 September 1934) is a Peruvian evangelicalism, evangelical minister of the Iglesia Biblica Emmanuel, an architect, and a politician belonging to the National Restoration (Peru), National Restoration Party. He is of Chinese Peruvians, Chinese descent. He studied at the Colegio San Andrés (Colegio San Andrés, Anglo-Peruvian School). He was also a commissioner on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Peru), Truth and Reconciliation Commission that investigated abuses by the Shining Path, Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, and the Peruvian Armed Forces, Military of Peru during the 1980s and 1990s. He was a Congress of the Republic of Peru, Congressman representing Lima for the 2011–2016 term. Education From 1953 to 1957 he studied at the National University of Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería and received an architecture degree. He started his professional career in his family's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Lay
Herman Warden Lay (March 6, 1909 – December 6, 1982) was an American businessman who was involved in potato chip manufacturing with his eponymous brand of Lay's potato chips. He started H.W. Lay Co., Inc., now part of the Frito-Lay corporation, a subsidiary of PepsiCo. His father, Jesse N. Lay, worked for International Harvester, first as a bookkeeper in Charlotte and later as a commercial salesman in Columbia, South Carolina, where the family moved. By 1920, they moved to Greenville, South Carolina. In 1922 his mother died of cancer and his father remarried. He then attended Furman University on an athletic scholarship for two years, but did not graduate. Career He began his career at Sunshine Biscuits and was laid off because of the Great Depression. He then worked as a traveling salesman for the Barrett Food Company, when he delivered potato chips to his customers in his Ford Model A. His territory eventually expanded and his profits began to grow. In 1932, he borrowed US$ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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