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Lenox Hewitt 1961-03
Lenox may refer to: Places in the United States * Lenox, Alabama * Lenox, Georgia * Lenox, Iowa ** Lenox College, former college in Hopkinton, Iowa * Lenox, Kentucky * Lenox, Massachusetts, a New England town ** Lenox (CDP), Massachusetts, the main village in the town * Lenox, Missouri * Lenox, New York ** Lenox Avenue, in Harlem, New York City * Lenox, Ohio, original name for North Olmsted, Ohio * Lenox, Oklahoma * Lenox, Tennessee * Lenox, Memphis, Tennessee, a neighborhood * New Lenox, Illinois * Lenox Township (other) People First name * Lenox Baker (1902–1995), American orthopedic surgeon and athletic trainer * Lenox Hewitt (born 1917), retired senior Australian public servant * Lenox Paul (born 1958), English bobsledder Surname * Adriane Lenox, American actress * Robert Lenox (1759–1839), a Scottish-American merchant who served as the 15th president of the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York * James Lenox (1800–1880), an American biblioph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenox, Alabama
Lenox is an unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States. Lenox is west-northwest of Castleberry. Lenox had a post office until it closed on June 13, 1998; it still has its own ZIP code, 36454. Joseph Ryals was the first postmaster who also owned the settlement's general store. It is claimed he named the location after a bar of Lenox soap, in order for the post office to be authorized. Lenox is also home to young earth creationist Kent Hovind Kent E. Hovind (born January 15, 1953) is an American Christian fundamentalism, Christian fundamentalist evangelist and tax protester. He is a controversial figure in the Young Earth creationism, Young Earth creationist movement whose ministry ..., as well as his Dinosaur Adventure Land ministry and amusement park. References Unincorporated communities in Conecuh County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{ConecuhCountyAL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenox Hewitt
Sir Cyrus Lenox Simson Hewitt (7 May 1917 – 28 February 2020) was an Australian public servant. His career in the Commonwealth Public Service spanned from 1939 to 1980, and included periods as a senior adviser and departmental secretary. His most prominent position was as secretary of the Prime Minister's Department during the Gorton Government (1968–1971). He worked closely with Prime Minister John Gorton, although his initial appointment in place of John Bunting was seen as unconventional. Hewitt was also influential as secretary of the Department of Minerals and Energy during the Whitlam Government (1972–1975), working under minister Rex Connor. He later served as chairman of Qantas (1975–1980). Early life Hewitt was born in St Kilda, Victoria, on 7 May 1917. He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne, and graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Economics, which he completed on a part-time basis while employed by BHP on a traineeship.Sydney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenox Library (other) , a former library founded by James Lenox which was a predecessor of the New York Public Library
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Lenox Library may refer to: * Lenox Library (Massachusetts), a public library located in Lenox, Massachusetts *Lenox Library (New York City) The Lenox Library was a library incorporated and endowed in 1870. It was both an architectural and intellectual landmark in Gilded Age–era New York City. It was founded by bibliophile and philanthropist James Lenox, and located on Fifth Avenue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenox Station (other)
Lenox station may refer to: *Lenox station (MARTA) Lenox is an underground metro station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Gold Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Located in the Buckhead district, it provides access to Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza, which are located on ..., a rapid transit station in Atlanta, Georgia * Lenox station (Massachusetts), a former train station in Lenox, Massachusetts {{station disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenox Square
Lenox Square is a shopping mall in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia. With 198 tenants and of gross leasable area, it is the third-largest mall in Georgia. The mall is currently owned and managed by Simon Property Group, and is considered a sister mall to the adjacent, Simon-owned Phipps Plaza. , the mall is anchored by department stores Bloomingdale's, Macy's, and Neiman Marcus. Lenox Square opened to the public on August 3, 1959, operating as an open-air shopping center much like a typical lifestyle center. Its original anchors were two of the most famous and acclaimed department stores in the area, Rich's and Davison's, and grocery chain Colonial Stores. The mall opened with 60 stores. Over the next few decades competition from new suburban shopping malls spurred four expansions. The most recent renovation included enlarging the Neiman Marcus store by and the addition of of new retail space. Lenox Square houses several upscale stores that do not have other loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenox Industrial Tools
LENOX Tools is an American brand of hand tools, power tool accessories, and industrial band saw blades. It largely produces saws, saw blades, utility knives, snips, and other cutting tools. The brand was founded in 1915 as the "American Saw and Manufacturing Company" by ten employees to produce hacksaw blades. In 2003, American Saw was acquired by Newell Rubbermaid. In 2017, Stanley Black & Decker purchased the tools business of Newell Brands, including Lenox. Gallery Image:Lenox utility knife.jpg, A Lenox utility knife. See also *Lenox Industrial Tools 301—A NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ... race formerly sponsored by the company. References External links Lenox Industrial Tools web site Tool manufacturing companies of the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenox (company)
Lenox Corporation is an American manufacturing company that sells tableware, giftware, and collectible products under the Lenox, Dansk, Reed & Barton, and Gorham brands. For most of the 20th century, it was the most prestigious American maker of tableware, as well as making decorative pieces. Several china services were commissioned for the White House. By 2020, it was the last significant manufacturer of bone china in the United States, until the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of the company's only remaining American factory. History Lenox was founded in 1889 by Walter Scott Lenox as Lenox's Ceramic Art Company in Trenton, New Jersey. At the start, it made American art pottery, and it was organized as an art studio and not as a factory. It did not produce a full range of ceramic articles but rather one-of-a-kind artwares. The company at first had just eighteen employees. Lenox's products were first displayed at the Smithsonian Institution in 1897. Lenox's products becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Lenox
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Lenox'': * was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1678. She was rebuilt in 1701, and again in 1723, before being sunk as a breakwater Breakwater may refer to: * Breakwater (structure), a structure for protecting a beach or harbour Places * Breakwater, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia * Breakwater Island Breakwater Island () is a small island in the Palme ... in 1756. * was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1758. She was sunk as a breakwater in 1784, before being raised and broken up in 1789. See also * Royal Navy ships named {{DEFAULTSORT:Lenox, Hms Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lenox Hotel
The Lenox Hotel is a hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. It is located at the corner of Boylston and Exeter Streets; one block from Newbury Street, Copley Square, and the Prudential Tower. In addition, the Lenox sits next to the Boston Public Library. The Lenox is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. History The Lenox Hotel was built in 1900 by the owner of New York's Waldorf-Astoria, Lucias Boomer, at a cost of $1.1 million. At eleven stories high, it once stood as the tallest building in Boston. The outside was constructed of white and red terra cotta bricks and the inside of the hotel was luxuriously appointed. The hotel is named after the family of Lady Sarah Lennox, wife of King George III, who ruled before and during the American Revolution. The Lenox was host to many celebrities, including Enrico Caruso, who arrived at The Lenox in his own private railroad car. The area next to The Lenox was a railr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Scott Lenox
Walter Scott Lenox was the American businessman who established Lenox china, supplying the first complete American-made bone china table service for Woodrow Wilson's White House. Biography Lenox resolved to become a potter early in his boyhood. Starting in 1875 at the age of sixteen he first worked for a number of Trenton potteries. By his early twenties he had developed an excellent reputation, and based on this he was hired by Ott and Brewer Pottery Company of Trenton, then Willetts Manufacturing, as its art design director. Then he focused on ceramic design and decoration. By the time Lenox was thirty years old, he had saved enough money to enter into a partnership with Jonathan Coxon. They started a company called the Ceramic Art Company. Lenox wanted to be an expert in bone china. In the nineteenth century American pottery was inferior to European products. Lenox had three goals to accomplish for his goal to produce good quality bone china: # master the difficult bone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Lenox
Walter Lenox (August 17, 1817 – July 16, 1874) was Mayor of Washington, D.C. from 1850 to 1852. He was the only Mayor of Washington City born within Washington City and one of only two born in the District of Columbia. Early life Lenox was born in the City of Washington on August 17, 1817, the son of Captain Peter Lenox and Margaret Wilkerson Lenox. He was the first mayor to be born in the city of Washington, graduating from Yale University in 1837 and returning to the capital to practice law in the early 1840s. During at last part of that period, he lived with future Washington mayor Richard Wallach. Political career Lenox served on the Washington city council (the lower of its two legislative chambers) from 1842 to 1843, then as an Alderman from 1843 to 1849, serving his last term as President of the Board of Aldermen. Thus when mayor William Winston Seaton declined to run for a sixth term in 1850, Lenox was the heir apparent — although because of his young age ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lenox
James Lenox (August 19, 1800 – February 17, 1880) was an American bibliophile and philanthropist. His collection of paintings and books eventually became known as the Lenox Library and in 1895 became part of the New York Public Library. Early life Lenox was born in New York City on August 19, 1800. He was the only surviving son of six children born to Rachel (née Carmer) Lenox and Robert Lenox (1759–1839). His father was a wealthy merchant who was born in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, emigrated to America during the Revolutionary War, and settled in New York in 1783. Of his five sisters, four married and one remained single, like Lenox, throughout her life. His maternal grandfather was Nicholas Carmer, a New York cabinet maker. Upon his father's death in 1839, Lenox inherited a fortune of over a million dollars and 30 acres of land between Fourth and Fifth Avenues. A graduate of Columbia College, he studied law and was admitted to the bar, but never practiced. He retired f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
