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Lockwood (surname)
Lockwood is the surname of: People * Amos D. Lockwood (1811–1884), American engineer and manufacturer *Annea Lockwood (born 1939), New Zealand-born American composer *Belva Ann Lockwood (1830–1917), American feminist, lawyer and politician * Benoni Lockwood III (1805–1851), American clipper ship captain *Betty Lockwood (1924–2019), British political activist *Bobby Lockwood, British actor *Cara Lockwood, American writer * Charles Lockwood (other), several people * Daniel N. Lockwood (1844–1906), American politician *Dave Lockwood (tiddlywinks) (born 1952/53), American tiddlywinks champion *David Lockwood (sociologist) (1929–2014), British sociologist *David J. Lockwood, Canadian physicist *Didier Lockwood (1956–2018), French jazz violinist * Dorothy Lockwood (1910–1991), British painter *Eliphalet Lockwood (deacon) (1675–1753), deacon, and member of the Connecticut House of Representatives * Eliphalet Lockwood (1741–1814), American Revolutionary War capta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos D
Amos or AMOS may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Amos Records, an independent record label established in Los Angeles, California, in 1968 * Amos (band), an American Christian rock band * Amos (album), ''Amos'' (album), an album by Michael Ray * Amos (film), ''Amos'' (film), a 1985 American made-for-television drama film People and religious figures * Amos (name), a given name, nickname and surname Technology * AMOS or Advanced Mortar System, a 120 mm automatic twin barreled, breech loaded mortar turret * AMOS (programming language), a dialect of BASIC on the Amiga computer * Alpha Micro Operating System, a proprietary operating system used in Alpha Microsystems minicomputers * AMOS (statistical software package), a statistical software package used in structural equation modeling * Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory, an Air Force Research Laboratory operating on Maui, Hawaii * Amos (satellite), series of Israeli IAI-built civilian communications sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lockwood
George Lockwood (born 6 December 1872, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was originally from the Geelong area, but came to the VFL from the East Fremantle Football Club. Family The sons of Thomas Lockwood (1821-1876), and Charlotte Lockwood (1843-1884), née Chambers (later Mrs. William Moorhouse Hardman), George Lockwood and his twin brother Edward Lockwood (1872–1953) were born at Geelong on 6 December 1872. Football George and his twin brother "Teddy" were the first pair of twins to play VFL football. Their careers also mirrored each other's, with both starting at Geelong in 1899 and crossing to Collingwood in 1902. George Lockwood usually played in the back pocket In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team is assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. These positions descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockwood Smith
Sir Alexander Lockwood Smith (born 13 November 1948) is a New Zealand politician and diplomat who was High Commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2017, and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2008 to 2013. Smith is a member of the New Zealand National Party and served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1984 until his retirement to pursue diplomatic roles in 2013. He represented first the Kaipara electorate and then Rodney, and has held a number of Cabinet positions; he was Minister of Education from 1990 to 1996 and subsequently served as Minister of Agriculture, Minister for International Trade, and Associate Minister of Finance. Early years Smith attended Auckland Grammar School in 1961. He has a PhD in Animal science from the University of Adelaide. Before entering politics he lectured at Massey University, worked as a television quizmaster for the children's quiz shows ''It's Academic'' and ''The W 3 Show'', and was Marketing Manager a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockwood Silver Fern Flag
The black, white and blue silver fern flag is a proposed flag for New Zealand by architectural designer Kyle Lockwood. It was first designed using different colours in 2000. It was voted as the preferred alternative New Zealand flag in the first of two 2015–2016 New Zealand flag referendums, New Zealand flag referendums in December 2015, and was used in the second flag referendum in a binding contest against the Flag of New Zealand, current New Zealand flag. Despite a UMR poll predicting that the flag would earn only 35% of the vote, the Silver Fern Flag gained a significant minority in the March 2016 referendum with 43.2% of the vote, whilst the existing flag won with 56.6% of the vote. Design and symbolism The design of the flag combines the silver fern flag (toward the Hoist (flag), hoist) with the Southern Cross Flag, stars of the current national flag. The silver fern frond is a popular symbol of the people of New Zealand, while the stellar constellation known as the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Lockwood
Kyle Simon Lockwood JP (born 1977) is a New Zealand architectural designer based in Melbourne, Australia. He is known for leading the successful campaign for the Government of New Zealand to reintroduce the duration of the New Zealand passport to ten years, and for designing the two flags that came first and second, in the first New Zealand flag referendum. He also successfully lobbied for the introduction of the popular 18+ (now Kiwi Access) card. Lockwood's Silver Fern Flag design was voted in as the official Preferred Alternative New Zealand Flag in the first referendum, in March 2016 the existing Flag of New Zealand won the second referendum. Since December 2020, Lockwood has served as a Justice of the Peace in the state of Victoria. Early life Lockwood was born in 1977 in Wellington, New Zealand. His father, Simon Lockwood, represented New Zealand in underwater hockey, and was team captain. As the team used the ''silver fern'' as their symbol, Lockwood grew fond of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Belden Lockwood
Julia Belden Lockwood (June 30, 1881 – January 3, 1976) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was one of the Lockwood family members who donated family heirlooms to create the Norwalk Historical Society Museum. Early life and education Lockwood was from Norwalk, Connecticut, the daughter of Frederick St. John Lockwood and Caroline Ayres Lockwood. Her father, a Yale graduate, was a bank and railroad executive. Her mother attended Troy Female Seminary from 1858 to 1860. Her great-grandfather, Eliphalet Lockwood, was a state legislator. She graduated from Vassar College in 1901. Lockwood was president of the Vassar Athletic Association, and competed as a college athlete in track, basketball, and tennis. She was also an experienced horsewoman. She attended courses at Connecticut Agricultural College in 1912, and Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1914. Farming Lockwood and her partner Mayone Lewis bought a Connecticut farm, Blithefield (or Blythfield), in 1915. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Lockwood
Sir Joseph Flawith Lockwood (14 November 1904 – 6 March 1991), was a British industrialist and businessman, whose initial reputation was as an executive of a flour milling company. Later, as chairman of EMI between 1954 and 1974, he oversaw the company's expansion in the music business, and the signing and marketing of acts including The Beatles. He was knighted in 1960. Early life He was born in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, the second son of flour mill owner Joseph Agnew Lockwood and his wife, Mabel (née Caudwell). Through his father he was a distant cousin to the actress Margaret Lockwood and to Solicitor General Sir Frank Lockwood, their common ancestor being Joseph Lockwood (c. 1758 – 1837), a former Mayor of Doncaster, Yorkshire.Ward, R. D. (2014). ''Wealth and Notability: The Lockwood, Day and Metcalfe Families of Yorkshire and London''. pages 24–37. . http://copac.jisc.ac.uk/search?title=wealth%20and%20notability&rn=1 Lockwood attended schools in Southwell, Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Lockwood (bull Rider)
Jess Lockwood (born September 28, 1997) is an American professional rodeo cowboy who specializes in bull riding, and competes in the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) circuit. He joined the PBR in 2015 and was named Rookie of the Year in 2016. On November 5, 2017, he became the youngest PBR World Champion. He won his second PBR world championship on November 10, 2019. He also became the youngest bull rider to win two PBR world championships. Early life Jess Lockwood was born on September 28, 1997, in Volborg, Montana, to Ed and Angie Lockwood (née Schillinger). His father was a former Big Sky, Montana, Big Sky region champion bull rider and a professional Bronc riding, saddle bronc rider. His mother was a long-time Barrel racing, barrel racer. Lockwood was raised on his family's 12,000 acre ranch where they run about 400 head of cattle. As a small child, he would crawl on his father’s back and be bucked around their living room for eight seconds. He would then ask his mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lockwood (other) (1793–1857), American businessman, fur trapper, lawyer, and public official
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James Lockwood may refer to: * James Lockwood (British politician) (1888–1972), British politician * James Lockwood (Connecticut politician) (1683–1769), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk in several nonconsecutive sessions between 1721 and 1751 * James Lockwood (rugby league), professional rugby league footballer * James B. Lockwood (1852–1884), American soldier and explorer * James Henry Lockwood James Henry Lockwood (December 7, 1793August 24, 1857) was an Americans, American merchant, lawyer, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the first permanent resident to practice law within what is now the state of Wisconsin. Early life and education J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Hayes Lockwood
Henry Hayes Lockwood (August 17, 1814 – December 7, 1899) was an American soldier and academic from Delaware who rose to the rank of Brigadier General during the American Civil War and captured the Delmarva Peninsula including Virginia's Eastern Shore and headed the Union Middle Department in Baltimore before returning to academic life at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Early and family life Lockwood was born in Camden, Kent County, Delaware on August 17, 1814 to William Kirkley Lockwood (1786- 1872) and his wife, the former Mary Hayes (1795-1818). He had a sister, Anne Eliza Lockwood Godwin (1816-1896), but his father did not remarry after his first wife's death while both children were infants. His ancestor Joseph Lockwood had helped the Patriot cause during the American Revolutionary War by serving on a finance commission and as a member of Delaware's state constitutional convention. Lockwood became a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Francis Lockwood
Henry Francis Lockwood (18 September 1811, Doncaster – 21 July 1878, Richmond, Surrey) was an influential English architect active in the North of England. Family Lockwood was from a successful Doncaster family. His grandfather, Joseph Lockwood (c1758-1837) was twice mayor of Doncaster and part-owner of the limestone quarries at Levitt Hagg, as was his father, also Joseph (1785-1842), who was also a stonemason and builder. He was the uncle of Sir Frank Lockwood QC (1846–1897), and the great grandfather of the film actress Margaret Lockwood (1916–1990). Another nephew was Louis Lockwood (1864-1907) who was a successful architect in St. Paul, Minnesota. A more distant cousin was Sir Joseph Flawith Lockwood (1904–1991) the Chairman of EMI. Lockwood married his first cousin Emma Dey (1810–1882). Charles Day (boot blacking manufacturer), who made a colossal fortune through the Day and Martin company, was uncle to both of them (their mothers were Day's sisters), and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Lockwood
Harold A. Lockwood (April 12, 1887 – October 19, 1918) was an American silent film actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most popular matinee idols of the early film period during the 1910s. Early life and career Born in Brooklyn, Lockwood was raised and educated in Newark, New Jersey. Upon graduating, he began working in exporting. Lockwood quickly discovered that he did not enjoy exporting and quit to become an actor. He initially began his acting career in vaudeville. In 1908, Lockwood joined the Selig Company. In 1910, Lockwood signed on with a stock company for David Horsley and appeared in Western shorts. He later worked for the New York Motion Picture Company, Selig Polyscope Company and Famous Players Film Company. While at Famous Players, Lockwood was cast opposite actress May Allison in Allan Dwan's romantic film ''David Harum''. The two would appear in over twenty-three films together during the World War I era, and became one of the first celebrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
