McCluskie
McCluskie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Gemma McCluskie (1983–2012), English actress * Mike McCluskie (died 1871), American gambler and lawman *Sam McCluskie (1932–1995), British politician See also *McCluskieganj, a town in Jharkhand, India *McCluskey McCluskey or McCloskey (Irish: ''Mac Bhloscaidh'') is an Irish surname. It evolved as a branch of the Ó Catháin clan in County Londonderry. History The McCluskey sept are a branch of the O'Cahans, the former Lords of Keenaght. The McCluskey fam ...

Gemma McCluskie
Gemma Rose Veronica McCluskie (5 February 1983 – 1 March 2012) was a British television actress. Her most notable role was in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', in which she played Kerry Skinner. In March 2012, McCluskie disappeared from her home in East London; a few days later, her dismembered body was discovered in the Regent's Canal. In January 2013, her brother, Tony McCluskie, was found guilty of her murder. Career McCluskie's best-known role was Kerry Skinner in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', her character appeared between October 2000 and February 2001. In the show, McCluskie's character was a close friend of Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) and the great-niece of the recently killed off Ethel Skinner (Gretchen Franklin), and also the girlfriend of long-serving character Robbie Jackson (Dean Gaffney). She also appeared in the TV series '' No Sweat''. Disappearance and discovery of body McCluskie went missing from her East London flat, where she lived with her brot ...
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McCluskieganj
McCluskieganj is a small hilly town in Jharkhand State, India, about northwest of the capital, Ranchi. The town used to have a significant Anglo-Indian community. It is now a tourist place for its British era old mansions, hills and streams. History Ernest Timothy McCluskie, the Anglo Indian businessman from Kolkata visited the place and impressed by the environment and climate of the area. He decided to built a town for Anglo Indian and purchased the lands from king of Chotanagpur, Udai Pratap Nath Shah Deo. In 1932, he sent circulars to nearly 200,000 Anglo-Indians in India inviting them to settle there. Features">Deep Blue Ink -> Writing -> Features/ref> It was founded by the Colonisation Society of India in 1933 as a homeland or "Mooluk" for Anglo-Indians. Anglo-Indians could buy Shares in this co-operative, the Colonisation Society of India - which in turn would allot them a plot of land. It became home to 400 Anglo-Indian families within ten years. Of the nearly 300 ori ...
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Mike McCluskie
Mike McCluskie (?-1871) was a little-known gambler and occasional lawman from Ohio, who was the instigator of the Gunfight at Hide Park, which took place on August 19, 1871, in Newton, Kansas. McCluskie was well known in Newton prior to the gunfight. Earlier that same year, he had been charged with garroting a man to death. Those charges were dismissed. Born and raised in Ohio, he made his way down into Kansas by way of employment with the Santa Fe Railroad, as a Night Policeman. He became the unofficial guardian of a young teenage man named James Riley, who was often seen in his presence, and who would eventually become the deciding factor in the gunfight. The gunfight The incident began with an argument between local lawman, Billy Bailey, and McCluskie, who had been employed as a policeman for the elections. The two men began arguing on August 11, 1871, over local politics on election day in the "Red Front Saloon", located in downtown Newton. The argument developed into a f ...
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Sam McCluskie
Sam McCluskie (11 August 1932 – 15 September 1995) was a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist. He came from Leith in Edinburgh. He followed Albert Booth as Treasurer of the Labour Party from 1984 to 1992. He was general secretary of the National Union of Seamen from 1986 up to the merger which formed the RMT in 1990. He held a post in that union but retired in 1991.Terry Pattinson,Obituary: Sam McCluskie, ''The Independent'', 18 September 1995 In 1988, McCluskie recorded a fundraising single with John Prescott John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott (born 31 May 1938) is a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and as First Secretary of State from 2001 to 2007. A member of the Labour Party, he w .... References 1995 deaths 1932 births British Merchant Navy personnel General Secretaries of the National Union of Seamen Scottish trade unionists Labour Party (UK) officials People f ...
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