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McCorquodale
McCorquodale is a surname of Scottish origin. The name originates from Argyll in the West Highlands. People with the surname ''McCorquodale'' British family: * George McCorquodale (1817–1895), founder of McCorquodale printers. ** George Frederick McCorquodale (1853–1936) m. 1879 Mary Augusta Henderson, daughter of Sir Edmund Henderson. ** Alexander Cowan McCorquodale (1858–1941) *** Alexander George McCorquodale (1897–1964) m. 1927 Barbara Cartland (1901–2000) **** Raine McCorquodale (1929–2016), British socialite and stepmother of Diana, Princess of Wales, m. 1st Gerald Legge, 9th Earl of Dartmouth, m. 2nd John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, m. 3rd Count Jean-François Pineton de Chambrun. ** Kate McCorquodale m. 1897 Henry Horne, 1st Baron Horne (1861–1929) ** Norman McCorquodale (1863–1938) m. 1897 Constance Eleanor Burton *** Brigadier Norman McCorquodale (1898–1971) m. 1923 Barbara de Knoop **** Mary Pamela McCorquodale (born 1932) m. Michael Bowes-Lyon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Sarah McCorquodale
Lady Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia McCorquodale (''née'' Spencer; born 19 March 1955) is one of the two older sisters of Diana, Princess of Wales, the other being Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes. Early life Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia Spencer was born with the honorific "The Honourable"; she acquired the courtesy title "Lady" in 1975, when her grandfather died and her father became the 8th Earl Spencer. She suffered from the eating disorder anorexia nervosa in her early twenties. She was educated firstly at Riddlesworth Hall School in Norfolk and secondly at West Heath boarding school near Sevenoaks in Kent. After passing O Level exams, she left West Heath to work in London. Family Sarah married Neil Edmund McCorquodale (born 4 October 1951), son of Alastair McCorquodale and Rosemary Sybil Turnor, on 17 May 1980 in Northamptonshire, England. Neil is a 2nd cousin once removed of Lady Sarah's stepmother, Raine Spencer. Neil and Lady Sarah McCorquodale have three children: *Emily Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair McCorquodale
Alastair McCorquodale (5 December 1925 – 27 February 2009) was a British athlete and cricketer. McCorquodale was educated at Harrow where he opened the bowling for the 1st XI in the 1948 Eton v Harrow match at Lord's. He represented Britain in Athletics at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. He was denied a bronze medal in the 100m final by a photo finish, but won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. He never ran again. He also represented the Free Foresters, Marylebone Cricket Club in 1948 and Middlesex in three matches in 1951, as a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He toured Canada with MCC in 1951–52. He was the seventh oldest living Middlesex first-class cricketer prior to his death. Early life McCorquodale was born in Hillhead, Glasgow City, on 5 December 1925. He spent his childhood growing up in Essex, and was educated at Harrow School. He was in both the football and cricket first XIs, and was in Elmfield House. Athletics career As the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron McCorquodale
Malcolm Stewart McCorquodale, 1st Baron McCorquodale of Newton, KCVO, PC (29 March 1901 – 25 September 1971) was a British businessman and Conservative politician. Background and education McCorquodale was the son of Norman McCorquodale, of Winslow Hall, Buckinghamshire, and the grandson of George McCorquodale, founder of McCorquodale printers. His mother was Constance Helena, daughter of Edmund Charles Burton. He was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford. Business career McCorquodale was chairman of McCorquodale and Company Ltd, and a director of the Bank of Scotland. Political career At the 1931 general election, McCorquodale was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sowerby, and held the seat at the 1935 election. in 1939, he was Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the President of the Board of Trade, Oliver Stanley. From 1940 to 1941, he fought in the Second World War as a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. From 1942 to 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm McCorquodale, 1st Baron McCorquodale
Malcolm Stewart McCorquodale, 1st Baron McCorquodale of Newton, KCVO, PC (29 March 1901 – 25 September 1971) was a British businessman and Conservative politician. Background and education McCorquodale was the son of Norman McCorquodale, of Winslow Hall, Buckinghamshire, and the grandson of George McCorquodale, founder of McCorquodale printers. His mother was Constance Helena, daughter of Edmund Charles Burton. He was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford. Business career McCorquodale was chairman of McCorquodale and Company Ltd, and a director of the Bank of Scotland. Political career At the 1931 general election, McCorquodale was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sowerby, and held the seat at the 1935 election. in 1939, he was Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the President of the Board of Trade, Oliver Stanley. From 1940 to 1941, he fought in the Second World War as a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. From 1942 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George McCorquodale
George McCorquodale (10 May 1817-1895) was an English printer who founded the McCorquodale Group, once one of the UK's largest printing companies. Career McCorquodale was the son of Hugh McCorquodale and Lucia Hall. He started his printing career in Liverpool, opening a stationers shop, Liverpool Printing and Stationery Co. Ltd, in 1841, then founding McCorquodale & Co Ltd in Newton-le-Willows in 1846, taking over and converting the former South Lancashire Conservative Association Hall. The company became well-known as a printer for the rail industry, producing many British railway companies' tickets, timetables, posters and other printed work. During the 1870s, McCorquodale opened further factories in Glasgow, London and Leeds. In 1878, Sir Richard Moon, chairman of the London and North Western Railway invited McCorquodale to build a printing works in the railway town of Wolverton. This specialised in printing registered envelopes later diversified into books and commercial statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe McCorquodale
Joseph Charles McCorquodale, Jr. (December 2, 1920 – April 17, 2017) was a United States politician from Alabama, who served as the Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives and unsuccessfully ran for Governor on the basis of the "McCorquodale plan" for Alabama. He was a member of Democratic Party. He was born in Mobile, Alabama. A native of Clarke County, he graduated from Marion Military Institute, and the University of Alabama. During World War II he served in the United States Army Air Forces in the China-Burma-India and Pacific Theaters. He was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1959 (92nd district). He served on the Interim Committee, on Finance and Taxation, the Fiscal Advisory Committee to the Governor, the Legislative Council, as vice-chairman of the Legislative Committee on Public Accounts, as co-chairman Alabama Constitutional Commission, the Coosa Valley, Tombigbee Valley and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authorities, the Alabama H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Cartland
Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland, (9 July 1901 – 21 May 2000) published as Barbara Cartland was an English writer, known as the Queen of Romance, who published both contemporary romance, contemporary and historical romance novels, the latter set primarily during the Victorian era, Victorian or Edwardian era, Edwardian period. Cartland is one of the List of best-selling fiction authors, best-selling authors worldwide of the 20th century. Many of her novels have been adapted to films for television including ''A Hazard of Hearts'', ''A Ghost in Monte Carlo'' and ''Duel of Hearts''. Her novels have been translated from English into numerous languages, making List of most translated individual authors, Cartland the fifth most translated author worldwide (note: not including biblical works). Her prolific output totals some 723 novels and she is credited in the ''Guinness World Records'' for the most novels published in a single year (1977). Although best known for her rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan McCorquodale
Dan McCorquodale (born December 17, 1934 in Longville, Louisiana) is an American politician from Newton, Texas, a former California State Senator, and a member of the Democratic Party. Early career Before entering politics, McCorquodale was a teacher in the California public schools. McCorquodale then served as a Santa Clara County Supervisor, winning election in 1972 and being reelected in 1976 and 1980. State Senate In 1982, McCorquodale was elected to the San Jose based 12th district in the California State Senate, narrowly defeating Republican incumbent Dan O'Keefe. Defeat In 1986, he won a difficult reelection against Santa Clara County Supervisor Tom Legan. Although he won easy reelection in 1990, McCorquodale lost his seat in 1994 to Dick Monteith a conservative Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer
Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer ( McCorquodale; 9 September 1929 – 21 October 2016) was a British socialite and local politician. She was the daughter of Alexander McCorquodale and the romantic novelist and socialite Barbara Cartland and the stepmother of Diana, Princess of Wales. Early years Raine McCorquodale was the only child of novelist Barbara Cartland and Alexander George McCorquodale of Speen in Berkshire, an Army officer who was heir to an old printing fortune. Her parents divorced in 1936, and her mother promptly married Alexander's cousin, Hugh McCorquodale, by whom she had two sons, Ian and Glen. Countess of Dartmouth In 1947, 18-year-old Raine McCorquodale was launched as a debutante into London high society. She had a successful season, not only being named debutante of the year, but becoming engaged to be married to the heir to an earldom, the Hon. Gerald Humphry Legge. She and Legge married on 21 July 1948. He succeeded to the courtesy title Viscount Lewi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, (24 January 192429 March 1992), styled Viscount Althorp until June 1975, was a British nobleman, military officer, and courtier. He was the father of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the maternal grandfather of William, Prince of Wales, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Early life, education and military career Lord Spencer was born Edward John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, the only son and younger child of Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, and his wife the former Lady Cynthia Hamilton, second daughter of the 3rd Duke of Abercorn. He was born on 24 January 1924 in their family home at 24 Sussex Square, Bayswater, London. He was educated at Eton, the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, and the Royal Agricultural College. Popularly known to his family and friends as Johnnie Althorp, he served as a captain in the Royal Scots Greys from 1944 to 1945, and was Mentioned in Dispatches. He landed in France the day after D-Day. He led a British Army ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corky McCorquodale
Felton "Corky" McCorquodale (August 23, 1904 – November 23, 1968) was a professional poker player, noted as the person who introduced Texas hold 'em to Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas in 1963. Poker had been legal in Las Vegas since 1931, but Texas hold 'em was not played. In 1963, McCorquodale introduced Texas hold'em at the California Club (casino), California Club in Las Vegas. The game became popular and quickly spread to the Golden Nugget Las Vegas, Golden Nugget, Stardust Resort and Casino, Stardust and Dunes (hotel and casino), Dunes. He was a respected no-limit player in his career. Since McCorquodale's death in 1968, Texas hold ‘em has now become one of the most popular forms of the game in the world. He was a posthumous charter inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1979. References 1904 births 1968 deaths American poker players Poker Hall of Fame inductees American gamblers {{poker-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Van Cutsem
Bernard Henry Richard Harcourt van Cutsem (23 January 1916 – 8 December 1975) was an English horsebreeder and racehorse trainer. Ancestry and early life The van Cutsem family are Roman Catholics, and of Dutch origin. '''', September 03, 2013 The family was said to descend from a illegitimate son of , who was given a knighthood and an estate, called Cuetssem Velde, near [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
