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McDougall (other)
McDougall or McDougal (see also MacDougall) is a Scottish surname that can refer to several people, places and things. People named McDougall *Alexander McDougall, American privateer, merchant, and revolutionary leader *Barbara McDougall, former Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs *Charles McDougall, British television director *Christopher McDougall, American author *Colin McDougall, Canadian author * Dan McDougall, award-winning Scottish human-rights journalist * David McDougall (footballer) (1894–1918), Scottish footballer *Donnie McDougall, Canadian musician * Frances Harriet Whipple Green McDougall, nineteenth-century American author, abolitionist, and feminist *Francine McDougall, Australian director and photographer. *Gay McDougall, American lawyer * Gordon McDougall, Australian actor * Harriette McDougall, British missionary in Malaysia *James McDougall (explorer), nineteenth-century Canadian explorer of British Columbia *James A. McDougall, nineteenth-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacDougall
Clan MacDougall is a Highland Scottish clan, historically based in and around Argyll. The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in Scotland, issuing new grants of coats of arms, and serving as the judge of the Court of the Lord Lyon, recognizes under Scottish law the Chief of Clan MacDougall. The MacDougall chiefs share a common ancestry with the chiefs of Clan Donald in descent from Somerled of the 12th century (and thus further of the Viking-born Norse-Gael dynasty of House of Ivar). In the 13th century the Clan MacDougall whose chiefs were the original Lords of Argyll and later Lords of Lorne was the most powerful clan in the Western Highlands. During the Wars of Scottish Independence the MacDougalls sided with the Clan Comyn whose chiefs rivaled Robert the Bruce for the Scottish Crown and this resulted in clan battles between the MacDougalls and Bruce. This marked the MacDougall's fall from power and led to the rise of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McDougall (other)
John McDougall may refer to: Politics Canada * John Lorn McDougall Sr. (1800–1860), businessman and politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada * John McDougall (Quebec politician) (1805–1870), member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East * John Lorn McDougall (1838–1909), member of the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario * John Chantler McDougall (1842–1917), missionary and politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta * John McDougall (Ontario politician), member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 1875–1879 * John Alexander McDougall (1854–1928), mayor of Edmonton and member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Elsewhere * John Frederick McDougall (1820–1896), Australian politician and pastoralist, member of the Queensland Legislative Council * Sir John McDougall (British politician) (1844–1917), chairman of the London County Council * John E. McDoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald McDougal
Donald Archibald Joseph Pius McDougal (October 29, 1872 – November 3, 1942) was a lawyer and politician in Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ..., Canada. He represented the riding of Ottawa (Ontario provincial electoral district), Ottawa from 1905 to 1908 and Ottawa East (provincial electoral district), Ottawa East from 1908 to 1911 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal. The son of Francis McDougal and Amelia McGillis, he was born in Ottawa and was educated at the University of Ottawa and Osgoode Hall Law School. He served as an Ottawa alderman for one year. He died in Ottawa at the age of 70. During the early to mid 1890s McDougal was active as an athlete on the Ottawa Senators (original), Ottawa Hockey Club and as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis McDougal
Dennis McDougal (born November 25, 1947) is an American author and newspaper journalist. He has been called "L.A.'s No. 1 muckraker." His book, ''Privileged Son'', was described as "illuminating reading for anyone interested in 20th-century Los Angeles or modern-day newspapering" by ''The New York Times''. A native of Southern California, he lives near Memphis, Tennessee. Early life and education Dennis McDougal is originally from Pasadena, California. After attending public school in the Los Angeles suburb of Lynwood, he received a bachelor of arts degree in English from University of California, Los Angeles, where he later earned a master's degree in journalism. Military service From 1967 to 1969, McDougal was on active duty with the Naval Reserves. He served aboard the U.S.S. Annapolis in the South China Sea. In an interview with blogger Luke Ford, McDougal recalls his experience, much of which formed the basis for his first fiction novel ''The Candlestickmaker'', pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McDougal
David Stockton McDougal (September 27, 1809 – August 7, 1882) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War most noted for his leadership during a naval battle off of Japan. Biography Born in Ohio, McDougal was appointed as a midshipman on April 1, 1828. During the next three decades, he served in the Mediterranean, West Indian, and Home Squadrons as well as on the Great Lakes in Michigan. While serving in the USS ''Mississippi'' from 1846 to 1848, during the Mexican–American War, McDougal participated in Commodore Matthew C. Perry's Mosquito Fleet Campaign and the blockade and siege of Veracruz. He later commanded the sloop-of-war from 1854 to 1856, the steam tug in 1856, and the screw sloop from 1861 to 1864, in which he cruised in the Pacific protecting American merchant ships from pirates and Confederate raiders. The ''Wyoming'' first patrolled off Lower California, then headed south to operate in South American waters, before heading to the Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy McDougal
''Monarch of the Glen'' is a British drama television series produced by Ecosse Films for BBC Scotland and broadcast on BBC One for seven series between February 2000 and October 2005 with 64 episodes in total. The first five series of ''Monarch of the Glen'' told the story of young restaurateur Archie MacDonald trying to restore his childhood home in the Scottish Highlands, starring Alastair Mackenzie, Richard Briers, Susan Hampshire, and Dawn Steele, whilst the final two series of the show focused on new Laird Paul Bowman trying to modernise the estate, primarily starring Lloyd Owen, Tom Baker, Alexander Morton and Susan Hampshire. The series is loosely based on Sir Compton Mackenzie's ''Highland Novels'', which are set in the same location but in the 1930s and 1940s. The first book in that series is called '' The Monarch of the Glen'', which was a reference to the famous painting of the same name by Landseer. The series was created by Michael Chaplin and produced by N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William McDougall (other)
William McDougall may refer to: *William McDougall (politician, born 1822) (1822–1905), Canadian lawyer and politician from Ontario *William McDougall (Nova Scotia politician) (1816–1886), Canadian shipbuilder and politician from Nova Scotia *William McDougall (Quebec politician) (1831–1886), Canadian lawyer, judge and politician from Quebec *William McDougall (psychologist) (1871–1938), British psychologist and author * William Currie McDougall (1840-1920) Scottish minister and poet, central to the Coatbridge Free Church Scandal *Bill McDougall (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player See also *William MacDougall (born 1944), Canadian politician * William Dugald MacDougall, United States Navy admiral, *William MacDougal, supposed full name of Groundskeeper Willie William MacMoran MacDougal, better known as Groundskeeper Willie, is a recurring character on ''The Simpsons'', voiced by Dan Castellaneta. He is the head groundskeeper and Janitor at Springfield Elementary Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt McDougall
Walter Hugh McDougall (February 10, 1858 – March 6, 1938) was an American cartoonist. He produced some of the earliest full color newspaper comic strips, and was one of the first producers of regular political cartoons in American daily papers. His satirical cartoons, published in outlets such as the ''New York World'' and ''The North American'', were influential in the 1884 United States presidential election, 1884 U.S. presidential election, and soon after political cartoons became a fixture in American papers. He also drew children's comic strips, including ''Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz'' written by L. Frank Baum, and has been called the first Print syndication, syndicated cartoonist for his contributions to the weekly columns of humorist Edgar Wilson Nye, Bill Nye. His books include ''The Hidden City'' (1891) and ''The Rambillicus Book'' (1903). Biography Walter Hugh McDougall was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of John Alexander McDougall (artist), John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Robert McDougall
Stanley Robert McDougall, (23 July 1889 – 7 July 1968) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award given to British and Commonwealth forces for gallantry in the face of the enemy. Early life The son of the sawmiller John Henry McDougall (1854–1910), and Susannah Ann McDougall (1856–1919), née Cate, McDougall was born on 23 July 1889 at Recherche Bay, Tasmania, where he was raised and educated. In civilian life, he was an amateur boxer, and a blacksmith by trade, and was considered an excellent horseman, an expert marksman, and a competent bushman. War service Illness prevented him from enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force to fight in the First World War until 31 August 1915. He was 28 years old and a sergeant in the 47th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force when he performed the actions for which he was awarded the VC. On 28 March 1918 at Dernancourt, France, when an enemy attack succeeded in securing a foothold in the Allied line, McDou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia McDougall
Sophia McDougall (born 1979) is a British novelist, playwright, and poet. Life and career McDougall is best known internationally as the author of alternate history novels published by Orion Publishing Group and based on the premise that the Roman Empire survived to contemporary times. She studied English at Oxford University. Books Romanitas trilogy *'' ''Romanitas'''' (2005), Orion Books - *''Rome Burning'' (2007), Orion Books - *''Savage City Savage may refer to: Places Antarctica * Savage Glacier, Ellsworth Land * Savage Nunatak, Marie Byrd Land * Savage Ridge, Victoria Land United States * Savage, Maryland, an unincorporated community * Savage, Minnesota, a city * Savage, ...'' (2010), Orion Books - Other novels *''Mars Evacuees'' (2014), Egmont - *''Space Hostages'' (2017) External links Review of ''Romanitas'' 1979 births Living people 21st-century English novelists English dramatists and playwrights British alternative history writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Olympic Committee
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee and the National Paralympic Committee for the United States. It was founded in 1895 as the United States Olympic Committee, and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The USOPC is one of only four NOCs in the world that also serve as the National Paralympic Committee for their country. The USOPC is responsible for supporting, entering and overseeing U.S. teams for the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Youth Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and Parapan American Games and serves as the steward of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements in the United States. The Olympic Movement is overseen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC is supported by 35 international federations that govern each sport on a global level, National Olympic Committees that oversee Olympic sport as a whole in their respective nations, and national federations that administer each sport at the nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Hirshland
Sarah Hirshland (born in 1975) is the chief executive officer of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. From 2011 to 2018, she was a senior managing director and the chief commercial officer of the U.S. Golf Association. Early life Hirshland was born Sarah Caitlin McDougall, in Silverthorne, Colorado. She moved with her parents to Durango, Colorado, and Littleton, Colorado, when she was young. She attended and in 1992 graduated from Kent Denver School high school, where she played for the girls' state soccer champions in 1990 to 1991. In 2019, she was honored with the school's Distinguished Alumni Award. Hirshland attended Duke University, graduating in 1997 with a B.S. in biology. At the time, she hoped to become a sports medicine doctor for her hometown Denver Broncos. Career Early career (1997–2011) In 1997, she began her career joining in the founding of Total Sports, a now defunct online sports digital media company, as general manager. It was then acquired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
