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McLarty Nature Reserve
McLarty is a surname of Scottish origin. People with the name include: * Colin McLarty, American mathematician * Edward McLarty (1848–1917), Australian politician * Gary McLarty (1940–2014), American stuntman * Hector Neil McLarty (1851–1912), Australian policeman and explorer * Jack McLarty (1919–2011), American painter * John McLarty (1842–1909), Australian politician * Mack McLarty (born 1946), American politician * Nell McLarty (1912–1998), Australian cricketer * Norman Alexander McLarty (1889–1945), Canadian politician * Ron McLarty (1947–2020), American actor and novelist * Ross McLarty (1891–1962), Australian politician See also * Lake McLarty, a lake in Western Australia * McLarty Treasure Museum, a museum in Florida {{Surname Scottish surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin McLarty
Colin McLarty (born July 12, 1951) is an American logician whose publications have ranged widely in philosophical logic, philosophy and the foundations of mathematics, foundations of mathematical logic, mathematics, as well as in the history of science and of history of mathematics, mathematics. Research Category theory He has written papers about Saunders Mac Lane, one of the founders of category theory. McLarty's ''Elementary Categories and Elementary Toposes'' describes category theory and topos theory at an elementary level. McLarty worked on establishing that Fermat's Last Theorem can be proven in a setting with much weaker assumptions than the ones used in Wiles' proof, which makes use of involved category theoretical constructions. History of Mathematics He is a member of thGrothendieck Circle which provides on-line and open access to many writings about the mathematician Alexandre Grothendieck, who revolutionized Banach space, Banach-space theory and algebraic geome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward McLarty
Edward McLarty (1 December 1848 – 13 August 1917) was an Australian pastoralist and politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1894 to 1916, representing South-West Province. McLarty was born in Pinjarra, in Western Australia's Peel region. His brother, John Pollard McLarty, was also a member of parliament. McLarty managed a run at Mandurah for a period in the 1860s, and later had his own stud in Pinjarra, on a property of . Prominent in agricultural circles, he was elected to the Murray Road Board in 1875 (on which he would serve for most of the rest of his life), and was also appointed a justice of the peace. McLarty was elected to parliament at the 1894 Legislative Council elections, which were the first for that body under responsible government. His initial term was for four years, but at all subsequent elections (in 1898, 1904, and 1910) he was elected to six-year terms. McLarty left parliament in 1916, and died in Pinjarr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary McLarty
Gary McLarty (January 16, 1941 – October 11, 2014) was an American stunt performer and stunt coordinator for film and television. His abilities earned him the nickname "Whiz Kid" in Hollywood. McLarty performed stunts in over 150 films between 1966 and 2004, among them ''The Wild Bunch'', ''Little Big Man'', '' The Longest Yard'', ''Blade Runner'', '' The Terminator'', '' Jurassic Park'', ''Heat'', and ''Collateral''. He also performed in numerous John Wayne films, including '' The War Wagon'', '' The Undefeated'', ''Chisum'', ''McQ'', and '' Rooster Cogburn''. In addition, he was the stunt coordinator on such films as ''Animal House'', ''The Blues Brothers'', ''Beverly Hills Cop'', ''Beverly Hills Cop II'' and '' Days of Thunder''. On ''Animal House'', it was McLarty who, doubling as the character of "D-Day," rode the motorcycle up the fraternity house stairs. He also doubled as Henry Winkler's Fonzie for that character's motorcycle scenes on the sitcom ''Happy Days''. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector Neil McLarty
Hector Neil McLarty (15 March 1851 – 24 November 1912) was a Western Australian Police officer, and customs detective. During his service as a police officer he accompanied future Premier John Forrest on two expeditions and was in charge of the officers attempting to capture the Fenian escapees on the Catalpa rescue, Catalpa. Personal life McLarty married Elizabeth Campbell in March 1875. They had six children: three boys and three girls. The eldest, Robert Campbell Neil McLarty, Campbell McLarty, was one of the Pastrolism, pastrolists to open up the north west of Western Australia for Pastoral farming, graziers. Hector Roy McLarty, Roy McLarty received the Military Medal at Gallipoli and went on to become the Chief Executive for the AMP Society. His youngest son, Duncan Keith, was killed in action on 25 September 1915 during the Battle of Loos. The youngest of his daughters, Muriel Eileen McLarty, was the oldest surviving McLarty to attend the National Trust of Australia offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McLarty
William Jackson McLarty (April 24, 1919 – July 10, 2011) was a surrealist painter, printmaker, and teacher of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. History Born in Seattle, Washington, he moved with his family to Portland, Oregon, in 1921. He attended Benson High School in Portland, the Portland Museum Art School, and the American Artists School in New York (1940–1941). After two years in New York he returned to Portland, and in 1945 he began teaching at the Museum Art School where he remained until his retirement. Media McLarty worked in paint (oil, and later acrylic), print (lithograph, serigraph, woodcut, wood engraving, etching), and in a few cases stained glass design and sculpture. Works in collectionsThe Amica Collection - ''Japanese Red'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McLarty
John Pollard McLarty (c. 1842 – 7 January 1909) was an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1904 until his death, representing the seat of Murray. McLarty was born in Dardanup, in Western Australia's Peel region. He farmed by the Murray River, and in 1870 was elected to the Murray Road Board. From 1881 to 1890, McLarty served as managing director of the Kimberley Pastoralist Company, helping to establish Liveringa Station. He served as chairman of the West Kimberley Road Board in 1884. McLarty eventually returned to the Murray Valley to farm, where he was also a justice of the peace and an inspector for the Public Works Department.John Pollard McLarty – Biographical Register o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mack McLarty
Thomas Franklin "Mack" McLarty, III (born June 14, 1946) is an American business and political leader who served as President Bill Clinton's first White House Chief of Staff from 1993 to June 1994, and subsequently as Counselor to the President and Special Envoy for the Americas, before leaving government service in June 1998. Previously, he was chairman and CEO of Arkla, Inc. (1983-1992), a natural gas company. During that time, he was appointed by President George H.W. Bush to the National Petroleum Council and the National Council on Environmental Quality, and served on the St. Louis Federal Reserve Board. He is currently the Chairman of McLarty Associates, an international strategic advisory firm headquartered in Washington, DC, and chairman of the McLarty Companies, based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Early life McLarty was born in Hope, Arkansas, the son of Helen (née Hesterly) and Thomas F. McLarty, Jr. His father owned and operated an automotive dealership founded by his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell McLarty
Ellen Mary McLarty BEM (5 January 1912 – 26 December 1998) was a cricketer who played for the Australia national women's cricket team between 1934 and 1937. She played for Australia in the first women's Test match. A right-arm medium-fast bowler, she claimed 11 wickets in international cricket at an average of 20.36. Life and career McLarty was born in North Fremantle, Western Australia on 5 January 1912. She played no formal cricket until she joined a women's cricket team in Clarendon in 1930. The following season, she joined the Collingwood women's team, and played there for the rest of her career, captaining the side in her final years there. She was forced to retire in 1940 because of her health. She represented Victoria in state cricket throughout her career. In December 1934, she was selected to represent Australia in the first women's Test match, played against England. She batted at number three in the first innings, being dismissed for a duck, and at number five in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Alexander McLarty
Norman Alexander McLarty, (February 18, 1889 – September 6, 1945) was a Canadian politician. Born in St. Thomas, Ontario, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the riding of Essex West in the 1935 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1940. He was the Postmaster General, Minister of Labour, and Secretary of State of Canada in the cabinet of Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian statesman and politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms from 1921 to 1926, 1926 to 1930, and 1935 to 1948. A Li .... He served as acting president of the National Liberal Federation in 1943. References * 1889 births 1945 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada People from St. Thomas, Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron McLarty
Ronald William McLarty (April 26, 1947 – February 8, 2020) was an American actor, playwright, and novelist. He also worked as an audiobook narrator, in which role he recorded over 100 titles and received many Audie Awards. McLarty appeared in numerous television series, films and stage productions. He also wrote dozens of plays and 10 novels, notably '' The Memory of Running'' (2004). Career McLarty began his career in theatre during the early 1970s with one of his earliest professional performances being the role of Lucky in Michael Weller's ''Moonchildren'' for the play's American premiere at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. in November 1971. McLarty continued with the production when it moved to Broadway in 1972. McLarty also co-starred on '' Spenser: For Hire'', as Boston homicide detective Sgt. Frank Belson. Although he enjoyed a successful career as an actor, he had not had much luck finding a publisher for his novel '' The Memory of Running'', until Stephen K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross McLarty
Sir Duncan Ross McLarty, (17 March 1891 – 22 December 1962) was an Australian politician and the 17th Premier of Western Australia. Early life McLarty was born in Pinjarra, Western Australia, the youngest of seven children of Edward McLarty, a farmer and grazier and member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, and his wife Mary Jane, née Campbell. He attended Pinjarra State School and the Perth Boys' High School. On 12 January 1916 he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at the Blackboy Hill depot. On 27 March he was promoted to corporal and assigned to the 44th Battalion, arriving in England on 21 July. The 44th Battalion departed England for the Western Front on 25 November 1916. McLarty was promoted to sergeant on 29 March 1917. In June 1918, McLarty was awarded the Military Medal for "bravery in the field" on 25 January 1918 at Passchendaele.The service record does not provide the location of McLarty on 25 January 1918. Passchendaele is sourced from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake McLarty
Lake McLarty is a freshwater lake and associated nature reserve on the Swan Coastal Plain of Western Australia. The lake is named after a prominent pioneering family which settled in the district in the early 1860s. It lies about south of Perth on the eastern side of the Harvey Estuary and forms part of the Peel-Yalgorup System Ramsar site. It is an important area for waders, or shorebirds, and is a well-known birdwatching site. Description The lake is oval and shallow with a gently sloping bed. Maximum open water coverage is an area of about (north-south) by (east-west). It lies in a natural depression in the coastal plain and is separated from the eastern shoreline of the Harvey Estuary by a vegetated fossil dune ridge some across. Flora and fauna Plants About 30 plant species have been recorded. There are stands of banbar and swamp paperbark fringing the northern and eastern margins, with a patchy understorey of broadleaf cumbungi. The south-western corner is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
