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McMartin House
McMartin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander McMartin (1788–1853), Canadian politician * Barbara McMartin (1931–2005), Adirondack author and environmentalist * Duncan McMartin Jr. (1776–1837), New York politician See also * The McMartin preschool trial, high-profile trial on child sexual abuse {{surname, McMartin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander McMartin
Alexander McMartin (1788–July 12, 1853) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. He was the first person born in Upper Canada to serve in its Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, Legislative Assembly. He was born in Charlottenburgh Township, Ontario, Charlottenburgh Township in 1788, the son of a United Empire Loyalist who settled on the Raisin River (Ontario), Raisin River. The settlement that formed around his father's mills was first known as MacMartin's Mills and later Martintown, Ontario, Martintown. McMartin served with the Glengarry militia during the War of 1812 and the Lower Canada Rebellion in 1838. He was elected to the 6th Parliament of Upper Canada in 1812 representing Glengarry County, Ontario, Glengarry and represented the county until 1824. During the 1820s, McMartin took over the mill operations. In 1827, with a partner, he took on a contract to clear land for a section of the Rideau Canal. As the project proceeded, he found that their costs wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara McMartin
Barbara McMartin (November 18, 1931 – September 27, 2005) was an American mathematician who became an environmentalist and author of 25 books on the Adirondack Mountains. Life Barbara McMartin was born November 18, 1931, in Boston, Massachusetts. Her father was physician D. Malcolm McMartin, and mother was Barbara (Clark) McMartin. She grew up with her family in Johnstown, New York, where her father had his practice. She was valedictorian of the Class of 1949 of Johnstown High School. McMartin married young and had three children. She returned to college later, graduating from Vassar College, cum laude in Mathematics in 1964. She earned a master's degree from Hunter College, and in 1972 she received a PhD in mathematics from the Graduate Division of City University of New York. Her dissertation was ''One Relator Metabelian Groups'' under advisors Gilbert Baumslag, Wilhelm Magnus, and Joan Landman Dyer. In 1972, McMartin turned from mathematics and became involved in the envi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan McMartin Jr
Duncan may refer to: People * Duncan (given name), various people * Duncan (surname), various people * Clan Duncan * Justice Duncan (other) Places * Duncan Creek (other) * Duncan River (other) * Duncan Lake (other), including Lake Duncan Australia *Duncan, South Australia, a locality in the Kangaroo Island Council *Hundred of Duncan, a cadastral unit on Kangaroo Island in South Australia Bahamas *Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas ** Duncan Town Airport Canada * Duncan, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island * Duncan Dam, British Columbia * Duncan City, Central Kootenay, British Columbia; see List of ghost towns in British Columbia United States * Duncan Township (other) * Duncan, Arizona * Duncan, Indiana * Duncan, Iowa * Duncan, Kentucky (other) * Duncan City, Cheboygan, Michigan * Duncan, Mississippi * Duncan, Missouri * Duncan, Nebraska * Duncan, North Carolina * Duncan, Oklahoma * Duncan, South Carolina * Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |