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McMeekin , Meighan and Meighen
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McMeekin may refer to: * Clark McMeekin, joint pseudonym of American authors Dorothy Clark and Isabel McMeekin * Duncan McMeekin (born 1955), justice of Supreme Court of Queensland * Isabel McMeekin (1895-1973), American author under the pseudonym Clark McMeekin * Richard McMeekin, Ontario, Canada politician * Sean McMeekin (born 1974), American historian * Ted McMeekin (born 1948), Ontario, Canada politician * Terence McMeekin (1918–1984), lieutenant general in the British Army * Thomas McMeekin (1866–1946), British sailor and 1908 Olympic Champion See also Variations on the surname: * Meehan * Mehigan Mehigan is an Irish surname. It comes from the Irish Gaelic name ''Ó Miadhacháin'' that derives from "Miadhach", which means "honourable". There are over a dozen variations on the surname, including Meighan, Meaghan, Mehegan, Megan, Meegan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean McMeekin
Early life and career McMeekin grew up in Rochester, New York and studied history at Stanford University (B.A. 1996) and the University of California, Berkeley (M.A. 1998 and PhD 2001) as well as in Paris, Berlin, and Moscow. He also held a Henry Chauncey Jr. '57 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Yale and was a fellow of the Remarque Institute at New York University. McMeekin taught in Turkey as an assistant professor in the Centre for Russian Studies at Bilkent University in Ankara and in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities of Koç University in Istanbul. He is now Francis Flournoy Professor of European History and Culture at Bard College in New York state. His main research interests include modern German history, Russian history, communism, and the First and Second World Wars. He has authored eight books, along with scholarly articles which have appeared in journals such as ''Contemporary European History, Common Knowledge'', ''Current History'', ''Historically Speaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted McMeekin
Ted McMeekin (born ) is politician in Ontario, Canada. He is the Ward 15 Councillor, for the City of Hamilton. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2000 to 2018 who represented the ridings of Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne. Background McMeekin completed his bachelor's degree in social work at McMaster University and his master's degree in social work from Wilfrid Laurier University. He has served as executive director of the Burlington Social Planning Council, and was for a time the chair of part-time studies at Mohawk College (where he also taught courses). He has also worked on social justice issues for the United Church of Canada, and was the owner and operator of a small bookstore for eight years. Municipal politics Before entering provincial politics, McMeekin was a member of the Hamilton, Ont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clark McMeekin
Clark McMeekin was the joint pseudonym of authors Dorothy (Park) Clark (September 14, 1899 – June 23, 1983) and Isabel (McLennan) McMeekin (November 19, 1895 – September 4, 1973). They are known for a series of popular historical novels set in the state of Kentucky during the 19th century. Background on authors Clark was born Dorothy Park in Osceola, Iowa, the daughter of William Park and Eugenia (Dowden) Park. She was educated at Randolph-Macon Women's College and Columbia University. She married Edward Clark in 1923 and they had two daughters. She died in Louisville, Kentucky. McMeekin was born Isabel McLennan in Louisville to Alexander McLennan and Rosa (Harbison) McLennan. She was educated at Westover School and the University of Chicago. In 1919, she worked at the Pine Mountain Settlement School, an experience that produced later echoes in her novels. In 1921 she married Samuel H. McMeekin, who commanded an American Legion post in Louisville, and they had three children. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence McMeekin
Lieutenant-General Sir Terence Douglas Herbert McMeekin (27 September 1918 – 3 August 1984) was a British Army officer who commanded 3rd Division. Military career McMeekin was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1938. He served in World War II as a general staff officer before becoming Brigade Major, Royal Artillery for 1st Airborne Division in 1945. He was appointed Commanding Officer of 29th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1960, Chief Instructor (Tactics) at the School of Artillery at Larkhill in 1962 and Commander of 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade Group in Malaya in 1964, where his troops were responsible for capturing numerous Indonesian raiding forces, most prominently at Kesang River on 29 October 1964. He went on to be Director of Public Relations (Army) at the Ministry of Defence in 1967, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3rd Division in 1968 and Commandant of the National Defence College in 1970. His last appointment was as GOC South East Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan McMeekin
Duncan McMeekin (born 2 January 1955) is an independent Australian mediator and arbitrator and a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland in the Trial Division. He was born in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and was educated at Nudgee College and the University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ..., graduating in economics and law. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1998 and was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2007, where he served until 2018. References Judges of the Supreme Court of Queensland Living people Australian King's Counsel 1955 births {{Australia-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard McMeekin
Richard M. McMeekin was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1937. He represented the electoral district of Sault Ste. Marie as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party. McMeekin won the seat in the 1937 election. However, after just two weeks in office, he resigned to open a seat for former federal MP Colin Campbell to enter provincial politics in a by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ..., after Campbell was defeated in the district of Frontenac-Addington on election day. Prior to his election to the legislature, McMeekin served two years as mayor of Sault Ste. Marie. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas McMeekin
Thomas Doodputlee McMeekin (31 December 1866 – 24 October 1946) was a British sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ... and won a silver medal in the 6 metre class. The gold medal was won by his helmsman G.U.Laws, who had also designed the boat (Dormy). References 1866 births 1946 deaths British male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre Olympic sailors of Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meehan (other)
Meehan may refer to: People * Andrew Meehan, former national director of Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR) * Ben Meehan (born 1993), Australian rugby union player * Brian Meehan (born 1967), Irish racehorse trainer * C. P. Meehan (1812–1890), Irish Catholic priest, historian and editor * Daniel Meehan, a character on the HBO drama ''Oz'' * Gerry Meehan (born 1946), retired Canadian professional ice hockey leftwinger * James Meehan (other) * Jim Meehan, American professional poker player * John Meehan (other) * Lew Meehan (1890-1951), American actor * Martin Meehan (Irish republican) (1945–2007), Sinn Féin politician and former member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army * Marty Meehan (born 1956), American attorney and politician * Michael J. Meehan (born 1892), American stockbroker and the first person prosecuted by the Securities and Exchange Commission * Pat Meehan (born 1955), member of the U.S. House of Representatives fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |