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Milne (surname)
Milne is a surname of Scottish origin, from the same source as Miller (surname), Miller, and may refer to: Military * Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet, British admiral * Archibald Berkeley Milne (1855–1938), admiral of the Royal Navy * Sir David Milne, British admiral * Duncan Grinnell-Milne (1896–1973), English First World War pilot * George Milne, 1st Baron Milne, British field marshal * John Theobald Milne, English first world war flying ace * MacGillivray Milne, United States Navy Captain, and the 27th Governor of American Samoa * William Johnstone Milne, Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross Scientists * Colin Milne, Scottish botanist and priest * Edward Arthur Milne, British mathematician and astrophysicist * James Stuart Milne New Zealand mathematician * John Milne, English geologist * Malcolm Davenport Milne (1915–1991), physician and medical researcher * Stephen Milne (mathematician), American mathematician * William Grant Milne (?–1866), Scottish botanist Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Black Milne
Charles Black Milne (1879–1960) was the Unionist Party MP for West Fife from 1931 to 1935. Normally a safe Labour seat, he did well to win it in narrowly in the National Government landslide victory of 1931, but lost it to Willie Gallacher of the Communist Party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A ... in 1935. External links * at leighrayment.com * 1879 births 1960 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1931–1935 Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Fife constituencies {{Conservative-UK-MP-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Milne (Canadian Politician)
William Ross Milne better known as Ross Milne (born August 27, 1932) is a retired Canadian politician. Background Milne, the son of Alex Milne and Eva Renton, was raised in a political family on a farm in Grey County, Ontario. Agnes Macphail, the first woman elected to Parliament in Canada was a cousin of his father's. At age 15 he got his driver's licence, bought a Model A Ford and won a school bus contract which he maintained through his high school years in Durham and Hanover. Milne attended the University of Guelph (OAC) graduating first in Agricultural Engineering, and later with a master's degree in engineering. After graduation he worked with the Extension branch of the Ontario Ministry of Food and Agriculture designing farm buildings, drainage systems and conservation measures. He led in the design of buildings that made high density livestock and poultry housing feasible. These designs continue to be used in the livestock and poultry industries today. His wife, Lor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Milne (Canadian Politician)
Robert Milne (August 19, 1881 – July 1, 1953) was a farmer who sat in House of Commons of Canada during the 1920s as a Progressive Party MP. Milne attended Manitoba Agricultural College before becoming a farmer in Mekiwin. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1921 federal election from Neepawa, was defeated in the 1925 election but regained his set in 1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of V ... before being defeated for the final time in the 1930 federal election. References 1881 births 1953 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba Progressive Party of Canada MPs {{Manitoba-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanette Milne
Nanette Lilian Margaret Milne (born 27 April 1942, in Aberdeen) is a former Scottish Conservative Party politician. She served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North East Scotland from 2003 to 2016. Early life and education Milne was born on 27 April 1942. Her parents were Hannah L. C. Gordon (''née'' Stephen) and Harold G. Gordon. She was brought up in Aberdeen’s Woodside. She attended the Aberdeen High School for Girls, going on to study medicine at the University of Aberdeen graduating with an MBChB in 1965. Career She married Alan Milne in 1965, and together they had two children. In the 1970s she took a break from her profession to raise her children. After her break she worked part-time on cancer research. Politics Milne joined the Conservative Party in 1974. She originally started as a grassroots activist, she then moved on to the committee of her local branch. She then became Chair of her constituency association, and from 1989 to 1993 was Vice- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Milne
Marion Carson Milne (January 2, 1935 – August 11, 2014) was an American businesswoman and politician. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Milne received her bachelor's degree from Goddard College in 1975. She owned Milne Travel, a travel agency, in Barre, Vermont. Milne served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001 as a Republican. Milne died in Washington, Vermont. Her husband, Donald Milne Donald George Milne (July 16, 1934 – January 24, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Barre, Vermont, Milne graduated from Spaulding High School in 1952, Boston University (1957), and New York Law School (1959). He served o ..., also served in the Vermont House. Her son, Scott Milne, now runs Milne Travel and was the 2014 Republican gubernatorial candidate in Vermont. Notes 1935 births 2014 deaths Politicians from Brooklyn People from Barre, Vermont Goddard College alumni Businesspeople from Vermont Women state legislators in Vermo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorna Anne Milne
Lorna Ann Milne (December 13, 1934 – March 1, 2023) was Canadian politician who served as a senator from 1995 to 2009. Early life and career Milne was the daughter of former Mayor of Toronto and Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) William Dennison and granddaughter of Isaac Bainbridge, early labour organizer and pacifist. Her husband, William Ross Milne, served as a Liberal federal Member of Parliament in the 1970s, and is a cousin of the first female member of Parliament Agnes MacPhail. After graduation, Milne lectured in the Department of Physics at the University of Guelph. In the 1960s, after moving to Brampton, she became a political and community activist, serving as a school trustee, first on the Brampton School Board (1964–68) and then as Vice Chair of the Peel County Board of Education (1964–72). She owned Flowertown Antiques (1972–89), featuring early Canadian pressed glass, a field in which she was a known ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Milne
Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Lancelot Milne CBE (16 August 1915 – 27 December 1995), generally known as Lance Milne, was an Australian Democrats member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1979 to 1985. Early life Milne was the son of architect F. Kenneth Milne (1885–1980), and great-grandson of Sir William Milne (1822–1895), of the Milne & Co. family business of wine and spirit merchants. In 1937, Milne published ''Ostrich Heads'', a book predicting an upcoming war and encouraging young Australians to become involved in public life. Before the outbreak of the Second World War, Milne and his wife moved to 51 Hackney Road, St. Peters. He enlisted in the Australian Defence Force on 9 November 1940 in Adelaide. Milne was a highly competent airman in the military, with his superior officer stating: ''Popular amongst his fellows, he ilnehas a frank countenance and manner''. He was married to Mary on 3 May 1941 and they moved to Stanley Street, North Adelaide. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sydney Wardlaw-Milne
Sir John Sydney Wardlaw-Milne (7 May 1879 – 11 July 1967) was a Scottish Conservative Party politician and a first-class cricketer. The son of a Scottish banker, Wardlaw-Milne spent the early part of his life in British India, where he became a prominent figure in Bombay civic society. It was in India that he played first-class cricket for Bombay and the Europeans cricket team. Following the First World War, he returned to the United Kingdom and was elected the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Kidderminster in 1922, an office he would hold until his defeat in the 1945 general election. As an MP, he was a member of the Imperial Economic Committee and during the Second World War was a critic of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, notably attemping to intitate a vote of no confidence against him in June and July 1942. Biography Early life and time in India The son of the banker James Milne and his wife, Elizabeth Wardlaw, he was born at Elgin in May 1879. He was educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Milne (politician)
John Milne (1850–1913) was a British geologist and mining engineer. John Milne may also refer to: *Jack Milne (speedway rider) (1907–1995), speedway rider *Jackie Milne (1911–1959), Scottish international footballer (Arsenal, Middlesbrough) *John Milne (English footballer) (fl. 1888–1894), English footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City) * John Milne (journalist) (1942–2014), BBC Scotland presenter * John Milne (Canadian politician) (1839–1922), Canadian iron moulder, businessman and Senator * John M. Milne (1850–1905), head of the institution that is today State University of New York at Geneseo *John Theobald Milne (1895–1917), English fighter pilot and flying ace during the First World War *John Milne (British Army officer) (born 1946), British Army general *John Milne (architect) John Milne (1823 - 1904) was a Scottish architect operating throughout the second half of the 19th century, working largely in the Fife area. He was described as an ‘’inven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Milne
Edward James Milne (18 October 1915 – 23 March 1983) was a British Labour politician, who was elected as independent candidate after deselection by his party. He succeeded Alfred Robens as MP for Blyth, later known as Blyth Valley, in a 1960 by-election. Robens was unexpectedly and somewhat controversially elevated to the chairmanship of the National Coal Board, and Milne, a trades union official, was selected by the local Constituency Labour Party and with the support of the shopworkers union, USDAW. During his Parliamentary career, Milne became increasingly concerned about problems of endemic corruption within local government in the north east of England. These were eventually revealed in the Poulson Affair involving corruption leading Labour movement figures Andrew Cunningham and T. Dan Smith. Known as a difficult man to get on with, Milne's problems were not restricted to his opponents in the local Labour Party; he twice unsuccessfully reported a local journalist, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duane Milne
Duane Milne (born 1967) is an American politician and academic who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 167th legislative district.http://www.house.state.pa.us/BMC/Bios/PDF/1126.PDF He was first elected in 2006. Education Milne attended the College of William and Mary and earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from the University of Delaware. Career He is a professor of Political Science at West Chester University and has written academic papers on federalism and public sector management. He also has worked as an organizational consultant and has gained international experience through business projects in countries throughout Asia, including China, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines. Milne has served as an officer in the Army Reserve and is a member of the Chester County Chester County may refer to: * Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States * Chester County, South Carolina, United States * Che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
