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Milner may refer to: *Milner (surname) *Milner, Colorado, United States *Milner, Georgia, United States *Milner, British Columbia, Canada *Milner baronets, English baronetage See also *Milner Pass, Colorado, United States *Milner's Kindergarten Milner's Kindergarten is the informal name of a group of Britons who served in the South African Civil Service under High Commissioner Alfred, Lord Milner, between the Second Boer War and the founding of the Union of South Africa in 1910. It ..., a group of British diplomats associated with Alfred, Lord Milner * H. R. Milner Generating Station, a coal-fired station in Alberta, Canada * Millner (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Milner (surname)
Milner is an English language, English and Scots language, Scottish surname#Occupational name, occupational surname for a miller, and is related to the surname Miller (name), Miller. Notable people with the surname include: In arts and entertainment *Andrew Milner (born 1950), British-Australian cultural theorist and literary critic *Edward Milner (1819–1884), English landscape architect *John Milner (magician) (born 1948), British magician, stage and TV performer *Martin Milner (1931–2015), American actor *Martin Milner (violinist) (1928–2000), British violinist *Paddy Milner (born 1980), British singer/songwriter In business *H. R. Milner (1889–1975), Canadian lawyer and businessman *John T. Milner (1826–1898), American engineer and businessman *Yuri Milner (born 1961), Israeli-Russian entrepreneur In government, politics and activism *Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner (1854–1925), British colonial administrator *James Milner, 1st Baron Milner of Leeds (1889 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Milner, Colorado
Milner is an unincorporated community in Routt County, Colorado, United States. Description The elevation of the community in above sea level. Milner lies in the Mountain Time Zone The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when standard time ( UTC−07:00) is in effect, and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time ( UTC−06:00). The clo ... (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The settlement is located along U.S. Hwy 40 between the nearby communities of Craig and Steamboat Springs. See also References External links Unincorporated communities in Routt County, Colorado Unincorporated communities in Colorado {{Colorado-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Milner, Georgia
Milner is a city in Lamar County, Georgia, United States. The population was 610 at the 2010 census, up from 522 at the 2000 census. Milner is part of the official Atlanta 29 County Metropolitan Statistical Area - MSA. History The community founded in 1912 and was named after Willis R Milner a pioneer citizen. Geography Milner is located in northwestern Lamar County at (33.112941, -84.195017). U.S. Route 41 passes through the southwest side of the city, leading southeast to Barnesville, the Lamar county seat, and northwest to Griffin. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The city sits on the Eastern Continental Divide, with the east side draining via Prairie Creek and Edie Creek to the Little Towaliga River, the Towaliga River, the Ocmulgee River, and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean, while the west side drains via Grape Creek to Potato Creek, the Flint River, and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico. Demographics As of the censu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Milner, British Columbia
Milner is a rural village (small town) and locality in the Township of Langley in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada. It is located along the British Columbia Electric Railway line (now the Southern Railway of B.C. northeast of the City of Langley and just southwest of Fort Langley Fort Langley is a village community in Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of approximately 3,400 people. It is the home of Fort Langley National Historic Site, a former fur trade post of the Hudson's Bay Company. .... Local businesses include Milner Downs Equestrian Center, Milner Village Garden Centre, Milner Feed and Pet Supply Ltd., and Milner Valley Cheese. Milner Chapel Milner Methodist Church was founded in 1885 and the church was dedicated in April, 1886, as Langley Prairie Methodist Church, but it soon became known as Milner Methodist Church. With church union in 1925, it became Milner United Church. At various times, Milner United Church has b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Milner Baronets
The Milner Baronetcy, of Nun Appleton Hall in the County of York. It is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 26 February 1717 for William Milner, later Member of Parliament for York and Grand Master of the Freemasons. He was the son of William Milner (b.1662) Mayor of Leeds and his wife Mary, née Ibbetson. The second Baronet was Receiver-General of Excise and High Sheriff of Yorkshire. The third and fifth Baronets both represented York in the House of Commons, while the fourth served as High Sheriff. The seventh Baronet succeeded his brother who died young: he was Member of Parliament for York and Bassetlaw and joined the Privy Council in 1900. The eighth baronet was an architect with Milner and Craze. George Francis Milner, son of Henry Beilby William Milner, second son of the fourth Baronet, was a Brigadier-General in the British Army. His son was the ninth Baronet. He relocated the family to South Africa, where the 10th Baronet now lives. Milner ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Milner Pass
Milner Pass, elevation is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. It is located on the continental divide in the Front Range, within Rocky Mountain National Park, along the boundary between Larimer and Grand counties. The pass provides the passage over the continental divide for US 34, also known as Trail Ridge Road between Estes Park and Grand Lake. The pass is not, however, the high point on Trail Ridge Road, which crests at east of the pass within Rocky Mountain National Park. Along with the rest of Trail Ridge Road, the pass is generally closed in winter from the first heavy snow fall (usually October) until the opening of the road around Memorial Day. The gentle pass divides the headwaters of the Cache la Poudre River (which issues from Poudre Lake just east of the pass) and several creeks near the headwaters of the Colorado River to the west. The road near the pass provides a panoramic view of the Never Summer Mountains Th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Milner's Kindergarten
Milner's Kindergarten is the informal name of a group of Britons who served in the South African Civil Service under High Commissioner Alfred, Lord Milner, between the Second Boer War and the founding of the Union of South Africa in 1910. It is possible that the kindergarten was Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain's idea, for in his diary dated 14 August 1901, Chamberlain's assistant secretary Geoffrey Robinson wrote, "Another long day occupied chiefly in getting together a list of South African candidates for Lord Milner from people already in the (Civil) Service". They were in favour of the South African union and, ultimately, an imperial federation with the British Empire itself. On Milner's retirement, most continued in the service under William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne (Lord Selborne), who was Milner's successor, and the number two-man at the Colonial Office. The Kindergarten started off with 12 men, most of whom were Oxford graduates and English civil s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |