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Monger (surname)
Monger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adrian Monger (born 1932), Australian Olympic rower *Billy Monger (born 1999), British racing driver *Ceri Monger, bass player with New Model Army *Christopher Monger (born 1950), Welsh film director *Frederick Monger (1863–1919), Australian politician * George Monger (1840–1887), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * James Monger (21st century), Canadian geologist *John Monger (1831–1892), Australian politician *John Henry Monger Snr John Henry Monger Snr (1802–1867) arrived in Western Australia as an assisted migrant in 1829. After a short period running a mill at what became Lake Monger, he established a hotel and store in York and went on to become one of the richest men ... (1802–1867), migrant to Western Australia in 1829 * Tom Monger, harpist with Florence and the Machine See also * Monger (other) {{surname, Monger Occupational surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Monger
Adrian Calero Monger (6 December 1932 – 10 July 2016) was an Australian rower. He was twice Australian national champion and competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics where he won a bronze medal in the men's eight. Club and state rowing Monger was educated at Geelong Grammar School where he took up rowing. As a resident at Trinity College at Melbourne University he became involved with the Melbourne University Boat Club. Later he rowed from the Mercantile Rowing Club in Melbourne. . He first made state selection for Victoria in 1954 in the men's eight contesting the King's Cup at the annual Australian Interstate Regatta. He rowed in further Victorian King's Cup eights in 1955 and 1956, and those crews were victorious in 1954 and 1956. International representative rowing In 1956 for the Melbourne Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 Novemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Monger
Billy Monger (born 5 May 1999) is a British racing driver who raced in British F4 in 2016 and 2017. He is now also a commentator/pundit and TV personality. He is also referred to by the nickname '' Billy Whizz''. after the character in British comic ''The Beano''. In April 2017, he was critically injured after being involved in a collision at Donington Park that caused both of his legs to be amputated, one below the knee and the other above the knee. Until that, he had been heavily involved in kart racing all over the UK and the Channel Islands and then a successful Ginetta Junior racer. After treatment and therapy, Monger returned to competition in November 2017. In 2018, Monger was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. From 2019, he supplied analysis for Channel 4 F1. He also competed in the Formula 3 based Euroformula Open championship for Carlin Motorsport, achieving his first single seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Model Army (band)
New Model Army are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in 1980 by lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Justin Sullivan, bassist Stuart Morrow and drummer Phil Tompkins. Sullivan has been the only continuous member of the band, which has seen numerous line-up changes in its four-decade history. Their music draws on influences across the musical spectrum, from punk rock, punk and folk music, folk to soul music, soul, metal music, metal and classical music, classical. Sullivan's lyrics, which range from directly political through to spiritual and personal, have always been considered as a key part of the band's appeal. Whilst having their roots in punk rock, the band have always been difficult to categorise. In 1999, when asked about this, Sullivan said, "We've been labelled as punks, post-punks, Gothic rock, Goth, metal, folk – the lot, but we've always been beyond those style confines". Following a large turnover of personnel, bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Monger
Christopher Monger (born 1950, in Taffs Well, Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh screenwriter, director and editor, best known for writing and directing ''The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain'' and writing the HBO biopic ''Temple Grandin''. He has directed eight feature films and written over thirty screenplays. Early life Monger was born in Taff's Well, Wales. After attending boarding school in Taunton, Somerset, he went to the Chelsea School of Art, London. After graduating he returned to Wales and was a founding member of the Chapter Film Workshop. Monger made his first no-budget features there including the controversial ''Voice Over'' (1981) which played festivals and was sold throughout the world. At the same time he was film and video producer for the avant-garde theatre company Moving Being, regularly touring throughout Western Europe with shows such as ''Brecht in 1984'' and ''The Influence of the Moon on the Tides''. After the success of ''Voice Over'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Monger
Frederick Charles Monger (25 January 1863 – 15 November 1919) was an Australian businessman and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1892 to 1903 and again from 1905 to 1914, representing the seat of York. He and his father, John Henry Monger, were the first father–son pair to be elected to the Parliament of Western Australia. Early life Monger was born in York, Western Australia, to Henrietta Joaquina (née Manning) and John Henry Monger. Both his father and uncle ( Joseph Taylor Monger) were members of the Legislative Council. Monger was sent to Melbourne to be educated, attending Wesley College, and on his return began working for his father. He later involved himself in various mining ventures, and for a period was a joint owner of Wooramel Station (near Carnarvon). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Monger
George Monger (3 March 1840 – 9 August 1887) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details Monger was 17 years old, and a private in the 23rd Regiment of Foot (later The Royal Welch Fusiliers), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 18 November 1857 at Secundra Bagh, Lucknow, India for which he was awarded the VC: Private Monger volunteered to accompany an officer, Thomas Bernard Hackett, whom he assisted in rescuing a corporal of the 23rd Regiment of Foot, who was lying wounded and exposed to very heavy fire. His citation reads: Further information He died in 1887 at the age of 47 from tuberculosis. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery, East Sussex, in section H, grave E-18 common. The headstone was erected by local residents. A blue plaque is displayed on his former house in Tower Road, St Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Monger
James (Jim) W.H. Monger is an emeritus scientist of the Geological Survey of Canada and a world leader in the application of plate tectonics to the study of mountain chain formation. Education Monger obtained his BSc at the University of Reading, his MSc at the University of Kansas, and his PhD at the University of British Columbia (1966). Career Dr. James Monger is an authority on Cordilleran geology. Monger concentrated his research on field studies and detailed geological mapping of upper Paleozoic and lower Mesozoic volcanic and sedimentary layers. He used this work to demonstrate that the Canadian Cordillera is a collage of displaced terranes that have been accreted to the western margin of North America. Over his 40-year career as a research geoscientist with the Geological Survey of Canada he contributed the following to geological studies; * the first plate tectonic interpretations of the evolution of the Canadian Cordillera * the first metamorphic map of the Canadian C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Monger
John Henry Monger Jr (25 January 1831 – 23 December 1892) was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1870 to 1875, and again from 1890 to 1892. Monger was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1831; his father, John Henry Monger Snr, was a prominent York merchant. His younger brother, Joseph Taylor Monger, would also become a York merchant and a Member of the Legislative Council. Monger spent much of his early life in England, and again visited England in 1856–57, where he married Henrietta Joaquina Manning on 21 July 1857. They would have 4 sons and 4 daughters. On returning to Western Australia, Monger established himself as a merchant at York, competing against his father and brother. He later appointed Herman Moll to manage his York business, while he expanded his business into other areas of the colony, including the goldfields, and opened a head office in Perth with his brothers. He partnered with George Shenton in the shipping trade, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Henry Monger Snr
John Henry Monger Snr (1802–1867) arrived in Western Australia as an assisted migrant in 1829. After a short period running a mill at what became Lake Monger, he established a hotel and store in York and went on to become one of the richest men in the colony. Early years in England Monger was born on 2 February 1802 in Faversham, Kent, England. By trade he was an engineer. First years in Western Australia He arrived on 6 October 1829 on board ''Lotus'' with his wife Mary.Short biography at Battye Library He was an assisted immigrant, indentured to Colonel Peter Latour, who planned an ambitious emigration scheme on of land in the Leschenault area near Bunbury. Monger was to be foreman of Latour's sawmills. Monger constructed and ran a sawmill at a lake just north of the Perth settlement, a lake which later came to bear his name, Lake Monger. He took an allotment at "the Lake" (Lake Monger) of of "sand" with five trees to the acre. He and his wife at first had a camp ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Monger
Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007, consisting of lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, harpist Tom Monger, and a collaboration of other musicians. The band's music has received acclaim across the media, especially from the BBC, which played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting Florence and the Machine as part of ''BBC Music Introducing''. At the 2009 Brit Awards they received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award. The band's music is renowned for its dramatic, eccentric production and Welch's powerful vocals. The band's debut studio album, ''Lungs'', was released on 6 July 2009, and held the number-two position for its first five weeks on the UK Albums Chart. On 17 January 2010, the album reached the top position, after being on the chart for twenty-eight consecutive weeks. As of October 2010, the album had been in the top forty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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