Morrey
Morrey is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Bernard Morrey (1927-2011), English footballer * Charles B. Morrey, Jr. (1907-1984), American mathematician *Humphrey Morrey Humphrey Morrey, or Murrey (–1716) was the first mayor of Philadelphia under William Penn's 1691 charter. He was not elected, but rather was appointed by Penn. He was ancestor of the singer, actor, and political activist Paul Robeson. Politica ... (c. 1650-1716), first mayor of Philadelphia * Stephen Morrey (1880–1921), Saskatchewan farmer and politician See also * Morey (other), includes a list of people with surname Morey {{surname ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bernard Morrey
Bernard Joseph Morrey (6 April 1927 – 23 March 2011) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Newport County and Chester in the 1950s. Morrey was the great-uncle of England international footballer Wayne Rooney Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English professional football manager and former player, who is the manager of Major League Soccer club D.C. United in the United States. He spent much of his playing career as a forward while als .... References 1927 births 2011 deaths Footballers from Liverpool Men's association football wingers English men's footballers Llandudno F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Ellesmere Port Town F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Humphrey Morrey
Humphrey Morrey, or Murrey (–1716) was the first mayor of Philadelphia under William Penn's 1691 charter. He was not elected, but rather was appointed by Penn. He was ancestor of the singer, actor, and political activist Paul Robeson. Political career Morrey was one of the 15 founders of Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania."A Brief History of Cheltenham", Historic la Mott website, last access 08/27/2019. https://historic-lamott-pa.com/a-brief-history-of-cheltenham/ Morrey first came to Philadelphia in 1683 and worked as a merchant. In 1685, he was appointed a justice of the peace. In 1687, and again in 1690, he was chosen to the provincial assembly. In the charter of March 20, 1691, by which Philadelphia was incorporated as a city, Morrey was appointed mayor. The length of his term was 10 years. In 1701, he was succeeded by Edward Shippen, who was appointed by Penn to a one-year term, then re-elected to a second term by the City Council. See also * Philadelphia history and time ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stephen Morrey
Stephen Morrey (1880–1921) was an English-born merchant, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Happyland in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1917 to 1921 as a Liberal. Morrey owned a hardware business in Market Drayton, Shropshire. He married Amy Alice Young in England in 1905. In 1909, they came to Canada, because it was felt that drier air in Canada would help Morrey's lung problems, and settled on a homestead Homestead may refer to: *Homestead (buildings), a farmhouse and its adjacent outbuildings; by extension, it can mean any small cluster of houses *Homestead (unit), a unit of measurement equal to 160 acres *Homestead principle, a legal concept th ... south of Shackleton, Saskatchewan. In 1913, with a partner, Morrey opened a hardware store in Shackleton. He served five years as reeve for the Regional Municipality of Miry Creek. Morrey organized the telephone company in Shackleton, helped organize the local school and worked with ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charles B
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |