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Murtha
Murtha is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Andrew Murtha (born 1965), Australian speed skater *John Murtha (1932–2010), member of the United States Congress *John Garvan Murtha (born 1941), United States federal judge *John Murtha (Wisconsin politician) (born 1951), Wisconsin state assemblyman *Lydon Murtha (born 1985), American football player *William H. Murtha (1841–1891), merchant and New York politician *Tish Murtha (1956–2013), documentary photographer See also *Johnstown–Cambria County Airport, an airport named after the congressman *USS John P. Murtha (LPD-26), a US Navy ship named after the congressman *Murtagh {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Murtha
John Patrick Murtha Jr. (; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 until his death in 2010. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A former Marine Corps officer, Murtha was the first Vietnam War veteran elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. A member of the Pennsylvania House from 1969 to 1974, he narrowly won a special election to Congress in 1974 and was successively reelected every two years until his death. In the first decade of the 21st century, Murtha had been best known for his calls for a withdrawal of American forces in Iraq, as well as questions about his ethics. In 2006, after the Democrats won control of Congress in the 2006 midterm elections he made a failed bid to be elected House Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tish Murtha
Patricia Anne "Tish" Murtha (14 March 1956 – 13 March 2013) was a British social documentary photographer best known for documenting marginalised communities, social realism and working class life in Newcastle upon Tyne and the North East of England. The posthumously published books of her work are ''Youth Unemployment'' (2017), ''Elswick Kids'' (2018) and ''Juvenile Jazz Bands'' (2020). Background and education Murtha was born on 14 March 1956 in South Shields, North East, England. In 1976, aged 20, she left home to study at the School of Documentary Photography at The University of Wales, Newport, set up by Magnum Photos member David Hurn. After graduating in 1978, she returned to Newcastle and set out to document ''“marginalized communities from the inside”'' - unlike other photographers who came to document social poverty in the region at the time Murtha didn’t just document it, she actually lived it, as the third of ten children of Irish descent, brought up in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Murtha (Wisconsin Politician)
John Murtha (August 9, 1951) is a Wisconsin politician and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Born in Baldwin, Wisconsin, Murtha attended St. Croix Central (Hammond) High School and Chippewa Valley Technical College in wood technology. He is a Republican. He was Chairman of the Town Board of Eau Galle, Wisconsin from 2003 through 2009. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2007 through 2017. He is a member of the National Rifle Association The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is a gun rights advocacy group based in the United States. Founded in 1871 to advance rifle marksmanship, the modern NRA has become a prominent Gun politics in the United States, gun rights ... and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Electoral history , colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", Primary Election , colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", General Election , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Garvan Murtha
John Garvan Murtha (born March 3, 1941) is an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. Education and career Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Murtha received a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1963, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1968, and a Master of Laws from Georgetown University Law Center in 1970. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia, South America from 1963 to 1965 and was an E. Barrett Prettyman fellow at the Georgetown University Law Center from 1968 to 1970. Murtha served as a Deputy State's Attorney of Windham County, Vermont and as an Environmental Commissioner, Vermont District II, from 1970 to 1973. From 1973 to 1995, he was in private practice as a partner at Kristensen, Cummings & Murtha in Brattleboro, Vermont. He also served on the Vermont Judicial Nominating Board from 1980 to 1986, the Vermont Judicial Nominating Advisory Commissio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Murtha
Andrew Murtha (born 19 October 1965 in Parramatta, New South Wales) is an Australian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics. In 1991, Murtha was part of the Australian quartet that won the 5,000 m relay at the World Championships in 1991 in Sydney. It was the first time that Australia had won a World Championship in a winter sport. Australia's short track relay team went into the 1992 Olympics as world champions, but the team crashed in the semi-finals.Gordon (1994), p. 426. The Australians were in third place when Richard Nizielski lost his footing; they finished fourth and failed to reach the final.McAvaney, p. 135. Murtha and his teammates finished seventh overall. Murtha also competed in the individual 1,000 metre event along with Nizielski and finished 19th out of 27 competitors.''The Compendium'', p. 219. In 1994, Murtha was part of the short track relay team won Australia's first Winter Olympic medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnstown–Cambria County Airport
John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport is a civil-military airport three miles (5 km) northeast of Johnstown, in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Johnstown–Cambria County Airport Authority and is named after the late Congressman John Murtha. It sees one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a ''non-primary commercial service'' airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year). Johnstown–Cambria County Airport is home to several military units. The airport houses the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 1-104th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (Company's HHC, A, C, D, and E) and Det 1, Company C, 2-104 General Support Aviation Battalion (Air Ambulance). It also houses the 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron (258 ATCS) of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 471 (MWSS-471), Detachment A of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing (4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydon Murtha
Lydon J. Murtha (born November 13, 1985) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska. Professional career Murtha was signed off the Lions practice squad by the Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team pla ... in October 2009. He was placed on injured reserve after the 2011 preseason with an undisclosed injury. Notes External links *Detroit Lions bio {{DEFAULTSORT:Murtha, Lydon [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William H
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
