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MacAllister (surname)
Macalister, MacAlister, MacAllister and their variants are forms of a Gaelic surname which means 'son of Alisdair'. The name originated in Scotland and belonged to a branch of the Clan Donald; they became an independent clan in 1493. From about the thirteenth century, MacAlisters were settling in the Glens of Northern Ireland, and they became numerous there. It can refer to the following people: MacAlister * Donald MacAlister (1854–1934), physician, and former chancellor of the University of Glasgow * John Young Walker MacAlister (1856–1925), British librarian * Ian MacAlister Stewart, 13th Laird of Achnacone * Katie MacAlister (born 1964), Seattle-area writer * Patrick MacAlister (1826–1895), Irish Roman Catholic Prelate and 24th Lord Bishop of Down and Connor Macalister * Arthur Macalister (1818–1883), thrice Premier of Queensland, Australia * Very Rev D. M. Macalister (1832–1909), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland 1902 * David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Donald
Clan Donald, also known as Clan MacDonald ( gd, Clann Dòmhnaill; Mac Dòmhnaill ), is a Highland Scottish clan and one of the largest Scottish clans. The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that country, issuing new grants of coats of arms, and serving as the judge of the Court of the Lord Lyon, recognises under Scottish law the ''High Chief of Clan Donald''. Historically the chiefs of the Clan Donald held the title of Lord of the Isles until 1493 and two of those chiefs also held the title of Earl of Ross until 1476. There are also numerous branches to the Clan Donald and several of these have chiefs recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms; these are: Clan Macdonald of Sleat, Clan Macdonald of Clanranald, Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, Clan MacDonald of Keppoch, and Clan MacAlister. There are also notable historic branches of Clan Donald without chiefs so-recognised, these are: the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg, Clan MacDona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather MacAllister (activist)
Heather MacAllister (February 25, 1968 – February 13, 2007) was an American burlesque performer and social justice activist, whose work covered anti-racism, LGBT rights, and especially the fat acceptance movement. MacAllister performed on stage as Reva Lucian, a play on 'revolution', and Ms. Demeanor. Early life and education Heather MacAllister was born in Michigan on the February 25, 1968, and grew up in Dearborn and Ann Arbor, Michigan. She completed a bachelor's degree in anthropology and African American studies from Eastern Michigan University in 1998. She also lived in Tucson, Arizona, and moved from Detroit to San Francisco in 2002. Career and activism MacAllister was involved in a range of social justice issues, particularly LGBT rights, anti-racism and addressing anti-fat bias. Her tours as a fat burlesque performer challenged the notion of The Thin Ideal as a pre-requisquite for sexual attractiveness. Fat activism Whilst she was living in Michigan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McAllister (surname)
McAllister is a surname from Ireland and Scotland that originates from the Gaelic name Mac Alasdair, meaning son of Alasdair. Alasdair is the Gaelic form of the first name Alexander. McAllister history The McAllisters for the greater part owe their ancestry to the Scottish Clan Donald. The name is derived from the personal name Alexander. The McAllisters arrived in Ulster as Gallowglasses (from Irish: Gallóglaigh meaning foreign warriors) at the invitation of the MacDonnell's. Today, the greatest numbers of the name are to be found in Counties Antrim, Down, Londonderry, Fermanagh, and Dublin, otherwise the name is widely dispersed. Arrival in Ireland The MacAllisters spread into the north of Ireland early on; some families of this clan were established there by the 14th century. And a considerable number followed the MacDonalds of Dunyvaig to Antrim after that clan lost its Scottish lands in the 1600s. Like the MacDonalds, The MacAllister's were seen as 'uncivilised G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McAlister (surname)
McAlister is a northern Irish and Scottish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic ''Mac Alasdair'', meaning "son of '' Alasdair''". The personal name Alasdair is a Gaelic form of '' Alexander''. People with the surname * Barbara McAlister (diver) ( 1962), American diver * Barbara McAlister (mezzo-soprano) (born 1941), Cherokee-American mezzo-soprano opera singer * Chris McAlister (born 1977), American football cornerback * Daniel McAlister (born 1978), Australian rules footballer * Fred McAlister (1928–2008), American baseball player * Hill McAlister (1875–1959), American politician * Jim McAlister (American soccer) (born 1957), American soccer defender * Jim McAlister (Scottish footballer) (born 1985), Scottish footballer * John McAlister (1842–1918), Canadian politician * Ken McAlister (born 1960), American football player * Luke McAlister (born 1983), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Mary McAlister (1896–1976), Scottish nurse * Peter McAlister (1869–1938), A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macalester
Macalester College () is a private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1874, Macalester is exclusively an undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 2,174 students in the fall of 2018 from 50 U.S. states, four U.S territories, the District of Columbia and 97 countries. The college has Scottish roots and emphasizes internationalism and multiculturalism. History Macalester College was founded by Rev. Dr. Edward Duffield Neill in 1874 with help from the Presbyterian Church in Minnesota. Neill had served as a chaplain in the Civil War and traveled to Minnesota Territory in 1849. He became connected politically and socially. He went on to found two local churches, was appointed the first Chancellor of the University of Minnesota, and became the state's first superintendent of public education. In leaving the University of Minnesota Board of Regents he desired to build a religious college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church that would also be ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Queensland
The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly has 93 members, who have used the letters MP after their names since 2000 (previously they were styled MLAs). There is approximately the same population in each electorate; however, that has not always been the case (in particular, a malapportionment system - not, strictly speaking, a gerrymander - dubbed the ''Bjelkemander'' was in effect during the 1970s and 1980s). The Assembly first sat in May 1860 and produced Australia's first Hansard in April 1864. Following the outcome of the 2015 election, successful amendments to the electoral act in early 2016 include: adding an additional four parliamentary seats from 89 to 93, changing from optional preferential voting to full-preferential voting, and moving from unfixed three-year terms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Macalister
Macalister is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was first contested at the 2017 Queensland state election. It is named after the second Queensland Premier, Arthur Macalister. Located in Logan City, Macalister consists of the suburbs of Bahrs Scrub, Bannockburn, Beenleigh, Carbrook, Cornubia, Eagleby, Edens Landing, Holmview, Mount Warren Park, Windaroo and parts of the suburbs of Loganholme and Waterford. It takes in areas from the previous districts of Albert, Coomera, Redlands, Springwood and Waterford. Based on the results from the 2015 Queensland state election, Macalister was estimated to be a fairly safe seat for the Labor Party with a margin of 6.4% in the leadup to the 2017 Queensland state election. Members for Macalister Election results See also * Electoral districts of Queensland * Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly This is a list of mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macalister, Queensland
Macalister is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Macalister had a population of 153. Geography The locality is located in the Darling Downs and the town is in centre of the locality. The Warrego Highway enters the locality from the south-east ( Dalby), passes through the town, and exits to the north-west ( Warra). The Western railway line runs immediately parallel and north of the highway, with three railway stations in the locality (from west to east): * Broadmead railway station (now abandoned) in the north-west of the locality () * Macalister railway station, serving the town () * Apunyal railway station (now abandoned) in the south-east of the locality () There are two neighbourhoods in Macalister arising from these railway stations: * Broadmead in the north-west of the locality () *Apunyal in the south-east of the locality () History The town is named after Arthur Macalister, Premier of Queensland fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Mac Allister
Alexis Mac Allister (born 24 December 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Argentina national team. Born to a footballing family, Mac Allister started his senior career with Argentinos Juniors in 2016, winning the Argentine second division in his debut season. He joined Brighton & Hove Albion in 2019, but was immediately loaned back to Juniors until the end of the season. During his second year at Brighton, he was again loaned to Argentina, to Boca Juniors, where he won the 2019–20 Primera División. Returning from loan the following season, Mac Allister had his breakthrough year for Brighton, becoming a key player for the Premier League side. Mac Allister represented Argentina at under-23 level, winning the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament and playing at the 2020 Olympic Games. He made his senior international debut in 2019, and was part of the Argentina squad that won the 2022 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Mac Allister
Kevin Mac Allister (born 7 November 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Argentinos Juniors. Club career Mac Allister, like his two brothers, started his career with Argentinos Juniors. His first appearance for the Argentinos first-team came on 27 February 2016, in a 4–1 defeat to Estudiantes. Three more appearances followed in his debut season of 2016. The club was relegated in that campaign, Mac Allister subsequently made sixteen appearances in Primera B Nacional as Argentinos won the title. He scored his first senior goal in March 2018 against Gimnasia y Esgrima. Mac Allister joined Boca Juniors on loan in January 2019. International career Mac Allister received a call-up to the Argentina U20 squad for the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in Ecuador. However, he missed the tournament through injury. Personal life Kevin Mac Allister has two brothers, Alexis and Francis, who are also professional footballers. They are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Mac Allister
Francis Manuel Mac Allister (born 30 October 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rosario Central. Career Mac Allister, like his two brothers, started his career with Argentinos Juniors. Mac Allister's debut for the club came on 15 May 2016 in an Argentine Primera División draw with Lanús. He made a second appearance six days later, against Atlético de Rafaela, in a season which ended in relegation for Argentinos. In the following season, Mac Allister joined Boca Unidos of Primera B Nacional on loan. His first appearance for Boca was in a 0–0 with Flandria on 8 October, prior to scoring his first goal in November versus Independiente Rivadavia. He returned to Argentinos in 2017, going on to appear sixty-seven times. In November 2020, Mac Allister signed for fellow Primera División side Talleres. In June 2022, Mac Allister moved to fellow league club Rosario Central. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
