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MacKechnie and McKechnie are Irish/Scottish surnames. They are Anglicised forms of the Irish/Scottish Gaelic ''MacEacharna'', meaning "son of ''Eacharn''". The Irish/Scottish Gaelic personal name ''Eacharn'' is composed of two elements. The first element, ''each'', means "horse"; the second element, ''tighearna'', means "lord". In Scotland, the Scottish Gaelic ''MacEacharna'' has usually been Anglicised as ''McEachern (surname), McEachern''. The surnames ''MacKechnie'' and ''McKechnie'' can be represented in Scottish Gaelic by ''MacEachainn'', and ''MacEacharna''. The McKechnies are a Sept of the Macdonalds of Clanranald. People with the surnames ;McKechnie *Bill McKechnie, American baseball player *Brian McKechnie, New Zealand rugby and cricket player *Donna McKechnie, American dancer, singer, actress and choreographer *Elizabeth McKechnie, English actress *Gilbert McKechnie, Scottish-born Ontario merchant and political figure *Ian McKechnie, Scottish footballer *James McKechnie, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert McKechnie
Gilbert McKechnie (1842 – December 21, 1930) was a Scottish-born Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Grey South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1891 to 1894 as a Liberal member. He was born in Campbeltown, Argyleshire in 1845 and came to Canada West in 1855. He owned a general store and was also president of the G. B. & W. Railway. McKechnie represented Durham Township on the council for Grey County from 1877 to 1884 and in 1887. He was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1891 by-election held after the death of James Hill Hunter James Hill Hunter (July 26, 1839 – February 2, 1891) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Grey South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1875 to 1883 and from 1890 to 1891. He was born in Kilba .... McKechnie was unsuccessful in a bid for reelection in 1894. He died on December 21, 1930. References External links''The Canadian parliamentary compani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivienne McKechnie
Vivienne McKechnie is an Irish writer and poet based in Limerick. She has also been an organiser of the Limerick Literary Festival. Biography Born Vivienne Darling in Dublin to Dr. Desmond Darling and Audrey Darling (née Butler), she had three sisters. McKechnie attended The Hall School, Monkstown, and then got her degree in Trinity College Dublin. Later McKechnie completed her Creative Writing MA in the University of Limerick. She went on to become a teacher and spent four years in Kenya before moving to Limerick. McKechnie wrote and began to have her poems published. Her debut collection was published in 2013. At least one of her works has been the poem on the Irish Leaving Certificate exams. McKechnie was also selected for inclusion in the ''Windharp Poetry Anthology'' for the centenary of 1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera McKechnie
Vera McKechnie (born 1927) is a retired British presenter who was one of the first presenters at the start of BBC Children's Television in the early 1950s. Television career McKechnie began her career when the BBC resumed TV broadcasts after the Second World War. On BBC Children’s Television she narrated the earliest live editions of ''Andy Pandy'' from 1950, in which she told a story as it was acted out by string puppets. The programme was aimed at very young children under primary school starting age of five years at the time. The programme was broadcast during the school day and part of a series of five known as ''Watch with Mother'', one of which one was broadcast each weekday. When the broadcasts began, the main BBC transmitters only covered London and the southeast from Alexandra Palace, Birmingham and the Midlands from Sutton Coldfield, and Manchester and the northwest from Holme Moss. She was a TV in-vision announcer from 1955 until 1960, and later worked for BBC Childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy McKechnie
Thomas Sharp McKechnie (9 February 1940 – 6 April 2009) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward, best known for his time with Luton Town. He also played in the Football League for Boscombe and Bournemouth Athletic and Colchester United. Playing career Born in Milngavie, McKechnie started out with Bridgeton Waverley before joining Rangers, but never appeared in the Scottish League. He left for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy before moving south of the border to Luton Town in 1961. He spent five years in Bedfordshire before moving to Boscombe and Bournemouth Athletic, where he spent a year. He then spent a season at Colchester United before moving into non-League football with Bury Town Bury Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Ram Meadow. History Early history The club was established by William Lake at a meetin .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:McKech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley McKechnie
Shirley Elizabeth McKechnie (18 June 1926 – 5 September 2022) was an Australian pioneer of contemporary dance as a dancer, choreographer, director and educator. Early life and education Born Shirley Elizabeth Gorham was born on 18 June 1926 in Melbourne, McKechnie was educated at Albion State School, followed by Williamstown High School. She took dance lessons from the age of four and began ballet at ten. On finishing school, she worked at the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, but continued her dance training in the Bodenweiser technique. Career McKechnie opened her first dance school in 1945. In 1948 she married Ken McKechnie and had two children before establishing another dance school in 1955. In 1963 she founded the Australian Contemporary Dance Theatre and served as its artistic director until 1973. After studying dance in the USA and Canada, including three months at the Juilliard School in New York, she developed the curriculum for Australia's first deg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila McKechnie
Dame Sheila Marshall McKechnie DBE (3 May 1948 – 2 January 2004) was a Scottish trade unionist, housing campaigner and consumer activist. Biography Sheila McKechnie was born in Camelon, Falkirk, on 3 May 1948 to Hugh McKechnie, then a commercial traveller, and Christina (''née'' Marshall). She studied politics and history at the University of Edinburgh, where she was a friend of Gordon Brown. She was a member of the students' representative council, holding the posts of Secretary and 2nd Junior President. After graduating, she studied for an MA in Industrial Relations at the University of Warwick. After working as a trade union official in the 1970s, during which she was active in the women's movement, she became director of the housing and homelessness charity Shelter in 1985. After ten years in this post, she left to become head of the Consumers' Association, campaigning on a wide range of issues, often using headline-grabbing stunts. In 2001 McKechnie said: "I am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert McKechnie
Dr. Robert Edward McKechnie (April 25, 1861 – May 24, 1944) was a physician and the second chancellor of the University of British Columbia. Early life McKechnie was born in Brockville, Canada West, on April 25, 1861. After completing his secondary school education in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, he began his studies at McGill University in 1886. After receiving his medical degree from McGill in 1890, he moved to British Columbia the following year, and practiced medicine in the Nanaimo area for 10 years. He was later elected to the Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia in 1896, and served as its president in 1897, 1906, and 1910. McKechnie also held the positions of senior surgeon, member of the Board of Directors, and Life Governor at Vancouver General Hospital. He was elected the first president of the British Columbia Medical Association in 1899. He later moved to Vancouver in 1904, where he remained for the rest of his career. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Licorice McKechnie
Christina 'Licorice' McKechnie (born 2 October 1945) is a Scottish musician. She was a singer and songwriter in The Incredible String Band between 1968 and 1972. Her whereabouts have been publicly unknown since 1987, when she was last seen hitchhiking across the Arizona desert. Biography McKechnie was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. After reading her poetry at folk clubs in Edinburgh, she met the musician Robin Williamson, but left home in her teens with the intention of marrying Bert Jansch. The banns were published but the wedding never took place. Jansch left her behind to travel to Morocco in 1963, and, according to Williamson, "she fell into yarms". In 1966 she travelled to Morocco with Williamson, and was later involved in the Incredible String Band's recordings. Her first contribution to the band came in the form of backing vocals on the track "Painting Box", on the 1967 album ''The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion''. By 1968, she was regarded as a fully-fledge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh McKechnie
Leigh McKechnie (born 11 November 1973) is an Australian professional golfer on the PGA Tour of Australasia. Career McKechnie was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He took up golf at the age of 13 being introduced by his father. In November 2009, McKechnie won the New South Wales Open The Sydney International (formerly known as the Championship of New South Wales and New South Wales Open, with various title sponsors), formerly sponsored as the Apia International Sydney from 2012 to 2017, is a professional tennis tournament i ... at the Vintage Golf Course in the Hunter Valley. He also lost in a playoff at the 2002 NSW Masters. Professional wins (1) PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1) References External links * Australian male golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers Sportspeople from Newcastle, New South Wales 1973 births Living people Sportsmen from New South Wales {{Australia-golf-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McKechnie (footballer)
John McKechnie was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a right half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. Personal life McKechnie served as private in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was discharged Discharge may refer to Expel or let go * Discharge, the act of firing a gun * Discharge, or termination of employment, the end of an employee's duration with an employer * Military discharge, the release of a member of the armed forces from serv ... in November 1918 due to an injured arm. Career statistics References Year of birth missing Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players British Army personnel of World War I Place of birth missing Men's association football wing halves Queen's Park F.C. players Date of death missing {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-stub Highland Light Infantry soldiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McKechnie
John Roderick McKechnie KC (born 1 November 1950) is the Commissioner of the Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia. He is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the highest ranking court in the Australian State of Western Australia, and formerly served as the State's first Director of Public Prosecutions. He attended Scotch College from 1963 until 1967, then graduated in law from the University of Western Australia in 1972. He then took articles with Jackson McDonald & Co, before joining the Crown Law Department. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1989, and then in December 1991 was appointed by the Government of Western Australia as the state's first Director of Public Prosecutions. During his eight-year term in this role, the department processed on average 2,500 prosecutions per year. On 2 March 1999, he was sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. He retired from the Supreme Court on 22 April 2015 to take up an ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
