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Milton (surname)
Milton is an English language, English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aaron Milton, Canadian football player *Anne Milton, United Kingdom Member of Parliament *Arthur Milton, English cricketer and footballer *Berth Milton Sr., Swedish pornographer *Berth Milton Jr., Swedish pornographer *Brian Milton, ultralight aircraft pilot *CB Milton, pop singer *Eric Milton, Major League Baseball player *Giles Milton, British journalist and writer *Joe Milton (born 2000), American football player *John Milton, English poet *John Milton (composer), father of the poet John Milton *John Milton (Florida politician), American politician who was the fifth governor of Florida *John Milton (Georgia politician), the Secretary of State of Georgia from 1777 to 1799 *John Milton Niles, U.S. editor and political figure from Connecticut *John Gerald Milton, Democratic United States Senator from New Jersey *Keenan Milton, a professional skateboarder who died in 2001 *Lance Milton, Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gerald Milton
John Gerald Milton (January 21, 1881 – April 14, 1977) was a Democratic United States Senator from New Jersey. Biography Born in Jersey City, New Jersey; attended the public schools; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1903 and commenced practice in Jersey City, N.J.; appointed on January 18, 1938, as a Democrat to the United States Senate, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of A. Harry Moore and served from January 18, 1938, to November 8, 1938, when a successor was elected; was not a candidate to fill the vacancy; resumed the practice of law; resided in Jersey City, New Jersey where he died; interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, New Jersey North Arlington is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 15,392, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Surnames
English is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots language, Scots, and then closest related to the Low German, Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is Genetic relationship (linguistics), genealogically West Germanic language, West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by Langues d'oïl, dialects of France (about List of English words of French origin, 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Milton
Sir William Henry Milton (3 December 1854 – 6 March 1930) was the third Administrator of Mashonaland, played rugby for England and was South Africa's second Test cricket captain. Born in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, and educated at Marlborough College, Milton played rugby for England in 1874 and 1875. He emigrated to South Africa, arriving in Cape Town in 1878. By the late 1870s, rugby football was very much battling to survive against Winchester College football. Milton joined Villagers club and preached the cause of rugby, and by the end of that year the football fraternity of Cape Town had all but abandoned the Winchester game in favour of rugby. He made his Test cricket debut in South Africa's first Test of all, at Port Elizabeth in 1888–89. He was made captain for the Second Test at Cape Town, replacing Owen Dunell, and made his third and final appearance (again at Cape Town) in 1891–92. He played three other first-class games: two for Western Province and one fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hall Milton
William Hall Milton (March 2, 1864January 4, 1942) was a US Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat. Early life, education, and career Born near Marianna, Jackson County, Florida; attended the public schools of Jackson County, Marianna Academy, and the Agricultural and Mechanical College, Auburn, Alabama; city clerk and treasurer of Marianna 1885-1893; member of the Florida House of Representatives 1889-1891; studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1890; court commissioner 1890-1894; engaged in banking at Marianna 1890-1918; presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1892; United States surveyor general of Florida 1894-1897; president of the board of managers of the State reform school at Marianna 1897-1902; mayor of Marianna 1898-1899; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Florida in 1900 and 1912; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate March 27, 1908, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William James Bryan and served from March 27, 1908, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Milton
Trevor Robert Milton (born April 6, 1982) is an American convicted felon, former businessman and the founder and former chairman and CEO of Nikola Corporation. In September 2020, Milton resigned from his position as chairman after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice began investigating claims that Milton and Nikola committed securities fraud. In July 2021, Milton was indicted by federal prosecutors on three counts of securities fraud and wire fraud and released on $100 million bail. In June 2022, he was charged with another count of wire fraud. In October 2022, he was found guilty on three of the four counts. Early life and education Milton was born in Layton, Utah to Bill Milton, a Union Pacific Railroad manager, and Sally Milton, a realtor. He has a brother and three sisters. The family moved to Las Vegas when Milton was a toddler, but returned to Utah when he was eight. When he was 15 years old, his mother died from cancer. Milton is a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Milton
Thomas Milton (November 14, 1893 – July 10, 1962) was an American race car driver best known as the first two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. He was notable for having only one functional eye, a disability that would have disqualified him from competing in modern motorsports. Biography Milton was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on November 14, 1893. He began his career in racing in 1914, competing on dirt tracks in the Midwestern United States. By 1917, he was competing nationwide, and earned his first major win at a track in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1919, he was one of the dominant figures in American racing, winning five of the nine championship races including the International Sweepstakes at Sheepshead Bay, New York, and making his debut at the Indianapolis 500. Later that year he suffered severe burns when his car burst into flames during a race at Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He returned to the track the following year to win the Universal Trophy on June 19. In 1921, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shake Milton
Malik Benjamin "Shake" Milton (born September 26, 1996), nicknamed "Sniper Shake", is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2015 to 2018. Milton was drafted 54th overall in the 2018 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks and previously played for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. High school career Milton played under Coach Mark Vancuren at Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma, earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors for the state of Oklahoma in the 2013–14, and 2014–15 seasons. He averaged 29.7 points and 4.4 assists as a senior (2014–15) on his way to being named Tulsa World Player of the Year, Oklahoma Super 5 Player of the Year, and Oklahoma Coaches Association ALL-STATE. He committed to SMU over University of Oklahoma and Indiana University. College career In his freshman year at SMU, Milton saw the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Milton
Peter Winslow Milton (born 1930) is a colorblind American artist who was diagnosed with deuteranopia after hearing a comment about the pink in his landscapes. Milton's black and white etchings and engravings often display photorealistic detail with a visionary aesthetic. His themes include architecture, history, myth, and memory, and their intersections and hidden juxtapositions. They often compress long periods of time into a single moment, as in "Family Reunion" and "The Train from Munich." Milton received his MFA from Yale University in 1961. His work has been exhibited in most major museums in the U.S. and Europe, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the British Museum and the Tate Gallery, London, and the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. Two major book collections of his work have been published: ''The Primacy of Touch: The Drawings of Peter Milton'' (New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1993) and ''Peter Milton: Complete Prints 1960-1996'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Milton (skier)
Michael John Milton, OAM (born 21 March 1973) is an Australian Paralympic skier, Paralympic cyclist and paratriathlete with one leg. With 6 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals he is the most successful Australian Paralympic athlete in the Winter Games. Personal Milton was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, on 21 March 1973. His left leg was amputated above the knee when he was nine years old due to bone cancer. He grew up into a skiing family, and after losing his leg he was determined to be able to ski again. Skiing Milton participated but did not win any medals at the 1988 Innsbruck Winter Paralympics. At the 1992 Tignes-Albertville Winter Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the men's slalom LW2 event, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia, and a silver medal in the men's Super-G LW2 event. He became the first Australian to win a gold medal at a winter Olympics or Paralympics. That year he also won the slalom in the Austrian championships, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Milton (cricketer)
Michael Edward Milton (born 28 November 1943) is a former English cricketer. Milton was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in St Pancras, London. Milton made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1979 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. Milton played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 1989, which included 46 Minor Counties Championship matches and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1984, he made his List A debut against Lancashire in the NatWest Trophy. He played a further List A match for Buckinghamshire against Somerset in the 1985 NatWest Trophy. In his two List A matches, he scored 75 runs at a batting average of 37.50, with a high score of 42. With the ball he took two wickets at a bowling average of 29.00, with best figures of 1/13. He also played for Finchley Cricket Club and Second XI cricket for the Middlesex Second XI. References External linksMichael Miltonat ESPNcricinfo ESPN cricinfo (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael A
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I * Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
