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Mitton (surname)
Mitton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernard Mitton (1954–2017), South African tennis player * David Mitton (1939–2008), British television producer and director * Geraldine Mitton (1868–1955), English novelist, biographer, editor, and guide-book writer * Grant Mitton (field hockey), Australian field hockey player * Grant Mitton (politician) (born 1941), Canadian radio talk show host and politician * Jack Mitton (1895–1983), English footballer * Jimmy Mitton (1890–1949), English footballer * Lorne Mitton, Canadian politician * Randy Mitton (born 1950), ice hockey linesman * Simon Mitton (born 1946), British astronomer and writer * Trent Mitton (born 1990), Australian field hockey player {{surname, Mitton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Mitton
Bernard Mitton (9 November 1954 – 5 May 2017) was a professional tennis player from South Africa. Mitton reached his highest singles ranking of world No. 51 on 15 December 1975, and his highest doubles ranking of 20 on 25 June 1984. His career record in singles on the ATP Tour was 199–218, winning two titles - at Newport, Rhode Island in 1978 and San Jose, California in 1979. He was the runner-up in three other tournaments: San Jose (1978), Adelaide (1979) and Johannesburg (1981). His doubles record was 210–191, and he won nine titles: Auckland (1979); Stowe, Vermont and Cologne (1980); Richmond WCT (1981); Johannesburg (1981); Tampa (1981); Columbus, Ohio (1982); Ferrara (1983); and La Quinta, California (1984). He was the runner-up in eight tournaments: Sarasota, Florida (1978); North Conway, New Hampshire (1978); Rotterdam (1979); Maui, Hawaii (1982); Ancona (1982); Toulouse (1983); Florence (1984); and Queen's Club (1984). Mitton had career wins over John McEnroe, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mitton
David Nelson Godfrey Mitton (27 February 1939 – 16 May 2008) was a British director, producer, writer, model maker and special effects technician. He was best known for producing and directing the children's television programmes ''Thomas & Friends'' and '' TUGS''. During the 1960s, he worked with Gerry and Sylvia Anderson as a special effects technician on series such as '' Thunderbirds'', ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', ''Joe 90'', ''The Secret Service'' and ''UFO''. Early life Mitton was born on 27 February 1939 in Preston, Prestonpans, East Lothian and educated at The Strathallan School in Perthshire. On leaving school, he briefly attended art school before joining the Royal Air Force. He served with the RAF at Christmas Island, and at Honolulu before returning to serve at Southern Region Air Traffic Control, RAF Uxbridge, later he served at RAF Riyan up-country from Aden in what is now Yemen. He also served in Cyprus with the air-sea rescue service, and then le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine Mitton
Geraldine Edith Mitton (14 October 186825 March 1955), pen name G. E. Mitton, was an English novelist, biographer, editor, and guide-book writer. Born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, she was the third daughter of Rev. Henry Arthur Mitton, a master of Sherburn Hospital. In 1896, she moved to London, where she worked with Walter Besant on his survey of London. In 1899 she joined the staff of the publishing company A & C Black, where she was on the editorial staff of Who's Who. She married colonial administrator Sir George Scott in 1920, becoming his third wife. She collaborated with Scott on several novels set in Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ..., and wrote his biography, ''Scott of the Shan Hills'', which was published in 1936, the year after his death. Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Mitton (field Hockey)
Grant David Mitton (born 10 October 1962) is a field hockey player who played for South Australia and the Kookaburras in the 1980s. Mitton was a striker and represented his country in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles as well as the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup in London. The perpetual shield for Hockey SA's U15 Boys State Junior Zone Championship is named after Grant. Personal Grant lives in Western Australia. His son Trent Mitton plays for the WA Thundersticks and Kookaburras Australia men's national field hockey team, and his father is Don Mitton who represented Australia in hockey in a tour to New Zealand in 1958. Field Hockey International hockey Mitton played for Australia from 1983 to 1989 including an Olympic Games and World Cup. Following is the list of major tournaments he played in: *1984 Olympic Games – Los Angeles – 4th place (Australia at the 1984 Summer Olympics) *1986 World Cup – London – GOLD (1986 Men's Hockey World Cup The 1986 Hockey World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Mitton (politician)
Grant Mitton (born 1941) is a former radio talk show host on CJDC (AM) CJDC is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 890 AM in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. The station, owned by Bell Media, airs a country format. CJDC broadcasts with a power of 10,000 watts day and night and uses a non-directional antenna da ... Radio's open line program and political leader in British Columbia, Canada. On March 7, 2001, he was appointed a vice president of the Reform Party of British Columbia, and he was a candidate of the British Columbia Social Credit Party in the 2001 provincial election in Peace River South, placing second with 1,726 votes, 17.33% of the total. He became leader of the Social Credit Party, but then left it to join the British Columbia Party as a "traditional conservative party", hoping to attract support from conservatives, particularly social conservatives dissatisfied with the policies of the ruling British Columbia Liberal Party. He led the party during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Mitton
John Mitton (7 November 1895 – 5 August 1983) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back for various clubs in the 1920s. Mitton was also a cricketer for Somerset in 1920. Football career Mitton was born in Todmorden, West Yorkshire and was first recorded as playing football as a youth with Portsmouth Rovers of the Lancashire Combination, before spells with Padiham and Brierfield. He joined Burnley of the Football League First Division as a trainee in 1914 but failed to break into the first team before the outbreak of the First World War. During the war, he made guest appearances for Bury, before joining Exeter City, then in the Southern League in June 1919. He remained with Exeter City for the early part of their inaugural season in the Football League Third Division before being signed by First Division club Sunderland in October 1920. He was immediately drafted into the first team, making his debut at right-half as replacement for Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Mitton
James Mitton (1890–1949) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half. He made 160 appearances in the Football League for Stockport County and Exeter City. Career Born in Brierfield, Lancashire, Mitton started his career with Glossop Glossop is a market town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is located east of Manchester, north-west of Sheffield and north of the county town, Matlock. Glossop lies near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire, Greater Manches ... but did not make a first-team appearance for the club before joining Stockport County in 1910. He made 56 league and cup appearances for the side over the next five seasons before football in England was abandoned due to the outbreak of the First World War. When competitive football resumed in 1919, Mitton returned to Stockport and played a further 34 league matches before leaving the club in 1921. Mitton subsequently joined Third Division South outfit Exeter City an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorne Mitton
Lorne M. Mitton is a former mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick, elected in May 2004. His predecessor was Brian Murphy. He was born and raised in Moncton, and studied at the University of Toronto. He has worked with organizations in the transportation industry including CN Rail, the Atlantic Provinces Transportation Commission, and the National Transportation Agency of Canada. Prior to being elected Mayor, Mitton served the city as a Councillor At Large from 1998 to 2004 on Moncton City Council. During that time he was twice elected Deputy Mayor by his fellow Councillors. Lorne Mitton announced in 2007 that he would not be re-offering in the next municipal election. Mitton officially retired in May 2008, and was succeeded by George LeBlanc George H. LeBlanc is the former mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected in the Moncton municipal election of May 12, 2008. He was sworn into office on May 26, 2008. He was re-elected in 2012. On January 27, 2015, Leblanc an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Mitton
Randy Mitton (born September 22, 1950, in Fredericton, New Brunswick) is a retired National Hockey League official (ice hockey), linesman. His career started in 1972 and ended in 2004. During his career, he officiated one Stanley Cup final, 2,109 regular season games, 156 playoff games, the 1987 Canada Cup, and two NHL All-Star Game, All-Star games. Footnotes References : The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/1993-94 1950 births Living people Ice hockey people from New Brunswick National Hockey League officials Sportspeople from Fredericton {{canada-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Mitton
Simon Mitton (born 18 December 1946) is a British astronomer and writer. He is based at St Edmund's College, Cambridge. He has written numerous astronomical works. The most well known of these is his biography of fellow Cambridge astronomer Fred Hoyle. Career Mitton was elected to Council of the Royal Astronomical Society 2012–2016, and chairman of the RAS library committee. He is a College Fellow of the Department of the History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge. He is a founder director of Total Astronomy Limited, a company based in Cambridge that provides media services for the astronomy and space industries. Earlier in his career, while employed by the Cambridge University Press, he was the editor in question when Stephen Hawking famously put the success of his bestseller ''A Brief History of Time'' down to advice from his editor that for every equation in the book the readership would be halved. As a result, the book included only a single equation, E = mc2.Review ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |