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Needham
Needham may refer to: Places United States * Needham, Alabama * Needham, Indiana * Needham, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston ** Needham Line, a commuter rail line in Greater Boston * Needham (Farmville, Virginia), a historic house United Kingdom * Needham, Norfolk, England * Needham Market, a town in Suffolk, England ** Needham Market F.C., an association football club Canada * Halifax Needham, a Canadian electoral district Other uses * Needham (surname) * Needham & Company * Needham Research Institute The Needham Research Institute (NRI; zh , t = 李約瑟研究所 ), located on the grounds of Robinson College, in Cambridge, England, is a centre for research into the history of science, technology and medicine in East Asia. The institute is n ... * Needham-Schroeder protocol, a computer network authentication protocol designed for use on insecure network * Needham (food), a dessert from the U.S. state of Maine {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needham (Farmville, Virginia)
Needham is a historic home located near Farmville, in Cumberland County, Virginia. It was constructed in 1802, and is a two-story, three-bay, single-pile, central hall plan frame dwelling. It has a two-story rear ell, with one-story addition built in 1929, although most of the former outbuildings have now disappeared. It was the home of educator, jurist, and politician Creed Taylor(1766-1836). an''Accompanying photo''/ref> as well as his son Creed Taylor Jr. (1791-1873). The elder Taylor established a proprietary law school in Richmond and moved it in the 1820s to this estate (it was Virginia's second law school and the nation's fourth), where it trained about 300 lawyers including U.S. President John Tyler's son, Ohio Supreme Court justice William Y. Gholson and future U.S. Congressmen John Minor Botts, Joseph William Chinn and John Hall Fulton as well as future Missouri governor and Confederate general Sterling Price.NRIS section 8 p. 3 Although the law school had closed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needham, Norfolk
Needham is a small village in Norfolk, England. It covers an area of and had a population of 310 in 129 households at the 2001 census, falling marginally to 309 at the 2011 census. Its church, St Peter, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. References in popular culture * The television series ''The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the ...'' had a recurring character named, "Lord John Marbury, Earl of Croy, Marquess of Needham and Dolby, Baronet of Brycey." Notes External links Village's local newspaper website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needham Market
Needham Market is a town in Suffolk, England. The town of Needham, Massachusetts, was named after Needham Market. History It initially grew around the wool combing industry, until the onset of the plague, which swept the town from 1663 to 1665. To prevent the spread of the disease, the town was chained at either end, which succeeded in its task but at the cost of two-thirds of the populace. The town did not recover for nearly two hundred years, with the canalisation of the River Gipping in the late 18th Century and the introduction of the railway. Modern Needham Market contains two road names that are linked to the plague. Chainhouse Road, named after the chains that ran across the East end of the town. The Causeway, is a modern variation of 'the corpseway' so called because of the route that plague victims were transported out of town, to neighbouring Barking church for interment. Notable buildings Notable buildings in the town include: * The 15th-century Church of St. John the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needham, Alabama
Needham is a town in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1981. At the 2020 census, the population was 73. Geography Needham is located near the center of Choctaw County at 31°59'10.817" North, 88°20'19.662" West (31.986338, -88.338795). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 97 people, 39 households, and 32 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 46 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White. There were 39 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needham, Indiana
Needham is an unincorporated town in Needham Township, Johnson County, Indiana. History Needham was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bear ...ted in 1866 by Noah Needham. The post office was established as Needhams Station. The Needhams Station post office opened in 1866, and was officially renamed Needham in 1882. References Unincorporated communities in Johnson County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Indianapolis metropolitan area {{JohnsonCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needham, Massachusetts
Needham ( ) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. A suburb of Boston, its population was 32,091 at the 2020 U.S. Census. It is home of Olin College. History Early settlement Needham was first settled in 1680 with the purchase of a tract of land measuring by from Chief Nehoiden for the sum of 10 pounds, of land, and 40 shillings worth of corn. It was officially incorporated in 1711. Originally part of the Dedham Grant, Needham split from Dedham and was named after the town of Needham Market in Suffolk, England. Just 15 months after asking for their own church, 40 men living on the north side of the Charles River suddenly asked the General Court to separate them from Dedham. Their petition cited the inadequate services provided, namely schools and churches. They also said that, if they were simply to be made a precinct instead of a separate town, that they would suffer political reprisals. Dedham agreed that the services were inadequate and did not oppose the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needham Line
The Needham Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running west from downtown Boston, Massachusetts through Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, West Roxbury, and the town of Needham. The second-shortest line of the system at just 13.7 miles long, it carried 4,881 daily riders in October 2022. Unlike the MBTA's eleven other commuter rail lines, the Needham Line is not a former intercity mainline; instead, it is composed of a former branch line, a short segment of one intercity line (running in the reverse of its original direction), and a 1906-built connector. History Dedham branch The Boston and Providence Railroad (B&P) opened its main line from Boston through Toll Gate (Forest Hills) to Providence in 1834. A branch line from Forest Hills to Dedham via West Roxbury was opened on June 3, 1850 by the B&P. South Street (Roslindale), Central (Bellevue), and West Roxbury all opened with the branch; Highland was added around 1855. Charles River Branch Railroad On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Needham may refer to: Places United States * Needham, Alabama * Needham, Indiana * Needham, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston ** Needham Line, a commuter rail line in Greater Boston * Needham (Farmville, Virginia), a historic house United Kingdom * Needham, Norfolk, England * Needham Market, a town in Suffolk, England ** Needham Market F.C., an association football club Canada * Halifax Needham, a Canadian electoral district Other uses * Needham (surname) * Needham & Company * Needham Research Institute The Needham Research Institute (NRI; zh , t = 李約瑟研究所 ), located on the grounds of Robinson College, in Cambridge, England, is a centre for research into the history of science, technology and medicine in East Asia. The institute is n ... * Needham-Schroeder protocol, a computer network authentication protocol designed for use on insecure network * Needham (food), a dessert from the U.S. state of Maine {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax Needham
Halifax Needham is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It has existed since 1967, though its boundaries have changed periodically. Halifax Needham encompasses what is largely known as the North End of Halifax. It has been held by members of each of the three major political parties in Nova Scotia at different times. The riding was once the home of Liberal Premier Gerald Regan before going to Progressive Conservative Edmund L. Morris for the majority of the 1980s. Morris served as a Member of Parliament for Halifax under Progressive Conservative Prime Minister John Diefenbaker before becoming the Mayor of Halifax. He served in the Provincial Cabinet as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Municipal Affairs, Fisheries, and Social Services. When he stepped down in 1988, the Progressive Conservatives lost the seat in that election to Gerry O'Malley, who was unseated from his position as L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needham (surname)
Needham is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alicia Adélaide Needham (1863–1945), Irish composer *Arthur Needham (1859–1915), Washington State pioneer *Ben Needham, British infant missing since 1991 *Col Needham, co-founder of the Internet Movie Database *David Needham, English football player *Elizabeth Needham, English procuress and brothel-keeper of 18th-century London *Ernest Needham (1873–1936), English football player *Francis Needham, 3rd Earl of Kilmorey (1842–1915), 3rd Earl of Kilmorey *Sir Frederick Needham (1835–1924), English physician * George Carter Needham (1840–1902), American writer and namesake of the needham *Hal Needham, American stuntman *Henry Needham (1876–1965), British Major-General and staff officer * Jack Needham, English football player * James Needham (1849–1913), English mycologist * James George Needham (1868–1957), American entomologist *Jimmy Needham (born 1985), American contemporary Christian sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needham & Company
Needham & Company is an independent investment bank and asset management firm specializing in advisory services and financings for growth companies. Needham & Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Needham Group, which also operates a private equity In the field of finance, the term private equity (PE) refers to investment funds, usually limited partnerships (LP), which buy and restructure financially weak companies that produce goods and provide services. A private-equity fund is both a ty ... investment business and an investment management business. Since its founding, the firm has acted as lead or co-manager in more than 775 public offerings, including 268 IPOs, been an agent on more than 115 private placements, and completed over 380 mergers and acquisitions. Together, the transactions total over $200 billion. The firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Boston, Massachusetts, Chicago, Illinois, Menlo Park, California, Menlo Park and San Francisco, Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needham Research Institute
The Needham Research Institute (NRI; zh , t = 李約瑟研究所 ), located on the grounds of Robinson College, in Cambridge, England, is a centre for research into the history of science, technology and medicine in East Asia. The institute is named after the biochemist and historian Joseph Needham, who initiated the ''Science and Civilisation in China'' series. The current director is Mei Jianjun, a noted archaeo-metallurgist. The organization was founded as the East Asian History of Science Trust in August 1968. In June 1983 the trustees conferred the title Needham Research Institute. The Trustees of the NRI is a registered charity. The institute grew out of Needham's research collection, which was originally housed in Gonville and Caius College, where he was Master until his retirement in 1976. After several moves, it moved into its current purpose-built structure in Robinson College in 1991. The building was designed in the Chinese style, and has been described by its archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
