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Parke (other)
Parke may refer to: People * Benjamin Parke, 19th-century lawyer, soldier and politician in Indiana * Evan Parke, Jamaican actor * Henry Parke (1790–1835), English architect * Hervey Parke, Parke-Davis partner * James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale, British barrister and judge * John Parke (other), multiple people * Maria Frances Parke (1772–1822), English composer * Walter Parke (1891–1914), English cricketer and British Army officer * William Parke (director) (1873–1941), American film director * William Thomas Parke (1761–1847), English oboist Places * Parke County, Indiana * Parke Township, Clay County, Minnesota * Parke, Bovey Tracey, an historic estate in Devon Sport * Parke-Keelogues-Crimlin, also known as Parke GAA, Gaelic football club in County Mayo, Ireland See also * Park (other) * Parkes (other) Parkes may refer to: * Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896), Australian politician, one of the earliest and most prominent advocates for Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Parke
Benjamin Parke (September 2, 1777 – July 12, 1835) was an American lawyer, politician, militia officer, businessman, treaty negotiator in the Indiana Territory who also served as a United States federal judge in Indiana after it attained statehood in 1816. Parke was the Indiana Territory's attorney general (1804–1808); a representative to the territory's first general assembly (1805); its first territorial delegate to the United States House of Representatives (1805–1808); one of the five Knox County delegates to the Indiana constitutional convention of 1816; and a territorial court judge (1808–1816). After Indiana attained statehood, Parke served as the first United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana (1817–1835). In addition to his service in Indiana's territorial and state government, Parke participated in the local militia, attaining the rank of colonel under the command of William Henry Harrison, and participated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Parke
Evan Dexter O'Neal Parke (born January 2, 1968) is a Jamaican-born American actor perhaps best known for his role as Hayes in ''King Kong''. Originally from Kingston, Jamaica, he was raised in Brooklyn, New York, and then on Long Island. He attended Cornell University (Class of 1990) where he majored in economics and was initiated into the Iota Phi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity in 1989. Filmography *'' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (2014) - S.H.I.E.L.D Agent *''Django Unchained'' (2012) - Baghead *'' All Roads Lead Home'' (2008) - Basham *''Insanitarium (2008) - Charles *''The Air I Breathe'' (2007) - Danny *''King Kong'' (2005) - Hayes *''Fellowship'' (2005) - Second Homeless Man *'' Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang'' (2005) - Dexter Clinic Guard *''Nightstalker'' (2002) - Lieutenant Mayberry *''Planet of the Apes'' (2001) - Gunnar *'' The Replacements'' (2000) - Malcolm La Mont *''The Cider House Rules'' (1999) - Jack Television *'' Good Sam'' (2022) TV Series - Byro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Parke
Henry Parke (1790–1835) was an English architect and draughtsman. Life He was a son of John Parke the oboist, was intended for the bar, and studied under a special pleader; but a speech impediment led him to abandon the law. He studied architecture, and his father placed him with Sir John Soane, who used him as a draughtsman for his Royal Academy lectures. He became versed in mathematics, geometry, mechanics, and drawing, both architectural and landscape. Between 1820 and 1824 Parke visited Italy, Sicily, Genoa, Greece, and Egypt, ascending the Nile in 1824 with a fellow-student, John Joseph Scoles. At Rome and elsewhere he worked with Frederick Catherwood, Thomas Leverton Donaldson, and others, measuring antique remains and modern works. On returning to England, at the end of 1824, he worked out his sketches. Parke died 5 May 1835. Many of his oil and water-colour drawings and marine works were sold at Sotheby's by auction in May 1836. Works In 1829 Parke published a ''Map of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hervey Parke
Hervey is both an English surname and a masculine given name, probably derived from French Hervé. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Lord Alfred Hervey (1816–1875), English politician *Lord Arthur Hervey (1808–1894), English bishop *Arthur Hervey (1855–1922), Irish composer and author *Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1724–1779), English admiral and politician *Lord Augustus Hervey (1837–1875), English politician *Lord Charles Hervey (1814–1880), English clergyman and cricketer * Edward Hervey (born 1973), retired Canadian football player *Lord Francis Hervey (1846–1931), English barrister and politician *Frederick Hervey (other), several people *George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1721–1775), English soldier, diplomat and courtier *Geraldine Hervey, Marchioness of Bristol *Herbert Hervey, 5th Marquess of Bristol (1870–1960), English diplomat *Irene Hervey (1909–1998), American actress *Lady Isabella Hervey (born 1982), English socialit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parke-Davis
Parke-Davis is a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Although Parke, Davis & Co. is no longer an independent corporation, it was once America's oldest and largest drug maker, and played an important role in medical history. In 1970 Parke-Davis was acquired by Warner-Lambert, which in turn was acquired by Pfizer in 2000. History Parke, Davis and Company was founded in Detroit, Michigan by Dr. Samuel P. Duffield, a physician and pharmacist. In 1860, Dr. Duffield owned a small drugstore at the corner of Gratiot and Woodward Avenues. Dr. Duffield made a variety of pharmaceutical preparations, including Hoffman’s anodyne and mercurial ointment, but was overwhelmed by the operations of the business. Dr. Duffield and Hervey Coke Parke formed a partnership in October 1866, with George S. Davis becoming a third partner in 1867. Parke was a businessman looking for business opportunities and Davis, an ambitious man with skills in sales. Duffield withdrew in 1869 beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale
James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale PC (22 March 1782 – 25 February 1868) was a British barrister and judge. After an education at The King's School, Macclesfield and Trinity College, Cambridge he studied under a special pleader, before being called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1813. Although not a particularly distinguished barrister, he was appointed to the Court of King's Bench on 28 November 1828, made a Privy Counsellor in 1833 and, a year later, a Baron of the Exchequer. He resigned his post in 1855, angered by the passing of the Common Law Procedure Acts, but was recalled by the government, who gave him a peerage as Baron Wensleydale of Walton to allow him to undertake the Judicial functions of the House of Lords, a role he fulfilled until his death on 25 February 1868. Early life and education Parke was born on 22 March 1782 in Highfield, near Liverpool, to Thomas Parke, a merchant, and his wife Anne. He studied at The King's School, Macclesfield before ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parke (other)
John Parke (1827–1900) was Union Army general in the American Civil War. John Parke may also refer to: *John Parke (oboist) (1745–1829), English oboist *John Parke Custis (1754–1781), stepson of George Washington *John Parke (footballer) John Parke (6 August 1937 – 27 August 2011) was a footballer, who played for Linfield, Hibernian, Sunderland, Vancouver Royal Canadians, KV Mechelen and the Northern Ireland national football team as a full back. Club career He starte ... (1937–2011), Northern Irish international association football player See also * John Park (other) {{hndis, Parke, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Frances Parke
Maria Frances Parke (26 August 1772 – 31 July 1822) was an English soprano, pianist and composer of keyboard works. Parke was born in London. Her father was the oboist John Parke, while her uncle was the oboist and composer William Thomas Parke. She made her debut as a pianist and singer at the age of nine. At ten she performed a Clementi duet with Maria Hester Park Maria Hester Park (née Reynolds) (29 September 1760 – 7 June 1813) was a British composer, pianist, and singer. She was also a noted piano teacher who taught many students in the nobility, including the Duchess of Devonshire and her daughte ... née Reynolds (1760–1813), with whom she is sometimes confused. In 1815 she married John Beardmore. She died in London in 1822. Works Selected works include: *''A Divertimento and Military Rondo'' for the Piano *''Grand Sonata in F Major'' for Solo Piano *''Grand Sonata in E-flat Major'' for Solo Piano *''Grand Sonata in D Major'' for Solo Piano References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Parke
Walter Evelyn Parke (27 July 1891 – 13 October 1914) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Parke served in the Durham Light Infantry, seeing action in France during the opening stages of the First World War. He was killed in October 1914. He also played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team. Life and military career The son of the minor counties cricketer Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence Parke and his wife, Evelyn Jane Aelfrida, he was born at Wimborne Minster. He was educated at Winchester College from 1905–09, where he captained the college cricket team in his final year. Additionally, he played golf for the college and was appointed a prefect. From Winchester he attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He graduated into the Durham Light Infantry as a second lieutenant in August 1911. He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1914. Battin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Parke (director)
William Parke (1873–1941) was an American film director of the silent era.Munden p.131 Selected filmography * ''Prudence the Pirate'' (1916) * ''Other People's Money'' (1916) * '' The Shine Girl'' (1916) * ''The Last of the Carnabys'' (1917) * '' Miss Nobody'' (1917) * ''The Cigarette Girl'' (1917) * '' A Crooked Romance'' (1917) * ''The Streets of Illusion'' (1917) * '' The Mystery of the Double Cross'' (1917) * '' Over the Hill'' (1917) * ''Convict 993'' (1918) * ''The Yellow Ticket'' (1918) * '' A Woman Who Understood'' (1920) * '' The Paliser Case'' (1920) * '' Out of the Storm'' (1920) * '' Beach of Dreams'' (1921) * ''Legally Dead'' (1923) * '' The Clean Up'' (1923) * ''A Million to Burn ''A Million to Burn'' is a 1923 American comedy film directed by William Parke and written by Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Herbert Rawlinson, Kalla Pasha, Beatrice Burnham, Tom McGuire, Melbourne MacDowell and Margaret Landis. The fi ...'' (1923) References Bibliograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thomas Parke
William Thomas Parke (15 February 1761 – 26 August 1847) was an English oboist and composer. He played in notable concerts of the day; in retirement he published ''Musical Memoirs''. Life Parke began his musical studies in 1770 under his elder brother John Parke, learning the flute and the oboe; later from William Dance he studied the violin, from Charles Rousseau Burney the piano, and from Charles Frederick Baumgarten music theory. In 1775–6 Parke sang in the chorus of Drury Lane Theatre, and in 1776 he was regularly engaged there and at Vauxhall Gardens as a viola player. The oboe especially attracted him; in 1777 he was second oboe at Drury Lane theatre and in 1779 appeared as an oboist at Vauxhall Gardens. In 1783 he became principal oboe at Covent Garden Theatre, succeeding Sharpe. He had not yet attained his brother's eminence, and was called "Little Parke" when he played at the benefit concert of the elder musician. Parke held his post at Covent Garden for forty year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parke County, Indiana
Parke County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana along the Wabash River. The county was formed in 1821 out of a portion of Vigo County. According to the 2010 census, the population was 17,339, an increase of 0.6% from 17,241 in 2000. The county seat is Rockville. It has a population density of about . The county contains six incorporated towns and many unincorporated communities. It is divided into 13 townships which provide local services. Two U.S. Routes and five state highways pass through or into the county, along with one major railroad line. Parke County has 31 covered bridges and describes itself as the Covered Bridge Capital of the World. It is the site for the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival which has been held in October each year. As of 2020, Parke County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History This area had been occupied for thousands of years by succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples. The firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
