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Patchett Lake
Patchett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Patchett Warbrick (1860–1940), New Zealand boatbuilder, rugby player and tourist guide *Ann Patchett (born 1963), American author *Arthur Patchett Martin (1851–1902), Australian writer * Dale Patchett (1950–2023), American politician *George William Patchett, British motorcycle racer and engineer * Irene Amy Patchett (1887–1989) American anatomist *Jean Patchett (1926–2002), American fashion model *John Patchett (1797–1876), the first person to plant a commercial vineyard and build a commercial wine cellar in the Napa Valley *Katrina Patchett (born 1986), professional ballroom dancer from Perth, Australia *Terry Patchett (1940–1996), politician in the United Kingdom * Wayne Patchett, Australian Paralympic athlete *William Patchett (died 1843), among the Europeans who died in the Wairau Affray See also * Patchett gun or Sterling submachine gun, British submachine gun used i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Patchett Warbrick
Alfred Patchett Warbrick (24 February 1860 – 19 May 1940) was a New Zealand boatbuilder, rugby player and tourist guide. Biography Warbrick was the first of five children of Abraham Warbrick, an English immigrant, and Nga Karauna Paerau, a Māori woman and the daughter of a Ngāti Rangitihi chief. After his mother died, his father remarried and had seven more children. Four of his brothersArthur, Fred, Joe and Billywent on to tour Britain, Ireland and Australia with Alfred as part of the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team. For his education, Warbrick was sent to the Catholic school at Takapuna, near Auckland. There, with the help of the minister for native affairs Donald McLean, Warbrick became an apprentice to the boatbuilder Charles Bailey. He was working with Bailey from age 14 to 24, and practiced rowing, yachting, hunting and rugby in his free time. In 1888 he and his four brothers were included into the New Zealand Native Football Team, which was captained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett (born December 2, 1963) is an American author. She received the 2002 PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction in the same year, for her novel ''Bel Canto''. Patchett's other novels include '' The Patron Saint of Liars'' (1992), ''Taft'' (1994), '' The Magician's Assistant'' (1997), ''Run'' (2007), ''State of Wonder'' (2011), ''Commonwealth'' (2016), and '' The Dutch House'' (2019). ''The Dutch House'' was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Biography Ann Patchett was born on December 2, 1963 in Los Angeles, California to Frank Patchett (a Los Angeles police captain who arrested Charles Manson and Sirhan Sirhan) and Jeanne Ray (a nurse who later became a novelist). She is the younger of two daughters. Her mother and father divorced when she was young. Her mother remarried, and when Patchett was six years old the family moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Patchett attended St. Bernard Academy, a private Catholic school for girls in Nashville, Tenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Patchett Martin
Arthur Patchett Martin (18 February 1851 – 15 February 1902), was an Australian writer and literary critic. Martin was born in Woolwich, Kent, England, the son of George Martin and his wife Eleanor, ''née'' Hill. The family migrated to Australia in 1852, arriving in Melbourne that Christmas. Martin was educated at St Mark's School, Fitzroy and later matriculated at the University of Melbourne in February 1868. Martin worked in the post office from 1865 to 1883; however he was also a casual writer in this period. Having established the ''Melbourne Review'' with Henry Gyles Turner in 1876, Martin edited the publication for six years. Martin was a member of the Eclectic Association, fellow members included Theodore Fink, Arthur Topp, Alfred Deakin and David Mickle. In 1883 Martin moved to London amid controversy in a divorce case; he became a journalist and wrote regularly for the ''Pall Mall Gazette''. Martin was the satirist of the 'Australasian Group' - who regarded themselv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Patchett
Robert Dale Patchett (April 21, 1950 – August 20, 2023) was an American politician in the state of Florida. Patchett pleaded nolo contendre to ethics charges that he received unauthorized compensation as a legislator; Leon County Court Case No. 91-5209AMI, and 91-5211. Patchett v. Commission on Ethics, 626 SO. 2d 319 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993), Patchett entered the plea on March 15, 1994, and left the House of Representatives. Life and career Robert Dale Patchett was born in Indiana on April 21, 1950, and came to Florida in 1973. He was a real estate broker and environmental consultant. He served in the Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted ... for the 48th district from 1976 to 1990, as a Republican. Patchett died on August 20, 2023, at the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George William Patchett
George William Patchett (23 December 1901 - before 31 December 1974) was a British motorcycle racer and engineer. Career In his early career he was a motor cycle racer for motorcycle manufacturers such as Brough Superior, McEvoy and the Belgian arms company FN. At Pendine, Wales he won the Welsh TT in 1925 and the Welsh TT sidecar in 1927 on Brough machines. In 1930 he was recruited by the Czech arms manufacturer František Janeček, founder of the JAWA motorcycle company. Janeček wanted to build a cheaper motor cycle than their current model. Patchett's contacts with the Villiers company enabled a new JAWA model to be designed around the Villiers 175cc two-stroke engine which proved very popular. On the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Patchett returned to England and started work under the auto-engineer George Lanchester at the Sterling Armaments Company in Dagenham, Essex, helping to gear up manufacture of the Lanchester sub-machine gun. On his way out of Prague he ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Amy Patchett
Irene is a name derived from εἰρήνη (eirēnē), the Greek for "peace". Irene, and related names, may refer to: * Irene (given name) Places * Irene, Gauteng, South Africa * Irene, South Dakota, United States * Irene, Texas, United States * Irene, West Virginia, United States * Irene Lake, Quebec, Canada * Lake Irene, a small lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, United States * Lake Irene, a lake in Minnesota, United States * Irene River (Opawica River tributary), a tributary of the Opawica River in Quebec, Canada * Irene River (New Zealand), a river of New Zealand * Eirini metro station, an Athens metro station in Ano Maroussi, Greece Storms and hurricanes * Tropical Storm Irene (1947) * Tropical Storm Irene (1959) * Hurricane Irene–Olivia (1971) * Hurricane Irene (1981), part of the 1981 Atlantic hurricane season * Hurricane Irene (1999) * Hurricane Irene (2005) * Hurricane Irene (2011) Arts and entertainment Films and anime * ''Irene'' (1926 film), an Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
