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Prentis is a surname. People with this surname include: * Dave Prentis (born 1950), British trade unionist, General Secretary 2001–present * Edward Prentis (1797–1854), English genre painter * John Prentis, mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia from 1759 to 1760 * Joseph Prentis (1754–1809, American politician, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates 1786–88 * Robert R. Prentis Robert Riddick Prentis (May 24, 1855 – November 25, 1931) was a Virginia lawyer, politician and judge. He served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia from 1917 through 1931, and was the chief justice of the Court for the last fiv ... (1855–1931), American lawyer, 16th Chief Justice of Virginia 1926–31 * Victoria Prentis, British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Banbury since 2015 {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Prentis
David Prentis, Baron Prentis of Leeds (born 29 May 1948) is a British trade unionist and former General Secretary of UNISON, the United Kingdom's largest trade union. He was originally elected in 2000. He was re-elected in March 2005, with 77% of the vote, in 2010 (with 67% of the vote), and in 2015 (with 49% of the vote). Early life Prentis was born and brought up in Leeds where he attended St Michael's College from 1959 to 1967. He went to the University of London where he took a BA in History, then studied Economic History at the London School of Economics. This was followed by a master's degree in Industrial Relations at the University of Warwick. Trade unions He joined NALGO in 1975, and in 1990 he became its deputy general secretary. He was UNISON's deputy general secretary (DGS) from its formation in July 1993, when it was formed from NALGO, NUPE and CoHSE. UNISON leadership In his role as the deputy general secretary, Prentis directed UNISON's national negotiating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Prentis
Edward Prentis (1797–1854) was an English genre painter. His scenes from contemporary domestic life were popular in his time. Life In 1825 Prentis contributed three pictures to the first exhibition of the Society of British Artists, of which, in the following year, he was elected a member. From that time he was a steady supporter of the society, and all his works were shown in the Suffolk Street gallery. Prentis died in December 1854, leaving a widow and eleven children. Works Prentis first exhibited in 1823, at the Royal Academy, sending ''A Girl with Matches'' and ''A Boy with Oranges''. His works for the Society of British Artists included such subjects as ''The Profligate's Return from the Alehouse'', 1829; ''Valentine's Eve'', 1835; ''The Wife'' and ''The Daughter'', 1836 (engraved, as a pair, by John Charles Bromley, 1837); and ''A Day's Pleasure'', 1841 (engraved). ''The Folly of Extravagance'', 1850, was the last picture he exhibited. Prentis also executed for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Prentis
John Prentis (c. 1726 – c. 1775) eldest son of William Prentis and Mary (Brooke) Prentis of Williamsburg, Virginia. His father owned and operated a successful ordinary store which he inherited upon his father's death in 1765. During his life he served the Williamsburg community in several capacities including: Justice of the Peace, Sheriff of York County, judge of the York County Court, vestryman of Bruton Parish Church, colonel in the Williamsburg militia and as mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ... of Williamsburg, Virginia from 1759 to 1760.Richter, Caroline Julia, "The Prentis Family and their Library" (1985). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539625287. References External links * City of Williamsburg, Virginia, Histor''Past May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Prentis
Joseph Prentis (January 24, 1754 – June 18, 1809) was a Virginia politician. He represented Williamsburg in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as that body's Speaker from 1786 until 1788. From 1788 until his death, Prentis was a judge in the General Court of Virginia. Early life and education Joseph Prentis was the youngest son of Williamsburg merchant William Prentis (pre-1720-1765) and his wife, the former Mary Brooke. His great grandfather, also William Prentis (pre-1720-1765), had emigrated to the Virginia Colony from Norfolk County in England, settling in Williamsburg about 1725 and marrying another Mary Brooke, daughter of John and Mary Brooke of York County, Virginia. Although orphaned at the age of 15, Prentis became a ward of lawyer Robert Carter Nicholas, then attended the College of William and Mary in his home town, where he studied law under George Wythe. His elder brother John Prentis succeeded his father operating the store, and served as Williamsbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Robert Lee Rayford (February 3, 1953 – May 15 1969), sometimes identified as Robert R. due to his age, was an American teenager from Missouri who has been suggested to represent the earliest confirmed case of HIV/AIDS in North America based on evidence which was published in 1988 in which the authors claimed that medical evidence indicated that he was "infected with a virus closely related or identical to human immunodeficiency virus type 1." Rayford died of pneumonia, but his other symptoms baffled the doctors who treated him. A study published in 1988 reported the detection of antibodies against HIV. Results of testing for HIV genetic material were reported once at a scientific conference in Australia in 1999; however, the data has never been published in a peer-reviewed medical or scientific journal. Background Robert Rayford was born on February 3, 1953, in St. Louis, Missouri to Constance Rayford (September 12, 1931 – April 3, 2011) and Joseph Benny Bell (March 24, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
