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Penington
Penington is a surname indicating a family origin in Pennington, Lancashire; Pennington, Cumbria; or Pennington, Hampshire. Some members of the family changed the spelling to Pennington in the 14th century.{{cite web , url=http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/pp/pennington1.htm#top , title=Pennington1 (requires membership to view without interruption) , author=Peter Charles Barns-Graham (nephew of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham) , date= , publisheStirnet, accessdate=16 August 2010 Those bearing it include: *David Penington (1930–2023), Australian doctor * Isaac Penington (Lord Mayor) (1584–1661), English merchant and Lord Mayor of the City of London *Isaac Penington (Quaker) (1616–1679), English religious activist, son of the aforementioned Isaac *Sir Isaac Pennington (1745–1817), British physician *John B. Penington (1825–1902), American politician See also *Pennington (surname) Pennington is a surname indicating a family origin in Pennington, Cumbria. Other branches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Penington (Lord Mayor)
Isaac Penington (c. 1584 – 16 December 1661) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1642 and a prominent member of Oliver Cromwell's government. Biography Penington was the son of Robert Penington and followed him in becoming a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers. He inherited several estates from his father and purchased one of his own. He made a fortune as a wine and cloth merchant. From 1626 he acted as financial agent to his second cousin, Admiral John Penington. He increased his commercial holdings in 1629 by becoming a partner in the brewery business of his second wife's family. He and his wife, Mary, the widow of Roger Wilkinson, a Citizen of the City of London, were both staunch Puritans. In 1638 Penington was elected Sheriff of London and became an alderman of the City of London for Bridge Without ward on 29 January 1639. He was Prime Warden of the Fishmongers Company in 1640. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Penington (Quaker)
Isaac Penington (1616–1679) was one of the early members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in England. He wrote about the Quaker movement and was an influential promoter and defender of it. Penington was the oldest son of Isaac Penington (Lord Mayor), Isaac Penington, a Puritan who had served as the Lord Mayor of London. Penington married a widow named Mary Springett and they had five children. Penington's stepdaughter Gulielma Springett married William Penn. Convinced that the Quaker faith was true, Penington and his wife joined the Friends in 1657 or 1658. Penington became an influential promoter and defender of the Quaker movement, writing extensively on many topics. His writings are prized for their insightful and eloquent exploration of spiritual experience, with his Letters being read continuously within Quakerism for their spiritual counsel. His complete works were first published in 1681 and are still in print today. Penington also published several books a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Penington
David Geoffrey Penington (4 February 1930 – 6 January 2023) was an Australian doctor, academic, Vice-Chancellor and director. Biography Penington was educated at Carey Grammar, and later Scotch College, Melbourne (1940–1947). He obtained BM.Bch and later Doctorate in Medicine at the University of Oxford and a Doctorate in Laws (Hon.) at the University of Melbourne. He initially had a career in medicine in the United Kingdom at the London Hospital between 1957 and 1967, and also in Harley Street until 1967. He was then Professor of Medicine from 1970 to 1987 at the University of Melbourne, and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine between 1978 and 1985. He chaired a Committee of Inquiry into the Rights of Private Practice (Medicare Dispute) in 1984 and the National AIDS Task Force 1983–87. He was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne from 1988 to 1995. Other positions held by Penington include Chairman National Blood Transfusion Committee, member Council, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennington (surname)
Pennington is a surname indicating a family origin in Pennington, Cumbria. Other branches include members from an area of Surrey, London, Yorkshire, Hampshire and North America. This surname was originally spelled Pennigetun, though the spelling eventually evolved to Pennington. History First appearing in the Domesday Book which is England's earliest public record containing a unique survey of the value and ownership of lands and resources in late 11th century England. Pennington is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the townships forming the Manor of Hougun which was held by Tostig Godwinson, Tostig Godwinson, Earl of North Cumbria. In the book, the surname's first recorded occurrence was spelled Pennigetun and the first place named Pennigetun is Pennington, Cumbria near Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster and it is said to have been named after the aristocratic Pennington Family. The manor is exactly the same size as the parish which formerly belonged to the Cistercians, Cisterc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennington, Hampshire
Pennington is a ward (electoral and ecclesiastical) in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England, which is defined based on the boundaries of the earlier manor. Pennington Village is at the centre of the ward, with Upper Pennington to the north and Lower Pennington to the south. The population taken at the 2011 census was 6,060. It is in the southernmost part of the New Forest on the Solent coastline near to the town of Lymington, with which it shares the civil parish of Lymington and Pennington. Pennington sits on the river terrace plateau between Avon Water to the west and Yaldhurst stream to the east. The Solent forms Pennington's southern coastal border. The northern border is Sway Road. The hamlet of Bowling Green is in Upper Pennington on the border with Sway. Overview The ward can be split into three broad areas: * Upper Pennington, * Pennington Village, and * Lower Pennington. Land use in Upper Pennington is mostly agricultural and residential. Gordleton Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Pennington
:''See Isaac Penington (other) for other people with a similar name.'' Sir Isaac Pennington (1745–1817) was an English physician, of whom there are two portraits in the National Portrait Gallery. Isaac Pennington was educated at Sedbergh School and St John's College, Cambridge. From 1773 to 1817 he was physician to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge and from 1793 to 1817 Regius Professor of Physic at Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola .... References External links * 1745 births 1817 deaths 18th-century English medical doctors Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Regius Professors of Physic (Cambridge) Professors of chemistry (Cambridge, 1702) {{UK-med-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennington (other)
Pennington may refer to: Places ;Australia * Pennington, South Australia a suburb in Adelaide, Australia ;South Africa * Pennington, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ;United Kingdom * Pennington, Cumbria, village ** St Michael's Church, Pennington * Pennington, Greater Manchester, a suburb of Greater Manchester ** Pennington Flash Country Park, a lake formed by mining subsidence frequented by birdwatchers ** Pennington railway station * Pennington, Hampshire, a village in Hampshire, in the Parish of Lymington and Pennington, on the south coast of England ** Keyhaven, Pennington, Oxey and Normandy Marshes ** Lymington and Pennington, administrative area ;United States * New Pennington, Indiana, in Salt Creek Township, Decatur County * Pennington, Alabama * Pennington, Georgia * Pennington, Minnesota, aka Cass River, a community in Beltrami County * Pennington, New Jersey ** Home to The Pennington School * Pennington, Texas * Pennington, Wisconsin * The Pennington Biomedical Res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennington, Cumbria
Pennington is a small village and civil parish in Furness, a region of Cumbria, England. Pennington lies between Ulverston, Rosside and Lindal. Pennington is located just off the nearby A590, with the nearest railway link in Ulverston. __TOC__ Population In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,794, increasing to 2,008, according to the 2011 census. Over time there have been some significant fluctuations in the population. The most notable increase was between 1851 and 1881 when the population increased by over 1000, with 1881 seeing the population spike at 1,698. 1911 and 1961 saw a dip in the population of the parish, decreasing from 1,510 in 1901 to 1,361 in 1911. From 1961 onwards the population increased again, with the highest population being 2,008 (2011 census). Industry The 1881 census was the first census to become more specific with occupation data; it classifies information from 9 categories to 24. The pie chart depicts the top five male occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancestry
An ancestor, also known as a forefather, fore-elder or a forebear, is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an antecedent (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent and so forth). ''Ancestor'' is "any person from whom one is descended. In law, the person from whom an estate has been inherited." Two individuals have a genetic relationship if one is the ancestor of the other or if they share a common ancestor. In evolutionary theory, species which share an evolutionary ancestor are said to be of common descent. However, this concept of ancestry does not apply to some bacteria and other organisms capable of horizontal gene transfer. Some research suggests that the average person has twice as many female ancestors as male ancestors. This might have been due to the past prevalence of polygynous relations and female hypergamy. Assuming that all of an individual's ancestors are otherwise unrelated to each other, that individual has 2''n'' ancestors in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Order of the British Empire, CBE (8 June 1912 – 26 January 2004) was one of the foremost British Abstract art, abstract artists, a member of the influential Penwith Society of Arts. Early life Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, known as Willie, was born in St Andrews, Fife, on 8 June 1912 into an old landed Scottish family. Barns-Graham's parents were second cousins and their respective families were well established representatives of minor Scottish gentry from both the east and west of the country. As a child she showed very early signs of creative ability. It was at school that Wilhelmina decided that she wanted to be an artist after one of her paintings was chosen to be displayed on the wall there, she stated later in life that "painting chose me, not I it". Education After school she set her sights on Edinburgh College of Art where, after some dispute with her father who was an emotional man prone to uncontrolled anger, she enrolled in 1931. During her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John B
John Bryn Williams (born 1977), known as John B, is an English disc jockey and electronic music producer. He is widely recognised for his eccentric clothing and wild hair and his production of several cutting edge drum and bass tracks. John B ranked number 76 in ''DJ Magazine''s 2010 Top 100 DJs annual poll, announced on 27 October 2010. Career Williams was born on 12 July 1977 in Maidenhead, Berkshire. He started producing music around the age of 14, and now is the head of drum and bass record label Beta Recordings, together with its more specialist drum and bass sub-labels Nu Electro, Tangent, and Chihuahua. He also has releases on Formation Records, Metalheadz and Planet Mu. Williams was ranked 92nd drum and bass DJ on the 2009 ''DJ Magazine'' top 100. Style While his trademark sound has evolved through the years, it generally involves female vocals and trance-like synths (a style which has been dubbed "trance and bass", "trancestep" and "futurestep" by listeners). His m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
