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Richard Henderson (Underground Railroad)
Richard Henderson (or variants) may refer to: *Richard Henderson (jurist) (1734–1785), Colonial American judge and land speculator *Richard McNeil Henderson, (1886 - 1972) British engineer and colonial HK administrator *Richard Alexander Henderson (1895–1958), First World War stretcher-bearer at Gallipoli and the Somme *Dickie Henderson (1922–1985), English music hall, theatre, film and television entertainer *Rick Henderson (1928–2004), American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger *Richard Henderson (biologist) (born 1945), Scottish molecular biologist *Richard Henderson (solicitor) (born 1947), Scottish solicitor *Richard Henderson (bishop) (born 1957), Irish Anglican bishop *Richard Henderson (mayor) (1815–1878), American politician *Rickey Henderson (born 1958), American baseball player *Richard Henderson (Kentucky politician) (born 1971), member of the Kentucky House of Representatives *Richard Henderson (Hawaii politician), member of the Hawaii Senate See also [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Henderson (jurist)
Richard Henderson (April 20, 1735 – January 30, 1785) was an American jurist, land speculator and politician who was best known for attempting to create the Transylvania Colony in frontier Kentucky. Henderson County and its seat Henderson, Kentucky are named for him. He also sold land to an early settlement that went on to become Nashville, Tennessee. Henderson was born in Virginia Colony, but his family moved to Granville County, North Carolina when he was a child. There he studied law and became a member of the bar. He married in Elizabeth Keeling, an Englishwoman, in 1763 and had 6 children. Henderson was appointed judge in 1768, but retired in 1773 to pursue land deals. In 1774, he formed the Transylvania Company for that purpose. Between 1775 and 1783, he pursued various land deals in Kentucky, Tennessee and southwestern Virginia, including the Transylvania Purchase and Colony in western Kentucky and north central Tennessee. The extra-legal deals collapsed by 1783 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard McNeil Henderson
Richard McNeil Henderson, (; 14 January 1886 – 16 March 1972) was a British engineer and colonial administrator. He was the Director of Public Works (Hong Kong) from 1932 to 1939. Henderson was a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and Institution of Mechanical Engineers. During his service as Director of Public Works, he was responsible for the construction of South Kowloon Magistracy in 1933, Wan Chai Market in 1937 and Central Market in 1938. He was appointed a CBE in 1939. He was an ex officio member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Henderson Road at Jardine's Lookout, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km ..., is named after him. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Richard McNeil 1886 births 1972 deaths Members of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Alexander Henderson
Private Richard Alexander Henderson MM (26 August 1895 – 14 November 1958) was a school-teacher who served with the New Zealand Medical Corps at the Battle of Gallipoli. Like John Simpson Kirkpatrick, he used a donkey to carry wounded soldiers from the battlefield. He was later honoured with a Military Medal for repeatedly rescuing wounded from the battlefield while under heavy fire at the Battle of the Somme. Early life Henderson was born on 26 August 1895 at Waihi in the North Island of New Zealand. He was a trainee teacher in Auckland until the outbreak of the First World War. On 10 August 1914, he enlisted with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) as a stretcher-bearer in the New Zealand Medical Corps. First World War Henderson embarked for the Middle East with the main body of the NZEF in October 1914. Soon after the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli he saw John Simpson Kirkpatrick using a donkey to carry wounded soldiers, and began to do the same. While it is re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickie Henderson
Richard Matthew Michael Henderson, OBE (30 October 1922 – 22 September 1985) was an English entertainer. Early years He was born in London. His father, Dick Henderson (1891–1958), was a music hall comedian and singer famous for his short, rotund appearance, bowler hat and beautiful singing voice. He was well known for making the original British recording of the popular song "Tiptoe Through the Tulips". His two sisters Winifred and Teresa ('Triss') known as "the Henderson Twins", were also performers in the style of the Andrews Sisters. Henderson was privately educated in both Hollywood, when his father was touring in vaudeville, and Britain, at St Joseph's College, Beulah Hill, London. Career In America, Henderson broke into show business, aged 10, when he was offered a role as the son of Clive Brook and Diana Wynyard in the Frank Lloyd film version of Noël Coward's play, ''Cavalcade'' (1933). He was also in the running for the part of David Copperfield in Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Henderson
Richard Andrew Henderson (April 25, 1928 – May 21, 2004) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and arranger. Biography Born in Washington, D.C., Henderson studied composition as a high schooler and played in the late 1940s locally. He served in the Army from 1951 to 1953, then joined Duke Ellington's Orchestra after being recommended by Clark Terry. He played with Ellington during the years he was contracted to Capitol Records, creating arrangements in addition to his duties as a player; he also composed tunes such as "Carney" for the band. He left the orchestra after about five years at a time Ellington was reappraising his approach, though he continued to appear irregularly with Ellington until late 1957. Henderson returned to Washington, where he led the Howard Theatre's house band until 1964. Following this, he worked as an arranger and composer for jazz orchestras as well as military bands and school ensembles. Among those who used Henderson's charts, in addition to Ellingt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Henderson (biologist)
Richard Henderson (born 19 July 1945) is a Scottish molecular biologist and biophysicist and pioneer in the field of electron microscopy of biological molecules. Henderson shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2017 with Jacques Dubochet and Joachim Frank. Education Henderson was educated at Newcastleton primary school, Hawick High School and Boroughmuir High School. He went on to study Physics at the University of Edinburgh graduating with a BSc degree in Physics, 1st Class honours in 1966. He then commenced postgraduate study at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and obtained his PhD degree from the University of Cambridge in 1969. Career and research Research Henderson worked on the structure and mechanism of chymotrypsin for his doctorate under the supervision of David Mervyn Blow at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Henderson (solicitor)
Richard Mitchell Henderson, CB, WS, (born 17 April 1947) is a Scottish solicitor who was the Solicitor to the Scottish Executive and Head of the Government Legal Service for Scotland between 1999 and 2007. Richard Mitchell Henderson was educated at Cellardyke Primary School, Anstruther; Strathallan School in Perthshire and the University of Edinburgh. Henderson served as president of the Law Society of Scotland from 2007 until 2009. In 2009 he was appointed chair of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council, Scottish Committee. In 2007 he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion may refer to: Relationships Currently * Any of several interpersonal relationships such as friend or acquaintance * A domestic partner, akin to a spouse * Sober companion, an addiction treatment coach * Companion (caregiving), a caregive .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Richard Scottish lawyers Scottish solicitors 1947 births Living people People educated at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Henderson (bishop)
Richard Crosbie Aitken Henderson is a clergyman who has served with the Church of Ireland and the Church of England. Until 31 January 2011 he was Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry. Born on 27 March 1957, a son of Peter Henderson, Baron Henderson of Brompton he was educated at Westminster and Magdalen College, Oxford, initially studying botany and earning a doctorate with a thesis on "The Genetics and Applications of Copper Resistance in Yeast"."Henderson Elected New Bishop" ''The Connaught Telegraph'', 26 November 1997. Accessed 9 March 2011. He was in 1987 and began his ecclesiastical career in the |
Richard Henderson (mayor)
Richard Henderson (1815 – June 11, 1878) was an anti-secessionist attorney who served as the first post-Civil War mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Biography Henderson was born in Warren County, Tennessee in 1815. After pursuing a legal career, he moved to Chattanooga in 1840 where he founded his own law office. He was against the secession of the South prior to the Civil War and during the Union Army's occupation of Chattanooga, he worked with its commanders to administer the city. After the war, the city was returned to civilian control and an election authorized for October 7, 1865 although no citizens who supported secession or aided the Confederate government were allowed to vote or run for office. Henderson was elected mayor and spent the remainder of his term re-drafting all city ordinances to conform to a new post-Slavery Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rickey Henderson
Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson (born December 25, 1958) is an American retired professional baseball left fielder who played his 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine teams from 1979 to 2003, including four separate tenures with his original team, the Oakland Athletics. Nicknamed the "Man of Steal", he is widely regarded as baseball's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunning, baserunner. He holds the major league records for career stolen bases, run (baseball), runs, unintentional base on balls, walks and leadoff home runs. At the time of his last major league game in 2003, the ten-time American League (AL) Major League Baseball All-Star Game, All-Star ranked among the sport's top 100 all-time home run hitters and was its all-time leader in base on balls, walks. In 2009, he was inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot appearance. Henderson holds the single-season record for stolen bases (130 in 1982) and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Henderson (Kentucky Politician)
Richard D. Henderson (born March 15, 1971) is an American retired politician who served four consecutive terms as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 74th district from January 2007 to January 2015. Before serving in Frankfort, Henderson served one term as the Mayor of Jeffersonville, Kentucky from January 2003 to January 2007. Henderson decided against running for mayoral re-election in order to run for the Kentucky House of Representatives seat held by the retiring Adrian Arnold. In 2015, after losing re-election to a fifth term, Henderson filed to run for Kentucky State Treasurer. He would finish third in the statewide Democratic primary with 32,914 votes behind Neville Blakemore's 36,663 votes and the winner Rick Nelson's 44,397 votes. In 2023, after an eight-year hiatus, Henderson filed to run as an Independent in the Special Election for the Kentucky Senate District 28 seat. On May 16, Henderson would finish third in the election with 3,001 votes be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Henderson (Hawaii Politician)
Richard "Scotchy" Henderson (born December 20, 1928) is an American former politician. He served as a member of the Hawaii Senate. Life and career Henderson was born in Hilo, Hawaii and attended schooling in Hilo and Oahu. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania from in 1950. A Republican, Henderson served in the Hawaii Senate The Hawaii Senate is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membe ... from 1970 to 1978 and 1981 to 1987. He served as minority leader from 1983 to 1987. References 1928 births Living people People from Hilo, Hawaii Republican Party Hawaii state senators 20th-century American legislators University of Pennsylvania alumni {{Hawaii-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
