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Rigby may refer to: People *Amy Rigby (born 1959), American singer-songwriter *Beth Rigby (born 1976), British journalist *Bob Rigby (born 1951), American soccer goalkeeper * Cam Rigby (born 1978), Australian basketball player * Cathy Rigby (born 1952), American gymnast and actress * Claude Rigby (1882–1960), Irish cricketer and radiologist *Elizabeth Rigby, (1809–1893) later Lady Elizabeth Eastlake, British art historian *Emma Rigby (born 1989), English actress * Hannah Rigby (1794–1853), Australian convict *Jean Rigby (born 1954), English opera and concert singer *John Rigby (artist) (1922–2012), Australian artist *John Rigby (martyr) (died 1600), English Catholic martyr *John Rigby (mathematician) (1933–2014), English mathematician and academic *John Rigby (rower) (1906–1975), New Zealand rower *Sir John Rigby (politician) (1834–1903), British lawyer and politician *Jonathan Rigby (born 1963), English film critic and actor * Lee Rigby (1987–2013), British soldie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Rigby
Amy Rigby (born Amelia McMahon, January 27, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter. After playing with several New York bands she began a solo career, recording several albums which had only modest sales despite enthusiastic reviews. She settled into a career of touring while raising a daughter, then formed a duo with Wreckless Eric whom she also married. As of November 2011 they continue to tour from a base in upstate New York. She is the author of a memoir, ''Girl to City''. Biography Rigby was born in the Pittsburgh suburbs and raised Catholic. She moved to New York City in 1976. She married dB's drummer Will Rigby in the 1980s, and during the late 1980s and early 1990s recorded with New York bands such as The Shams and Last Roundup. She had a daughter with Rigby. In 1999 Rigby moved to Nashville to pursue a publishing deal, and continued to record and tour. Rigby met Eric Goulden, also known as Wreckless Eric, in Hull, England, where she was performing one of his songs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Rigby
Nicholas Rigby (1800 – 7 September 1886), was an English Catholic priest. He was born in Walton-le-Dale near Preston, Lancashire. At the age of twelve he went to Ushaw College, where he was for a time professor of elocution. Ordained priest in September, 1826, he was sent to St. Mary's, Wycliffe, for six months, and was then given the united missions of Egton Bridge and Ugthorpe. After seven years the two missions were again separated, and he took up his residence at Ugthorpe. There he built a church (opened in 1855), started a new cemetery, and founded a middle-class college. About 1884 he resigned the mission work to his curate, the Rev. E.J. Hickey. He died at Ugthorpe. His obituary notice, in the ''Catholic Times'' of 17 September 1886, gives a sketch of his life. Publications *''The Real Doctrine of the Church on Scripture'', to which is added an account of the conversion of the Duke of Brunswick (Anton Ulrich, 1710) *''Father Ignatius Spencer'' (1830), (York, 1834 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
416 Rigby
__NOTOC__ Year 416 ( CDXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Palladius (or, less frequently, year 1169 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 416 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Priscus Attalus, Roman usurper, is forced to participate in a triumph celebrated by Emperor Honorius, in the streets of Rome. After the festivities, he is exiled to the Lipari Islands (north of Sicily). Europe * The Visigoths continue their invasion of Hispania, and take control of Tarraconensis. King Wallia occupies the gold mines at Las Médulas, and forces Jewish citizens to convert to Christianity. Asia * Reports of the eruption of Krakatoa are recorded in a Javanese historical chronicle called the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rigby's La Plaza Historic District
Rigby's La Plaza Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on April 25, 1994) located in Sarasota, Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to .... The district runs from 1002 through 1038 South Osprey Avenue, 1744 and 1776 Alta Vista Street and 1777 Irving Avenue. It contains 8 historic buildings and 2 objects. References External links Sarasota County listingsaNational Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places in Sarasota County, Florida Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida Buildings and structures in Sarasota, Florida 1994 establishments in Florida {{SarasotaCountyFL-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rigby High School
Rigby High School is a four-year public high school in the western United States, located in Rigby, Idaho. Part of the Jefferson County School District 251, the approximate enrollment is 2,000 students in grades 9 to 12, from Rigby and surrounding communities. The school colors of RHS are maroon, white, and gold, and the mascot is a Trojan. History Rigby High School was established in 1912, with the first graduation in 1916. The school was originally located near Rigby City Park. The mascot was originally a Red Devil, and the school colors were red and white. It wasn't until the early 1950s, when a high school located in the smaller, neighboring town of Menan burnt down and its students came to Rigby, that the school was given the mascot of the Trojans. In the sixties and seventies the high school was replaced with a new building located west of down town Rigby, which became Rigby Junior High, but is now an empty lot. Also in the 1960s, Rigby High School gained more students ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rigby, Idaho
Rigby is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. The population was 3,945 at the 2010 census, up from 2,998 in 2000.Spokesman-Review - 2010 census - Rigby, Idaho - accessed 2011-12-23 History Rigby was founded by members of in 1884 and incorporated in 1903. The community was named after William F. Rigby, a prominent early settler and member of the church. A significant majority of Rigby's residents, as well as those of the outlying communities, are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. |
William Charles Rigby
Rigby Limited was an Australian book publisher, based in Adelaide. Their output consisted largely, but not exclusively, of Australian subjects, especially non-fiction, by Australian writers and artists. History The founder William Charles Rigby (March 1834 – 14 July 1913) was born in London. His parents had intended for him the life of a hatter, but he was attracted to bookselling, so was apprenticed to Parker & Sons of London and Oxford, where George Robertson and Samuel Mullen (both became bookshop owners in Melbourne) were fellow workers. Thinking to make his fortune on the goldfields of Victoria, he purchased the 48-ton lugger ''Gem'', previously associated with a yachting club at Ryde, Isle of Wight, and in 1853 set out for the colonies with his young wife Harriet and their son, her parents (Mr and Mrs Caple), sister Fanny Caple and a crew of seven, presumably including a navigator/captain; thirteen in all. A large crowd gathered at Southampton to witness the departure of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Rigby
Will Rigby is an American musician known for being the drummer of jangle pop band the dB's, a band he formed along with Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, and Gene Holder in the late 1970s. He has also performed with many other artists and has released two solo albums. Career in the dB's Rigby was a member of the dB's from the band's inception. He performed on several of the dB's albums, including '' Stands for Decibels'', '' Like This'', and ''The Sound of Music''. When the band reunited in 2012, Rigby wrote and performed lead vocals on the song "Write Back," which appeared on ''Falling Off the Sky''. This song was the first song Rigby contributed to a dB's album. Career outside of the dB's In addition to his work with the dB's, Rigby has also performed with numerous other artists, including Steve Earle, Cheri Knight, and Freedy Johnston. He also toured with Murray Attaway and Matthew Sweet after the dB's broke up, and also performed with the Shams on their album ''Quilt''. Solo car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Rigby (sportscaster)
Tim Rigby was the 5 and 6 co-anchor and 11 PM solo anchor for WJAC-TV in Johnstown, Pa. He had been the long-serving sportscaster (1981-2011). sports. Rigby joined WJAC in May 1981 as a reporter and weekend sports anchor. In November 1981, he began anchoring the weekday sports segments at 11 PM. On December 11, 1996, he briefly left WJAC to take a non-broadcasting job in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, but returned three weeks later. In 1994, Rigby was voted the #1 play-by-play man in Pennsylvania from the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters and the Associated Press for his coverage of the All-American Amateur Baseball Association tournament. He has also reported play-by-play for the Johnstown Chiefs and for other local events. Rigby has suffered a series of health problems. In February 2005, he was diagnosed with kidney disease and underwent a kidney transplant. A year and a half later in October 2006, he was diagnosed with Anaplastic Lymphoma. He underwent chemotherapy Chemo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Rigby (politician)
Timothy H. Rigby is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Mayor of St. Catharines from 1997 to 2006, and is currently a Niagara Regional Councillor. Rigby is an insurance broker in private life, and was a partner with the Rose, Horne and Stevenson Group from 1979 to 1997. He has also been active in the sports community, serving as the president of Rowing Canada and leading a successful drive for St. Catharines to host the 1999 World Rowing Championships. In 1996, he was inducted into the St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame. Rigby was endorsed by outgoing Mayor Alan Unwin in 1997, and defeated city councillor Rick Dykstra by a significant margin. As Mayor of St. Catharines, he received an automatic position on the Niagara Regional Council. He was re-elected without opposition in 2000. Rigby has tried to reduce St. Catharines's traditional dependence on industry, and to permit diversification in the high-tech sector. He nonetheless joined with other southern Ontario m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Rigby
Terence Christopher Gerald Rigby (2 January 1937 – 10 August 2008) was an English actor with a number of film and television credits to his name. In the 1970s he was well known as police dog-handler PC Snow in the long-running series '' Softly, Softly: Task Force''. Early life Terence Rigby was born in Erdington, Birmingham, and was educated at St Philip's School. He was trained at RADA and had his national service in the Royal Air Force. Career His film roles included ''Get Carter'' (1971), ''Watership Down'' (1978), ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' (1997), ''Elizabeth'' (1998), ''Mona Lisa Smile'' (2003) and ''Colour Me Kubrick'' (2006). His notable television roles included ''Dixon of Dock Green'', '' Softly, Softly: Taskforce''; ''Z-Cars'', '' The First Lady'', ''Callan'', '' The Saint'', ''Public Eye'', '' Edward & Mrs. Simpson'', ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy''; ''Airline'', ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', ''Boon'', '' Lovejoy'', ''Our Friends in the North'', ''Born to Run'', '' Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Rigby
Richard Rigby PC (February 1722 – 8 April 1788), was an English civil servant and politician who sat in the British House of Commons for 43 years from 1745 to 1788. He served as Chief Secretary for Ireland and Paymaster of the Forces. Rigby accumulated a fortune serving the Crown and politician wheeler-dealers in the dynamic 18th-century parliament. Background and education The Rigby family took Mistley Hall in Essex as the site of their manor, but was descended from the Rigby of Burgh family. Rigby's father and immediate ancestors made a fortune as merchant drapers in the City of London, as merchants and colonial officers in the West Indies, and as speculators in the South Sea Bubble. Richard Rigby's father also had the same name, and was significant in the history of Jamaica, serving as its secretary, the provost marshal, and a member of the Royal Assembly in the late 17th and early 18th century. He was also part-owner of a plantation in Antigua and a slave trader. His el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
