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Rushworth is a surname of English origin and may refer to: * Harold Rushworth (1880–1950), New Zealand politician; MP for Bay of Islands 1929–38 * John Rushworth (1612–1690), English historian * Lee Rushworth (born 1982), English cricketer * Robert A. Rushworth (1924–1993), American test pilot in the X-15 program * Val Rushworth (contemporary), British road and track racing cyclist * Verity Rushworth (born 1985), English television actress As a given name * Rushworth Kidder (1944–2012), American philosopher and author See also * Rushworth, Victoria * Rushworth and Dreaper Rushworth and Dreaper was a firm of organ builders, and later general instrument suppliers associated with Paul McCartney based in Liverpool. The manufacturer was founded in 1828 by William Rushworth, operating until 2002. Upon its liquidation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Rushworth
Harold Montague Rushworth (18 August 1880 – 25 April 1950) was a New Zealand politician of the Country Party. Early life Rushworth was born in Croydon, England and was educated at Rugby School and Jesus College, Oxford, graduating with a degree in law. He became a civil engineer and surveyor and worked for the London County Council from 1905 until 1914. Joining the 7th Battalion City of London regiment at the outbreak of the First World War. In September 1915 he was seriously wounded during the Battle of Loos and lost his right knee. Later in the war he learned to fly and joined the Royal Flying Corps but was shot down over Paschendale in August 1917. He was held captive for three months before being repatriated due to his injury. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1923. New Zealand politics He started farming at Opua and became an active member of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, rising to become the leader of the Auckland Province. He was the Member of Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rushworth
John Rushworth (c. 1612 – 12 May 1690) was an English lawyer, historian and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1657 and 1685. He compiled a series of works covering the English Civil Wars throughout the 17th century called ''Historical Collections'' and also known as the ''Rushworth Papers''. Early life Rushworth was born at Acklington Park in Warkworth, Northumberland, the son of Lawrence Rushworth and his wife Margaret Cuthbert, daughter of the vicar of Carnaby in Yorkshire. His father was an extensive landowner and Justice of the Peace at Heath, Yorkshire although he was in prison for debt in 1629. Rushworth was a solicitor at Berwick on Tweed from 1638 and entered Lincoln's Inn in 1640. He also began work as clerk assistant at the House of Commons in 1640: assisting Henry Elsynge, Clerk of the House of Commons, he was the first recorded individual to hold the office.. Civil Wars Rushworth followed the lead of John Pym, who, in a speech in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Rushworth
Lee Joseph Rushworth (born 18 June 1982) is an English cricketer. Rushworth is a right-handed Batsman (cricket), batsman. He was born in City of Sunderland, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Rushworth represented the Durham Cricket Board in a single List A cricket, List A match against Hertfordshire County Cricket Club, Hertfordshire in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his only List A match, he scored 12 runs. References External linksat CricinfoLee Rushworth at CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Rushworth, Lee 1982 births Living people Cricketers from Sunderland English cricketers Durham Cricket Board cricketers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert A
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Rushworth
Valerie Rushworth is a British road bicycle racing, road and track cycling, track racing cyclist. Biography Rushworth's first sport was running, she was a member of the Wakefield Harriers. She started cycling with Monckton CC. She was British National Road Race Championships, national road race champion in 1964 and held several records on the track including motor-paced records set in 1964: quarter-mile flying start in 23.5 seconds, half-mile flying start in 46.0 seconds and the mile flying start in 1 minute 34.0 seconds. She won 11 British Championships between 1959 and 1966, and went on to represent Great Britain internationally, as a rider and later as coach and team manager. In 1970 she moved to Featherstone RC. She coached Lisa Brambani, who became a national road race champion four consecutive years between 1986 and 1989. Rushworth was the European masters champion in the 500m TT for women aged 50 plus for four consecutive years between 1997 and 2000. She joined Bob J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verity Rushworth
Verity Charlotte Rushworth (born 15 August 1985) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Donna Windsor in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 1998 to 2009, with a guest appearance in 2014. She has played many theatre roles throughout the UK, including two leading roles in West End theatre productions. From 2020 to 2021, she appeared in the BBC medical soap opera ''Doctors'' as Lily Walker. Life and career Rushworth attended St. Mary's Catholic High School, Menston. In 1997, Rushworth had small roles in ITV television programmes such as '' Heartbeat'', and in 1998, at the age of 12, she took on her most notable role, Donna Windsor in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. She took the role over from Sophie Jeffery, who played the part from 1993 to 1997. After appearing on ''Emmerdale'' for over 10 years, Rushworth filmed her final scenes at the end of 2008 which were later aired in January 2009. From 2 February 2009, she made her West End debut in the role of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rushworth Kidder .Godfrey John, ''Compassion Wins'' (2001), pp. v-vi.
Rushworth Moulton Kidder (May 8, 1944 – March 5, 2012) was an American author, ethicist, and professor. Kidder founded the Institute for Global Ethics in 1990, and is the author of ''Moral Courage'' and ''How Good People Make Tough Choices: Resolving the Dilemmas of Ethical Living''. He was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. He worked as a columnist and editor for ''The Christian Science Monitor''. Kidder died in 2012 of natural causes in Naples, Florida at the age of 67. Kidder earned a doctorate from Columbia University in English and comparative literature and wrote the foreword to ''Compassion Wins'', by Godfrey John Godfrey John, C.S.B. was a poet, writer, lecturer, and teacher. Biography Godfrey John was born and grew up in Wales. He served in the Royal Air Force, and graduated from Cambridge University, Selected bibliography |
Rushworth, Victoria
Rushworth is a township in Victoria, Australia. It is located north of Melbourne and, at the 2016 Census, had a population of 1,335. History Rushworth was established during the Victorian gold rush in 1853. It was named by poet and later local Goldfields Commissioner Richard Henry Horne in 1854. Its post office opened on 16 September 1857. The goldfields became no longer viable due to the underground water table and were closed during the gold rush. The Rushworth Magistrates' Court closed on 1 January 1990. Athletics The town has an Australian rules football team competing in the Kyabram & District Football League. Golfers play at the course of the Rushworth Golf Club on Tatura Road. Gallery File:Rushworth.JPG, Aerial Picture File:Rushworth High Street 2010.JPG, Main Street File:RushworthPresbyterianChurch.JPG, Presbyterian Church File:Rushworth Anglican Church 2010.JPG, Anglican Church File:Rushworth Court House 2010.JPG, Court House File:Rushworth Mechanics Institute 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
