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Ruxton Ventures
Ruxton may refer to: Places * Ruxton, a place in Herefordshire, England * Ruxton-Riderwood, Maryland, United States * Ruxton Creek, Manitou Springs, Colorado, United States * Ruxton Island, near Vancouver, Canada * Ruxton Park, Manitou Springs, Colorado, United States People Surname * Bruce Ruxton (1926–2011), Australian veteran * Buck Ruxton (1899–1936), physician and convicted murderer * Charles Ruxton (1726–1806), Irish landowner and Member of Parliament * George Ruxton (1821–1848), British explorer and travel writer * Graeme Ruxton, ecologist * John Ruxton (1721–1785), Irish landowner and Member of Parliament * William Parkinson Ruxton (1766–1847), Irish Member of Parliament * William Ruxton (1697–1751), Irish landowner and Member of Parliament Given name * Nicholas Ruxton Moore Nicholas Ruxton Moore (July 21, 1756October 7, 1816) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland. Born near Baltimore in the Province of Maryland, Moore attended the common sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Ruxton
George Frederick Ruxton (24 July 1821 – 29 August 1848) was a British explorer and travel writer. He was a lieutenant in the British Army, received a medal for gallantry from Queen Isabella II of Spain, was a hunter and explorer and published papers and books about his travels to Africa, Canada, Mexico and the United States. He observed the westward expansion of the United States in the 1840s during the period when the country's government was pursuing its policy of manifest destiny. He was the first author to write "extensively" of the mountain men of the Rocky Mountains. Early life George Frederick Augustus Ruxton, or George Augustus Frederick Ruxton, was born to Anna Maria Hay Ruxton and John Ruxton, Esquire near Oxfordshire, England. His maternal grandfather was Colonel Patrick Hay, a descendant of the house of Tweeddales. Ruxton attended Turnbridge School and began his education at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, but left before receiving his commission. He had an adve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruxton Hayward
Ruxton Hayward was a British eccentric. In the early 1950s, as a scoutmaster in London, he attempted to recruit acts for a stage show. He approached Michael Bentine, and then, at Bentine's recommendation, Peter Sellers. Sellers was so taken with Hayward's appearance—the man being tall with a bushy red beard, and wearing a Boy Scout uniform with short trousers—that he used an imitation of Hayward's high-pitched voice for the character Bluebottle in '' The Goon Show''. The character became a popular regular in the series, and was often greeted by applause and cheers from the studio audience. Hayward lived on, unaware of his fame until the events above were described by Peter Sellers on television in 1972. After this Hayward attempted a stage career, developing characters he called "Bearded Schoolboy", "Woolly Wolfcub", and "Happy Sandboy". He also made appearances at meetings of the Goon Show Preservation Society. He was an active member of the actors union Equity Equ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Ruxton Moore
Nicholas Ruxton Moore (July 21, 1756October 7, 1816) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland. Born near Baltimore in the Province of Maryland, Moore attended the common schools. He served as a member of Gist's Baltimore Independent Cadets and served throughout the greater part of the Revolutionary War, attaining the rank of captain. He served as the commander of the ''Baltimore Light Dragoons'' during the conflict.Nicholas Ruxton Moore historic marker Retrieved: February 4, 2016. While in service, Moore wrote to to request an acceptance of his resignation from the Army; George Washington, through a letter written by |
William Ruxton (1697–1751)
William Ruxton (1697 – 15 February 1751) was an Irish landowner and MP from Ardee in County Louth. He sat in the Irish House of Commons as Member for Ardee from 1748 to his death; the other representative of the borough was Robert Parkinson. In 1718 he had married Mary Gibbons of Mountainstown, co. Meath; their son John Ruxton was elected for Ardee in his father's place. Another son Charles Ruxton also later sat for the constituency and married Elizabeth Parkinson of the Red House, Ardee. William Ruxton's youngest daughter, Anne Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ..., married Arthur Wolfe and was created Baroness Kilwarden in her own right on 30 September 1795. References * * http://www.dhs.kyutech.ac.jp/~ruxton/ruxtons_of_ardee.html * 1697 births 175 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Parkinson Ruxton
William Parkinson Ruxton (1766 – 11 October 1847) of Red House in County Louth was an Irish Member of Parliament. Ruxton was the son of Charles Ruxton by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Parkinson of Red House. He inherited the Red House and rebuilt it in its present form. He was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Ardee in 1790 and then again in 1799, sitting until the Parliament of Ireland was abolished by the Act of Union 1800. He was appointed High Sheriff of Louth The High Sheriff of Louth was the Crown's representative for County Louth, a territory known as his bailiwick. Selected from three nominated people, he held his office for the duration of a year. He had judicial, ceremonial and administrative func ... for 1819–20. Personal life On 18 January 1802 he married Anna Maria Fortescue (born 6 July 1773 – died 25 August 1865), daughter of Thomas Fortescue of Dromisken. They had no children and she inherited Red House at his death. She died in 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ruxton
John William Ruxton (1721 – 7 March 1785) was an Irish landowner and Member of Parliament. The son of William Ruxton of Ardee in County Louth, John married Laetitia Fitzherbert, eventual heiress of Shercock in County Cavan and Blackcastle in County Meath. He was elected to succeed his father as MP for Ardee in 1751, and sat until 1776. He was then re-elected in October 1783 (along with his younger brother, Charles Ruxton Charles Ruxton (1726–1806) was an Irish MP and landowner in Ardee, County Louth. A younger son of William Ruxton, he and his elder brother John Ruxton represented Ardee in the Irish House of Commons. He married Elizabeth, daughter and h ...) and sat until his death. He built Ardee House in 1780. Ardee and Shercock were inherited by the eldest son, William, while Blackcastle was divided between the younger sons John, (who married Margaret Edgeworth, aunt of the novelist Maria Edgeworth) and Samuel. the two parts were later reunited. Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Ruxton
Graeme Ruxton is a zoologist known for his research into behavioural ecology and evolutionary ecology. Life and work Ruxton received his PhD in Statistics and Modelling Science in 1992 from the University of Strathclyde. His studies focus on the evolutionary pressures on aggregation by animals, and predator-prey aspects of sensory ecology. He researched visual communication in animals at the University of Glasgow, where he was professor of theoretical ecology. In 2013 he became professor at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Publications Ruxton has published numerous papers on antipredator adaptations, along with contributions to textbooks. His book ''Living in Groups'' has been cited over 2300 times. His textbook ''Avoiding Attack. The Evolutionary Ecology of Crypsis, Warning Signals and Mimicry'' has been cited over 1150 times. His paper "Collective memory and spatial sorting in animal groups" has been cited over 1300 times, while his paper on the use of statistics in be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Ruxton
Charles Ruxton (1726–1806) was an Irish MP and landowner in Ardee, County Louth. A younger son of William Ruxton, he and his elder brother John Ruxton represented Ardee in the Irish House of Commons. He married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Robert Parkinson, who had also been an MP for Ardee. They inherited his estate of the Red House, Ardee, which on Ruxton's death passed to their son William Parkinson Ruxton William Parkinson Ruxton (1766 – 11 October 1847) of Red House in County Louth was an Irish Member of Parliament. Ruxton was the son of Charles Ruxton by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Parkinson of Red House. He inherited the Re .... References * https://web.archive.org/web/20120212070428/http://www.dhs.kyutech.ac.jp/~ruxton/ruxtons_of_ardee.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20090601105535/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm 1726 births 1806 deaths People from County Louth Politicians from County Louth Irish MP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Places In Herefordshire
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the county of Herefordshire, England. A * Abbey Dore () *Abcott () *Acton Beauchamp () * Acton Green () *Adforton () * Alder's End () *Allensmore () *Almeley () * Almeley Wooton () * Altbough () *Amberley () * Archenfield () *Arrow Green () *Ashfield () * Ashley Moor () *Ashperton () *Ashton () *Aston () *Aston () *Aston Crews () *Aston Ingham () * Auberrow () *Aulden () *Aylestone Hill () *Aylton () *Aymestrey () B * Bacton () * Bagwyllydiart () *Ballingham () *Ballingham Hill () * Bank Street () *Barland () * Barnfields () * Barons' Cross () *Bartestree () * Barton Court () * Bartonsham () * Batchcott () * Batchfields () * Baysham () * Bearwood () *Beavan's Hill () * Beggars Ash () *Berrow Green () * Bicton () *Birchall () * Birchend () * Bircher () *Birley () * Birtley () * Bishon Common () *Bishops Frome () * Bishopstone () * Blacklands () * Blackmarstone () * Blackwardine () *Blakemere () * Bleak Acre () * Bockleton () * Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Ruxton
Buck Ruxton (born Bukhtyar Chompa Rustomji Ratanji Hakim; 21 March 1899 – 12 May 1936) was an Indian-born physician convicted and subsequently hanged for the September 1935 murders of his common-law wife, Isabella Ruxton (née Kerr), and the family housemaid, Mary Jane Rogerson, at his home in Lancaster, England. These murders are informally known as the Bodies Under the Bridge and the Jigsaw Murders, while Ruxton himself became known as The Savage Surgeon. The case became known as the "Bodies Under the Bridge" due to the location, near the Dumfriesshire town of Moffat in the Southern Uplands of Scotland, where the bodies were found. The case was also called the "Jigsaw Murders" because of the painstaking efforts to re-assemble and identify the victims and then determine the place of their murder. Ruxton earned the title of "The Savage Surgeon" due to his occupation and the extensive mutilation he inflicted upon his victims' bodies. The prosecution of Ruxton's murders would p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Ruxton
Bruce Carlyle Ruxton, AM, OBE (6 February 192623 December 2011) was an Australian ex-serviceman and President of the Victorian Returned and Services League from 1979 to 2002. Early life Ruxton grew up in Kew, Victoria. He attended Melbourne High School. War service Ruxton served in World War II in the South West Pacific Area. He enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force on 21 February 1944, listing his civilian occupation as "pupil land surveyor". He was allocated the service number VX94379. In late 1944, he was posted to the Royal Australian Engineers, serving for two months with the 2nd Australian Field Survey Company in Queensland before then joining the 2/1st Australian Topographical Survey Company in December 1944. He sailed to Morotai with this unit in April 1945. In June 1945, Private Ruxton was posted to the 2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion and served both as a rifleman and in the battalion's intelligence section in the Battle of Balikpapan (1945) in Borneo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
