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Renton may refer to: People * Alex Renton (born 1961), British-Canadian author and journalist * Dave Renton (born 1972), a British barrister and historian * David Renton (1908–2007), a British politician * David Malcolm Renton (1878-1947), an American builder and business executive * Frank Renton (born 1939), British musician, conductor and broadcaster * Kris Renton (born 1990), Scottish football player * Kristen Renton (born 1982), American actress * Polly Renton (1970–2010), British documentary film maker * Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry (1932–2020), British politician Fictional people * Mark Renton, protagonist of the novel ''Trainspotting'' by Irvine Welsh, and the film adaptation by Danny Boyle * Renton Thurston, protagonist of anime ''Eureka Seven'' Places * Renton, Ontario, a hamlet located in Canada in Norfolk County * Renton, Washington, a city located in King County, Washington * Renton, West Dunbartonshire, a village in Scotland in the West Dunb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Renton
Alexander James Torr Renton FRHistS (born 5 March 1961) is a British journalist and broadcaster. He is the author of several historical and investigative books including ''Blood Legacy: reckoning with a family's story of slavery'', and ''Stiff Upper Lip: secrets, crimes and the schooling of a ruling class''. Early life and education Renton was born in Toronto, Canada, on 5 March 1961, the oldest child of the politician Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry and the novelist and historian Alice Blanche Helen Fergusson. He was educated at Ashdown House, East Sussex, Eton College, Brighton College and Exeter University. Career As a journalist he has held staff jobs as a reporter and editor on British newspapers ''The Independent'' and the ''London Evening Standard''. He has been a columnist for ''The Times'' and a Scotland-based correspondent for ''Newsweek'' magazine. He has won awards for foreign reporting, investigative journalism and food writing. He worked in Asia for Oxfam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Renton
David Renton (born 1972) is a British barrister, and has represented clients in a number of high-profile cases, especially concerning trade union rights and the protection of free speech. He was for many years a member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP). He has published over twenty books on fascism, anti-fascism, and the politics of the left. Early life and education Renton was born in London in 1972. His great aunt was the Communist historian, Dona Torr. His grandfather was the shoe designer Kurt Geiger. One uncle was an activist in Equity, the actors' trade union, while another was the Conservative MP Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry. He was educated at all-boys private boarding school Eton College where he became a member of the Labour Party. He then studied history at St John's College, University of Oxford. Academic career and writing Renton received his PhD from the University of Sheffield for a thesis on fascism and anti-fascism in Britain after the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Renton
David Lockhart-Mure Renton, Baron Renton, (12 August 1908 – 24 May 2007) was a British politician who served for over 60 years in Parliament, 34 in the House of Commons and then 28 in the House of Lords. Renton was Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire from 1945 to 1979, initially as a Liberal National and then in accordance with the party's successive mergers with the Conservatives, as a "National Liberal and Conservative", then in 1968 he was one of the final three National Liberal MPs who opted to wind up the party and become a full part of the Conservatives. He became a life peer in 1979, and was the oldest member of the House of Lords from 2004 until his death. Early life Renton was born in Dartford, the son of a surgeon and a nurse. He was educated at Stubbington, Oundle, and University College, Oxford, of which he was made an honorary fellow in 1990. Going up to read medicine, he switched to law. He was president of the Oxford University Liberal Club. He play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Malcolm Renton
David Malcolm Renton (February 8, 1878 – May 27, 1947), known as "DM", was a builder and business executive in southern California. He is best known for his Craftsman style homes in Pasadena and for the construction of the Casino Ballroom and other homes on Catalina Island in the early 1900s. Renton was influential in the development of Catalina Island under William Wrigley Jr., serving as vice-president of the Santa Catalina Island Company and the Wilmington Transportation Company from 1919 to his retirement in 1936."Renton, David" ''National Encyclopedia of American Biography'', 1956. James T. White & Company, 101 Fifth Ave., New York He also served as president of the Wilmington Catalina Airlines from 1931 to 1942. Life David Malcolm "DM" Renton was born on Prince Edward Island, son of John and Catherine (Nicholson) Renton and one of six children. His father died when he was 14 years old, and Renton left home at the age of 16 to become an apprentice in the construction trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
