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Sam Hill (darts Player)
Sam or Samuel Hill may refer to: * Sam Hill (euphemism), an American English slang phrase for "the devil" or "hell" personified People Sports * Sam H. Hill (1898–1978), American football coach and sports figure * Sam Hill (baseball) (1926–1977), American Negro leagues baseball player * Sam Hill (cyclist) (born 1985), Australian downhill mountain bike racer * Sam Hill (rugby union) (born 1993), rugby union player Other people *Samuel Hill (1691–1758), English MP for Lichfield * Samuel Hill (priest) (died 1716), Anglican priest * Samuel Hill (engraver) (c. 1765–c. 1809), engraver who worked in Boston, Massachusetts * Samuel Hill (sea captain) (1777–1825), American merchant sea captain and adventurer * Samuel W Hill (1815–1889), American surveyor, geologist and mining developer * Samuel Hill (VC) (1826–1863), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross * Samuel Hill (1857–1931), railroad businessman and builder of the Maryhill Museum and Peace Arch * Samuel B. Hill (Was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Hill (euphemism)
Sam Hill is an American English slang phrase, a euphemism or minced oath for "the devil" or "hell" personified (as in, "What in the Sam Hill is that?"). Etymologist Michael Quinion and others date the expression back to the late 1830s; they and others consider the expression to have been a simple bowdlerization, with, according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', an unknown origin. Possible referents Candidate referents for the use date back to at least the 19th century. The following are possibilities of the term's origin. * Euphemism for the devil: H. L. Mencken Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, ... suggested that the phrase derives from Samael, Samiel, the name of the Devil in ''Der Freischütz'', an opera by Carl Maria von Weber that was performed in New York C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional characters * Sam (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Sam (surname), a list of people with the surname ** Cen (surname) (岑), romanized "Sam" in Cantonese ** Shen (surname) (沈), often romanized "Sam" in Cantonese and other languages Religious or legendary figures * Sam (Book of Mormon), elder brother of Nephi * Sām, a Persian mythical folk hero * Sam Ziwa, an uthra (angel or celestial being) in Mandaeism Animals * Sam (army dog) (died 2000) * Sam (horse) (b 1815), British Thoroughbred * Sam (koala) (died 2009), rescued after 2009 bush fires in Victoria, Australia * Sam (orangutan), in the movie ''Dunston Checks In'' * Sam (ugly dog) (1990–2005), voted the world's ugliest dog i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Hill (baseball)
Samuel Hill (May 2, 1926 – April 4, 1977) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s. A native of New Castle, Alabama, Hill made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 with the Chicago American Giants. He played three seasons with Chicago, and was selected to the 1948 East–West All-Star Game. Hill went on to play minor league ball in the Mandak League from 1950 to 1952, and later played for the Williamsport Grays, Charlotte Hornets The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division, and pla ..., and Duluth-Superior White Sox. He died in 1977 at age 48. References External links anSeamheads 1926 births 1977 deaths Place of death missing Bismarck Barons players Carman Cardinals players Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players Chicago American Giants players Duluth-Superior Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Hill (cyclist)
Sam Hill (born 21 July 1985 in Viveash, Western Australia), is an Australian professional enduro mountain biker and former professional downhill racer. He was two time consecutive UCI World Downhill Champion during years 2006–2007 for Iron Horse racing team. He won the 2010 world championships in Mont Saint Anne, riding for the Monster Energy Specialized team on a Specialized Demo 8 II. He also won the 2007 and 2009 UCI Elite Men's Downhill World Cup (Overall). In December 2012 it was announced that Hill had signed for the Chain Reaction Cycles/Nukeproof team. As of 2016, Hill has switched to racing enduro and won the 2017 Enduro World Series overall title. In the same year he raced the Downhill World Championships in Cairns, Australia on his enduro bike where he finished sixth. Early riding career In 2001, aged 16 years old, Sam Hill first came into the international mountain bike racing scene, attending his first overseas race travelling Canada and the US. He came third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Hill (rugby Union)
Sam Hill (born 1 July 1993) is a rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the Premiership Rugby. He made his Premiership debut against Wasps playing for Exeter Chiefs on 28 January 2012 and he plays as a centre. Club career Hill attended Cheriton Bishop Primary School before moving on to Queen Elizabeths Community College in Crediton. Having played for Crediton RFC until the age of 15, Sam gained selection for England under 16s and moved to Ivybridge College sixth form for two years. Hill spent the early years of his professional career dual-registered with Cornish Pirates to aid his player development. Hill has been a regular for England juniors going back to his try scoring debut against the Namibia invitational XV. Hill has also recently been selected to play for England Saxons gaining one cap prompting a call up to England's pre-tour training squad to New Zealand. On 13 March 2020, Hill left Exeter Chiefs to join Premiership rivals Sale Sharks on a two-year deal from the 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Hill (1691–1758)
Samuel Hill (13 May 1857 – 26 February 1931), usually known as Sam Hill, was an American businessman, lawyer, railroad executive, and advocate of good roads. He substantially influenced the Pacific Northwest region's economic development in the early 20th century. His projects include the Peace Arch, a monument to 100 years of peace between the United States and Canada, on the border between Blaine, Washington, and Surrey, British Columbia, and the Maryhill Museum of Art. Although his promotion of paved modern roads is possibly his greatest legacy, he is now best remembered for building the Stonehenge replica in Maryhill, Washington. Early life and education Sam Hill was born into a Quaker family in Deep River, North Carolina. His family was displaced by the American Civil War and Sam grew up after the war in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hill graduated from Haverford College in 1878 (also his father's alma mater). At Haverford he studied Latin, Greek, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Hill (priest)
The Venerable Samuel Hill was an Anglican priest in England. Hill was born in South Petherton, Somerset, and educated at St Mary Hall, Oxford. He held livings at Middlezoy, Kilmington and Bruton. He was Canon of Lichfield Cathedral in 1633, and Precentor in 1636. Hill was Archdeacon of Wells The Archdeacon of Wells has been a senior clergy position in the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells sin the English reformation, before which it was part of the Roman Catholic Church. The post, having oversight over the archdeaconry of We ... from 1707 until his death on 7 March 1716. Notes 1716 deaths Alumni of St Mary Hall, Oxford Archdeacons of Wells People from Somerset 17th-century English Anglican priests 18th-century English Anglican priests {{England-reli-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Hill (engraver)
__NOTOC__ Samuel Hill (c. 1765 – c. 1809) was an engraver who worked in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His engravings were published in the ''Massachusetts Magazine;'' Defoe's ''New Robinson Crusoe'' (1790); Lavater's ''Essays on Physiognomy'' (1794); ''American Universal Geography'' (1796); ''Cook's Three Voyages to the Pacific Ocean'' (1797). Hill's subjects extended from maps to literary illustrations to landscapes; portrait subjects included James Bowdoin, Rev. John Murray of Newburyport, Massachusetts, and Elizabeth White (d. 1798). Examples of Hill's work can be found in the American Antiquarian Society, Massachusetts Historical Society, and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The Museum of Fine Arts (often abbreviated as MFA Boston or MFA) is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the 20th-largest art museum in the world, measured by public gallery area. It contains 8,161 paintings and more than 450,000 works .... Scholars continue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Hill (sea Captain)
Samuel Hill (20 February 1777 – 1 September 1825) was an American merchant sea captain and adventurer. He commanded various ships on many long voyages, often to remote parts of the world. As one of the early maritime fur traders he rescued John R. Jewitt, who had been enslaved by the Nuu-chah-nulth chief Maquinna. Hill was the first American to live in Japan, almost met Lewis and Clark near Fort Clatsop and received a letter from them, entertained King Kamehameha of the Hawaiian Kingdom on his ship, was involved in the Chilean War of Independence, was imprisoned by the British during the War of 1812, rescued victims of Malayan pirates, and much else. He was also a rapist and murderer. Accounts of Hill by officers serving under him and by other captains consistently describe him as a vicious and unstable tyrant. Early life and career Samuel Hill was born on February 20, 1777, in the small port town of Machias, Maine, during the American Revolutionary War. At the time Machias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel W Hill
Samuel W Hill, (November 6, 1815 – August 28, 1889) was an American surveyor, geologist and mining developer in Michigan's Copper Country. Early life and experience Samuel Worth Hill was born on November 9 , 1815 in Starksboro, Vermont to Richard and Betsey Hill. He was educated in a Friends school, and was trained as a civil engineer and a surveyor. His first assignment was to survey the town of Albion, New York. In 1840, he moved to Milwaukee, and became a school teacher in Racine. In 1841, Hill secured a position with the United States Topographical Survey,American biographical history of eminent and self-made men 1878, p. 340 and undertook an expedition to mark the boundary line between Wisconsin and Michigan. He was then assigned to survey the western Upper Peninsula, including the Keweenaw Peninsula. In the fall of 1841, Hill returned to Racine and became a school superintendent until his appointment to survey the Upper Peninsula. Copper Country Samuel W. Hill wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Hill (VC)
Samuel Hill VC (1826 in Glenavy, County Antrim – 21 February 1863) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. In 1844 he enlisted in the 67th Regiment of Foot and then transferred in 1856 to the 90th. He was about 31 years old, and a sergeant in the 90th Regiment (later The Cameronians – Scottish Rifles), of the British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 16 and 17 November 1857 at Lucknow, India for which he was awarded the VC: For gallant conduct on 16 and 17 November 1857, at the storming of the Secundra Bagh at Lucknow, in saving the life of Captain Irby, warding off with his firelock a tulwar cut made at his head by a sepoy, and in going out under a heavy fire to help two wounded men. Also for general gallant conduct throughout the operations for the relief of the Lucknow garrison. Electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Hill
Samuel Hill (13 May 1857 – 26 February 1931), usually known as Sam Hill, was an American businessman, lawyer, railroad executive, and advocate of good roads. He substantially influenced the Pacific Northwest region's economic development in the early 20th century. His projects include the Peace Arch, a monument to 100 years of peace between the United States and Canada, on the border between Blaine, Washington, and Surrey, British Columbia, and the Maryhill Museum of Art. Although his promotion of paved modern roads is possibly his greatest legacy, he is now best remembered for building the Stonehenge replica in Maryhill, Washington. Early life and education Sam Hill was born into a Quaker family in Deep River, North Carolina. His family was displaced by the American Civil War and Sam grew up after the war in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hill graduated from Haverford College in 1878 (also his father's alma mater). At Haverford he studied Latin, Greek, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
