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Spottswood may refer to: Given name: *Spottswood William Robinson III (1916–1998), American educator, civil rights attorney, and federal judge *Spottswood Poles Spottswood Poles (December 27, 1887 – September 12, 1962) was an American outfielder in baseball's Negro leagues. One of the fastest players of his era, Poles was sometimes referred to as "the black Ty Cobb." Career According to Negro leagues h ... (1887–1962), American outfielder in baseball's Negro leagues *Spottswood Bolling, plaintiff in the Civil Rights lawsuit Bolling v. Sharpe (1954) Surname: * Alexander Spottswood (1676–1740), Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army and a noted Lieutenant Governor of Virginia * Richard K. Spottswood (born 1937), musicologist and author from Maryland, catalogued thousands of recordings of vernacular music in the United States * Stephen Gill Spottswood (1897–1974), religious leader and civil rights activist known for his work as bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spottswood William Robinson III
Spottswood William Robinson III (July 26, 1916 – October 11, 1998) was an American educator, civil rights attorney, and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit after previously serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Education and career Born in Richmond, Virginia, the son of Spottswood William Robinson II 893-1954 a lawyer, and Inez Irene Clements 893-1994 a homemaker, Robinson an undergraduate degree from Virginia Union University and a Bachelor of Laws from Howard University School of Law in 1939, graduating first in his class and achieving the highest scholastic average in the history of the law school. He was a member of the faculty of Howard University School of Law from 1939 to 1948. He was in private practice of law in Richmond from 1943 to 1960. He was counsel and representative for the Virginia NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spottswood Poles
Spottswood Poles (December 27, 1887 – September 12, 1962) was an American outfielder in baseball's Negro leagues. One of the fastest players of his era, Poles was sometimes referred to as "the black Ty Cobb." Career According to Negro leagues historian James Riley, Poles' speed was said to be comparable to that of Cool Papa Bell, a Negro league star of the 1930s generally considered to be the fastest man in the history of organized baseball. Poles was a left-handed batter with a keen eye who hit for a high batting average. Poles started playing organized Negro ball for the Harrisburg Giants in 1906 and first became a professional for Sol White's Philadelphia Giants in 1909. Poles soon followed White to the New York Lincoln Giants in 1911, where he blossomed into a star; in his first four seasons with the Lincoln Giants, 1911–1914, Poles attained batting averages of .440, .398, .414, and .487 against all levels of competition. Poles then spent the next few seasons jumping am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The origins of the surname Bolling: English: from a nickname for someone with close-cropped hair or a large head, Middle English bolling "pollard", or for a heavy drinker, from Middle English bolling "excessive drinking". German (Bölling): from a pet form of a personal name formed with Germanic bald "bold", "brave" (see Baldwin). Swedish: either an ornamental name composed of Boll + the suffix -ing "belonging to", or possibly a habitational name from a place named Bolling(e). Bolling may refer to: * Bolling, Alabama *Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. People with the surname *Alexander R. Bolling (1895–1964), U.S. Army officer *Bill Bolling (born 1957), Lieutenant Governor of Virginia * Bruce Bolling (1945–2012), first black president of the Boston City Council *Claude Bolling (1930–2020), French jazz pianist *Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (1872–1961), second wife of Woodrow Wilson *Eric Bolling (born 1963), financial news and political television personality *Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Spottswood
Alexander Spotswood (12 December 1676 – 7 June 1740) was a British Army officer, explorer and lieutenant governor of Colonial Virginia; he is regarded as one of the most significant historical figures in British North American colonial history. After a brilliant but unsatisfactory military career, in 1710 he was nominated colonial governor of Virginia, a post which he held for twelve years. During that period, Spotswood engaged in the exploration of the territories beyond the western border, of which he was the first to see the economic potentials. In 1716 he organised and led an expedition west of the mountains, known as Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition, with which he established the Crown's dominion over the territory between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah Valley, thus taking a decisive step for the future British expansion to the West. As the governor of Virginia, Spotswood's first preoccupation was to make sea routes safe and fight against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard K
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Gill Spottswood
Stephen Gill Spottswood (July 18, 1897 – December 2, 1974) was a religious leader and civil rights activist known for his work as bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (AMEZ) and chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Bishop Spottswood's papers are currently archived at the Amistad Research Center at Tulane University (not Dillard University). Early life and family Spottswood was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of Mary Elizabeth and Abraham Lincoln Spottswood. He attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and then Freeport High School (Maine), Freeport High School in Freeport, Maine, Maine. He went on to Albright College, earning a B.A. in history in 1917; Gordon Divinity School; and Yale Divinity School, where he earned his doctorate. Religious leadership Shortly after finishing his undergraduate work, Spottswood was named assistant pastor of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church in Cambridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spottswood, Virginia
Spottswood is an unincorporated community in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. Spottswood is located at the junction of State Routes 620 and 671 south-southwest of Staunton. The James Alexander House and the Old Providence Stone Church, which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ..., are both located near Spottswood. References Unincorporated communities in Augusta County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{AugustaCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotswood (other)
Spotswood can refer to: People: * Alexander Spotswood (1676–1740), the Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia *Denis Spotswood Places: * Spotswood, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia **Spotswood railway station *Spotswood, New Jersey * Spotswood, New Zealand, a suburb of New Plymouth Institutions: * Robert L. Spotswood House in Mobile, Alabama, U.S. *Spotswood College in New Zealand * Spotswood High School (other) — various high schools Film: * ''Spotswood'', a 1992 Australian film starring Anthony Hopkins Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor, director, and producer. One of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for his performances on the screen and stage. Hopkins has received many accolad ... See also * Spottiswoode (other) * Spottswood (other) {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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