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Sproat may refer to: *Alexander Sproat (1834–1890), Ontario land surveyor, businessman and political figure *Clyde Sproat (1930–2008), Hawaiian falsetto musician *Ebenezer Sproat (1752–1805), colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and a pioneer to the Ohio Country *Gilbert Malcolm Sproat (1834–1913), Scottish-born Canadian businessman, office holder, and author *Hugh Sproat (born 1952), Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper *Iain Sproat (born 1938), retired British Conservative politician and former Member of Parliament *Ron Sproat (1932–2009), screenwriter and playwright known for his work on Dark Shadows See also *Sproat Lake, lake in central Vancouver Island *Sproat Lake Provincial Park, lake in central Vancouver Island {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Sproat
Alexander Sproat (June 19, 1834 – August 20, 1890) was an Ontario land surveyor, businessman and political figure. He represented Bruce North in the 1st Canadian Parliament The 1st Canadian Parliament was in session from November 6, 1867, until July 8, 1872. The membership was set by the 1867 federal election from August 7 to September 20, 1867. It was prorogued prior to the 1872 election. It was controlled by a ... as a Conservative Party of Canada (historical), Conservative member. Biography He was born near Milton, Ontario, Milton in Halton County, Ontario, Halton County, Upper Canada, in 1834, son of Adam Sproat and Eleanor Brown. He studied at Knox College, University of Toronto, Knox College and Queen's University at Kingston, Queen's College. He came to Southampton, Ontario, Southampton around 1856 as a provincial surveyor and ended up the agent of the Commercial Bank of Canada (his future father-in-law, as well as Crown lands agent, was the agent of the Bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clyde Sproat
Clyde Halemaumau "Kindy" Sproat (November 21, 1930 – December 15, 2008) was a Hawaiian falsetto musician. Sproat was born in Honokane Iki, North Kohala, Hawaii and died in Hawaii. He was a recipient of a 1988 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal ..., which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. References External links * *Virtual Festivals: Clyde Sproat 1930 births 2008 deaths 20th-century American musicians National Heritage Fellowship winners Singers from Hawaii 20th-century American singers Native Hawaiian musicians People from Hawaii (island) {{Hawaii-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebenezer Sproat
Ebenezer Sproat (February 9, 1752 – January 7, 1805), surname also spelled Sprout, was an officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, a pioneer to the Ohio Country, and one of the founders of Marietta, Ohio, the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory. He served throughout the entire American war of independence, from April 1775 through November 1783, achieving the rank of colonel. After the war, he was a pioneer and surveyor in the Northwest Territory, and became a leader of the militia at Marietta during the Northwest Indian War. He was the first sheriff in the Northwest Territory and Ohio, serving fourteen years as sheriff of Washington County, the oldest county in Ohio. Early life Ebenezer Sproat was born in Middleborough, Massachusetts in 1752. He was the son of Bathsheba (Wood) and Ebenezer Sproat, who owned a farm and was the proprietor of the Sproat Tavern in Middleborough. During his boyhood and youth, he assi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Malcolm Sproat
Gilbert Malcolm Sproat (19 April 1834 – 4 June 1913) was a Scottish-born Canadian businessman, office holder, and author. Biography Born in Brighouse Farm Borgue near Kirkcudbright, Scotland, he arrived on Vancouver Island in 1860, where he helped to found the first sawmill in Port Alberni, British Columbia. On 24 July. 1863 he was made a justice of the peace for the Colony of Vancouver Island. When the sawmill burnt down in 1865, Sproat returned to England, but maintained his interest in the affairs of the colony, which was united with the mainland in 1866. Sproat's fascination with the First Nations people he encountered on Vancouver Island, led to his best remembered book, ''The Nootka:Scenes and studies of savage life'', which appeared in 1868. In 1870 he wrote ''Education of the Rural Poor'' which argued for the extension of elementary education to all, including agricultural laborers. Following British Columbia's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1871, Sproat became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Sproat
Hugh Sproat (born 16 November 1952) is a Scottish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. Sproat joined Ayr United from Auchinleck Talbot in 1974. He became a fans favourite and was voted the club's all-time cult hero by Football Focus viewers in 2005. He moved onto Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ... in 1979 before returning to Ayr in 1984 before retiring from the game in 1986, aged 34. External links *All-Time Cult Heroes (BBC) 1952 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Sproat
Iain MacDonald Sproat (8 November 1938 – 29 September 2011) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP). He was educated at Winchester College and Magdalen College, Oxford. He worked as a publisher and journalist. Parliamentary career Sproat first contested Rutherglen in a by-election in May 1964, and again in the general election later that year, but was unsuccessful in both campaigns. At the 1970 general election, he stood in the marginal Scottish constituency of Aberdeen South, and ousted the sitting Labour MP, Donald Dewar. He was re-elected there at three further elections, until the 1983 general election when he moved to contest Roxburgh and Berwickshire believing that this was a 'safer' seat. However, Aberdeen South was held by the Conservatives, while Roxburgh and Berwickshire fell to the Liberal candidate Archy Kirkwood. Sproat returned to Parliament nine years later, moving to England and succeeding Sir Julian Ridsdale as MP for Harwich in the 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Sproat
Ronald Sproat (2 November 1932 – 6 November 2009 in Manhattan, New York) was an American screenwriter and playwright known for ''Dark Shadows''. Biography Career Sproat is best known for his work on ''Dark Shadows'', the 1960s ABC Daytime gothic soap opera. Sproat created the vampire character Barnabas Collins, and turned the low-rated show into a huge national success. Sproat worked on the show from October 1966 through January 1969. Sproat also worked on several other soap operas, including ''Never Too Young'', a 1965-1966 ABC soap aimed at teenagers, '' Where the Heart Is'', a 1969-1973 CBS family melodrama, and '' Strange Paradise'', a Canadian soap opera that aired in syndication in the United States from 1969 to 1970, as well as ''Love of Life'', '' The Doctors'', and ''The Secret Storm''. In addition to television writing, Sproat penned the play '' The Dry Season'' which was performed in 1954 by The Hamilton College Charlatans. He also wrote for musical theatre includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sproat Lake
Sproat Lake is a lake on central Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It was known as Kleecoot, meaning "wide open" by local indigenous people. Roughly cross-shaped with four arms, it is over 25 kilometres in length, and has 90.8 kilometres of shoreline. Home of the last Martin Mars type waterbombers, and near Port Alberni, Sproat Lake is a popular summer recreational area for the Alberni Valley. Highway 4 runs along its north shore. The lake maintains a small wintering population of Marbled Murrelets which also nest in the area, the only freshwater alcids on Earth. History Sproat Lake is best known for being a scenic vacation spot. Yet, to archaeologists, it's a site left by Archaic people no older than 11,000 BCE. The bow and arrow reached the region sometime early in this period, between 750 and 100 (cal) BCE (Blitz 1988; Pettigrew 1990; Ross 1990). The K’ak’awin petroglyph may represent a mythical or actual sea creature from ancient times. Many believe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
