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Seddon (surname)
Seddon is an English-language surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bill Seddon (1901–1993), English footballer * Chris Seddon (born 1983), American Major League baseball pitcher *Frederick Seddon (1870–1912), British murderer * Gareth Seddon (born 1980), English footballer *George Seddon (academic) (1927–2007), Australian academic * George Seddon (cabinetmaker) (1727–1801), English cabinetmaker * Sir Herbert Seddon (1903–1977), British orthopaedic surgeon and nerve researcher *James Seddon (1815–1880), American lawyer and politician *Jimmy Seddon (1895–1971), English footballer *John Seddon, British occupational psychologist * John Seddon (Unitarian) (1719–1769), English Unitarian minister *John Seddon of Warrington (1725–1770), English dissenter minister *John Pollard Seddon (1827–1906), English architect *Ken Seddon (1950–2018), English chemist *Margaret Seddon (1872–1968), American film actress *Margaret Rhea Seddon (born 1947), American phys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Seddon
William Charles Seddon (28 July 1901 – January 1993) was an English footballer. Career Born in Clapton, London, he played junior football in London before joining Gillingham as an amateur, and had an unsuccessful trial with Aston Villa before joining Arsenal in December 1924. Seddon played as a half back and was mainly a second-string player, he played over 200 Football Combination matches for Arsenal Reserves, eventually rising to captain as the side won five Combination titles in the 1920s. During the 1920s, Seddon played sparingly for the Arsenal first team, making his debut when deputising for Alf Baker in a 2–1 defeat against Sunderland on 10 April 1926. That was his only appearance of 1925–26, but edged his way into the first team with 17 appearances in 1926–27. However, he did not make the cut for the 1927 FA Cup Final, and with Arsenal's strong half-back line of Alf Baker, Jack Butler and Bob John. Seddon only played four times in 1927–28 and not at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pollard Seddon
John Pollard Seddon FRIBA (19 September 1827 – 1 February 1906) was a British architect, working largely on churches. His father was a cabinetmaker, and his brother Thomas Seddon (1821–1856) a landscape painter. Born in London, he was educated at Bedford School. He was later a pupil of Thomas Leverton Donaldson, though Donaldson was a classical architect and Seddon preferred the Gothic Revivalism of John Ruskin. Between 1852 and 1863, Seddon formed a partnership with John Prichard. Many of their major commissions were church restoration works, most famously for Llandaff Cathedral. In 1871 he submitted a design in a competition for Holloway Sanatorium. C. F. A. Voysey was articled as a pupil of Seddon in 1873. From 1884 to 1904 he was in partnership with John Coates Carter. In 1904 he was Diocesan Architect for London and designed a gigantic Imperial Monumental Halls, with a tall tower, to be added to Westminster Abbey; it was intended to restore the dominance of the ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Seddon (politician)
Thomas Edward Youd Seddon (2 July 1884 – 22 January 1972) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, and a lawyer in Greymouth. He was the son of New Zealand's longest-serving Prime Minister Richard Seddon, and succeeded his father as MP for Westland following his death in 1906. Early life Seddon was born in Kumara in 1884. His parents were Richard and Louisa Jane Seddon (née Spotswood). He was educated at Kumara School, the Terrace School (Wellington), Wellington College, and Victoria University College. He graduated in law, and joined the practice of John Findlay and Frederick George Dalziell, and then became a barrister and solicitor in Greymouth. He served in the New Zealand Army in World War I from 1915 to 1919. Because he received a leg injury in a rugby game "behind the trenches" he was not gassed like the rest of his unit. Later he was chairman of the War Pensions Board, from 1930 to 1963, and in World War II he was Captain of the Wadestown Home Guard. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Seddon
Steven Jeffrey Seddon (born 25 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cambridge United, on loan from fellow club Oxford United. Seddon was on the books of Reading as a youngster before joining Birmingham City in 2014 when he left school. He spent the first half of the 2018–19 season on loan to League Two club Stevenage, for whom he made his Football League debut, and the second half on loan to AFC Wimbledon of League One. In 2019–20 he was loaned to Portsmouth and he spent the first half of the 2020–21 season back with AFC Wimbledon. He made 12 appearances for Birmingham before leaving for Oxford United in 2021. Career Early life and career Seddon was born in Berkshire, where he attended The Piggott School in Wargrave and then The Forest School, Winnersh, the partner school of Reading F.C.'s academy. He joined Reading after being spotted when playing for Twyford Comets. After a trial with Birmingham City in 2014, he took up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Seddon
Robert Lionel "Bob" Seddon (birth registered October→December 1860 in Salford district – 15 August 1888) was an English international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Broughton Rangers and Swinton and county rugby for Lancashire. Seddon was capped at international level for both England and the British Isles. Seddon played three matches for England in 1887, and in 1888 was one of only four capped players to represent Britain in the 1888 tour of New Zealand and Australia. Seddon was given the captaincy of the British team, but died in a boating accident halfway through the tour. Seddon and the British team were honoured in 2013 with induction into the IRB Hall of Fame. Rugby career Seddon started his career at Broughton Rangers, and was one original members of the club when it was founded in 1877. He left the club in October 1887 and joined Swinton. Seddon first came to note as a rugby player when he was chosen to represent England during the 1887 Home Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Seddon
Richard John Seddon (22 June 1845 – 10 June 1906) was a New Zealand politician who served as the List of prime ministers of New Zealand, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand, premier (prime minister) of New Zealand from 1893 until his death. In office for thirteen years, he is to date New Zealand's List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand by time in office, longest-serving head of government. Seddon was born in Eccleston, St Helens, Eccleston near St Helens, Merseyside, St Helens, Lancashire, in England. He arrived in New Zealand in 1866 to join an uncle in the West Coast Gold Rush, West Coast goldfields. His prominence in local politics gained him a seat in the New Zealand House of Representatives, House of Representatives in 1879. Seddon became a key member of the New Zealand Liberal Party, Liberal Party under the leadership of John Ballance, but differed from him greatly due to his Historic conservatism in New Zealand, conservativism clashing with Ballance's progressivism. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patsy Seddon
Patsy Seddon is a Scottish harpist, violinist and traditional singer in Scots and Gaelic. Biography Seddon was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was a member of leading folk band The Poozies from 1990 until 2012, and the duo Sìleas with Mary Macmaster. She is a former member of Clan Alba and has collaborated with Dougie MacLean, Dick Gaughan, Gerda Stevenson and Karine Polwart. A Kodály-trained music teacher, she teaches harp and singing in Edinburgh schools. As of 2022, she is one of two Artistic Advisors for the Edinburgh International Harp Festival. Sìleas were inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame during the 2013 Scots Trad Music Awards. She has a BA from the University of Edinburgh. Personal life Seddon was married to the late Davy Steele of The Battlefield Band Battlefield Band were a Scottish traditional music group. Founded in Glasgow in 1969, they have released over 30 albums and undergone many changes of lineup. As of 2010, none of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Seddon
Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Finnish markka ( sv, finsk mark, links=no), the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 * Mark (currency), a currency or unit of account in many nations * Polish mark ( pl, marka polska, links=no), the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924 German * Deutsche Mark, the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002 * German gold mark, the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 * German Papiermark, the German currency from 4 August 1914 * German rentenmark, a currency issued on 15 November 1923 to stop the hyperinflation of 1922 and 1923 in Weimar Germany * Lodz Ghetto mark, a special currency for Lodz Ghetto. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Rhea Seddon
Margaret Rhea Seddon (born November 8, 1947) is an American surgeon and retired NASA astronaut. After being selected as part of the first group of astronauts to include women in 1978, she flew on three Space Shuttle flights: as mission specialist on STS-51-D and STS-40, and as payload commander for STS-58, accumulating over 722 hours in space. On these flights, she built repair tools for a US Navy satellite and performed medical experiments. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Seddon was awarded her doctor of medicine (MD) degree in 1973. During her residency with the University of Tennessee hospitals, she was the only woman in the General Surgery Residency Program. Before, during and after her career in the astronaut program, she was active in emergency departments in Tennessee, Mississippi and Texas. Seddon became an astronaut in August 1979 after selection as a candidate the year prior. At NASA he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Seddon
Margaret Seddon (November 18, 1872 – April 17, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. Biography She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1951. Her most memorable role was perhaps as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a comedic stage act with actress Margaret McWade. In 1936, they reprised their roles in the film '' Mr Deeds Goes to Town''. On Broadway, Seddon performed in ''Modern Marriage'' (1911) and ''The Things That Count'' (1913). She was born in Washington, D.C., and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Selected filmography * '' The Dawn of a Tomorrow'' (1915) - Polly * '' The Old Homestead'' (1915) - Rickety Ann * ''Miss Robinson Crusoe'' (1917) - Aunt Eloise * '' The Girl Without A Soul'' (1917) - Henrietta Hateman * '' The Land of Promise'' (1917) - Miss Pringle * ''The Unveiling Hand'' (1919) - Mrs. Bellamy * ''The Country Cousin'' (1919) - Mrs. Howitt * ''The Miracle of Money'' (1920) - Patricia Hodges * ''Wings of Pride'' (1920) - Mrs. Prentice * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Seddon
Kenneth Richard Seddon (1950–2018) was a chemist specialising in ionic liquids. Biography Seddon was born in Liverpool in 1950. He studied chemistry at Liverpool University, completing his PhD in 1973, then took up a research fellowship at the University of Oxford. In 1982 he moved to the School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences (MOLS) at the University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , .... He left Sussex in 1993 to become chair and Director of the Queen's University Belfast, where he founded the Queen's University Ionic Liquid Laboratories (QUILL) Research Centre. He was also Professor Catedrático Visitante at the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB), New University of Lisbon, Portugal, and Visiting Professor at the Chinese Academy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Seddon Of Warrington
John Seddon (1725–1770) was an English Dissenter and rector of Warrington Academy. Life The son of Peter Seddon, dissenting minister successively at Ormskirk and Hereford, he was born at Hereford on 8 December 1725. The Unitarian John Seddon (1719–1769), with whom he has often been confused, is said to have been a second cousin. He was entered at Kendal Academy in 1742, under Caleb Rotheram, and went on to Glasgow University, where he matriculated in 1744, and was a favourite pupil of Francis Hutcheson and William Leechman. On completing his studies he succeeded Charles Owen, D.D., as minister of Cairo Street Chapel, Warrington, Lancashire, where he was ordained on 8 December 1747. Soon after his settlement the Percival family left the established church and attached themselves to Seddon, thought to be a liberal divine of Arian views. Seddon gave private tuition to Thomas Percival. After the closure of the private academies at Kendal (1753) and Findern, Derbyshire (1754), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
