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Semple
Semple is both a surname of Scottish origin, and a given name. Notable people with the name include: People with the surname In arts and media * Dugald Semple (1884–1964), Scottish writer and simple living advocate * George Semple (1700–1782), Irish architect * Jack Semple (21st century), Canadian blues musician * Keith Semple, Northern Ireland musician, member of British boyband One True Voice and American rock band 7th Heaven * Lorenzo Semple Jr. (1923–2014), American screenwriter * Pat Semple (1939–2021), British artist * Robert B. Semple Jr. (born 1936), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist * Stuart Semple (born 1980), contemporary English artist In government, military, and politics * Bob Semple (1873–1955), member of the Cabinet of New Zealand * Eugene Semple (1840–1908), thirteenth Governor of Washington Territory * James Semple (1798–1866), United States Senator from Illinois * Letitia Semple (1821–1907), United States society patron and unofficial First Lady * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Semple
Stuart Buchanan Semple (born 12 September 1980) is a multidisciplinary British artist working across painting, sculpture, happenings, technology and activism. He is well known for his sociologically engaged works that often discuss youth politics, accessibility and democracy.Hayes, David (2013 "Financial Times", October 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.Fairweather, Shona (2007)Aesthetica Magazine "Stuart Semple 80s Influences & Popular Youth Culture" " Aesthetica Magazine", October 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2014. Semple's work has strong links with Richard Hamilton's Pop Art, but has a contemporary emphasis on latent fear and threat rather than Hamilton's consumer culture and glamour.Kucharek, Jan-Carlos (2015"RIBA Journal" "It is the quietest of these artists' contributions on the social impact of regeneration in cities that talk the loudest"RIBA Journal, 9 March 2015, Retrieved 11 March 2015. Life and career Semple was born in Bournemouth, Dorset. He studied Advanced Art and Design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Semple
James Semple (January 5, 1798 – December 20, 1866) was an American attorney and politician. He was Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Attorney General of Illinois, an associate justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Chargé d'Affaires to New Granada, and United States Senator from Illinois. Semple was born in Green County, Kentucky and was raised and educated in Clinton County. He served in the Kentucky militia during the War of 1812 and then moved to Missouri, where he was active in the militia and owned and operated several businesses. He later studied law in Missouri and Kentucky, attained admission to the bar, and moved to Edwardsville, Illinois to start a practice. He became active in politics as a Democrat, but was opposed to slavery, and he served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1828 to 1832. He continued his militia service after moving to Illinois, and took part in the Black Hawk War. After service as Illinois Attorney General from 1832 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Semple (Canada)
Robert Semple (26 February 1777 – 19 June 1816) was Governor of the territories owned by the Hudson's Bay Company from autumn 1815 until his death. Background Semple was born on 26 February 1777 in Boston, Mass. He was the son of Robert Semple, a prominent London merchant and Anne Greenlaw. Semple's parents were loyalists, and sometime during or after the American Revolution, the family returned to England. Because he was not a British citizen, but an American, Semple was able to travel to many countries that British subjects would barred from entering due to wartime restrictions. During his travels he wrote travel books including ''Walks and sketches at the Cape of Good Hope; to which is subjoined a journey from Cape Town to Blettenberg's Bay'' (London, 1803); ''Observations on a journey through Spain and Italy to Naples; and thence to Smyrna and Constantinople: comprising a description of the principal places in that route, and remarks on the present natural and political s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Churchill Semple
Ellen Churchill Semple (January 8, 1863 – May 8, 1932) was an American geographer and the first female president of the Association of American Geographers. She contributed significantly to the early development of the discipline of geography in the United States, particularly studies of human geography. She is most closely associated with work in anthropogeography and environmentalism, and the debate about "environmental determinism". Early life Semple was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the youngest of five children by Alexander Bonner Semple and Emerine Price. Education Semple's early education was guided by her mother, Emerine Semple, as well as private tutors. Semple followed her sister, Patty Semple, to Vassar where she graduated as valedictorian and was the youngest member of her graduating class. Semple graduated in 1882 with a BA in History from Vassar College at the age of 19, and continued on at Vassar to earn an MA in History in (1891). She became interested in geogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Semple Jr
Lorenzo Elliott Semple III (March 27, 1923March 28, 2014) was an American screenwriter and sometime playwright, best known for his work on the campy television series ''Batman'', who also received writing credit on the political/espionage films ''The Parallax View'' (1974) and ''Three Days of the Condor'' (1975). He was professionally known as Lorenzo Elliott Semple Jr. Biography Semple attended the Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts, graduating in 1940. He then attended Yale University, but left in 1941 to join the American Field Service in North Africa, where his boyish beard earned him the nickname "the goat". Aged 19, he was awarded the Médaille militaire and Croix de Guerre for his service as a volunteer ambulance driver with the Free French forces in Libya. Wounded in action at Bir Hakeim, he returned to the United States where he was drafted into the army, serving as an intelligence officer in Europe. His time training at Camp Ritchie's Military Intelligence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Semple
Keith Semple (born 20 September 1981) is a Northern Irish singer and musician. He originally had his own band Keith Semple Band. In 2002, he took part and was a winner in ''Popstars: The Rivals'', consequently becoming a member of the boyband One True Voice (OTV). After the split-up of the band, Semple had a solo career before joining the Chicago-based rock band 7th Heaven (band), 7th Heaven in 2006 as their lead singer. In 2010, he took a shot at the American Idol (season 9), ninth season of ''American Idol'' but lost his "golden ticket" place due to his legal status and residency considerations. In October 2012, Semple announced he would be leaving 7th Heaven to pursue his original music and announced the formation of his new band, SEMPLE. In September 2015, he auditioned for The Voice (U.S. season 9), season 9 of ''The Voice (U.S. TV series), The Voice'' as part of Adam Levine, Team Adam. He was eliminated from competition after the top 24 round. Career 2002: ''Popstars: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etta Semple
Etta Semple (''née'' Martha Etta Donaldson September 21, 1854 - April 11, 1914) was an American Atheism, atheist and Feminism, feminist activist, Editing, editor, Publishing, publisher and community leader in Ottawa, Kansas. She was the president of the Kansas Freethought Association and, in later life, founded a "Natural Cure" Sanatorium, sanitorium for 31 patients. Semple was part of a group of people in Kansas who actively fought the intrusion of religion into United States government, when prominent religious leaders of the time were "pushing to amend the United States Constitution, US Constitution and declare America a Christianity, Christian nation." Biography Semple was born in Quincy, Illinois, to a Baptists, Baptist family. Semple witnessed "rampant hyposcrisy and bigotry among Christians." Eventually Semple began to see religion as a sort of "ignorance and superstition." Semple founded the Kansas Freethought Association (KFA) in order to protect the Separation of churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Semple
Thomas Semple (8 April 1879 – 11 April 1943) was an Irish people, Irish hurling, hurler who played as a half-forward for the Tipperary GAA, Tipperary senior team. Semple joined the panel during the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1897, 1897 championship and eventually became a regular member of the starting seventeen until his retirement after the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1909, 1909 championship. During that time he won three All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland medals and four Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, Semple captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1906 and in 1908. At club level Semple was a six-time Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship, county club championship medalist with Thurles Sarsfields GAA, Thurles. Playing career Club Semple played his club hurling with the local club in Thurles Sarsfields GAA, Thurles, the precursor to the famous Sarsfield's club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Semple (English Footballer)
Ryan David Semple is an English former footballer who is mostly known for his spells at Peterborough United & Boston United. He finished playing in summer 2014 to take up a full-time role within the Peterborough United Academy. He returned to playing, signing for Deeping Rangers in February 2016. Career Semple began his career with Peterborough United where he played alongside Luke Steele and Sean St Ledger. During this time he spent two weeks training with Manchester United in summer 2002 and participating in an International under 17 tournament in Portugal and making his league debut aged 17 years and three months against Bristol City in October 2002. His progress at Peterborough was affected by a broken leg towards the end of the 2002–03 season and, in a bid to recover fitness, he joined Farnborough Town on loan in November 2003, remaining for two months and scoring twice in nine league appearances. Despite his initial promise, Semple struggled to have a regular place in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jock Semple
John Duncan Semple (October 26, 1903 – March 10, 1988) was a Scottish-American runner, physical therapist, trainer, and sports official. In 1967, he attained worldwide notoriety as a race official for the Boston Marathon, when he repeatedly assaulted 20 year old marathon runner Kathrine Switzer and knocked down her coach when he tried to protect her. Switzer was officially entered in the race in accordance with the Boston Marathon's rule book which at that time made no mention of sex. Semple subsequently claimed that amateur rules banned women racing for more than . He subsequently oversaw implementation of qualifying times in 1970 and, in response to lobbying and rule changes by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the implementation of a separate women's race in 1972. Life and career Semple was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and emigrated to the United States in 1921 to work as a cabinetmaker in Philadelphia. He moved to Boston after running in his first Boston Marathon and be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letitia Semple
Letitia "Letty" Christian Semple (née Tyler, May 11, 1821 – December 28, 1907) was an American society lady, educator, and briefly an unofficial First Lady during her father John Tyler's presidency. The National First Ladies' Library named Semple and her sister-in-law Priscilla Tyler "First ladies who never married presidents". Semple served in this role from March to June 1844. Governor Robert Love Taylor described Semple as "The most notable Southern woman surviving the classic old régime". Biography Semple was born Letitia Christian Tyler to John Tyler (the son of John Tyler Sr.) and his first wife Letitia Christian Tyler on May 11, 1821 in Charles City County, Virginia. Nicknamed "Letty", she was their fourth child and second daughter. In February 1839, Semple married James A. Semple at the age of 17. The ''Women's History Blog'' characterized their marriage as an unhappy one. When her father assumed the presidency on April 4, 1841, Semple and her husband had become estran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Semple
Robert Semple (21 October 1873 – 31 January 1955) was a union leader and later Minister of Public Works for the first Labour Government of New Zealand. He is also known for creating the Bob Semple tank. Early life He was born in Sofala, New South Wales, Australia. He started working at an early age as gold miner in Australia. In 1903 he was involved in a miner's strike in Victoria, Australia. The strike was defeated and Semple ended up being blacklisted. To avoid the blacklist Semple moved to the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. By 1907 he was president of the Runanga Miner's Union and earned himself nickname 'Fighting Bob Semple'. He was jailed in 1913 for supporting the general strike and again in 1916 after fighting conscription for overseas service during World War I. Semple served as the President of the Labour Party from 1926 to 1928. Semple was a member of the Wellington City Council for a decade between 1925 and 1935. In 1935 he unsuccessfully sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
