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Stretton (surname)
Stretton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Stretton (1922–2012), Australian Army officer * Alan M. Stretton (born 1930s), Australian civil engineer * Amanda Stretton (born 1973), English racing driver and motoring journalist * Andrea Stretton (1952–2007), Australian arts journalist and television presenter * Antony Stretton, English neuroscientist active in the United States * Clement E. Stretton (1850–1915), English engineer, author, railway collector, and supporter of Operative Masonry *Gordon Stretton (1887–1982), English-born Welsh-African-descended drummer active in the United Kingdom, France, and Argentina *Hesba Stretton, the pen name of Sarah Smith (1832–1911), English writer of children's books *Hugh Stretton (born 1924), Australian historian and professor *Pamela Stretton (born 1980), South African artist *Philip Eustace Stretton (1865–1919), British painter *Robert de Stretton (fl. mid-1300s), English clergyman *Ronald Stretton (1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Stretton
Major General Alan Bishop Stretton, (30 September 1922 – 26 October 2012) was a senior Australian Army officer. He came to public prominence through his work in charge of cleanup efforts at Darwin in the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Day 1974. As head of the National Disasters Organisation he managed the evacuation of 35,000 people in six days, including loading a jumbo jet with 673 passengers, then a record for the most people aloft in the one aircraft. Early years Stretton was born on 30 September 1922 in Melbourne, Victoria.STRETTON, Alan Bishop Who's Who in Australasia and the Far East, Melrose Press, 1989, p.531 He was educated at Caulfield Grammar School [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Stretton
Pamela Stretton (born 15 April 1980) is a South African artist whose work deals predominantly with the female body and its commodification, beautification, and role in popular culture. Most of her works are digital ink jet prints that combine photographic images and text; they are composites of barcodes, labels, and advertisements that create a larger image of the female form. The pieces are largely autobiographical, but also carry general themes about popular culture, fashion, health, and food. The painstaking and meticulous creation of each piece references obsessive eating disorders. Similarly, the grid mechanism portrays the pressures of conformity. Her style has been called a female version of Chuck Close. Career Education Stretton received her Bachelor of Fine Art (with distinction) from Rhodes University in 2002 and her Master of Fine Art (with distinction) from the University of Cape Town The University of Cape Town (UCT) ( af, Universiteit van Kaapstad, xh, Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sempronius Stretton
Colonel Sempronius Stretton (1781–1842) was a British Army officer who served in numerous campaigns including the Battle of Waterloo. He is also known for his sketches that recorded early Canadian life. Early life Stretton was the eldest son of William Stretton, a builder and antiquarian. He was born in Nottingham on 15 May 1781, and baptised nine days later at St. Mary's Church, Nottingham He was given an unusual name beginning with "s" which was a common feature of all his siblings. Artist and the military He entered the army at an early age, commencing his military career in the Nottinghamshire Militia, which he joined at Dumfries, in April 1800. In the following November, he entered the 6th Regiment of Foot at Chatham as an ensign. In April 1801, he was promoted to a lieutenancy in the 49th Regiment, and shortly afterwards sailed for Quebec. Whilst he was in Canada he used his artistic skills to sketch not only landscapes but also made a valuable record of the wildlif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Stretton
Samuel Stretton (1731 – 11 May 1811) was a builder and architect in Nottingham who is noted for building the first powered cotton mill. Family He appears to have been born at Longdon Staffordshire in 1731 or 1732 and moved to Lenton in 1750, where he was married and where all his children were baptized. On 14 July 1754 he married Elizabeth Wombwell in Lenton. The marriage produced 6 children: * William Stretton April 1755 – 12 March 1828 * Ann 1757 – 11 April 1820 * Elizabeth 1759 * Mary 1760 * Samuel Stretton 1761 * Sarah 1763 His wife Elizabeth died on 22 February 1802 and was buried at Lenton. He died on 11 May 1811, and was buried on 16 May at Lenton. Career He carried on the business of a builder to Nottingham, at first on his own account, and later in partnership with his son William Stretton, Buildings by Samuel Stretton include: *1769–1772 the first powered Cotton Mill erected in England, driven by horses turning a capstan. *1776 Colwick Hall *1777 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Stretton
Ross Stretton (6 June 1952 – 16 June 2005) was an Australian ballet dancer and artistic director. As a dancer, he performed with the Australian Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre. He was later Artistic Director of the Australian Ballet (1997–2001) and the Royal Ballet (2001–2002). Early career Ross Stretton was born in Canberra in 1952. He started his dancing career as a tap dancer, winning the Australian national tap-dancing championships twice and winning numerous other awards. At the age of 11, he won a Channel Seven Junior Talent Quest, with a judge comparing him to Fred Astaire. In his pre-teenage years, he studied dance with Katrina Druzins, in a small studio at her home in Yarralumla – when dance for young males, particularly in Canberra in the 'sixties, was regarded with curiosity, even suspicion. Druzins, who was a postwar Eastern European emigree to Australia, and who specialised in teaching ballet with a fine degree of discipline, eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Stretton
Ronald Charles "Ron" Stretton (13 February 1930 – 12 November 2012) was a track cyclist from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4,000 metres team pursuit, alongside Donald Burgess, George Newberry, and Alan Newton. He was born in Epsom, Surrey and died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... References External links * * * 1930 births 2012 deaths English track cyclists English male cyclists Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Sportspeople from Epsom Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{England- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert De Stretton
Robert de Stretton (died 1385) was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield following the death of Roger Northburgh in 1358.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 105 A client of Edward, the Black Prince, he became a "notorious figure"Owst, p.36 because it was alleged that he was illiterate, although this is now largely discounted as unlikely, as he was a relatively efficient administrator. Origins Robert de Stretton is presumed to have been born at Great Stretton or Stretton Magna in Leicestershire, a village that has since disappeared, although neighbouring Little Stretton survives. His parents were Robert Eyryk and his wife Johanna. He is thought to have had three siblings: Sir William Eyryk, the heir to the family estates, John and Adelina. Fletcher considered that Sir William was the ancestor of a prominent Leicestershire landowning family, the Heyricks of Houghton on the Hill, but this is far from certain. Families called Heyrick, and later Herrick, were to influenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Eustace Stretton
Philip Eustace Stretton (1865–1919) was a British animal and sporting painter working between 1882 until his death. Stretton painted in oils and watercolour and exhibited at the Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ... between 1884 and 1904. Stretton was a follower of Sir Edwin Landseer, whose animal paintings had an enormous impact on Stretton. References External links goldenagepaintings.blogspot.com* 1865 births 1919 deaths 19th-century English painters English male painters 20th-century English painters Animal artists 20th-century English male artists 19th-century English male artists {{UK-painter-19thC-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Stretton
Professor emeritus Hugh Stretton (15 July 1924 – 18 July 2015) was an Australian historian who wrote books on politics, urban planning and economics, and a Rhodes Scholar. He was a key figure in the development and implementation of government policies affecting cities, particularly during the Whitlam Government. Early life Stretton was born in Cambrai Private Hospital, St Kilda East, son of Victorian judge Len Stretton. He was educated at Mentone Grammar School and Scotch College, Melbourne for his secondary school years. He subsequently enrolled at the University of Melbourne for his undergraduate education. However, the ongoing Second World War interrupted his studies and he served in the Royal Australian Navy. He enlisted as a rating on 5 May 1943 having declined a commission. Stretton was posted to numerous supply depots and ships throughout his service, including HMAS Penguin in Sydney and two corvettes based out of Darwin. As a result of his, he did not complete hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan M
Alan may refer to: People * Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname * Alan (given name), an English given name **List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' *Alan (Chinese singer) (born 1987), female Chinese singer of Tibetan ethnicity, active in both China and Japan *Alan (Mexican singer) (born 1973), Mexican singer and actor * Alan (wrestler) (born 1975), a.k.a. Gato Eveready, who wrestles in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración *Alan (footballer, born 1979) (Alan Osório da Costa Silva), Brazilian footballer *Alan (footballer, born 1998) (Alan Cardoso de Andrade), Brazilian footballer *Alan I, King of Brittany (died 907), "the Great" *Alan II, Duke of Brittany (c. 900–952) * Alan III, Duke of Brittany(997–1040) *Alan IV, Duke of Brittany (c. 1063–1119), a.k.a. Alan Fergant ("the Younger" in Breton language) *Alan of Tewkesbury, 12th century abbott *Alan of Lynn (c. 1348–1423), 15th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesba Stretton
Hesba Stretton was the pseudonym of Sarah Smith (27 July 1832 – 8 October 1911), an evangelical English author of religious books for children. These were highly popular. By the late 19th century ''Jessica's First Prayer'' had sold a million and a half copies – ten times more than ''Alice in Wonderland''. She concocted "Hesba Stretton" from the initials of herself and four surviving siblings, along with the name of a Shropshire village she visited, All Stretton, where her sister Anne owned a house, Caradoc Lodge. Early life Sarah Smith was the daughter of a bookseller, Benjamin Smith (1793–1878) of Wellington, Shropshire and his wife Anne Bakewell Smith (1798–1842), a noted Methodist. She and her elder sister attended the Old Hall, a school in the town, but were largely self-educated.Patricia Demers: Smith, Sarah... In: ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford: OUP, 2004; online e. October 2008)Retrieved 14 November 2010. Subscription required./ref> About 1867 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Stretton
Gordon Stretton (5 June 1887 – 3 May 1983), born William Masters, was an English singer, dancer and musical director of mixed Irish and Jamaican descent. He became one of the first Liverpool-based musicians to gain international acclaim,Daniel Brown, "Songs of Slavery", ''Index on Censorship'', Volume 36, Number 1, 2007, p. 138–140. 140 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03064220701248560 and is credited with introducing jazz to Latin America. Personal life His mother Sarah Ann Jane Masters (née Williams, 1862–1903) was from Ireland and moved with her parents to Liverpool as a child. His father, William Alexander Gordon Masters, was born in Jamaica around 1854 and worked as a seaman on ''SS Andean'', owned by the Liverpool-based West India Pacific Steamship Company. His parents married in Liverpool on 23 June 1884. They had three sons, all of whom enlisted in the First World War. One was killed and the other two were injured, one by poison gas. His father died a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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