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Tothill (surname)
Tothill is an English surname. Notable people with this name include: * Sir Hugh Tothill (1865–1927), Royal Navy officer * Jev Tothill (born 1928 or 1929), Canadian politician * John Douglas Tothill John Douglas Tothill DSc, CMG (February 1888 - 1969 Anstruther), was an English-born entomologist, agriculturalist and civil servant, whose career took him to Canada, Fiji, Uganda and the Sudan. He was the son of Walter Tothill and Frances L. Wil ... (1888–1969), English entomologist in Canada * Syd Tothill, founder of Syd's coffee stall in London See also * Tuthill (other), which includes a list of people with that surname References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tothill (surname) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Tothill
Admiral Sir Hugh Henry Darby Tothill, (14 March 1865 – 25 September 1927) was a Royal Navy officer who served as captain in World War I and went on to become commander-in-chief of East Indies Station following his promotion to admiral. Naval career Tothill was promoted to lieutenant in 1888, commander on 31 December 1900, and subsequently to captain in 1906. He was in command of the training brig HMS ''Nautilus'' from 20 January 1898 until 31 December 1900. In March 1900 he re-commissioned the brig at Devonport with a complement of boys for the annual training cruise. After promotion to commander, he was in January 1901 posted to the armoured cruiser HMS Australia, serving in home waters. Having received command of by 1908 and by 1911, he served in World War I, commanding at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. He was appointed Fourth Sea Lord in 1917 and served as Commander-in-chief at East Indies Station The East Indies Station was a formation and command of the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jev Tothill
Jevington Blair (Jev) Tothill (born 1928 or 1929) is a former Canadian politician, who was the leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party from 1979 to 1981."Tothill seeks seat for by-election". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 21, 1979. Prior to his political career, Tothill was a high school teacher in the Cowichan Valley region of Vancouver Island who was known for creating a local community television service, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the party in the electoral district of Cowichan-Malahat in the 1975 provincial election. He won the leadership at the party's leadership convention on February 19, 1979. His predecessor, Gordon Gibson, had held the party's only seat in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia at the time of his resignation, leaving the party without legislative representation. Tothill soon announced plans to run as the party's candidate in a pending by-election in North Vancouver-Seymour, although that by-election was cancelled by the issuance of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Douglas Tothill
John Douglas Tothill DSc, CMG (February 1888 - 1969 Anstruther), was an English-born entomologist, agriculturalist and civil servant, whose career took him to Canada, Fiji, Uganda and the Sudan. He was the son of Walter Tothill and Frances L. Williams. He was educated at Blundell's School. John Douglas Tothill was the first federal forestry official appointed in New Brunswick. He studied at the Ontario Agricultural College, specialising in entomology and botany, and in 1922 received a doctorate from Harvard University. He was employed for a short period by the US Bureau of Entomology Gypsy Moth Parasite laboratory. Tothill later joined the Entomology Branch of the Department of Agriculture and established a laboratory on the University of New Brunswick campus in Fredericton. Over the next decade he led research on invasive insects, such as the brown-tail moth (''Euproctis chrysorrhoea''), the gypsy moth (''Lymantria dispar''), and native insects such as the forest tent caterpil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syd's Coffee Stall
Syd's coffee stall operated from Calvert Avenue, Shoreditch, in the East End of London, between 1919 and 2019. It was established by First World War veteran Sydney "Syd" Tothill in a specially built carriage and occupied the same site throughout its life. The carriage eventually received connections to the electricity, gas and water mains and, being unable to move, had kerbs erected around it when the road was resurfaced. Three generations of the Tothill family operated the stall before it closed on 20 December 2019. The owner, Jane Tothill, donated the carriage to the Museum of London. History Early years The stall was established by Sydney "Syd" Edward Tothill in 1919. Using money from his First World War soldier's disability pension he commissioned a carriage from a coachbuilder on Hackney Road, Shoreditch. The completed vehicle, in mahogany with etched-glass windows and brass fittings, was set up as a coffee stall on Calvert Avenue, near to the corner with Shoreditch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
