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Townley Collection
Townley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * A. C. Townley (1880–1959), American political organizer, founder the National Non-Partisan League *Alvin Townley (born 1975), American author who writes about adventure with a greater purpose * Athol Townley (1905–1963), Australian politician and Minister for Defence * Ben Townley (born 1984), professional motocross rider originating from Taupo, New Zealand *Charles Townley (1737–1805), English country gentleman, antiquary and collector of the Townley Marbles * Charles Townley (officer of arms) (1713–1774), long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London * Doody Townley (born 1925), driver of standardbred racehorses in New Zealand *Fred Townley, architect who designed many buildings in Vancouver, Canada * Frederick Townley-Smith (1887–1961), Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of the Canadian House of Commons * George Townley (1891–1977), the sixth Bishop of Hull in the modern era fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Townley
Alvin Townley (born 1975) is an American author who writes about adventure, service, and inspiration. His most recent book, ''Defiant'', about prisoners of war and POW families during the Vietnam era, is his fourth nationally acclaimed work. He debuted with his best-selling book ''Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts'' (St. Martin's Press, New York, 2007), a story of his cross-country journey, during which he met Eagle Scouts from all walks of life. In 2009 Townley released ''Spirit of Adventure: Eagle Scouts and the Making of America's Future''. It features Ron Young, an Army helicopter pilot and former POW in the 2003 Gulf military action against Iraq who later became a contestant in the reality show '' The Amazing Race 7''. Also featured are twin surgeons Vince and Vance Moss, China Care founder Matt Dalio, Arizona Cardinals lineman Deuce Lutui, Peace Corps volunteers, marine biologists, and naval aviators aboard the aircraft carrier USS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Townley
Michael Vernon Townley (born December 5, 1942, in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American-born former agent of the Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA), the secret police of Chile during the regime of Augusto Pinochet. In 1978, Townley pled guilty to the 1976 murders of Orlando Letelier, former Chilean ambassador to the United States, and Ronni Karpen Moffitt, Letelier's co-worker at the Institute for Policy Studies. He was sentenced to ten years in prison, serving 62 months. As part of his plea bargain, Townley received immunity from further prosecution; he was not extradited to Argentina to stand trial for the 1974 assassination of Chilean General Carlos Prats and his wife in Buenos Aires. In 1993, Townley was also convicted ''in absentia'' by an Italian court of carrying out the 1975 Rome murder attempt on Bernardo Leighton. Townley worked in producing chemical weapons for Pinochet's use against political opponents along with Colonel Gerardo HuberManuel Salazar SalvoRoto el pacto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Townley
William James Townley (14 February 1866 – 30 May 1950) was an English football player and coach. He scored the first hat-trick in the history of the FA Cup final, but his lasting legacy is defined as an important pioneer of the game in Germany, leading Karlsruher FV and SpVgg Fürth to three German championships as a coach. Playing career Townley's career as a player began with Blackburn Swifts F.C., where he played for one season. He than joined Blackburn Olympic for two seasons. His playing position at Swifts and Olympic was centre-forward. He joined Blackburn Rovers in 1886 and switched to the left winger spot. Townleys technique to deter defending full-backs was to throw his arms up in the air, thus startling his opponent; Townley swept past to make an attack. On 15 September 1888, Townley, playing as a winger, made his league debut at Leamington Road, then home of Blackburn Rovers, against Accrington. The match ended as a 5–5 draw, with Townley scoring the second a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Townley
Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" * Walter, standard author abbreviation for Thomas Walter (botanist) ( – 1789) Companies * American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906 * Walter Energy, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry * Walter Aircraft Engines, Czech manufacturer of aero-engines Films and television * ''Walter'' (1982 film), a British television drama film * Walter Vetrivel, a 1993 Tamil crime drama film * ''Walter'' (2014 film), a British television crime drama * ''Walter'' (2015 film), an American comedy-drama film * ''Walter'' (2020 film), an Indian crime drama film * ''W*A*L*T*E*R'', a 1984 pilot for a spin-off of the TV series ''M*A*S*H'' * ''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toke Townley
John Antony Townley (6 November 1912 – 27 September 1984), known professionally as Toke Townley, was an English actor. Biography Townley was born on 6 November 1912 at Great Dunmow, Essex; his father was a vicar. His first name, "John", was changed to "Toke" shortly after his birth. After he left school he worked as a clerk in a factory, acting in his spare time. He did not become a professional actor until his early 30s, first appearing at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. He appeared in many BBC television programmes during the early pioneering days at Alexandra Palace. Between 1951 and 1970, in the heyday of the British studios, Townley appeared in almost thirty films, including ''Lady Godiva Rides Again'', '' Doctor at Sea'', ''The Quatermass Xperiment'', ''The Admirable Crichton'', '' Carry on Admiral'', '' Doctor in Distress'' and ''Scars of Dracula''. He went on to appear in many film and television roles over the years, including '' The Avengers''. He was also an accompli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Townley (cricketer)
Thomas Manners Townley (30 April 1825 – 9 April 1895) was an English soldier, an amateur jockey, and a cricketer who played first-class cricket in 10 matches for Cambridge University, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and other amateur sides in 1847 and 1848. He was born at Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire and died at Marylebone, London. Townley was educated at Eton College and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He played cricket at Eton and appeared as a lower-order batsman and bowler in the Eton v Harrow cricket match in the three seasons from 1841 to 1843. It is not known whether he batted right- or left-handed, nor what style of bowling he adopted. His cricket career at Cambridge was not impressive: he again batted mainly in the lower order, and though bowling figures for most matches of his era are incomplete, there is no record that he took any wickets in games that were later deemed to be first-class. Despite this lack of achievement, he won a Blue in both 1847 and 1848 by appearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Townley
Thomas Owen Townley (August 18, 1862 – March 19, 1935) was a Canadian lawyer and the eighth Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving one term in 1901. Born in Newmarket, Canada West, the son of John and Alice (Dixon) Townley, both of whom were natives of Lancashire, England, Townley was educated in the public schools of Newmarket and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1882 from the Trinity College, Toronto. He later studied law in Winnipeg and was called to the bar of Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ... in 1886. He moved to Vancouver and started a law practice. From 1889 to 1910, he was registrar of land titles for the District of New Westminster. In 1901, he was elected mayor of Vancouver and served for one term. From 1886 to 1896, he served i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Townley
Simon Andrew Townley is a British pianist and composer. Townley was born in 1963 and read music at Worcester College, Oxford. He has been the pianist for the Pasadena Roof Orchestra since 1992 and the pianist and musical director for Beyond Broadway. He has written scores for television programs, musicals, and the operetta ''Too Little Toulouse''. He wrote the music for a children's stage show, ''Shaun's Big Show''. Townley has presented programs on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service The BBC World Service is an international broadcasting, international broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC, with funding from the Government of the United Kingdom, British Government through the Foreign Secretary, Foreign Secretary's o .... He "vividly recalled" violinist Tom Jenkins in one broadcast. Others explored page-turners for pianists and trains as an influence on composers. References 1963 births Living people Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford {{UK-jazz-music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Dean Townley
Sidney Dean Townley (April 10, 1867 – March 18, 1946) was an American astronomer and geodeticist. He was a professor at Stanford University from 1911 until 1932. Among many other posts, Townley served as an instructor of astronomy at the University of Michigan and the University of California, Berkeley he was also the president of the ''Astronomical Society of the Pacific'' in 1916. Throughout the course of his career he published around 100 academic papers and edited many more, he was recognized for his excellent editorial skills. Early life and education Townley was born on April 10, 1867, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, to Reverend Robert Townley and his wife Mary Wilkinson. After the equivalent of a high school education in 1885, he gained a job as a clerk in the local town bank. A year and a half later he was admitted to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. During his second year at the university he took a course in astronomy. He was also given a room at the Washburn Obse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roderick Townley
Roderick Townley (born June 7, 1942) is an American author of juvenile, young adult, and adult books, including books of poetry, nonfiction, and literary criticism. He received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and was for many years a poet and fiction writer, and for a time lived in New York City and wrote for TV Guide, The Village Voice and other publications. In 2001, he began the Sylvie Cycle, a metafictional series about the spunky, fictional Princess Sylvie who lives her life in a book. Biography Roderick Townley has published over a dozen books, comprising poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and literary criticism. The Sylvie Cycle, his trilogy of middle grade novels, has been widely praised and appears in several foreign editions, as well as in large print and audio versions. He has also written two young adult novels, ''Sky'' (Atheneum, 2004), an''The Red Thread: A Novel in Three Incarnations''(Atheneum, 2007). Mr. Townley taught in Chile on a Fulbright scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Townley Caldwell
Robert Townley Caldwell (16 March 1843 – 8 September 1914) was the Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge from 1906 to 1914. Biography Born in Barbados on 16 March 1843, he was educated at St John's College, Winnipeg, King's College, London and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. as 10th wrangler in 1865. Elected a Fellow of Corpus Christi in 1865, he spent the rest of his working life there serving as a Mathematical Lecturer, Bursar and finally Master until his death on 8 September 1914. He was also an active Cambridgeshire Freemason, from his initiation into Isaac Newton University Lodge Isaac Newton University Lodge No 859 is a Masonic Lodge based at the University of Cambridge for matriculated members of the university. As of 2013 there were approximately 200 members. This is about half the 397 subscribing members in 1955. The ... rising to be Provincial Grand Master. Notes 1843 births University of Manitoba alumni Alumni of Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Townley
Colonel Richard Townley (died 1711) was born in England probably at Astlam (Astleham) Manor in Littleton (formerly in Middlesex, today in Surrey). He was the eighth son of Nicholas Townley of Littleton and Joanne White. He emigrated to Virginia in the suite of Lord Effingham, Governor of Virginia in 1683. He settled in the Elizabethtown, New Jersey area and married his 2nd wife, Elizabeth Carteret (née. Smith), widow of the first governor of New Jersey Philip Carteret in 1685. Townley was one of the East New Jersey Provincial Council during the administration of deputy governor Lord Neill Campbell in 1686. In 1692 and 1697 he was a member of the New York Provincial Council but was accused by New York Governor Lord Bellomont of attending neither. At the time of his death in April 1711, Richard Townley was Presiding Judge of the Court of Quarter Sessions The courts of quarter sessions or quarter sessions were local courts traditionally held at four set times each year in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
