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Touche (surname)
Touche is a French surname, related to Touchet and Touchette. People with the surname * Christian Latouche (born 1939/1940), French billionaire businessman * Claude Guimond de La Touche (1723–1760) French playwright and poet * David La Touche (1729–1817), MP for Newcastle (Parliament of Ireland constituency) * David La Touche (1768–1816), MP for Newcastle (Parliament of Ireland constituency) * Gaston La Touche (1854–1913), French post-impressionist painter * George Touche (1861–1935), founder of Touche accountancy firm * Sir Gordon Touche, 1st Baronet (1895–1972), British MP * Henri de Latouche (1785–1851), French writer * Jacques-Ignace de La Touche, French painter of miniatures and portraits * John La Touche (other) * Méhée de La Touche (1762–1826), French spy * Peter La Touche (c. 1775–1830), Irish politician * Robert La Touche, MP for Harristown (Parliament of Ireland constituency) * Rose La Touche (1848–1875), inspiration of John Rusk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touchet
Touchet is a surname, and may refer to: Members of the English peerage: * James Touchet, 5th Baron Audley, (c. 1398–1459) * George Thicknesse-Touchet, 19th Baron Audley (1758–1818) ** George Thicknesse-Touchet, 20th Baron Audley, (1783–1837) *** George Edward Thicknesse-Touchet, 21st Baron Audley (1817–1872) **** Mary Thicknesse-Touchet, 22nd Baroness Audley (1868–1942) ***** Thomas Touchet-Jesson, 23rd Baron Audley (1913–1963) Other people: * George Anselm Touchet (died c. 1689), Roman Catholic chaplain of Queen Catherine of Braganza, the wife of King Charles II * Jacques Touchet (fl. 1917), French illustrator * Marie Touchet, (1549– 1638), mistress of Charles IX of France * Stanislas Touchet (1842–1926), French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church See also * Touchet, Washington, US * Touchet River, US * Touchet Formation The Touchet Formation or Touchet beds consist of large quantities of gravel and fine sediment which overlay almost a thousand meters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert La Touche
Robert La Touche (October 1773 – 19 May 1844) was an Irish Whig politician. La Touche was the Member of Parliament for Harristown in the Irish House of Commons between 1794 and the disenfranchisement of the constituency under the Acts of Union 1800.E. M. Johnston-Liik''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p. 101 (Retrieved 29 March 2020). He subsequently represented Kildare in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 ... from 1802 to 1830 as a Whig. He was the son of the politician John La Touche. References {{DEFAULTSORT:La Touche, Robert 1773 births 1844 deaths 18th-century Anglo-Irish people 19th-century Anglo-Irish people Irish MPs 1790– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine La Touche McEntee
Valentine la Touche McEntee, 1st Baron McEntee CBE (16 January 1871 – 11 February 1953) was an Irish-born Labour Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom. Background McEntee was born in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire) near Dublin, the son of William Charles McEntee, a physician, and Catherine, daughter of Valentine Burchell. Career McEntee was a carpenter by trade. From 1896 to 1899, like Con Lehane, he was a member of James Connolly's Irish Socialist Republican Party. After a brief stay in the United States he moved to London and became a member of Social Democratic Federation (SDF), whence he went on to help found the Socialist Party of Great Britain in June 1904. So far as is known McEntee was not at all active in the SPGB. He resigned on 4 March 1905 after he was nominated as parliamentary candidate for the Labour Representation Committee (predecessor of the Labour Party). After leaving the SPGB McEntee joined the Independent Labour Party. By 1908 he was back in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William La Touche Congreve
William La Touche Congreve, (12 March 1891 – 20 July 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Life and career He was at school at Summer Fields School, Oxford, and then at Eton, leaving in 1907. On 1 June 1916 he married Pamela Cynthia Maude, the daughter of actors Cyril Maude and Winifred Emery. Congreve was 25 years old, and a major in The Rifle Brigade, British Army, during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. During the period 6 to 20 July 1916 at Longueval, France, Major Congreve constantly inspired those round him by numerous acts of gallantry. As Brigade Major he not only conducted battalions up to their positions but when the brigade headquarters was heavily shelled he went out with the medical officer to remove the wounded to places of safety, although he himself was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-René Levassor De Latouche Tréville
Louis-René Madelaine Le Vassor, comte de La Touche-TrévilleLevot, p.295 (3 June 1745 – 19 August 1804)Levot, p. 296 was a French vice-admiral. He fought in the American War of Independence and became a prominent figure of the French Revolutionary Wars and of the Napoleonic wars. Born into a noble family of naval officers, Latouche enlisted at the age of 13. He rose to become a competent frigate captain, battling several British ships during the American War of Independence. His two-frigate squadron once manoeuvred a 74-gun ship of the line to the point of sinking, and he was entrusted with important personalities of the time as passengers, notably Louis XVI and the Marquis de Lafayette. During the Revolution, Latouche, a Freemason and aide to Phillipe Égalité, took progressive positions as a deputy in the Estates General and later in the National Constituent Assembly. His noble status nevertheless made him a target during the Reign of Terror, and he was imprisoned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah La Touche Cuyler
Jeremiah La Touche Cuyler (June 4, 1768 – May 7, 1839) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Georgia. Early life Cuyler was born on June 4, 1768, in New York City, Province of New York, British America. He was the sixth child of Jeanne ( Latouche) Cuyler and Telamon Cuyler (1732–1772), a prominent merchant and trader. When he was just five months old, his family moved to Savannah, Georgia, where his father died of dropsy in September 1772. When his mother, a friend of the Marquis de Lafayette, returned to New York (where she died in 1799), he remained in Savannah. His paternal grandparents were prominent merchant Henry Cuyler (son of Hendrick Cuyler) and Maria ( Jacobs) Cuyler (daughter of Hendrick Jacobson). His maternal grandparents were Jeanne ( Soumain) Latouche (a daughter of goldsmith Simeon Soumaine) and Jérémie Latouche, who was born in Bristol, England and moved to New York with his parents. Career Cuyler re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund La Touche Armstrong
Edmund la Touche Armstrong (1864–1946) was an Australian historian and librarian. He was chief librarian of the Public Library of Victoria, afterwards known as the State Library of Victoria. References 1864 births 1946 deaths People from Geelong 20th-century Australian historians Australian librarians 19th-century Australian historians {{Australia-historian-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles-Auguste Levassor De La Touche-Tréville
Charles-Auguste Levassor de La Touche-Tréville (1712–1788) was a French Navy officer. Career Levassor de La Touche-Tréville enlisted in the Navy in 1730, rising to Ensign in 1734 and to Lieutenant in 1748.Guérin, ''Les Marins illustres'', p.426 On 11 March 1756, La Touche-Tréville commanded the 30-gun frigate ''Zéphir''. She sailed in consort with the 74-gun ''Prudent'', under Chevalier d'Aubigny, and the 34-gun frigate ''Atalante'', under Count du Chaffault. The division met the 74-gun HMS ''Warwick''; in the ensuing chase and Action of 11 March 1756, ''Warwick'' was captured.Guérin, ''Les Marins illustres'', p.427 On a journey from France to Martinique, La Touche-Tréville, while escorting a 22-sail convoy, captured two British merchantmen and a privateer. The convoy and the prizes safely reached Martinique. He was promoted to Captain in 1757. He commanded the 64-gun ''Dragon'' in Conflans' fleet and took part in the Battle of Quiberon Bay.Guérin, ''Les Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony La Touche Kirwan
Anthony La Touche Kirwan was an Irish Anglican priest. He was born into an ecclesiastical family, the son of the Walter Blake Kirwan, Dean of Killala from 1800 to 1805 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Dean of Kilmacduagh from 1839 to 1849; and then of Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ... from then until his death on 13 July 1868. He married Susan, the daughter of William Blacker, of Woodbrook, Wexford. Two of their daughters married Thomas William Anderson of Gracedieu, Co. Waterford. Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirwan, Anthony La Touche Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Deans of Kilmacduagh Deans of Limerick 1868 deaths Year of birth missing Place of birth missing 19th-century Irish Anglican priests ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touche Baronets
There have been baronetcies created for members of the Touche family from Surrey, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extant as of 2010. The Touche Baronetcy, of Westcott in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 5 July 1920 for the accountant and Conservative politician George Touche. The third Baronet was Deputy Chairman of National Westminster Bank between 1977 and 1987. The Touche Baronetcy, of Dorking in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 July 1962 for the Conservative politician Gordon Touche. He was Chairman of Ways and Means between 1960 and 1962. Touche was the third son of the first Baronet of the 1920 creation. As of 2017 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded in 2017. Touche baronets, of Westcott (1920) * Sir George Alexander Touche, 1st Baronet (1861–1935) *Sir Norman George Touche, 2nd Baronet (1888–1977) *Sir Antho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Latouche
Serge Latouche (; ; born 12 January 1940) is a French emeritus professor of economics at the University of Paris-Sud. He holds a degree in political sciences, philosophy and economy. Work Latouche is a specialist in North-South economic and cultural relations, and in the epistemology of the social sciences. He has developed a critical theory towards economic orthodoxy. He denounces economism, utilitarianism in social sciences, consumer society and the notion of sustainable development. He particularly criticizes the notions of economic efficiency and economic rationalism Economic rationalism is an Australian term often used in the discussion of macroeconomic policy, applicable to the economic policy of many governments around the world, in particular during the 1980s and 1990s. Economic rationalists tend to favour .... He is one of the thinkers and most renowned partisans of the degrowth theory. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose La Touche
Rose La Touche (1848–1875) was the pupil, cherished student, "pet", and ideal on whom the English art historian John Ruskin based ''Sesame and Lilies'' (1865). Background Rose was born to John "The Master" La Touche (1814-1904), (of the Hugenout family which had settled in Ireland, and ran a bank), and his wife Maria La Touche, the only child of the Dowager Countess of Desart, County Kilkenny. The family lived in Harristown House, Co. Kildare. Introduction to John Ruskin Ruskin met La Touche on 3 January 1858, when she was 10 years old and he was about to turn 39. He was her private art tutor, and the two maintained an educational relationship through correspondence until she was 18. Rose's mother, Maria La Touche, had written to Ruskin for assistance with her children's education after a formal introduction from her friend Louisa Beresford, Marchioness of Waterford, Louisa, Lady Waterford. Ruskin recalls the correspondence in ''Praeterita'': Soon after I returned home, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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