Venton Hamlet
Venton may refer to: *Ethel Venton (1891–1988), English secularist *Harley Venton (born 1953), American actor *Richie Venton (born 1953), Scottish trade unionist *Venton, Maryland, an unincorporated community in the United States *Venton hamlet, a hamlet within the civil parish of Drewsteignton Drewsteignton is a village, civil parish and former manor within the administrative area of West Devon, England, also lying within the Dartmoor National Park. It is located in the valley of the River Teign, west of Exeter and south east of Ok ...

Ethel Venton
Ethel Venton (1891 – February 1988) was an English secularist, Labour Party councillor and animal welfare activist. She was the first female president of the National Secular Society, from 1971–1972, having previously served as a vice-president. Biography Ethel Johnstone was born in the East End of London, and married Laurence (Laurie) Venton (died 1957) in 1915. Labour party activism During the 1930s, Venton served as a Labour Party councillor in West Ham and was a member of committees concerned with hospitals and child welfare. Secularist activism Venton joined the National Secular Society and was a friend of Chapman Cohen, serving as a vice-president of the Society for some years. When, in 1971, long-serving president David Tribe unexpectedly decided not to stand again, Venton was elected his successor. She was the only candidate and served as president for only one year before being replaced by Barbara Smoker in 1972. According to her obituary in ''The Freethinke ...
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Harley Venton
Harley Venton (born December 28, 1952) is an American actor, originally from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Biography After graduating from the University of North Dakota and the University of Minnesota, Venton moved to New York City, where he first became known for playing the role of attorney Derek Colby on the long running CBS soap opera, ''Guiding Light'' from 1980 to 1982. While still appearing on ''Guiding Light'' he was also a standby in the original Broadway production of ''Crimes of the Heart''. In 1983, Venton relocated to California permanently, and shortly thereafter, began making frequent appearances on episodic television programs. He has appeared on ''Kate & Allie'', ''Murphy Brown'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', ''Models, Inc.'', ''Ellen'', ''The Practice'', ''Seinfeld'', ''Double Rush'', and ''Law & Order'', among other series. In 1983, ABC expressed interest in Venton for the role of David Addison on the comedy-drama series ''Moo ...
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Richie Venton
Richie Venton (born 1953) is a Scottish trade unionist and political activist. As of 2018, he is one of two Scottish representatives on the National Executive Council of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) and the national trade union organiser of the Scottish Socialist Party. A former Militant organiser and a founding member of the SSP, he was a high-profile activist in the Scottish independence referendum campaign and spoke at a number of public meetings and debates. Political career Earlier activism and foundation of the Scottish Socialist Party Venton was a full-time regional organiser for the Militant tendency in Merseyside during the 1980s, when Militant controlled the Labour Party in Liverpool. His work with the entryist group saw him expelled from the Labour Party in 1986, alongside Derek Hatton and others. In the aftermath of Liverpool's failed rate-capping rebellion, Venton said in an interview: "I have no regrets. Liverpool could still be the g ...
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Venton, Maryland
Venton is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It consists of a small number of farms and homesteads around Venton Road, and is the home of All Saints Church at Monie and Panther's Den, both of which are on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Venton is a rural community with Maryland Route 363 (locally known as Deal Island Road) acting as the primary road throughout. The community is roughly at the halfway point between Princess Anne and Oriole, as well as a mile north of the Manokin River's mouth into the Chesapeake Bay. Demographics The US Census groups Venton with the city of Princess Anne, a census district which houses a population of 11,437 in 2020. Venton is politically divided between America's Democratic and Republican parties, as during the 2020 presidential election, the eastern half of Venton leaned more towards Joe Biden while the western half supported Donald Trump. Transport U.S. Route 13, itself a ...
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Venton Hamlet
Venton may refer to: *Ethel Venton (1891–1988), English secularist *Harley Venton (born 1953), American actor *Richie Venton (born 1953), Scottish trade unionist *Venton, Maryland, an unincorporated community in the United States *Venton hamlet, a hamlet within the civil parish of Drewsteignton Drewsteignton is a village, civil parish and former manor within the administrative area of West Devon, England, also lying within the Dartmoor National Park. It is located in the valley of the River Teign, west of Exeter and south east of Ok ...