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Waghorn Scenic Reserve
Waghorn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alexander de Waghorn (died 1418?), Roman Catholic Bishop of Ross *Dominic Waghorn, British journalist *Eduardo Waghorn (born 1966), Chilean musician and composer *Frances Waghorn (1950–1994), English figure skater *H. T. Waghorn (1842–1930), English cricket statistician and historian *Kathy Waghorn (born 1970), New Zealand architectural academic *Kerry Waghorn (born 1947), Canadian syndicated caricaturist *Leslie Waghorn (1906–1979), English cricketer *Martin Waghorn (died 1787), officer of the Royal Navy *Martyn Waghorn (born 1990), English football striker *Richard Waghorn (1904–1931), English aviator, Royal Air Force pilot, and 1929 Schneider Trophy seaplane race winner *Thomas Fletcher Waghorn (1800–1850), English sailor, naval officer, and postal pioneer See also *Miss Waghorn, a character in ''The Starlight Express'' {{surname, Waghorn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander De Waghorn
Alexander de Waghorn (d. 1416 × 1418), Bishop of Ross, bears a surname that may suggest an origin in the Glasgow area of southern Scotland, though there are other possibilities. His pre-episcopal life is not very well documented, but when he was provided to the bishopric of Ross in 1398, he already possessed a Bachelorate in Decrees (i.e. canon law) and bore the title Archdeacon of Ross. It is not known for how long he had held the latter title, but it could have been as early as August 1376, when the last known archdeacon Alexander Man was made Bishop of Caithness. It was on 17 August 1398, that Avignon Pope Benedict XIII provided Waghorn to the vacant diocese of Ross; the papal mandate of provision informs us that Alexander had been elected by the cathedral chapter to the vacant see, but that because the Pope had previously reserved the see for his own appointment, declared the election invalid. However, "to prevent a long and harmful vacancy" he nevertheless provided Wagh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |