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Wagoner (surname)
Wagoner, Waggoner and Waggonner are surnames. Notable people with one of these surnames include: * Betty Wagoner (1930–2006), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher * Daniel Waggoner (1828–1902), early American settler and rancher * David Wagoner (1926–2021), American poet * E. Paul Waggoner (1889–1967), American rancher and horsebreeder * Electra Waggoner (1882–1925), American rancher and socialite * Electra Waggoner Biggs (1912–2001), American sculptor, daughter of E. Paul and Electra Waggoner * Ellet J. Waggoner (1855–1916), American Seventh-day Adventist theologian * George Chester Robinson Wagoner (1863–1946), American politician, U.S. Representative from Missouri * Guy Waggoner (1883–1950), American rancher and business executive * Harold E. Wagoner (1905–1986), American ecclesiastical architect * J. T. Waggoner (born 1937), American politician * Jarom Wagoner, American city planner and politician * Jeff Waggoner, American college b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Wagoner
Betty Ann Wagoner (July 15, 1930 – May 9, 2006) was an American baseball player. She was a right fielder and pitcher who played from 1948 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 110 lb., she batted and threw left-handed. An All-Star and a member of two championship teams, Betty Wagoner played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the final seven years of its existence. For most of her career Wagoner hit for batting average, moving along baserunners as an occasional slugger and often appeared among the league's top twenty hitters. A smart and alert runner, she moved aggressively in the right situations to take the extra base. Armed with a strong, accurate throwing arm, she had good range at right field, catching almost everything that came her way and always knew what to do with the ball. Eventually, she played at center field or first base, serving also as an occasional starting pitcher. She posted an 8†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Waggoner
Lyle Wesley Waggoner (; April 13, 1935 – March 17, 2020) was an American actor, sculptor, presenter, travel trailer salesman and model, known for his work on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' from 1967 to 1974 and for playing the role of Steve Trevor and Steve Trevor Jr. on ''Wonder Woman'' from 1975 to 1979. In his later career he founded a company, Star Waggons, which rented luxury trailers to studios. Early life Waggoner was born in Kansas City, Kansas on April 13, 1935, the son of Marie (Isern) and Myron Waggoner, and spent part of his childhood in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. On an episode of ''The Carol Burnett Show'', Waggoner stated he had three sisters and one brother. In 1953, he graduated from Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, Missouri, and then studied briefly at Washington University in St. Louis. He then joined the United States Army, serving two years in West Germany as a radio operator. Following his military discharge, Waggoner studied mechanical engineering in the ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Waggonner
William Edward Waggonner (August 7, 1905 – May 9, 1976) was an American sheriff. He served as the sheriff in Bossier Parish, Louisiana from 1948 to 1976. Born in Plain Dealing, Louisiana, the brother of politician Joe Waggonner. Waggonner attended at the Plain Dealing Middle/High School, where he later graduated. He served as a member of the Plain Dealing Masonic Lodge, with also being a member of the Plain Dealing Lions Club and Bossier Chamber of Commerce. In the 1960s, Waggonner was apart of rodeo performer Jack Favor's falsely accused murder and robbery case, in which he was exceedingly concerned along with district attorney Louis H. Padgett Jr. for which the case was solved. Waggonner died in May 1976 of a heart attack at his home in Plain Dealing, Louisiana, at the age of 70. According to his The Times obituary An obituary ( obit for short) is an article about a recently deceased person. Newspapers often publish obituaries as news articles. Although o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Wagoner
The Van Wagoner was an American electric automobile manufactured between 1899 and 1903 in Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ..., by the Syracuse Automobile Company. It was advertised as "built on a simple plan that does away with several levers and push buttons" and could purportedly be "controlled with one hand." During 1900 the model was renamed to the ''Syracuse'' and was produced under that name until 1903. There were a number of reported problems with the car in 1901 because the rear brake compressor periodically gave out. References {{Reflist External links 1899 Van Wagnor Electric Runabout Automobile Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Syracuse, New York Defunct companies based in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Van Wagoner
William H. Van Wagoner (April 1870 – after 1920) was born in New Jersey and was a bicycle racer from 1888 through the mid 1890s who won many competitions throughout the Northeastern United States. He went on to design the Van Wagoner, an American electric automobile manufactured between 1899 and 1903 in Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ..., by the Syracuse Automobile Company. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Wagoner, William Sportspeople from Syracuse, New York People from New Jersey 1870 births American male cyclists Year of death unknown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thomas Waggoner
William Thomas Waggoner (August 31, 1852 – December 11, 1934) was an American rancher, oilman, banker, horsebreeder and philanthropist from Texas. He was the owner of the Waggoner Ranch, where he found oil in 1903. He was the founding President of the Waggoner National Bank of Vernon. He established the Arlington Downs and paid for the construction of three buildings on the campus of Texas Woman's University. Early life William Thomas Waggoner was born on August 31, 1852, in Hopkins County, Texas."WAGGONER, WILLIAM THOMAS," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwa09), accessed November 12, 2014. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. His father, Daniel Waggoner, was a rancher. His mother was Nancy (Moore) Waggoner. His paternal grandfather, Solomon Waggoner (1804 - 1849), had been a cattleman, farmer, and horse and slave trader.B. Jane England, "WAGGONER, DANIEL," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Waggoner
Tim Waggoner is the author of numerous novels and short stories in the Fantasy, horror fiction, Horror, and Thriller (genre), Thriller genres. Education Waggoner graduated from Wright State University in 1989 with a Master of Arts in English with a Creative Writing Concentration. He holds BS ed. and MA degrees from Wright State University. Career Waggoner has written and published novels for both adult and young readers, including ''Temple of the Dragonslayer'' and ''Return of the Sorceress'' (both for Wizards of the Coast), ''Dark Ages: Gangrel'' and ''Exalted: A Shadow Over Heaven's Eye'' (both White Wolf), ''Necropolis'' (Five Star), and ''Defender: Hyperswarm'' (I-Books). He is also the author of the short story collection ''All Too Surreal'' (Prime Books). He has published numerous short stories in the fantasy and horror genres, and his articles on writing have appeared in ''Writer's Digest'', ''Writers' Journal'', ''New Writer's Magazine'', ''Ohio Writer'', ''Speculatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophronia Wilson Wagoner
Sophronia Zulema Wilson Wagoner (1834 – February 9, 1929) was a pioneer worker in the missionary field and leader in social work for more than 60 years. Early years and education Sophronia Zulema Wilson was born in 1834, at Eaton, Ohio. She attended school at Oxford Seminary, Ohio, class of 1853. Career After completing her education, she taught school for several years. Her first husband, Harry Epply, died soon after their marriage, and she accepted the offer of her brother-in-law and his wife to go live with them in Cincinnati. There she met H.H. Wagoner and his wife, who was dying of tuberculosis. She took care of the woman, and after her death, of the woman's daughter, who also died of tuberculosis. After that she married Henry Hoover Wagoner in 1861. He was a native of Maryland. They had two sons, George C.R. and Harry Epply (who later married Adeline Palmier Wagoner). Three other children died young. The Wagoners moved to St. Louis in 1866, and since that year Wagoner st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Wagoner
George Richard "Rick" Wagoner Jr. (born February 9, 1953) is an American businessman and former chair and chief executive officer of General Motors. Wagoner resigned as chairman and CEO at General Motors on March 29, 2009, at the request of the White House. The latter part of Wagoner's tenure as CEO of General Motors found him under heavy criticism as the market valuation of GM went down by more than 90% and the company lost more than US$82 billion. He is a board member of ChargePoint, an electric vehicle infrastructure company. Family and education Wagoner was born in Wilmington, Delaware and grew up in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from John Randolph Tucker High School there, where he was named "Best All Around" student in his graduating class. He received a BA in Economics from Duke University in 1975. He then attended Harvard Business School, from which he received an MBA in 1977. He is married and has three adult sons. While at Duke, he became a member of the Del ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porter Wagoner
Porter Wayne Wagoner (August 12, 1927 РOctober 28, 2007) was an American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. In 1967, he introduced singer Dolly Parton on his television show, ''The Porter Wagoner Show''. She became part of a well-known vocal duo with him from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. Known as Mr. Grand Ole Opry, Wagoner charted 81 singles from 1954 to 1983. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002. Biography Early life and career Wagoner was born in West Plains, Missouri, United States, the son of Bertha May (n̩e Bridges) and Charles E. Wagoner, a farmer. His first band, the Blue Ridge Boys, performed on radio station KWPM-AM from a butcher shop in his native West Plains, where Wagoner cut meat. In 1951, he was hired by Si Siman as a performer on KWTO in Springfield, Missouri. This led to a contract with RCA Victor. With lagging sales, Wagoner and his trio played schoolhouses for the gate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Dakin Wagoner
Philip Dakin Wagoner (July 24, 1876 – November 25, 1962) was an American businessman who became chairman of the Underwood Typewriter Company. Early career Philip Dakin Wagoner was born on 24 July 1876 in Somerville, New Jersey, son of Henry G. Wagoner and Rachel Line Dakin Wagoner. He graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1896. His thesis was typewritten, which was very unusual at the time. His first job was with General Electric (GE). By 1910 he had become president of General Vehicle Company, a GE subsidiary. During World War I (1914-1918) this company made airplane engines for Great Britain. President of Underwood After the war Wagoner was appointed president of the Elliott-Fisher Company, parent of the Underwood Typewriter Company and the Sundstrand Corporation. Wagoner was quoted in a 1923 article in ''Forbes'' as saying, "In doing business the work of a corporation or an individual has no real ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Waggoner
Paul Andrew Waggoner is the lead guitarist of American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. A fan of progressive music, he is heavily inspired by John Petrucci, Pat Metheny, Allan Holdsworth and Steve Vai, amongst others. He formerly played guitar in the metalcore bands, From Here On and Prayer for Cleansing. He had also played live guitar as needed for Lamb of God between 2010 and 2014. Style Waggoner's playing is heavily influenced by a wide variety of styles—in his work with Between the Buried and Me, he often combines elements of metal, progressive rock, jazz and bluegrass. Personal life Waggoner is vegan and straight edge. Waggoner also owns and operates Nightflyer Roastworks (formerly Parliament Coffee Roasters), as well as Queen City Grounds, a small-batch specialty grade coffee roastery and cafe, respectively, based in Charlotte, NC. He is married with no children. He uses PRS and Ibanez guitars. He has signature guitars with Ibanez is a Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
