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Walter Currie (police Commandant)
Walter Currie or Curry may refer to: * Mordaunt Currie (Walter Mordaunt Cyril Currie), poet *Sir Walter Currie, 4th Baronet, of the Currie baronets * Walter Currie (footballer), Scottish footballer *Walter Currie (educator), Canadian educator and public advocate * Walter Curry (gridiron football), gridiron football defensive tackle *Walter Clyde Curry (1887–1967), American academic, medievalist and poet See also *James Walter Curry James Walter Curry (May 11, 1856 – May 5, 1924) was an Ontario barrister and political figure. He represented Toronto Southeast in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 to 1923 as a Liberal member. He was born in Port Hope, Canada W ..., Ontario barrister and political figure * Currie (surname) {{hndis, Currie, Walter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mordaunt Currie
Sir Walter Mordaunt Cyril Currie, 5th Baronet (3 June 1894 – 30 July 1978) was an early 20th-century poet who lived in Essex. He wrote the lyrics for English composer Cecil Armstrong Gibbs Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (10 August 1889 – 12 May 1960) was a prolific and versatile English composer. Though best known for his choral music and, in particular, songs, Gibbs also devoted much of his career to the amateur choral and festival mov ...'s second symphony ''Odysseus'', and lyrics for other religious and secular purposes. His poem 'Perilous Ways' was set to music by the composer Martin Shaw. Books Poetry publications include: *Icarian Ways References * Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1894 births 1978 deaths English male poets 20th-century English poets 20th-century English male writers {{UK-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Currie Baronets
The Currie Baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 January 1847 for Frederick Currie, Foreign Secretary to the Indian Government and a member of the Supreme Council of India. He was a grandson of William Currie (1721–1781), nephew of William Currie (1756–1829), who was Member of Parliament for Upper Gatton and Winchelsea, and the brother of Vice-Admiral Mark John Currie. Currie baronets, of Wickham Bishops (1847) *Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Baronet (1799–1875) *Sir Frederick Larkins Currie, 2nd Baronet (1823–1900) * Sir Frederick Reeve Currie, 3rd Baronet (1851–1930) * Sir Walter Louis Rackham Currie, 4th Baronet (1856–1941) * Sir (Walter) Mordaunt Cyril Currie, 5th Baronet (1894–1978) Dormancy *''Alick Bradley Currie, presumed 6th Baronet'' (1904–1987). He was an American great-grandson of the 1st Baronet, the immediate line of descent having come to an end. *''Donald Scott Currie, presumed 7th Baronet'' (1930– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Currie (footballer)
Walter Robertson Currie (2 December 1895 – 1979) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ... for Bristol Rovers and Leicester City. References 1895 births 1965 deaths Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wing halves English Football League players Scottish Football League players Cowdenbeath F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Clackmannan F.C. players Lochgelly United F.C. players People from Cardenden Footballers from Fife Scottish Junior Football Association players {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Currie (educator)
Walter Currie (1922-2014) was an educator and public advocate. He was part of the movement after the Second World War advocating for Indigenous educational reform at the local and national level in Canada. History Walter Currie was born in Chatham, Ontario in 1922. The son of William and Clara Currie, he was a non-status Indian of Potowatomi and Ojibwe descent. He served three years in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War Two, and later studied engineering at the University of Toronto, before leaving his studies early to support his young family. He would later complete his degree at the University of Windsor and go on to complete his teacher's certificate at London's Teachers College. He was a school teacher in Kitchener and principal at Danesbury Public School in North York Township between 1953 and 1968. In 1966 he was appointed to head an Ontario Governmental committee on the "Indian in the City." He later became a superintendent with the Ontario Department of Educati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Curry (gridiron Football)
Walter Morrell Curry, Jr. (born June 18, 1981) is a former gridiron football defensive tackle. He most recently played for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Albany State University. Curry was also a member of the San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ..., San Jose SaberCats of the Arena League, Toronto Argonauts, and Edmonton Eskimos. Early years Curry attended Crescent City High School in Crescent City, Florida and was a letterman in football and basketball. References External linksJust Sports Stats [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Clyde Curry
Walter Clyde Curry (1887 - October 2, 1967) was an American academic, medievalist, and poet. He was a member of the Fugitives and the author of four books. Early life Walter Clyde Curry was born in 1887 in Gray Court, South Carolina. He graduated from Wofford College, and he earned a master's degree and PhD from Stanford University. Career Curry joined the English department at Vanderbilt University in 1915. A poet, he became a member of the Fugitives under the penname of Marpha in the 1920s. He taught at Peabody College from 1930 to 1941. He was the chair of the English department at Vanderbilt University from 1941 to 1955. On his retirements, his former students, including Cleanth Brooks, published a volume of essays about Curry's scholarship. Curry was a medievalist, and a member of the Medieval Academy of America. He was also a member of the Modern Language Association The Modern Language Association of America, often referred to as the Modern Language Association (MLA), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Walter Curry
James Walter Curry (May 11, 1856 – May 5, 1924) was an Ontario barrister and political figure. He represented Toronto Southeast in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 to 1923 as a Liberal member. He was born in Port Hope, Canada West, the son of James Curry. Curry practiced law in Port Hope, Millbrook and Toronto, where he became head of a law firm. He was also president of the Toronto Lacrosse Club. In 1884, he married Amy May Eyre. He served as Crown Attorney in Toronto from 1892 to 1906. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1908. His son Walter was killed at Vimy Ridge The Battle of Vimy Ridge was part of the Battle of Arras, in the Pas-de-Calais department of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in the First Army, against three divisions of ...br> He died May 5, 1924. References * Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1920, EJ Chambers External links Member's parli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
