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Walter Elliot (other)
Walter Elliot or Elliott may refer to: * Walter Elliot (naturalist) (1803–1887), Scottish Indian civil servant and naturalist * Walter Elliot (Scottish politician) (1888–1958), British MP *Walter Elliot (English politician) (1910–1988), British MP * Walter Elliott (sound editor) (1903–1984), American sound editor * Walter Elliott (priest) (1842–1928), American Roman Catholic priest * Walter John Elliot (1914–1979), Canadian Surgeon General *Walt Elliot (1933–2020), Ontario politician Characters * Baronet Walter Elliot, a fictional character from the 1817 Jane Austen novel ''Persuasion Persuasion or persuasion arts is an umbrella term for influence. Persuasion can influence a person's beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, or behaviours. Persuasion is studied in many disciplines. Rhetoric studies modes of persua ...'' See also * Walter B. Elliott causeway, in Newfoundland, Canada {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliot, Walter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Elliot (naturalist)
Sir Walter Elliot, KCSI (16 January 1803 – 1 March 1887) was a British civil servant in colonial India. He was also an eminent orientalist, linguist, archaeologist, naturalist and ethnologist who worked mainly in the Presidency of Madras. Born in Edinburgh, he studied at the East India Company College at Haileybury and joined the East India Company's civil service at Madras in 1820 and worked on until 1860. He was invested Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in 1866. Early life Elliot was born in 1803 at Edinburgh, son of James Elliot of Wolfelee and Caroline (''née'' Hunter). His early education was under a private tutor and he later was at school near Doncaster. He then went to Haileybury College, with a recommendation from his aunt, the widow of the twelfth Lord Elphinstone, graduated with "high distinction", and in January 1819 took up an appointment in the East India Company's Civil Service as a "writer". The post was secured through the influence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Elliot (Scottish Politician)
Walter Elliot (19 September 1888 – 8 January 1958) was a British politician of Scotland's Unionist Party prominent in the interwar period. He was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in 1918, and besides an interval of months in 1923–24 and 1945–46, remained in parliament until his death. His Cabinet roles were as the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in the National Government (1931–1935) of Ramsay MacDonald; as the Secretary of State for Scotland in the National Government (1935–1937) of Stanley Baldwin; and as Minister of Health in Neville Chamberlain's National Government (1937–1939) and the short-lived Chamberlain war ministry. While in medical training at university he was President of the Glasgow University Union and served in the First World War, winning the Military Cross on two occasions. In the course of his career he was Member of Parliament for the constituencies of Lanark, Glasgow Kelvingrove, and Combined Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Elliot (English Politician)
Walter Elliot (17 February 1910 – 8 September 1988) was a British Conservative Party politician. Elliot played seven Test matches for the England national rugby union team in the 1930s. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Carshalton at a by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ... in 1960, caused by the elevation to the peerage of the Conservative MP Antony Head. Elliot held the seat until he stood down at the February 1974 general election. References * External links * Scrum: Walter Elliot 1910 births 1988 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 England international rugby union players {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1910s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Elliott (sound Editor)
Walter Elliott (November 19, 1903 – August 10, 1984) was an American sound editor who won Best Sound Editing at the 1963 Academy Awards. He was the first person to win this award. He won for ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World''. Selected filmography *''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963) *''Judgment at Nuremberg'' (1961) *'' The Defiant Ones'' (1958) *'' Mighty Joe Young'' (1949) *'' The Son of Kong'' (1933) *''King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...'' (1933) References External links * 1903 births 1984 deaths Best Sound Editing Academy Award winners American sound editors People from Des Moines, Iowa {{US-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Elliott (priest)
Walter Elliott (1842–1928) was an American Roman Catholic priest and missionary, who authored the controversial 1891 book ''Life of Father Hecker'', a biography of the missionary Isaac Hecker, which sparked the Americanism controversy. Elliott was a graduate of Notre Dame, successful attorney, and Civil War veteran before joining the Paulists. Life Walter Elliot was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1842, the son of Judge Robert Thomas Elliott, formerly of Tipperary. He was educated in the Christian Brothers schools and at the age of twelve was sent to Notre Dame. Upon graduation, he prospected for gold around Pikes Peak before returning east to Cincinnati, where he entered law school.McNamara, Par. "Father Walter Elliott, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter John Elliot
Surgeon General (Canada), Surgeon Rear-Admiral Walter John Elliot Medical Household, QHS, MD, CM (12 January 1914 – 30 November 1979) was the 22nd Canadian Surgeon General (Canada), Surgeon General. Born in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Elliot was educated at Queen's University at Kingston, Queen's University where he graduated with a medical degree in 1937. He completed post-graduate training at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto), The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, from 1943 to 1944. Elliot joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in 1940 as a medical officer, where he served on escort ships in the North Atlantic. In June 1942 he transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve and served ashore at the hospital at in Esquimalt, British Columbia. He joined the regular force in 1946 and throughout his subsequent career as a naval medical officer served aboard in 1954, in 1956, and in 1957. He was promoted to Commodore in 1961 and appointed De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Elliot
Robert Walter Elliot (October 17, 1933 – June 4, 2020) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990. He represented the riding of Halton North. Background Elliot was educated at Kitchener-Waterloo College, Brock University and McMaster University, receiving a Master of Education degree. He worked as a high-school math teacher and principal before entering political life, and was a Freemason. Politics He first ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1977 provincial election, but lost to Progressive Conservative incumbent James Snow by about 6,500 votes in the constituency of Oakville. He ran again in the 1981 election, and lost to Snow by an even greater margin. He was elected in the 1987 election, defeating PC candidate Dave Whitling by 4,724 votes in the redistributed riding of Halton North. Elliot was a backbench supporter of David Peterson's government after the election, and served as a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persuasion (novel)
''Persuasion'' is the last novel completed by Jane Austen. It was published on December 20, 1817, along with '' Northanger Abbey'', six months after her death, although the title page is dated 1818. The story concerns Anne Elliot, an Englishwoman of 27 years, whose family moves to lower their expenses and reduce their debt by renting their home to an Admiral and his wife. The wife's brother, Captain Frederick Wentworth, was engaged to Anne in 1806, but the engagement was broken when Anne was persuaded by her friends and family to end their relationship. Anne and Captain Wentworth, both single and unattached, meet again after a seven-year separation, setting the scene for many humorous encounters as well as a second, well-considered chance at love and marriage for Anne. The novel was well-received in the early 19th century, but its greater fame came later in the century and continued into the 20th and 21st centuries. Much scholarly debate on Austen's work has since been published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
