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Winston (name)
Winston may be a family name of English origin, or a masculine given name. People with the surname * Arthur Winston (1906–2006), American centenarian, "Employee of the Century" *Brian Winston (1941–2022), British journalist *Cassius Winston (born 1998), American basketball player *Charles Winston (1814–1864), English historian *Charlie Winston (born 1978), English singer and songwriter * Dallas Winston, fictional character from S. E. Hinton's ''The Outsiders'' * Easop Winston (born 1996), American football player *Eric Winston (born 1983), American football player *Francis D. Winston (1857–1941), Lt. Governor of North Carolina * George Winston (born 1949), American pianist *George T. Winston (1852–1932), American educator *Harry Winston (1896–1978), American jeweller *Henry Winston, (1911–1986), American civil rights activist *Hattie Winston (born 1945), American actress *Jameis Winston (born 1994), American football quarterback * James Brown Winston (1820–1884), fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Winston
Arthur Winston (March 22, 1906 – April 13, 2006) was a Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Metro employee for 76 years. He is best known for being honored as the "Employee of the Century" by the U.S. Department of Labor for his unparalleled reliability. Biography Winston was born and raised in Oklahoma Territory. His first job, at age 10, was picking cotton. In 1918, his family moved to California. Winston graduated from Jefferson High School (Los Angeles), Jefferson High School in 1922 and got a job working for the Los Angeles Railway for four years before quitting because a black man could not drive a bus. He returned to work in January 1934 for the Los Angeles Railway where his income was 41 cents an hour. In 1925, he married Frances Smith. The couple had four children and five grandchildren, a number of great-grandchildren and a great-great grandson. The Winstons were married for 64 years until her death at age 82 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |