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Witney (name)
Witney is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Charles Witney (1919–1991), Canadian politician *Col Witney (1920–2009), Australian rules footballer *Michael Witney (1931–1983), American film and television actor *Thomas Witney or Thomas of Witney (''fl''. 1292–1342), an English master mason *William Witney (1915–2002), American film and television director See also *Whitney (given name) *Whitney (surname) *Witney Carson (born 1993), American ballroom dancer and choreographer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Witney
Charles Hubert (Buck) Witney (July 12, 1919 – May 21, 1991) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir. Witney was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The son of Percy Howard Witney and Winnifred Marion Herrington, Witney was educated at Technical High School in Moose Jaw, and did not attend university. During World War II, he served as a radar mechanic in the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1947, Witney married Vera Ruby Matthews. He moved to Flin Flon, Manitoba, Flin Flon in 1949. Prior to his election, he was a star personality at CFAR (AM), CFAR, at the time the only radio station in Flin Flon. Known as a populism, populist, he first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 Manitoba general election, 1958 provincial election, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Col Witney
Colin Campbell Rosoman Witney (11 January 1920 – 1 September 2009) was an Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...er who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Witney, Col 1920 births 2009 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Western Bulldogs players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Witney
Michael Witney (born Whitney Michael Armstrong; November 21, 1931 – November 30, 1983) was an American film and television actor. Career In 1963–64, Witney's first screen-acting role was a recurring part as the first wagon master, Buck Coulter, in the first 14 episodes of the ABC Western television series ''The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters''. He guest-starred in other Western series, including four appearances between 1965 and 1971 on NBC's '' Bonanza'' and once on ''Daniel Boone'', starring Fess Parker. He guest-starred as a cavalry captain in the 1965 episode "South Wind" of CBS's '' Gunsmoke''. In 1966, he appeared as Sergeant MacDonald in "Muted Fifes, Muffled Drums" of ABC's ''A Man Called Shenandoah'', starring Robert Horton, and as Jared Hobson in the 1967 episode, "The Execution", of Dale Robertson's ABC Western series, '' The Iron Horse''. He was cast as Wild Bill Hickok in the 1965 episode, "No Gun Behind His Badge", of the syndicated anthology series, ''Deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Witney
Thomas Witney or Thomas of Witney (''fl.'' 1292–1342) was an English master mason, probably born in Witney, Oxfordshire. The first record of his work is as a mason on the building of St Stephen's Chapel, London in the years following 1292.John Harvey, revised by T. Ayers''Witney, Thomas (fl. 1292–1342)'' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition (subscription required). Retrieved 2020-02-29. He worked on Exeter Cathedral under Bishops Stapledon and Grandisson from about 1313 until his death, and was probably also responsible for the octagonal Lady Chapel in Wells Cathedral Wells Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England, dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, whose cathedra it holds as mother church of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Built as a .... References 13th-century births 14th-century deaths English stonemasons People from Witney {{Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Witney
William Nuelsen Witney (May 15, 1915 – March 17, 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the action films he made for Republic Pictures, particularly serials: ''Dick Tracy Returns'', ''G-Men vs. the Black Dragon'', ''Daredevils of the Red Circle'', ''Zorro's Fighting Legion'', and ''Drums of Fu Manchu''. Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued working until 1982. Early years Witney was born in Lawton, Oklahoma. He was four years old when his father died, and he lived with his uncle, who was an Army captain at Fort Sam Houston. Colbert Clark, Witney's brother-in-law, introduced him to films by letting him ride in some chase scenes for the serial ''Fighting with Kit Carson'' (1933). Witney stayed around the Mascot Pictures headquarters while preparing for the entrance exam to the U.S. Naval Academy. After he failed that exam, he continued at the studio. In 1936 Mascot was absorbed by Republic, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney (given Name)
__NOTOC__ Whitney is both a masculine and feminine given name. Females * Whitney Able (born 1982), American actress * Whitney Adebayo (born 1997), English television personality * Whitney Ashley (born 1989), American athlete * Whitney Avalon, American actress * Whitney Blake (1926–2002), American actress * Whitney Bourne (1914–1998), American actress * Whitney Chadwick (born 1943), American historian * Whitney Conder (born 1988), American wrestler * Whitney Cummings (born 1982), American comedian, actress and television producer * Whitney Crothers Dilley, American professor * Whitney Dylan (born 1976), American actress * Whitney Engen (born 1987), American soccer player * Whitney Gardner, Canadian author * Whitney Gaskell (born 1972), American author * Whitney Genoway (born 1986), Canadian water polo player * Whitney Hedgepeth (born 1971), American backstroke swimmer who won two silver medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics * Whitney Wolfe Herd (born 1989), Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney (surname)
Whitney is an Old English surname that derives from the location of Whitney-on-Wye, Whitney in Herefordshire, England. It was first mentioned in the Domesday Book with the spelling Witenie. The name probably refers to the River Wye which runs through the area and which can become a torrent when heavy rains in the Welsh mountains cause it to swell. This surname has also been used as a first name for both males and females, and many locations around the world have been named Whitney after individuals with this name. Notable people * Adeline Dutton Train Whitney (1824–1906), American writer * Amos Whitney (1832–1920), American mechanical engineer and inventor * Arthur Whitney (other), several people * Asa Whitney (1797–1872), American merchant and railroad visionary * Asa Whitney (canal commissioner) (1791–1874), American inventor, politician and manufacturer * Ashley Whitney (born 1979), American freestyle swimmer * Benson Whitney (born 1956), American businessman an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
