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Wynford Dewhurst The Picnic
Wynford may refer to: *Baron Wynford, of Wynford Eagle in the County of Dorset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom *Thomas Wynford Rees CB, CIE, DSO & Bar, MC, DL (1898–1959), officer in the British Indian Army *William Best, 1st Baron Wynford, PC (1767–1845), British politician and judge *William Best, 2nd Baron Wynford (1798–1869), British peer *William Wynford (1360–1405), one of the most successful English master masons of the 14th century, using the new Perpendicular Gothic style *Wynford Dewhurst (born 1864), English Impressionist painter and important writer on art * Wynford Eagle, hamlet and small parish in Dorset, England * Wynford High School, public high school in Bucyrus, Ohio, United States *Wynford Vaughan-Thomas Lewis John Wynford Vaughan-Thomas (Given name#Name at birth, né Thomas) (15 August 1908 – 4 February 1987) was a Welsh newspaper journalist and radio and television broadcaster. In later life he took the name Vaughan-Thomas after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Wynford
Baron Wynford, of Wynford Eagle in the County of Dorset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1829 for the politician and lawyer Sir William Best. He served as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1824 to 1829. His eldest son, the second Baron, represented Mitchell (also known as St Michael's) in the House of Commons from 1831 to 1832, when the constituency was abolished. On the death of his younger son, the fourth Baron, this line of the family failed. The late Baron was succeeded by his first cousin, the fifth Baron. He was the son of Reverend the Hon. Samuel Best, third son of the first Baron. the title is held by his great-grandson, the ninth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2002. Barons Wynford (1829) * William Draper Best, 1st Baron Wynford (1767–1845) * William Samuel Best, 2nd Baron Wynford (1798–1869) *William Draper Mortimer Best, 3rd Baron Wynford (1826–1899) *Henry Molyneux Best, 4th Baron Wynford (1829–1903) * George Best, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Wynford Rees
Major General Thomas Wynford Rees, (12 January 1898 – 15 October 1959) was a Welsh officer in the British Indian Army during the First World War, the interwar years and the Second World War Early life and military career The son of the Reverend T. M. Rees, he passed out from the Officer Cadet College, Quetta and was commissioned into the British Indian Army in November 1915 in the 73rd Carnatic Infantry. In September 1916, Rees was transferred to the 125th Napier's Rifles and was promoted to lieutenant a month later. During the First World War, Rees was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and Military Cross (MC) and was mentioned in despatches. The citation for his DSO, published in the ''London Gazette'' on 29 July 1919, reads: The citation for his MC, published in the ''London Gazette'' on 24 September 1918, reads: Between the wars Between the world wars Rees spent much of his time serving on the North West Frontier of India, being mentioned in despatches t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Best, 1st Baron Wynford
William Draper Best, 1st Baron Wynford, PC (13 December 1767 – 3 March 1845), was a British politician and judge. He served as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1824 to 1829. Background and education Best was the third son of Thomas Best of Haselbury Plucknett in Somerset. He was educated at Crewkerne Grammar School and became a student at Wadham College, Oxford at the age of 15, but left at 17 without a degree. Originally destined for a career in the Church, he instead chose to study law, and entered the Middle Temple on 9 October 1784. Legal career Best was Called to the Bar on 6 November 1789, and established a successful legal practice. In 1802, he was elected to parliament for Petersfield as a Whig, a seat he held until 1806. After joining the Tories, he sat for Bridport from 1812 to 1817 and then represented Guildford from 1818 to 1819. In 1813, Best was appointed Solicitor-General to the Prince of Wales, which he remained until 1816, and was then Attorney-Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Best, 2nd Baron Wynford
William Samuel Best, 2nd Baron Wynford (19 February 1798 – 28 February 1869), was a British peer. Background Wynford was the son of William Best, 1st Baron Wynford, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and his wife, Mary Anne, daughter of Jerome Knapp Jr. of Chilton in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), Clerk of the Haberdashers' Company, by his second wife, Sarah, daughter and eventual heiress of George Noyes of Southcote, Berkshire & Andover. He married Jane, the daughter of William Thoyts of Sulhamstead House in Berkshire and his wife, Jane, the daughter & co-heiress of Abram Newman of Mount Bures, Essex, the famous London tea merchant. They lived together at Wynford House in Wynford Eagle, Dorset. Wynford had a London home at 5 Upper Brook Street, Mayfair. Political career Wynford sat as Member of Parliament for Mitchell (also known as St Michael's) between 1831 and 1832, when the constituency was disenfranchised through the Great Reform Act The Representati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wynford
William Wynford or William of Wynford (flourished 1360–1405) was one of the most successful English master masons of the 14th century, using the new Perpendicular Gothic style. Life and career He is first mentioned in 1360 when at work at Windsor Castle as warden of masons' work. He became master mason at Wells Cathedral on 1 February 1365 where he is believed to have designed the South West tower, it was probably here that he met William of Wykeham who was then a provost of the cathedral. He was made master of the works at Windsor Castle in 1364 under Wykeham, in 1372 Edward III granted Wynford a pension of £10 per annum. In 1375–76 he was at work at Abingdon Abbey and working for the crown at Corfe Castle in 1377–78 making new rooms in the keep. In 1378 Wynford was working with Henry Yevele at Southampton. With the death of Edward III the new king Richard II of England favoured Wykeham, with newfound wealth he founded in 1379 New College, Oxford, which was designed by W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynford Dewhurst
Wynford Dewhurst RBA (26 January 1864 – 9 July 1941) was an English Impressionist painter and notable art theorist. He spent considerable time in France and his work was profoundly influenced by Claude Monet. Biography Wynford Dewhurst was born Thomas Edward Smith to an affluent family in Manchester in 1864. He was educated at home by a private tutor and later at Mintholme College. Although he originally trained to enter the legal profession, he showed artistic flair and decided to pursue a career as a painter after some of his drawings were published in various journals. He gained artistic training in France at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris (at which time he changed his name to Wynford Dewhurst by deed poll), where he was a pupil of the renowned French painter Jean-Léon Gérôme. Despite his teacher Gérome's rejection of the radical Impressionist movement in favour of a highly finished academic style (Gérome continued the development and conservation of French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynford Eagle
Wynford Eagle is a hamlet and small parish in Dorset, England, situated approximately southwest of Maiden Newton and northwest of Dorchester. In the 2021 Census the parish population was recorded as 193. Toponymy The village was recorded as ''Wenfrot'' in the Domesday Book of 1086, and as ''Wynfrod Egle'' in 1288. The name Wynford derives from the Celtic ''wïnn'' and ''frud'', meaning a white or bright stream. The affix Eagle derives from the 13th-century manorial L'Aigle family (''de Aquila'', ''del Egle''). History Wynford Eagle parish contains barrows. Roman remains have also been unearthed here, including mosaic pavements, which have led to its identification as a villa site. The parish used to be in the hundred of Tollerford. In 1788 the village is mentioned in Owen's ''New Book of Fairs'' as having a yearly fair on 21 August, selling toys. Manor house The manor house, now ''Manor Farm'', rebuilt in 1630, was from 1551 for many years the seat of the Puritan Sydenham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynford High School
Wynford Middle School/High School is a public middle school and high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ... near Bucyrus, Ohio, United States, in Holmes Township. It serves all students in grades six through twelve in the Wynford Local School District. The school was established in 1963 as Wynford High School for grades nine through twelve and was combined with the middle school in 2020 after the completion of the current facilities on the same campus. Athletic teams are known as the Royals and the school colors are royal blue and gray. External links * References High schools in Crawford County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio Public middle schools in Ohio {{CrawfordCountyOH-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
