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Weed (surname)
Weed is a surname. It may refer to: People * Abner Weed, American politician and Civil War soldier, namesake of Weed, California * Alfred Cleveland Weed (1881-1953), American ichthyologist * Bobby Weed (born 1955), American golf course designer and builder * Charles Leander Weed (1824-1903), American photographer * George S. Weed (1862-1919), American lawyer and politician * Gideon A. Weed (1833-1905), mayor of Seattle and doctor * Henry I. Weed (1861-1945), Wisconsin state senator and lawyer * LeRoy J. Weed (1878–1961), New York assemblyman * Robert Law Weed (1897–1961), American architect * Stephen H. Weed (1831–1863), U.S. Army general in the American Civil War * Tad Weed (1933–2006), placekicker for the 1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team * Thurlow Weed (1797–1882), New York political boss Fictional characters * Colonel Weed, a character in ''Gunga Din'' * Jonathan Weed, Peter Griffin's boss in the animated TV series ''Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abner Weed
Abner Edward Weed (September 18, 1842 – June 14, 1917) was an American politician who served as a soldier in the American Civil War with Company C, 8th Maine Infantry Regiment, and was present at Appomattox, Virginia, to witness Lee's surrender to Grant. On September 18, 1866, he married Rachel C. Cunningham, and came to California in 1869, locating in Truckee. Between 1869 and 1889, he was actively engaged in the development of the country between Truckee and Sierraville. In 1889, he moved with his family to Mount Shasta where he was actively engaged in industry and important developments of Siskiyou County. He was the founder of the mammoth Weed holdings at Weed, and the builder of the Hotel Weed in Dunsmuir, California Dunsmuir is a city in Siskiyou County, northern California. It is on the upper Sacramento River in the Trinity Mountains. Its population is 1,707 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,650 from the 2010 census. Dunsmuir is currently a hub for touris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Cleveland Weed
Albert Cleveland Weed was an American ichthyologist, known for expeditions to the Arctic, where he catalogued the region's fish. Weed was born in North Rose, New York, and earned his bachelor's degree at Cornell University. He was hired as assistant curator of the Field Museum of Natural History in 1921. By his retirement, in 1942, he was serving as full curator of the Fishery department. He made multiple scientific field trips to Labrador and Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ... in the 1920s and 1930s. References {{authority control Weed, Alfred Cleveland Cornell University alumni American ichthyologists Explorers of the Arctic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Weed
Robert C. "Bobby" Weed, Jr. (born April 13, 1955), president of Bobby Weed Golf Design, is a golf course designer and builder specializing in design, renovation and repurposing. A protégé of Pete Dye, he resides in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Weed is a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (American Society of Golf Course Architects, ASGCA), the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, GCSAA) and the Florida Turfgrass Association. Education and professional career Weed attended Presbyterian College and Lake City Community College, in North Florida, in the Golf Course Operations and Landscape Technology program. He began his professional career with an extended apprenticeship with Pete Dye, launching a collaboration of over 35 years’ duration and a lifelong friendship. Hired in 1983 by the PGA Tour as a Certified Golf Course Superintendent at TPC @ Sawgrass, Weed progressed to the Tour’s in-house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Leander Weed
Charles Leander Weed was an American photographer, who was born in New York state on July 17, 1824, and died in Oakland, California on August 31, 1903.Biographical information He is perhaps best known for being one of the earliest photographers, if not the first photographer, to enter and what is now . In 1854, during the , Weed moved to |
George S
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gideon A
Gideon (; ) also named Jerubbaal and Jerubbesheth, was a military leader, judge and prophet whose calling and victory over the Midianites are recounted in of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. Gideon was the son of Joash, from the Abiezrite clan in the tribe of Manasseh and lived in Ephra (Ophrah). As a leader of the Israelites, he won a decisive victory over a Midianite army despite a vast numerical disadvantage, leading a troop of 300 "valiant" men. Archaeologists in southern Israel have found a 3,100-year-old fragment of a jug with five letters written in ink that appear to represent the name Jerubbaal, or Yeruba'al. Names The nineteenth-century Strong's Concordance derives the name "Jerubbaal" from "Baal will contend", in accordance with the folk etymology, given in . According to biblical scholar Lester Grabbe (2007), " udges6.32 gives a nonsensical etymology of his name; it means something like 'Let Baal be great. Likewise, where Strong gave the meaning " h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry I
Henry I may refer to: 876–1366 * Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany (876–936) * Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (died 955) * Henry I of Austria, Margrave of Austria (died 1018) * Henry I of France (1008–1060) * Henry I the Long, Margrave of the Nordmark (c. 1065–1087) * Henry I of England (1068–1135) * Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark (1070–1103) * Henry I of Champagne, Count of Champagne (1127–1181) * Henry I the Bearded, Duke of Poland (1163–1238) * Henry I, Duke of Brabant (1165–1235) * Henry I of Jerusalem or Henry II of Champagne (1166–1197) * Henry I of Constantinople or Henry of Flanders (1174–1216) * Henry I of Kuenring (1185-1233) * Henry I of Castile (1204–1217) * Henry I of Cyprus (1217–1253) * Henry I of Hesse, Landgrave of Hesse (1244–1308) * Henry I of Navarre (1244–1274) * Henry I, Prince of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (c. 1245–1291) * Henry I of Jawor (1292/96 – by 1346) * Henry I of Ziębice (c. 1350 – aft. 8 August 1366) 1512-1820 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LeRoy J
Leroy or Le Roy may refer to: People * Leroy (name), a given name and surname * Leroy (musician), American musician * Leroy (sailor), French sailor Places United States * Leroy, Alabama * Le Roy, Illinois * Le Roy, Iowa * Le Roy, Kansas * Le Roy, Michigan * Le Roy, Minnesota * Le Roy (town), New York ** Le Roy (village), New York * Leroy, Indiana * Leroy, Texas * LeRoy, Wisconsin, a town * LeRoy (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Leroy Township, Calhoun County, Michigan * Leroy Township, Ingham County, Michigan * LeRoy Township, Lake County, Ohio * Leroy Township, Pennsylvania * LeRoy, West Virginia Elsewhere * Leroy, Saskatchewan, Canada * Rural Municipality of Leroy No. 339, Saskatchewan, Canada * 93102 Leroy, an asteroid Arts and entertainment * ''Leroy'' (film), a 2007 German comedy film * Leroy (''Lilo & Stitch''), a character in ''Leroy & Stitch'' * Leroy (''South Park''), a ''South Park'' character * "Leroy", a 1958 song by Jack Scott Other us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Law Weed
Robert Law Weed (1897–1961) was an architect from Miami, Florida. He designed many Modernist buildings in Miami and abroad. Some of his projects * Florida Tropical House, built for the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition during the 1933 World's Fair which took place in Chicago. * Grand Concourse Apartments, 1926, at 421 Grand Concourse in Miami Shores, Florida, which is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. * Miami Shores Elementary School, 1929. * Shrine Building (Miami, Florida), 1930, an Art Deco building that was nominated for NRHP listing. * Italian Village Italian Village is a neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, that contains an array of residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. It is a designated historic district, known for its historical and cultural preservation. The building types and arc ..., 1925–1927, Coral Gables. References ;Notes ;Bibliography * Patricios, Nicholas N. ''Building Marvelous Miami''. Gainesville, FL: University Press of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen H
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church. In English, Stephen is most commonly pronounced as ' (). The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie. The spelling as Stephen can also be pronounced which is from the Greek original version, Stephanos. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan ; related names that have found some cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tad Weed
Tad or TAD may refer to: Places * Tad, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Tad City, Texas, a coastal unincorporated community located on Olsovsky Road (Suburb of Ganado) * Tad, Isfahan, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran * Tad, Markazi, a village in Markazi Province, Iran People and fictional characters * Tad (given name) Sports * Tadamon Sour SC, a Lebanese association football club TAD * TAD Disability Services, an Australian charity * Technical Audio Devices, a brand of speakers by Pioneer Corporation * Telephone answering device, alternate term for an Answering machine * Technology aware design, a project of IMEC, a Belgian electronics company * Tax-allocation district, alternate term for a tax increment financing area * ''The Anglican Digest'', a religious magazine in the United States * Temporary additional duty, a form of Temporary duty assignment in the US Navy and US Marines * Thoracic aortic dissection, breakdown of the aorta in the chest * Topologic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thurlow Weed
Edward Thurlow Weed (November 15, 1797 – November 22, 1882) was a printer, New York newspaper publisher, and Whig and Republican politician. He was the principal political advisor to prominent New York politician William H. Seward and was instrumental in the presidential nominations of William Henry Harrison (1840), Zachary Taylor (1848), and John C. Frémont (1856). Born in Cairo, New York, Weed apprenticed as a printer under William Williams and served with him in the War of 1812 before winning election to the New York State Assembly. He met Seward in the assembly, and they formed a close political alliance that lasted for several decades. Weed and Seward became leaders of the New York Anti-Masonic Party, and Weed established the ''Albany Evening Journal'' as the party's main newspaper. Weed supported the American System of Henry Clay and helped establish the Whig Party in the 1830s. He helped Seward win election as Governor of New York and supported the successful presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
