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Welford (surname)
Welford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Colin Welford (born 1967), British conductor *James Welford (1869–1945), English cricketer and footballer * Nancy Welford (1904–1991), American actress *Rod Welford (born 1958), Australian politician *Tiffany Welford (born 1985), Australian tennis player *Walter Welford Walter Welford (May 21, 1868 – June 28, 1952) was inaugurated as the 20th Governor of North Dakota on February 2, 1935 after Thomas H. Moodie was removed from office after it was determined he was ineligible to hold the office. He served unti ... (1868–1952), English-born American politician * Walter Thompson Welford FRS (1916–1990), English physicist {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Welford
Colin Welford (born 1967 in Manchester, England) is an English composer for stage and screen, conductor, orchestrator and music director based in the United States. He holds a Master's degree in Music from Oxford University, England (Organ Scholar, Brasenose College), and pursued graduate study at The Royal College of Music, London (orchestral conducting, composition), University of Miami (orchestral conducting, composition) and at Columbia College Chicago (Master's program in film composition). In 1991 he was invited by John de Lancie (oboist), former principal oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, to join the faculty at the recently formed New World School of the Arts in Miami (Florida), and there he led the Orchestral Department and taught orchestration for the following three years. During this time Welford also taught at the University of Florida and Florida International University where he was a professor in orchestration and composition. After touring the US as Assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Welford
James William Welford (27 March 1869 – 17 January 1945) was an English cricketer and footballer. He won both the Football League (three times) and FA Cup with Aston Villa, and the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup with Celtic, all in a seven-year period in the 1890s. In cricket, Welford was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Football Welford was born in Barnard Castle, County Durham; his playing position was as a full-back. He had played locally for Stockton and Bishop Auckland before joining Birmingham St George's, from where he joined Aston Villa in 1893. He played there until 1897, making a total of 83 appearances in both League and Cup, scoring one goal. While at Villa (where his teammates included Bob Chatt, also from Barnard Castle), he won the FA Cup in 1895 and claimed three Football League titles in 1893–94, 1895–96 and 1896–97, although by the latter season he was no longer a regular, possibly due to injury – coincidental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Welford
Nancy Welford (May 31, 1904 – September 30, 1991), also known as Christine Welford, was a British-born American actress in the early sound film era. The daughter of actress Ada Loftus and actor Dallas Welford, she was born in London, England and came to the United States when she was six years old. Welford's stage debut came as a member of the ensemble for ''Mimic World''. As early as 1921, she was active in vaudeville. In 1922 she appeared at the Fulton Theatre on Broadway in the musical '' Orange Blossoms'' by Victor Herbert. In 1923, a caption of a photograph in the ''New York Daily News'' described her as the prima donna of a musical comedy and noted, "She has come up from the chorus and come to stay." She next joined the Gallagher and Shean duo in their performances. In 1926, Welford starred in ''Nancy'', a musical for which she was the inspiration. She acted in five films between 1929 and 1933. She is probably today mostly known for starring in the 1929 Warner Brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Welford
Rodney Jon (Rod) Welford (born 30 September 1958) is an Australian former politician from Queensland. He served as a Labor Party Member of Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1989 to 2009. Early life Welford was born in Brisbane. He was a prominent solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and barrister of the High Court of Australia prior to entering parliament. His qualifications are Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours), Bachelor of Laws, Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relations and a Master of Science (Environmental Management) and Certificate in Permaculture Design. Welford has been active in his community as a member of the Royal Life Saving Society Australia and a branch, state and national medal winner for his Surf Life Saving Club Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park on the Gold Coast. He was the first honorary State Education Officer of the Surf Life Saving Association and Technical Director of the Royal Life Sav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany Welford
Tiffany Welford (born 12 April 1985) is an Australian professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 276, which she reached on 7 February 2005. Her career high in doubles is 478, which she reached on 11 May 2009. She was absent from the tour from March 2005 to April 2008 due to chronic injury. She is nicknamed "TJ". Her younger sister Julianne ("JT") competed on the junior tour. Career finals Singles: 12 (6–6) Doubles: 5 (1–4) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Welford, Tiffany 1985 births Living people Australian female tennis players Sportspeople from Jakarta People from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Tennis people from Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Welford
Walter Welford (May 21, 1868 – June 28, 1952) was inaugurated as the 20th Governor of North Dakota on February 2, 1935 after Thomas H. Moodie was removed from office after it was determined he was ineligible to hold the office. He served until 1937, having lost the 1936 race to former governor William Langer. Biography Born in the North Yorkshire village of Bellerby on 21 May 1868, Welford moved with his family to Pembina, North Dakota, in 1879. A farmer, he also served as Vice President of the Merchants Bank of Pembina County. He was married to Edith Bachmann and they had one child who died in infancy. Career Welford served as township clerk at Pembina for twenty years. He also served in the North Dakota House of Representatives (1907 to 1911) and Senate (1917 to 1921). As Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, Welford became governor after Thomas H. Moodie was disqualified. Welford was a staunch supporter of the Nonpartisan League (NPL), a farmers' political group. During W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |