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Widgery
Widgery is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *David Widgery (1947–1992), British Trotskyist writer, journalist, polemicist, physician, and activist * Frederick John Widgery (1861–1942), English artist who painted landscapes and coastal scenery in Devon and Cornwall *John Widgery, Baron Widgery (1911–1981), English judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (1971–80) * Julia Widgery (1850–1905), American artist *William Widgery William Widgery (July 31, 1822) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Devonshire, England, in the Kingdom of Great Britain, Widgery immigrated to America with his parents, who settled in Philadelphia. He attended the common schoo ... (1753–1822), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Widgery, Baron Widgery
John Passmore Widgery, Baron Widgery, (24 July 1911 – 26 July 1981) was an English judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 1971 to 1980. He is principally noted for presiding over the Widgery Tribunal on the events of Bloody Sunday. Early career and war service Widgery came from a North Devon family which had been living in South Molton for many generations. His father, Samuel Widgery (died 1940), was a house furnisher; his mother Bertha Elizabeth, née Passmore, was Samuel's second wife, and served as a magistrate. An ancestor had been a gaoler. Widgery attended Queen's College, Taunton, where he became head prefect. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1933 after serving as an articled clerk, but instead of going into practice, he joined Gibson and Welldon, a well-known firm of law tutors. He was an effective lecturer in the years leading up to World War II while he was also commissioned into the Royal Engineers ( Territorial Army) in 1938, having jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Widgery
David Widgery (27 April 1947 – 26 October 1992) was a British Marxist writer, journalist, polemicist, physician, and activist. Biography Widgery was born in Barnet and grew up in Maidenhead, Berkshire. He contracted polio as a child and was expelled from sixth form for publishing a magazine. In 1965, Widgery met Allen Ginsberg, then visited Watts, where he encountered the civil rights movement, followed by Cuba. On return to Britain, he studied medicine at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School before writing for the ''New Statesman'' and '' Oz'' magazines, becoming co-editor of ''Oz'' during 1971. Widgery joined the International Socialists in 1967, remaining in the group when it became the Socialist Workers Party in 1977. He began working at Bethnal Green Hospital in 1972, worked at St Leonard’s Hospital in the late 1970s and later in the decade he published his first book, ''The Left in Britain, 1956–68''. Widgery contributed to ''Ink'', '' Time Out'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Widgery
Julia Cornelia Slaughter ( Widgery; 1850–1905) was an American artist and community leader. She started her career as a painter in England, creating portraits and landscapes in oil, watercolor, and pastel. Later, she focused on still-lifes and landscapes. In about 1876, she moved to New York and exhibited in major city exhibitions, including the National Academy of Design, American Art Association, and Society of American Artists. Slaughter spent some time in San Francisco and arrived in Tacoma in 1891, where in later years she was highly esteemed in social and art circles. Slaughter co-founded and was twice elected president of the Tacoma Art League, which later developed into the Tacoma Art Museum. She was the founder and president of the Washington State Cooperation Society; a member of the Ferry Museum Board of Trustees (and the only female member of that time); the first female member of the American Art Union; and the second vice president of the Woman's Exchange orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick John Widgery
Frederick John Widgery (May 1861 – 27 January 1942), was an English artist who painted landscapes and coastal scenery in Devon and Cornwall. Frederick was the younger son of William Widgery (1826–1893), a self-taught artist. He studied at the Exeter School of Art and went on to the South Kensington Museum School and then to Antwerp, studying under Charles Verlat at the National Art School. Returning to England, he studied at Hubert von Herkomer's School at Bushey in Hertfordshire and in 1903 became Mayor of Exeter Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm .... (Panvertu Art Gallery). Frederick's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
