Congdon may refer to:
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Amanda Congdon
Amanda Thornton Congdon (born August 4, 1981, in New York City) is an American former video blogger. She began her on-screen career as the first anchor of the online daily news show, ''Rocketboom'', which she hosted and produced until June 23, 2 ...
(born 1981), American ABC producer
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Bevan Congdon
Bevan Ernest Congdon (11 February 1938 – 10 February 2018) was a New Zealand cricket all-rounder who played 61 Test matches and 11 One Day Internationals from 1965 to 1978, which included a spell as captain.
Captaincy
He was captain of the ...
(born 1938), former New Zealand cricketer
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Charles Congdon (1909–1965), American professional golfer
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Charles Congdon (cricketer)
Charles Hector Congdon (29 August 1891 in Ireland Island, Sandys Parish, Bermuda – 11 January 1958 in Boughton Street, Kent, England) was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played nine first-class matches for the Royal Navy bet ...
(1891–1958), English cricketer
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Chester Adgate Congdon
Chester Adgate Congdon (June 12, 1853 – November 21, 1916), was a lawyer and capitalist. Congdon was born in Rochester, New York, on June 12, 1853, his parents being Sylvester Laurentius and Laura Jane () Congdon. The Congdon name is ind ...
(1853–1916), American lawyer and capitalist
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Daniel Keen Congdon
Daniel Keen Congdon (August 1836 17 January 1907) was the mayor of the Municipality of Fremantle in Western Australia from 1886 to 1888.
Biography
Daniel Keen Congdon was born in August 1836 in Chatham, Kent to William John (18011865) and Sar ...
(1840–1907), Australian politician
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David Congdon
David Leonard Congdon (born 16 October 1949) is a former British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Croydon North East, South London from 1992 to 1997.
Political career
Congdon had served as a councillor ...
(born 1949), British former Conservative Party politician
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Elisabeth Congdon Elisabeth Mannering Congdon (April 22, 1894 – June 27, 1977) was a wealthy resident of Duluth, Minnesota, USA who became famous after she and her nurse were found murdered on June 27, 1977.
Biography
Elisabeth Congdon was born to mining magna ...
(1894–1977), American millionaire
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Frederick Tennyson Congdon (1858–1932), Canadian politician and lawyer
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Gary Congdon (1937–1967), American racecar driver
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George Congdon Gorham (1832–1909), Republican California politician and newspaper editor
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Henry Martyn Congdon
Henry Martyn Congdon (May 10, 1834 – February 28, 1922) was an American architect and designer. The son of an Episcopal priest who was a founder of the New York Ecclesiological Society, he was born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1854, he graduated ...
(1834–1922), American architect and designer
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James Madison (Medal of Honor) (1842–1926), American soldier
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Jeff Congdon
Jeffrey D. Congdon (born October 17, 1943) is an American former basketball player from Garden Grove, California.
Career
Congdon played college basketball at Brigham Young University with teammates Dick Nemelka and Craig Raymond. Congdon was se ...
(born 1943), American basketball player
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Joseph Whipple Congdon
Joseph Whipple Congdon (April 13, 1834 – April 5, 1910) was a lawyer by trade who contributed significantly to early botanical exploration in California, particularly in the Yosemite region, where he resided in Mariposa County, California, Marip ...
(1834–1910), lawyer
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Lee Walter Congdon
Lee Walter Congdon (born August 11, 1939) is a writer and historian.
Congdon is the author of four books. The first three were ''The Young Lukacs'' (1983), ''Exile and Social Thought'' (1991), and ''Seeing Red'' (2001). Taken together, the wo ...
(born 1939), writer and historian
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Lisa Congdon
Lisa Congdon (born January 17, 1968) is an American fine artist, author and illustrator.
She has worked for clients including MoMA, Harvard University, Martha Stewart Living, REI, and Chronicle Books. Congdon is the author of ''Art Inc: The Essent ...
(born 1968), American author and illustrator
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Shirley Congdon
Shirley Congdon (born 1961) is a British nurse and academic administrator who is the eighth and current vice chancellor of the University of Bradford, appointed in 2019. She has also chaired the Yorkshire Universities consortium since 2020.
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(born 1961), English educator and nurse
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Thomas Congdon
Thomas Boss Congdon Jr. (March 17, 1931 – December 23, 2008) was an American book editor who worked on Russell Baker's memoir '' Growing Up'', Peter Benchley's bestselling novel ''Jaws'', and David Halberstam's 1986 work '' The Reckoning'', as ...
(1931–2008), American book editor
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Tim Congdon
Timothy George Congdon CBE (born 28 April 1951) is a British economist.
Early life
He was educated at Colchester Royal Grammar School and St. John's and Nuffield colleges at the University of Oxford.
Career
Over the years, he has accumulated ...
(born 1951), British economist
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William Congdon
William Grosvenor Congdon (April 15, 1912 – April 15, 1998) was an American painter who became notable as an artist in New York City in the 1940s, but lived most of his life in Europe.
Early life/education
William Grosvenor Congdon was b ...
(1912–1998), New York artist Hiram Congdon House
Places
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Congdon Park (Duluth), a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota
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Congdon Street Baptist Church
The Congdon Street Baptist Church is an historically African American church at 17 Congdon Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island.
Description and history
The congregation was established in 1819, and originally me ...
, an historically African American church in Providence, Rhode Island
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Congdon River
The Congdon River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, in the Big River State Management Area and immediately south. It flows approximately 3 km (2 mi). There are three dams along the river's length: at Rathbon Pond, Money Swamp ...
, a river in Rhode Island
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Hiram Congdon House
Hiram Congdon House is a historic home located at Putnam in Washington County, New York. It was built about 1848 and is a -story, five-by-two-bay, side-gabled frame building with a 1-story ell. The main block is a heavy timber-frame structure ...
, a historic home located at Putnam in Washington County, New York built about 1848
Other
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SS ''Chester A. Congdon'', a 1907 bulk steel freighter
See also
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Congdon's Shop, a hamlet in North Hill, Cornwall, GB
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