Playford may refer to:
Places
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City of Playford, Australia
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Electoral district of Playford
Playford is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. Named after the long serving South Australian premier Tom Playford, it is a 22.7 km² suburban electorate in Adelaide's north, taking in the suburbs ...
, Australia
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Playford B Power Station
Playford B Power Station was located at Port Paterson in the Australian state of South Australia about south of the city centre of Port Augusta. It was coal powered with four 60 MW steam turbines that generated a total of 240 MW of electrici ...
, South Australia
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Playford, Suffolk, a village in England
* Hotel in Australia, part of
Accor Hotels
People
*The Playford family of British rowers including
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Francis Playford
Francis Playford (1825 – 01 January 1896) was a British rower who won the Wingfield Sculls in 1849 and the pairs oars at Henley Royal Regatta.
Early life
Playford was born at South Lambeth, London and was part of a rowing family which incl ...
(1825-1896)
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Herbert Playford
Herbert Harlee Playford (1831 – 1 January 1883) was a British rower who won the Wingfield Sculls and the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta. He was instrumental in founding London Rowing Club and the Metropolitan Regatta.
Playfor ...
(1831-1883)
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Frank Lumley Playford
Frank Lumley Playford (1855–1931) was a British rower who won the Wingfield Sculls five times and the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta in 1876.
Playford was born at Putney, the son of Francis Playford and his wife Emily August ...
(1855-1931)
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Humphrey Playford
Humphrey Blake Playford (8 February 1896 – 1981) was an English rower distinguished by rowing in three successful races against Oxford University and rowing Head of the River for Jesus College, Cambridge in the same three years.
Birth, Parentag ...
(b 1896)
*The
Playford family
The Playford family has played a significant role in the South Australian and Australian political and social sphere since the early days of European settlement.
* Thomas Playford senior, an ex-soldier who fought at the Battle of Waterloo, a fie ...
of Australians, including:
**Rev. Thomas Playford , aka
Thomas Playford I
Thomas Playford (11 August 1795 – 18 September 1873) was a non-conformist minister of religion, teacher and farmer in the early days of the British colony of South Australia. The first-born son of the next three generations were also named Thom ...
(1795–1873), preacher in South Australia
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Thomas Playford II
Thomas Playford (26 November 1837 – 19 April 1915) was an Australian politician who served two terms as Premier of South Australia (1887–1889; 1890–1892). He subsequently entered federal politics, serving as a Senator for South Australia ...
, Premier of South Australia
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Thomas Playford IV, Premier of South Australia
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John Playford, British music publisher, editor of ''The English Dancing Master''
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Henry Playford
Henry Playford (1657 – c. 1707) was an English music publisher, the younger son and only known surviving child of John Playford, with whom he entered business.
His father died around 1686, but for some time before that he was in poor health.
Hen ...
, John's son, also a music publisher
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