Ridgely may refer to:
Places
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Ridgely, Maryland, U.S
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Ridgely Airpark
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Ridgely, Missouri, U.S
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Ridgely, Tennessee
Ridgely is a town in Lake County, Tennessee, Lake County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,667 at the 2000 census and 1,795 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Ridgely is located at (36.264559, -89.482668). The town is situated southwes ...
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Ridgely Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota
Ridgely Township is a township in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 126 at the 2000 census.
Ridgely Township was organized in 1871, and named after Fort Ridgely.
Geography
According to the United States Census Burea ...
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Fort Ridgely
Fort Ridgely was a frontier United States Army outpost from 1851 to 1867, built 1853–1854 in Minnesota Territory. The Sioux called it Esa Tonka. It was located overlooking the Minnesota river southwest of Fairfax, Minnesota. Half of the ...
, a frontier U.S. Army outpost 1851–1867 in Minnesota Territory
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Battle of Fort Ridgely
The Battle of Fort Ridgely was an early battle in the Dakota War of 1862. Built between 1853–1855 in the southern part of what was then the territory of Minnesota, Fort Ridgely was the only military post between the Dakota Reservation a ...
People
Given name
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Ridgely Gaither
Ridgely Gaither (February 23, 1903 – October 26, 1992) was a United States Army lieutenant general prominent as commander of the 40th Infantry Division during the Korean War, and commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, U.S. Army Caribbean Comma ...
(1903–1992), United States Army general
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Ridgely Hunt (1887–1933), American publishing executive and professor
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Ridgely Johnson (born 1958), American rower
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Ridgely Torrence (1874–1950), American poet and editor
Surname
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Cleo Ridgely
Cleo Ridgely-Horne (born Freda Cleo Helwig, May 12, 1893 – August 18, 1962) was a star of silent and sound motion pictures. Her career began early in the silent film era, in 1911, and continued for forty years. She retired in the 1930s bu ...
(1893–1962), film star
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Charles Ridgely (disambiguation), the name of several people
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Edwin R. Ridgely (1844–1927), U.S. Representative from Kansas
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Eliza Ridgely
Eliza Eichelberger Ridgely (February 10, 1803 – December 20, 1867) was an American heiress, traveler, arbiter of fashion, and mistress of Hampton, the Ridgely plantation north of Towson, Maryland. She is the ''Lady with a Harp'' of Thomas S ...
(1803–1867), American heiress
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Henry M. Ridgely
Henry Moore Ridgely (August 6, 1779 – August 6, 1847) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, and later the Democratic Party, who served as U.S. Representativ ...
(1779–1847), American lawyer and U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Delaware
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Henry du Pont Ridgely (born c. 1949), American judge
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John Ridgely
John Ridgely (born John Huntington Rea, September 6, 1909 – January 18, 1968) was an American film character actor with over 175 film credits.
Early years
Ridgely was born in Chicago, Illinois,Katz, Ephraim (1979). ''The Film Encyclopedia: T ...
(1909–1968), American film character actor
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Mabel Lloyd Ridgely (1872–1962), American suffragist and historical preservationist
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Priscilla Dorsey Ridgely (1762–1814), a First Lady of Maryland
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Reginald H. Ridgely Jr. (1902–1979), American Marine general
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Richard Ridgely
Richard Ridgely (1869–1949) was an American actor and film director active during the silent era.Gmür p.22
Selected filmography
* '' Ranson's Folly'' (1915)
* ''Eugene Aram'' (1915)
* ''Olive's Greatest Opportunity'' (1915)
* '' The Martyrd ...
(1869–1949), American actor and film director
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Robert Ridgely
Robert Ridgely (December 24, 1931 – February 8, 1997) was an American actor, known for both on-camera roles and extensive voice-over work.
Biography
Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, Ridgely worked as a cabaret entertainer.Staff"Robert Ridgely, 65 ...
(1931–1997), American actor and voice artist
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Robert S. Ridgely Robert Sterling Ridgely (born 14 January 1946) is an American ornithologist, specializing in the neotropics. He is the co-author of three books on neotropical ornithology: the field guide ''The Birds of Panama'' (with John Gwynne), ''The Birds of Ec ...
(born 1946), American ornithologist
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William Barret Ridgely (1858–1920), a U.S. Comptroller of the Currency
See also
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Ridgeley (disambiguation)
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Ridgley (disambiguation)
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