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Charles Hill
Charles, Charley, or Charlie Hill may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Charles Hill (painter) (1824–1915), engraver, painter and arts educator in South Australia * Charles Christopher Hill (born 1948), American artist and printmaker * Charlie Hill Charles Allan Hill (July 6, 1951 – December 30, 2013) was a comedian and actor. Hill was one of the first Native Americans in the United States, Native American Stand-up comedy, stand-up comedians to appear on major television shows such as ' ... (1951–2013), Native American stand-up comic Politics * Charles A. Hill (1833–1902), American politician (Illinois) * Charles Lumley Hill (1840–1909), pastoralist, businessman and politician in Queensland, Australia * Charles L. Hill (1869–1957), American political candidate (Wisconsin) Sports * Charles Hill (cyclist) (1886–1961), British Olympic cyclist * Charley Hill (baseball) (), American baseball player * Charles Hill (cricketer) (1903–1982), Irish cricketer * Charlie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Hill (painter)
Charles Hill (1824 – 16 September 1915) was an engraver, painter and arts educator in South Australia. History Hill was born in Coventry, England; his father was an officer who served under Lord Wellington, and served at Siege of Badajoz (1812), Badajoz, Battle of Salamanca, Salamanca, Battle of Vitoria, Vitoria, and Battle of Toulouse (1814), Toulouse, and was later the reforming Governor of HM Prison Leicester, Leicester County Prison. Charles was more interested in art than a military career, and served an apprenticeship as line engraver to Mark Lambert (engraver), Mark Lambert in Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1840 he enrolled in the Newcastle Fine Arts Academy and took lessons at the Government School of Design with William Bell Scott, W. B. Scott, later editor of ''The Art Journal''. He helped mount the posthumous exhibition of David Scott (painter), David Scott's works. He produced the engraving ''The Choristers'' after Henry Barraud (artist), Barraud. He was one of those res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscount Hill
Viscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for General Rowland Hill. He had already been created Baron Hill, of Almaraz and of Hawkstone in the County of Salop, in 1814, with remainder to the heirs male of his body, and Baron Hill, of Almarez and of Hawkestone and Hardwicke in the County of Salop, in 1816, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill. The viscountcy was created with the same special remainder. On the first Viscount's death in 1842, the barony of 1814 became extinct as he had no male issue, while he was succeeded in the barony of 1816 and the viscountcy according to the special remainders by his nephew Sir Rowland Hill, 4th Baronet. His son, the 3rd Viscount, sat as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Shropshire North. In 1875, he assumed by royal licence the additional surname of Clegg, which was that of his maternal grandfather. He inherited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hill (surname)
Hill is a surname of English and Scottish origin, meaning "a person who lived on a hill". It is the 36th most common surname in England, the 18th common surname in Scotland, and the 37th most common surname in the United States. Disambiguation pages * Aaron Hill * Al Hill * Alan Hill * Albert Hill * Alex Hill * Alexander Hill * Alexis Hill * Alfred Hill * Allen Hill * Andrew Hill * Andy Hill * Anthony Hill * Antony Hill * Arthur Hill * Baron Hill * Ben Hill * Benjamin Hill * Betty Hill * Billy Hill * Bob Hill * Bobby Hill * Brad Hill * Brian Hill * Bryan Hill * Charles Hill * Clarence Hill * Colin Hill * Daniel Hill * Danny Hill * Darryl Hill * Dave Hill * David Hill * Derek Hill * Dick Hill * Ed Hill * Edward Hill * Edwin Hill * Elizabeth Hill * Eric Hill * Ernest Hill * Fiona Hill * Francis Hill * Frank Hill * Fred Hill * Frederick Hill * George Hill * Gerald Hill * Gordon Hill * Grant Hill * Harry Hill * Henry Hill * J. J. Hill * Jack Hill * James Hill * Jane Hill * Jason H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles D
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Dragom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Hill & Sons
Charles Hill & Sons was a major shipbuilder based in Bristol, England, during the 19th and 20th centuries. Background Established in 1845 from the company Hilhouse, they specialised mainly in merchant and commercial ships, but also undertook the building of warships and governmental vessels especially during the First and Second World Wars.Hill, John (1981). ''Shipshape & Bristol Fashion''. Bristol: Redcliffe. . various The company became Charles Hill and Sons after shipwright Charles Hill, who joined the original shipbuilder in 1824, acquired and renamed the firm in 1845. In 1879 they established Bristol City Line, a transatlantic service between Bristol and New York (BCL ceased operations after 1974). In 1881 the company built its first iron ship, and then moved into steel sailing vessels.British Shipbuilding Yards. Norman L. Middlemiss A tugboat built by Charles Hill & Sons, , is now a tourist attraction - having been scuttled off the coast of Malta, it is now a sports sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Hill, Botswana
Charles Hill is a village in Ghanzi District of Botswana. It is located close to the Namibian border. Charles Hill is the second-largest village in the Ghanzi District, with a population of 3,791 according to the 2011 census. Charles Hill is the seat of the Charles Hill sub-District, established separately from Ghanzii District administratively in 2004. Although the limits of the sub-district have as yet to be clearly defined it generally is bordered to the north by the Trans-Kalahari Highway, the west by Namibia, to the east by Botswana Highway A2 and to the south by Kgalagadi District. The inhabitants are made up of a variety of different groups living side by side and in harmony with each other, they are: * Herero * Bakgalagadi * Basarwa * Batlharo (a biracial tribe of the coloreds and herero whose mother-tongue is Setswana) * Coloureds * Nama Some of the developments in the village include a primary school, a junior secondary school, a hospital, a post office, some Rura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Hill (detective)
Charles Patrick Landon Hill (born Patrick Charles Landon Hill; 22 May 1947 – 20 February 2021) was a British-American art crime investigator and Vietnam veteran. He is best known for recovering Edvard Munch's ''The Scream'' three months after it was stolen. Hill also played a crucial role in the recovery of many of the paintings stolen by Martin Cahill from Russborough House. Early life Patrick Charles Landon Hill was born in Cambridge to Zita, a ballerina, and Landon Hill, a captain in the U.S. Air Force. The family frequently relocated between Britain, Germany, and the United States. He later switched his first and middle names, preferring to be called Charles instead of Patrick. Hill attended schools in Texas, London, Colorado, and Frankfurt, before finally settling in Washington, D.C., where he attended St. Albans School before entering Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Vietnam War In 1968, Hill dropped out of college and volunteered to fight as a paratrooper i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department
The BART Police (BARTPD), officially the Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department, is the transit police agency of the BART rail system in the U.S. state of California. The department has approximately three hundred police personnel, including over two hundred sworn peace officers. The chief, Kevin Franklin commands the agency's law enforcement, parking, and community relations services. BART Police participates in a mutual aid agreement with other Bay Area law enforcement agencies. In 2011 and 2012 the department came under national scrutiny due to several officers involved in fatalities of the rail system's patrons. When terrorism began to be treated as a more active threat after the September 11 attacks, BART increased its emphasis on infrastructure protection. The police department hosts drills and participates in counter-terrorism working groups. The agency has an officer assigned full-time to the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force. Furthermore, a command officer is designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles W
The F/V ''Charles W'', also known as Annie J Larsen, is a historic fishing schooner anchored in Petersburg, Alaska. At the time of its retirement in 2000, it was the oldest fishing vessel in the fishing fleet of Southeast Alaska, and the only known wooden fishing vessel in the entire state still in active service. Launched in 1907, she was first used in the halibut fisheries of Puget Sound and the Bering Sea as the ''Annie J Larsen''. In 1925 she was purchased by the Alaska Glacier Seafood Company, refitted for shrimp trawling, and renamed ''Charles W'' in honor of owner Karl Sifferman's father. The company was one of the pioneers of the local shrimp fishery, a business it began to phase out due to increasing competition in the 1970s. The ''Charles W'' was the last of the company's fleet of ships, which numbered twelve at its height. The boat was acquired in 2002 by the nonprofit Friends of the ''Charles W''. The boat was listed on the National Register of Historic Place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles C
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was ''Churl, Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinisation of names, Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as ''Carolus (other), Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as wikt:churl, churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch language, Dutch and German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Hill (diplomat)
Morton Charles Hill (April 28, 1936 – March 27, 2021) was an American diplomat and academic. He served as diplomat-in-residence and lecturer in international studies at Yale University. A career foreign service officer, Hill was a senior adviser to George Shultz, Henry Kissinger, and Ronald Reagan, as well as Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the sixth secretary-general of the United Nations. At Yale, he taught, along with Paul Kennedy and John Gaddis, the seminar "Studies in Grand Strategy", a rigorous interdisciplinary study of leadership, statecraft and diplomacy. He also taught students enrolled in the directed studies program at Yale. Early life and education Hill was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey, on April 28, 1936. His father, Morton, worked as a dentist; his mother, Alvenia (Gates), was a housewife. Hill studied at Brown University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1957. He subsequently undertook postgraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating from its law schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
