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Gregson
Gregson is a surname. It may refer to the following notable people: People * Alf Gregson (1889–1968), English football player *Edward Gregson (born 1945), English composer *John Gregson (1919–1975), English actor *Joseph Gelson Gregson (1835–1909), a Baptist preacher from England who worked with British Indian Army *Malcolm Gregson (1943–2024), English golfer * Matthew Gregson (1749–1824), English antiquary * Michael Craig (actor) (born Michael Francis Gregson, 1929), English actor and screenwriter * Natasha Gregson Wagner (1970) American actress * Randy Gregson (c. 1919 – 2010), American tennis player and official * Richard Gregson (1930–2019), English film producer and screenwriter *Thomas Gregson (1798–1874), Premier of Tasmania * William Gregson (slave trader) (1721–1800), English slave trader and Lord Mayor of Liverpool * William Gregson (barrister) (1790–1863), English barrister and Home Office under-secretary * William Gregson (cricketer) (1877–1963), S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Gregson
Randy Gregson (December 11, 1918 – May 23, 2010) was an American tennis player and official. He was the president of the United States Tennis Association from 1985 to 1986. Early life James Randolph (Randy) Gregson was born on December 11, 1918, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He attended Arkansas State University, where he played tennis, and he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in petroleum engineering. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy in the Pacific. After the war, he moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. Career Gregson became a successful amateur tennis player in New Orleans, where he joined the New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club (the oldest tennis club in the Americas) in 1948, and later in the region and the nation. For example, he won the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in singles and doubles for the 45s and 65s age divisions. He also won 25 Southern Championships in singles and doubles, including father-son doubles. He competed in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gregson
Harold Thomas Gregson (15 March 1919 – 8 January 1975), known professionally as John Gregson, was an English actor of stage, television and film, with 40 credited film roles. He was best known for his crime drama and comedy roles. Gregson was credited in 40 films between 1948 and 1971, and on television from 1960 until his death. He was often cast as a police inspector or as a navy or army officer, or in comedy roles in British films. Biography Early life and military service Born in Liverpool of Irish descent, Gregson grew up in the city's Wavertree area, where he was educated at Greenbank Road Primary School and later at St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool. He left school at 16, working first for a telephone company, then for Liverpool Corporation, as the city council was then known, before the Second World War. During this time, Gregson became interested in amateur dramatics, joining first the local Catholic church theatre group at St Anthony's in Mossley Hill. Whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Gregson
Alfred Gregson (2 March 1889 – March 1968) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Bury. Personal life Gregson was married with a daughter born in 1915 and a son, who died in infancy in May 1917. In 1914, he was working as a tinsmith. In February 1915, six months after the outbreak of the First World War, Gregson enlisted as a private with the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment. He suffered a gunshot wound A gunshot wound (GSW) is a penetrating injury caused by a projectile (e.g. a bullet) shot from a gun (typically a firearm). Damage may include bleeding, bone fractures, organ damage, wound infection, and loss of the ability to move part of ... to the left thigh near Bruay-la-Buissière in April 1916. Gregson finished the war as a corporal in the 4th (Service) Battalion and was Military discharge, discharged from the British Army during World War I, army in March 1920. Career stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gregson (barrister)
William Gregson (179016 February 1863) was a British barrister and parliamentary draftsman. He assisted in drafting a variety of laws in the 1820s and 1830s, including the Reform Act 1832, and was private secretary to Robert Peel. He served as under-secretary of state for the Home Department for three months in 1835. Life Born in Liverpool in 1790, Gregson studied classics at Brasenose College, Oxford, graduating with a first-class degree in 1810. His examiners on that occasion called his work the best they had ever seen. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1815. From early in his career he acted as private secretary to the Tory, later Conservative, politician Robert Peel. He was employed as counsel by successive home secretaries from 1826 to 1833, including under Whig governments, and assisted in the drafting of Peel's law reforms and the 1832 Great Reform Act. He served as under-secretary of state for the Home Department from 3 January to 18 April 1835 during the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Surnames
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that migrated to Britain after its Roman occupiers left. English is the most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in 57 sovereign states and 30 dependent territories, making it the most geographically widespread language in the world. In the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, it is the dominant language for historical reasons without being explicitl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grigson
Grigson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: People * Christopher Grigson (1926–2001), British naval architect and electronics engineer credited with inventing scanning electron diffraction *Geoffrey Grigson (1905–1985), British writer *Jane Grigson (1928–1990), English cookery writer *John Grigson DFC and two bars DSO (1893–1943), British pilot in the Royal Air Force *Lionel Grigson (1942–1994), British jazz pianist, cornettist and teacher * Mary Grigson (born 1971), Australian cyclist *Ryan Grigson (born 1972), American football executive *Sophie Grigson (born 1959), English cookery writer and celebrity chef * Wilfrid Grigson CSI (1896–1948), British soldier and civil servant Fictional characters *Colin Grigson, bass player for parody metal band Bad News (band) See also *Jane Grigson Award The Jane Grigson Award is an award issued by the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP). It honours distinguished scholarship and depth of re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elementary (TV Series)
''Elementary'' is an American procedural drama television series that presented a contemporary update of Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes. Created by Robert Doherty and starring Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson, the series aired on CBS for seven seasons from September 27, 2012, and ended on August 15, 2019, after 154 episodes. The series was set and filmed primarily in New York City, and, by the end of season two, Miller became the actor who had portrayed Sherlock Holmes in the most episodes on television or in film. The show follows Holmes, a recovering drug addict and former consultant to Scotland Yard, as he assists the New York City Police Department in solving crimes. His indifference to police procedure often leads to conflict with Captain Thomas Gregson (Aidan Quinn), although the two still remain respectful of one another. Holmes is accompanied by Dr. Joan Watson (Lucy Liu), who initially acts as his sober companion. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspector Tobias Gregson
This article describes minor characters from the ''Sherlock Holmes'' stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and from non-canonical derived works. The list excludes the titular character as well as Dr. Watson, Professor Moriarty, Inspector Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes, Mrs. Hudson, Irene Adler, Colonel Moran, the Baker Street Irregulars, and characters not significant enough to mention. Inspectors Inspector Baynes Inspector Baynes of the Surrey Constabulary appears in the two-part story "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge", subtitled (i) "The Singular Experience of Mr John Scott Eccles", and (ii) "The Tiger of San Pedro". He is the only official policeman in the books to have ever matched Sherlock Holmes in his investigative skills. He is described as a very heavy man with a "puffy" face, but very intelligent eyes. In this story, the reader finds that, despite working along different lines, Holmes and Baynes both arrive at the correct conclusion and solve the case at the same time. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downton Abbey
''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. It first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV (TV network), ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States on PBS, which supported its production as part of its Masterpiece (TV series), ''Masterpiece Classic'' anthology, on 9 January 2011. The show ran for fifty-two episodes across six series, including five Christmas specials. The series, set on the fictional Yorkshire English country house, country estate of Downton Abbey between 1912 and 1926, depicts the lives of the Aristocracy (class), aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants in the post-Edwardian era, and the effects the great events of the time have on their lives and on the Social class in the United Kingdom, British social hierarchy. These events include news of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, sinking of the ''Titanic'' (first series); the outbreak of the First Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gregson (cricketer)
William Russell Gregson (5 August 1877 – 18 June 1963) was a Scottish cricketer active from 1906 to 1907 who played for Lancashire. He was born in Glasgow and died in Lancaster. He appeared in five first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm fast. He scored 62 runs with a highest score of 26 and took 24 wicket In the sport of cricket, the term wicket has several meanings: * It is either of the two sets of three Stump (cricket), stumps and two Bail (cricket), bails at each end of the Cricket pitch, pitch. The Fielding (cricket), fielding team's playe ...s with a best analysis of five for 8. Notes 1877 births 1963 deaths Scottish cricketers Lancashire cricketers {{england-cricket-bio-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Gregson
Thomas George Gregson (7 February 1796 – 4 January 1874) was the second Premier of Tasmania, serving from 26 February 1857 until 25 April 1857. Early life Gregson was born in Buckton, Northumberland, England, the son of John Gregson who was the nephew of Anthony Gregson, Snr. (d. 1806) the squire of Lowlynn. John Gregson possibly lived at Lowlynn with his family but was not the landowner of that estate. In 1806 Anthony Gregson Jnr inherited: Thomas George Gregson was to inherit from his bachelor cousin Anthony Gregson but after a family dispute Lowlynn passed to another family member a Henry Knight, son of the Rev. Thomas Knight of Ford. Thomas Gregson was educated in Edinburgh and migrated to Van Diemen's Land, (later renamed Tasmania) in 1821 with his wife as the result of the family differences. He brought over £3000 with him and was given a grant of 2500 acres (10 km²). Subsequently, he received an additional 1000 acres (4 km²). Gregson was made a magist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gregson (slave Trader)
William Gregson (12 January 1721 – 1800) was an English slave trader and politician. He was responsible for at least 152 slave voyages, and his slave ships are recorded as having carried 58,201 Africans, of whom 9,148 died. Gregson was the co-owner of a ship called the ''Zong'', whose crew perpetrated the ''Zong'' massacre. Early life William Gregson was born on 12 January 1721 in Liverpool and worked as a rope maker in his youth. Slave trade Gregson was one of Britain's most prolific slave traders with at least 152 slave voyages recorded to his name. The only slave traders based in the Port of Liverpool with more recorded voyages were William Boats with 157 and William Davenport with 155. Gregson's vessels are recorded as having carried 58,201 Africans, of whom 9,148 died on board. Gregson plied the Atlantic slave trade route. His ships left the Port of Liverpool loaded with goods to be traded for enslaved people in Africa. They were then taken to the Caribbean or Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
