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Kinsley Corners, Pennsylvania
Kinsley can refer to: People * Kinsley (given name) * Billy Kinsley (born 1946), musician * Colin Kinsley, mayor of Prince George, British Columbia (1996–2008) * Craig Kinsley (born 1989), American Olympic javelin thrower * Jessie Catherine Kinsley (1858–1938), American folk artist * Michael Kinsley (born 1951), political journalist * Sarah Kinsley (born 2001), American singer-songwriter Places * Kinsley, Kansas, United States * Kinsley, West Yorkshire __NOTOC__ Kinsley is a village in the civil parish of Hemsworth, and the City of Wakefield district of West Yorkshire, England. Kinsley is a rural, ex-mining village. Its neighbouring villages are Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire, Fitzwilliam to t ..., England See also * * ' * Kingsley (other) * Kinsey (other) {{disambig, surname, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinsley (given Name)
Kinsley is a given name of English origin that is a transferred use of an English place name and surname. The name has increased in popularity in English speaking countries such as the United States, where it first ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls in 2005 and has ranked among the top 100 names for newborn girls since 2016. Spelling variants of the name are also well used. It is a name that is notably more commonly used by whites in rural states of the United States than in more urban areas. Notable people with the name include: * Kinsley S. Bingham (1808–1861), American politician See also *Kingsley (given name) Kingsley is an English given name. Written in Old English as ''Cyningesleah'', this locational name roughly means "from the king's wood, glade or meadow," and derives from the Old English words ''Cyning'' (King) and ''leah'' (Glade (geography), woo ... References English unisex given names Given names originating from a surname {{given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Kinsley
William Ellis Kinsley (born 28 November 1946) is an English musician who was lead vocalist and bassist with the Merseybeats until 1966 (although he temporarily left the band to form the Kinsleys). The group disbanded in January 1966 to resurface as the Merseys duo. They recorded the McCoys' song " Sorrow" (also covered by David Bowie on his 1973 cover album, ''Pin Ups'') with the band before embarking on a solo career, where he recorded "Bye Bye Baby" (not to be confused with a Four Seasons track of a similar title), a typical Merseybeat tune, followed by the singles "Annabella," and "You Make My Day." Early life William Ellis Kinsley was born in Anfield, Liverpool. Career Kinsley formed the Mavericks in 1960 with Tony Crane.Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). '' The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 837. They became the Pacifics in 1961 and then the Merseybeats in 1962. They were signed to Fontana Records and in 1964, Billy left the band to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Kinsley
Colin Kinsley was the mayor of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada from December 1996 through November 2008, when he chose to retire. He has been a resident of Prince George since 1971. Early years Before he began in public office, Kinsley worked for 30 years in the natural gas industry. Early political career Kinsley served as an alderman from 1984 to 1993. During that time, he also served four years as chairman of the regional district board. Aside from his mayoral duties, Kinsley was also a director on the board of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ... and a director on the boards of several Prince George community groups including the Northern Medical School Program Action Group. Kinsley served as the president of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Kinsley
Craig Kinsley (born January 19, 1989) is a retired American track and field athlete and 2012 Olympian who competed in the javelin throw, and is now an assistant coach of Brown University track and field. In 2010, he won the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and was named as an Academic All-American by the USATFCCCA. He also placed third at the US National Championships that year. In 2012, he placed third at the Olympic Trials and qualified to represent the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Early life Craig Kinsley was born January 19, 1989, to parents Tom and Andrea. He began competing in track and field after a broken hand prevented him from playing baseball his junior year of high school. At first, he ran the hurdles and did the high jump. After his hand had healed sufficiently, he added the javelin, throwing with a cast on his hand. During high school, Kinsley was named all-state in the decathlon, high jump, and javelin throw. He graduated from Fairf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie Catherine Kinsley
Jessie Catherine Kinsley (March 26, 1858 – February 10, 1938) was an American folk artist known for braidings — an artistic medium of her own devising which grew out of her interest in colonial-style braided rugs. Kinsley began making braidings at the age of 50, and created many pieces for friends and family. One author described her as having "typified the domestic artist”. Kinsley’s works attracted attention, particularly in the Arts and Crafts world. In 1917-18 alone, her creations were displayed prominently in the annual exhibit of the National Society of Craftsmen (New York), the Craftsmen’s Exhibition of the Carnegie Institute (Pittsburgh), and the Applied Arts Exhibition of the Art Institute of Chicago. Kinsley was also a prolific diarist and correspondent. A selection of those writings and a memoir were collected into a book titled ''A Lasting Spring: Jessie Catherine Kinsley, Daughter of the Oneida Community,'' which was edited by her granddaughter Jane Kinsley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Kinsley
Michael E. Kinsley (born March 9, 1951) is an American political journalist and commentator. Primarily active in print media as both a writer and editor, he also became known to television audiences as a co-host on '' Crossfire''. Early life and education Kinsley was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Lillian (Margolis) and George Kinsley, who practiced medicine. Kinsley is Jewish. He attended the Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, then graduated from Harvard College in 1972. At Harvard, Kinsley served as vice president of the university's daily newspaper, '' The Harvard Crimson''. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, then returned to Harvard for law school. Early career While a third-year law student, Kinsley began working at ''The New Republic''. He was allowed to finish his Harvard juris doctor degree through courses at the evening program at George Washington University Law School. Kinsley's first exposure to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Kinsley
Sarah Kinsley (born July 18, 2000) is an American singer-songwriter. Throughout her childhood, she performed classical music in youth orchestras and eventually studied music theory at Columbia University, where she began to produce her own alt pop music. She has continually expressed the importance of her producing every aspect of her music due to the underrepresentation of female producers in the music industry. After her song "The King" had success on TikTok in 2021, she released an extended play (EP) of the same name, which was listed on ''NME''s list of top debut projects of 2021. Kinsley followed up the project with subsequent EPs, ''Cypress'' (2022) and ''Ascension'' (2023). In 2024, she released her debut album ''Escaper''. Life and career Kinsley was born in 2000 in Mountain View, California, where she lived for the first five months of her life. She grew up in a small town in Connecticut and is of Chinese-American descent. On the presence of music in her early life, Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinsley, Kansas
Kinsley is a city in and the county seat of Edwards County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,456. It is located along Highway 50. History The community was originally called Petersburg, and under the latter name laid out in 1873. It was later renamed Peter's City. The majority of the community's first residents were from New England, especially Massachusetts, and were originally drawn by the New England Homestead and Colonization Bureau, and it was called the "New England colony" or "Massachusetts colony." In 1873, the settlement was renamed Kinsley after the Boston capitalist Edward Wilkinson Kinsley, who agreed to build a church if the community was named after him. The first post office in Kinsley was established under the name Peters in April 1873. The post office was renamed Kinsley in January 1874. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Kinsley is approximately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinsley, West Yorkshire
__NOTOC__ Kinsley is a village in the civil parish of Hemsworth, and the City of Wakefield district of West Yorkshire, England. Kinsley is a rural, ex-mining village. Its neighbouring villages are Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire, Fitzwilliam to the north, to which it is conjoined, and Hemsworth to the south-east. The village is on the B6273 road, B6273 Wakefield Road, and approximately from Wakefield to the north-west and a similar distance from the towns of Pontefract and Castleford to the north. The M1 motorway (Great Britain), M1 motorway is to the west, and the M62 motorway, M62, to the north. A railway station at Fitzwilliam gives access to Wakefield, Leeds, Doncaster and Sheffield. History The village is probably best known for ''the Kinsley evictions'' of 15 August 1905, when 25 families were evicted from their homes by police during a strike at Hemsworth Colliery. They were made temporarily homeless, and eventually set up camp at Outwood Hall farm in Outwood, West Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingsley (other)
Kingsley may refer to: People *Kingsley (given name) * Kingsley (surname) Places Australia * Kingsley, Western Australia Canada * Rural Municipality of Kingsley No. 124, Saskatchewan England *Kingsley, Cheshire *Kingsley, Hampshire * Kingsley, Northampton, a district of Northampton *Kingsley, Staffordshire United States * Kingsley, Iowa * Kingsley, Kentucky *Kingsley, Michigan *Kingsley, Oregon *Kingsley, Pennsylvania *Kingsley Corners, Wisconsin *Kingsley Plantation, Florida *Kingsley Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Kingsley College, Melbourne, Australia, a school of theology *Kingsley Hall, London, England *Kingsley (mascot), the mascot for Partick Thistle F.C. *The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award *Perrey and Kingsley, pioneers in electronic music *Kingsley Royal, mascot for Reading F.C. *Kingsley Field Kingsley may refer to: People *Kingsley (given name) * Kingsley (surname) Places Australia * Kingsley, Western Australia Canada * Rural Municipality of Kings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
