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Matson Navigation Company
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Matson may refer to: *Matson (surname) *Matson, Gloucester, England, a suburb of Gloucester *Matson, Missouri, an unincorporated community *2586 Matson, an asteroid * Matson, Inc., a shipping company, formerly Matson Navigation Company *Matson Films, American film distributor See also *Mattson Mattson is a Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Matt (shortened form of Matthew)". It is rare as a given name. People * Brad Mattson, Silicon Valley entrepreneur * Eli Mattson, pianist, singer, and runner-up on America's Got Talent * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matson (surname)
Matson is an English-language surname of multiple possible origins. citing ''Dictionary of American Family Names'' Notable people with the surname include: * (1770–1855), U.S. Representative from New Hampshire * April Matson (born 1981), American actress * Boyd Matson (born 1947), American TV anchor * Canute R. Matson (1843–1903), Norwegian-born American politician * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matson, Gloucester
Matson is a suburb of Gloucester, in the unparished area of Gloucester, in the Gloucester district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 40. History Unlike neighbouring villages, such as Brookthorpe and Upton St Leonards, Matson is not mentioned in the Domesday Book. It appears to have been a part of Kings Barton at the time of the survey. The origins of the name are unclear but early versions recorded include ''Matesknolle'', ''Mattesdune'' and ''Matesden''''The History of the County of Gloucester'' Rudge, Thomas. page 171. 1803 and it is likely that the names refer to |
Matson, Missouri
Matson is an unincorporated community in southern St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately three miles south of Defiance on Route 94 The following highways are numbered 94: International * European route E94 Australia * List of road routes in Western Australia#94, National Route 94 in Western Australia * Burley Griffin Way (New South Wales) * Dohertys Road (Victoria) (New ... and is near the Missouri River. History A post office called Matson was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1971. The community most likely has the name of Abraham Matson, a pioneer citizen. References Unincorporated communities in St. Charles County, Missouri Missouri populated places on the Missouri River Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{StCharlesCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2586 Matson
__NOTOC__ Year 586 ( DLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 586 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Spring – Emperor Maurice rejects a peace proposal of the Persians, in exchange for renewed payments in gold. * Battle of Solachon: A Byzantine army under command of Philippicus defeats the Sassanid Persians, near Dara. * The Avars besiege Thessalonica (Central Macedonia), the second city of the Byzantine Empire.History of the Byzantine Empire from DCCXVI to MLVII, George Finlay, p. 316 * The Vlachs are first mentioned in a Byzantine chronicle (approximate date). Europe * April 21 – King Liuvigild dies at Toledo after an 18-year reign, and is succeeded by his second son Reccared I. * Slavs advance to the gates of The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matson, Inc
Matson, Inc. is an American shipping and navigation services company headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded in 1882, Matson, Inc.'s subsidiary Matson Navigation Company provides ocean shipping services across the Pacific to Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Micronesia, the South Pacific, China, and Japan. History William Matson (1849–1917) founded Matson Navigation Company. He was born in Lysekil in Västra Götaland County, Sweden, and orphaned during childhood. He arrived in San Francisco after a trip around Cape Horn in 1867. Working aboard the Dickel family yacht, he struck up a friendship with tycoon Claus Spreckels, who financed many of Matson's new ships. In 1882, the three-masted schooner ''Emma Claudina'' ran to the Hawaiian Islands. The enterprise began in the carrying of merchandise, especially of plantation stores, to the islands and returning with cargoes of sugar. This led to gradually expanding interests at both ends of the line. In 1924, Matson completed the Matson Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matson Films
Matson Films is an American independent film distributor based in San Francisco. Founded in 2004, it specializes in the distribution, production and sales of independent feature films. Matson Films released the award-winning (Toronto Film Festival, Gen Art Film Festival, U.S. Comedy Arts Festival) comedy ''It's All Gone Pete Tong'' to 30 markets in April 2005, and in 2009 released the award-winning drama '' Sinner''. Releases * ''Gurukulam'' (2014) * '' Sinner'' (2009) * '' Towncraft'' (2007) * ''Snowblind'' (2006) * ''The World's Best Prom'' (2006) * ''It's All Gone Pete Tong ''It's All Gone Pete Tong'' is a 2004 British-Canadian mockumentary-drama film about a DJ (Paul Kaye) who goes completely deaf. The title uses a rhyming slang phrase used in Britain from the 1980s (Pete Tong = "wrong"), referring to the BBC Rad ...'' (2005) References External links Matson Films official website Film distributors of the United States Film production companies of the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
