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Western (surname)
Western is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Western (1923–1987), Australian rules footballer * Andrew Western (born 1985), British politician * Anne Western (born 1955), English politician * Bruce Western (born 1964), Australian-born American sociologist * Cyrus Western, American politician * Edward Western (1845–1919), English cricketer * Franklin Western (born 1972), basketball player * Frederick Western (1880–1951), Anglican bishop * Joel Western (born 2002), Australian rules footballer * John Western (1931–2011), Australian academic and author * Johnny Western (born 1934), American country singer-songwriter * Jon Western (1963–2022), American political scholar * Lucille Western (1843–1877), American stage actress * Matt Western (born 1962), British politician * Mike Western (1925–2008), British comics artist * Phil Western (1971–2019), Canadian musician * Samuel Western (1652–1699), English politician * Thomas Western (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Albert Western
Albert Western (13 February 1923 – 21 October 1987) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Western's football career was interrupted by his service in the Australian Army during World War II. Notes External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Western, Albert 1923 births 1987 deaths Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Richmond Football Club players East Fremantle Football Club players South Fremantle Football Club players 20th-century Australian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
John Western
John Stuart Western (16 March 1931 – 6 January 2011) was an Australian academic and author. He received his B.A. and M.A. and his Diploma of Social Studies from the University of Melbourne, and his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1959. In 1966, along with Colin A. Hughes, he published a study of Australia's first televised policy speech on 12 November 1963, by then prime minister Sir Robert Menzies.Hughes, C.A. & Western, J.S. (1966). Bookcover & p.1 At this time, Western was a lecturer in psychology at the Australian National University. Their study comprised 250 voters who viewed the policy speech, examined the effect of this form of political communication, and traced its impact on the knowledge, attitudes, and opinions of this group. This was the first such detailed study undertaken in Australia, providing a testing of theories of cognitive equilibrium in relation to voting behaviour, and an examination of television's use in political communication. Western moved to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Phil Western
Phillip Charles Western (August 12, 1971 – February 4, 2019) was a Canadian musician, based in Vancouver and a founding member of the bands Download, PlatEAU, Frozen Rabbit, and Off and Gone. Biography Having started his career as a drummer and eventually as a programmer, he became a remix engineer starting in the mid-1990s. His friendship with Dwayne Goettel led to him doing a small amount of keyboard work on the Skinny Puppy album '' The Process'', as well as creating the Subconscious record label with Goettel in 1993. After Goettel's death from a heroin overdose in 1995, he became partners with Cevin Key in several musical projects. As an engineer, or remix engineer, he had worked with Skinny Puppy, Mirror, Bryan Adams, and Nine Inch Nails. He also assisted in remixes of songs written by Monster Magnet and Rob Halford and Metallica among others. Often maintaining a low visibility in his collaborative projects, it was his solo work which brought his abilities to ligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mike Western
Mike Western (b. Southampton, 4 February 1925; d. 13 May 2008)Ian WheelerMike Western remembered, Down The Tubes, 21 May 2008 was a British comics artist. He worked as a Cleanup (animation), clean-up artist for Gaumont-British, GB Animation after military service in the Second World War, and later at Halas and Batchelor on their 1954 film adaptation of ''Animal Farm (1954 film), Animal Farm''. In the early 1950s he joined fellow former GB Animation artists Ron ''Nobby'' Clark and Eric Bradbury at Amalgamated Press, drawing adventure strips for ''Knockout (UK comics), Knock-Out'', including the western ''Lucky Logan'' and the aviation series ''Johnnie Wingco''.Steve HollandMike Western (1925-2008) Bear Alley, 20 May 2008 In 1960 he moved to ''TV Express'', where he drew TV tie-ins ''No Hiding Place'' and ''Biggles'', the latter in colour. In 1962 he began drawing for ''Buster (comics), Buster'', including ''The Leopard from Lime Street'', on which his pencils were inked by Bradbur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Matt Western
Matthew Raymond Western (born 7 November 1962) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Warwick & Leamington since 2017. Early life and career Matthew Raymond Western was educated in St Albans, Hertfordshire and was privately educated at St Albans School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography from the University of Bristol in 1984. Prior to entering politics, Western worked in various senior management roles during a 24-year career with Peugeot both in the UK and Paris, France. He specialised in Finance, Procurement and Marketing. Political career Western entered politics relatively late in life, and was elected to the Leamington Willes ward of Warwickshire County Council for the first time in 2013. Western was elected again in 2017 shortly before becoming an MP. He resigned as a Councillor in March 2018. While a councillor, Western volunteered as a careers mentor at Campion School in Leamington Spa. Weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lucille Western
Pauline Lucille Western (born in New Orleans, 8 January 1843; died in Brooklyn, New York, 11 January 1877) was an American stage actress .* See also prior listing, "Western, Helen". Biography Her parents were actors. She made her first appearance on the stage with her sister Helen Western (1844–1868) as “change artist” at her father's theatre in Washington, D.C., and traveled extensively with her in the United States. They were known as the “Star Sisters,” and their principal play was the “Three Fast Men.” In 1858 they appeared at the Old Bowery Theatre in New York City. In the 1860s, Lucille appeared at the Holliday Street Theatre in “East Lynne,” achieving her first success. In 1861 to 1865 she traveled with a combination troupe, playing Nancy Sykes in “Oliver Twist,” with Edward L. Davenport as Bill Sykes and James W. Wallack, Jr., as Fagin. In 1865 she played in Philadelphia, appearing in “Eleanor's Victory,” “Lucretia Borgia,” “Jane Eyre,” � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jon Western
Jon Western (1963 – January 29, 2022) was an American political scientist who was the Carol Hoffmann Collins '63 Professor of International Relations and Five College Professor of International Relations at Mount Holyoke College and the Five Colleges. He served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty at Mount Holyoke from 2016 to 2020. He received his B.A. in Political Science and Russian Area Studies from Macalester College, his M.P.P. from the University of Michigan, and his Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University. Mount Holyoke College As Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty at Mount Holyoke College from 2016 to 2020, Western served as the college's chief academic officer. He co-led the college's 10-year reaccreditation for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the launch of the college's Plan for 2023 strategic plan and its first-ever implementation plan; he led the expansion of the tenure track faculty inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Johnny Western
Johnny Western (born October 28, 1934) is an American country singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and radio show host. He is a member of the Western Music Association Hall of Fame and the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame. Early life Johnny Western was born Johnny Westerlund in Two Harbors in Lake County in northeastern Minnesota but was primarily reared in Northfield in south central Minnesota. His father was an instructor and officer in several Civilian Conservation Corps camps, where Western spent some his earlier years. He also lived on Indian reservations along the Canada–United States border. When he was five years old, Western's parents took him to see the western film '' Guns and Guitars'', which starred the actor/singer Gene Autry. The young boy decided he wanted to be a singing cowboy. At the age of twelve, he received a guitar. Within a year, he was performing professionally. Musical career Johnny Western's professional career began as a young teenage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Joel Western
Joel Western (born 12 October 2002) is an Australian rules football player who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A member of Fremantle's Next Generation Academy (NGA), as his mother was born in Singapore, Western was drafted with the 54th selection in the 2020 national draft, when Fremantle matched the Western Bulldogs's bid. He had played junior football for Claremont and represented Western Australia at Under 18 level. His father John, also played football for Subiaco in the 1980s and his sister Mikayla Western plays for the West Coast Eagles, having previously played one game for Fremantle in the AFL Women's league in 2022 as a COVID-19 top-up player. He was selected to make his AFL debut for Fremantle in round 13 of the 2021 AFL season against Gold Coast, alongside fellow 2020 draftee and NGA member, Brandon Walker. Following the conclusion of the 2022 season Fremantle Football Club delisted Western, after playing four AF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Andrew Western
Andrew Howard Western (born 18 March 1985) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stretford and Urmston since 2022. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transformation in the Department for Work and Pensions since 2024. Prior to his election to Parliament, Western served as Leader of Trafford Council from 2018 to 2022. Early life Andrew Howard Western was born at Wythenshawe Hospital, and grew up in Timperley, Trafford. His mother Denise Western (née Firth) is a Labour councillor on Trafford Council. He has four sisters, and describes his upbringing as "modest", saying that "after my parents' divorce times were tough"; he has stated that his family benefited from Tax Credits, Child Tax Credits and the Education Maintenance Allowance. Western attended Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, before studying History and Politics at Sheffield University, graduating in 2006. He returned to Trafford afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Frederick Western
Frederick James Western (24 February 1880 – 24 November 1951) was the fifth Anglican Bishop of Tinnevelly in the mid-20th century. He was educated at Marlborough and Trinity College, Cambridge. He joined the Cambridge Mission to Delhi in 1904 and was ordained twelve years later becoming its Head in 1918. From 1923 to 1929 he was a Canon Residentiary of the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, Lahore after which he was appointed to the episcopate.''Ecclesiastical News. New Bishop Of Tinnevelly'' The Times ''The Times'' is a British Newspaper#Daily, daily Newspaper#National, national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its si ... Wednesday, 20 February 1929; pg. 17; Issue 45132; col E He was buried on 30 November 1951. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Western, Frederick James People educated at Marlborough College 1880 births People from Paddingt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Franklin Western
Franklin Western Canales (born April 11, 1972 in New York City, New York ) is a professional basketball player. He is 2.00 m tall and plays as a forward. Western is member of the Dominican Republic national basketball team The Dominican Republic national basketball team () represents the Dominican Republic in men's international basketball competitions. In 2011 and 2012, John Calipari, the head coach of the University of Arkansas men's basketball team, served as .... Sports career University Western played four seasons with the Providence College Friars. In his first season in 1990-91, Western played in 18 games averaging 2.4 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. He sat out the 1991-92 season. The following season, he played in 22 games averaging 7.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. In the 1993-94 season, he played in 20 games (16 starts) increasing his production to 12.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, and in his final season in 1994-95, he played in 29 games (24 star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |