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William Langhorne (clergyman)
William Langhorne may refer to: *Sir William Langhorne, 1st Baronet (c. 1631–1715), colonial administrator in British India under the East India Company *Will Langhorne William Langhorne (born July 29, 1974, in Washington, D.C.), is a race car driver sponsored by Porsche. He is also a former driver in the Indy Racing League. After coming up through karting and the Skip Barber Racing Schools, he drove in the Barbe ..., racing car driver *William Langhorne, clergyman, who with his brother John Langhorne translated ''Plutarch's Lives'' {{Hndis, Langhorne, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Langhorne, 1st Baronet
Sir William Langhorne, 1st Baronet ( – 26 February 1715) was the Agent of Madras from January 1670 to 27 January 1678.Thomas Seccombe'Langhorne, Sir William, baronet (c.1634–1715)' rev. Andrew Grout, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, . Retrieved 14 March 2008. Family and early life William Langhorne was baptised on 26 July 1631 at St Gabriel Fenchurch, the son of William Langhorne and Mary née Oxenbridge. Langhorne was born in a well-off family. His uncle Needham Langhorne left behind a vast fortune upon his death in 1673, his favourite property being the manor of Newton Bromswold in Northamptonshire. Langhorne was also a distant relation of first President of the United States George Washington. Langhorne's father (also named William) was himself active in the East India Company, and had residences in Hitchin and in the parish of St Gabriel Fenchurch in the City of London. Langhorne entered Trinity College, Cambridge on 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Langhorne
William Langhorne (born July 29, 1974, in Washington, D.C.), is a race car driver sponsored by Porsche. He is also a former driver in the Indy Racing League. After coming up through karting and the Skip Barber Racing Schools, he drove in the Barber Dodge Pro Series from 1997 to 1999 and Toyota Atlantic in 1999 and 2000. He reached his goal of top-level open-wheel racing when he competed in the 2002 IRL season with 3 starts for Treadway Racing. His best career IRL finish was in 13th position in the Delphi Indy 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway. In 2003, he raced in Formula 3000 for BCN Competicion. In 2004 and 2005 he raced in the ARCA ReMax Series. In 2006 he raced for Molitor Racing in the Porsche Michelin Supercup Series that tours with Formula One. He is an alumnus of Burke Mountain Academy and Babson College. Racing record American Open Wheel (key) Indy Racing League Complete Porsche Supercup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Langhorne (poet)
John Langhorne was an English clergyman, poet, translator, editor and author. He was born in March 1735 in Winton, a village in the former Westmorland, now the Eden District of Cumbria: ::In Eden's vale where early fancy wrought ::Her wild embroidery on the ground of thought. He died on 1 April 1779, in Blagdon, Somerset. Life John Langhorne's father was also a clergyman and died when his son was four. His mother made sure he had a school education, first in Winton village and then in Appleby, but there were not sufficient funds to send him to university. From the age of 18, he supported himself by teaching at various places in Yorkshire and finally was appointed tutor to the nine sons of Robert Cracroft at Hackthorn Hall in Lincolnshire. Having taken deacon's orders, he left in 1761 and, after a curate's appointment in Dagenham, became curate and lecturer at St. John's, Clerkenwell in 1764, and was appointed assistant preacher at Lincoln's Inn at the end of the following year. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
