Pender may refer to:

Places

Pender, Nebraska Pender is a village in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States. On March 22, 2016, the United States Supreme Court resolved a disagreement as to whether Pender is located on the Omaha Indian Reservation, holding unanimously that "the disputed l ...

Pender County, North Carolina Pender County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,203. Its county seat is Burgaw. Pender County is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The county ...

Pender Island Pender Island ( Saanich: ) is one of the Southern Gulf Islands located in the Gulf of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada. Pender Island is approximately in area and is home to about 2,250 permanent residents, as well as a large seasonal populati ...

, British Columbia * Pender Township, Thurston County, Nebraska * Joseph John Pender House, in Wilson County, North Carolina

People

* Baron Pender, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom *

Daniel Pender Daniel Pender was a Royal Navy Staff Commander, later captain, who surveyed the Coast of British Columbia aboard , and from 1857 to 1870. Pender was recorded as the second master of the admiralty survey vessel, HMS ''Plumper'', in 1857 when h ...

, Royal Navy Staff Commander, later captain * David Pender, former American football player *

Derek Pender Derek Pender (born 2 October 1983) is an Irish football manager and former footballer who played as a full-back for the League of Ireland clubs Shelbourne, Dublin City, Shamrock Rovers, Bray Wanderers, St Patrick's Athletic and Bohemians. ...

, Irish association footballer *

Harold Pender Harold Pender (1879–1959) was an American academic, author, and inventor. He was the first Dean of the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Electrical Engineering, a position he held from the founding of the School in 1923 until his ...

, American academic, author, and inventor *

John Pender Sir John Pender KCMG GCMG FSA FRSE (10 September 1816 – 7 July 1896) was a Scottish submarine communications cable pioneer and politician. Early life He was born in the Vale of Leven, Scotland, the son of James Pender and his wife, Marion Ma ...

, Scottish submarine communications cable pioneer and politician *

Mark Pender Mark "The Loveman" Pender (born August 21, 1957 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a trumpet player and vocalist who has played with Southside Johnny, Little Steven and Bruce Springsteen. Since 1993 he has performed on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' ...

, American trumpetist *

Mel Pender Melvin Pender Jr. (born October 31, 1937 in Atlanta, Georgia) competed as a runner in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, winning an Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 m relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He had been a member of the Philadelphia P ...

, American sprinter *

Paul Pender Paul Pender (June 20, 1930 – January 12, 2003), was an American boxer and firefighter from Massachusetts who held the World Middleweight Championship. Early life Pender was born in the Boston suburb of Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of Wi ...

, American boxer and fire-fighter from Massachusetts *

Peter Pender Peter Alexander Pender (August 10, 1936 – November 18, 1990) was an American Contract bridge, bridge player and figure skater from Forestville, California. He died of AIDS in San Francisco, California. Pender, who was born in Pennsylvania, an e ...

, American bridge player *

Robert Pender Robert Edmund Pender (1867 – July 16, 1936) held multiple roles in professional baseball. He played, managed and umpired at the minor league level for many years. His playing career began in 1886 and lasted through 1907. Records indicate tha ...

, American professional baseball player, manager and umpire *

William Dorsey Pender William Dorsey Pender (February 6, 1834 – July 18, 1863) was a general in the Confederacy in the American Civil War serving as a brigade and divisional commander. Promoted to brigadier on the battlefield at Seven Pines by Confederate President ...

, Confederate general in the American Civil War

Schools

Pender Early College High School Pender Early College High School, also known as PEC or PECHS, is a school in Burgaw, North Carolina, United States, created by the Early College High School Initiative, and sponsored by the New Schools Project. Pender County Schools and Cape Fea ...

, North Carolina *

Pender High School Pender High School is located in Burgaw, North Carolina on Highway 53, and about 25 miles from Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United St ...

, North Carolina

Locomotives

*''No. 3 Pender'', an 1873 locomotive of the

Isle of Man Railway The Isle of Man Railway (IMR) ( gv, Raad Yiarn Vannin) is a narrow gauge steam-operated railway connecting Douglas with Castletown and Port Erin on the Isle of Man. The line is narrow gauge and long. It is the remainder of what was a much ...

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