Smedley can refer to:

People

Given name

Smedley Butler Major General Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881June 21, 1940), nicknamed the "Maverick Marine", was a senior United States Marine Corps officer who fought in the Philippine–American War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Mexican Revolution and W ...

(1881–1940), U.S. Marine Corps major general, double recipient of the Medal of Honor *

Smedley Crooke Sir John Smedley Crooke (1861 – 13 October 1951) was a British politician. He was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Deritend from 1922 to 1929, and from 1931 to 1945. An annual football tournament named the Smedley Crooke ...

(1861–1951), British politician * Smedley Darlington (1827–1899), American politician

Surname

Agnes Smedley Agnes Smedley (February 23, 1892 – May 6, 1950) was an American journalist, writer, and activist who supported the Indian Independence Movement and the Chinese Communist Revolution. Raised in a poverty-stricken miner's family in Missouri and Co ...

(1892–1950), American journalist and writer *

Audrey Smedley Audrey Smedley (1930 – October 14, 2020) was an American social anthropologist and professor emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University in anthropology and African-American studies. Early life and education Smedley received her BA and MA in ...

(1930–2020), American social anthropologist * Bert Smedley (1905–unknown), Australian rules footballer *

Brian Smedley Sir Frank Brian Smedley (28 November 1934 – 6 April 2007) was a High Court judge in the Queen's Bench Division from 1995 to 2000. As a circuit judge, he took charge of the prosecution of the Matrix Churchill trial in 1992. Early life ...

(1934–2007), British judge *

Cameron Smedley Cameron "Cam" Smedley (born October 9, 1990) is a Canadian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. Smedley competes as a member of the Canadian National Whitewater Slalom Team. He competes in the C1 class (single ...

(born 1990), Canadian canoeist *

Edward Smedley Edward Smedley (1788–1836) was an English clergyman known as a miscellaneous writer. Life The second son of the Rev. Edward Smedley by his wife Hannah, fourth daughter of George Bellas of Willey, Surrey, was born in the Sanctuary, Westminster, ...

(1788–1836), English clergyman and writer * Elizabeth Anna Hart (1822–1890), née Smedley, British poet and novelist * Eric Smedley (born 1973), former professional American football player * Francis Edward Smedley (1818–1864), English novelist and writer *

Harold Smedley Sir Harold Smedley (19 June 1920 – 16 February 2004) was a British diplomat who was envoy to several countries. Career Harold Smedley was educated at Aldenham School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. During World War II he served in the Royal ...

(1920–2004), British diplomat *

Hugh Smedley Hugh Smedley is a former New Zealand rower. At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four alongside fellow Waitaki Boys' High School crew members Keith Heselwood, George Paterson ...

, New Zealand rower *

John Smedley (disambiguation) John Smedley may refer to: *Jonathan Smedley (1671–1729), Anglo-Irish churchman and satirical victim *John Smedley (industrialist), 19th century English industrialist * John Smedley (business executive), former president of Daybreak Game Compa ...

* Jonathan Smedley (1671–1729), Anglo-Irish churchman and polemicist * Karen Smedley (born 1972), American professional wrestling valet *

Kayla Bashore Smedley Kayla Bashore-Smedley (born February 20, 1983 in Daegu, South Korea) is an American field hockey defender and midfielder. Now living in Bloomington, Indiana , she was a student of the Indiana University, where she played for the Hoosiers, an ...

(born 1983), American field hockey player * Larry E. Smedley (1949–1967), United States Marine corporal, posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor in Vietnam *

Menella Bute Smedley Menella Bute Smedley (1820–1877) was a novelist and poet. A relative of Lewis Carroll, she wrote some minor novels and books of poems, including the anonymous, ''The Story of Queen Isabel, and Other Verses'', 1863. She translated the old German ...

(1820–1877), English novelist and poet *

Michael Smedley Michael John Smedley (born 28 October 1941) is an English former first-class cricketer. He began his career with Yorkshire and played for the Second XI 1960–62. In 1963, he joined Nottinghamshire and made his first-class debut in 1964. Smedley ...

(born 1941), English cricketer *

Oliver Smedley Major William Oliver Smedley (19 February 1911 – 16 November 1989) was an English businessman involved in classical liberal politics and pirate radio.''The Times'' (18 November 1989), p. 12. Early life Smedley was born in Godstone, Surrey, on ...

(1911–1989), English businessman and activist *

Peter Smedley Peter Smedley (2 February 1943 – 11 April 2019) was an Australian businessman who held senior roles with several Australian Securities Exchange listed companies. Early years Smedley was born on 2 January 1943 in Perth, Western Australia w ...

(born 1943), Australian businessman *

Ralph C. Smedley Ralph C. Smedley (February 22, 1878 – September 11, 1965) was the founder of Toastmasters International, an international speaking organization with more than 352,000 members in 141 countries and more than 16,400 individual clubs. Illinois Wesl ...

(1878–1965), American teacher and YMCA director who founded Toastmasters International *

Rob Smedley Rob Smedley (born 28 November 1973) is a British automotive engineer who works for the organizers of Formula One motor racing after several years working within the Williams, Ferrari and Jordan Formula One teams. Biography Smedley was born and ...

(born 1973), English engineer for F1 driver Felipe Massa *

Robert Smedley Robert Smedley (born June 25, 1963 in Ashland, Kentucky) is an American retired professional wrestler and author, better known by his ring name Bobby Blaze. He gained the majority of his in-ring success performing for Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SM ...

(born 1963), American professional wrestler *

Samuel Smedley Samuel Smedley was a ship captain and privateer during the American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of t ...

(1753–1812), American Revolutionary War ship captain *

William Thomas Smedley William Thomas Smedley (March 26, 1858March 26, 1920), was an American artist born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, of a Quaker. He worked at a newspaper, then studied engraving and art in Philadelphia, in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine A ...

(1858–1920), American artist

Pseudonym

* Smedley, reported to have been closely involved with the founding of the darknet market Silk Road

Places

Smedley, Manchester Smedley is an area of north Manchester, England, on the banks of the River Irk between Cheetham Hill to the west, Collyhurst to the south, Crumpsall to the north and Harpurhey to the east. In 1819, Samuel Bamford and Henry Hunt stopped at Smedl ...

, an area in north Manchester, England, United Kingdom *

Smedley, Indiana Smedley is an unincorporated community in Vernon Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 ...

, an unincorporated community, United States * Smedley, Virginia, an unincorporated community, United States

Other uses

Smedley Elementary School The Mastery Charter School - Smedley Elementary is an American charter school that is located in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. History and n ...

, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, a charter school on the National Register of Historic Places *Smedley, a character in the

Chilly Willy Chilly Willy is a cartoon character, a diminutive penguin. He was created by director Paul Smith for the Walter Lantz studio in 1953, and developed further by Tex Avery in the two subsequent films following Smith's debut entry. The character ...

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