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Blanshard Island
Blanshard may refer to: Places: *Blanshard, Manitoba, rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada *Blanshard Peak, distinctive rock pinnacle in Golden Ears Provincial Park *Blanshard Street, arterial road in Victoria, British Columbia Given name: *Blanshard Stamp QC (1905–1984), English lawyer, a Lord Justice of Appeal and a member of the Privy Council *Harry Blanshard Wood VC MM (1882–1924), English recipient of the Victoria Cross Surname: *Brand Blanshard (1892–1987), American philosopher known primarily for his defense of reason *Paul Blanshard (1892–1980), controversial author, lawyer, Humanist, and outspoken critic of Catholicism *Richard Blanshard MA (1817–1894), English barrister, first governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island from 1849 to 1851 See also *Blanchard Blanchard is a French family name. It is also used as a given name. It derives from the Old French word ''blanchart'' which meant "whitish, bordering upon white". It is also an ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanshard, Manitoba
The Rural Municipality of Blanshard is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Saskatchewan and the Town of Rapid City to form the Rural Municipality of Oakview. It was located northwest of the city of Brandon Brandon may refer to: Names and people *Brandon (given name), a male given name *Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins Places Australia *Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales * Brandon, .... Communities * Brumlie * Cardale * Norman * Oak River References ''Manitoba Historical Society - Rural Municipality of Blanshard''Map of Blanshard R.M. at Statcan External links * {{coord, 50, 11, 47, N, 100, 21, 30, W, scale:250000, display=title Blanshard Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanshard Peak
Blanshard Peak also known as The Blanshard Needle by local climbersRicker-CAJ83 is a distinctive rock pinnacle in Golden Ears Provincial Park that is visible from many places in the Lower Mainland. Named for the first governor of the colony of Vancouver Island, the name of the summit and area is the subject of some confusion due to the labeling of the entire Golden Ears Group on the published maps for the area.92G/07 ''Mount Blanshard'' is the proper name of the Golden Ears massif, and later became attached by authors of climbing guides to the summit at the southern end of the group. See also * Golden Ears Group * Golden Ears (mountain) * Edge Peak * Golden Ears Provincial Park Notes References * * * * External links * * Mountains of the Lower Mainland Maple Ridge, British Columbia Garibaldi Ranges One-thousanders of British Columbia New Westminster Land District {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanshard Street
Blanshard Street is an arterial road in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre and Mayfair Shopping Centre are located along Blanshard. It has been the route for the Pat Bay Highway through Victoria since 1978 when the Blanshard Extension was completed from Hillside Street to Douglas Street.- Among the more notable buildings on the street is the Romanesque Revival building of Congregation Emanu-El, the oldest surviving synagogue building in Canada. The street is named for Richard Blanshard, the first governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island The Colony of Vancouver Island, officially known as the Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies, was a Crown colony of British North America British North America comprised the colonial territories of the British Empire in North America .... References Roads in Victoria, British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanshard Stamp
Sir Edward Blanshard Stamp (21 March 1905 – 20 June 1984), also styled The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Stamp, was an English lawyer, a Lord Justice of Appeal and a member of the Privy Council.'Stamp, Rt Hon. Sir (Edward) Blanshard' in ''Who's Who, 1983'' (London, A. & C. Black, 1983) The son of Alfred Edward Stamp, Stamp was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, and the Inns of Court. A barrister, he became a High Court judge of the Chancery Division and in 1971 a Lord Justice of Appeal. He was appointed a privy counsellor The Privy Council (PC), officially His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Its membership mainly comprises senior politicians who are current or former members of ei ... on 5 April 1971. He should not be confused with antecedents of the same name, Mr Edward Blanshard Stamp (1805 – 1847), of Brighton, and Mr Edward Blanshard Stamp (d. 1908), of Hampstead. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Blanshard Wood
Harry Blanshard Wood, VC, MM (21 June 1882 – 15 August 1924) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Harry Wood was born 21 June 1882 in Newton on Derwent, Yorkshire, the son of John Wood, an agricultural labourer, and Maria Nichol Dey. At 37 years old, Harry was a corporal in the 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards, British Army during the First World War when the deed for which he was awarded the VC took place. On 13 October 1918 at Saint-Python, France, when the advance was desperately opposed and the streets of the village were raked by fire, Corporal Wood's platoon sergeant was killed and he took command of the leading platoon. The River Selle had to be crossed and the ruined bridge gained, although the space in front of it was full of snipers, so the corporal carried a very large brick into the open space, lay down behind it and, fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brand Blanshard
Percy Brand Blanshard (; August 27, 1892 – November 19, 1987) was an American philosophy, American philosopher known primarily for his defense of reason and rationalism. A powerful polemicist, by all accounts he comported himself with courtesy and grace in philosophical controversies and exemplified the "rational temper" he advocated. Biography Brand Blanshard was born August 27, 1892 in Fredericksburg, Ohio. His parents were Francis, a Congregational minister, and Emily Coulter Blanshard, Canadians who met in high school in Weston, Toronto, Weston, Ontario. The Freethought, freethinker and sometime ''The Nation (U.S. periodical), The Nation'' editor Paul Blanshard, Paul Beecher Blanshard was his fraternal twin. During a visit to Toronto in 1893, their mother Emily fell down stairs while holding a kerosene lamp. She died of burns the next day. The Rev. Mr. Blanshard brought his sons to Grand Rapids, Michigan, for maternal care by his mother, Orminda Adams Blanshard, widow of Met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Blanshard
Paul Beecher Blanshard (August 27, 1892 – January 27, 1980) was an American author, assistant editor of ''The Nation'' magazine, lawyer, socialist, secular humanist, and from 1949 an outspoken critic of Catholicism. Early life and education Paul and his twin brother Brand were born in Fredericksburg, Ohio, where their father, Francis, was a Congregational minister. Reverend Blanshard and his wife, Emily Coulter Blanshard were Canadian. They met in high school while living in Weston, Ontario, immediately north of Toronto. When the twins were 12 months old, their mother fell down stairs holding a lighted oil lamp. Her clothing caught fire, and she died a day later of severe burns. Reverend Blanshard brought his sons to Grand Rapids, Michigan, for maternal care by his mother, Orminda Adams Blanshard, widow of Methodist clergyman Shem Blanshard. Francis left them in her care, briefly to pastor a church in Helena, Montana. In 1899 the four moved south to Edinburg, Ohio. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Blanshard
Richard Blanshard MA (19 October 1817 – 5 June 1894) was an English barrister and first governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island from its foundation in 1849 to his resignation in 1851. Biography Blanshard was born in London to a wealthy mercantile family, and after reading law at Cambridge University, served in the army in British India. At the age of 32, a personal connection helped secure Blanshard the post of colonial governor of Vancouver Island. Although the commission was dated in July, 1849, Blanshard did not arrive in the colony's capital of Fort Victoria until March of the following year. Blanshard's short tenure proved unhappy from the start, largely because of the enormous power and influence wielded by the Hudson's Bay Company and its autocratic Chief Factor, James Douglas. Indeed, prior to Blanshard's appointment, there had been serious consideration given by the colonial office to appointing Douglas governor, but concerns over conflict of interest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
