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Kempton (name)
Kempton is both an English surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Adam Kempton (born 1957) Australian politician * Arthur Kempton (1889–1958), English footballer * David Kempton (born 1956), Australian politician *George Kempton (1871–1945), Australian politician * Gloria Kempton (1951–1991) American author *Greta Kempton (1901–1991) Austrian-born American artist *Jenny Twitchell Kempton (1835–1921), American classical contralto *Murray Kempton (1917–1997) American journalist *Tim Kempton (born 1964) American professional basketball player Given name: *Kempton Bunton (1900–1976) British disabled pensioner who allegedly stole a Francisco Goya painting *Kempton Greene (1890–1966) American silent film actor Fictional characters: *Dane Kempton, elderly poet in the 1903 novel ''The Kempton-Wace Letters ''The Kempton-Wace Letters'' was a 1903 epistolary novel written jointly by Americans Jack London and Anna Strunsky, then based in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic ( Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Kempton
Adam Kidman Kempton (born 20 October 1957) is a former Member of the Parliament of Victoria. He represented the electoral district of Warrnambool in the State of Victoria as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 1985. Prior to entering Parliament, he had been admitted as a Barrister & Solicitor. Subsequent to Parliament, he has remained active in business and public life. He was the Chairman of Commissioners of the City of Manningham The City of Manningham is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne and is divided into 12 suburbs, with the largest being Doncaster and Doncaster East. It comprises an area of 113 square kilometre ... from 1994 to 1997. A campaigner on disability issues, Kempton is a board member of Realise Enterprises, a support group which provides training for people with a disability. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Kempton
Arthur Richard Kempton (29 January 1889 – December 1958) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Reading. In 2018, he was named in the RAF XI. Personal life Kempton worked as a carpenter. In July 1916, two years after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted as an Air Mechanic 2nd Class in the Royal Flying Corps. By September 1918, Kempton had been promoted to corporal. Nearly 18 months after the armistice, he was discharged from the RAF Reserve The Regular Reserve is the component of the military reserve of the British Armed Forces whose members have formerly served in the "Regular" (full-time professional) forces. (Other components of the Reserve are the Volunteer Reserves and the Spons ... in April 1920. Career statistics References External links Arthur Kemptonat arsenal.com English men's footballers English Football League players Military personnel from Essex Royal Air Force airmen 1889 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Kempton
David Kempton (born 1956) is an Australian Liberal National politician who was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Cook Cook or The Cook may refer to: Food preparation * Cooking, the preparation of food * Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food * Cook (professional), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry * ... from 2012 to 2015. He was appointed Assistant Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs on 3 April 2012. References Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians 1956 births Living people Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Kempton
George Adam Kempton (6 August 1871 – 7 June 1945) was an Australian dentist and politician who served as a Country Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1926 to 1932, representing Central Province. He also served three terms as mayor of Geraldton. Early life Kempton was born in Malvern, Victoria, to Anna (née Norman) and Thomas Kempton.George Adam Kempton Biographical Register of Members of Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2017. He came to Western Australia in 1892, during the gold rush, and prospected for several years in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Kempton
Gloria may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music * Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise * Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise ** Gloria (Handel) ** Gloria (Jenkins) ** Gloria (Poulenc), a 1959 composition by Francis Poulenc ** Gloria (Vivaldi), a musical setting of the doxology by Antonio Vivaldi Groups and labels * Gloria (Brazilian band), a post-hardcore/metalcore band * Gloria, later named Unit Gloria, a Dutch band with Robert Long as member Albums * ''Gloria'' (Disillusion album) * ''Gloria!'', an album by Gloria Estefan * ''Gloria'' (Gloria Trevi album) * ''Gloria'' (Okean Elzy album) * ''Gloria'' (Sam Smith album) * ''Gloria'' (Shadows of Knight album) (1966) * ''Gloria'' (EP), an EP by Hawk Nelson Songs * "Gloria" (Enchantment song) (1976), a song later covered by Jesse Powell in 1996 * "Gloria" (Mando Diao song), a 2009 song by Mando Diao from ''Give Me Fire'' * "Gloria" (Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greta Kempton
Martha Greta Kempton (March 22, 1901 – December 9, 1991) was the White House artist during the Truman administration. Biography Kempton was born in Vienna and came to the United States in the 1920s. She studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts before emigrating to the United States and in the 1930s was a student at the National Academy of Design and Art Students League, both in New York City. By the 1930s Kempton was living in California and a well-established portrait painter. Her style was reminiscent of Rembrandt, Rubens, and other European masters. By the 1940s, she had compiled a list of subjects, including Dagmar Nordstrom, one of the Nordstrom Sisters, the families of some Hollywood residents of New Orleans, where she lived with her then-husband, the businessman Ambrose M. McNamara. Kempton became well known in Washington following the unveiling in 1947 of her portrait of Drucie Snyder, the daughter of Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder. Through Snyder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Twitchell Kempton
Jane Elizabeth Kempton (née Twitchell; October 4, 1835 – March 13, 1921) was an American contralto opera solo singer who had an active career spanning over fifty years starting in 1850. She sang in hundreds of performances across the United States and Europe during her long career. Early life and career Jane Elizabeth Twitchell, nicknamed "Jenny", was born in Dublin, New Hampshire, in 1835,"A Successful Career Closed". ''The Golden West'', vol. 2 no. 20, April 1, 1921. p. 7. the oldest of three children born to Reuben Wilder Twitchell (1810–1895) and Hanna Prentice Wight (1815–1842). Her father was a cabinetmaker and musician who volunteered for service in the regimental band of the First Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the American Civil War from 1861 to 1862, and again from 1863 to 1865 as a musician in the 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the XII Corps then the regimental bandleader of the XX Corps of the Union Army. Reuben Wilder Twitchel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Kempton
James Murray Kempton (December 16, 1917 – May 5, 1997) was an American journalist and social and political commentator. He won a National Book Award in 1974 (category, "Contemporary Affairs") for ''The Briar Patch: The People of the State of New York versus Lumumba Shakur, et al.''"National Book Awards – 1974" . Retrieved 2012-03-09. There was a "Contemporary" or "Current" award category from 1972 to 1980. Reprinted, 1997, with new subtitle ''The Trial of the Panther 21''. He won a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Kempton
Timothy Joseph Kempton (born January 25, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball who played the power forward and center positions. Born in Jamaica, New York, he played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before having a 14-year professional career, playing 8 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in addition to seasons in Italy, France, Spain, and Turkey. He was selected in the 6th round (124th pick overall) of the 1986 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. College career Kempton played for Notre Dame under coach Digger Phelps from 1982 to 1986, appearing in 107 games over 4 season and averaging 8.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.5 assists on 26.2 minutes per game. Professional career Kempton played in 8 NBA seasons for 8 teams. He played for the Clippers (1986–87), Charlotte Hornets (1988–89, 1993–94), Denver Nuggets (1989–90), Phoenix Suns (1992–93), Cleveland Cavaliers (1993–94), Atlanta Hawks (1995–96), San Ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kempton Bunton
Kempton Cannon Bunton (14 June 1904–April 1976) was a disabled British pensioner and unemployed bus driver who confessed to stealing Francisco Goya's painting ''Portrait of the Duke of Wellington'' from the National Gallery in London in 1961. The theft of the painting was the subject of the October 2015 BBC Radio 4 drama ''Kempton and the Duke'', and the 2020 movie '' The Duke''. A National Archives file released in 2012 revealed Bunton's son John had confessed to the theft in 1969. The National Gallery burglary Motive Bunton was a disabled, retired bus driver who earned £8 a week in 1961 (equivalent to £ in ). In that year, Charles Bierer Wrightsman, a rich American art collector, who made his money in the oil business, purchased Goya's painting ''Portrait of the Duke of Wellington'' for the sum of £140,000 ($390,000) (). He had plans to take it to the United States. The British Government decided to buy the painting, for the same sum, to prevent the painting leavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kempton Greene
Kempton Greene (June 28, 1889 – May 17, 1939) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1921. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Selected filmography * '' Brown of Harvard'' (1911) *''The Daughters of Men'' (1914) * ''The Eyes of Mystery'' (1918) * '' Brown of Harvard'' (1918) * '' Our Little Wife'' (1918) * ''Fool's Gold'' (1919) * '' My Little Sister'' (1919) * ''Sentimental Tommy ''Sentimental Tommy'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson. It featured Mary Astor in one of her earliest roles, although her scenes were deleted before release. The story is based on James M. Barrie's novel. Th ...'' (1921) * '' Ten Nights in a Bar Room'' (1921) * '' Behind Masks'' (1921) *'' The Family Closet'' (1921) External links * * * 1889 births 1939 deaths American male silent film actors Male actors from Philadelphia 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1890s-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
