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Manigault
Manigault (variant spelling ''Manigaud'', ''Manigaut'', etc.) is a surname of French origin that derives from West Germanic The West Germanic languages constitute the largest of the three branches of the Germanic languages, Germanic family of languages (the others being the North Germanic languages, North Germanic and the extinct East Germanic languages, East Germ ... ''Managwald'' (''manig'' "many, much" + ''wald, walt'' "power"). It meant "laborer" in Old French too. Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', éditions Larousse, 1980, p. 412a It is similar to the German surname Manigold / Mangold. Notable people with the surname include: People * Arthur Middleton Manigault (1824-1886), Confederate General of the American Civil War * Earl Manigault (1944–1998), American basketball player * Edward Middleton Manigault (1887–1922), American Modernist painter * Elizabeth Wragg Manigault (1736–1773), socialite and wife of Peter Manigault * Gabriel Manigault ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Manigault
Gabriel Manigault (March 17, 1758 – November 4, 1809) was an American architect. Early life Manigault was born in Charleston, South Carolina, Charles Town on March 17, 1758. He was the son of Elizabeth Wragg Manigault and Peter Manigault, the wealthiest person in British North America in 1770. His sister, Henrietta Manigault, was the wife of Nathaniel Heyward, a wealthy rice planter who accumulated at least twenty-two plantations and assorted lands throughout the low country. His great-grandfather was Pierre Manigault (1664–1729), a French people, French Huguenot who was born in La Rochelle, France and settled in Charleston. Career He studied law in Geneva and London in the 1770s; it was in England that he was exposed to the emerging Adamesque style. Manigault returned to Charleston in 1780 during the American Revolutionary War.Jonathan Poston, ''Buildings of Charleston'', (Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1996). He participated in the defense of the city d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |