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Alexander Cameron (tramways Administrator)
Alexander or Alex or Sandy Cameron may refer to: People born before 1900 * Alexander Cameron (bishop) (1747–1828), Roman Catholic bishop * Alexander Cameron (British Army officer, born 1781) (1781–1850), British Army general * Alexander Cameron (businessman) (1827–1893), Irish-born businessman and lawyer; founder of the town of Essex, Ontario, Canada * Alexander Cameron (politician) (1834–1917), physician and political figure in Quebec * Alexander F. Cameron (1860–1943), merchant, lumberman and political figure in Nova Scotia * Alexander Cameron (tramways administrator) (1864–1940), first chairman of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board * Alexander Donald Cameron (1873–1957), trader of Scottish descent who founded the Tonga Ma'a Tonga Kautaha (Tonga for Tongans Cooperative) in Tonga * Alexander Gordon Cameron (1876–1944), British trades unionist and Labour Party politician * Alexander Thomas Cameron (1882–1947), British-born Canadian biochemist * Alexander M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Cameron (bishop)
Alexander Cameron (28 July 1747 – 7 February 1828) was a Scottish Catholic prelate who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Lowland District, Lowland District, Scotland. Life Born in Braemar, Aberdeenshire on 28 July 1747, he was the son of James Cameron and Margery Macktinosh. He spent four years at Scalan before entering the The Scots College (Rome), Scots College in Rome on 22 December 1764, and took the Religious vows, oath there on 1 June 1765. Seven years later, he received Holy Orders as a subdeacon on 19 January 1772, a deacon on 26 January 1772, and a Priesthood (Catholic Church), priest on 2 February 1772, all from Francesco Maria Piccolomini, Bishop of Pienza, in the chapel of the Scots College. He returned to Scotland and was placed in charge of the mission at Strathavon in Banffshire. The young Cameron was then appointed Rector of the Royal Scots College, Valladolid and travelled to Spain in the summer of 1780. He was appointed the Coad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander W
Alexander () is a male given name, name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander, Oleksandr, Oleksander, Aleksandr, and Alekzandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar (name), Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexsander, Alexandre (given name), Alexandre, Aleks (given name), Aleks, Aleksa (given name), Aleksa, Aleksandre, Alejandro, Alessandro, Alasdair, Sasha (name), Sasha, Sandy (given name), Sandy, Sandro, Sikandar (other), Sikandar, Skander, Sander (name), Sander and Xander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria (given name), Alexandria, and Sasha (name), Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Cameron (musician)
Alex Cameron (born 11 September 1988) is an Australian singer-songwriter from Sydney. He is best known for his solo career, a high-concept act in which Cameron initially adopted the persona of a failed entertainer. During live performances, Cameron is often joined by saxophonist and "business partner" Roy Molloy. Before making music under his own name, Cameron was also a member of the electronica act Seekae, releasing three studio albums with them. Cameron independently released his debut album, ''Jumping the Shark (album), Jumping the Shark'', for free on his website in 2013. In 2016, Secretly Canadian reissued the album to a wider audience and growing cult fanbase. In 2017, Cameron released his second studio album, ''Forced Witness'', featuring contributions from Molloy, Flowers, Olsen and Jonathan Rado. His third studio album, ''Miami Memory'', was released in September 2019. His fourth studio album, ''Oxy Music'', was released in March 2022. Career 2013–2016: ''Jumping th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Camerson
Sandy may refer to: People and fictional characters *Sandy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Sandy (surname), a list of people * Sandy (Iranian music band), Iranian singer, composer, arranger, and keyboard player *Sandy (Brazilian singer), Brazilian singer and actress Sandy Leah Lima (born 1983) *Sandy (Egyptian singer), Arabic singer Sandy Adel Ahmed Hussein (born 1986) * (Sandy) Alex G, a former stage name of American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alexander Giannascoli (born 1993) * Sandy Mitchell, pen name of British writer Alex Stewart Places * Sandy, Bedfordshire, England, a market town and civil parish ** Sandy railway station * Sandy, Carmarthenshire, Wales * Sandy, Florida, an unincorporated area in Manatee County * Sandy, Oregon, a city * Sandy, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place * Sandy, Utah, a city * Sandy, Kanawha County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Sandy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Cameron (bishop)
Alex Whitcomb Cameron (born 1964) is a Canadian-born bishop of the Anglican Church in North America. In August 2022, he became bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, succeeding Jim Hobby after a nearly two-year interim period. Cameron was previously an Anglican priest in Canada and the United States and a manager at GE Healthcare. Early life, education, and early ministry Cameron was born in Nova Scotia, the son of provincial Liberal Party leader Sandy Cameron, grandson of Alexander W. Cameron, and great grandson of Alexander F. Cameron, all of whom served as Nova Scotia MLAs for Guysborough. Cameron has said he grew up in a family that was not particularly religious and that they infrequently attended church but had a strong sense of public service. Cameron attended Dalhousie University in Halifax. During a study abroad program in France, he experienced a religious conversion and began attending an Anglican church in Halifax upon his return. It was here where he m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Cameron (barrister)
Allan Alexander Cameron (27 August 1963 – 21 March 2023) was an English barrister. Family and education Cameron was the elder son of Ian Donald Cameron (1932–2010) and Mary Fleur Mount (1934−2025), and the brother of the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron. He was educated at Heatherdown School, Eton College and the University of Bristol (LLB), and called to the bar from the Inner Temple in 1986. In 1990, he married the lawyer Sarah Louise Fearnley-Whittingstall, cousin of the chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, and had two children, Imogen and Angus. Career On 31 October 2013, Cameron appeared in some of the first television footage to be broadcast from the Court of Appeal of England and Wales since 1925, according to ITV. Sky News reported that he was the first barrister to be shown on television arguing a case in the Court of Appeal. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Cameron (artist)
Alex Cameron (born 1947) is a visual artist living and working in Toronto, Ontario. He is a member of what has been described as the third generation of artists inspired in their painting style by Jack Bush. During the first part of his career, Cameron fashioned elegantly drawn shapes into abstractions; in the latter part of his career, influenced by Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, he sought to delineate landscape in his semi-abstract work. Biography Cameron was raised in the scenic Georgian Bay area of Perry Sound, ON. His mother was a painter and his uncle was a designer in New York City. While visiting his uncle in New York City, Cameron was introduced to American abstract expressionist painting. Cameron studied at the New School of Art under Graham Coughtry, Gordon Rayner, Dennis Burton and Robert Markle. While in school, Cameron focused on formal planning and carefully drawn sketches before applying paint to a canvas. In his early career, Cameron worked as a stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Cameron
Alexander MacLean "Sandy" Cameron (December 16, 1938 – December 25, 2004) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He represented the electoral district of Guysborough in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1973 to 1984. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Early life and career Born in 1938 at Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia, Cameron was the son of Alexander Whitcomb Cameron and Mary Kathryn (MacLean) Cameron. A businessman by career, Cameron was educated at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and McGill University. He married Shirley Elaine Vatcher in 1961. Both his father, Alexander W. Cameron, and his grandfather, Alexander F. Cameron served as MLAs for Guysborough County. His son, Alex Cameron (born 1964), became an Anglican Church of Canada priest and was in 2022 elected bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh. Political career Cameron entered provincial politics in 1973, winning a byelection in the Guysborough riding. In August 1973, Cameron was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Cameron (academic)
Alex J. Cameron (1937 – February 24, 2003) was an English professor at the University of Dayton and the official pronouncer of the Scripps National Spelling Bee from 1981 to 2002. Biography Cameron grew up in Dearborn, Michigan, and attended the University of Notre Dame. He taught American literature and the history of the English language at the University of DaytonDennis McLellan.Alex Cameron, 65; Baronial Voice of Annual Spelling Bee. ''Los Angeles Times''. February 28, 2003. Retrieved on May 29, 2009. from 1964 until his death in 2003. In 1978, he began accompanying fellow Dayton professor Richard R. Baker to the National Spelling Bee, where Baker had served as official pronouncer since 1960. After Baker retired, spelling bee officials asked Cameron to take his place.Grant, Alison (9 May 1989)Spelling bee pronouncer says winners are well read UPI National Spelling Bee director Paige Kimble said that Cameron had "a rich voice" and "could relate genuinely and positively with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander C
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander, Oleksandr, Oleksander, Aleksandr, and Alekzandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexsander, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa, Aleksandre, Alejandro, Alessandro, Alasdair, Sasha, Sandy, Sandro, Sikandar, Skander, Sander and Xander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Beauchamp Cameron
Alexander Beauchamp Cameron (1905–1981) was a Scottish artist. He was a portrait painter, watercolourist, master copier and exhibitor. He was commissioned by many famous Scots of the time, and his paintings were featured at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh and were bought and sold worldwide. There are a number of A. Camerons in the 20th-century Scottish art world and another Alexander Cameron. To distinguish himself therefore, he signed all his work to include his third name - Beauchamp - to avoid confusion. Born to William and Mary Isabelle Cameron on 20 June 1905 in Leith, Edinburgh, Sandy, as he was known to his friends, was a keen athlete and won many prizes at Boy Scouts sports event which provided the main opportunity to train for athletics in those days. In his late teens, he competed in relay races with Eric Liddell (famed from ''Chariots of Fire'') and ran an exhibition race against him just prior to the Olympics. He was also a successful high-jumper – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Cameron Lewis
Alexander Cameron Lewis was a Canadian politician from the Conservative Party of Ontario. He represented Toronto Northeast in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1920 to 1926. References See also * 15th Parliament of Ontario * 16th Parliament of Ontario The 16th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 25, 1923, until October 18, 1926, just prior to the 1926 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by George Howard Ferguson. The United Farmer ... Place of birth missing Year of birth missing Place of death unknown Year of death unknown Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Politicians from Toronto 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
