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Atchison (surname)
Atchison is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Bob Atchison (born 1941), Canadian drag racer * Dave Atchison (born 1979), American drummer and musician * David Rice Atchison (1807–1886), US senator from Missouri * Don Atchison (born 1952), Canadian politician * Doug Atchison, American motion picture director and screenwriter * Jim Atchison, American business executive of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment * John Atchison (1954–2007), Assistant US Attorney and children's sports coach arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex with a 5-year-old girl * Michael Atchison (1933–2009), Australian cartoonist * Ron Atchison (1930–2010), Canadian football defensive lineman * Scott Atchison (born 1976), American former professional baseball pitcher * Scott Atchison (racing driver) (born 1962), former American racing driver * Tim Atchison (born 1987), former American football safety * William Atchison (1996–2017), perpetrator of the 2017 Aztec High School shooting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Atchison
Bob Atchison is a Canadian drag racer. He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame The Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame (CMHF) is a hall of fame run by the Canadian Motorsport Heritage Foundation as a not-for-profit charitable institution that "honours and recognizes the achievements of individuals and institutions that have ma ... in 2006. See also * Motorsport in Canada References Living people Racing drivers from Ontario Dragster drivers Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-autoracing-bio-stub Canadian racing drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Atchison
Dave Atchison (born 1979) is an American musician based in Portland, Oregon. Atchison, a Nashville native, is a founding member of the hardcore punk band From Ashes Rise, a band in which he played from 1997–2005, and again from 2009 to the present. During the hiatus of From Ashes Rise from 2005 to 2009, he played drums in Smoke or Fire Smoke or Fire is an American punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States. History Early history as Jericho (1998–2004) The band originally formed in 1998, when western Massachusetts native Joe McMahon got together with Chris B ..., recording and touring with the band until his departure in 2009. Atchison currently resides in Portland, Oregon. Discography With From Ashes Rise (drums) * ''Fragments of a Fallen Sky 7-inch EP'' Clean Plate Records (1997) * ''Life And Death 7-inch EP'' Partners in Crime Records (1998) * ''Concrete And Steel LP'' Feral Ward Records (2000) * ''Silence LP'' Feral Ward Records (2001) * ''Split ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Rice Atchison
David Rice Atchison (August 11, 1807January 26, 1886) was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years. Atchison served as a major general in the Missouri State Militia in 1838 during Missouri's Mormon War and as a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War under Major General Sterling Price in the Missouri Home Guard. He is best known for the claim that for 24 hours—Sunday, March 4, 1849 through noon on Monday—he may have been Acting President of the United States. This belief, however, is dismissed by nearly all scholars. Atchison, who owned a plantation and many enslaved African Americans, was a prominent pro-slavery activist and Border Ruffian leader, deeply involved with violence against abolitionists and other free-staters during the "Bleeding Kansas" events that preceded admission of the state to the Union. Early life Atchison was born to Willia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Atchison
Donald James Atchison (born March 1, 1952) is a Canadian politician who was Mayor of Saskatoon, the largest city in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan, from 2003 to 2016. Atchison was elected mayor four times, tied for the most after mayoral terms were extended beyond one year in 1954. When he lost his bid for a fifth term in 2016, he left office as the longest-serving mayor in the city's history at 13 years. Early life Atchison was born and raised in Saskatoon, where he attended Queen Elizabeth and Holliston Elementary School, Walter Murray Collegiate, and the University of Saskatchewan. He developed an early interest in politics and joined his high school student council in grade 12; running for the position of sports representative, he campaigned by wearing sports equipment to class daily. He was a standout ice hockey goaltender from an early age, and he played junior hockey for the Saskatoon Blades in the 1971–72 season. In 1972, Atchison was drafted by the NHL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Atchison
Doug Atchison is an American motion picture director and screenwriter. He received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship for the screenplay for '' Akeelah and the Bee'', which Atchison directed as a film in 2006. After winning the Nicholl Fellowship, former ICM superagent Lou Pitt guided Atchison's screenplay into production in partnership with Lions Gate Entertainment and 2929 Entertainment. '' Akeelah and the Bee'' went on to become a critical and modest commercial success for which Atchison won the 2007 Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Feature Film/TV Movie. In 2006, Atchison entered into a three-picture deal with The Weinstein Company. It was reported in 2012 that Atchison is attached to direct a movie about the hockey player Derek Sanderson. Atchison wrote the screenplay for the 2018 feature film '' Brian Banks'' for which he won the Humanitas Prize in the Independent Feature Film Category and for which Atchison was nominated for the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Atchison
Jim Atchison is an American business executive. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, positions he had held since 2009.Jim Atchison Biography. SeaWorld. On December 11, 2014 he resigned. SeaWorld acknowledged in August 2014 that the film '' Blackfish'' had hurt revenues at its San Diego, California park. At the time of Atchison's resignation the company's share price had fallen 44% that year. He previously served as President and of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Atchison
John David Roy Atchison (August 28, 1954 – October 5, 2007) was an American assistant U.S. Attorney in Florida's northern district who was arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex with a 5-year-old girl. He was also a volunteer coach for girls' softball and basketball teams, and president of a youth sports association. He was arrested in a sex crime sting operation, and charged with "enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity using the Internet", "aggravated sexual abuse," and "traveling across state lines to have sex with someone under the age of 12". Atchison committed suicide by hanging himself in his prison cell in Milan, Michigan, three weeks later. Early life and education Atchison earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida, and a Juris Doctor degree from Samford University Cumberland Law School in Birmingham, Alabama. Early on, he lived in Pensacola, Florida. Career Atchison was admitted to the Florida Bar in June 1984, and to the Georgia Bar i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Atchison
Michael Plant Atchison (4 August 1933 – 16 February 2009) was an Australian cartoonist who worked for the South Australian ''Advertiser'' for over 40 years. He was born in Sandringham, Victoria and moved to South Australia with his family in 1939. He was educated at Glenelg Primary, then King's College, a boys' school which later became the co-ed Pembroke. He attended Adelaide Teachers' College and embarked on a teaching career. He married fellow Teachers' College student Olga and together left for England in 1960, where he worked as a freelance artist, contributing to magazines including Punch as well as working as art director for a London advertising agency. They moved to Sydney in 1967. He began work at ''The Advertiser'' in 1967 as the eventual replacement (Robert Hannaford intervened) for Pat Oliphant who had left for a career with the ''Denver Post'' in 1964. And like Oliphant, he was to illustrate the frequent prose and poetic contributions of his great friend Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Atchison
Ronald William Atchison (April 21, 1930 – June 23, 2010) was a Canadian football defensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1952 through 1968. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1966. Atchison was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1978. He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. Born in Central Butte and raised in Saskatoon, Atchison played for the Saskatoon Hilltops from 1947 to 1949. In 1976, in recognition, the Hilltops named their practice field and permanent quarters after him. During Atchison's time as a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he was named to the CFL's Western All-Star team 6 times as a defensive tackle. ReferencesRon Atchisonat the Canadian Football Hall of Fame The Canadian Football Hall of Fame (CFHOF) is a not-for-profit corporation, located in Hamilton, Ontario, that celebrates great achievements in Canadian football. It is maintained by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Atchison
Scott Barham Atchison (born March 29, 1976) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Cleveland Indians between 2004 and 2015. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers and later served as the bullpen coach for the Cleveland Indians for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Amateur career Atchison graduated from McCullough High School in The Woodlands, Texas. He was originally drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 36th round of the amateur draft but chose to attend Texas Christian University, where he received his degree in general studies. In 1996, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Professional career Seattle Mariners Atchison was drafted again by the Mariners in the 49th round of the amateur draft and signed with the team in May . He spent five years playing for minor league affiliat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Atchison (racing Driver)
Scott Atchison (born July 16, 1962) is a former American racing driver from Bakersfield, California who competed in the CART IndyCar World Series in 1988 and 1989. He made 13 starts his rookie year and finished 20th in series points for Machinists Union Racing. He returned the following year to make 3 mid-summer road course starts for Euromotorsport. His best CART finish was 9th place at Long Beach and Miami his rookie year. He attempted to qualify for the 1988 Indianapolis 500 but was bumped from the field. Racing record American open–wheel racing results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (ma ...) SCCA National Championship Runoffs Formula Super Vee CART PPG Indy Car World Series References External links * 1962 births Champ Car drivers Livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Atchison
Timothy Drew Atchison (born September 27, 1987) is a former American football safety. He played college football for the Baylor University. He also played briefly in the National Football League for the St. Louis Rams in 2011, but was released early in the season after a hamstring injury. Early years Atchison was born in 1987 in Houston. He attended Copperas Cove High School in Copperas Cove, Texas. He returned three interceptions for touchdowns, returned a blocked kick for another touchdown, and helped the 2005 Copperas Cove team to a 13-1 record. College career In February 2006, after being heavily recruited by multiple schools, Atchison signed a letter of intent to play college football at Baylor University. He played for the Baylor Bears football team from 2006 to 2010. He was true freshman in 2006 and a redshirt freshman in 2007. As a sophomore in 2008, he played in 11 of 12 games, starting in three, and totaled 31 tackles (21 solo) and three pass breakups. As a junior in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
