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Blanshard Peak Viewed From Evans Peak1
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 List of rural municipalities in Manitoba, rural municipality (RM) in the Canada, Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, 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 Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015, provincially mandated Merger (politics), amalgamation with the Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan, RM of Saskatchewan and the Rapid City, Manitoba, Town of Rapid City to form the Rural Municipality of Oakview. It was located northwest of the city of Brandon, Manitoba, Brandon. Communities * Brumlie * Cardale, Manitoba, 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 Former rural municipalities in Manitoba, Blanshard Populated places dise ... [...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. Gallery Blanshard Peak viewed from Evans Peak1.jpg, Blanshard viewed from Evans Peak See also * Golden Ears Group * Golden Ears (mountain) Golden Ears is the name of the double summit that lies north of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Maple Ridge, British Columbia and is visible from most of the western Lower Mainland. The mountain is in Golden Ears Provincial Park, and was originally ... * Edg ... [...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 British Columbia Highway 17, Pat Bay Highway (Highway 17) 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 (Victoria, British Columbia), Congregation Emanu-El, the Oldest synagogues in Canada, oldest surviving synagogue building in Canada. The street is named for Richard Blanshard, the first governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island. 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 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 Hampstead () is an area in London, England, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, located mainly in the London Borough of Camden, with a small part in the London Borough of Barnet. It borders Highgate and Golders Green to the north, Belsiz .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Blanshard Wood
Harry Blanshard Wood, Victoria Cross, VC, Military Medal, 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 of Nations, Commonwealth forces. Biography 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brand Blanshard
Percy Brand Blanshard ( ; August 27, 1892 – November 19, 1987) was an American philosopher known primarily for his defense of rationalism and idealism. 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, Ontario. The freethinker and sometime ''The Nation'' editor 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 Methodist clergyman Shem Blanshard. Francis briefly left them in her care to pastor a church in Helena, Montana. In 1899 the four moved south to Edinburg Township, Ohio. Upon being diagnosed with tuberculosis, Francis was advised to seek the drier climate ... [...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 Township, ... [...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 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
