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Charles Stewart (other)
Chuck, Charlie or Charles Stewart may refer to: Academics *Charles Stewart (orientalist) (1764–1837), British author, translator and scholar *Charles Stewart (zoologist) (1840–1907), English comparative anatomist and lecturer * Charles Hunter Stewart (1854–1924), Scottish physician, public health expert and professor *Charles Stewart III, American author and professor of political science at MIT since 1985 Military officers * Charles Stewart (British Army officer) (1775–1812), battalion commander who died in the Napoleonic Wars *Charles Stewart (United States Navy officer) (1778–1869), naval officer in the War of 1812 * Charles Seaforth Stewart (1823–1904), American Civil War colonel in Army Corps of Engineers Performers ;Charles * Charles Henry Hylton Stewart, English clergyman and organist * Charles Hylton Stewart (1884–1932), his son, English cathedral organist * Charles Stewart (actor) (1923–2016), American performer and tennis player * Charles Stewart (rapper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Stewart (orientalist)
Charles Stewart (1764–1837), was a British orientalist who served in the Bengal Army from 1781 until 1808. He was assistant-professor of Persian at Fort William College, Calcutta from 1800 until 1806, while from 1807 until 1827, he was professor of Arabic, Persian, and Hindustani language at the East India College in Haileybury, India. During this time, he edited and translated oriental works. Biography Stewart was the eldest son of Poyntz Stewart, captain 1st regiment, of Lisburn, county Antrim, was born in 1764. In 1781 he entered the East India Company's Bengal Army as cadet, and left it with the rank of major in 1808. On the foundation of the Fort William College, Calcutta in 1800, he was appointed assistant professor of Persian, but in 1806 returned to England, and in the following year was appointed to the professorship (which he retained until 1827), of Arabic, Persian, and Hindustani in the East India College, Haileybury. He died at Bath on 19 April 1837. He was a membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles William Stewart
Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, (born Charles William Stewart; 1778–1854), was an Anglo-Irish nobleman, a British soldier and a politician. He served in the French Revolutionary Wars, in the suppression of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, and in the Napoleonic wars. He excelled as a cavalry commander in the Peninsular War (1807–1814) under John Moore and Arthur Wellesley (became Wellington in 1809). On resigning from his post under Wellington in 1812, his half-brother Lord Castlereagh helped him to launch a diplomatic career. He was posted to Berlin in 1813, and then as ambassador to Austria, where Castlereagh was the British plenipotentiary at the Congress of Vienna. He married Lady Catherine Bligh in 1804 and then, in 1819, Lady Frances Anne Vane, a rich heiress, changing his surname to hers, thus becoming Charles Vane instead of Charles Stewart. In 1822 he succeeded his half-brother as 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, inheriting estates in the north of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Stewart (soccer, Born 1928)
Charlie Stewart (born 1928) is an Australian association football player who played as a winger during the 1940s and 1950s. Club career Stewart played club football for Woonona-Bulli in the New South Wales State League. International career Stewart played five times between 1947 and 1955 for Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ..., scoring three goals. Honours In 2006 Stewart was inducted into the Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame. References Living people 1928 births Australian men's soccer players Men's association football wingers Australia men's international soccer players Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Stewart (footballer, Born C
Chuck, Charlie or Charles Stewart may refer to: Academics *Charles Stewart (orientalist) (1764–1837), British author, translator and scholar *Charles Stewart (zoologist) (1840–1907), English comparative anatomist and lecturer * Charles Hunter Stewart (1854–1924), Scottish physician, public health expert and professor *Charles Stewart III, American author and professor of political science at MIT since 1985 Military officers * Charles Stewart (British Army officer) (1775–1812), battalion commander who died in the Napoleonic Wars *Charles Stewart (United States Navy officer) (1778–1869), naval officer in the War of 1812 * Charles Seaforth Stewart (1823–1904), American Civil War colonel in Army Corps of Engineers Performers ;Charles * Charles Henry Hylton Stewart, English clergyman and organist * Charles Hylton Stewart (1884–1932), his son, English cathedral organist * Charles Stewart (actor) (1923–2016), American performer and tennis player * Charles Stewart (rapper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Stewart (Arkansas Politician)
Charles Wesley Stewart III (September 25, 1927 – February 1, 2021), sometimes known as Charles W. Stewart Jr., was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served 22 consecutive two-year terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing all or parts of Washington County, Arkansas Washington County is a regional economic, educational, and cultural hub in the Northwest Arkansas region. Created as Arkansas's 17th County (United States), county on November 30, 1848, Washington County has 13 incorporated municipalities, inc ..., making him the longest-serving member in the history of that body. He was required to forgo reelection in 1998, due to the state legislature's adoption of term limits. References 1927 births 2021 deaths Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives People from El Dorado, Arkansas Politicians from Fayetteville, Arkansas United States Navy personnel of World War II 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles D
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Dragom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Stewart (Northern Ireland Politician)
Charles Stewart QC (1985) was a barrister and independent politician in Northern Ireland. Career Stewart was elected for the Queen's University of Belfast at the 1958 Northern Ireland general election. Independent politician Eileen M. Hickey, known for her Irish nationalist sympathies, had chosen not to contest the election. Stewart retained his seat at the 1962 general election and was returned unopposed in 1965. He resigned in October 1966. Following his resignation, Stewart was active as a magistrate into the 1970s and had been appointed Chief Justice of Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ... in 1966 but quit his post in 1967. Stewart died in 1985 at the age of 72. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Charles Year of birth uncertain 1985 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Stewart (Wainwright MLA)
Charles Stewart (March 26, 1917 – October 3, 1991) was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1982, sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. Political career Stewart ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1975 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Wainwright defeating two other candidates by a comfortable majority to pick up the seat for the governing Progressive Conservative party. He ran for a second term in office in the 1979 Alberta general election The 1979 Alberta general election was held on March 14, 1979, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, which had been expanded to 79 seats. The Progressive Conservative Party of Peter Lougheed won its third consecutive term in .... Despite the opposition making gains Stewart slightly improved on his total popular vote. This resulted in him keeping seat by a comfortable majority. He retired from pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
