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Cortright Wetherill
Cortright is a surname of Flanders, Flemish origin, an English variation is Cartwright (surname), Cartwright. Notable people with the surname include: * Elizabeth Monroe Kortright, First lady, wife of President James Monroe 5th President of U.S. * David Cortright, American peace activist * Edgar Cortright (1923–2014), American scientist and engineer * Ion Cortright (1889 - 1961), American football player and coach * Petra Cortright (b. 1986), American Internet artist * Richard Cortright (1929 - 2009), American cyclist * Stephen Cortright (b. 1941), American military officer and attorney Less commonly, Cortright is used as a given name. * Cortright McMeel (1971 - 2013), American novelist {{DEFAULTSORT:Cortright English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to name change, change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flanders
Flanders ( or ; ) is the Dutch language, Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics, and history, and sometimes involving neighbouring countries. The demonym associated with Flanders is Flemings, Fleming, while the corresponding adjective is Flemish people, Flemish, which can also refer to the collective of Dutch dialects spoken in that area, or more generally the Belgian variant of Standard Dutch. Most Flemings live within the Flemish Region, which is a federal state within Belgium with its own elected government. However, like Belgium itself, the official capital of Flanders is the City of Brussels, which lies within the Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, not the Flemish Region, and the majority of residents there are French speaking. The powers of the Flemish Government in Brussels are limited mainly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartwright (surname)
Cartwright is an English surname that originally meant a maker of carts. Notable people with the surname include: * Al Cartwright (1917–2015), American sportswriter * Alan Cartwright (1945–2021), British musician * Alexander Cartwright (1820–1892), American engineer and supposed inventor of baseball * Angela Cartwright (born 1952), British-born American actress * Ann Cartwright (born 1925), British statistician and socio-medical researcher * Anthony Cartwright (cricketer) (1940–2023), New Zealand cricketer * Anthony Cartwright (writer) (born 1973), British novelist * Arnaud Cartwright Marts (1888–1970), American academic, president of Bucknell University (1935–1945) * Bec Cartwright (born 1983), Australian actress and singer * Ben Cartwright (other), multiple people * Bill Cartwright (born 1957), American basketball player * Bill Cartwright (other), several people * Brian Cartwright (born 1948), American lawyer and astrophysicist * Bryce Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Monroe
Elizabeth Monroe (Married and maiden names, ''née'' Kortright; June 30, 1768 – September 23, 1830) was the first lady of the United States from 1817 to 1825, as the wife of James Monroe, fifth president of the United States. Due to the fragile condition of Monroe's health, many of her duties as the official White House hostess were assumed by her eldest daughter, Eliza Monroe Hay. Birth, parents, and childhood (1768–1778) Monroe was born in New York City on June 30, 1768, the youngest daughterSaturday, February 18, 1786, Independent Journal (New York, N. Y.), No. 232, page 2: "On Thursday evening [February 16] was married at her father's house in Great Queen-Street, the Hon. Colonel JAMES MONRO, Member of Congress for the State of Virginia, to Miss ELIZA KORTWRIGHT, youngest daughter of Lawrance Kortwright, Esq; of this City." of Lawrence Kortright, a wealthy merchant, and Hannah (Maiden and married names, ''née'' Aspinwall) Kortright.COURTRIGHT (KORTRIGHT) FAMILby JOHN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President James Monroe
James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. He was the last Founding Father to serve as president as well as the last president of the Virginia dynasty. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, and his presidency coincided with the Era of Good Feelings, concluding the First Party System era of American politics. He issued the Monroe Doctrine, a policy of limiting European colonialism in the Americas. Monroe previously served as Governor of Virginia, a member of the United States Senate, U.S. ambassador to France and Britain, the seventh secretary of state, and the eighth secretary of war. During the American Revolutionary War, he served in the Continental Army. Monroe studied law under Thomas Jefferson from 1780 to 1783 and subsequently served as a delegate to the Continental Congress as well as a delegate to the Virginia Ratifying Convention. He opposed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
