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Cropper (surname)
Cropper is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Angela Cropper, United Nations official from Trinidad and Tobago *Anna Cropper (1938–2007), British stage and television actress *Anton Cropper, American television director and producer *Dene Cropper (born 1983), English former professional footballer * Elizabeth Cropper (born 1944), art historian *Dame Hilary Cropper (1941–2004), English businesswoman *James Cropper (abolitionist) (1773–1840), English businessman, philanthropist, and abolitionist *James Cropper (politician) (1823–1900), English Liberal politician and papermaker.great-great-grandfather of James (businessman) *James Cropper (priest) (died 1938), Anglican priest *James Cropper (businessman) (born 1938), English businessman, great-great-grandson of James (politician) * Jason Cropper (born 1971), American musician, guitarist for Weezer *John Cropper (1797–1876), British philanthropist * Mark Cropper, British businessman, son of James (p ...
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Angela Cropper
Angela Cropper (c. 1946 – 12 November 2012) of Trinidad and Tobago served as assistant secretary-general and deputy executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). She was appointed to this position by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in November 2007. Prior to her appointment as ASG, Cropper was an independent senator in the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago and president of the Cropper Foundation, a not-for-profit charitable organization committed to sustainable development. She shared the 2005 Zayed International Prize for "environmental action leading to positive change in society", along with Emil Salim, the former Indonesian minister for population and the environment. She served in various capacities with the Caribbean Community and Common Market Secretariat ( CARICOM) and the World Conservation Union (IUCN). She was interim Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and Senior Adviser on Environm ...
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Jason Cropper
Jason Rosanoff Cropper (born June 27, 1971) is an American musician. He was a founding member and the guitarist of the American alternative rock band Weezer. He left the band before the release of their debut album ''Weezer''. Biography Weezer Cropper was the original guitarist for Weezer, and as such was present at the band's first official band practice on February 14, 1992. He recorded on the band's first three official demo tapes prior to their signing to Geffen Records. During the recording of their debut album, ''Weezer'' (aka ''The Blue Album'') in 1993, Cropper learned that Amy Wellner, his girlfriend in Los Angeles, was pregnant. The ramifications of this news started affecting Cropper's personality and disrupting the band's working environment. When Wellner showed up unannounced in New York with no place to stay, Cuomo considered it the final straw and informed Cropper that he had to leave the band. Weezer collaborator Karl Koch said: "He wasn't handling it well ... he ...
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William Cropper
William Cropper (27 December 1862 – 13 January 1889) was an English cricketer and footballer who played cricket for Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1882 and 1888 and football, as a centre forward, once for Derby County. He was one of nineteen sportsmen to achieve the Derbyshire Double of playing cricket for Derbyshire and football for Derby County, but died aged 26 as a result of an accident while playing football for Staveley. Cropper was born at Brimington, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas and Mary Cropper, and was a bricklayer. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1882 season. He also played for the North of England team. He shared most wickets for the club in the 1883, 1884, 1885 and 1886 seasons. In 1886, he played one football match for Derby County. Derbyshire lost first-class status for the 1888 season but Cropper continued playing for the side. Cropper played 113 innings in 60 first-class matches to score 1638 runs with an average of 15.00 and a top score ...
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Steve Cropper
Steven Lee Cropper (born October 21, 1941), sometimes known as "The Colonel", is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas and Johnnie Taylor. He also acted as the producer of many of these records. He was later a member of the Blues Brothers band. ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked him 36th on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, while he has won two Grammy Awards from his seven nominations. Early life Born on a farm near Willow Springs, Missouri, Cropper lived in the nearby towns of Dora and West Plains before moving with his family to Memphis at age nine. In Memphis, where he was exposed to black church music, which, he said, "blew me away". Cropper acquired his first guitar via mail order at age 14. He loved the Five Royals and he admired guitarists including Tal Farlow, Chuck Be ...
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Peter Cropper
Peter Cropper (19 November 1945 – 29 May 2015) was a British violinist, leader of the Lindsay Quartet, and founding Artistic Director of Music in the Round, a charitable organisation he founded in the 1980s to promote chamber music concerts. Biography Cropper was born in Southport, Lancashire on 19 November 1945. His father, Alfred Cropper was a chartered accountant and his mother was Edith Kathleen (Kate), née Hale. He gained a scholarship to Uppingham School in 1959 based on his musical ability. In 1963 he studied at the Royal Academy of Music. He was married at Thornham Parva, Suffolk, on 19 December 1972 to violinist Nina Esmé Martin. He died, as a result of a heart attack, on 29 May 2015 in Sheffield. Career While at the Royal Academy, Cropper formed the Cropper Quartet with Michael Adamson, Roger Bigley and Bernard Gregor-Smith. Then when they moved to Keele University, they renamed themselves the Lindsay Quartet after Alexander Lindsay who was its first Principal. ...
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Linda Cropper
Linda Cropper (born 1 January 1958) is an Australian actress, primarily known for her role as Geraldine Proudman in the TV series ''Offspring'' and as Dame Nellie Melba in the television series '' Melba''. An shortened edited version of the television series was selected for screening as a film at a Royal Command Performance before Queen Elizabeth II in London. Television Television credits apart from ''Offspring'' include the lead role of opera legend Nellie Melba in '' Melba'' as well as roles in ABC mini-series ''Palace of Dreams'', ''Edens Lost'', '' Ring of Scorpio'', '' Bordertown'', '' Wildside'', '' Water Rats'', '' All Saints'', ''White Collar Blue'' and '' The Pacific''. She had a recurring role as Xhalax Sun during the third season of the Australian-American science fiction series ''Farscape''. Theatre Cropper's many theatre credits include Simon Phillip's co-production of ''Poor Boy'' for the Melbourne Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company, and the role ...
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Mark Cropper
James Cropper plc is an English papermaking company based in Burneside, Kendal, Cumbria, England. The company was founded in 1845 by James Cropper (1823-1900), whose great-great-grandson James Cropper James Cropper may refer to: *James Cropper (abolitionist) (1773–1840), English businessman in Liverpool and philanthropist *James Cropper (politician) (1823–1900), British politician *James Cropper (priest) (1862–1938), British Anglican clerg ... is the Honorary President of the company. The company have been at the same site at Burneside since 1845. There were earlier mills on the same site including a sickle mill and a fulling mill which were bought in 1750 by John Wakefield who built a woollen mill on the site in 1760 and converted the sickle mill for cotton 1770. In 1828 the mill was leased to Hudson and Forster who installed second-hand papermaking machines, and in 1845 James Cropper rented the premises. Croppers have pioneered the recycling of disposable coffeecups, a ...
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John Cropper
John Cropper (1797–1874) was a British philanthropist and abolitionist. A businessman, he was known as "''the most generous man in Liverpool''". Business and philanthropy Cropper was renowned for being rich, but also being generous. It is said that a letter addressed to "''the most generous man in Liverpool''" ended up on his desk. Every year he and his wife would entertain juvenile delinquents who were serving their sentences at the training ship "''Akbar''". Cropper would also hold a bible class every Sunday at a home the family had set up for "fallen girls." This was in addition to the ragged school they set up for local pauper's children. This school was known as "St. Croppers" and is likely to be the one referred to in the poem below. In 1836, his father's partner, Robert Rathbone Benson (known as "Robert R"), had resigned membership from the Quakers. This was no small affair as the Quaker church was the centre of its members community. Benson was involved with, and re ...
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James Cropper (businessman)
Sir James Anthony Cropper KCVO (born 22 December 1938) is the former Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria and Honorary President of James Cropper plc, speciality paper makers, of Burneside, a business founded by his great-great grandfather James Cropper in 1845. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalene College, Cambridge (BA, 1962). He served as High Sheriff of Westmorland for 1971. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, or ... (KCVO) in the 2011 New Years Honours List. References 1938 births Living people People educated at Eton College Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Lord-Lieutenants of Cumbria Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order High Sheriffs of Westmorland {{UK-business-bio ...
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Anna Cropper
Anna Cropper (also Roache; 13 May 1938 – 22 January 2007) was an English stage and television actress. Early years Cropper was born in Brierfield, Lancashire, the daughter of Margaret, a stage actress and director, and Jack Cropper, a dentist. The family lived on Todmorden Road in Burnley during her early life. Career Cropper studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She made her television debut as Chrysalis in ''The Insect Play'' (1960), based on the 1921 play by Czech brothers Josef and Karel Čapek. She appeared in '' Emergency Ward 10'' three times and on ''Coronation Street'' three times in 1962.Obituary
''The Burnley Citizen''; accessed 12 June 2018.
She came to prominence playing a young schizophrenic in the television play ''



James Cropper (priest)
James Cropper (1862–1938) was an Anglican priest in the 20th century. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He held incumbencies at West Ham, Seaton, Broughton-in-Furness and Penrith after which he was Dean of Gibraltar. Returning to England in 1927 he became Rector of Penshurst then Tonbridge before his last appointment as Master of ''Lord Leycester's Hospital'', Warwick. He died on 11 January 1938 ''Deaths'' The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' ... Thursday, Jan 13, 1938; pg. 1; Issue 47891; col A Notes People educated at Charterhouse School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Deans of Gibraltar 1938 deaths 1862 births {{Gibraltar-bio-stub ...
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James Cropper (politician)
James Cropper (22 February 1823 – 16 October 1900) was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885. Cropper was the son of James Cropper of Dingle Bank Liverpool. His father was the philanthropist and slavery abolitionist John Cropper, and his grandfather was James Cropper. He was educated at the Liverpool Royal Institution and the University of Edinburgh. He married Ann Wakefield, the daughter of James Wakefield of Kendal. He founded the paper mill company which eventually became James Cropper plc in 1845. He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Westmorland and was High Sheriff of Westmorland in 1875. Cropper was elected Member of Parliament for Kendal at a by-election in December 1880. He held the seat until the 1885 general election, when the parliamentary borough of Kendal was abolished, and the name transferred to a new division of the county of Westmorland. In the enlarged constituency, Cropper was defeated by the Earl of Be ...
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