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McElroy Family
McElroy is an Irish surname originating in County Fermanagh, Ireland, where the placename Ballymackilroy is found McElroy is the surname of a number of people: Family of Clint McElroy * Hugh McElroy (1874-1912), Purser, Chief Purser aboard the Titanic, RMS ''Titanic'' and great-uncle to Clint * Clint McElroy (born 1955), American radio personality, comics writer and podcaster * Griffin McElroy (born 1987), American video games journalist and podcaster; son of Clint * Justin McElroy (born 1980), American journalist and podcaster; son of Clint * Sydnee McElroy, American doctor, podcaster; wife of Justin * Travis McElroy (born 1983), American podcaster; son of Clint Other notable people with the surname * Alan B. McElroy, American writer * Albert McElroy (1915–1975), Northern Irish politician * Brennan McElroy (born 1992), American basketball player * Caralee McElroy (born 1983), American multi-instrumentalist * Chuck McElroy (born 1967), American baseball player * Codey McElr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh ( ; ) is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of six counties of Northern Ireland. The county covers an area of and had a population of 63,585 as of 2021. Enniskillen is the county town and largest in both size and population. Fermanagh is one of four counties of Northern Ireland to have a majority of its population from a Catholic background, according to the 2011 census. Geography Fermanagh spans an area of 1,851 km2 (715 sq; mi), accounting for 13.2% of the landmass of Northern Ireland. Nearly a third of the county is covered by lakes and waterways, including Upper and Lower Lough Erne and the River Erne. Forests cover 14% of the landmass (42,000 hectares). It is the only county in Northern Ireland that does not border Lough Neagh. The county has three prominent upland areas: * the expansive West Fermanagh Scarplands to the southwest of Lough Erne, which rise to about 350m, * the Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward J
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph McElroy
Joseph Prince McElroy (born August 21, 1930) is an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. He is noted for his long postmodern novels such as '' Women and Men''. Personal background McElroy was born on August 21, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Brooklyn Heights. He graduated from Poly Prep Country Day School in 1947 and was given an Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award in 2007 from the school's Board of Governors. He graduated from Williams College in 1951. The following year, McElroy earned a master's degree from Columbia University. He served in the Coast Guard from 1952 to 1954, and then returned to Columbia to complete his Ph.D. in 1961.''World Authors'' 1975–1980 In 1961, McElroy married Joan Leftwich, of London, in London. She is the daughter of Yiddish-speaking Orthodox Jews; her father, Joseph Leftwich, was a translator and anthologizer of Yiddish poetry. The McElroys' only child, Hanna, was born in 1967. McElroy assisted with the birth. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McElroy (author)
John McElroy (1846–1929) was an American printer, soldier, journalist and author, known mainly for writing the novel ''The Red Acorn'' and the four-volume ''Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons'', based upon his lengthy confinement in the Confederate States Army, Confederate Andersonville prison, Andersonville prisoner of war camp, prison camp during the American Civil War. Biography McElroy was born to Robert and Mary Henderson McElroy in Greenup County, Kentucky. When his father died, he traveled to St. Louis to become an apprentice in the printing business. As a sixteen-year-old in 1863, McElroy enlisted with the Union Army as a private in Company L of the 16th Illinois Cavalry regiment, having earlier served with local Union troops in operations near St. Louis. In January 1864, he was among dozens of men captured in a skirmish near Jonesville, Virginia, by Confederate cavalrymen commanded by William E. Jones (general), William E. Jones. According to his book, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McElroy (Jesuit)
John McElroy (14 May 1782 – 12 September 1877) was a Jesuit priest who founded Catholic schools in the United States. After immigrating to the United States in 1803, McElroy enrolled in Georgetown University in 1806, the same year in which he joined the Society of Jesus as a Brother (Catholic), lay brother. His brother Anthony also became a Jesuit. McElroy assumed the management of Georgetown's financial affairs. He was ordained a Priesthood (Catholic Church), priest in 1817. In 1822 he was sent to Frederick, Maryland, where he was to remain for 23 years as pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (Frederick, Maryland), St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in downtown Frederick. It was in Frederick that he founded Saint John's Literary Institute, St. John's Literary Institution. During the Mexican–American War, McElroy served as an Chaplain Corps (United States Army), Army chaplain, and on his return from Mexico he went to Boston, where he established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McElroy (baseball)
James D. McElroy (November 5, 1862 – February 24, 1889) was an American professional baseball player who played one season at the major league level. He pitched thirteen games for the Philadelphia Quakers, and one game for the Wilmington Quicksteps. His W– L record was 1–13, and he had an earned run average of 5.12. He attended Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California. He was first seen on May 2, 1884, pitching for the Baltimore Monumentals of the Eastern League, when he pitched against the Quicksteps.Nemec, p. 27 Before the 1884 season, Harry Wright took over as the Phillies manager, and was a fan of McElroy's talent. In McElroy's 14 starts, there were seven different catchers who caught him, four of whom claimed that he was the first pitcher they had ever caught at the major league level. In an era when catcher's equipment was still very meager, and with no other catchers willing to work with McElroy, Wright was therefore forced to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McElroy
James Charles McElroy Jr. (born October 4, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He was born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas. A 6'3" guard from Central Michigan University, McElroy played in the National Basketball Association from 1975 to 1982 as a member of the New Orleans Jazz, Detroit Pistons, and Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 9.9 points and 3.5 assists in his career and ranked tenth overall in total assists (453) during the 1978–79 NBA season. Career statistics NBA Source Regular season , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", New Orleans , 51 , , , , 22.2 , , .510 , , , , .736 , , 2.2 , , 2.1 , , .9 , , .1 , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", New Orleans , 73 , , , , 27.8 , , .470 , , , , .779 , , 2.5 , , 3.6 , , .8 , , .1 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", New Orleans , 74 , , , , 23.8 , , .473 , , , , .737 , , 2.0 , , 3.9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Roma McElroy
Jane (Jennie) Roma McElroy (1867-1923) was an American painter. Biography McElroy was born in 1867 in San Francisco, California. She attended the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art at the California School of Design. Her professors included Emil Carlsen and Raymond Dabb Yelland. McElroy exhibited her paintings at the California State Fair in 1890 and 1891, the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894, the San Francisco Art Association from 1896 through 1917, the San Francisco Mechanics' Institute in 1899, the San Francisco Sketch Club from 1907 through 1912, and the San Francisco Sequoia Club in 1909. She also exhibited her work at the California State Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The ... in Chicago, Illi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McElroy
James "Jimmy Mac" McElroy (1945–2011) was an Irish American mobster and racketeer from Manhattan, New York, who was an enforcer for the Westies, a criminal organization that operated out of Hell's Kitchen. Biography Jimmy McElroy was born in 1945 in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. He played hockey with many future Westies-aligned criminals at Hell's Kitchen Park and boxed at Boys & Girls Clubs of America with Eddie Cummiskey. He eventually started burglarizing commercial buildings in Lower East Side, Manhattan, and cargo from warehouses in West Side, Manhattan. He rose through the ranks of a group known for counterfeiting, extortion and murder during the 1970s and 1980s. A former boxer turned drug dealer, McElroy was known for being the driver of the infamous "meat wagon" (a large van used by the mob to transport dismembered body parts). Under the control of Jimmy Coonan, he became the third-highest-ranking member of the Westies during that time. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immanuel McElroy
Immanuel Jarod McElroy (born March 25, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He played as a point guard-shooting guard and small forward. College career McElroy played college basketball at Tyler Junior College from 1998-00 and at the University of Cincinnati from 2000 to 2002. Professional career In his professional career, McElroy has played with: the Grand Rapids Hoops, Dodge City Legend, Gary Steelheads, RheinEnergie Cologne, ALBA Berlin. McElroy began his career in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and was named the CBA Rookie of the Year with the Grand Rapids Hoops in 2003. He moved to the Gary Steelheads of the CBA the following season and was selected to the CBA All-Defensive Team in 2004. While playing for ALBA Berlin Alba Berlin is a professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian McElroy
Ian M. McElroy is a musician from Omaha Omaha ( ) is the List of cities in Nebraska, most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's List of United S ..., Nebraska, who played keyboards for Desaparecidos (band), Desaparecidos from 2001 to 2003 and was one of the founding members of the group. He played keyboards for Bright Eyes (band), Bright Eyes at one time and contributed to Criteria (band), Criteria's album En Garde (album), En Garde. Bright Eyes, Sorry About Dresden, Cursive (band), Cursive, and Desaparecidos performed at a benefit concert for his brother Collin in 2001. McElroy's rap project, Rig. 1, is signed to Team Love Records, and released ''Above the Tree Line, West of the Periodic'' in 2008. Ian is also the cousin of indie (music), indie musician and fellow Desaparecidos member Conor Oberst. Album Appearances *Criteria (band), Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy McElroy
Guy Clinton McElroy (1946 – May 31, 1990) was an African American art historian and curator. Most notably, McElroy curated the major exhibition titled '' Facing History: The Black Image in American Art, 1710-1940''. He died during the run of the show in 1990. Early life and education Born to George and Geraldine Woods, McElroy was born and raised in Fairmont, West Virginia. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the local Fairmont State College in 1970. McElroy then received two Master of Arts degrees: one from the University of Cincinnati in art history in 1972, and another from Emerson College in communication in 1975. At Cincinnati, he wrote a master's thesis on the artist Robert S. Duncanson, supervised by Gabriel P. Weisberg. While at Emerson, he wrote a thesis on the Roxbury Conglomerate and had a stint as a Rockefeller Fellow in Museum Studies at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Between 1976 and 1980, he pursued a PhD in art history from the University of Californi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
