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Farrington (name)
Farrington is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with this name include: Surname * Adele Farrington (1867–1936), American actor * Amy Farrington (born 1966), American actor * Sir Anthony Farrington, 1st Baronet (1742–1823), General of the British Army * Benjamin Farrington (1891–1974), Irish classicist * Betty Farrington (1898–1989), American character actress * Bo Farrington (1936–1964), American football player * Colleen Farrington (1936–2015), American model and nightclub singer * David P. Farrington (born 1944), British criminologist * Don Farrington (died 2000), American aviator * Edward Silsby Farrington (1856–1929), American judge * Elizabeth P. Farrington (1898–1984), ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' publisher, Congressional Delegate for the Territory of Hawaii and wife of Joseph Rider Farrington * Frank Farrington (actor) (1873–1924), American silent film actor * Frank Farrington (rugby league) (1926–2014), Australian rugby league player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adele Farrington
Adele Farrington (1867 – 19 December 1936) was an American actress of the silent film era. Biography Born Anna King in Brooklyn, New York, Farrington was a stage actress before appearing in 74 films between 1914 and 1926. She was a relatively old actress for the silent film era, being 47 at the beginning of her film career. She appeared in many films directed by Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley. Her husband was film director and actor Hobart Bosworth, in whose films she also often appeared. They divorced and Bosworth remarried to a younger woman and had a small child by 1920. She died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * ''False Colors'' (1914) * '' It's No Laughing Matter'' (1915) * '' Hypocrites'' (1915) *'' The Devil's Bondwoman'' (1916) * '' The Love Girl'' (1916) * ''The Mate of the Sally Ann'' (1917) * '' The House of Silence'' (1918) * ''Such a Little Pirate'' (1918) * '' Putting It Over'' (1919) * ''A Fugitive from Matrimony'' (1919) * '' In Old Kentucky'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Webb Farrington
Harry Webb Farrington (1879–1930) was an American author, poet, hymn writer, preacher, soldier, and educator. He was an orphan who lived in Baltimore, Maryland, Bel Air, Maryland, and Darlington, Maryland. He is famous still as being a member of the Darlington United Methodist Church and witnessing the great revivals of the late 1890s. The story of his life comes from one of his books, ''Kilts to Togs: Orphan Adventures'' (1930). He is also the author of ''Cher Ami'' (1926), ''Rough and Brown'', ''Walls of America'' (1925), and ''Roosevelt the Righteous'' (1925). He also wrote ''Poems from France'' in 1920. Life Harry Webb Farrington was born on July 14, 1879, in Nassau, Bahamas. He moved to Baltimore, Maryland, shortly thereafter. According to one of his best sellers, ''Kilts to Togs'', he moved to Bel Air, Maryland, but only lived there for a short time. When he was ten years old, he moved again to a small, quaint little hamlet northeast of Bel Air, to Darlington, Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Farrington
Mark Anthony Farrington (born 15 June 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Farrington began his career as a youth player with Everton, for whom he played in the 1983 FA Youth Cup final. He failed to secure a professional contract with the Toffees and was released several weeks after the final and instead joined the side that defeated Everton in the final, Norwich City, after impressing manager Ken Brown. He made his debut for Norwich at the end of the 1983–84 season in a match against Coventry City in May 1984 and made a further 17 appearances in all competitions with the club. After struggling to establish himself in the first-team, he spent time on loan at Cambridge United in 1985 before completing a permanent transfer to Cardiff City in July 1985. He made his debut for Cardiff on the opening day of the 1985–86 season, scoring once during a 4–1 victory over Notts County on 17 August 1985. However, the side struggled in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Farrington
Kenneth William Farrington (born 18 April 1936) is a retired English actor. He first came to fame playing the role of Billy Walker, wayward son of publican Annie, in ITV's long-running soap opera, ''Coronation Street''. Following a brief period as a film actor, Farrington secured the role of power-hungry Tom King in ''Emmerdale''. After the character's high-profile death in December 2006, Farrington largely retired from acting, although he has appeared in occasional TV roles since then. Personal life Farrington was born in Dulwich, South London, and attended Alleyn's School. He was married to actress Patricia Heneghan from 1961 to 1981; they have two children. He was taught by Michael Croft, who advised him not to take up acting as a professional. Career (1960–2000) Farrington's first major role was as Jack Marvel in the 1960 series, ''The Splendid Spur'', but he came to prominence playing the role of Billy Walker, wayward son of publican Annie, in ITV's long-running soap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaitlyn Farrington
Kaitlyn Brooke Farrington (born December 18, 1989) is an American former professional snowboarder who grew up on a cattle ranch near Bellevue, Idaho, and now lives in Whitefish, Montana. She won the gold medal in the women's half-pipe competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Prior to her Olympic debut, she competed in the 2010 European Winter X Games and won the gold medal. On December 8, 2022, Farrington was announced as a backup crew member of the dearMoon project, a lunar spaceflight mission. Early life Farrington was born to parents Gary and Suz Farrington; she has an older sister. The Farringtons own a ranch near Sun Valley, Idaho, and Kaitlyn grew up riding horses. Suz Farrington credited her daughter's smooth style with good balance from riding horses. She was skiing by age three and barrel racing at age five. "She was skiing on a tether for two days, then said, 'I'm done with this stuff,'" remembered Mr. Farrington. By high school, Farrington was comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josie Farrington, Baroness Farrington Of Ribbleton
Josephine Farrington, Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (née Cayless; 29 June 1940 – 30 March 2018) was a British Labour Party politician, active in local government internationally before her elevation to the Lords in 1994. She was a Preston Borough Councillor 1973–76. In 1977, she was elected to Lancashire County Council and held several senior positions, including chair of the Education Committee. From 1981 to 1994 she was a Member of the Council of Europe Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities and of its successor the Congress of the Council of Europe. She acted as an international observer at local elections in Poland, Ukraine and Albania. She was also a Member of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union and was Chairman of Education and Training in 1994. Farrington was the Labour candidate at the 1983 general election for the constituency of West Lancashire and stood for the party again at the 1991 Ribble Valley by-election. On 29 Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Rider Farrington
Joseph Rider Farrington (October 15, 1897 – June 19, 1954) was an American newspaper editor and statesman who served in the United States Congress as delegate for the Territory of Hawai'i. Education and military career Farrington was born in Washington, D.C. to Wallace Rider Farrington, the future Territorial Governor of Hawai'i. While still an infant, he moved to Honolulu, Hawai'i with his parents where his father began work as an editor for the '' Honolulu Advertiser'' and later the ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' newspapers. Farrington attended Punahou School and, upon graduating, studied at the University of Wisconsin. He dropped out of college in June 1918 to enlist in the United States Army. He was commissioned a second lieutenant of field artillery in September 1918 and discharged the following December. He returned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison and graduated in 1919. Newspaper career As soon as he obtained his degree in Wisconsin, Farrington became a rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Farrington (MP)
John Farrington (c.1609 – 1680) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1660 and 1680. Farrington was the son of Thomas Farrington of Chichester and his wife Dorothy Payne, daughter of Henry Payne of Chichester. His father was mayor of Chichester four times. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 30 June 1626, aged 17. In 1633 he was a student of Gray's Inn. He was involved in an attempt to rescue three Royalists in the city in 1647. He succeeded his father in 1654. In 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament for Chichester for the Convention Parliament when he was involved in a double return but was seated on the merits of the election. He was a J.P. for Sussex from July 1660 to 1680 and commissioner for sewers for West Sussex in October 1660. He was commissioner for assessment for Sussex from 1661 to 1664 and for Chichester from 1663 to 1664. He was Sheriff of Sussex The office of Sheriff of Sussex was established be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Farrington (athlete)
John Allan Farrington (born 2 July 1942) is a former long-distance runner from Australia, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics. There he finished in 43rd position, clocking 2:50:16.8. He came in fifth in the same event at the 1974 Commonwealth Games. Farrington claimed four national titles in the marathon (1969, 1970, 1974, and 1975). His PR in the marathon came at the 1973 New South Wales Championships in which he ran 2:11:12.6, which was the fastest marathon in the world that year. In the 1972 Fukuoka Marathon, he finished in second place behind Frank Shorter with a 2:12:00.4 performance. He placed second behind Derek Clayton Derek James Clayton (born 17 November 1942) is a former Australian long-distance runner, born in Cumbria, England and raised in Northern Ireland. Clayton set a marathon world best in the Fukuoka Marathon, Japan on 3 December 1967 in 2:09:36.4 ... at the 1971 Australian Championship, running 2:12:14. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Farrington (footballer)
John Robert Farrington (born 19 June 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger. Career Born in Lynemouth, Farrington played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leicester City, Cardiff City and Northampton Town, making over 400 appearances in the Football League. He was part of the Leicester side that won the 1971 FA Charity Shield. He later became player-manager of AP Leamington Leamington Football Club is a football club based in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. They are currently members of and play at the New Windmill Ground near Bishop's Tachbrook. History The club was established in 1933 as the works t .... References 1947 births English men's footballers English football managers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Leamington F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football wingers Living people Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Farrington (other)
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John Farrington may refer to: *John Farrington (footballer) (born 1947), English professional footballer *John Farrington (athlete) (born 1942), Australian runner *John Farrington (MP) (1609–1680), Member of Parliament (MP) for Chichester *John Farrington (Massachusetts colonist), early American colonist * John Farrington (Massachusetts politician), Member of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts * Bo Farrington (1936–1964), American football player See also *Farrington (other) Farrington may refer to: Geography Places in the United Kingdom * Farrington, Dorset, England, a settlement in Iwerne Courtney civil parish * Farrington Gurney, Somerset, England Places in the United States * Farrington, Illinois, in Clark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Farrington
Jeff Farrington is a former American politician. Farrington is former a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives. Farrington is the COO at Gordon Advisors. Early life Farrington's parents are Tom and Marie Farrington. Farrington grew up in Utica, Michigan. In 1983, Farrington graduated from Utica High School. Education Farrington attended Macomb Community College. In 1988, Farrington earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Walsh College. In 1993, Farrington earned a master's degree in Management from Walsh College. Career In 1993, Farrington was the Vice President of Kforce, a staffing company, until 2004. In 2004, Farrington co-founded and became President of Dynamic Recruiters, Inc until 2011. In November 2010, Farrington was elected as a member of Michigan House of Representatives in Michigan's 30th House of Representatives district. In 2012 he was reelected from a new district which included more of Sterling Heights than ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
