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Garrott (other)
Garrott may refer to: Given name * Garrott Kuzzy (born 1982), American cross-country skier Surname * Idamae Garrott (1916-1999), American politician in Maryland * Isham Warren Garrott (c. 1816-1863), Confederate States colonel * James H. Garrott (1897-1991), American architect in Los Angeles Other * Garrott House, historic house of Batesville, Alabama See also * Garot, Korean traditional clothing * Garrote A garrote ( ; alternatively spelled as garotte and similar variants)''Oxford English Dictionary'', 11th Ed: garrotte is normal British English spelling, with single r alternate. Article title is US English spelling variant. or garrote vil () is ..., rope used to strangle a person * Garrett (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrott Kuzzy
Garrott Kuzzy (born November 26, 1982, in Wisconsin) is an American cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. His best individual World Cup finish was ninth in an individual sprint event in Canada in 2008. It was announced on 26 January 2010 that Kuzzy qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ... where he earned his best finish of 13th in the 4 x 10 km relay. References * 1982 births American male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Living people Middlebury College alumni Olympic cross-country skiers for the United States 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idamae Garrott
Idamae Garrott (December 24, 1916 – June 13, 1999) was an American politician from Silver Spring, Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She was a member of the Maryland Senate (1987–1994); the Maryland House of Delegates (1979–1987); and the Montgomery County Council (1966–1974; president, 1971). Garrott lost the 1974 election for Montgomery County Executive to Republican James P. Gleason and the 1976 Democratic primary race for the House of Representatives to Lanny Davis. She got started in politics in 1952 when she helped found the Montgomery County League of Women Voters The League of Women Voters (LWV) is a nonpartisan American nonprofit political organization. Founded in 1920, its ongoing major activities include Voter registration, registering voters, providing voter information, boosting voter turnout and adv ..., of which she was president from 1962 to 1966. Garrott was noted for advocating slow growth in development. She was described in the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isham Warren Garrott
Isham Warren Garrott (c. 1816 – June 17, 1863) was a Colonel (United States), colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Garrott was killed during the Vicksburg Campaign before his commission as a Brigadier general (United States), brigadier general was confirmed by the Confederate Senate or delivered and became effective.Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, ''Civil War High Commands.'' Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . p. 597. Early life Garrott was born in either Anson County or Wake County, North Carolina in about 1816. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and then studied law. In 1840, he moved to Marion, Alabama where he practiced law. Garrott was a member of the Whig Party (United States), Whig Party and a Freemasonry, Mason. Garrott was also an incorporator of the Marion and Alabama River Transportation Company and President of the Board of Trustees of Howard College. He was elected to the Alabama House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James H
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television episode of ''Adventure Time'' Music * James (band), a band from Manchester ** ''James'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrott House
The Garrott House is a historic house in Batesville, Arkansas, located at the corner of Sixth and Main Streets. Built in 1842, it is the oldest standing house in the Batesville area. History Built in 1842 by George Case for his wife's sister and husband, Robert and Eliza Ridgway Williams, this was the first structure in Batesville to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. When Robert Williams' widow emigrated to California in 1853, Case took possession of the house, and later deeded it to his daughter, Mary Catherine Case Maxfield, who owned the house until her death in 1940. The Rev. and Mrs. E.P.J. Garrott, daughter and son-in-law of the Maxfields, then lived in the house until the mid-1960s. It has been restored by the current owners and residents. Structure A story-and-a-half Georgian, the house is five bays wide, with a side gable roof and five chimneys. A porch extends in front of the centered entrance, supported by fluted wooden columns, with a pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garot
''Garot'' () or ''galjungi'' () is a variety of hanbok, Korean traditional clothing, which has been worn by locals of Jeju Island in Korea as a working clothes and everyday dress. Although there is no historical record on its origin, it is known that Jeju farmers and fishermen have worn it for a long time. According to a research on Jeju traditional tools, about 700 years ago Jeju people used fishing lines which were dyed by unripe persimmons., because it was much stronger than undyed one. They might have come up with the idea that persimmon dying could make cotton stronger, so they might have started to dye it. ''Gal'' (갈) comes from ''gam'' (감) which means persimmon in Korean, and ''ot'' (옷) means clothes in Korean. Therefore, ''garot'' refers to clothes dyed by persimmons, especially unripe persimmons. Making garot According to ''Natural coloring that we have to know'', various tones of black or brown colors can be obtained from dye made by unripe persimmon. To make hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrote
A garrote ( ; alternatively spelled as garotte and similar variants)''Oxford English Dictionary'', 11th Ed: garrotte is normal British English spelling, with single r alternate. Article title is US English spelling variant. or garrote vil () is a weapon and a method of capital punishment. It consists of a handheld (or, in later years, sometimes mechanical) ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire, or fishing line, used to strangle a person.Newquist, H.P. and Maloof, Rich, ''This Will Kill You: A Guide to the Ways in Which We Go'', New York: St. Martin's Press, (2009), pp. 133-6 Assassination weapon A garrote can be made of different materials, including ropes, cloth, cable ties, fishing lines, nylon, guitar strings, telephone cord or piano wire.Whittaker, Wayne, ''Tough Guys'', Popular Mechanics, February 1943, Vol. 79 No. 2, pp. 44Steele, David E., ''Silent Sentry Removal'', Black Belt Magazine, August 1986, Vol. 24 No. 8, pp. 48–49 A stick may be used to tighten the garrote; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
