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George Stratton (musician)
George Stratton may refer to: * George Stratton (politician) (c. 1734–1800), East India Company official and politician * George Frederick Stratton (1779–c. 1834), English landowner and Fellow of the Royal Society * George M. Stratton George Malcolm Stratton (September 26, 1865 – October 8, 1957) was an American psychologist who pioneered the study of perception in vision by wearing special glasses which inverted images up and down and left and right. He studied under ... (1865–1957), psychologist * George Stratton (1897–1954), violinist {{hndis, Stratton, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stratton (politician)
George Stratton (c. 1734–1800) was an East India Company official and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1778 and 1784. Early life Stratton was the eldest son of John Stratton and his wife Mary Houghton. His father was an official in the East India Company and served on the council of Madras. Stratton followed his father into the service of the East India Company and was appointed a writer on 31 Oct. 1750. He went to Fort St. George in 1751. In 1768 he married Hester Eleanora Light who had travelled out to India as cabin companion of Eliza Draper. Also in 1768 he became a member of the Governor's council at Madras. Controversy Stratton found himself thrown into the limelight by a conflict that arose between the council and the Governor of Madras. Lord Pigot had been governor at Fort St George from 1755 to 1762 when he had been demonstrably autocratic. In the early 1770s Pigot was in dispute with his superiors at the East India Company and the government, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Frederick Stratton
George Frederick Stratton (1779–c.1834) was an English landowner and Fellow of the Royal Society. Early life He was the elder son of George Stratton, a nabob who purchased Tew Park in Oxfordshire, and his wife Hester Eleanor Light. He matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge in 1797, graduating B.A. in 1801, and M.A. in 1804. He inherited from his father in 1800, and demolished much of the manor house at Tew Park. He moved into the dower house, to the north, built by the Keck family. Plans were made for a new mansion house, involving Humphry Repton and John Adey Repton; but they were not carried out. In early 1803, Stratton became a captain in the Bloxham and Banbury Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry. He tried for a seat in parliament, first at . He then in 1803 stood at , as a supporter of William Pitt the Younger, at a by-election, spent heavily, but was defeated. He later asked Pitt for a baronetcy. He received an honorary degree from the University of Oxford in 1806, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George M
''George M!'' is a Broadway musical based on the life of George M. Cohan, the biggest Broadway star of his day who was known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway." The book for the musical was written by Michael Stewart, John Pascal, and Francine Pascal. Music and lyrics were by George M. Cohan himself, with revisions for the musical by Cohan's daughter, Mary Cohan. The story covers the period from the late 1880s until 1937 and focuses on Cohan's life and show business career from his early days in vaudeville with his parents and sister to his later success as a Broadway singer, dancer, composer, lyricist, theatre director and producer. The show includes such Cohan hit songs as " Give My Regards To Broadway", " You're a Grand Old Flag", and " Yankee Doodle Dandy." Productions The musical opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on April 10, 1968 and closed on April 26, 1969 after 433 performances and 8 previews. The show was produced by David Black and directed and choreograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
