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Havelock may refer to: People As a surname * Havelock-Allan baronets, holders of the baronetcy * Sir Henry Havelock (1795–1857), British general, active in India * Lieutenant General Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, 1st Baronet (1830–1897), British General and Member of Parliament (son of Sir Henry Havelock) * Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, 2nd Baronet (1872–1953), British Liberal Party politician and Member of Parliament * Sir Anthony Havelock-Allan, 4th Baronet (1904–2003), British film producer * Sir (Anthony) Mark David Havelock-Allan, 5th Baronet (born 1951—see Havelock-Allan baronets), English Circuit Judge * Sir Arthur Havelock (1844–1908), Governor of Tasmania, 1901–1904 * Brian Havelock (born 1942), English motorcycle speedway rider * Eric A. Havelock (1903–1988), British (later Canadian and American) scholar * Gary Havelock (born 1968), 1992 World Individual Speedway champion * Harry Havelock (1901–1973), English professional footballer * John E. Have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock-Allan Baronets
The Havelock-Allan Baronetcy, of Lucknow, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 January 1858. Originally intended for the celebrated soldier Henry Havelock, Sir Henry Havelock (who died two days before the patent was to be sealed), it was granted after his death to his eldest son and namesake Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, 1st Baronet, Henry Havelock, with special remainder, in default of male issue of his own, to the male issue of his father. In 1880, having inherited the Durham estate of the Allans at Blackwell Grange, he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Allan. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He represented Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament constituency), Bishop Auckland in the British House of Commons, House of Commons. The fourth Baronet was a film producer and the first husband of the actress Valerie Hobson. As of 2007 the title is held by their eldest son, the fifth Baronet, who succeeded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Havelock
William Henry Havelock (8 December 1826 – 1 November 1876) was part of the Bombay Civil Service. Sind He was the acting Commissioner in Sind The governor of Sindh is the appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The office of the governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the Chief Secretary of Sindh, Chief Secretary ... from June 1867 to July 1868 during Major General William Merewether's absence. References Administrators in British India People from Bombay Presidency 1876 deaths 1826 births {{UK-gov-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock, Quebec
Havelock is a township in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in southern Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 756. Neighbouring townships include Franklin to the west, St-Chrysostome to the north and Hemmingford to the east. Havelock's southern boundary is the Canada–United States border with New York State. Located within Havelock is Covey Hill, one of the northernmost hills of the Adirondack Mountains and the highest point in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. History Named after Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, a British general who served in India, the township municipality was created in 1863 from the west end of Hemmingford Township. A quarry of Potsdam sandstone existed in the 19th and 20th century on Covey Hill. The material was used to repair Parliament Hill in the 20th century when the Nepean quarry was deemed unfit to be worked. Geography Communities In addition to the namesake community, the follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, Ontario
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen is a township in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in Peterborough County. On January 1, 1998, Belmont and Methuen Township amalgamated with the Village of Havelock to form what is now Havelock-Belmont-Methuen. History The region's colonial history began with an influx of settlers after Belmont and Methuen Township was surveyed in 1823. The community of Havelock was incorporated as an independent village in 1892. Havelock was named after the British general, Sir Henry Havelock. Early settlers built their homes in an area of dense forests and numerous lakes and rivers within the rocky Canadian Shield. They survived by means of fishing, logging, and farming. By 1869, Blairton, in the Township of Belmont County, was a village with a population of 500. The village was near the richest iron mines in the Dominion. Miners and laborers were in great demand. The village was a station of the Cobourg, Peterborough & Marmora Railway. The land in the vicinity was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock Parish, New Brunswick
Havelock is a geographic parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised the local service district of the parish of Havelock, which further included the western part of the service area of Havelock Inside. The local service district was a member of Kings Regional Service Commission (RSC8). Origin of name The parish was named in honour of Henry Havelock, commander of British forces at the Siege of Lucknow in 1857, who died shortly after the siege was lifted. History Havelock was erected in 1859 from the eastern polling district of Studholm Parish. In 1871 part of Havelock along Windgap Brook was returned to Studholm. Boundaries Havelock Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 129, 130, and 141 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 356, 376, 377, 396, and 397 at same site. * on the northwest by the Queens County line; * on the east by the Westmorland County line; * on the southeast by a line running north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock, New Brunswick
Havelock, New Brunswick is a Canadian rural community in Kings County, New Brunswick. Havelock is at the junction of Route 885 and Route 880. There is a small public airport nearby. The community is situated on a large lime deposit and its extraction has driven the local economy, beginning with a Lafarge cement plant constructed in the 1960s and current mothballed since the early 1990s. Graymont operates a lime quarry and kiln to supply eastern Canada and New England with 300 tonnes per day. History Havelock was named after Sir Henry Havelock and was previously known as Butternut Ridge. Notable people * Lily May Perry, botanist * George McCready Price, creationist See also * List of communities in New Brunswick This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipal ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryborough, Victoria
Maryborough () is a town in Victoria, Australia, on the Pyrenees Highway, north of Ballarat and northwest of Melbourne, in the Shire of Central Goldfields. At the 2021 census, the urban centre had a population of 7,769, while the larger Level 2 Statistical Area which includes the urban fringe, had a population of 8,160, both an increase of more than 3% since 2016. History The area was originally inhabited by the Dja Dja Wurrung people. The first Europeans to settle there were the Simson brothers, who established a sheep station, known as Charlotte Plains, in 1840. In 1854, gold was discovered at White Hill, four kilometres north of Maryborough, attracting a rush of prospectors to the area. At its peak, Maryborough reportedly had a population of up to 50,000. However, the late historian Betty Osborn, of Maryborough-Midlands Historical Society Inc., using a range of contemporary newspapers and government reports, placed the peak population at closer to 30,000. The town site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock Wilson
Joseph Havelock Wilson (16 August 1859 – 16 April 1929), commonly known as Havelock Wilson or J. Havelock Wilson, was a British trade union leader, Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician, and campaigner for the rights of merchant seamen. Early life He was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Sunderland and went to sea as a boy, serving somewhere between 10 and 14 years at sea. In 1879 whilst still a seaman he married Jane Ann Watham at Sunderland. In 1882 he opened a "Temperance Hotel" in Sunderland settling down to life ashore at the age of 24. Political and trade union activities He became involved in a local seamen's union established in Sunderland in 1879 and had become its president by 1885. Wilson pursued a policy of attempting to build branches in nearby ports, which met with some success but led to disagreements within the leadership. In 1887, Wilson broke with the Sunderland union to establish his own National Union of Seamen, National Sailors' & Firemen's Unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock Nelson (writer)
Havelock Nelson (born May 6, 1964) is an American music journalist and the co-author of the 1992 book ''Bring the Noise: A Guide to Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture''. Nelson was Billboard magazine's first rap editor where he singled out KMD's sophomore album Black Bastards contending that its artwork and title were offensive. This eventually led to Elektra records shelving the project. Nelson has written stories and reviews for ''Entertainment Weekly'' and ''Rolling Stone'' magazine and has been a contributor to the Huffington Post. Nelson has contributed to ''Vibe's History of Hip Hop'' (Random House), and been quoted in ''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post'', and ''People magazine''. He has also appeared twice on TV-One's '' Unsung,'' and will host the forthcoming ''In-Depth with Havelock Nelson'' which is currently in pre-production. Prince Paul credits him with having coined the term "horrorcore Horrorcore (also called shock rap, horror hip hop, horror rap, dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock Nelson
Havelock Nelson (25 May 1917 – 5 August 1996) was an Irish composer and conductor. Life Nelson was born in Cork and studied in Dublin with Dina Copeman and Dorothy Stokes at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, organ with George Hewson and composition with John F. Larchet.Peter Downey: "Nelson, Havelock", in: ''The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland'', ed. by Harry White and Barra Boydell (Dublin: UCD Press, 2013), p. 732–3. He read medical studies and music at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and followed his first degree with doctoral research in bacteriology, completed in 1941. He was co-founder, in 1939, of the Dublin Orchestral Players. In 1950 he obtained a doctorate in music from TCD. In 1947, he joined the BBC in Belfast. He conducted the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra, also the Studio Symphony Orchestra and the Ulster Singers. On his retirement in 1977 he went to Trinidad to direct a local opera company. Nelson died in Belfast. Music Nelson's compositions were legion a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
