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Henry Watson (poet)
Henry Watson may refer to: *Henry Watson Jr. (1810–1891), American lawyer and planter * Colonel Henry Watson (1737–1786), British military engineer *Henry William Watson (1827–1903), British mathematician *Henry Winfield Watson (1856–1933), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania *H. B. Marriott Watson (1863–1921), Australian-born British novelist, journalist, playwright, and short-story writer *Henry Holgate Watson (1867–1939), druggist and political figure in British Columbia *Henry Keith Watson, member of the "L.A. Four", who participated in the beating of Attack on Reginald Denny, Reginald Denny during the 1992 Los Angeles riots *Henry Sumner Watson (1866–1933), American artist *Henry Watson (born 1813), former slave who recounted his experiences in ''Narrative of Henry Watson, A Fugitive Slave'' *Henry Watson Powell (1733–1814), British officer during the Seven Years' War and American Revolutionary War See also *Harry Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Watson Jr
Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainment * Henry (2011 film), ''Henry'' (2011 film), a Canadian short film * Henry (2015 film), ''Henry'' (2015 film), a virtual reality film * ''Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'', a 1986 American crime film * Henry (comics), ''Henry'' (comics), an American comic strip created in 1932 by Carl Anderson * "Henry", a song by New Riders of the Purple Sage Places Antarctica * Henry Bay, Wilkes Land Australia *Henry River (New South Wales) *Henry River (Western Australia) Canada * Henry Lake (Vancouver Island), British Columbia * Henry Lake (Halifax County), Nova Scotia * Henry Lake (District of Chester), Nova Scotia New Zealand * Lake Henry (New Zealand) * Henry River (New Zealand) United States * Henry, Illinois * Henry, Indiana * Henry, Nebras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Watson (1737–1786)
Colonel Henry Watson (1737 – 17 September 1786) was a British military engineer who worked in India. He was known for his mathematical abilities and knowledge of engineering, was involved in the design of the Calcutta dockyard, and served as a chief engineer of Bengal. An area in Calcutta known as Watgunge is named after him. Watson was the son of a grazier from Holbeach, Lincolnshire. He showed a talent for mathematics at Birke's school in Gosberton near Spalding. He was recommended to Thomas Whichcote of Harpeswell, MP for Lincolnshire, who had him tested by the master of Brigg school, following which he nominated Watson to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. He received training from Professor Thomas Simpson who became a close friend and contributed articles to '' The Ladies' Diary'', a mathematical periodical. Watson was commissioned on 27 December 1755 in the 52nd foot, Abercrombie's regiment. He transferred to the 50th foot, Studholme Hodgson's regiment, on 25 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry William Watson
Rev. Henry William Watson FRS (25 February 1827, Marylebone, London11 January 1903, Brighton) was a mathematician and author of a number of mathematics books. He was an ordained priest and Cambridge Apostle. Life Watson was born at Marylebone on 25 Feb. 1827, the son of Thomas Watson, R.N., and Eleanor Mary Kingston. He was educated at King's College London and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He graduated as second wrangler and Smith's prizeman in 1850, Dr. W. H. Besant being senior wrangler. In 1851 he became fellow of Trinity college, and from 1851 to 1853 was assistant tutor there. Watson formed a close friendship with James Fitzjames Stephen, who entered Trinity in 1847. From 1853 he was mathematical master in the City of London School, and in 1857 he became mathematical lecturer at King′s College. Watson was ordained deacon in 1856, and two years later received priest′s orders. He was an assistant master at Harrow School from 1857 to 1865, when he became rector of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Winfield Watson
Henry Winfield Watson (June 24, 1856 – August 27, 1933) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, representing the 8th congressional district. Early life Henry Winfield Watson was born on June 24, 1856, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was educated in private schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881. Career Watson commenced the practice of his profession in Philadelphia. He purchased the Washington, Potomac & Chesapeake Railway Company in 1909 and served as its president. He was the director of several banks and of the Langhorne Water Company. Watson was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth in 1914, succeeding Robert Edward Difenderfer, and to the nine succeeding Congresses, serving from 1915 to his death in 1933. He represented the 8th congressional district, then representing Bucks and Montgomery counties. Personal life Watson died on August 27, 1933, in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. He was interred in the Wilmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Holgate Watson
Henry Holgate Watson (December 25, 1867 – January 19, 1949) was a druggist and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver City from 1909 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative. He did not seek a third term in the Legislature in the 1916 provincial election. He was born in Milton, Ontario, the son of Henry Watson and Jane Elizabeth Holgate, and was educated in Milton and at Upper Canada College Upper Canada College (UCC) is an independent day and boarding school for boys in Toronto, Ontario, operating under the International Baccalaureate program. The college is widely described as Canada's most prestigious preparatory school, and ha .... In 1892, Watson married Kathleen Constance Black. He died in Vancouver at the age of 81. References 1867 births 1949 deaths British Columbia Conservative Party MLAs Upper Canada College alumni 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attack On Reginald Denny
Reginald Oliver Denny (born 1953) is a former construction truck driver who was pulled from his truck and severely beaten during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. His attackers, a group of black men who came to be known as the "L.A. Four", targeted Denny because he was white. The attack was captured on video by a news helicopter and broadcast live on U.S. national television. Four other black L.A. residents who had witnessed the attack on live television came to Denny's aid, placing him back in his truck and driving him to the hospital. Denny suffered a fractured skull and impairment of his speech and ability to walk, for which he underwent years of rehabilitative therapy. After unsuccessfully suing the City of Los Angeles, Denny moved to Arizona, where he worked as an independent boat mechanic and has mostly avoided media contact. Background Denny was born in 1953 in Lansing, Michigan. His parents moved to Sylmar, Los Angeles, when he was a child. At the time of the attack, Denny w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narrative Of Henry Watson, A Fugitive Slave
''Narrative of Henry Watson, a fugitive slave'' is a slave narrative by Henry Watson (b. about 1813), an African-American slave and abolitionist. His work is autobiographical, characteristic of the slave narratives of fugitive slaves of the period before emancipation. It is written in a "polemical" style typical of fugitive slave narratives and details the abuses he experienced while enslaved. Unlike most fugitive slave narratives, however, Watson's memoir recounts his self-doubt rather than projecting an image of heroism. Summary Watson was enslaved for 26 years in Virginia and Mississippi before escaping to the North. Watson was born in 1813 in Virginia, and at the age of 8 he was taken away from his family and forced to serve a cruel slave master. At first in Virginia, while later he was forced to march to Natchez in order to be sold to Mississippi planters, according to his narrative he was marched in a coffle with others, treated like animals and threatened with corporal pun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Watson Powell
General Henry Watson Powell (1733 – 14 July 1814) was a British officer during the Seven Years' War and American Revolutionary War. Powell was born in England in 1733. He commissioned as a Lieutenant on 10 March 1753, with the 46th Regiment of Foot. He was promoted to captain on 2 September 1756 and given command of the 2nd battalion, 11th Regiment of Foot. That unit was renamed the 64th Regiment of Foot and served in the Seven Years' War in the French West Indies in 1759. Captain Powell also deployed with his regiment to the Americas in 1768. On 2 June 1770, Powell was promoted to major in the 38th Regiment of Foot. A year later, on 23 July 1771, Powell was promoted to lieutenant colonel and given command of the 53rd Regiment of Foot. In 1776, Powell came to Canada with the 53rd Regiment of Foot. On 10 June 1776, Sir Guy Carleton appointed Powell as a brigadier-general and placed him in command of the 2nd Brigade. Powell participated in the 1777 Saratoga campaign. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Watson (other)
Harry Watson may refer to: *Harry Watson (actor) Harry Ruilton Watson (August 31, 1921 – June 8, 2001) was an American child actor, a U.S. Coast Guard combat photographer in World War II, and a pioneer in television journalism. Early life Watson was a member of the Watson Family, famous in ... (1921–2001), American actor, photographer and television journalist * Harry Watson (artist, born 1871) (1871–1936), English landscape and portrait artist * Harry Watson (artist, born 1965), New Zealand artist, playwright and sculptor * Harry Watson (Australian footballer) (1896–1941), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy * Harry Watson (cyclist) (1904–1996), New Zealand cyclist * Harry Watson (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1982), English footballer * Harry Watson (ice hockey, born 1898) (1898–1957), amateur ice hockey player fl. 1920s * Harry Watson (ice hockey, born 1923) (1923–2002), professional ice hockey player fl. 1940s and 1950s * Harry Watson Jr. (1876–1965), Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
