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MacKinnon
McKinnon, MacKinnon or Mackinnon is a Scottish surname. (Gaelic: ''Mac Fhionghain''), Notable people with this surname include: * Allan McKinnon, P.C., M.C., C.D. (1917–1990), Canadian politician, MP – Victoria 1972-1988 * Alexander "Alex" McKinnon (1895–1949), Canadian professional hockey forward * Alexander J. McKinnon (1856–1887) American Major League Baseball first baseman * Angus MacKinnon, Scottish footballer (Queen's Park, Scotland) * Angus McKinnon (1886–1968), Scottish footballer (Arsenal) * Angus McKinnon Young (born 1955), Australian Lead Guitarist of band AC/DC and co-founder of AC/DC * Atholl McKinnon (1932–1983), South African cricketer * Barry McKinnon (born 1944), Canadian poet * Betty McKinnon (born 1924), Australian sprinter, silver medal – 4 x 100 metre relay – 1948 Summer Olympics in London * Bill or Billy Mackinnon, several people * Bob MacKinnon, American basketball coach * Bob MacKinnon Jr. (born 1960), American basketball coach * Casey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catharine MacKinnon
Catharine Alice MacKinnon (born October 7, 1946) is an American radical feminist legal scholar, activist, and author. She is the Elizabeth A. Long Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, where she has been tenured since 1990, and the James Barr Ames Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. From 2008 to 2012, she was the special gender adviser to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. As an expert on international law, constitutional law, political and legal theory, and jurisprudence, MacKinnon focuses on women's rights and sexual abuse and exploitation, including sexual harassment, rape, prostitution, sex trafficking and pornography. She was among the first to argue that pornography is a civil rights violation, and that sexual harassment in education and employment constitutes sex discrimination. MacKinnon is the author of over a dozen books, including ''Sexual Harassment of Working Women'' (1979); '' Feminism Unmodified'' (1987), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David MacKinnon
David MacKinnon (born December 15, 1994) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels and Oakland Athletics. MacKinnon played college baseball at the University of Hartford and was selected by the Angels in the 32nd round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. Amateur career MacKinnon attended Oliver Ames High School in Easton, Massachusetts, where he played baseball and soccer. After graduating high school, MacKinnon enrolled at the University of Hartford where he played both sports for all four years of college. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and was named a league all-star. He returned to the CCBL in 2016 with the Bourne Braves. During his senior baseball season at Hartford in 2017, MacKinnon batted .327 with zero home runs and 18 RBIs over fifty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob MacKinnon
Robert MacKinnon (December 5, 1927 – July 7, 2015) was an American college and professional basketball coach. He coached three different professional teams in his career; the American Basketball Association's Spirits of St. Louis, and the NBA's Buffalo Braves and New Jersey Nets. MacKinnon also served as the Nets' general manager. Biography MacKinnon was a three-sport athlete at McKinley Vocational High School in Buffalo, New York. He was an All-High choice in basketball in 1944, 1945, and 1946, and established a Yale Cup scoring record while pacing the Macks to the City Championship as a junior and senior. Bob excelled in football as well, as an All-High halfback and member of three City Championship teams. He won All-High honors in baseball while leading the Macks to the 1946 City Championship. Although MacKinnon played baseball at Canisius College and captained the 1950 squad, his greatest success as a college athlete came in basketball. His honors included selection to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen MacKinnon
Ellen MacKinnon (April 27, 1926 – February 12, 2001) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the southwest Ontario riding of Lambton from 1990 to 1995. Background MacKinnon was born near Sarnia, Ontario to a farming family. Due to the depression she was forced to quit school after Grade 8. She worked as waitress, house servant and in a factory during World War II. She was married near the end of the war and she moved to a farm in Lambton County. She raised seven children, two daughters and five sons while tending the farm while her husband was away working for a Sarnia oil company. Her husband died in 1980. Politics She was a county councillor for the township of Plympton from 1977 to 1979 and served as a school trustee on the Lambton County public school board from 1988 to 1990. MacKinnon ran as the New Democratic candidate in the provincial election of 1990 in the south-western Ontario riding of Lamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave MacKinnon
David Donaldson MacKinnon (born 23 May 1956) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Dundee, Partick Thistle, Rangers, Airdrieonians, Kilmarnock and Forfar Athletic. Football career MacKinnon started his career at Arsenal, although his first-team appearances were confined to testimonial and friendly matches. He returned to Scotland to sign for Dundee at the start of the 1976–77 season, where he played for two seasons. MacKinnon then signed for Partick Thistle for £18,000 at the start of the 1978–79 season. Whilst at Firhill, he earned a Scottish League XI cap versus Northern Ireland in 1980 under Jock Stein. Soon after this, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and needed a kidney removed; he recovered to full fitness and returned to the Thistle team in January 1981 for a 1980–81 Scottish Cup match versus Clyde. MacKinnon signed for Rangers for £30,000 in May 1982. He made his Rangers debut on 4 September 1982, at the age of 26, with the match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther Blaikie MacKinnon
Esther Blaikie MacKinnon (1885–1934) was a Scottish artist who was known for her paintings and engravings. MacKinnon worked with a variety of media including paint, dry point, etchings, and black and white drawings. Notable were her portraits of Cecil and Evelyn Sharp, which currently are part of The National Portrait Gallery's primary collection. Her work was exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Glasgow Institute, the Royal Academy, and the Society of Women Artists within her lifetime. Life The second child of Lachlan MacKinnon (1855–1948) and Theodora Thompson (1859–1939), Esther MacKinnon was born and educated in Aberdeen. MacKinnon primarily worked out of her studio in Hampstead, London, and during her lifetime her engravings and paintings were exhibited widely. She died unmarried at the age of 49. Selected works * ''Cecil Sharp'', 1921. Chalk. National Portrait Gallery* ''Cecil Sharp'', 1921. Pencil. National Portrait Gallery* ''Lions in a London S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Alexander MacKinnon
Donald Alexander MacKinnon (22 February 1863 – 20 April 1928) was a Canadian teacher, lawyer, politician, author, and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1904 to 1910. Born in Uigg, Prince Edward Island, the son of William and Catherine Nicholson Mackinnon, MacKinnon attended Uigg grammar school and started teaching when he was 14. He later received a first-class teaching licence from the Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown. In 1882, he started articling with the Charlottetown barrister Malcolm McLeod. From 1885 to 1887, he attended Dalhousie Law School where he received a Bachelor of Laws degree. He was called to the Bar an attorney in 1887 and a barrister in 1888. He was created a Queen's Counsel in 1899. He opened a practice in Georgetown, Prince Edward Island in 1887 where he remained until moving to Charlottetown in 1897. In 1900, he became president of the Law Society of Prince Edward Island. From 1893 to 1900, he was a membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Francis MacKinnon
Colin Francis MacKinnon (July 20, 1810 – September 26, 1879) was a Canadian Roman Catholic Archbishop and founder of St. Francis Xavier University and Saint Ninian's Cathedral. Biography Born in William's Point, in the County of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, the son of John MacKinnon and Eunice MacLeod, MacKinnon's father came to the United States from Eigg, Scotland in 1791 and soon settled in Nova Scotia. MacKinnon travelled by sea through a terrible storm to Rome in 1828 to make his theological studies at the Pontifical Urbaniana University or Pontifical Urban University (accessed May 28, 2010) ( la, Pontificia Universitas Urbaniana) is a |
Bob MacKinnon Jr
Robert Charles MacKinnon Jr. (born September 24, 1960) is an American basketball coach. He is the interim head coach of the Raleigh Firebirds of The Basketball League. Previously, he served as the head coach of the Colorado 14ers, Springfield Armor, Los Angeles D-Fenders, and Texas Legends in the NBA G League. Coaching career Mackinnon began his coaching career in 1982 as an assistant coach for his alma mater King's College. He then had stints as an assistant coach at several different colleges and universities including Mercyhurst College, George Washington University, University of Notre Dame and University of North Carolina. He was also head coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy for two seasons during which he led the team to the NCAA Tournament Division III tournament twice and won coach of the year in 1999. Beginning in 2008, he was a head coach mostly in the NBA D-League/G League except for one season in China. Personal life Mackinnon's father Bob MacKin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mackinnon (other)
__NOTOC__ William, Bill, Billy, Willie or Will Mackinnon, MacKinnon or McKinnon may refer to: Politicians * William Alexander Mackinnon (Dunwich MP) (1789–1870), British politician and South Australia colonisation commissioner *William Alexander Mackinnon (Lymington MP) (1813–1903), British politician *William S. McKinnon (1852–1908), American politician in Ohio *William F. MacKinnon (1919–1990), Canadian politician * Bill McKinnon (politician) (born 1933), Scottish-born Australian member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Military *Sir William Alexander Mackinnon (British Army officer) (1830–1897), Director-General of British Army Medical Services *Sir William Henry Mackinnon (1852–1929), British Army general Sportsmen *Billy MacKinnon (1852–1942), Scottish footballer for Queen's Park and Scotland national team in 1870s *William McKinnon (footballer, born 1859) (1859–1899), Scottish footballer for Dumbarton and Scotland national team in 1880s *Willie MacKinnon, Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus MacKinnon
Angus MacKinnon (1851 – 24 July 1880) was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen's Park QPFC.com and represented . Born in (but not related to his teammate ), he played once for Scotland, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against |
Donald Mackinnon
Donald Mackinnon (29 September 1859 – 25 April 1932) was an Australian politician. Early life Born at Marida Yallock near Boorcan in Victoria to grazier David Mackinnon and Jane Kinross, both Scottish-born, he was educated at Geelong Grammar School, Melbourne University and New College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. In 1883 he was called to the English Bar, returning to Victoria to repeat the achievement in 1884. At his father's death in 1889 he took over the family property, and also acquired grazing property in New South Wales and Queensland. On 19 August 1891 he married Hilda Eleanor Marie Bunny, sister of the artist Rupert Bunny; they had five children. Politics In 1900 Mackinnon was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Prahran, serving as party leader from 1904 to 1907. He was Attorney-General of Victoria and Solicitor-General of Victoria in the William Watt and Alexander Peacock governments. He was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
