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Mansel Davies Award
Mansel is a surname and a given name. Notable people Surname *Baron Mansel, a title that existed in Great Britain between 1712 and 1750, holders included: **Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel (c.1668–1723) **Bussy Mansel, 4th Baron Mansel (died 1750) *Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (1803–1890), Welsh landowner and industrialist *Conwyn Mansel-Jones (1871–1942), British Army officer, recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Boer War *Sir Courtenay Mansel (1880–1933), Welsh landowner, farmer, barrister, politician *Sir Edward Mansel (1637–1706), Welsh politician *Dean Henry Longueville Mansel (1820–1871), English philosopher * James Mansel (1907–1995), English Anglican priest, chaplain to the Queen * Jean Mansel (c.1400/1401–1473/1474), Medieval French historian * Sir John Mansel (1190–1265), Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor to Henry III of England *John Mansel (1729–1794), British Army cavalry general *Lewis Mansel (died 1638), Welsh landowner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Mansel
Baron Mansel, of Margam in the County of Glamorgan, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 1 January 1712 for Sir Thomas Mansel, 5th Baronet, previously Member of Parliament for Cardiff and Glamorganshire. His ancestor had been created a Baronet, of Margam in the County of Glamorgan, in the Baronetage of England on 22 May 1611. The fourth Baronet represented Glamorgan in the House of Commons. The fourth Baron sat as Member of Parliament for Cardiff. On his death 29 November 1750 the barony and baronetcy became extinct. On the death of the 4th baron, the Margam estates passed to his daughter Louisa, who married George Venables-Vernon, subsequently 2nd Baron Vernon. Following her death without issue in 1786, it passed to her aunt Mary Mansell, who had married John Ivory Talbot of Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire. However, other parts of the estates (subsequently known as the Briton Ferry Briton Ferry () is a town and Community (Wales), community in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Mansel
Simon Mansel (between 1205 and 1220 – after 1268) was a Constable of Antioch. He belonged to the important Frankish Mansel family from Antioch. He was believed to be a son of Robert Mansel, who became constable to Antioch in 1207. Bartholomew Mansel, Bishop of Tartus, was probably his brother. Through his Armenian mother, he was related to King Hethum I, King of Armenia. He married a descendant of Simon de Bouillon, chamberlain of Antioch, then a daughter of Constantine of Baberon, Lord of Barbaron and Partzapert. He was constable of Antioch when the city fortress was attacked and besieged by the Mamluks under Sultan Baibars on May 14, 1268 . Since Prince Bohemond VI was in Tripoli, Simon commanded the defence. On the first day of the siege, he led a sortie against the attackers, but was taken prisoner by the Mamluks. From captivity he tried to negotiate a capitulation of the city, but the remaining defenders rejected this and offered the attackers fierce resistance despite t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sacred Stones
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paine, Chile
Paine (in Mapudungu, mapudungún: Payne ‘celestal’) is a Chilean List of cities in Chile, city, forming part of Greater Santiago, Chile, Greater Santiago, and a Communes of Chile, commune in the Maipo Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Origin Although the city of Paine was only officially recognized in 1885, the territory that it comprises today was occupied by original ethnic groups, in particular by Picunches, in whose language, Mapuche language, Mapudungun, payne means "celestial". Demographics Its population is 72,759 inhabitants (36,521 men and 36,238 women), according to the 2017 Census. Of these, 46,753 (64.3%) lived in Urban area, urban areas and 26,006 (35.7%) in Rural area, rural areas. The population grew by 45.44% (22,731 persons) between the 2002 and 2017 censuses, one of the fastest growing in the country. The following localities, towns or villages belong to the commune of Paine: Rangue, Aculeo, Huelquén, Pintué, Chada, Culitrín, La Parición, Abran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansel Airport
Mansel Airport (, is a former airport south-southwest of Paine, a city in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile. Google Earth Historical Imagery (2/28/2010) shows the airport was converted to agricultural use after 2010. The "SCMN" ICAO code has been reassigned to Mónaco Airport. See also * * *Transport in Chile *List of airports in Chile This is a list of airports in Chile, sorted by location. __TOC__ Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled commercial airline service. Links to Spanish language Wikipedia are added for some communities. See als ... References Defunct airports Airports in Santiago Metropolitan Region {{Chile-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansel Lacy
Mansel Lacy (alternatively spelled Mansell Lacy) is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is north west of Hereford, close to the A480 road. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 139. Mansel Lacy was the overall winner of Herefordshire in the 2008 Calor Village of the Year competition. History Mansel Lacy is mentioned in an Anglo-Saxon charter ( Sawyer: 1469) from c. 1045, half a hide of which is bought as an estate. It appears as ''Mælueshylle'', probably meaning 'hill on which the mallow grows' from Old English ''malu'' + ''hyll''. The village has two entries in the Domesday Book (1086) as ''Malveselle'' in the hundred 100 or one hundred (Roman numerals, Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 (number), 99 and preceding 101 (number), 101. In mathematics 100 is the square of 10 (number), 10 (in scientific notation it is written as 102). The standar ... of ''Stepleset''. It is quite small with only 11 households yet i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansel Island
Mansel Island (Inuktitut: Pujjunaq), a member of the Arctic Archipelago, is an uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is located in Hudson Bay off Quebec's Ungava Peninsula. At in size, it is the 159th largest island in the world, and Canada's 28th largest island. Its topography features a gently undulating limestone lowland with elevations not exceeding 100 m. Mansel Island was named in 1613 by Sir Thomas Button after Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Mansell. References Mansel Islandat The Canadian Encyclopedia ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' (TCE; ) is the national encyclopedia of Canada, published online by the Toronto-based historical organization Historica Canada, with financial support by the federal Department of Canadian Heritage and Society of Com ... Sea islands: Atlas of Canada; Natural Resources Canada Further reading * Aylsworth, J. M., and W. Shilts. ''Surficial Geology of Coats and Mansel Islands, Northwest Territories''. ttawa Energy, Mines, and R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansel Family
The Mansel family (, ), also known throughout history as Mansell and Maunsell (), is a British nobility, British noble family. History Origin The Mansels came to England during the Norman Conquest and were established in Wales by the time of Henry I of England, Henry I. Sir Robert Maunsel (born ) was a Knights Templar, Templar under Baron Gilbert de Lacy in Palestine (region), Palestine during the reign of Henry II of England, Henry II. His father, Walter, a deacon, was Napkin Bearer to the King. Sir John Maunsell, grandson of Sir Robert, was lord Chancellor to Henry III of England, Henry III and England's first Secretary of State (England), secretary of state. He is listed in most Mansel genealogies as ancestor of the Lords Mansell of Margam, the Carmarthenshire Mansells, and the Maunsells of Ireland and Thorpe Malsor. Baronets of Muddlescombe and Trimsaran The Mansel baronets of Muddlescombe (1622), Mansel Baronetcy of Muddlescombe, in the County of Carmarthen, was cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansel Thomas
Mansel Treharne Thomas, (12 June 1909 – 8 January 1986) was a Welsh composer and conductor, who worked mainly in South Wales. He was one of the most influential musicians of his generation, known as a composer, conductor and adjudicator. He was for many years employed by the BBC and promoted the careers of many composers and performers. He himself wrote vocal, choral (mixed, female, children's and male voices), instrumental (solo and chamber), band and orchestral music, specialising in setting songs and poetry. Many of his orchestral and chamber music pieces are based on Welsh folk songs and dances. Biography He was born on 12 June 1909 in Pontygwaith near Tylorstown, Rhondda, in a house in Llywellyn Street, where a plaque was later placed by the Rhondda Civic Society. At the age of sixteen, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied under Benjamin Dale. He joined the BBC in 1936, but interrupted his career to serve in World War II. From 1946 unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansel Longworth Dames
Mansel Longworth Dames (1850–1922) was a scholar of oriental and Portuguese languages. Longworth Dames was born in Bath, Somerset, Bath in 1850, the eldest son of George Longworth Dames and Caroline Amelia Brunswick. Longworth Dames passed the Indian Civil Service examination in 1868, and on his arrival in India in 1870 was posted to the Punjab, India, Punjab. He served continuously till his retirement in 1897, apart from in 1879 when he was on special duty with the troops during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Much of his service was passed in the trans-Indus district of Dera Ghazi Khan, where he had opportunities for studying the Baluch people (Baloch) and became an authority on the various dialects of the Balochi language, Baluch and Pushtu languages. In 1891 he published a Baluchi grammar and textbook, which was used for many years by students. He contributed in 1904 to the monograph series of the Royal Asiatic Society an account of the Baluch, and in the following year the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansel Carter
Mansel Carter (May 12, 1902 – June 5, 1987), also known as "Man of the Mountain", was an American businessman and prospector. In 1987, ''The Phoenix'' named him one of "Arizona Legends". The San Tan Historical Society of Queen Creek recognized his gravesite at Gold Mountain in the San Tan Mountain Regional Park in Queen Creek, Arizona as a tourist attraction. In 2017, the town of Queen Creek named a new community park the "Mansel Carter Oasis Park" in his honor. Early years Carter was born in Quaker City, Ohio. When he was young, he studied photography and worked as a mechanic in his hometown. He moved to Indiana and purchased an airplane with which he provided a shuttle service. During the Great Depression, he worked as a lumberjack on the Zuni Indian Reservation. Marion E. Kennedy In 1941, Carter moved to the town of Gilbert, Arizona, and opened a photography shop. He was drafted by the United States Army during World War II and served a short tour of duty. He was eventuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
