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McPhee, McPhie, MacPhee or Macphee is a Scottish surname. Like MacFie, it is usually regarded as a shorter version of McDuffie, which is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic name ''mac Dhuibhshithe'' ("descendant of the dark fairy") and originated in Colonsay. However, it may instead be derived from another Gaelic name, ''mac a' Phì''; hence it may have the same origins as surnames such as Fee, MacFee, Colin Mark, ''The Gaelic-English Dictionary'' (2003) Routledge, pp. 718–722. McFee, Macfee, MacAfee and Mahaffey. People McPhee * Adam McPhee (born 1982), Australian rules football player * Angus McPhee (1916–1997), Scottish outsider artist from the island of South Uist * Archie McPhee, Seattle-based novelty dealer owned by Mark Pahlow * Bid McPhee (1859–1943), American Major League Baseball second baseman * Brian McPhee (born 1970), Scottish footballer *Bruce McPhee (1927–2009), former Australian motor racing driver * Catherine-Ann MacPhee (born 1959), Gaelic singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian McPhee 2019 Iron Butt Rally
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponds to the English name John (given name), John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. This name is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as in other English-speaking world, English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. In 1900, Ian ranked as the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. , the name has been in the top 100 in the United States every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003. Other Gaelic forms of the name "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Scots language, Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish language, Irish). The Welsh language, Welsh equivalent is Ioan (other), Ioan, the Cornish la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bid McPhee
John Alexander "Bid" McPhee (November 1, 1859 – January 3, 1943) was an American 19th-century Major League Baseball second baseman. He played 18 seasons in the majors, from until , all for the Cincinnati Reds franchise. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in . Known more for his fielding than his hitting, McPhee was the last second baseman to play without a glove. Early career Born in Massena, New York, McPhee broke into professional baseball in as a catcher with the Davenport Brown Stockings of the Northwestern League. He played for Davenport for three seasons, shifting to second base during the season. After not playing baseball in 1880, he joined an independent team in Akron, Ohio in . Before the season, he signed a contract to play for the Cincinnati Red Stockings, a team in the newly formed American Association. Major League Baseball career Making his major league debut on May 2, 1882, the 22-year-old McPhee had a batting average of just .228, but he led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilary McPhee
Hilary Jane McPhee (born 1941) is an Australian writer and editor. She was awarded an Order of Australia for service to the Arts in 2003. Biography McPhee was born in 1941. She is a graduate of the University of Melbourne. She was a founding director, with Diana Gribble, of McPhee Gribble Publishers, 1975–89, and Chair of the Australia Council for the Arts and of the Major Organizations Board 1994-7, a founding director and sometime editor of online political newsletter NewMatilda.com. She has an honorary doctorate from Monash University, was the inaugural Vice-Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Melbourne and remains a senior Fellow of the University. From 2006-10 she was living and working between the Middle East and Italy, writing a book about the region and articles about matching philanthropic initiatives to the needs of young people. Her marriage in 1986 to writer Don Watson ended in divorce in 2009. ''Other People's Words,'' published in 2001, documents her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria McPhee
Gloria Juanita McPhee OBE (née Darrell; 10 November 1926 – 18 February 2007) was a Bermudian politician who served as a member of the House of Assembly from 1968 to 1980, representing the United Bermuda Party (UBP). She was a government minister from 1968 to 1977, the first woman appointed to the ministry. McPhee was educated in the United States, attending Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she met and married a Bahamian student, George McPhee. She had initially wanted to be a dentist, but instead trained as a laboratory technician and worked at her husband's medical practice in Hamilton.Gloria McPhee '' The Royal Gazette'', 20 February 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2017. McPhee was active in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Washington McPhee
George Washington McPhee, (November 17, 1880 – November 23, 1971) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan. He represented 2nd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 1911 and Yorkton in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1940 as a Liberal. He was born in St. Catherines, Lot 65, Prince Edward Island, the son of Annie Rogerson (née McPhee), and was educated at Prince of Wales College. McPhee taught school for five years, then articled in law, was admitted to the bar in 1910 and practised briefly in Charlottetown. He was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1911 by-election held after William Laird resigned for health reasons; McPhee was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1912. He later moved to Yorkton, Saskatchewan, where he served as crown prosecutor from 1915 to 1918. In 1917, McPhee was an unsuccessful candidate for the Mackenzie seat in the House of Commons. In 1920, he was named King's C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George McPhee
George McPhee (born July 2, 1958) is a Canadian ice hockey executive and former player who is the president of hockey operations for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). McPhee served as the general manager of the Washington Capitals and has also served as alternate governor, vice president and special assistant to the general manager of the New York Islanders. As a player, McPhee won the Hobey Baker Award in 1982 as the best college ice hockey player, later playing for the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils. Early life Though born and raised in Guelph, Ontario, McPhee spent most of the first two years of his life in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, where his father and grandparents were from. Playing career Prior to his career in management, McPhee played college ice hockey at Bowling Green State University. He was the recipient of the Hobey Baker Award in 1982, was chosen as a First-Team All- Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) selection in 1982, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank McPhee (American Football)
Frank Melvin McPhee (March 19, 1931 – March 31, 2011) was an American professional football player who played one season with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cardinals in the thirteenth round of the 1953 NFL draft after playing college football at Princeton University. He was a consensus All-American in 1952. Early life Frank Melvin McPhee was born on March 19, 1931, in Youngstown, Ohio. He participated in football, basketball, and golf at Chaney High School in Youngstown, graduating in 1949. He earned All-City, All-Mahoning County and All-Ohio honors in football, and All-Ohio honors in basketball. College career McPhee was a member of the Princeton Tigers of Princeton University from 1949 to 1952. He was a three-year letterman from 1950 to 1952 as an offensive end and defensive back. The 1950 Tigers were named national champions by the Poling System and the Boand System. He caught three passes for 69 yards and one touchdow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank McPhee
Frank McPhee (21 October 1948 – 10 May 2000) was a long-time Greater Glasgow-based crime boss. Early life McPhee was born in Lennoxtown, Glasgow on October 21, 1948. His mother came from an Irish Traveller family, but adopted a settled life more typical of "Buffers", or non-Travellers, as her family started to grow. McPhee and his five sisters knew how to speak Shelta, but he was also embarrassed when his mother spoke it in front of his friends. His parents briefly moved the family to Edinburgh, before relocating to Maryhill, Glasgow, where McPhee lived for the rest of his life. Criminal career McPhee was reported to have built his "underworld empire" on drugs and armed robbery. He was jailed in 1978 for five years for robbery and served another five in 1986 for an armed raid. In 1990, he was cleared of involvement in a £42,000 armed raid but was sentenced to eight years for his involvement in a £200,000 drug deal in 1992. In 1997, McPhee was prosecuted for the killing of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin McPhee
Colin Carhart McPhee (March 15, 1900 – January 7, 1964) was a Canadian-American composer and ethnomusicologist. He is best known for being the first Western composer to make a musicological study of Bali, and to develop American gamelan along with fellow composer Lou Harrison. He wrote original music influenced by that of Bali and Java, decades before compositions based on world music became widespread. Early life and career Childhood McPhee was born on March 15, 1900, in Montréal, Québec, Canada, to a family of mostly Scottish and German ancestry. His father, Alexander McPhee, was an advertising executive for Bell Telephone Company. His mother, Lavinia McPhee (''née'' Carhart) was originally from New Jersey and settled in Montréal after marrying Alexander. First musical education In 1918 he enrolled in the Peabody Institute at the Johns Hopkins University, studying composition with Gustav Strube and piano with Harold Randolph; subsequently he studied with the avant-gard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina McPhee
Christina McPhee (born 1954) is an American painter, new media and video artist. Art Christina McPhee works in drawing as a core practice, developing layered works that move from the paper into video and photomontage Photomontage is the process and the result of making a composite photograph by cutting, gluing, rearranging and overlapping two or more photographs into a new image. Sometimes the resulting composite image is photographed so that the final imag .... Her work is concerned with psychogenerative landscapes and bioassemblage. In media arts, she moves scientific visualization into alternative maps based around site-specific observation. Her drawings involve linear, fugue-like structures that become topologic fields.Mudie, E. LEONARDO Journal, MIT Press, vol. 43, number 2, April 2010. The Spectacle of Seismicity: Making Art from Earthquakes, with cover art, still from SALT, video 2004 References External linksChristina McPhee’s home page [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris McPhee
Chris McPhee (born 20 March 1983) is an English football coach and former player who is the manager of club Plymouth Parkway. Career Born in Eastbourne, East Sussex, McPhee began his career as a trainee with Brighton & Hove Albion, turning professional in August 1999, and made his debut, aged 16, at Swansea City in December 1999. He broke into the first team on a regular basis in the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons, when he made over 50 appearances despite missing several months of the 2004–05 season due to a foot injury suffered in October 2004. McPhee joined Conference National side Aldershot Town on loan in August 2005, where he made 14 appearances. He returned to Brighton in November 2005 but struggled to break into the first team and made only seven appearances before joining Swindon Town in March 2006 on loan until the end of the 2005–06 season. He was released by Brighton after the club was relegated from the Championship at the end of the 2005–06 season and jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles McPhee
Charles Lambert McPhee (April 24, 1962 – May 8, 2011) was a researcher, author, and nationally syndicated talk radio host. On his call-in program, "The Dream Doctor Show", which began in 2000, he interpreted dreams for people. He was a nephew of best-selling author John McPhee. Life and career McPhee had worked in the dream and sleep disorder fields for over 25 years. He spent his career studying dreams and sleep patterns. He graduated from Princeton University in 1985. He also held a master's degree in communication management from the University of Southern California (1990). He received his board certification to perform polysomnographic testing for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in 1992. His dream interpretations and other writings have appeared on the AOL homepage, the Ladies Room and Predictions section of supanet.com, the UK's leading online source for news and information services, and ''Trader Magazine''. Known as the Dream Doctor, he was the author of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
