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Myrick (surname)
Myrick is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Myrick (1832–1862), American frontier trader * Bismarck Myrick (born 1940), American ambassador * Bob Myrick (1952–2012), American baseball player * Daniel Myrick (born 1961), American film director * Don Myrick (1940–1993), American saxophonist * Gary Myrick (b. ? ), American singer, songwriter, and guitarist * Gary B. Myrick (b. ?), U.S. Senate officer * Hannah Myrick (1871–1973), American physician * Jalen Myrick (born 1995), American football player * Julian Myrick (1880–1969), American insurance salesman and tennis promoter * Leland Myrick (b. ? ), American author and illustrator * Marie Louise Scudder Myrick (1854–1934), American newspaper editor and publisher * Nathan Myrick (1822–1903), American city founder * Spencer Myrick (1918–1991), American politician * Sue Myrick (born 1941), American politician * Susan Dowdell Myrick (1893–1978), American journalist, educator, autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic ( Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Myrick
Julian Southall Myrick (March 1, 1880 – January 4, 1969) was an insurance salesman and promoter of tennis from the United States. Myrick was born in Murfreesboro, North Carolina on March 1, 1880. In 1898, Myrick entered the insurance business as an application clerk at the Mutual Insurance Company. In 1906, Myrick partnered with his colleague Charles Ives to start their own company, Ives and Myrick. Myrick is known for his contributions to insurance industry. In 1910, he was involved in founding the first training college for insurance agents. Myrick also helped set up American College of Life Underwriters (now known as The American College) in 1927. Myrick was also significantly involved in the promotion of tennis in United States. He was the president West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills from 1915 to 1917. He was considered instrumental to the increase in the club's prominence, including its being chosen as the venue of US National Championships (now known as U.S. Open). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svante Myrick
Svante L. Myrick (born March 15, 1987) is an American politician who formerly served as the mayor of Ithaca, New York. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Raised in the town of Earlville, New York, Myrick was elected to the Ithaca Common Council in 2007 while he was a student at Cornell University. After graduating from Cornell in 2009, Myrick ran for mayor of Ithaca in 2011; he defeated two candidates in the Democratic primary and won the general election with 54.9% of the vote. Upon taking office in 2012 at age 24, Myrick became the city's youngest mayor and its first mixed race mayor. Myrick is known for his 2016 proposal to create a city-run supervised heroin injection site. He was re-elected in 2015 and 2019. On January 5, 2022, Myrick announced that he had accepted an offer to serve as Executive Director of People For the American Way. Early life and education Born on March 15, 1987, Myrick has three siblings. Myrick's father, Jessie, is black; his mother, Leslie, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Dowdell Myrick
Susan "Sue" Dowdell Myrick (February 20, 1893 – September 3, 1978) was an American journalist, educator, author, and conservationist. Her friendship with author Margaret Mitchell led to Myrick's role as a technical advisor and dialect coach during the production of '' Gone with the Wind'' (1939), ensuring the film accurately portrayed the accents, customs, and manners of the South. Due to this expertise she has been called the "Emily Post of the South". Myrick also was a columnist, reporter, and associate editor for Macon-based newspaper '' The Telegraph'', working at the paper for fifty years. Early life and education Myrick was born to James Dowdell Myrick and Thulia Katherine Myrick (née Whitehurst) on February 20, 1893, on the 1,000-acre Dovedale Plantation in Baldwin County, Georgia, the fifth out of eight siblings. She studied education at Georgia Normal and Industrial College from 1910 to 1911, and taught physical education there following her graduating. Myr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Myrick
Sue Myrick (née Wilkins; born August 1, 1941) is an American businesswoman and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1995 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party. She was the first Republican woman to represent North Carolina in Congress. On February 7, 2012, she announced that she was retiring. She left Congress in January 2013 and was succeeded by Robert Pittenger. Myrick's son Dan Forest was the 34th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. Early life, education, and business career Myrick was born in 1941 in Tiffin, Ohio. She graduated from Port Clinton High School in Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio. She attended Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio between 1959 and 1960. Prior to going into public relations and advertising, she was a Sunday School Teacher. She is the former President and CEO of Myrick Advertising and Public Relations and Myrick Enterprises. Charlotte city politics Myrick ran for a seat on the Charlotte City Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Myrick
Willie Spencer Myrick, known as W. Spencer Myrick (November 23, 1918 – November 24, 1991), was a Conservative (politics), conservative Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature for West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, West Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana. Political life Myrick first entered state politics as an elected member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, House of Representatives, having served from 1956 to 1960 during the final administration of governor of Louisiana, Governor Earl Kemp Long. During the following second administration of Governor Jimmie Davis, Myrick was an investigator for the Louisiana Sovereignty Commission. Voelker ran in the Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1963-64, 1963 Democratic gubernatorial primary but polled few votes. In that same election, Myrick was nominated and then elected without opposition to the Louisiana State Legislature, Louisiana State Senate. He served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Myrick
Nathan Myrick (July 7, 1822 in Westport, New York – June 4, 1903 in St. Paul, Minnesota) was a fur trader who founded La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1841. Myrick was in the fur trade in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin before traveling north to establish a fur trading post in what is now La Crosse. In 1849, he moved to St. Paul, Minnesota to establish more fur trading posts. He was a brother of Andrew Myrick Andrew J. Myrick (May 28, 1832 – August 18, 1862) was a trader, who with his Dakota wife (''Winyangewin''/Nancy Myrick), operated stores in southwest Minnesota at two Native American agencies serving the Dakota (referred to as Sioux at the tim .... References Sources * * External linksArticles about Nathan Myrick, Wisconsin State Historical Society [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Louise Scudder Myrick
Marie Louise Scudder (December 5, 1853 – June 10, 1934) was the owner, manager and editor of the '' Americus Times''. Early life (1854 until 1875) Marie Louise Scudder (called Louise throughout her life) was born in 1854 to Colonel James Lockhart Scudder (1823–1882) and Caroline (born Davidson). She was the eldest of seven children. Her father was known in the City of Shelbyville, Tennessee as a "colorful character". Col. Scudder had enlisted at the outbreak of the Mexican–American War where he reached the rank of First Lieutenant and lost an eye in battle. Upon his return home to Shelbyville, he began the practice of law and worked his way up the ranks. Col. Scudder was the last appointed Attorney General for Bedford County (TN) prior to the Civil War and then was the first elected Attorney General following the Civil War. Ancestry Marie Louise was the great-great-granddaughter of Dr. (Colonel) Nathaniel Scudder (1733–1781), a prominent physician and member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leland Myrick
Leland Myrick is an author and illustrator. In 1999, he was nominated for an Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent for '' The Sweet Collection'', and in 2004 he was awarded a Xeric Grant to create ''Bright Elegy''. He illustrated the New York Times-bestselling ''Feynman'' (2011), a graphic biography of Richard Feynman written by Jim Ottaviani for First Second Books. Myrick's first fantasy novel, ''The Ten'', was named to '' Kirkus Reviews'' Best Indie Books of 2012. Myrick was born in Missouri and currently lives in St. Charles, Missouri. Published works Graphic novels * ''The Sweet Collection'' (2000) * ''Bright Elegy'' (2004) * '' Missouri Boy'' (2006) * ''Feynman'' (written by Jim Ottaviani, 2011): Biography of Richard Feynman Richard Phillips Feynman (; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist, known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of the su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalen Myrick
Jalen Myrick (born February 27, 1995) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Minnesota, and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Early years Myrick attended Savannah Christian Preparatory School in Savannah, Georgia. He played football and ran track in high school with personal bests of 10.61 and 22.15 seconds in the 100 and 200 meters, respectively. College career Myrick played at Minnesota from 2013 to 2016. During his career he had 93 tackles, five interceptions and two touchdowns. Professional career Pre-draft Myrick's 4.28 in the 40-yard dash marked the fastest time out of all the defensive backs at the 2017 NFL Combine. Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Myrick in the seventh round (222nd overall) in the 2017 NFL Draft. On May 11, the Jaguars signed Myrick to a four-year, $2.49 million contract with a signing bonus of $93,666. On December 24, 2017, Myrick blocked an ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Myrick
Andrew J. Myrick (May 28, 1832 – August 18, 1862) was a trader, who with his Dakota wife (''Winyangewin''/Nancy Myrick), operated stores in southwest Minnesota at two Native American agencies serving the Dakota (referred to as Sioux at the time) near the Minnesota River. In the summer of 1862, when the Dakota were starving because of failed crops and delayed annuity payments, Myrick is noted as refusing to sell them food on credit, allegedly saying, "Let them eat grass," although the validity of that alleged quotation has come into dispute. Background In the summer of 1862, eastern bands of the Dakota people were living in a small reservation along the southern bank of the Minnesota River. Their crops had failed and the area had been overhunted, and they were starving. In a meeting at the Upper Sioux Agency on August 4, US Indian Agent Thomas Galbraith directed that only some food be released to the Dakota from the warehouse, as annuity supplies and payments had been de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Myrick
Hannah Glidden Myrick (August 31, 1871–October 23, 1973) was the first female physician to receive a medical degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1900, thereby helping to blaze the trail for more women to enter medicine. Prior to Johns Hopkins, she attended Boston Boy's Latin School on a rare exception as a female. In 1886, Myrick graduated from Smith College. She practiced medicine in Boston and acted as the superintendent of the New England Hospital for Women and Children, where she helped to introduce the use of X-rays to treat women and children. She never got married or had children. External links Hannah Myrick (1871-1973)*https://www.dotnews.com/2021/untold-story-hannah-glidden-myrick-dorchester-early-champion-gender American hospital administrators Johns Hopkins University alumni American centenarians 1871 births 1973 deaths Physicians from Massachusetts Women centenarians Boston Latin Academy alumni {{US-physician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
