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The surname Newsom may refer to: * Bobo Newsom (1907–1962), American baseball player * Carroll Vincent Newsom (1904–1990), American former president of New York University * Christopher Newsom (1983–2007), American victim of a Murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom, kidnapping and murder * David Newsom (born 1962), American actor and photographer * David Newsom (cricketer) (born 1937), English cricketer and Royal Navy officer * David D. Newsom (1918–2008), former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1969–1974) * Eric D. Newsom, American diplomat and State Department official * Gavin Newsom (born 1967), American Democratic politician and Governor of California since 2019 * James Newsom, American politician * Jennifer Siebel Newsom (born 1974), American documentary filmmaker and First Lady of California since 2019 * Jerry Newsom (born 1946), American former collegiate basketball player * Joanna Newsom (born 1982), American musician and songwrite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobo Newsom
Louis Norman "Bobo" Newsom (August 11, 1907 – December 7, 1962) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Also known as "Buck", Newsom played for nine of the 16 then-existing big-league teams from 1929 through 1953 over all or parts of 20 seasons, appearing in an even 600 games pitched and 3,759 innings pitched. He batted and threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Life and career Born in Hartsville, South Carolina, Newsom was known to possess a somewhat eccentric and emotional personality, typically referring to everyone in the third person, including referring to himself as "Bobo". He was traded along with Red Kress and Buster Mills from the 1937 Boston Red Sox season, Red Sox to the 1938 St. Louis Browns season, Browns for Joe Vosmik on December 3, 1937. Newsom pitched valiantly in a losing cause in Game Seven of the 1940 World Series with the Detroit Tigers, two days after pitching a shutout in honor of his father, who had died while visiting from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Newsom
Jerry Newsom (born May 19, 1946) is an American former college basketball player. High school career Columbus Born in Columbus, Indiana, Jerry Newsom attended Columbus High School. He led the Bulldogs to consecutive undefeated seasons in 1963 and 1964; reaching the State Finals in 1964. He led the state in scoring during his Senior year averaging 28 points a game, with a total of 1,325 points in his high school career. He was a member of the Indiana All-Star Team. He fell short of winning the Indiana Mr. Basketball Award to Dennis Brady. College career Indiana State After high school, Jerry attended Indiana State University, located in Terre Haute, Indiana. He played basketball under head coach Duane Klueh and Gordon Stauffer; leading the team in scoring and rebounding his entire career; he finished his career as the #1 career scorer (he's now #3) and the #1 rebounder (#2 behind Larry Bird). He helped lead the Sycamores to three consecutive ICC Championships and three NC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Newsom
William Alfred Newsom III (February 15, 1934 – December 12, 2018) was an American judge, administrator of the Getty family trust, and the father of California Governor Gavin Newsom. Early life and education Newsom was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Christine Anne (née Brennan) and William A. Newsom II. All of his friends and family referred to him as Bill. Newsom, a native San Franciscan, had established political and monetary ties. His father ran Pat Brown's campaign for San Francisco district attorney, who then later became Governor of California. Newsom's late sister Barbara was once married to Ron Pelosi, brother-in-law of U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi. He was also a close friend of Gordon Getty, son of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, who lived in his house during the 1940s while attending St. Ignatius Catholic prep school in San Francisco. Newsom went to the University of San Francisco, followed by Stanford Law School and was admitted to the California Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Newsom
Thomas Penn Newsom (February 25, 1929 – April 28, 2007) was a saxophone player in the NBC Orchestra on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', for which he later became assistant director. Newsom was frequently the band's substitute director, whenever music director Doc Severinsen was away from the show or filling in for announcer Ed McMahon. Nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" by Johnny Carson as an ironic take on his low-keyed, reserved persona, he was often a foil for Carson's humor. His conservative brown or blue suits were a marked contrast to Severinsen's flashy stage clothing. Biography Newsom was born in Portsmouth, Virginia. He earned degrees from the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary (now Old Dominion University), the Peabody Conservatory of Music, and Columbia University. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War where he played in the band. Later, he toured with the Benny Goodman Orchestra, and performed with Vincent Lopez in New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Newsom
Rick Newsom (March 19, 1950 – August 16, 1988), was an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Winston Cup driver from Fort Mill, South Carolina. Newsom competed in 82 Winston Cup races from 1972 to 1986. He was killed in a private plane crash on August 16, 1988. Motorsports career results NASCAR (Template:NASCAR driver results legend, key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Winston Cup Series =Daytona 500= References {{DEFAULTSORT:Newsom, Rick 1950 births 1988 deaths NASCAR drivers Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States People from Fort Mill, South Carolina Racing drivers from South Carolina Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Dale Newsom
Leo Dale Newsom (23 February 1915 – 10 October 1987) was an American entomologist and specialist on crop pest management particularly in cotton and soybean cultivation and was known for his approaches to Integrated Pest Management. Newsom's was born in Shongaloo, where his father was a cotton farmer and his mother was a teacher. He went to the local high school and grew up with an interest in dogs and hunting. In 1936 he went to study at the Louisiana Technological University where he became interested in entomology. He moved to Louisiana State University and obtained a BS in 1940 while also becoming a college boxing champion. He then went to Cornell University but the war interrupted his studies, and he joined the US Army Medical Corps in 1942 working on mosquito and louse control. He returned to Cornell in 1946 and received his PhD with studies on "The Biology and Economic Importance of the Clover Root Borer, '' Hylastinus obscurus'' (Marsham)" in 1947. His contemporaries incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Ann Newsom
Lee Ann Newsom is an associate professor of anthropology at the Pennsylvania State University at University Park. She has written numerous books and articles. She was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2002. Education Newsom received all of her degrees in anthropology, all from the University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preem .... * Bachelor's degree, 1982 * Master's degree, 1986 * Doctor of Philosophy, 1993 Career Newsom's investigations into ancient plant remains, have uncovered new methods for identifying and cataloguing early plant and wood species, as well as an important database of information for future research. Her work expands the range of prehistoric Caribbean archaeology; it is valuable to environmentalists, historians, and others outside the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Newsom
Joanna Newsom (born January 18, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. After recording and self-releasing two EPs in 2002, Newsom signed to the independent label Drag City (record label), Drag City. Her debut album, ''The Milk-Eyed Mender'', was released in 2004 to acclaim and garnered Newsom an underground following. She received wider exposure with ''Ys (Joanna Newsom album), Ys'' (2006), which reached number 134 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and was nominated for a 2007 Shortlist Music Prize. She continued releasing albums with ''Have One on Me'' in 2010 and ''Divers (album), Divers'' in 2015. Newsom has been noted by critics for her unique musical style, sometimes characterized as progressive folk, and for her harp instrumentation. She has also appeared as an actress with roles in the television series ''Portlandia'' and in the 2014 film ''Inherent Vice (film), Inherent Vice''. Early life Newsom was born on January 18, 1982 in Grass Valley, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Jennifer Lynn Siebel Newsom (née Siebel; born June 19, 1974) is an American documentary filmmaker and actress who is the First Partner of California, first partner of California, as the wife of Governor of California, Governor Gavin Newsom. She is the director, writer, and producer of the film ''Miss Representation'' (2011), which premiered in the documentary competition at the Sundance Film Festival. The film examines how the media has underrepresented women in positions of power. ''The Mask You Live In'' (2015), the second film that she wrote, produced and directed, scrutinizes American society's definition of masculinity. During her tenure as the wife of the governor, the role of first lady was retitled first partner to be gender inclusive. She was previously the state's second lady from 2011 to 2019 and first lady of San Francisco from 2008 to 2011. Early life and education Jennifer Lynn Siebel was born in San Francisco, to Kenneth F. Siebel Jr., an investment manager, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carroll Vincent Newsom
Carroll Vincent Newsom (February 23, 1904 - February 3, 1990) was an American educator who served as the tenth NYU president and president of Prentice Hall. Newsom was born February 23, 1904, in Buckley, Illinois. He received a B.A. from the College of Emporia in 1924, a M.A. from the University of Michigan in 1927 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1931. He commenced his academic career in 1924 as a mathematics instructor at the College of Emporia. In 1927–1928 he taught at the University of Michigan and at the University of New Mexico in 1928–1929. He was appointed assistant professor in 1929, an associate professor in 1931, and professor in 1933, and served as head of the department from 1931 to 1944. He was professor of mathematics and chairman of the science division at Oberlin College from 1944 to 1948. From 1948 to 1950, he was Assistant Commissioner for Higher Education, then Associate Commissioner for Higher and Professional Education, for the New York State. Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Newsom
James Newsom is an American politician. He is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral State legislature (United States), legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members com .... Newsom was a school moderator for 10 years and was chair of the Hopkinton Library Foundation. References Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) People from Hopkinton, New Hampshire 21st-century New Hampshire politicians Democratic Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives {{New Hampshire politician stub University of Pennsylvania alumni Wharton School alumni Antioch University alumni Washington University in St. Louis alumni Politicians from Merrimack County, New Hampshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Christopher Newsom ( ; born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving since 2019 as the 40th governor of California. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served from 2011 to 2019 as the 49th lieutenant governor of California and from 2004 to 2011 as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco. Newsom graduated from Santa Clara University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in political science. Afterward, he founded the boutique winery PlumpJack Winery, PlumpJack Group in Oakville, California, with billionaire heir and family friend Gordon Getty as an investor. The company grew to manage 23 businesses, including wineries, restaurants, and hotels. Newsom began his political career in 1996, when San Francisco mayor Willie Brown (politician), Willie Brown appointed him to the city's Parking and Traffic Commission. Brown then appointed Newsom to fill a vacancy on San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the Board of Supervisors the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
