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Stopford
Stopford is a surname, and may refer to: * Charles Stopford * Alice Stopford Green (1847-1929), Irish historian and nationalist * Edward Stopford * Frederick Stopford, British general at Gallipoli * James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown * James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown * James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown * James Stopford, 4th Earl of Courtown * James Stopford (bishop) of Cloyne (1753-1759) * John Stopford (rugby league) * John Stopford, Baron Stopford of Fallowfield * John M. Stopford, British organisational theorist * Joseph Stopford, archer * (1636–1675), Church of England clergyman and author * Montagu Stopford * Montagu Stopford (admiral) * Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown * Philip Stopford * Robert Stopford (other) Stopford may also refer to the Stopford Building of the University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montagu Stopford
General Sir Montagu George North Stopford, (16 November 1892 – 10 March 1971) was a senior British Army Officer (armed forces), officer who fought during both the First World War, First and Second World Wars. The latter he served in with distinction, commanding XXXIII Corps (British India), XXXIII Indian Corps in the Far East, where he served under General William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, Sir William Slim, and played a significant role in the Burma Campaign, specifically during the Battle of Kohima in mid-1944. Early life and First World War Born on 16 November 1892 in Hanover Square, London, Montagu Stopford was the son of Colonel Lionel Stopford, Sir Lionel Stopford, and the great-grandson of James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown. His mother was Mabel Georgina Emily, daughter of George Alexander Mackenzie. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.Smart, p. 298 He was Officer (armed forces), commissioned as a second lieutenant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Stopford Green
Alice Stopford Green (30 May 1847 – 28 May 1929) was an Irish historian, nationalist, and member of the first Seanad Éireann. Early life She was born Alice Sophia Amelia Stopford in Kells, County Meath. Her father Edward Adderley Stopford was Rector of Kells and Archdeacon of Meath. Her paternal grandfather was Edward Stopford, the Church of Ireland Bishop of Meath, and she was a cousin of Stopford Brooke and Mother Mary Clare. From 1874 to 1877, Alice Stopford lived in London where she met the historian John Richard Green. They were married in Chester on 14 June 1877. He died suddenly in 1883 and left his widow a substantial income and a network of important contacts who helped her launch her own career as an historian and author. One of those contacts, John Morley, commissioned her first solely written historical work, ''Henry the Second'', published in 1888. Political engagement In the 1890s, Stopford Green became interested in Irish history and the nationalist move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stopford, Baron Stopford Of Fallowfield
John Sebastian Bach Stopford, Baron Stopford of Fallowfield KBE FRCS FRCP FRS (25 June 1888 – 6 March 1961) was a British peer, a physician and anatomist, and a vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester. Lord Stopford was described as "one of the greatest anatomists of he 20thcentury". Early life and education Stopford was born in Hindley Green near Wigan, UK. The entry in the registry of births for Wigan, page 92 of volume 8c, 1888, records his birth name as John Sebastian B. Stopford, the son of Thomas Rinch Stopford, a colliery engineer, and his wife Mary (Tyrer) Stopford. He was educated at Liverpool College and Manchester Grammar School. He entered to Manchester University in 1906 to read medicine. He graduated with the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (ChB) in 1911 with honours. Early career Having graduated, Stopford went to Rochdale Infirmary as a house surgeon, and then to Manchester Royal Infirmary as an assistant medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stopford, 3rd Earl Of Courtown
James George Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown KP, PC (15 August 1765 – 15 June 1835), known as Viscount Stopford from 1770 to 1810, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Tory politician. Early life Courtown was the eldest son of James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown, and his wife Mary (née Powys). Educated at Eton College, he served with the Coldstream Guards and achieved the rank of captain. Career In 1790, he was elected to the House of Commons for Great Bedwyn, a seat he held until 1796 and again from 1806 to 1807. He also represented Lanark from 1796 to 1802, Dumfries from 1803 to 1806 and Marlborough from 1807 to 1810. In 1793, he succeeded his father as Treasurer of the Household in the government of William Pitt the Younger, a post he held until 1806 (from 1801 to 1804 under the Premiership of Henry Addington), and again from 1807 to 1812 under the Duke of Portland and Spencer Perceval. Courtown succeeded his father in the earldom 1810 and held office in the House of Lords ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Stopford
Charles Albert Stopford III (born May 1962) is an American imposter who posed as the Earl of Buckingham and lived under the assumed name of Christopher Buckingham for over twenty years. The press dubbed him ‘the real Jackal’ due to his use of a method described in the novel ''The Day of the Jackal'' to assume the identity of a deceased infant. Early life Charles Stopford, the eldest of nine children, was born in Orlando, Florida, to Charles and Barbara Stopford. He is of English ancestry. Family members described him as being fascinated with British culture and adept at mimicking an English accent. After graduating high school in 1980, Stopford enlisted in the US Navy. Upon being discharged, he found employment at Walt Disney World in the United Kingdom Pavilion at Epcot, where he would speak with an English accent while entertaining visitors. Stopford left the United States following a conviction for possessing explosives. He was initially sentenced to probation but was jai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stopford, 2nd Earl Of Courtown
James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown Order of St Patrick, KP, Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire) (28 May 1731 – 30 March 1810), known as Viscount Stopford from 1762 to 1770, was an Anglo-Irish Peerage, peer and Tory politician who sat in the British House of Commons between 1774 and 1793. Courtown was the eldest son of James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown, and his wife Elizabeth (née Smith), and was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Taghmon (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Taghmon in 1761, a seat he held until 1768, and later sat as a Member of the British House of Commons for Great Bedwyn (UK Parliament constituency), Great Bedwyn in 1774 and for Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency), Marlborough from 1780 to 1793. Between 1784 and 1793 he served as Treasurer of the Household under William Pitt the Younger. Courtown was made a Knight of the Order of St Patrick in 1783 and admitted to the Irish Privy Council in 1784. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Stopford
Lieutenant General Sir Frederick William Stopford, (2 February 1854 – 4 May 1929) was a British Army officer, best remembered for commanding the landing at Suvla Bay in August 1915, during the Gallipoli Campaign, where he failed to order an aggressive exploitation of the initially successful landings. Early life Stopford was a younger son of James Stopford, 4th Earl of Courtown, and his second wife Dora Pennefather, daughter of Edward Pennefather, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. Military career Stopford was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards on 28 October 1871. He was appointed aide-de-camp to Sir John Adye, chief of staff for the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, and took part in the Battle of Tel el-Kebir in 1882. He went on to be aide-de-camp to Major General Arthur Fremantle, commander of the Suakin expedition in 1885. He was then made brigade major for the Brigade of Guards, which had been posted to Egypt. Stopford returned to England to be brigade major of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl Of Courtown
James Patrick Montagu Burgoyne Winthrop Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown (also known as Patrick Courtown; born 19 March 1954), styled Viscount Stopford between 1957 and 1975, is an Irish peer and politician. He is one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999 and sits for the Conservative Party (UK), Conservatives. The son of James Stopford, 8th Earl of Courtown and Patricia Winthrop, he has a brother named Jeremy, and three sisters: Elizabeth, Lady Mary Holborow , Mary and Felicity. He was educated at Eton College, Eton and at the Berkshire College of Agriculture. He later attended the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester. He succeeded to the Earl of Courtown, earldom of Courtown in 1975. In 1985, he married Elisabeth Dunnett, daughter of Ian Rodger Dunnett. The Earl took his seat in the House of Lords in 1979. In 1995, he was appointed a lord-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II, and a government whip. He was a governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stopford (rugby League)
John "Johnny" Stopford (23 August 1936 – 21 August 1998) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Swinton, as a . Stopford formed a highly successful wing partnership with his , and fellow Great Britain international, Alan Buckley. He coached at representative level for Wellington and at club level for Swinton. Background Stopford was born in Wigan, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 61 in Wigan. Playing career International honours Stopford won caps for Great Britain while at Swinton in 1961 against France, in 1963 against France and Australia (two matches), in 1964 against France (two matches), in 1965 against France, and New Zealand (two matches), and in 1966 against France (two matches), and on the 1966 Great Britain Lions tour against Australia. Four Swinton players took part in the 1966 Great Britain Lions to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Stopford
Philip W. J. Stopford (born 1977) is an English organist and composer best known for his choral works.Philip Stopford website Retrieved 3 February 2022. 
Early life and training Stopford began his musical career as a chorister at from 1986 to 1990, during which time he also took up the piano, organ and violin. He was awarded a music scholarship to |
James Stopford, 1st Earl Of Courtown
James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown (1700 – 12 January 1770) was an Irish politician. Courtown was the son of James Stopford, of Courtown, County Wexford, who represented County Wexford in the Irish House of Commons, and his wife Frances (née Jones). He succeeded his father as member of parliament for County Wexford in 1721, a seat he held until 1727, and then represented Fethard (County Wexford) from 1727 to 1758. In 1756, he was appointed High Sheriff of Wexford. In 1758, he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Courtown, of Courtown in the County of Wexford. Four years later he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Stopford and Earl of Courtown, in the County of Wexford, also in the Peerage of Ireland. Family Lord Courtown married Elizabeth, daughter of the Right Reverend Edward Smyth, Bishop of Down and Connor, and his first wife and cousin Elizabeth Smyth, in 1727. He died in January 1770 and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, James, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stopford Building
The Stopford Building is the second largest building at The University of Manchester, after the Sackville Street Building. It houses the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH). It was built in 1969-72 (architects H. S. Fairhurst & Son). It is now linked on the east side to the Biotech Building of 1999. The cost of the building was £12.5 million and it was described as the largest and most up-to-date in Europe a few years after its completion. The medical school was then providing more doctors than any other British medical school, as well as dentists, graduate nurses, pharmacists, biochemists and psychiatric social workers.Yates, Tim (1975) ''The University of Manchezter''. Victoria University of Manchester; p. 22 The new Medical School (1972) was given the name of the Stopford Building in memory of Lord Stopford, a former Vice-Chancellor and notable anatomist. It has six lecture theatres. Also within the building is the Stopford Library (a branch of the university l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
