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Sweeny
Sweeny is a surname which may refer to: * Alastair Sweeny (born 1946), Canadian publisher, historian, and author * Charles Sweeny (1882–1963), American soldier of fortune * Charles Francis Sweeny (1910–1993), American businessman and socialite instrumental in forming the Second World War Eagle Squadrons, nephew of the soldier of fortune * Craig Sweeny, American television producer and screenwriter * Erin Sweeny, Australian psychologist * George Sweeny (1796–1877), American politician * Glynis Sweeny (born 1962), American illustrator and caricaturist * Harry Sweeny (born 1998), Australian racing cyclist * Hugh Sweeny, Australian prisoner of war during the Second World War * James Sweeny (1857–1940), Canadian Anglican bishop * John Sweeny (bishop) (1821–1901), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop * John Sweeny (judge) (born 1949), American judge * Mary Sweeny, 19th-century American vandal * Matt Sweeny, Australian-American inventor and entrepreneur * Peter B. Sweeny (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Sweeny
Charles Michael Sweeny (January 26, 1882 – February 27, 1963) was an American soldier of fortune, United States Army lieutenant colonel, French Foreign Legion officer, Polish army brigadier general, Royal Air Force (RAF) group captain, and journalist who fought in numerous conflicts in the 20th century. He recruited fellow Americans to fight in World War II prior to the United States entering the war. Early life and family He was born in San Francisco to Charles and Emeline Sweeny. Charles Sr. was the son of poor Irish immigrants, but made his fortune in mining in the region around Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (see Bunker Hill Mine and Smelting Complex). The family settled in nearby Spokane, Washington. A 1920 Associated Press article called Charles Jr. a "multimillionaire's son." He graduated from the University of Notre Dame. One nephew, Charles Francis Sweeny (1910–1993), was the first husband of Margaret Whigham; they married in 1933 and divorced in 1947. (Afterward, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Francis Sweeny
Charles Francis Sweeny (October 3, 1909, Scranton, Pennsylvania – March 11, 1993) was an American businessman and socialite who played a major role in the formation of the Eagle Squadrons, composed mostly of volunteer American pilots eager to fight in the Royal Air Force prior to the United States entering into World War II. Early life and family Sweeny's paternal grandfather, also named Charles Sweeny, was an Irish immigrant who made his fortune in mining in the Coeur d'Alene region in Idaho. His father, Robert, was a successful lawyer in Los Angeles, before moving to New York City in 1916 to pursue business opportunities and enlarge the family fortune. One uncle was Charles Sweeny (1882–1963), a soldier of fortune and officer in various armies. He and his younger brother Robert grew up in Manhattan. The brothers attended Loyola School in New York City and Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut. The family regularly vacationed in Europe. Robert Sweeny Sr. either ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Sweeny
] Mary Sweeny, also known by the first names Maria, Marie, Marion, Mollie, Margaret, Harriet, Anna, Annie or Kit, and by the last names Sweeney, Ricks, Rix, Kelley, Beece, O'Brien, Haley and Anderson, was an American woman known as "the Window Smasher" because of her mania for breaking glass windows across Wisconsin and neighbouring states during the 1890s. She achieved cultural notoriety in Michael Lesy's 1973 book ''Wisconsin Death Trip'' and later in James Marsh's docudrama of the same title. Mary Sweeny was portrayed in the film by actress Jo Vukelich. Life Sweeny's name, date and place of birth are uncertain. According to some reports, she was born and lived in Saint Paul, Minnesota, while others state that she was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, circa 1858, 1859 or 1862. In 1882, she was reported to have stolen a dress from the woman she worked for, and by late 1885, she had already been committed to and released from a hospital for the insane. She claimed to be the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas William Sweeny
Thomas William Sweeny (December 25, 1820 – April 10, 1892) was an Irish-American soldier who served in the Mexican–American War and then was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Birth and early years Sweeny was born in Cork, Ireland, on Christmas Day, 1820. He immigrated to the United States in 1833. In 1846, he enlisted as a second lieutenant in the 2nd New York Volunteers, and fought under General Winfield Scott in Mexico. Sweeny was wounded in the groin at the Battle of Cerro Gordo, and his right arm was so badly injured at the Battle of Churubusco that it had to be amputated. For his heroics, his fellow servicemen nicknamed him "Fighting Tom". Despite this possibly career-ending injury, he continued serving with the 2nd US Infantry until the outbreak of the Civil War. Sweeny was active in the Yuma War (1850–1853), fighting in several engagements against native Americans. Civil War At the outbreak of the Civil War, Sweeny was in command of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glynis Sweeny
Glynis Sweeny (born 1962) is an American illustrator and caricaturist who is known for lampooning political and business figures in newspapers, newsweeklies, and consumer magazines. Sweeny graduated with a degree in graphic design from Rochester Institute of Technology. She later honed her illustrating skills under the direction of the iconic Alan E. Cober at University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. Soon after, Sweeny became a staff designer and illustrator for ''The Detroit News'', working alongside other notable illustrators like Don Asmussen. During this time, Sweeny developed as a caricaturist, and received national recognition; an original illustration of musician Paul Simon is now part of a Library of Congress collection. While at the News, Sweeny began to attract a long roster of clients, including ''Rolling Stone'', '' GQ'' and ''Entertainment Weekly''. In 1995, Sweeny left the paper and moved to New York City to focus on her publishing clients in the ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sweeny
James Fielding Sweeny (1857–1940) was an Anglican bishop. He was the 4th Bishop of Toronto and Archbishop of Ontario. Biography He was born in London, England on November 15, 1857, the son of Lt. Col. James Fielding Sweeny, formerly Her Majesty's staff officer of pensioners at Montreal, and his wife, Anna Maria Fielding. Sweeny was one of ten children, and his brothers included George Robert Sweeny, a barrister of Toronto, Charles Sweeny, a Vice President of the C.P.R., and Roger Sweeny, Commandant of Her Majesty's Indian Army Staff College, and sisters Kathleen Chipman and Georgina, Lady Aylmer, wife of Arthur Lovell Aylmer, Lord Aylmer. He was educated at the High School of Montreal, at McGill Normal School, and at McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sweeny (bishop)
John Sweeny (May 6, 1821 – March 25, 1901) was an Irish born, Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Bishop of Saint John in New Brunswick from 1859 to 1901. John Sweeny was born in Clones, Co. Monaghan, Ireland in 1821, the son of James Sweeny and Mary McGuire. He was ordained a priest, for Fredericton (St. John), New Brunswick in 1844. www.catholic-hierarchy.org Bishop Sweeny was a leading figure in opposition to the enacted by the 22nd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly. He founded the Irish Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Sweeny
Craig Sweeny is an American television producer and screenwriter. Sweeny is known for his writing on and producing the science fiction television series '' The 4400'' and for creating and writing the series '' Limitless''. He has also written for television series such as '' Elementary'', '' Medium'', '' Dr. Vegas'' and '' Star Trek: Discovery''. His production company is Action This Day! More recently, he struck a new overall deal with CBS Studios CBS Studios, Inc. is an American television production company which is a subsidiary of CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global. It was formed on January 17, 2006, by CBS Corporation as CBS Paramount Television, as a renaming of the o .... Craig Sweeny trains regularly in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. References External links * Living people American male screenwriters American television producers Year of birth missing (living people) Showrunners American television writers American male television writers< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Sweeny
Matthew Sweeny is an Australian-born American aviation and technology entrepreneur and inventor. He is the co-founder and CEO of Flirtey, a drone delivery service. Education Sweeny earned a bachelor's degree in international relations and philosophy from the University of Sydney. He became interested in unmanned aerial vehicles while studying economics in Shanghai, China on a scholarship and exchange program. He built the prototype delivery drones in his dorm room. Career After graduating, Sweeny co-founded Flirtey with Ahmed Haider and Tom Bass in 2013, as the first drone delivery service in the world. He moved to the United States in 2014 and based his company in Reno, Nevada, because the city was chosen by the Federal Aviation Administration as one of six test sites for commercial drones. He partnered with the University of Nevada, Reno, established a Flirtey office on campus, and hired graduates from the university’s Unmanned Autonomous Systems program. In 2014, Sweeny sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Sweeny
Harrison Sweeny (born 9 July 1998) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Major results ;2015 : 9th Road race, Oceania Junior Road Championships ;2016 : Oceania Junior Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::5th Road race : 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships : 3rd Overall Driedaagse van Axel : 4th Overall Tour des Portes du Pays d'Othe : 10th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships ;2017 : 1st Stage 1a (TTT) Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo ;2018 : 10th Overall Tour de Langkawi ;2019 : 1st Stage 4 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour ;2020 : 1st Piccolo Giro di Lombardia ;2023 : 10th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca ( en, Tour of Majorca, ca, Challenge Volta Ciclista a Mallorca) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or ear ... Grand Tour general classification results timeline References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Sweeny
Alastair Sweeny (born August 15, 1946) is a Canadian publisher, historian, and author. Early life Born in Toronto, Ontario, he attended St. Andrew's College, and received a bachelor's degree from the Trinity College in the University of Toronto, and a Master of Letters and Doctor of Philosophy from Trinity College Dublin. Career Sweeny has managed research programs, produced reference and learning materials, and consulted with many private and public sector organizations, including as an adviser to the Canadian government's Task Force on National Unity (the Pepin-Robarts Commission), Library and Archives Canada, Parks Canada, Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, National Indian Veterans Association, Assembly of First Nations, Canadian Heritage, eLibrary ProQuest, Nelson Thomson Learning, Quebecor Media, Electric Library Canada and CanWest Global. In 1989, he produced ''Canadisk'', Canada's first multimedia CD-ROM, as a joint venture with Encyclopædia Britannic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Sweeny
George Sweeny (February 22, 1796 – October 10, 1877) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Sweeny was a graduate of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. A lawyer, he was Admission to the bar in the United States, admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Gettysburg in 1820, moving to Bucyrus, Ohio, in 1830. He served as prosecuting attorney of Crawford County, Ohio, Crawford County in 1838. Sweeny was elected as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat to the 26th United States Congress, Twenty-sixth and 27th United States Congress, Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1842, and returned to the practice of law in Ohio, including another term as prosecutor in Crawford County. He died in Bucyrus, Ohio, October 10, 1877. Sources External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sweeny, George 1796 births 1877 deaths People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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