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Symington may refer to: People * Symington (surname) * Symington family (United States), a family of politicians from the United States Places *Symington, South Lanarkshire, village in Scotland, one of three named after Simon de Lockart **Symington railway station, served the village of Symington in Scotland between 1848 and 1965 *Symington, South Ayrshire, village in Scotland. Named after Simon de Lockart * Symington, Scottish Borders, village in Scotland, now just a small hamlet, also named after Simon de Lockart *Symington Islands, in the Antarctic *Symington House, located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States *Symington Yard, the largest of Canadian National Railway's rail classification yard in Canada Other uses *Symington Family Estates, major Port wine company *Symington Amendment The Symington Amendment is legislation introduced by Stuart Symington, a Democratic senator from Missouri, authored to strengthen the US position on nuclear non-proliferation. Ba ...
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Symington (surname)
Symington is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Symington family (United States) *Fife Symington III (born 1945), American politician; Governor of Arizona *Gaye Symington (born 1954), American politician, Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives *Herbert James Symington (1881–1965), Canadian lawyer and aviation businessman * J. Fife Symington Jr. (1910–2007), American diplomat * James Ayton Symington (1859–1939), British illustrator * James H. Symington (1913–1987), American Christian evangelical leader *James W. Symington (born 1927), American politician; U.S. representative from Missouri *Marc Symington (born 1980), English cricketer *Neville Symington (1937–2019), British psychoanalyst * Sara Symington (born 1969), English cyclist and Olympian *Stuart Symington (1901–1988), American businessman and politician; U.S. Senator from Missouri * Stuart Symington (cricketer) (1926–2009), English cricketer and captain of Leicester ...
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Symington Family (United States)
The Symington family ( ) is a family of politicians from the United States. Family tree of notable members * William Stuart Symington Sr. (1840–1912): Lelia Powers ** W. Stuart Symington Jr. (1870–1926): Maryland state court judge; Emily Harrison *** W. Stuart Symington III (1901–1988): U.S. Secretary of the Air Force (1947–1950), U.S. senator from Missouri (1953–1976); candidate for 1960 Democratic Party presidential nomination; Evelyn Wadsworth, daughter of U.S. senator and U.S. representative James W. Wadsworth Jr. (1877–1952), granddaughter of James W. Wadsworth (1846–1926) and John Hay (1838–1905), and great-granddaughter of James S. Wadsworth (1807–1864) **** Stuart Symington (born 1925): Janey Studt ***** W. Stuart Symington IV (born 1952): U.S. ambassador to Nigeria (2016–2019), to Rwanda (2008–2011), and to Djibouti (2006–2008) **** James W. Symington (born 1927): U.S. representative from Missouri (1969–1977) ** Powers Symington (1872–1 ...
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Symington, South Lanarkshire
Symington is a small village in South Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire (; ) is one of 32 unitary authorities of Scotland. It borders the south-east of the Glasgow City council area and contains some of Greater Glasgow's suburban towns, as well as many rural towns and villages. It also shares bor ..., Scotland, southwest of Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Biggar, east of Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Douglas and southeast of Carluke. Geographical features near Symington include Tinto, Tinto Hill, the Coulter Hills and the River Clyde. A map by Pont in 1596 showed two St John's Kirks in a small settlement, and another map by Roy in 1754 showed a mill to the east. History The Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway operated initially between 1858 and 1861 between and Peebles (West), with nine stations, including Stobo railway station. Its successor was the Caledonian Railway Main Line. Recognition Symington was painted by John Pairman of Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Biggar around 18 ...
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Symington Railway Station
Symington railway station served the village of Symington in Scotland between 1848 and 1965. It was on the main line of the Caledonian Railway and for most of its life was the junction for the branch to Peebles. History The original system of the Caledonian Railway was authorised on 31 July 1845, and the main routes were three lines radiating from a junction at . The southern of these lines, that to , was opened in two stages: the section south of opened first, on 10 September 1847; and the remainder opened on 15 February 1848. The station at ''Symington'' also opened on 15 February 1848. Originally, it was situated immediately north of the underbridge carrying the railway over the Biggar Road (present A72 road), at . There were two platforms, a goods shed and some sidings; the station building was on the western (northbound) platform. The station became a junction with the opening of the first section of the Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway, as far as , on 5 November 1 ...
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Symington, South Ayrshire
Symington is a conservation village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located in Symington parish, covering , and lies close to the A77 road from Ayr to Glasgow. Its church, built in 1160, remains one of the finest examples of a Norman church in Scotland. Meaning of place-name The name of the village and parish of Symington is derived from the person of a Norman Knight, Symon Loccard or Lockhart, who held the barony of Symington lands under Walter fitz Alan, the first Steward in 1165.Genuki
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Campbell, Page 250Smith, Page 127 The barony title survives to this day as a Scottish Feudal Barony, held by the descendants of the Bennet Baronets of Grubet (later called Marlfield), a branch of which family also holds the Barony of Auchinleck. The Lockharts of Barr in Galston, East ...
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Symington Islands
Symington Islands () is a group of small islands lying west-northwest of Lahille Island, in the Biscoe Islands. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for J.D.L. Symington, senior air photographer of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) in this area in 1956–57. See also * List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands This is a list of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands. * Antarctic islands are, in the strict sense, the islands around mainland Antarctica, situated on the Antarctic Plate, and south of the Antarctic Convergence. According to the terms of the ... Islands of the Biscoe Islands {{Biscoes-geo-stub ...
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Symington House
The Symington House, also known as the Symington–Continental House, is located at 2 Park Place in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The house, built in 1808, is the last of the great mansions that were on the north side of Military Park. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 2, 1979, for its significance in architecture. With It was added as a contributing property to the Military Park Commons Historic District on June 18, 2004. With History and description The house is a three-story brick building with brownstone trim designed with Federal architecture style. The entrance features two fluted columns with Corinthian capitals. It was built in 1808 as a rectory for Trinity Church, which is located across the street. Reverend Matthew H. Henderson lived here until 1856. After the church sold the building, Robert B. Symington bought it in 1888. The Continental Insurance Company bought the building for office space in 1965. Trinit ...
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Symington Yard
Symington Yard is the largest rail classification yard of the Canadian National Railway, and one of the largest rail yards in the world. The intermodal facility is located next to the Windsor Park area of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Built in 1962 to replace Transcona and Fort Rouge, and named for former CNR Director Herbert James Symington (1881–1965), it can store 7,000 cars and handles 3,000 cars per day. Yard incidents * December 15, 1983 — two sets of locomotives collide in the Yard killing a CP engineer * February 2, 1990 — eleven cars jackknifed and derailed at the bottom of the hump See also * MacMillan Yard MacMillan Yard is the main Toronto-area classification yard, railway classification yard for Canadian National Railway, Canadian National Railway (CN), and is located in the nearby city of Vaughan, Ontario. It is the second largest railway classif ... References Canadian National Railway facilities Rail infrastructure in Manitoba Rail infrastructure in ...
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Symington Family Estates
Symington Family Estates is a wine company and port wine house in Portugal, which owns and operates several vineyards and winery, wineries and owns several brands of Port, Madeira wine and Douro DOC wines, including some of the oldest and most well-known Port and Madeira brands. With their extensive vineyard holdings and many Port brands, the Symingtons are often described as being a "Port empire". T. Stevenson ''"The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia"'' pg 338-339 Dorling Kindersley 2005 The companies owned by Symington Family Estates and individual family members together own 27 quinta (rural), quintas (estates) in the Alto Douro (region), Alto Douro region, and additionally lease one and operate one as a joint venture. These 25 quintas together have of vineyards. Over 70% of the Port wine sold by Symington-owned brands is produced from grapes from these vineyards. Together with these land holdings, the Symingtons are the largest vineyard ownership group in the Douro. The Symington ...
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