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Tweedy (surname)
Tweedy is a Languages of Scotland, Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfred Tweedy (born 1880), American politician *Alice B. Tweedy (1850–1934), American journalist and writer *Cheryl Tweedy (born 1983), English singer, dancer, and television personality *Damon Tweedy, American physician and academic *Frank Tweedy (1854–1937), American botanist *George Tweedy (1913–1987), English footballer *Hilda Tweedy (1911–2005), Irish activist *Jeff Tweedy (born 1967), American songwriter, musician, and record producer *John Tweedy (1849–1924), British surgeon *John Hubbard Tweedy (1814–1891), American politician *Samuel Tweedy (1776–1868), American politician {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Languages Of Scotland
The languages of Scotland belong predominantly to the Germanic languages, Germanic and Celtic languages, Celtic language families. The main language now spoken in Scotland is English, while Scots language, Scots and Scottish Gaelic are minority languages. The dialect of English spoken in Scotland is referred to as Scottish English. Celtic languages The Celtic languages of Scotland can be divided into two groups: Goidelic languages, Goidelic (or Gaelic) and Brittonic languages, Brittonic (or Brythonic). Pictish language, Pictish is usually seen as a Brittonic language but this is not universally accepted. They are known collectively as the Insular Celtic languages. Goidelic languages The Goidelic language currently spoken in Scotland is Scottish Gaelic. It is widely spoken in the Outer Hebrides, and also in parts of the Inner Hebrides and Scottish Highlands, and by some people in other areas of Scotland. It was formerly spoken over a far wider area than today, even i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Tweedy
Alfred Tweedy (born February 24, 1880) was a member of the Connecticut Senate from the 26th District. Biography Tweedy was born on February 24, 1880, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He would become a lawyer. Political career Tweedy was a member of the Senate in 1945. Previously, he was a probate court A probate court (sometimes called a surrogate court) is a court that has competence in a jurisdiction to deal with matters of probate and the administration of estates. In some jurisdictions, such courts may be referred to as orphans' courts o ... judge. He was a Republican. References 1880 births Connecticut lawyers Republican Party Connecticut state senators Connecticut state court judges People from Darien, Connecticut Politicians from Milwaukee Probate court judges in the United States Year of death missing Lawyers from Milwaukee 20th-century Connecticut state court judges 20th-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly {{Connecticut-state-judge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice B
Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland), Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * Alice (novel series), ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor * Alice (Hermann book), ''Alice'' (Hermann book), a 2009 short story collection by Judith Hermann Computers * Alice (computer chip), a graphics engine chip in the Amiga computer in 1992 * Alice (programming language), a functional programming language designed by the Programming Systems Lab at Saarland University * Alice (software), an object-oriented programming language and IDE developed at Carnegie Mellon * Alice (Microsoft), an AI project at Microsoft for improving decision-making in economics * Alice mobile robot * Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity, an open-source chatterbot * Matra Alice, a home micro-computer marketed in France * Alice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheryl Tweedy
Cheryl Ann Tweedy (born 30 June 1983) is an English singer and television personality. She rose to fame as a member of Girls Aloud, a pop girl group created through ITV's reality competition show '' Popstars: The Rivals'' in 2002. Named the United Kingdom's best-selling girl group of the 21st century in 2012, Girls Aloud amassed a string of 20 consecutive UK top ten singles (including four number ones), two UK number one albums, five consecutive platinum-selling studio albums, and five Brit Award nominations, winning Best Single for " The Promise" in 2009. The group went on hiatus in 2013, before reuniting for a tour in 2024. While still in Girls Aloud, Cheryl began a solo career in April 2009, and between then and 2014, she released four studio albums – '' 3 Words'' (2009), ''Messy Little Raindrops'' (2010), '' A Million Lights'' (2012) and '' Only Human'' (2014). Collectively, the albums spawned ten singles, five of which – "Fight for This Love", " Promise This", " C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damon Tweedy
Damon Scott Tweedy is an American physician who is an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine. In 2015 Tweedy published his memoir, ''Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine''. Early life and education Tweedy was born into a socially conservative family. He was an undergraduate student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County where he played UMBC Retrievers men's basketball. Tweedy was a student at the Duke University School of Medicine in the mid-1990s, and experienced racism as commonplace in society and medicine. As a medical student, Tweedy was mistaken by a professor for a caretaker. He has said that he was worried that he was a product of affirmative action. In 2000 he graduated from Duke University. After graduating in medicine, Tweedy moved to Yale University, where he studied law. Research and career Tweedy was appointed associate professor of psychiatry at the Duke Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Tweedy
Frank Tweedy (1854–1937) was an American Topography, topographer and botanist. He worked on pioneering surveys first in the Adirondacks, and then in the American west, American West. He also made major contributions to our knowledge of the western flora and vegetation. He is perhaps best known for his studies in Yellowstone National Park. Life Ancestry and early life Frank Tweedy was born to Oliver Burr and Maria Lord Tweedy in New York City in 1854, the youngest of nine children. His surname refers to the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, Borders region of Scotland and England. His ancestors were among the separatist Pilgrims who arrived in New England on the Mayflower. His great great grandfather, Colonel Andrew Burr (1696-1763), commanded the Connecticut militia in the capture of Louisburg during the French and Indian Wars."Fiftieth Reunion Class Book", Schenectady, NY: Union College, 1925 Frank's father, Oliver Burr (1806–1898), was in the fur hat business. He moved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Tweedy
George Jacob Tweedy (8 January 1913 – 23 April 1987) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was a one club player for Grimsby Town and earned one cap for England. He played 347 league games in a World War II interrupted career spanning 20 years. He is considered to be Grimsby's "best ever goalkeeper". Club career Born in the rural mining town of Willington, County Durham, Tweedy first played for Durham Schools and then his hometown club Willington F. C. He made his debut for Grimsby against Bradford City on 19 November 1932 upon the replacement of Read, the regular goalkeeper, who had a broken finger. At the time of his debut, Grimsby had just been relegated from the First Division, they rejoined the top division in Tweedy's second season with the club by winning the Second Division championship. This led to six consecutive seasons in the top division, two FA Cup semi finals, the club's highest ever league ranking as fifth and Tweedy winning his only Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilda Tweedy
Hilda Tweedy, ''née'' Anderson (1911–2005) was an Irish women's rights activist. A founding member and leader of the Irish Housewives' Association (IHA), she was active for decades advocating for the rights of women on a diverse number of issues including equal pay, girls' education, recycling, the marriage bar (an Irish law that required a woman employed in the civil service to resign her position when she married), the right of women to serve on juries, and other issues. In 1973, she became the first chairperson of the Council for the Status of Women. Life Hilda Anderson was born in Clones, County Monaghan on 26 August 1911. She was the eldest of three girls born to Rev. James Ferguson Anderson and Muriel Frances Victoria Swayne. She was educated at Alexandra College. After leaving school, she joined her parents in Egypt. From 1929 to 1936, she lived in Egypt, starting a PNEU school in Alexandria, and reading for an external mathematics degree from the University of London. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Tweedy
Jeffrey Scot Tweedy (born August 25, 1967) is an American musician, singer songwriter, author, and record producer best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Wilco. Tweedy, originally from Belleville, Illinois, began his music career in high school with his band The Plebes along with Jay Farrar, also in the band. The Plebes later became the alternative country band Uncle Tupelo. After Uncle Tupelo broke up Tweedy formed Wilco which found critical and commercial success, most notably with '' Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'' and '' A Ghost Is Born''. The latter received a Grammy for Best Alternative Album in 2005. During his career Tweedy has released 20 studio albums including four with Uncle Tupelo, twelve with Wilco, one with his son Spencer, a solo acoustic album, three solo studio albums, along with numerous collaborations with other musicians, most notably '' Mermaid Avenue'' with Billy Bragg. Early life Tweedy was born in Belleville on August 25, 1967, the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tweedy
Sir John Tweedy (21 May 1849 – 1924) was a surgeon and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. He was born at Stockton-on-Tees, the son of John Tweedy, a wholesale fruiterer.Father's obituary in ''Yorkshire Gazette'' - York, Yorkshire, England Saturday, September 1, 1888, p. 6. Accessed via www.findmypast.co.uk (Other sources say he was the son of a solicitor.) He was educated at Stockton Collegiate School under Charles James Cooke and then at Elmfield College for a period of two years and 9 months where he received a good classical and mathematical education. He read classical Greek and Latin. He then went to University College, London and University College Hospital to study medicine. He qualified in 1872, and in 1873 became a Clinical Assistant at the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields, beginning a long association with the institution. He was elected Assistant Surgeon in 1884 and later full Surgeon. In March 1872 he took LRCP (Licentiate of the Royal College o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hubbard Tweedy
John Hubbard Tweedy (November 9, 1814 – November 12, 1891) was a delegate to the United States Congress from Wisconsin Territory from March 1847 to May 1848 being elected from the Whig Party. He was also the Whig Party nominee in first Wisconsin gubernatorial election, where he lost to Nelson Dewey. Career Tweedy was born in Danbury, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale University in 1834, where he was a member of the secret society Skull and Bones. "This list is compiled from material from the Order of Skull and Bones membership books at Sterling Library, Yale University and other public records. The latest books available are the 1971 ''Living members'' and the 1973 ''Deceased Members'' books. The last year the members were published in the '' Yale Banner'' is 1969." He then moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory, in 1836, where he practiced law. He served in the Wisconsin Territorial Council, the upper house of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature, in 1841–1842, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
