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Renton F.C.
Renton may refer to: People * Alex Renton (born 1961), British-Canadian author and journalist * Dave Renton (born 1972), a British barrister and historian * David Renton (1908–2007), a British politician * David Malcolm Renton David Malcolm Renton (February 8, 1878 – May 27, 1947), known as "DM", was a builder and business executive in southern California. He is best known for his Craftsman style homes in Pasadena and for the construction of the Casino Ballroom and o ... (1878–1947), an American builder and business executive * Frank Renton (born 1939), British musician, conductor and broadcaster * Kris Renton (born 1990), Scottish football player * Kristen Renton (born 1982), American actress * Polly Renton (1970–2010), British documentary film maker * Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry (1932–2020), British politician Fictional characters * Mark Renton, protagonist of the novel ''Trainspotting'' by Irvine Welsh, and the film adaptation by Danny Boyle * Rent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alex Renton
Alexander James Torre Renton FRHistS is a British journalist and broadcaster. He is the author of several historical and investigative books, including ''Stiff Upper Lip: Secrets, Crimes and the Schooling of a Ruling Class'' (2017) and ''Blood Legacy: Reckoning With a Family's Story of Slavery'' (2021). In 2023 he co-founded the advocacy and education grouHeirs of Slavery Early life and education Alexander James Torre Renton was born in Toronto, Canada, the oldest child of the politician Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry and the novelist and historian Alice Blanche Helen Fergusson. He was educated at Ashdown House, East Sussex; Eton College; Brighton College; and the University of Exeter, where he studied English. Since 2024, Renton has been a Visiting Fellow at Newcastle University. Career As a journalist Renton has held staff jobs as a reporter and editor on British newspapers ''The Independent'' and the ''London Evening Standard''. He has been a columnist for ''The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dave Renton
David Renton (born 1972) is a British barrister, historian, and socialist. Renton has represented clients in a number of high-profile cases, especially concerning trade union rights and the protection of free speech, and is frequently quoted on these topics in the British media. Beginning his career as an academic historian, he has published over twenty books on the history and politics of fascism, anti-fascism, and the left. Renton is a former member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), and was a founding member of Revolutionary Socialism in the 21st Century (rs21) in 2014. He is also known for his writing for a range of left-wing publications as well as his blog, ''Lives; Running''. Early life and education Renton was born in London in 1972. His great aunt was the Communist historian, Dona Torr. His grandfather was the shoe designer Kurt Geiger. One uncle was an activist in Equity, the actors' trade union, while another was the Conservative MP Tim Renton, Baron Rent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David Renton
David Lockhart-Mure Renton, Baron Renton, (12 August 1908 – 24 May 2007) was a British politician who served for over 60 years in Parliament, 34 in the House of Commons and then 28 in the House of Lords. Renton was Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire from 1945 to 1979, initially as a Liberal National and then in accordance with the party's successive mergers with the Conservatives, as a "National Liberal and Conservative", then in 1968 he was one of the final three National Liberal MPs who opted to wind up the party and become a full part of the Conservatives. He became a life peer in 1979, and was the oldest member of the House of Lords from 2004 until his death. Early life Renton was born in Dartford, the son of a surgeon and a nurse. He was educated at Stubbington, Oundle, and University College, Oxford, of which he was made an honorary fellow in 1990. Going up to read medicine, he switched to law. He was president of the Oxford University Liberal Club. He p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David Malcolm Renton
David Malcolm Renton (February 8, 1878 – May 27, 1947), known as "DM", was a builder and business executive in southern California. He is best known for his Craftsman style homes in Pasadena and for the construction of the Casino Ballroom and other homes on Catalina Island in the early 1900s. Renton was influential in the development of Catalina Island under William Wrigley Jr., serving as vice-president of the Santa Catalina Island Company and the Wilmington Transportation Company from 1919 to his retirement in 1936."Renton, David" ''National Encyclopedia of American Biography'', 1956. James T. White & Company, 101 Fifth Ave., New York He also served as president of Wilmington-Catalina Airline from 1931 to 1942. Life David Malcolm "DM" Renton was born on Prince Edward Island, son of John and Catherine (Nicholson) Renton and one of six children. His father died when he was 14 years old, and Renton left home at the age of 16 to become an apprentice in the construction trade in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Frank Renton
Frank Renton is a British musician, conductor and broadcaster, and former host of ''Listen to the Band'' on BBC Radio 2. An accomplished trumpet player, Renton won a competition for young conductors at the 1967 Edinburgh Festival, whilst employed as a musician in the British Army. Conducting appointments soon followed in West Germany, Cyprus, Singapore and Scotland, before returning to England as Director of a Military Music School in York. He was Musical Director for James Shepherd Versatile Brass for three years, and began conducting the Grimethorpe Colliery Band. He has also worked extensively with the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Radio Orchestra, as well as writing and producing a number of musical programmes for BBC Radio. In 1985, Renton was appointed Principal Conductor of the Royal Artillery Orchestra in London, then in 1988 accepted the dual appointment of Principal Director of Music for the Army and Director of the Royal Military School of Music at Kneller Hall in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kris Renton
Kris Joseph Renton (born 12 July 1990) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Musselburgh Athletic. He was the youngest Norwich City player in the club's history. Norwich City Youth team at Norwich Having been spotted playing in the summer of 2006 in Scotland playing for Musselburgh Windsor by Academy scout Karl Brady, Renton began the 2006–07 season in the youth team. He spent some time away though, being named in the Ireland Under 17s for a European Under 17 Championship qualifying tournament in Baku in Autumn 2006, but made his debut at that level for Scotland Under 17s in February 2007 against Northern Ireland. Towards the end of the campaign, he progressed into the Reserves at Norwich, making his debut on 21 February 2007 against local rivals Ipswich. He scored his first goal for the second string on 24 April 2007 against Southend. Early senior appearances He was named on the bench for the first time on 31 March 2007 against Colchester United. Should ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kristen Renton
Kristen Renton is an American actress who had a recurring role as Ima Tite on ''Sons of Anarchy'' and also portrayed Morgan Hollingsworth on NBC's soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Personal life Renton moved from Colorado to Florida at an early age. Attended Countryside High School in Clearwater, FL; class of 2001. Career At the age of sixteen, she started a career in modeling, and later got into acting. She has appeared in the films ''Ghouls'', '' In the Mix'', and ''Come Away Home''. She has also made appearances on television, in such series as '' CSI: NY'', ''The OC ''The O.C. '' is an American teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz that originally aired on Fox in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, with a total of four seasons consisting of 92 episodes. The serie ...'' and '' The Glades''. Filmography External links * Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Renton, Kristen Living people American soap opera actresses Actresses from De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Polly Renton
The Honourable Polly Renton, born Penelope Sally Rosita Renton (4 March 1970 – 28 May 2010), was a British Documentary film, documentary Film Maker, film maker and proponent of ethical journalism, who played an important part in transforming political television in East Africa and trained a generation of African television journalists through her Nairobi based NGO, MEDEVA (Media Development in Africa). Early life and education Penelope (‘Polly’) Sally Rosita Renton was born in Brighton on 4 March 1970, the youngest of the five children of Tim Renton (later Baron Renton of Mount Harry), a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MP and Chief Whip to Margaret Thatcher, and his wife Alice (née Fergusson), a novelist and historian. She was named, in part, after her great-aunt, the novelist and explorer Rosita Forbes. Her siblings include the investigative journalist and author Alex Renton and the artist and cartoonist Chelsea Renton. She w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tim Renton, Baron Renton Of Mount Harry
Ronald Timothy Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, (28 May 1932 – 25 August 2020) was a British Conservative Party politician. Early life Tim Renton, who rarely used his first name of Ronald, was born in London. He attended Sunningdale School and then Eton, where he was a King's Scholar. He was an undergraduate at Magdalen College, Oxford on the Roberts Gawen scholarship, and earned a first-class degree in History. Parliamentary career After unsuccessfully contesting Sheffield Park in 1970, he was Conservative Member of Parliament for Mid-Sussex from 1974 to 1997. He served as a Minister of State in both the Foreign Office and the Home Office, and served as Margaret Thatcher's Chief Whip (Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) between 1989 and 1990. Following Thatcher's resignation in 1990 he served in John Major's government as Minister for the Arts between 1990 and 1992. During this time, he came up with the idea of a National Lottery. This was later adop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mark Renton
Mark Renton is a fictional character who appears as the protagonist in the novels '' Trainspotting'' (1993) and '' Porno'' (2002) written by Irvine Welsh. He also appears in the 1996 film adaptation of ''Trainspotting'' and its sequel '' T2 Trainspotting'' (2017), in both of which he is portrayed by Ewan McGregor. Character biography Novels ''Trainspotting'' (1993) In the late-1980s, Mark Renton is an unemployed heroin addict living in the Leith district of Edinburgh. He attempts to quit heroin, but finds it too difficult and resorts to buying opium suppositories from shady dealer, Mikey Forrester. Later, at a party with his friends, Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson, Francis Begbie, Danny "Spud" Murphy, Stevie and Tommy, Dawn, the infant daughter of Simon and a woman named Lesley, dies in her cot, devastating Sick Boy and inspiring him to get clean from heroin. After witnessing Dawn's death, Renton resumes heroin use. After continuing to collect unemployment benefit, Renton later mee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Renton Thurston
The ''Eureka Seven'' anime and manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Bones. The central protagonist of the series is Renton Thurston, a young boy who joins the renegade group Gekkostate to fight against the U.F. Force, led by Dewey Novak. In naming the characters, writer Dai Sato drew inspiration from club bands and the music culture of his generation. He said, "The youngest generation is represented by references to dance music, techno, and house. Hip hop represents the next generation, and rock represents the oldest generation.” Although the show is primarily targeted towards the kid demographic, he hoped to draw in some viewers who might have hung out at clubs at night. Gekkostate Gekkostate is an anti-government militia and counterculture collective led by List of Eureka Seven characters#Holland Novak, Holland, who also pilots the LFO Terminus typeR909. Eureka, an aloof, pale girl, pilots an LFO called the Nirvash typeZERO. After joining Gekkos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
