Lindley is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Lindley Beckworth
Lindley Garrison Beckworth Sr. (June 30, 1913 – March 9, 1984) was an American judge and politician who served as a United States representative from Texas and a judge of the United States Customs Court.
Education and career
Born on June 30, ...
(1913–1984), U.S. Representative from Texas
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Lindley Bothwell (1901–1986), American citrus grower and automobile collector
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Lindley Darden
Lindley Darden (born 1945) is a contemporary philosopher of science, with a research focus on the philosophy of biology.
Biography
She received her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1974 and B.A. in 1968 from Rhodes College, and is cur ...
(born 1945), American philosopher of science
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Lindley DeVecchio
Roy Lindley DeVecchio (born April 18, 1940) is a former U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent in charge of managing mob informants. DeVecchio worked for the FBI during the Mafia wars in New York during the 1980s and 1990s, eventually r ...
(born 1940), former FBI agent
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Lindley Evans (1895–1982), Australian pianist and composer
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Lindley Fraser
Lindley Macnaghten Fraser (14 August 1904 – 10 March 1963) was a Scottish academic, author, broadcaster and economist.
After an academic career, during which he successfully switched from classics to economics, holding university posts in Amer ...
(1904–1963), Scottish broadcaster and economist
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Lindley H. Hadley (1861–1948), U.S. Representative from Washington State
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Lindley Miller Garrison
Lindley Miller Garrison (November 28, 1864 – October 19, 1932) was an American lawyer from New Jersey who served as Secretary of War under U.S. President Woodrow Wilson between 1913 and 1916.
Biography
Early years
Lindley Miller Garri ...
(1864–1932), American lawyer and U.S. Secretary of War
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Lindley Jenkins
James Lindley Jenkins (born 6 April 1954) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Walsall. He played as a midfielder.
Jenkins was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. As a boy he ...
(born 1954), English footballer
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Lindley Johnson
Lindley Johnson (January 18, 1854February 27, 1937) was a noted Philadelphia architect. Johnson was born in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Germantown Academy before graduating from the University of Penn ...
(1854—1937), American architect
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Lindley Murray
Lindley Murray (7 June 1745 – 16 February 1826) was an American Quaker lawyer, writer and grammarian, best known for his English-language grammar books used in schools in England and the United States.
Early life
Lindley Murray was born ...
(1745–1826), American lawyer and grammarian
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Lindley Murray Hoag Lindley Murray Hoag (September 29, 1808 – November 1880) was a Quaker missionary and minister. (1808–1880), American Quaker missionary
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Lindley Murray Moore
Lindley Murray Moore (May 31, 1788 in Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada – August 14, 1871, in Rochester, New York, US) was a Canadian-American abolitionist, and educator.
Early life
Born into a Quaker family that had been forced to fl ...
(1788–1871), American abolitionist and educator
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Lindley Naismith
Lindley Rae Naismith is a New Zealand architect. She established Scarlet Architects and went on to co-create the Scarlet Prize in Architecture. Naismith has performed the role of judge for the New Zealand Home of the Year Award as well as the N ...
, New Zealand architect
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Spike Jones
Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones (December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader specializing in spoof arrangements of popular songs and classical music. Ballads receiving the Jones treatment were punctuated with gun ...
(1911–1965), born Lindley Armstrong Jones, American musician and bandleader
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Spike Jones Jr.
Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones Jr. (born May 19, 1949) is an American television producer and director of award shows and live television events. He is a public speaker and frequent moderator and panel participant for entertainment industry even ...
(born 1949 as Lindley Armstrong Jones Jr.), American television producer and director
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Lindley (surname) Lindley is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alfred Lindley (1904–1951), American lawyer and sportsman
* Audra Lindley (1918–1997), American actress
* Augustus Frederick Lindley (1840–1873), Royal Navy officer i ...
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Lindley (disambiguation) Lindley may refer to:
Places
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* Lindley, South Australia, a locality
;England
* Lindley, Leicestershire, England
**site of RAF Lindley
*Lindley, North Yorkshire, England
* Lindley, West Yorkshire, a suburb of Huddersfield, England
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