File LaMarcusAdna Thompson.gif right 200px LaMarcusAdnaThompson March 8, 1848 &ndash May 8, 1919 was a US inventor and businessman most famous for developing many highly enjoyable gravity rides. Early years Expand section date January 2011 Thompson, La Marcus, in full LA MARCUS ADNATHOMPSON b. March 8, 1848, Jersey, Ohio, U.S. d. May 8, 1919, Glen Cove, New York , American inventor and businessman, who was known as the Father of the Gravity Ride for his Switchback Railway at Coney Island , in New York City , the first gravity powered roller coaster built in the United States . A natural at mechanics , Thompson at age 12 designed and built a butter churn and an oxcart , and by age 17 he was a master carpenter . After completing his education at Hillsdale College in Michigan in 1866, he worked briefly in the wagon and carriage business before making a mint as a manufacturer of women s seamless hosiery . A near nervous breakdown in the early 1880s led to Thompson selling his stake in the hosiery ... . NAME Thompson, La Marcus Adna ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1848 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1919 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Thompson, LamarcusAdna Category ... 1848 births Category 1919 deaths de LaMarcusAdnaThompson fr LaMarcusAdnaThompson he hu LaMarcusAdnaThompson ms LaMarcusAdnaThompson no LaMarcusAdnaThompson th ..., Thompson built his own highly successful Switchback at Coney Island in 1884. Within four years, he ... his business, Thompson began work, along with designer James A. Griffiths, on his most famous attraction ... journeys. Until 1915, Thompson built numerous scenic railway s including his 1910 masterpiece of faux ... the invention to railroad car manufacturer, George Pullman . After Thompson s death in 1919, his legacy lived on through Thompson Company coasters, notably the Bobs later Tornado Coney Island Tornado ... i thomp.html LaMarcus s biography http www.personal.psu.edu faculty v a vac3 myth.html Stories About ... more details
Infobox NBA biography name LaMarcus Aldridge image LaMarcus Aldridge1.jpg caption Aldridge with the Trail ... NBA All Rookie Team NBA All Rookie First Team nbay 2006 end LaMarcus Nurae Aldridge born July 19, 1985 ... blazers news LaMarcus Aldridge Update 219859 1218.html LaMarcus Aldridge Update ref Aldridge started ...?year 2006 LaMarcus Aldridge Portland Trail Blazers Game Log NBA Yahoo Sports Bot generated ... blazers 2007 04 lamarcus aldridge diagnosed wi.html LaMarcus Aldridge diagnosed with Wolff Parkinson ... 2011 12 9 2624958 blazers f lamarcus aldridge misses training camp over issue with ref ... to play effectively. 2008&ndash 09 season LaMarcus Aldridge played inconsistently to start ... nba players stats?playerId 2983 title Player Stats LaMarcus Aldridge publisher ESPN.com accessdate ... web title The Season in Review Lamarcus url http www.blazersedge.com 2009 5 6 866544 the season in review lamarcus first Dave publisher Blazersedge accessdate 2011 01 25 ref 2009 off season In late October, the Portland Trail Blazers signed a contract extension with LaMarcus Aldridge. Aldridge received ... Award Most Improved Player award behind Kevin Love. LaMarcus Aldridge was voted to the All NBA ... behindblazersbeat 2009 06 rip city revival faith keeps l.html title Faith keeps LaMarcus Aldridge ... sports 26608033 detail.html title Player of the Week LaMarcus Aldridge wins first player of the week ... 13, 2011 ref cite web url http www.oregonlive.com blazers index.ssf 2011 02 nba blazers lamarcus aldridge.html title LaMarcus wins another player of the week award publisher oregonlive.com date February ... cite web url http www.oregonlive.com blazers index.ssf 2011 03 lamarcus aldridge becomes thir.html title LaMarcus wins player of the month award publisher oregonlive.com date March 2, 2011 accessdate ... www.lamarcusaldridge.com LaMarcus Aldridge s Official Website NBA profile Basketball ... 17&member id 48 LaMarcus Aldridge profile texassports.com http www.draftexpress.com viewprofile.php ... more details
Infobox NFL player name LaMarcus Hicks image caption currentteam Free Agent currentnumber currentpositionplain Safety American football position Safety birth date birth date and age 1983 4 15 birth place Clarksdale, Mississippi death date death place heightft 6 heightin 0 weight 189 college Iowa State Cyclones football Iowa State undraftedyear 2007 debutyear 2007 debutteam Detroit Lions finalyear finalteam pastteams nowiki nowiki Detroit Lions NFL Year 2007 NFL Year 2008 status highlights nowiki nowiki First team All Big 12 Conference Big 12 2006 statseason 2008 statlabel1 Tackles statvalue1 12 statlabel2 Interceptions statvalue2 0 statlabel3 Sacks statvalue3 0.0 nfl HIC540530 LaMarcus Hicks born April 15, 1983 in Clarksdale, Mississippi is an American football Safety American football position safety who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Iowa State Cyclones football Iowa State . External links http www.detroitlions.com bio.cfm?bio id 396&season 9 Detroit Lions bio Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Hicks, Lamarcus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION He is now a substitute teacher in Taylor, MI at, Harry S. Truman. His favorite students are Amber Lynn Wright, born Oct. 14 1996, and Chelsea Wilson, Born March 22, 1996. DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1983 PLACE OF BIRTH Clarksdale, Mississippi DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Hicks, Lamarcus Category 1983 births Category Living people Category Players of American football from Mississippi Category American football cornerbacks Category American football safeties Category Iowa State Cyclones football players Category Undrafted National Football League players Category Detroit Lions players Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
Infobox college football player name Lamarcus Joyner school Florida State Seminoles currentnumber 20 currentposition Cornerback class Sophomore major Undecided birth date birth date and age 1990 11 27 mf y birth place Miami, Florida heightft 5 heightin 8 weight 204 highlights nowiki nowiki 2009 High School All American USA Today highschool St. Thomas Aquinas High School Fort Lauderdale, Florida St. Thomas Aquinas High School , br Fort Lauderdale, Florida pastschools nowiki nowiki Florida State University 2010 present bowlgames cbs 1737136 espn si yahoo rivals Lamarcus Joyner born November 27, 1990 is an American football cornerback . He is a freshman currently attending Florida State University . Joyner was named 2009 Defensive High School Player of the Year by USA Today . A native of Miami, Florida , Joyner originally attended Southwest Miami High School , before transferring to St. Thomas Aquinas High School Fort Lauderdale, Florida St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida . Joyner chose FSU over University of Notre Dame Notre Dame , Ohio State , Tennessee , and Florida . External links http www.seminoles.com sports m footbl mtt joyner lamarcus00.html Florida State Seminoles bio USA Today DPOY Sam Nicola Award Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Joyner, Lamarcus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football defensive back DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1990 PLACE OF BIRTH Miami, Florida DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Joyner, Lamarcus Category 1990 births Category Living people Category People from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Category American football cornerbacks Category Under Armour All American football players Category Florida State Seminoles football players Category Article Feedback 5 Defensiveback stub ... more details
Infobox person birthname LaMarcus Rayshawn Tinker image caption birth date Birth date and age mf yes 1990 10 24 birth place Houston, Texas other names occupation Actor, Producer, Writer, Director spouse LaMarcus Tinker born October 24, 1990 ref name Lauria cite web last Lauria first Matt title Twitter MattLauria LaMarcusTinker Happy birthday, my brother God bless you, you fine gentleman url http twitter.com MattLauria status 28631763764 date October 24, 2010 accessdate September 10, 2011 ref is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as teenage football star Dallas Tinker on the NBC and Direct TV television drama Friday Night Lights TV series Friday Night Lights , and as Kevin on the American Broadcasting Company ABC comedy Cougar Town . He is currently appearing as the recurring character Shane on the third season of the Fox Broadcasting Company Fox television show Glee TV series Glee . Early life and education Tinker went to West Briar Middle School, where he studied theater. Even in sixth grade, he wanted to be a director, but was interested in all aspects of theater, including acting, writing and other areas of the arts, and participated in school programs. He later attended the High School For Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, where he also continued his activities in theater. ref name HC cite web last Dansby first Andrew url http blog.chron.com tubular 2010 10 lamarcus tinkers hail mary pays off with role on friday night lights title LaMarcus Tinker s hail ... 5 things you dont know about glees new star lamarcus tinker 2011118 title 5 Things You Don t Know About Glee s New Star LaMarcus Tinker date August 11, 2011 accessdate September 10, 2011 ref After graduation ... For Friday Night Lights LaMarcus Tinker url http www.tvline.com 2011 08 glee mercedes lamarcus ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Tinker, Lamarcus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... Tinker, Lamarcus Category 1990 births Category Living people Category American television actors ... more details
LaMarcus DeWayne McDonald born February 25, 1981 in Waco, Texas is a former All American linebacker at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas . At Waco High School , McDonald was named to the first team 5A All State team by the Associated Press , and was teammates with current Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson . At TCU, McDonald was a fan favorite for his aggressive play on Defense sport defense despite being undersized. In 2001, he finished with 7 Quarterback sack sacks and set a school record with 25 Tackle football move tackles for loss. He was named second team All Conference USA . In 2002, McDonald was a captain on the TCU Horned Frogs Horned Frogs CUSA Championship team that finished the season 10 2 and defeated Colorado State University Colorado State in the Liberty Bowl . He led the team with 118 tackles, 8.5 sacks and 30 tackles for loss, which broke his own year old school record. The 120 yards lost on those 30 tackles for loss broke the school record of 118, which was held by current Buffalo Bills defensive end Aaron Schobel . After the season, McDonald was honored by the conference as first team All CUSA and was also named the Defensive Player of the Year http gofrogs.cstv.com sports m footbl spec rel 120502aab.html . He was also named second team All American by the AP and first team All American by College Football News http gofrogs.cstv.com sports m footbl spec rel 121802aaa.html http gofrogs.cstv.com sports m footbl spec rel 121002aaa.html . After leaving TCU, McDonald was signed as a free agent by the San Diego Chargers , but never caught on with the team. He last played for the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe in 2004. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonald, Lamarcus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football player DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1981 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macdonald, Lamarcus Category 1981 births Category Living people Category People ... more details
LaMarcus Darnell Coker born June 26, 1986 is a former college American football football player for the University of Tennessee and Hampton University who currently plays as a running back for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League . College LaMarcus Coker enjoyed a successful college football career as a running back at the University of Tennessee and later, at Hampton University. Coker was named a starting running back at Tennessee near the end of the 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team 2006 season . Coker scored a TD on his first college reception, a trick play pass from Lucas Taylor. In addition to being a multi purpose threat out of the backfield, Coker excelled as a kick returner and special teams gunner. Following the 2006 season, Coker was named to The Sporting News Freshman All SEC team and first team Freshman All American. http utsports.cstv.com sports m footbl spec rel 120406aam.html He ended the season with 696 yards on 108 carries and scored 6 total touchdowns, while leading the Vols in rushing. Coker was a starter over Arian Foster in the 2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team 2007 season before The University of Tennessee cut Coker for violating their drug policy. From 2008 2009, Coker was the featured back in Hampton University s spread offense. In 2009, Coker lead the MEAC in rushing yards with 1,027 yards at seasons end, and finished second in all purpose yards with 1,537 yards. Coker was named first team All MEAC, and was selected to play in the 8th annual East Coast Bowl and the HBCU Bowl. In the East Coast Bowl, Coker rushed twelve times for 204 yards and three touchdowns and was named the most valuable player of the game. At the East Coast Bowl combine, Coker ran a 4.27 40 yard dash in front of NFL scouts. In the HBCU Bowl, Coker ... Coker, Lamarcus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1986 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Coker, Lamarcus Category 1986 births Category American football ... more details
Refimprove date October 2011 Adna redirects here. For aDNA, the DNA isolated from ancient specimens, see Ancient DNA . Adna is an unincorporated community located in Lewis County, Washington . ref cite gnis 1502945 Adna ref Due to its rural setting with little settlement concentration, it did not meet qualifications as a census designated place , a program used by the United States Census Bureau U.S. Census Bureau for unincorporated communities. The community was originally known as Pomona. Citation needed date March 2011 Adna s current name was established in 1892 when the United Railroads of Washington branch of the Northern Pacific Railway Northern Pacific Railroad Company laid down railroad tracks through the area. Along with the arrival of the railroad came the building of a new post office which had yet to be named. URW engineer W. C. Marion chose the name Edna in honor of local resident Edna Browning, but the name was rejected by the United States Postal Service U.S. Postal Service as there was, at the time, already a post office named Edna in Washington. The Postal Service changed the name from Edna to Adna . http research.nprha.org Subdivison 20Station 20Information Willapa 20Harbor 20Line.mht Adna is located six miles 9.65 km southwest of Chehalis, Washington Chehalis . Adna is home to the Adna School District, which includes two schools Adna Elementary and Adna Middle High School. http www.adna.k12.wa.us One of the first schools to serve Adna was built in 1893 and was known as the Bell Tower School. Adna has a grocery store, Adna Grocery, that also serves as a gas station, and includes a post office in the same building. The post office s zip code is 98522. Adna is most well known for its spectacular Pirate Nation stadium. You can find a boatload of hidden treasures in the concrete foundation that houses the stadium. References reflist Lewis County, Washington ... state LewisWA geo stub es Adna Washington vo Adna ... more details
For his son, who was also a general Adna R. Chaffee, Jr. Refimprove date October 2008 Infobox military person name Adna Romanza Chaffee birth date Birth date 1842 4 14 death date Death date and age 1914 11 1 1842 4 14 birth place Orwell, Ohio death place Los Angeles , California placeofburial Arlington National Cemetery placeofburial label Place of burial image File AdnaChaffee.jpg 300px caption General Adna R. Chaffee allegiance United States United States of America br Union American Civil War Union branch Union Army serviceyears 1861 1906 rank Lieutenant general United States Lieutenant General commands Chief of Staff of the United States Army battles American Civil War br Peninsular Campaign br Battle of Antietam Maryland Campaign br Battle of Dinwiddie Court House Appomattox Campaign Indian Wars br Battle of Paint Creek br Battle of Red River br Battle of Big Dry Wash br Spanish American War br Battle of El Caney Cuban Campaign br Boxer Rebellion br Battle of Peking br Philippine American War br Moro Rebellion Mindanao Campaign laterwork Public Servant Adna Romanza Chaffee April 14, 1842 November 1, 1914 was a General officer General in the United States Army . Chaffee took part in the American Civil War and Indian Wars , played a key role in the Spanish American War , and was instrumental in crushing the Boxer Rebellion in China . He was the Chief of Staff of the United ... Works for the city of Los Angeles . Family File Adna chaffee jr.jpg thumb right 150px Adna Chaffee ... in 1875, he married his second wife, Annie Frances Rockwell. His son Adna Chaffee, Jr. also became ... Civil War Major General Adna R. Chaffee, Jr. his son References Reflist External links Wikisource ... Persondata NAME Chaffee, Adna ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Union American Civil War Union Union ... November 1, 1914 PLACE OF DEATH Los Angeles , California DEFAULTSORT Chaffee, Adna Category 1842 ... Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Category United States Army generals sl Adna Romanza Chaffee ... more details
info website footnotes Adna is a populated place located in Weld County, Colorado Weld County , Colorado , United States . GR 3 Geography Adna is located at Coord 40 20 22 N 104 49 42 W type city 40.3394266 ... more details
Cleanup rewrite date July 2008 General Adna Anderson was Engineer in Chief of the Northern Pacific Railroad from 1880 to 1888. He was born in Ridgeway, New York , July 25, 1827, and died May 15, 1889, in Philadelphia . Early career Anderson began his railway career in 1847, as chainman on the New York and New Haven Railroad . From October 1847 to November 1848, he was assistant engineer of the Connecticut River Railroad from November 1848 to September 1848 assistant engineer on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Mobile and Ohio from that date to March 1850 assistant engineer on the Ashuelot Railroad in New Hampshire . Afterward he was successively resident engineer of the Michigan Southern Railroad 1846 1855 Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana locating engineer of the Mobile and Ohio chief engineer on the Tennessee and Alabama chief engineer and superintendent of the Edgefield and Kentucky and for a short time chief engineer of the Henderson and Nashville. When the Edgefield and Kentucky failed, General Anderson was appointed receiver. When the American Civil War broke out General Anderson offered his services to the United States government, and was made assistant engineer and chief of the Construction Corps of the Army of the Potomac in Virginia. In the following year he was made general superintendent of Government Railroads of the Military Division of the Mississippi . From November 1864 to July 1866 he was chief superintendent and engineer of all the military railroads. From February to May 1867, he was chief engineer of the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge afterwards general ... Died Anderson Suddenly, at Hotel Lafayette, Philadelphia , on the 15th inst., Gen. Adna Anderson ... Service. To the Editor of the Tribune . Sir In the death of General Adna Anderson the country loses ... Persondata . NAME Anderson, Adna ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1827 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1889 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Anderson, Adna Category 1827 births Category ... more details
File Al Andalus.gif thumb right Al Tagr al Adna Lower March as part of the Caliphate of C rdoba c. 1000. Al Tagr al Adna Lower March was a March territory march of the Al Andalus . It included territory that is now in Portugal. ref cite web url http books.google.pt books?id zLlPykZq80MC title Histoire du Portugal et de son empire colonial author Ant nio Henrique R. de Oliveira Marques, M rio Soares date 1998 accessdate 2011 12 09 work Histoire du Portugal et de son empire colonial publisher KARTHALA Editions language French ref References reflist Category History of Al Andalus Category Medieval Portugal es Al Tagr al Adna history stub ... more details
Infobox military person name Adna R. Chaffee, Jr. birth date birth date 1884 09 23 death date death date and age 1941 08 22 1884 09 23 birth place Junction City, Kansas death place Boston, Massachusetts placeofburial Arlington National Cemetery placeofburial label Place of burial image File Adna chaffee jr.jpg caption MG Adna R. Chaffee, Jr. nickname allegiance flagicon United States United States United States of America branch United States Army serviceyears 1906 1941 rank Major General United States Major General commands 7th Cavalry Brigade Mechanized United States 7th Cavalry Brigade Mechanized br 1st Cavalry Division United States 1st Cavalry Division unit battles World War I br Battle of Saint Mihiel Saint Mihiel offensive Meuse Argonne offensive awards relations General Adna Chaffee father laterwork Adna Romanza Chaffee, Jr. September 23, 1884 August 22, 1941 was a Major general United States major general in the United States Army , called the Father of the Tank Armored Force for his role in developing the U.S. Army s tank forces. Early years Adna Chaffee, Jr. was the son of lieutenant general United States lieutenant general Adna R. Chaffee, Sr. Born in Junction City, Kansas on September 23, 1884, he was commissioned a lieutenant of cavalry in 1906 after graduating from the United States Military Academy , and won recognition as the Army s finest horseman. Career In World War I , he was an infantry Major United States major with the IV Corps United States IV Corps during ... chaffee Army.mil Adna Chaffee, Jr. http www.arlingtoncemetery.net achafjr.htm ArlingtonCemetery.net Adna Chaffee, Jr. Persondata NAME Chaffee, Adna R., Jr. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United ... Chaffee, Adna R. Jr. Category 1884 births Category 1941 deaths Category Burials at Arlington ... alumni fr Adna Romanza Chaffee ja R ru , sl Adna Romanza Chaffee mlaj i tr Adna R. Chaffee, Jr. ... more details
Adna mac Uthidir , Irish people Irish poet , fl. 1st century AD. Adna mac Uthidir held the post of Chief Ollam of Ireland during the reign of King Conchobar mac Nessa . He lived c. 1 AD. Edward O Reilly mentions him in his Irish Writers, IX sq d. anno A.M. 3950. ref http books.google.co.uk books?id YZIFAAAAQAAJ&pg PP9&dq 22edward O Reilly 22 irish writers&hl en&ei 94UGTKPzBZaa Qa3yIWODA&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 1&ved 0CCwQ6AEwAA v onepage&q&f false ref Fragments of laws attributed to Adna are to be found in the library of Trinity College. The sages Adhna, Forchern, and Atharne are said to have been the first to collect the axioms of Irish law into one volume. Some sources say he was Chief Poet of Ulster as well as Ireland. An old Irish tale Immacallam in D Thuarad or The Colloquy of the Two Sages ref http www.danann.org library gael sages.html ref tells of his death. s start s bef before Lugh s ttl title Chief Ollam of Ireland Chief Ollam of Ireland years c. 1st century AD s aft after Dubhthach moccu Lughair end References reflist DEFAULTSORT Adna Mac Uthidir Category Irish poets Category Irish Gaelic poets Category 1st century Irish people Category Medieval Irish poets ... more details
Infobox Congressman name Adna Romulus Johnson image name Adna R. Johnson.png caption state Ohio district Ohio s 10th congressional district 10th term start March 4, 1909 term end March 3, 1911 preceded Henry T. Bannon succeeded Robert M. Switzer birth date birth date 1860 12 14 birth place Sweet Springs, Missouri death date death date and age 1938 6 11 1860 12 14 death place Ironton, Ohio party United States Republican Party Republican spouse children religion Adna Romulus Johnson December 14, 1860 &ndash June 11, 1938 was a teacher, lawyer, and United States House of Representatives U.S. Representative from Ohio . Born in Sweet Springs, Missouri , Johnson moved with his mother to a farm in Lawrence County, Ohio , in 1864, where attended the common schools. He taught school seven years and then studied law. He was Admission to the bar in the United States admitted to the bar in 1886. Johnson graduated from the University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor in 1887 and practiced his profession in Ironton, Ohio . He served as the prosecuting attorney of Lawrence County in 1889. Johnson was elected as a Republican Party United States Republican to the 61st United States Congress Sixty first Congress March 4, 1909&ndash March 3, 1911 . He was renominated without opposition in 1910, but declined to accept. He resumed the practice of law in Ironton. He also engaged in banking and was financially interested in various manufacturing concerns. Johnson served as president of the Ohio State Bar Association in 1933. He died in Ironton on June 11, 1938, and was interred in Woodland Cemetery. Source CongBio J000113 Bioguide Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Johnson, Adna Romulus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION lawyer DATE OF BIRTH December 14, 1860 PLACE OF BIRTH Sweet Springs, Missouri DATE OF DEATH June 11, 1938 PLACE OF DEATH Ironton, Ohio DEFAULTSORT Johnson, Adna Romulus Category 1860 births Category 1938 deaths Category Members of the United ... more details
Bishop Adna Wright Leonard I November 2, 1874 &ndash May 3, 1943 was a Methodist Bishop in Buffalo, New York and the first chairman of the Methodist Commission on Chaplains . He was killed in 1943 in a plane crash on his way to Iceland to visit Methodist chaplains and their troops. ref name bio cite web url http archives.gcah.org eadweb gcah2396.htm title Guide to the Adna Wright Leonard Collection accessdate 2011 11 17 quote Adna Wright Leonard 1874 1943 , American bishop, was born November 2, 1874 in Cincinnati. He was the only son of Reverend and Mrs. A.B. Leonard. His father was the mission secretary of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Leonard married Mary Luella Day on October 9, 1901. ... publisher United Methodist Archives and History Center ref Biography He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 2, 1874 to Adna B. Leonard. He was elected Bishop in 1916. ref name bio He married Mary Luella Day 1873 ? on October 9, 1901 and had the following children Adna Wright Leonard II 1904 ? and Phyllis Day Leonard 1907 ? . He was elected to the Episcopacy of the Methodist Episcopal Church at the 1916 General Conference. He served in San Francisco , Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. He was killed on May 3, 1943 in a plane crash on his way to Iceland to visit Methodist chaplains and their troops. ref name bio Death Time magazine wrote on May 17, 1943 blockquote Chief of Array Chaplains William R. Arnold clasped Bishop Adna Wright Leonard s hand May the good Lord grant you happy landings. Replied the Methodist Bishop to the Catholic Monsignor Especially if one of them is the final landing. Afterwards the Bishop, chairman of the General Commission of Army & Navy Chaplains, climbed into a transatlantic plane. He was off on the first lap of a world tour, suggested by President Roosevelt ..., Adna Wright ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American chaplain DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1874 PLACE OF BIRTH Cincinnati, Ohio DATE OF DEATH May 3, 1943 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Leonard, Adna Wright ... more details
Noref date July 2011 Joseph Adna Hill 1860&ndash 1938 was an United States American statistician , born at Stewartstown, New Hampshire he graduated from Harvard University in 1885 and from the University of Halle Ph.D. in 1892. He published The English Income Tax with Special Reference to Administration and Method of Assessment 1899 . In 1898 he took on statistical work for the United States Census Bureau , of which he became chief statistician in 1909. In this connection he had charge of census reports on child labor , illiterate illiteracy , marriage and divorce , women at work, and a report for the Immigration Commission on occupations of immigrants. He was the author of many census reports on child labor, the insane, divorce, and kindred subjects. He was appointed Assistant Director of the Census in 1921. Although revised by Edward Vermilye Huntington , Hill is credited with the conception of the Method of Equal Proportions or Huntington Hill method of Congressional apportionment apportionment of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to the states, as a function of their populations determined in the U.S. census http www.ams.org featurecolumn archive apportion2.html . This mathematical algorithm has been used in the U.S. since 1941 and is currently the method used. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Hill, Joseph Adna ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1860 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1938 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Hill, Joseph Adna Category American statisticians Category 1860 births Category 1938 deaths Category Harvard University alumni Category Presidents of the American Statistical Association US statistician stub ... more details
Thompson may refer to Thompson surname TOCright Places In Bulgaria Thompson, Bulgaria , a village in Sofia Province In Canada Thompson, Manitoba Thompson Manitoba riding , an electoral district in the above location Thompson River , a river in British Columbia Thompson Country , a region within the basin of the Thompson River Thompson Plateau , a landform in the Interior of British Columbia named for the Thompson River Thompson Nicola Regional District , a regional district in British Columbia Thompson Sound , a sound in the area of the Broughton Archipelago Thompson Sound, British Columbia , an unincorporated locality at Thompson Sound Thompson Station, Nova Scotia In Chile Thompson Island Chile , a small island in the south In England Thompson, Norfolk In the United States of America Thompson, California Thompson, Connecticut Thompson, Iowa Thompson, New York Thompson, Alamance County, North Carolina Thompson, Robeson County, North Carolina Thompson, North Dakota Thompson, Pennsylvania Thompson, Wisconsin Thompson Island Massachusetts , an island in Boston Harbor Thompson Township disambiguation South Atlantic Thompson Island South Atlantic Other uses Nlaka pamux , a Canadian First Nation also known as the ThompsonThompson language , spoken by the Nlaka pamux USS Thompson USS Thompson , two U.S. Navy destroyers Thompson submachine gun Thomson and Thompson Dupont et Dupond , two clumsy detectives from the Tintin series Thompson band , a Croatian rock band See also Thomson disambiguation Thomsen disambig geo ca Thompson cs Thompson de Thompson es Thompson fr Thompson ko it Thompson he lv Tompsons nl Thompson ja no Thompson pl Thompson pt Thompson ro Thompson ru sl Thompson fi Thompson vo Thompson ... more details
LaMarcusAdnaThompson 1848&ndash 1919 , known for his early work developing roller coasters ...Thompson is a patronymic surname of England English and Scotland Scottish origin, with a variety of spellings ... from the placename Thompson, Norfolk Thompson . ref name rkh2011 It is the 14th most common surname in the United Kingdom. ref http www.britishsurnames.co.uk surnames THOMPSON British surnames ref According to the 1990 United States Census, Thompson was the seventeenth most frequently reported surname ... Name Files dist.all.last 1 100 . Retrieved on 2008 07 04. ref Infobox family name name Thompson pronunciation ... generated title ref People Well known individuals whose surname is or was Thompson include Ahmir Khalib Thompson born 1971 , aka Questlove , African American musician, DJ, and record producer Alden Thompson , Christian theologian Andrew Thompson catcher born 1846 , baseball player Andrew Thompson manager 1845 1895 , baseball manager Archie Thompson , Australian football soccer player for Melbourne Victory Ben Thompson 1842&ndash 1884 , gunfighter and gambler Benjamin Thompson 1753&ndash 1814 , Anglo American physicist, usually called Count Rumford Bill Thompson New York , 42nd New York City Comptroller and presumptive Democratic nominee for New York City Mayor Bill Thompson voice actor , voice actor who played Droopy Dog and in a number of Disney films Bill Thompson South Dakota politician , member of the South Dakota State House of Representatives Bill Thompson Wyoming politician , member of the Wyoming State House of Representatives Bill Thompson technology writer , UK technology writer Bill Thompson III , editor of Bird Watcher s Digest Bill Thompson American football , former American football player Bill Thompson footballer Bradley Thompson , American television producer and writer Bryan Thompson , American automotive designer Cameron Thompson , Australian politician Cec Thompson , British rugby league footballer Charles C. Thompson , born 1961 American Catholic bishop D Arcy ... more details
Infobox NBA biography name LaSalle Thompson image width caption number 41 position Center basketball Center height ft 6 height in 10 weight lb 245 birth date birth date and age 1961 06 23 birth place Cincinnati , Ohio nationality United States American high school Withrow High School Withrow Cincinnati, Ohio college Texas Longhorns men s basketball Texas 1979 1982 draft year 1982 draft round 1 draft pick 5 draft team Sacramento Kings Kansas City Kings career start 1981 career end 1997 years1 nbay ... stat3value 972 1.0 bpg bbr thompla01 letter t LaSalle Thompson III born June 23, 1961 in Cincinnati ... pound Thompson spent time at both the center and power forward positions during his playing career ... Larry Brown s tenure. Playing career Nicknamed Tank , Thompson finished his career at University ... basketball James Thomas in 2004. Thompson was drafted by the Kings with the fifth overall pick in the 1982 NBA Draft , making him the highest Texas player taken until LaMarcus Aldridge was selected ... for most of the first part of his career, in 1992 1993 93 Thompson moved to a role as the tough ... they played. Thompson was a key reserve on the first Pacers team to reach the Eastern Conference Finals series, in 1993 1994 94 . After the 1994 1995 95 season, Thompson signed with the Philadelphia ... basketball Mark Jackson back to Indiana. Post NBA career Thompson served a stint as general manager ... www.nba.com pacers news lasalle thompson.html On May 30, 2008, Thompson accepted an offer from ... www.nba.com pacers news lasalle thompson.html Where Are They Now? LaSalle Thompson ref Nickolas who ... reference.com players t thompla01.html LaSalle Thompson Bio Basketball Reference.com 1982 NBA ... . NAME Thompson, Lasalle ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1961 PLACE OF BIRTH Cincinnati, Ohio DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Thompson, Lasalle Category 1961 births ... Denver Nuggets players es LaSalle Thompson it LaSalle Thompson ... more details
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