23-708: Algernon may refer to: Algernon (name) , a given name (includes a list of people and characters with the name) Algernon Township, Custer County, Nebraska See also [ edit ] Treaty of Algeron , an agreement signed by the United Federation of Planets and the Romulan Star Empire in Star Trek " Flowers for Algernon ", a science fiction short story and subsequent novel written by Daniel Keyes United States v. Algernon Blair , Inc. ,
46-562: A 1973 American lawsuit regarding its breach of contract with a subcontractor Růže pro Algernon , Aleš Brichta album Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Algernon . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Algernon&oldid=1236152797 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
69-556: A character and cousin of the main hero Biggles , in the series by W. E. Johns Algernon Moncrieff, a character in the Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest Algernon "Algy" Timberlane and his wife Martha, main characters of the novel Greybeard by Brian Aldiss Algernon, a rogue who visits WindClan every summer with his band, a character in Erin Hunter 's novel Tallstar's Revenge Algernon Papadopoulos,
92-491: A farm labourer, and two farmers. Lord Essex was married four times. His first marriage, which was referred to as a "runaway marriage" was on 28 September 1905 to Mary Eveline Stewart Freeman (d. 30 Oct 1955), the eldest daughter of William Russell Stewart Freeman, of The Old Manor House in Wingrave (built by Hannah de Rothschild in 1876). Before their divorce in 1925, they were the parents of one son: His second marriage
115-590: A laboratory mouse in the short story and subsequent novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Algernon "Algy" or Q Algy, the character Q in the James Bond film Never Say Never Again Algernon Durban, a character in General Hospital Lt. Col. J. Algernon Hawthorne, a character in the 1963 comedy film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World by Stanley Kramer Algernon (Algy) Lacey,
138-615: A schoolboy (a nerd) in the video game, Bully made by Rockstar Games Algernon Wasp, a character in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2 made by Rockstar Games Dr. Algernon C. Edwards, a surgeon in the Cinemax television series The Knick Algernon, the name of Detective Jake Peralta's desk mouse in Brooklyn Nine-Nine A fictional character in Archer is called Doctor Algernon Krieger. (Krieger's actual name
161-461: A subcontractor Plies (rapper) , born Algernod Washington References [ edit ] ^ Hanks, Patrick ; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names . Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press . p. 48. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 . OCLC 67869278 . Retrieved 21 November 2024 . [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
184-451: A substantial tax bill and after six years, she decided to sell Cassiobury House and its contents. The house did not, however, find a buyer before Adele's death in July 1922. It remained unoccupied for a further five years before it was sold for materials and demolished in 1927. The site was acquired by property developers and today is the residential area of Cassiobury , with the remainder of
207-429: Is Algernop, but this is likely a change to get through customs) Aljernon Half-Dream, a character in the video game Shadowrun Returns and its sequels See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Algernon All pages with titles containing Algernon Algernon (disambiguation) United States v. Algernon Blair , Inc, a 1973 American lawsuit regarding its breach of contract with
230-552: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Algernon (name) Algernon is a masculine given name which derives from the Norman-French sobriquet Aux Gernons , meaning "with moustaches". People [ edit ] Given name [ edit ] Algernon Ashton (1859–1937), English composer Algernon Sydney Biddle (1847–1891), American lawyer and law professor at
253-541: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Algernon Capell, 8th Earl of Essex Algernon George de Vere Capell, 8th Earl of Essex (21 February 1884 – 8 December 1966) was a British aristocrat who succeeded to the title Earl of Essex in 1916 and became an amateur actor. He was the only child of George Capell, 7th Earl of Essex and, his first wife, Elenor Harriet Maria Harford (1860–1885). After his mother's death in 1885, his father remarried to an American heiress and socialite Adele Grant , daughter of
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#1732790565297276-527: The University of Pennsylvania Law School Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951), English writer Algernon Blair (1873–1952), American construction contractor Algernon Bligh (1888–1952), English cricket player Algernon Borthwick, 1st Baron Glenesk (1830–1908), English journalist Algernon Boyle (1871–1949), English naval officer Algernon "Algie" Brown (born 1991), American football player Algernon Buford (1826–1911), American president of
299-562: The New York railway magnate David Beach Grant of the Grant Locomotive Works . From his father's second marriage, he had two younger half-sisters, Lady Iris Mary Athenais de Vere Capell, and Lady Joan Rachel de Vere Capell (wife of Osbert Peake, 1st Viscount Ingleby ). His paternal grandparents were Lt.-Col. Arthur de Vere Capell, Viscount Malden (son of Arthur Capell, 6th Earl of Essex ), and Emma Martha Meux. His mother
322-664: The Plymouth Brethren and writer Algernon Pynegar (1883–1948), English footballer Algernon Ransome (1883–1969), British Army officer Algernon Rainbow (1885–1969), New Zealand accountant and local politician Algernon Winter Rose (1885–1918), English architect Algernon Edward Sartoris (1877–1928), American diplomat Algernon Seymour (disambiguation) , several people with this name Algernon Sidney (1623–1683), English politician and opponent of King Charles II of England Algernon Skeffington, 12th Viscount Massereene (1873–1952), Ulster Unionist member of
345-3422: The Richmond and Danville Railroad Algernon Burnaby (1868–1938), English landowner and soldier Algernon Butler (1905–1978), American judge Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex (1670–1710), English nobleman Algernon Capell, 8th Earl of Essex (1884–1966), British aristocrat and actor Algernon Chester-Master (1851–1897), English cricket player Algernon Collings (1853–1945), English cricket player Algernon J. Cooper (born 1944), American politician and lawyer Algernon Coote, 6th Earl of Mountrath (1689–1744), Irish politician Algernon Coote, 11th Baronet (1817–1899), Irish cricketer and clergyman Algernon de Courcy Lyons (1922–1993), Welsh photographer and writer Algernon Crapsey (1847–1927), American Episcopal priest Algernon "Alge" Crumpler (born 1977), American football tight end Algernon Egerton ( former: Algernon Leveson-Gower, 1825–1891), English politician Algernon Findlay (1892–1956), Australian cricketer Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1837–1916), English diplomat Algernon Fuller (1885–1970), British Army officer and inventor Algernon Charles Gifford (1861–1948), New Zealand astronomer Algernon Sidney Gilbert (1789–1834), American merchant and Latter-day Saint Algernon Gissing (1860–1937), English writer Algernon Gordon-Lennox (1847–1921), British Army officer Algernon Graves (1845–1922), English art provenance documenter Algernon Sidney Gray (1814–1878), American attorney and politician Algernon Greville (disambiguation) , several people with this name Algernon Griffiths (1847–1899), English cricketer Algernon Hartridge (1831–1876), cotton merchant and Confederate Army officer Algernon Haskett-Smith (1856–1887), English cricketer and barrister Algernon Heber-Percy (born 1944), British landowner, farmer and public official Algernon Heneage (1833–1915), English naval officer Algernon Herbert (1792–1855), English antiquary Algernon Charles Holland (1919–2001), British businessman Algernon de Horsey (1827–1922), English naval officer Algernon B. Jackson (1878–1942), American physician and writer Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore (1852–1930), English politician Algernon Kingscote (1888–1964), English tennis player Algernon Langhorne (1882–1945), English naval officer Algernon Lee (1873–1954), American educator Algernon Lushington (1847–1930), English cricket player Algernon Lyons (1833–1908), English naval officer Algernon Markham (1869–1949), English Anglican bishop Algernon Marsham (1919–2004), English cricket player Algernon Maudslay (1873–1948), English sailor and Olympic gold medal winner Algernon May (died 1704), English politician Algernon Methuen, 1st Baronet ( born Algernon Stedman; 1856–1924), English publisher and founder of Methuen & Co. Algernon Moreing (1889–1974), English politician Algernon Newton (1880–1968), British landscape artist Algernon Oldham (died 1916), Archdeacon of Ludlow Algernon Willoughby Osborne (died 1915), British judicial officer Algernon Paddock (1830–1897), American politician Algernon Percy (disambiguation) , several people with this name Algernon J. Pollock (1864–1957), American evangelist of
368-501: The Senate of Northern Ireland Algernon Smith (1842–1876), United States Army officer Algernon S. Speer , (1818–1857), American farmer and politician Algernon Stanley Smith (1890–1978), British missionary Algernon St Maur, 14th Duke of Somerset ( formerly Seymour; 1813–1894), English nobility Algernon Sydney Sullivan (1826–1887), American lawyer Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909), English writer and inventor of
391-531: The earldom of Essex. The death of his father brought the eventual demise of the Capell family seat, Cassiobury House . Death duties , a form of taxation introduced in 1894 by the Liberal Government , had placed an increasing financial burden on aristocracy and landed gentry , and was responsible for the breaking up of many large estates across Britain . His father's widow, Adele, was presented with
414-471: The estate being used for Cassiobury Park . Lord Essex was an accomplished amateur actor and appeared in his own home, Bodenham Manor, Herefordshire with a troupe of Pierrots . He later organized a small troupe, called "The Canaries", to give charity performances. As the star of the show, the Earl sang comic and sentimental songs. Reportedly, the other members were a gardener's daughter, the village seamstress,
437-1239: The roundel form in poetry Algernon Talmage (1871–1939), English Impressionist painter Algernon Temple-Gore-Langton, 5th Earl Temple of Stowe (1871–1940), English soldier, diplomat, and politician Algernon Thelwall (1795–1863), English Anglican clergyman Algernon Thomas (1857–1937), New Zealand geologist and biologist Algernon Tollemache (1805–1892), English politician Algernon Tudor-Craig (1873–1943), English Army officer Algernon Turnor (1845–1921), British civil servant Algernon Walker-Heneage-Vivian (1871–1952), British Royal Navy officer Algernon Ward (1869–1947), English Anglican priest and author Algernon Wells (1885–1946), British track and field athlete Algernon West (1832–1921), English politician Algernon Whiting (1861–1931), English cricketer and tea planter Algernon Wilkinson (1894–1967), English footballer Algernon Willis (1889–1976), English naval officer Algernon Yau (born 1959), Hong Kong government official Algernon Yelverton, 6th Viscount Avonmore (1866–1910), Irish nobility Surname [ edit ] Carl-Fredrik Algernon (1925–1987), Swedish Navy officer Fictional characters [ edit ] Algernon,
460-425: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Algernon_(name)&oldid=1258715447 " Categories : Given names English masculine given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
483-531: Was on 10 February 1926 to Alys Montgomery ( née Falkiner) Scott-Brown (d. 1977) at the Saint Albans registry office; she was the former wife of Ernest Scott-Brown and daughter of Robert Hayes Falkiner. Around 1930, Lord Essex had alterations made to Throope Manor, an 18th-century country house at Bishopstone , near Salisbury. The couple divorced in 1950. Lord Essex married, thirdly, on 10 December 1950 to Zara Mildred Carlson of Los Angeles , California who
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#1732790565297506-658: Was the eldest daughter of William Henry Harford of Oldtown House in Almondsbury and the former Ellen Tower (third daughter of Rev. William Tower of How Hatch, Vicar of Braughing). He was educated at Eton College . He served in the 7th Hussars , gaining the rank of Lieutenant. He also served in the Hertfordshire Yeomanry and the Remount Service , temporarily gaining the rank of Temporary Captain. Upon his father's death in 1916, he inherited
529-411: Was with the U.S. Consular Staff at Melbourne . They divorced in 1957. His fourth, and final, marriage was to Christine Mary Davis (d. 1985) in 1957. She was a daughter of George Frederick Davis of Handsworth Wood . Lord Essex died on 8 December 1966. Upon his death, his only son Reginald inherited the earldom. When his son died without issue in 1981, the title became dormant for eight years until it
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