Eldridge
Encyclopedia
Surname
- Charles W. EldridgeCharles W. EldridgeCharles Wadleigh Eldridge was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature as a member of the Board of Aldermen and as the seventeenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts....
(1877-1922), Massachusetts businessman and politician - Clarence EldridgeClarence EldridgeClarence Ernest Eldridge was a Major League Baseball umpire in the American League and an advertising executive. Before his umpiring career, he was a college sports writer....
(1888-1981), American baseball umpire and advertising executive - David EldridgeDavid EldridgeDavid Eldridge is the earliest known person of European descent to die in the Western Reserve, and the first person to be buried in the newly-created city of Cleveland...
(died June 3, 1797), first white person known to have died in the Western Reserve (Ohio), and the first person buried in Cleveland - Ernest EldridgeErnest EldridgeErnest Arthur Douglas Eldridge was a British racing car driver who broke the world land speed record in 1924. His was the last land speed record set on an open road.- Ernest Arthur Douglas Eldridge. :...
(1897-1937), British world land speed record holder - George H. EldridgeGeorge H. EldridgeGeorge H. Eldridge was an American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry in the American Civil War and the 6th U.S. Cavalry during the Texas–Indian Wars...
(1844-1918), an American soldier - Jamie EldridgeJamie EldridgeJames B. "Jamie" Eldridge is a Massachusetts State Senator from the Middlesex and Worcester District. He was a candidate in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2007, finishing third in the five-way election...
(born 1973), Massachusetts state senator - John Eldridge, Jr.John Eldridge, Jr.Lieutenant Commander John Eldridge, Jr., USN was a United States Navy officer who received the Navy Cross posthumously for his role in the U.S. invasion of the Solomon Islands during World War II.-Biography:...
(1903-42), World War II hero - Roy EldridgeRoy EldridgeRoy David Eldridge , nicknamed "Little Jazz" was an American jazz trumpet player. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, his virtuosic solos and his strong influence on Dizzy Gillespie mark him as one of the most exciting musicians of the swing era and a...
(1911-89), American jazz musician
First name
- Eldridge CleaverEldridge CleaverLeroy Eldridge Cleaver better known as Eldridge Cleaver, was a leading member of the Black Panther Party and a writer...
(1935-98), African-American activist - Eldridge R. JohnsonEldridge R. JohnsonEldridge Reeves Johnson co-created the Victor Talking Machine Company alongside Emile Berliner, a United States corporation, and built it into the leading American producer of phonographs and phonograph records and one of the leading phonograph companies in the world at the time.In...
(1867-1945), co-founder of the Victor Talking Machine Company - Eldridge LovelaceEldridge LovelaceEldridge Hirst Lovelace was a city planner and author who prepared comprehensive plans for many large US cities.-Early life:Mr...
(1913-2008), American city planner and author - Eldridge RecasnerEldridge RecasnerEldridge David Recasner is a retired American professional basketball player. In college, he was a three-time All-Pac 10 Conference guard for the Washington Huskies men's basketball team. After college, he played in a variety of professional leagues such as the Continental Basketball Association ...
(born 1967), former college and professional basketball player
Places
- Eldridge, AlabamaEldridge, AlabamaEldridge is a town in Walker County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 184.-Geography:Eldridge is located at .According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
, a town - Eldridge, CaliforniaEldridge, CaliforniaEldridge is a census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2010 census. It is notably the home to the Sonoma Developmental Center, the largest facility serving the needs of persons with developmental disabilities in the...
, a census-designated place - Eldridge, IowaEldridge, IowaEldridge is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,651 at the 2010 census; Eldridge is a part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area and is considered a suburb.-History:...
, a small city - Eldridge, MissouriEldridge, MissouriEldridge is an unincorporated community in northern Laclede County, Missouri, United States. It is about eleven miles north of Lebanon....
, an unincorporated community - Eldridge BayEldridge BayEldridge Bay is an Arctic waterway Melville Island's Sabine Peninsula, the bay is an arm of Hecla and Griper Bay. Sabine Bay is to the south....
, a waterway in Canada
Other uses
- Eldridge PopeEldridge PopeEldridge Pope was a traditional brewery situated in Dorchester, Dorset in England. The brewery opened in 1881. Royal Oak and Hardy's were amongst the beers brewed there. Following a series of calamitous business decisions, the brewery closed in July 2003...
, a brewery in England - USS Eldridge (DE-173)USS Eldridge (DE-173)USS Eldridge , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Commander John Eldridge, Jr., a hero of the invasion of the Solomon Islands. Its keel was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newark, New Jersey. Eldridge was launched on 25 July 1943, sponsored...
, a US Navy destroyer escort that served in World War II - Eldridge street synagogueEldridge Street SynagogueThe Eldridge Street Synagogue, built in 1887, is National Historic Landmark synagogue on Manhattan's Lower East Side.-History:The Eldridge Street Synagogue is the first synagogue erected in the United States by Eastern European Jews. One of the founders was Rabbi Eliahu the Blessed , formerly the...
, a historic synagogue in New York City - Eldridge HouseEldridge HouseEldridge House is an historic house at 172 County Street inTaunton, Massachusetts.The house was built in 1850 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984....
, a historic house in Taunton, Massachusetts - The Eldridge, a starship in the video game XenogearsXenogearsis a science-fiction console role-playing game developed and published by Square for Sony's PlayStation. It was released on February 11, 1998 in Japan and on October 20, 1998 in North America. The game was never released in PAL territories...