Haliburton
Encyclopedia
Places
- Haliburton, Berwickshire, a barony in the county of Berwickshire, Scotland. United in 1843 into the barony of Haliburton and Lambden.
- Haliburton County, OntarioHaliburton County, OntarioHaliburton is a county of Ontario, Canada, known as a tourist and cottage area in Central Ontario for its scenery and for its resident artists. Minden Hills is the county seat. Haliburton County was established in 1983, but had existed as the Provisional County of Haliburton since 1874...
, a county in Canada. - Haliburton, OntarioDysart et al, OntarioThe United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde is a municipality in Haliburton County in Central Ontario, Canada...
, a county town.
Companies
- HalliburtonHalliburtonHalliburton is the world's second largest oilfield services corporation with operations in more than 70 countries. It has hundreds of subsidiaries, affiliates, branches, brands and divisions worldwide and employs over 50,000 people....
, an oilfield services company based in the USA and in the United Arab Emirates - Haliburton Broadcasting GroupHaliburton Broadcasting GroupThe Haliburton Broadcasting Group is a Canadian group of FM radio stations, located primarily in smaller markets in Ontario.-History:The company is named for the Haliburton region in Central Ontario, where majority owner and president Christopher Grossman, a longtime radio sales manager, trainer...
, a Canadian chain of radio stations - Zero HalliburtonZero HalliburtonZero Halliburton is a company which manufactures hard-wearing travel cases and briefcases, mainly of aluminum. It was originally a metal fabrication company called Zierold Company, which in 1946 changed its name to Zero Corporation. In 1952 Zero, which until then had no relation to Halliburton,...
, a briefcase brand
People
- Arthur Haliburton, 1st Baron HaliburtonArthur Haliburton, 1st Baron HaliburtonArthur Lawrence Haliburton, 1st Baron Haliburton GCB DL was a Canadian-born British civil servant.-Background and education:...
(1832–1907), a British civil servant - Brenton HalliburtonBrenton HalliburtonSir Brenton Halliburton was the eighth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.- Sources :*A History of Dalhousie Law School by John Wells. University of Toronto Press, 1979...
(1774–1860), second Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia - Erle P. HalliburtonErle P. HalliburtonErle Palmer Halliburton was an American businessman specializing in the oil business....
(1892–1957), founder of the oil and luggage companies - George Haliburton (1616-1665), Bishop of Dunkeld
- George Haliburton (1635- 1715), Bishop of Aberdeen
- Mariotta HaliburtonMariotta HaliburtonMariotta Haliburton, Lady Home, was a 16th-century Scottish noblewoman. She varied the spelling of her forename between Mariotta, Marion, and Mary. She is remembered for her defence and negotiation of the surrender of the Castle of Hume after the Battle of Pinkie.Mariotta was the daughter of...
, Lady Home, 16th-century Scottish noblewoman - Richard HalliburtonRichard HalliburtonRichard Halliburton was an American traveler, adventurer, and author. Best known today for having swum the length of the Panama Canal and paying the lowest toll in its history—thirty-six cents—Halliburton was headline news for most of his brief career...
(1900–1939), American writer and adventurer - Richard Bruce Bernadotte Miller (born 1940), Baron of Jedburgh Forest (Roxburgh) and Haliburton and Lambden (Berwickshire)
- Thomas Chandler HaliburtonThomas Chandler HaliburtonThomas Chandler Haliburton was the first international best-selling author from Canada. He was also significant in the history of Nova Scotia.-Life:...
(1796–1865), a Canadian writer, lawyer, and businessman; MP in both Nova Scotia and England - Walter de Haliburton, 1st Lord Haliburton of DirletonWalter de Haliburton, 1st Lord Haliburton of DirletonSir Walter de Haliburton, 1st Lord Haliburton of Dirleton was Lord High Treasurer of Scotland.The eldest son of Sir John Haliburton of Dirleton, East Lothian , by his spouse Margaret, daughter of Sir John Cameron, Sir Walter was one of the hostages for King James I on March 28, 1424 and was...
, 15th-century Lord High Treasurer of Scotland - William Hersey Otis HaliburtonWilliam Hersey Otis HaliburtonWilliam Hersey Otis Haliburton was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Windsor from 1806 to 1811 and Hants County from 1811 to 1826....
(1767-1829), lawyer, judge, and political figure in Nova Scotia
Sports
- Halliburton A.F.C., an amateur football club based in Westhill, AberdeenshireAberdeenshireAberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
, ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...