Horton
Encyclopedia
Canada
- Horton, OntarioHorton, OntarioFor other places with the same name, see Horton .Horton is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Bonnechere River and the Ottawa River in Renfrew County. The Town of Renfrew was originally part of Horton Township.Robert A...
- Horton, Nova Scotia, now known as "Wolfville"
- Horton River (Canada)Horton River (Canada)The Horton River is a river in Inuvik and Sahtu Regions, Northwest Territories and Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a tributary of the Beaufort Sea and hence part of the Arctic Ocean drainage basin. Only the first few kilometres from its source are within Nunavut.-Course:The river begins at...
, a tributary of the Beaufort Sea
United Kingdom
- Horton, BerkshireHorton, BerkshireHorton is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. It is located between Windsor and Staines. Horton was transferred from Buckinghamshire to Berkshire in 1974. Through the Horton parish flows the Colne Brook which runs to the River Thames from the River Colne.The village name is a common...
- Horton, BuckinghamshireHorton, BuckinghamshireHorton is a hamlet in the parish of Ivinghoe, in Buckinghamshire, England.The name Horton is a common one in England, meaning "dirty or muddy farm"....
- Horton, DorsetHorton, DorsetHorton is a village in East Dorset, England, situated on the boundary between the chalk downland of Cranborne Chase and the heathland of the New Forest, ten miles north of Poole...
- Horton, GloucestershireHorton, GloucestershireHorton is a village on the Cotswold Edge, in South Gloucestershire, England. It is about 2½ miles from Chipping Sodbury. The nearest settlement is Little Sodbury, about 1½ miles away; Hawkesbury Upton and Dunkirk are both 2½ miles away....
- Horton, LancashireHorton, LancashireHorton is a village and a civil parish in the Ribble Valley District, in the English county of Lancashire. It is near the town of Barnoldswick. Horton has a place of worship. For transport there is the A59 road nearby.- References :...
- Horton, NorthamptonshireHorton, NorthamptonshireHorton is named from the Old English meaning "muddy farmstead" and lies in the English county of Northamptonshire. It was originally an estate village, serving the now demolished Horton House and it is close to its neighbouring village Hackleton...
- Horton, Blyth ValleyHorton, Blyth ValleyHorton is a village in Northumberland, England about west of Blyth, and south of the River Blyth.-External links :*...
, Northumberland - Horton, NorthumberlandHorton, NorthumberlandHorton is a pair of small settlements, West Horton and East Horton, divided by the a stream - the Horton Burn - in Northumberland, England north east of Wooler and west of Belford.-Landmarks:...
- Horton, Shropshire, see List of United Kingdom locations: Hop-Ht
- Horton, SomersetHorton, SomersetHorton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated north of Chard in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 788.-History:...
- Horton, StaffordshireHorton, StaffordshireHorton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Staffordshire.- External links :*...
- Horton, SurreyHorton, SurreyHorton is an area to the west of the borough of Epsom and Ewell in the English county of Surrey.It borders on Chessington. It gave its name to the Horton Light Railway which served a number of the psychiatric hospitals in the area.- External links :...
- Horton, Swansea
- Horton, Bishops CanningsBishops CanningsBishops Cannings is a village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the settlements of Coate, Horton, Bourton and Easton, as well as the village of Bishops Cannings itself.-History:...
, Wiltshire - Horton-cum-StudleyHorton-cum-StudleyHorton-cum-Studley is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire about northeast of the centre of Oxford.-Civil parish:The hamlet of Studley was originally in two parts: one in Oxfordshire and the other in the Hundred of Ashendon in Buckinghamshire. Horton was always part of Oxfordshire...
, Oxfordshire, near Oakley, Buckinghamshire - Horton in RibblesdaleHorton in RibblesdaleHorton in Ribblesdale is a small village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in Ribblesdale on the Settle–Carlisle Railway to the west of Pen-y-ghent....
, North Yorkshire - Little HortonLittle HortonLittle Horton is a Ward in Bradford Metropolitan District in the county of West Yorkshire, England, named after the de -Horton family,who were once Lords of the Manor....
, in Bradford, West Yorkshire - Great HortonGreat HortonGreat Horton is a Ward in Bradford Metropolitan District in the county of West Yorkshire, England.The ward covers the area west of Bradford ring road and east of the village of Clayton. The areas covered include Great Horton, Scholemore, Paradise Green, Lidget Green and Pickles Hill...
, in Bradford, West Yorkshire - Horton Park, BradfordHorton Park, BradfordHorton Park is a public park in Bradford, England, located to the west of the city in Great Horton. It was opened on May 25, 1878 on land purchased by Bradford Council in 1873....
, in Bradford, West Yorkshire
United States
- Horton, AlabamaHorton, AlabamaHorton is an unincorporated town in Marshall County, Alabama, United States. Its ZIP code is 35980. The average income is $250,000. The area has about 1,800 households, with the average home value being $450,000....
- Horton, CaliforniaHorton, CaliforniaHorton is a former settlement in Inyo County, California.It was located at the junction of the Death Valley and Tonopah and Tidewater Railroads east-southeast Death Valley Junction.The name honors Ben Horton, railroad company official....
- Horton, KansasHorton, KansasHorton is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. The population was 1,967 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Horton is located at...
- Horton, MissouriHorton, MissouriHorton is an unincorporated community in northern Vernon County, Missouri, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 71 about eight miles north of Nevada.-Notes:...
- Horton, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West VirginiaRandolph County, West VirginiaAs of the census of 2000, there were 28,262 people, 11,072 households, and 7,661 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 13,478 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
- Horton Township (three different townships)
- Hortonia, WisconsinHortonia, WisconsinHortonia is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,063 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 19.4 square miles , of which, 19.2 square miles of it is land and 0.2 square miles of...
- Hortonville, WisconsinHortonville, WisconsinHortonville is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,711 at the 2010 census.-History:The village was founded in 1848 by landowner Alonzo Horton. One of Father Horton's first priorities was to dam Black Otter Creek, creating the Black Otter Lake...
- Horton Mill Covered BridgeHorton Mill Covered BridgeThe Horton Mill Covered Bridge is a state owned wooden covered bridge that spans the Calvert Prong of the Little Warrior River in Blount County, Alabama, United States. It is located on a river crossover to Ebell Road and Covered Bridge Circle off State Route 75 about 5 miles north of the city...
, a covered bridge in Alabama
People
- Horton FooteHorton FooteAlbert Horton Foote, Jr. was an American playwright and screenwriter, perhaps best known for his Academy Award-winning screenplays for the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird and the 1983 film Tender Mercies, and his notable live television dramas during the Golden Age of Television...
(1916–2009), American screenwriter and playwright - Africanus HortonAfricanus HortonAfricanus Horton , also known as James Beale, was a Creole African nationalist writer and an esteemed Medical Surgeon in the British Army from Freetown, Sierra Leone....
(1835–1883), scientist, soldier, writer and political thinker from Sierra Leone - Alonzo HortonAlonzo HortonAlonzo Erastus Horton was an American real estate developer in the nineteenth century. The Horton Plaza mall in downtown San Diego is named for him.-Early life:...
(1813–1909), American real estate developer - Benjamin Jason HortonBenjamin Jason HortonBenjamin Jason Horton was a Puerto Rico politician and one-time acting Governor of Puerto Rico. He was originally from Lawrence, Kansas. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico from 1912 through 1932 and then as a member of the Democratic National Committee from...
(1873–1963), Puerto Rican politician - Brian HortonBrian HortonBrian Horton is an English former footballer and manager, who is working as Phil Brown's assistant at Preston North End.Horton played for Hednesford Town, Port Vale, Brighton & Hove Albion, Luton Town and Hull City as a midfielder...
(born 1949), English footballer and football manager - Claude Wendell Horton, Jr.Claude Wendell Horton, Jr.Professor Wendell Horton is a Professor of Physics at the University of Texas at Austin and a widely known authority in plasma physics. Horton’s core area of research is plasma transport and its application to the development of nuclear fusion power. Horton is a fellow of the American Physical...
(born 1942), American physicist - Claude Wendell Horton, Sr.Claude Wendell Horton, Sr.Claude Wendell Horton, Sr. was one of the principal contributors to the development of the Applied Research Laboratories and the Department of Physics at The University of Texas at Austin.-References:...
(1915–2001), American physicist - Christiana HortonChristiana HortonChristiana Horton was an English actress.She first appeared in London as Melinda in The Recruiting Officer in 1714 at Drury Lane...
(c. 1696 – c. 1756), English actress - Desiree HortonDesiree HortonDesiree Tyler Horton , nicknamed "Chopper Chick," is a helicopter pilot and television personality based in Los Angeles, California...
(born 1971), American TV personality - Edward Everett HortonEdward Everett HortonEdward Everett Horton was an American character actor. He had a long career in film, theater, radio, television and voice work for animated cartoons. He is especially known for his work in the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.-Early life:Horton was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Isabella...
(1886–1970), American actor - Ed HortonEd HortonEdward "Ed" C. Horton is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 2nd round of the 1989 NBA Draft. He was a 6'8", 230 lb...
(born 1967), former American basketball player - Frank Horton (New York politician) (1919–2004), American politician
- Frank O. HortonFrank O. HortonFrank Ogilvie Horton was a United States Representative from Wyoming. Born in Muscatine, Iowa, he attended the public schools, graduated from Morgan Park Military Academy in 1899 and from the University of Chicago in 1903...
(1882–1948), congressman from Wyoming - Frank Reed HortonFrank Reed HortonFrank Reed Horton , was a United States educator. He is best known as the founder and first national president of Alpha Phi Omega, an international service fraternity....
(1896–1966), American educator, founder of Alpha Phi Omega - George HortonGeorge HortonGeorge Horton was a member of the US diplomatic corps who held several consular offices, in Greece and the Ottoman Empire, in late 19th century and early 20th century. Horton initially arrived in Greece in 1893 and left from Greece 30 years later in 1924...
(1859–1942), American diplomat - George Moses HortonGeorge Moses HortonGeorge Moses Horton was an African-American poet.-Biography:He was born into slavery on William Horton's plantation in Northampton County, North Carolina. As a very young child, he and several family members were moved to a tobacco farm in rural Chatham County, when his owner relocated. Horton...
(c. 1997 – c. 1883), African-American slave poet - Hamilton C. Horton, Jr.Hamilton C. Horton, Jr.Hamilton Cowles Horton Jr. was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-first Senate district, including constituents in Forsyth county. An attorney from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Horton served eight terms in the state Senate.Senator Horton...
(1931–2006), American politician from North Carolina - Henry Hollis HortonHenry Hollis HortonHenry Hollis Horton was Governor of Tennessee from 1927 to 1933.-Biography:Horton was born in Alabama into the family of a Baptist minister. He taught school for six years before being admitted to the bar in 1894. He served several terms in the legislature, and was elected speaker of the...
(1866–1934), Governor of Tennessee (1927–33) - Jacob HortonJacob HortonJacob "Jake" Horton was a senior vice-president of Southern Company's Gulf Power Unit, killed when a corporate plane caught fire and crashed, shortly after takeoff from Pensacola, Florida...
(died 1989), senior vice-president of Southern Company - Jerry Horton (born 1975), American musician
- Johnny HortonJohnny HortonJohn Gale "Johnny" Horton was an American country music and rockabilly singer most famous for his semi-folk, so-called "saga songs" which began the "historical ballad" craze of the late 1950s and early 1960s...
(1925–1960), American country music singer - Jonathan HortonJonathan HortonJonathan Alan Horton is an American gymnast. He is the 2008 Olympic silver medalist on high bar and the 2010 Worlds all-around bronze medalist. He is married to Haley DeProspero, former gymnast for the University of Oklahoma....
(born 1985), American gymnast - Lester HortonLester HortonLester Horton was an American dancer, choreographer, and teacher.-Early years:Lester Iradell Horton was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 23, 1906. His parents were Iradell Horton and Pollyanna Horton....
(1906–1953), American dancer - Lesley HortonLesley HortonLesley Horton is a British novelist and author of a series of crime novels featuring Bradford based Detective Inspector John Handford. Horton is a former schoolteacher who took early retirement in order to begin a career as a writer...
, British novelist - Mark Horton (archaeologist)Mark Horton (archaeologist)Mark Chatwin Horton is a British maritime and historical archaeologist, television presenter and writer. He is the youngest of four children, the oldest being the industrialist Sir Robert Horton...
(born 1956), British maritime archaeologist - Martin HortonMartin HortonMartin John Horton was an English cricketer, who played in two Tests in 1959. He was born in Worcester, England, and played the bulk of his first-class cricket for his native county....
(born 1934), former English cricketer - Mary Ann HortonMary Ann HortonMary Ann Horton, formerly Mark R. Horton , is a Usenet and Internet pioneer. Horton contributed to Berkeley UNIX , including the vi editor and terminfo database, and led the growth of Usenet in the 1980s....
(born 1955), American computer scientist - Max Kennedy HortonMax Kennedy HortonAdmiral Sir Max Kennedy Horton, GCB, DSO and two bars was a British submariner in World War I and commander-in-chief of the Western Approaches in the latter half of World War II, responsible for British participation in the Second World War's Battle of the Atlantic.-First World War:Horton joined...
(1883–1951), British submarine commander during World War I, and Admiral during World War II - Michael Horton (disambiguation), several people
- Mike A. HortonMike A. HortonMike A. Horton is the co-founder and current CEO of Crossbow Technology, a company producing sensor technology and sensor-based systems.-Biography:...
(born 1973), American businessman - Mildred McAffee Horton (1900–1994), American academic
- Myles HortonMyles HortonMyles Horton was an American educator, socialist and cofounder of the Highlander Folk School, famous for its role in the Civil Rights Movement . Horton taught and heavily influenced most of the era's leaders. They included Dr...
(1980–1990), American educator - Nathan HortonNathan HortonNathan Horton is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League...
(born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player - Peter HortonPeter HortonPeter Horton is an American actor and director. He played the role of Prof. Gary Shepherd on the popular television series Thirtysomething until 1991.-Early life:...
(born 1953), American actor - Richard Horton (editor), British editor of The Lancet medical journal
- Sir Robert HortonRobert HortonSir Robert Horton, FRSA is a British businessman. He is a Director of the European Advisory Council and of Emerson Electric Company. He spent 30 years working for BP, formerly British Petroleum. He became Chief Executive and Chairman of the Board of BP in March 1990, but was forced out in 1992...
(born 1939), British businessman - Robert E. HortonRobert E. HortonRobert Elmer Horton was an American ecologist and soil scientist, considered by many to be the father of modern hydrology....
(1875–1945), American hydrologist - Robert Horton (actor)Robert Horton (actor)Robert Horton is an American television actor, who was most noted for the role of the frontier scout Flint McCullough in the NBC Western television series, Wagon Train...
(born 1924), American TV actor - Robert John Wilmot-Horton, 3rd Baronet (1784–1841), British politician
- Robert Forman HortonRobert Forman HortonRobert Forman Horton , British Nonconformist divine, was born in London.He was educated at Shrewsbury School and New College, Oxford, where he took first classes in classics. He was president of the Oxford Union in 1877...
(1835–1934), British Nonconformist scholar - Samuel Dana HortonSamuel Dana HortonSamuel Dana Horton , American writer on bimetallism, was born in Pomeroy, Ohio.He graduated at Harvard in 1864, and at the Harvard Law School in 1868, studied Roman law in Berlin in 1869, and in 1871 was admitted to the Ohio bar...
(1844–1895), American writer - Scott Horton (attorney), American lawyer and attorney
- Scott Horton (radio host)Scott Horton (radio host)Scott Horton is the host of for Pacifica Radio's KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles, FM in Austin, Texas, FM in Riverside, California and Antiwar.com, where he is also assistant editor. Horton conducts interviews with journalists, politicians, pundits, lawyers and experts on foreign policy and war-time...
, American radio host - Shirley HortonShirley HortonShirley Horton is a U.S. politician, having served as a Republican Member of the California State Assembly. Horton represented the 78th Assembly District, which includes southern San Diego, Chula Vista, Lemon Grove and...
(born c. 1953), American politician - Stanley M. HortonStanley M. HortonStanley M. Horton, Th.D., is a theologian within the Pentecostal movement and the author of numerous books. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Bible and Theology at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Springfield, Missouri....
, American theologian - Thomas Horton (disambiguation), several people
- Tim HortonTim HortonMyles Gilbert "Tim" Horton was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in 24 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres. He was also a businessman and a co-founder of Tim Hortons. He died in an...
(1930–1974), Canadian ice hockey player and coffee shop chain founder - Tommy HortonTommy HortonThomas Alfred Horton, MBE is an English professional golfer.Horton was born in St Helens, Merseyside. He played on the European Tour for many years with moderate success, winning four titles and finishing fifth on the Order of Merit in 1976 and tenth in both 1974 and 1978. He has been more...
(born 1941), English professional golfer - Tony Horton (baseball) (born 1944), former American Major League baseball player
- Big Walter HortonBig Walter HortonWalter Horton, better known as Big Walter Horton or Walter "Shakey" Horton, was an American blues harmonica player. A quiet, unassuming and essentially shy man, Horton is remembered as one of the premier harmonica players in the history of blues...
(1917–1981), American blues harmonica player - William Horton (disambiguation), several people
- Willie HortonWillie HortonWilliam R. "Willie" Horton is an American convicted felon who, while serving a life sentence for murder, without the possibility of parole, was the beneficiary of a Massachusetts weekend furlough program...
(born 1951), convicted felon from South Carolina - Willie Horton (baseball player)Willie Horton (baseball player)Willie Wattison Horton is a former left fielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for six American League teams, primarily the Detroit Tigers. He hit 20 or more home runs seven times, and his 325 career home runs ranked sixth among AL right-handed hitters when he retired...
(born 1942), American former Major League baseball player
In fiction
- Horton the ElephantHorton the ElephantHorton the Elephant is a fictional character from the books Horton Hatches the Egg and Horton Hears a Who!, both by Dr. Seuss. Horton is a kind, sweet-natured elephant who cares about other animals or people...
, fictional elephant character in Horton Hatches the Egg (1940) and Horton Hears A Who (1954), by Dr. Seuss- Horton Hears a Who! (film)Horton Hears a Who! (film)Horton Hears a Who!, also known as Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, is a 2008 American CGI-animated comedy feature film based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name. It is the fourth feature film from Blue Sky Studios, and the third feature film based on a Dr. Seuss book, following How the Grinch...
, a 2008 animated motion picture - Horton Hears a Who! (soundtrack)Horton Hears a Who! (soundtrack)Horton Hears a Who! is a feature film score soundtrack featuring music composed by John Powell from the animated motion picture based on the book.-Track listing:# Fall From Tree # Cave Of Destiny # Jungle Of Nool...
, a score soundtrack featuring music from the film - Horton Hears a Who! (TV special)Horton Hears a Who! (TV special)Horton Hears a Who! is a 1970 television half-hour long special based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name, Horton Hears a Who!. It was produced and directed by Chuck Jones - who previously produced the Seuss special How the Grinch Stole Christmas! - for MGM Television...
, a 1970 television special
- Horton Hears a Who! (film)
- James Horton (Highlander), character from Highlander: The Series
- Sarah HortonSarah HortonSarah Horton is a fictional character on the show Days of our Lives.She was born in 1981 to Neil Curtis and Maggie Horton. She was conceived through artificial insemination and was believed to be the daughter of Evan Whyland. It was not until she was a teen that they found out her father was Neil...
, character on the TV show Days of Our Lives