Isherwood
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People
- Benjamin F. IsherwoodBenjamin F. IsherwoodBenjamin Franklin Isherwood was an engineering officer in the United States Navy during the early days of steam-powered warships. He served as a ship's engineer during the Mexican–American War, and after the war did experimental work with steam propulsion...
(1822—1915), U.S. ship's engineer and United States Navy admiral - Brian IsherwoodBrian IsherwoodBrian Philip Isherwood is a New Zealand cricketer who played for the Canterbury in the Plunket Shield and for Mid Canterbury in the Hawke Cup. He was a specialist wicketkeeper. In 1971-72 he and Cran Bull added 184* for Canterbury against Central Districts at Trafalgar Park, Nelson.-Reference:...
(born 1946), New Zealand cricketer - Christopher IsherwoodChristopher IsherwoodChristopher William Bradshaw Isherwood was an English-American novelist.-Early life and work:Born at Wyberslegh Hall, High Lane, Cheshire in North West England, Isherwood spent his childhood in various towns where his father, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army, was stationed...
(1904—1986), English novelist - Geof Isherwood (born 1960), Canadian painter and comics artist
- George IsherwoodG.A.M. IsherwoodGeorge Aldwyn Methuen Isherwood was a rugby union international who was part of the first official British and Irish Lions team that toured South Africa in 1910.-Early life:...
(born 1889), English rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, part of the first official British Isles team in 1910 - James Lawrence IsherwoodJames Lawrence IsherwoodJames Lawrence Isherwood was an English artist, born in Wigan, Lancashire, on the 7 April 1917, died on the 9 June 1989 of cancer.Isherwood was a prolific impressionist/expressionist painter....
(1917-1989), English artist - Jean IsherwoodJean IsherwoodJean de Courtenay Isherwood OAM, FRAS, AWI, , was an Australian watercolour and oil painter, renowned for her colourful depictions of the Australian countryside.- Biography :...
(1911—2006), Australian painter - Joseph IsherwoodJoseph IsherwoodSir Joseph William Isherwood, 1st Baronet was a British naval architect. He invented the Isherwood System of longitudinal construction of ships....
(1870—1947), British naval architect - Mark IsherwoodMark IsherwoodMark Isherwood, born 21 January 1959, is a Conservative member of the National Assembly for Wales for the region of North Wales. He is the son of Liberal Democrat politician Rodney Isherwood.-Education:Stockport Grammar School...
(born 1959), Welsh politician - Ray IsherwoodRay IsherwoodRaymond Charles Isherwood, , was an Australian Test cricket match umpire, from Victoria.He umpired 3 Test matches between 1984 and 1985. His first match was between Australia and the West Indies at Sydney on 30 December 1984 to 2 January 1985, won by Australia by an innings and 55 runs, upsetting...
(born 1938), Australian cricket umpire - Emma Taylor-IsherwoodEmma Taylor-IsherwoodEmma-Rose Taylor-Isherwood is a Canadian actress.-Private life:Emma Taylor-Isherwood had an interesting start in acting. When she was around eight years old, she asked her parents if she could have acting lessons. She was in the habit of starting a lesson and then quickly giving it up...
(born 1987), Canadian actress - Sally Taylor-IsherwoodSally Taylor-IsherwoodSally-Joy Taylor-Isherwood is a Canadian actress.-Private life:Taylor-Isherwood is the younger sister of actress Emma Taylor-Isherwood. She has graduated from Canterbury High School, with a focus in the dramatic arts...
(born 1991), Canadian actress
Ships
- USS Isherwood (DD-284)USS Isherwood (DD-284)USS Isherwood was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Isherwood....
, a U.S. Navy destroyer in commission from 1919 to 1930 - USS Isherwood (DD-520)USS Isherwood (DD-520)USS Isherwood , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named forRear Admiral Benjamin F. Isherwood ....
, a U.S. Navy destroyer in commission from 1943 to 1961 - USNS Benjamin Isherwood (T-AO-191), a U.S. Navy oiler launched in 1988 that was never completed and is in reserve.