Meynell
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Meynell is the name of:
- Alice MeynellAlice MeynellAlice Christiana Gertrude Thompson Meynell was an English writer, editor, critic, and suffragist, now remembered mainly as a poet.-Biography:...
(1847–1922), wife of Wilfrid Meynell - Francis MeynellFrancis MeynellSir Francis Meredith Wilfrid Meynell was a British poet and printer at The Nonesuch Press.He was son of the writer Alice Meynell, a suffragist and prominent Roman Catholic convert. Francis Meynell was brought in by George Lansbury to be business manager of the Daily Herald in 1913. He was...
(1891–1975), British poet and printer, son of Alice and Wilfrid Meynell - Godfrey MeynellGodfrey MeynellGodfrey Meynell VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:...
(1904–1935), army officer, awarded posthumous VC - Hugo MeynellHugo MeynellHugo Meynell is generally seen as the father of modern fox hunting, became Master of Fox Hounds for the Quorn Hunt in Leicestershire in 1753 and continued in that role for another forty-seven years . Meynell pioneered an extended chase at high speeds through open grassland...
(1735 – 1808), politician and fox-hunter - Hugo Francis Meynell IngramHugo Francis Meynell IngramHugo Francis Meynall-Ingram was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Staffordshire West from 1868 to 1871....
(1822 – 1871), politician, greatgrandson of Hugo Meynell - Hugo Anthony MeynellHugo Anthony MeynellHugo Anthony Meynell , Meynell Langley, Derbyshire, England, shortly after the death of his father, Captain Godfrey Meynell, who won the Victoria Cross in action against Afghan raiders in India's Khyber Pass. Hugo grew up as a member of an English family which arrived in England with the Norman...
(born 1936), Christian philosopher, son of Godfrey Meynell - Rhys MeynellRhys MeynellRhys Meynell is an English professional footballer who plays Stalybridge Celtic, in his second spell at the club.-Career:...
(born 1988), English footballer - Viola MeynellViola MeynellViola Meynell Dallyn was an English writer, novelist and poet. She wrote around 20 books, but was best-known for her short stories and novels.Her parents were Wilfrid and Alice Meynell...
(1885–1956), English writer, daughter of Alice and Wilfrid Meynell - Wilfrid MeynellWilfrid MeynellWilfrid Meynell , who sometimes wrote under the pseudonym John Oldcastle, was a British newspaper publisher and editor....
(1852 - 1948), newspaper publisher