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Benn was born on September 5, 1949, in New York City, New York to parents Harold Joseph and Gertrude Ross Benn. He grew up in Southington, Connecticut. After graduation from Southington High School in 1967 Benn attended the University of Connecticut, where he earned a bachelor's degree. He also holds a Master of Library Science (MLS) from ...
Hilary James Wedgwood Benn (born 26 November 1953) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland since 2024. A member of the Labour Party , he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds South , formerly Leeds Central , since 1999 .
The Turabay dynasty was a family of Bedouin emirs who governed the district of Lajjun in northern Palestine during Ottoman rule in the 16th–17th centuries. The family's forebears had served as chiefs of Jezreel Valley during Mamluk rule in the late 15th century.
2009–present. Jamie Randolph Benn[ 1] (born July 18, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). In the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Benn was drafted by the Dallas Stars 129th overall. He played his junior hockey career with the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League ...
He was a member of the Otago Executive Council from 2 June 1871 to 19 November 1872. [4] Bradshaw stood in the 1865 Gold Fields by-election as one of three candidates, but was beaten by Charles Edward Haughton. [5] [6] He represented the Gold Field Towns electorate from 1866 to 1870; then from 1871 the Waikaia electorate, until he retired in 1875.
Gladiator, the final book in the original Mr Benn series. Mr Benn is a character created by David McKee who originally appeared in several children's books. The first, Mr Benn Red Knight, was published in 1967, followed by three more; these became the basis for an animated television series of the same name originally transmitted by the BBC in 1971 and 1972.
Aphra Behn ( / ˈæfrə bɛn /; [ a] bapt. 14 December 1640 [ 1][ 2] – 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era. As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing, she broke cultural barriers and served as a literary role model for later generations of women authors.
Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff KG, PC (/ ˈ k æ l ə h æ n / ⓘ KAL-ə-han; 27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005), commonly known as Jim Callaghan, was a British statesman [1] and Labour politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980.