Romney

Romney

The name Romney might refer to:

People

British Commonwealth

*Cyril Romney (1931–2007), Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1986
*George Romney (painter) (1734–1802), English portrait painter
*John Romney (1785–1863), English engraver
*The earl of Romney, an English title

U.S. political family

*George W. Romney (1907–1995), governor of Michigan and father of Mitt Romney
*Marion G. Romney (1897–1988), prominent leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, cousin of George W. Romney
*Lenore Romney (1908–1998), Michigan politician, former First Lady of Michigan (wife of George Romney), 1970 United States Senate Republican nominee
*Mitt Romney (born 1947), former governor of Massachusetts, former candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008
**Ann Romney, former First Lady of Massachusetts
**Josh Romney, Tagg Romney, Mitt and Ann Romney's sons
*G. Scott Romney, Michigan politician, brother of Mitt Romney

Places

;United Kingdom
*New Romney, Kent, England
*Old Romney, a nearby Kentish village of similar age to New Romney
*Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, a heritage railway in Kent, England
*Romney Marsh, a wetland in Kent and East Sussex, England

;United States
*Romney, Indiana, named for Romney, West Virginia
*Romney, Pennsylvania
*Romney, Texas
*Romney, West Virginia, the oldest town in West Virginia

Other

*Romney sheep, a type of sheep which is bred for meat


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  • Romney — bezeichnet Personen und Orte: Personen Cyril Romney (1931–2007), Chief Minister der Britischen Jungferninseln George Romney (1734–1802), britischer Maler George W. Romney (1907–1995), Präsident der American Motors Corp.; Gouverneur von Michigan;… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ROMNEY (G.) — ROMNEY GEORGE (1734 1802) Un peu plus jeune que Reynolds et que Gainsborough, auprès desquels il apparaît généralement comme un peintre anglais «mineur», George Romney est surtout connu pour son œuvre de portraitiste. Sa production dans ce… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Romney — Romney, WV U.S. city in West Virginia Population (2000): 1940 Housing Units (2000): 974 Land area (2000): 0.917575 sq. miles (2.376508 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.917575 sq. miles (2.376508 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Romney, WV — U.S. city in West Virginia Population (2000): 1940 Housing Units (2000): 974 Land area (2000): 0.917575 sq. miles (2.376508 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.917575 sq. miles (2.376508 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Romney's — is one of three companies that make Kendal Mint Cake. They were founded in 1936 by Sam Clarke. [ [http://www.kendal.mintcake.co.uk/about.htm George Romneys Kendal Mint Cake ] ] ReferencesLinks*Kendal mint cakeExternal links*… …   Wikipedia

  • Romney — Romney, New R. (spr. nju römmnĕ), Stadt in der engl. Grafsch. Kent, einer der Cinque Ports (Fünfhäfen), jetzt 2 kim vom Kanal entfernt, (1901) 1327 E.; Romney Marsh, Wiesenland, 250 qkm, 6505 E …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Romney [1] — Romney (spr. Romni), 1) Hafenstadt in der englischen Grafschaft Kent, am Kanal, gehört zu den Cinque Ports (s.d.); 2) Hauptort der Grafschaft Hampshire im Staate Virginia (Nordamerika), an einem Arm des Potomac …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Romney [2] — Romney (spr. Romni), Georg, geb. 1734 in Dalton, engl. Porträt u. Historienmaler, lebte in London u. st. 1802 in Dalton …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Romney — (spr. rómmni), George, engl. Maler, geb. 15. Dez. 1734 in Dalton le Furneß, gest. 15. Nov. 1802 in Kendal, war Schüler eines exzentrischen Malers, Christopher Steele, kam 1762 nach London und schwang sich hier bald zu einem ebenbürtigen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Romney [2] — Romney (spr. römmnĕ), George, engl. Bildnismaler, geb. 1734, gest. 5. Nov. 1802 in Kendal; bes. Damenbildnisse: Lady Hamilton, Mrs. Robinson u.a …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Romney —   [ rɔmnɪ], George, englischer Maler, * Dalton in Furness (County Cumbria) 15. 12. 1734, ✝ Kendal (County Cumbria) 15. 11. 1802; ging 1762 nach London, wo er als Maler eleganter Porträts in klassizistischer Auffassung neben J. Reynolds und T.… …   Universal-Lexikon

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