Blatchford

Blatchford

Blatchford is an English habitational name from Blatchford in Sourton, Devon. It is probably from the Old English personal name "Blæcca" and "ford". [ [http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Blatchford-family-history.ashx Ancestory.Com] ] It may refer to:

People

* Christie Blatchford (born 1951), Canadian newspaper columnist and broadcaster
* Denise Blatchford, Miss Teen Kansas 1991
* Edgar Blatchford, founder of Alaska Newspapers, Inc.
* Edward Blatchford, an actor who played Peter Collins on the TV series Malibu, CA
* Howard Peter "Cowboy" Blatchford (1912-1943), flying ace who acquired the first Canadian Victory in World War II
* Joseph Blatchford (born 1934), director of the Peace Corps (1969–1971)
* Kenneth Blatchford (1882-1933), mayor of Edmonton, Alberta and a member of the Canadian House of Commons
* Richard M. Blatchford (1859-1934), U.S. Army General
* Robert Blatchford (1851-1943), British socialist campaigner and author
* Samuel Blatchford (1820-1893), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
* Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, first president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1824–1828)

Locations

* Blatchford Field - an airport named for the former mayor Kenneth Blatchford

hips

* SS Samuel Blatchford, United States Liberty ship built during World War II
* USS General R. M. Blatchford (AP-153), General G. O. Squier class ship named in honor of U.S. Army general Richard M. Blatchford

United States Supreme Court case

* "Coal Co. v. Blatchford", ussc|78|172|1870
* "Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak", ussc|501|775|1991

References


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