Partington

Partington

Partington can refer to a number of places and people:

Places

* Partington, Greater Manchester

People

* J. R. Partington - the British chemist and historian of chemistry
* Jonathan Partington - the British mathematician
* Oswald Partington, 2nd Baron Doverdale - a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom
** and Baron Doverdale - a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
* Peter Partington - the politician in Ontario, Canada
* Mrs. Partington - a creation of Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber, an American humorist
* Josh Partington - a member of Something Corporate, a rock band
* Brian Partington - the Archdeacon of Sodor and Man
* Geoffrey Partington - a member of the Advisory Council of the Social Affairs Unit, a right-leaning think tank in the United Kingdom

Other

* "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans", a Sherlock Holmes story.


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  • Oswald Partington, 2nd Baron Doverdale — (4 May 1872 – 23 March 1935) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.[1] The second but oldest surviving son of mill owner Edward Partington (who became the 1st Baron Doverdale), Partington was born in Bury.[2] Educated at Rossall… …   Wikipedia

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  • J. R. Partington — James Riddick Partington, MBE, in der Literatur meist als J. R. Partington angegeben (* 20. Juni 1886 in Bolton, England; † 1965), war ein britischer Chemiker und Chemiehistoriker. Er war von 1919 bis 1951 Professor für Chemie am Queen Mary and… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • James Riddik Partington — James Riddick Partington, MBE, in der Literatur meist als J. R. Partington angegeben (* 20. Juni 1886 in Bolton, England; † 1965), war ein britischer Chemiker und Chemiehistoriker. Er war von 1919 bis 1951 Professor für Chemie am Queen Mary and… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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