Meston

Meston

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  • Meston Reid — Alexander Meston Reid (21 March 1945 – 31 October 1993), better known as Meston Reid, was a Scottish opera singer, best known for his performances in tenor roles of the Savoy Operas with the D Oyly Carte Opera Company. Contents 1 Life and career… …   Wikipedia

  • Meston, William — (?1688 1745)    Born in Aberdeenshire, the son of a blacksmith, and although poor, his parents sent him to Marischal College, Aberdeen. He was elected one of the doctors of Aberdeen high school, then, in 1715, professor of philosophy of Marischal …   British and Irish poets

  • Meston, William — (1688? 1745)    S. of a blacksmith, was ed. at Marischal Coll., Aberdeen, took part in the 15, and had to go into hiding. His Knight of the Kirk (1723) is an imitation of Hudibras. It has little merit …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • James Meston, 1st Baron Meston — James Scorgie Meston, 1st Baron Meston KCSI, VD (12 June 1865 7 October 1943), was a prominent British civil servant, financial expert and businessman. He served as Lieutenant Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from 1912 to… …   Wikipedia

  • Daja Wangchuk Meston — Daja Meston (1970 July 11, 2010) was an author and Tibet activist, an American citizen who was raised as a Tibetan Buddhist monk. In 2007 he published his memoir, Comes the Peace: My Journey to Forgiveness (with Clare Ansberry; Free Press, 2007) …   Wikipedia

  • Archibald Meston — (26 March 1851 – 11 March 1924) was an Australian politician, civil servant, journalist, naturalist and explorer. He was born in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and migrated with his parents to Sydney in 1859, his family subsequently taking up… …   Wikipedia

  • Baron Meston — Baron Meston, of Agra in the Indian Empire and Dunnottar in the County of Kincardine, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1919 for the Indian civil servant and former Lieutenant Governor of the United Provinces of… …   Wikipedia

  • Samuel Meston — Infobox Football biography playername = Samuel Meston fullname = Samuel Meston nickname = height =height|ft=5|in=10 weight = dateofbirth = birth date|1872|1|16 cityofbirth = Arbroath countryofbirth = Scotland dateofdeath = death date and… …   Wikipedia

  • Sammy Meston — Infobox Football biography playername = Sammy Meston fullname = Samuel William Meston height =height|ft=5|in=8 dateofbirth = birth date|1902|5|30|f=df=y cityofbirth = Southampton countryofbirth = England dateofdeath = death date and… …   Wikipedia

  • William Meston — (1688? 1745) was a Scottish poet.The son of a blacksmith, he was educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen, took part in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, and had to go into hiding. His Knight of the Kirk (1723) is an imitation of Hudibras …   Wikipedia

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