Boswell (surname)
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- See also Buswell (surname)Buswell (surname)Buswell, is a surname of English origin and can refer to:-People:*J. Oliver Buswell, an American churchman, educator, third president of Wheaton College *Guy T...
Boswell is a Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
family name and may refer to the following individuals:
- Alexander BoswellAlexander Boswell (judge)Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck, 8th Laird of Auchinleck was a judge of the supreme courts of Scotland. He was the father of the author and biographer James Boswell, and grandfather of songwriter Sir Alexander Boswell....
(1706 – 1782), judge of the Scottish supreme court and father of James BoswellJames BoswellJames Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson.... - Sir Alexander Boswell (1775 – 1822), a Scottish songwriter, son of James Boswell, grandson of Alexander Boswell
- Bobby BoswellBobby BoswellRobert Allen "Bobby" Boswell is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.-College:...
(born 1983), American soccer player - Charles Wallace BoswellCharles Wallace BoswellCharles Wallace Boswell was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Bay of Islands electorate from 1938 to 1943, when he was defeated by Sidney Walter Smith....
(1886 – 1956), New Zealand politician - Dave BoswellDave BoswellDavid Wilson Boswell was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in the American League for the Minnesota Twins from 1964-1971....
(born 1945), American baseball player - Granny BoswellGranny BoswellGranny Boswell had a reputation as a witch in early-20th century Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom.Of Romany lineage, she was born in Ireland and later married Ephraim Boswell, known as the 'King of the Gypsies'. From the 1860s onwards she lived in west Cornwall, mostly on the Lizard, and ended...
(c. 1817 – 1909), Cornish Gipsy - James BoswellJames BoswellJames Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson....
(1740 – 1795), Scottish lawyer, diarist, author, and biographer of Samuel Johnson - James Griffin BoswellJames Griffin BoswellJames Griffin Boswell , was founder of the J. G. Boswell Company, known today as the world's largest privately owned farm. Primary crops include Pima cotton, alfalfa hay, tomatoes, onions, and wheat, all cultivated on some mostly in Kings County, California...
(1882 – 1952), American businessman - John Boswell (1947 – 1994), American historian and Yale professor
- Ken BoswellKen BoswellKenneth George Boswell is a former professional baseball player. He was a second baseman over parts of 11 seasons with the New York Mets and Houston Astros. Boswell was a member of the 1969 World Series champion Mets...
(born 1946), American baseball player - Kenneth BoswellKenneth BoswellKenneth James Boswell was a New Zealand rower.He won the silver medal as part of the men's coxed four at the 1938 British Empire Games.-References:...
, New Zealand rower - Kris BoswellKris BoswellKris Boswell is a radio personality in Sweden. He currently works for Radio Sweden, but during a period worked for Swedish Radio's digital channel SR Atlas and its predecessor SR Sverige, and presented, among other programs, Diggil-ej. He is also one of Swedish Radio's foremost experts on the...
, Swedish radio personality - Leonard BoswellLeonard BoswellLeonard L. Boswell is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district is based in Des Moines.-Early life, education and career:...
(born 1934), American politician - Lewis Archer BoswellLewis Archer BoswellLewis Archer Boswell was an early aviation pioneer who some believe made the first powered heavier-than-air flight, before the Wright Brothers.-Biography:...
(1834 – 1909), aviation pioneer - Mark BoswellMark BoswellMark Boswell and grew up in Brampton, Ontario is a Canadian high jumper, who won a total number of six national titles in the men's high jump event....
(born 1977), Canadian athlete - Ron BoswellRon BoswellRonald Leslie Doyle "Ron" Boswell , Australian politician, has been a National Party member of the Australian Senate since 5 March 1983, representing Queensland. Since 2008 he has been the Father of the Senate....
(born 1940), Australian politician - Scott BoswellScott BoswellScott Anthony John Boswell is an English cricketer, who until his retirement specialised as a medium-fast bowler....
(born 1974), English cricketer - Thomas BoswellThomas BoswellThomas M. Boswell is an American sports columnist.Boswell has spent his entire career at the Washington Post, joining it shortly after graduating from Amherst College in 1969. He became a Post columnist in 1984. Writing primarily about baseball, he is credited with inventing the total average...
(born 1958), Washington Post sports columnist - Tim BoswellTim BoswellTimothy Eric "Tim" Boswell, Baron Boswell of Aynho is an English Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Daventry from 1987 until he retired at the 2010 general election.-Education:...
(born 1942), British politician
Or the family group:
- The Boswell SistersBoswell SistersThe Boswell Sisters were a close harmony singing group, consisting of sisters Martha Boswell , Connee Boswell , and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell , noted for intricate harmonies and rhythmic experimentation...
, American singers (sisters Martha, 1905 – 1958; Connee, 1907 – 1976; Helvetia aka "Vet", 1911 – 1988)
And see also:
- the Boswell family, Kings of the Gypsies