Calder
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Places
- Several riversRiver Calder (disambiguation)There are several rivers known as the Calder River or River Calder.In the United Kingdom:In England* River Calder, West Yorkshire, a major tributary of the River Aire* River Calder, Cumbria, flows into the Irish Sea near Sellafield...
in Scotland and Northern England - East CalderEast CalderEast Calder is a small town located in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located about a mile east of Mid Calder and about a mile west of Wilkieston...
, Mid CalderMid CalderMid Calder is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on a steep hill overlooking the River Almond and Calder Wood, around west of Edinburgh...
and West CalderWest CalderWest Calder is a village in West Lothian, Scotland, located 4 miles west of Livingston. The village was an important centre for the oil shale economy in the 19th and 20th Centuries. West Calder has its own railway station. It is also has the most northerly centre of the Dogs Trust, closely followed...
, three villages in West Lothian, Scotland - Calder, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a town on the island of Saint VincentSaint Vincent (island)Saint Vincent is a volcanic island in the Caribbean. It is the largest island of the chain called Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is located in the Caribbean Sea, between Saint Lucia and Grenada. It is composed of partially submerged volcanic mountains...
- Calder, CumbriaCalder, CumbriaCalder is a village in Cumbria, England....
- a village of northwest England - Calder, EdmontonCalder, EdmontonCalder is a residential neighbourhood in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The area was originally part of the Hudson's Bay Company reserve and was settled by employees of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway....
- a neighbourhood in the city of Edmonton, Canada, formerly its own town - Calder, SaskatchewanCalder, SaskatchewanCalder, is a village located in Calder Rural municipality No. 241 south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 80 at the 2006 census...
, a village in south-eastern Saskatchewan - Calder No. 241, SaskatchewanCalder No. 241, SaskatchewanCalder No. 241 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located in the Census Division 9. The seat of the municipality is located in the Town of Wroxton.-Demographics:...
, a rural municipality in south-eastern Saskatchewan - Calder Park, a suburb in Melbourne, Australia
- location of Calder Park RacewayCalder Park RacewayCalder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex includes a drag strip, a road circuit with several possible configurations, and the "Thunderdome", a high-speed banked oval equipped to race either clockwise or counter-clockwise .-History:Calder Park...
, a motorsport venue
- location of Calder Park Raceway
- The Calder FreewayCalder FreewayCalder Freeway is a freeway linking Melbourne to Ravenswood South in Victoria, Australia, superseding stretches of the Calder Highway. Originally just a short spur of the Tullamarine Freeway linking to the Calder Highway in Keilor in suburban Melbourne, it has been extended in phases to Ravenswood...
and Calder HighwayCalder HighwayCalder Highway is a Highway linking Ravenswood South in Victoria, to Mildura. North of the Victoria/New South Wales border, the highway continues north to Broken Hill, Tibooburra and the New South Wales/Queensland border as the Silver City Highway, under the standard national route shield as far...
, a freeway / highway in Victoria, Australia - Calder Race CourseCalder Race CourseCalder Casino & Race Course is a casino and horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida in the United States.-History:In the mid-1960s, real estate developer Stephen A. Calder envisioned summertime racing in Florida; in 1965, on the advice of Mr. Calder, the Florida Legislature approved a bill...
, a horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida, USA
Groups
- Clan CalderClan CalderClan Calder is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan does not currently have a chief therefore it is considered an Armigerous clan.-Origins of the Clan:...
, a Highland Scottish clan. - Calder BaronetsCalder BaronetsThere have been two Calder Baronetcies.The Calder Baronetcy, of Muirtone in the County of Moray, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 5 November 1686 for James Calder...
, two baronetcies created for people with the surname Calder
Surname
- Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas)Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas)Alexander Calder , a New Yorker, became the first mayor of Beaumont, Texas, on August 8, 1840.On July 28, 1840, an election was held under the Incorporation Act, and on August 8, Beaumont's first elected officials were sworn into office...
(1806–1853), first mayor of Beaumont, Texas - Alexander Milne CalderAlexander Milne CalderAlexander Milne Calder was an American sculptor best known for the architectural sculpture of Philadelphia City Hall. Both his son, Alexander Stirling Calder, and grandson, Alexander "Sandy" Calder, were to become significant sculptors in the 20th century.-Biography:Alexander Milne Calder was...
(1846–1923), American sculptor, father of:- Alexander Stirling CalderAlexander Stirling CalderAlexander Stirling Calder was an American sculptor and teacher; son of the sculptor Alexander Milne Calder, and father of the sculptor Alexander Calder...
(1870–1945), American sculptor, father of:- Alexander CalderAlexander CalderAlexander Calder was an American sculptor and artist most famous for inventing mobile sculptures. In addition to mobile and stable sculpture, Alexander Calder also created paintings, lithographs, toys, tapestry, jewelry and household objects.-Childhood:Alexander "Sandy" Calder was born in Lawnton,...
(1898–1976), American sculptor, the inventor of mobile sculpture
- Alexander Calder
- Alexander Stirling Calder
- Clive CalderClive CalderClive Calder is a South African-born and UK based record executive and businessman primarily known for co-founding the Zomba Group and its subsidiary Jive Records. The relocation of Warner Music Group Chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr...
(b. 1946), recording executive and businessman - David Calder (actor)David Calder (actor)David Calder is a British actor.Calder was born in Portsmouth, England, and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His most high profile TV roles include Det. Insp...
(b. 1946) - David O. Calder (1823–1884), Mormon pioneer
- Eddie Calder, American college basketball player
- Finlay CalderFinlay CalderFinlay Calder is a Scottish former rugby union player.Born in Haddington, East Lothian and educated at Stewart's Melville College, Calder played at open side flanker and won 34 caps representing Scotland from 1986-91. He captained the British Lions tour to Australia in 1989...
(b. 1957), Scottish rugby player - Frank CalderFrank Calder-External links:*...
(1877–1943), the first NHL President, eponymous to:- The Calder Memorial TrophyCalder Memorial TrophyThe Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The Rookie of the Year trophy has been awarded 79 times since its creation for the 1936–37 NHL season...
, a trophy presented to the best rookie of the year in the National Hockey League, in North America - The Calder CupCalder CupThe Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year.The cup...
, awarded to the winner of the American Hockey League playoffs
- The Calder Memorial Trophy
- Frank Arthur CalderFrank Arthur CalderFrank Arthur Calder, was a Nisga'a politician in Canada, the first Status Indian to be elected to any legislature in Canada....
(1915–2006), Canadian politician, plaintiff in:- Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General)Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General)Calder v. British Columbia [1973] S.C.R. 313, [1973] 4 W.W.R. 1 was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada. It was the first time that Canadian law acknowledged that aboriginal title to land existed prior to the colonization of the continent and was not merely derived from statutory law.In...
, a case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada
- Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General)
- Harry CalderHarry CalderHarry Lawton Calder, born 24 January 1901, in South Africa and died at Cape Town on 15 September 1995, was perhaps the most unlikely cricketer ever to be named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year, one of the game's top honours....
(1901–1995), South African cricketer - James Calder (1826–1893), 5th President of the Pennsylvania State University
- James Alexander CalderJames Alexander CalderJames Alexander Calder, was a Canadian politician.Born in Oxford County, Ontario, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1888. He was a teacher and principal, before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of South Regina in the...
(1868–1956), Canadian politician - Jim CalderJim CalderJim Calder is a retired Scottish professional association football player. Calder played as a striker until he received a knee ligament injury at the age of 26...
(b. 1960) Scottish Footballer - Inverness Caledonian Thistle - Jim Calder (rugby league)Jim Calder (rugby league)William James "Jim" Calder is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country. His grandson, Quentin Pongia, also played for New Zealand.-Playing career:...
New Zealand rugby league international - Jim Calder (rugby union) (b. 1957) Scottish rugby union international
- John CalderJohn CalderJohn Mackenzie Calder is a Canadian and Scottish publisher who founded Calder Publishing in 1949.-Biography:John Calder was a friend of Samuel Beckett, becoming the main publisher of his prose-texts in Britain after the success of Waiting for Godot on the London stage in 1955-56...
(b. 1927), founder of Calder Publishing - Katherine CalderKatherine CalderKatherine Calder is a cross country skier from New Zealand who has competed since 1999. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 47th in the individual sprint event and 63rd in the 10 km events while not starting the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events.Calder's best finish at the...
(b. 1980), cross-country skier and Winter Olympian - Peter Ritchie CalderPeter Ritchie CalderPeter Ritchie Ritchie-Calder, Baron Ritchie-Calder was a noted Scottish author, journalist and academic....
, (Lord Ritchie-Calder) (1906–1982), Scottish author, journalist and academic, father of:- Nigel CalderNigel CalderNigel Calder is a British science writer.Between 1956 and 1966, Calder wrote for the magazine New Scientist, serving as editor from 1962 until 1966...
(b. 1931), BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
science writer, father of:- Simon CalderSimon CalderSimon Calder , is an English travel writer, currently the senior travel editor for The Independent newspaper.-Biography:...
(b. 1955), travel writer
- Simon Calder
- Angus CalderAngus CalderAngus Lindsay Ritchie Calder was a Scottish academic, writer, historian, educator and literary editor with a background in English literature, politics and cultural studies.-Education:...
(b. 1942), historian
- Nigel Calder
- Robert CalderRobert CalderAdmiral Sir Robert Calder, 1st Baronet, KCB was a British naval officer who served in the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.-Early life:...
, (1745–1818), British naval officer - Sam CalderSam CalderStephen Edward "Sam" Calder AM, OBE was a decorated World War II flying ace, member of the Australian House of Representatives, and founder of the Northern Territory Country Liberal Party, one of the more successful political parties in Australia’s history.Calder was born in Melbourne, Victoria...
(b. 1916), Australian politician - William M. CalderWilliam M. CalderWilliam Musgrave Calder I was an American politician from New York.-Biography:He was born in Brooklyn on March 3, 1869 to Alexander G. Calder. He trained as a carpenter, attended night classes at Cooper Union....
(1869–1945), senator from New York
Other
- Calder AbbeyCalder AbbeyCalder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142. It became Cistercian in 1148. It is near to the village of Calder Bridge.- History :...
in northwest England - Calder CannonsCalder CannonsThe Calder Cannons are an Australian rules football club from Melbourne, Australia.The club competes in the TAC Cup and fields squads in the U15, 16 and most importantly the U18s. The club was formed in 1995 after the need for two more metropolitan clubs...
, an Australian rules football club - Calder Pillay, a character in the Chasing VermeerChasing VermeerChasing Vermeer is a 2004 children's art mystery novel written by Blue Balliett and illustrated by Brett Helquist. Set in Hyde Park, Chicago near the University of Chicago, the novel follows two children, Calder Pillay and Petra Andalee...
Series by Blue Balliet