Colville (surname)
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Colville
is a common surname
and may refer to:
Colville
-Places:Canada*Colville Lake, Northwest Territories*Colville Lake , for which the communiy is namedNew Zealand*Colville, New Zealand, on the Coromandel Peninsula, and the following nearby features:** Cape Colville...
is a common surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
and may refer to:
- Alex ColvilleAlex ColvilleDavid Alexander Colville, is a Canadian painter.Colville's family moved from Toronto to Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1929. He attended Mount Allison University from 1938-1942, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Colville married Rhoda Wright that year and enlisted in the Canadian Army under the...
(born 1920), Canadian painter; - Andrew ColvilleAndrew ColvilleAndrew Wedderburn Colvile was a London governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. His son, Eden Colvile was appointed Governor of Rupert's Land.-External links:*...
, London governor of the Hudson's Bay CompanyHudson's Bay CompanyThe Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
; - Charles ColvilleCharles ColvilleSir Charles Colville was a British military leader who fought in the Peninsular War and in action near the Battle of Waterloo, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. He was the son of John Colville, 8th Lord Colville of CulrossAmong other battles, Colville led the 2nd Brigade in Picton's 3rd...
(1770–1843), British military leader during the Peninsular WarPeninsular WarThe Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its...
; - Maj.-Gen. Sir Henry Edward ColvilleHenry Edward ColvilleMajor-General Sir Henry Edward Colville KCMG CB was an English soldier.-Biography:Colville was born at Kirkby Hall, Leicestershire. He was the son of Charles Robert Colville and Hon. Katherine Sarah Georgina Russell....
(1852-1907), British military leader in Africa; - John ColvilleJohn ColvilleJohn Colville may refer to:*John Colville , Commissioner to the Scots Parliament for Stirling, clergyman, judge, spy, outlaw and writer*John Colville , English civil servant and diarist...
, a name of various persons; - Matthew Lamont 'Mac' Colville (1916–2003), professional ice hockey player;
- Mikael Colville-AndersenMikael Colville-AndersenMikael Colville-Andersen is a Danish-Canadian filmmaker, photographer and urban mobility expert with Copenhagenize Consulting....
(born 1968), writer/director; - Neil ColvilleNeil ColvilleNeil McNeil Colville was a professional ice hockey player. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, he played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League with his brother Mac, winning the Stanley Cup in 1940.* Position: centre...
(1914-1987), professional ice hockey player;