Downing
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- Downing StreetDowning StreetDowning Street in London, England has for over two hundred years housed the official residences of two of the most senior British cabinet ministers: the First Lord of the Treasury, an office now synonymous with that of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and the Second Lord of the Treasury, an...
, London, UK- 10 Downing Street10 Downing Street10 Downing Street, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as "Number 10", is the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government and the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury, who is now always the Prime Minister....
, London, UK - 11 Downing Street11 Downing Street11 Downing Street , is the official residence of the Second Lord of the Treasury in Britain, who in modern times has always been the Chancellor of the Exchequer...
, London, UK - 12 Downing Street12 Downing Street12 Downing Street is the official residence of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury. This is the post held by the Chief Whip of the governing party of the UK Parliament....
, London, UK
- 10 Downing Street
- Downing, WisconsinDowning, WisconsinDowning is a village in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. Bordering St. Croix County to the west, the village is otherwise surrounded by the Town of Tiffany...
, USA - Downing, MissouriDowning, MissouriDowning is a city in Schuyler County, Missouri, United States. The population was 335 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kirksville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Downing is located at ....
, USA - Downing College, CambridgeDowning College, CambridgeDowning College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1800 and currently has around 650 students.- History :...
, UK- Downing SiteDowning SiteThe Downing Site is a major site of the University of Cambridge, located in the centre of the city of Cambridge, England, on Downing Street and Tennis Court Road, adjacent to Downing College. The Downing Site is the larger and newer of two city-centre science sites of the university...
, Cambridge, UK
- Downing Site
- Downing Plaza, Newcastle, UK
- Downing, Flintshire, UK
People
- Al Downing (baseball)
- Al Downing (musician)Al Downing (musician)Al Downing , later known as Big Al Downing, was an entertainer, singer, songwriter, and pianist. He received the Billboard's New Artist of the Year and the Single of the Year Award in 1979. He was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and was a frequent performer at the Grand Ole Opry...
- Andrew Jackson DowningAndrew Jackson DowningAndrew Jackson Downing was an American landscape designer, horticulturalist, and writer, a prominent advocate of the Gothic Revival style in the United States, and editor of The Horticulturist magazine...
- Arthur Matthew Weld DowningArthur Matthew Weld DowningArthur Matthew Weld Downing was a British astronomer.He was born in Carlow, Ireland.He became an assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in 1873. He became superintendent of HM Nautical Almanac Office from 1891 to 1910. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1896 He...
- Benjamin DowningBenjamin DowningBenjamin Brackett Downing is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin District since 2006....
- Brian DowningBrian DowningBrian Jay Downing is a former professional baseball player who had a 20-year MLB career with the Chicago White Sox, California Angels and Texas Rangers.- Chicago Years :...
- Burton DowningBurton DowningBurton Cecil Downing was an American racing cyclist who competed in the early twentieth century...
- Charles DowningCharles DowningCharles Downing was a Delegate to the US House of Representatives from the Florida Territory. He was born in Virginia, although it is unknown when. In his life, Downing studied law, and after being admitted to The Florida Bar, practiced in St. Augustine, Florida...
- Charles Downing (pomologist)Charles Downing (pomologist)Charles Downing , American pomologist, horticulturist, and author, although not as well known to the public as his brother Andrew Jackson Downing, won a sound reputation for his creative work in pomology...
- Dalton Downing
- Dean DowningDean DowningDean "Deano" Downing is an English bicycle racer, specialising in road cycling who rides for Rapha Condor-Sharp. He rode for the DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed team in 2006 and is the older brother of the former British champion, Russell Downing...
- Eric DowningEric DowningEric Lamont Downing , is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League.-High school career:...
- Finis E. DowningFinis E. DowningFinis Ewing Downing was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Virginia, Illinois, Downing attended public and private schools....
- Sir George Downing, 1st BaronetSir George Downing, 1st BaronetSir George Downing, 1st Baronet was an Anglo-Irish soldier, statesman, and diplomat. Downing Street in London is named after him. As Treasury Secretary he is credited with instituting major reforms in public finance. His influence was substantial on the passage and substance of the mercantilist...
(1623–1684), an Anglo-Irish soldier, statesman, and diplomat. Downing Street in London is named after him. - Greg DowningGreg DowningGreg Downing is a professional lacrosse player with the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse and with the Boston Blazers of the National Lacrosse League. He was selected to participate in the 2008 and 2009 MLL All-Star Games.-International:Downing is a member of the U.S. Indoor Lacrosse Men’s...
- Jack G. DowningJack G. DowningJack G. Downing was Deputy Director for Operations for the Central Intelligence Agency from 1997 until July 1999.Jack Downing graduated from Harvard University, majoring in Chinese language and history, as well as Asian studies. He served two combat tours in Vietnam as an officer in the U.S....
- Jacob DowningJacob DowningJacob Downing was a Major in the Union Army and a subordinate of Colonel John Chivington.In April 1864, Downing came upon a band of Cheyennes camped near Cedar Bluffs, 60 miles above the South Platte. Although he only suspected them of stealing cattle and horses, Downing launched an attack that...
- K. K. DowningK. K. DowningKenneth "K.K." Downing, Jr. is a Grammy Award winning guitarist, songwriter and a founding member of the British heavy metal band Judas Priest...
, GuitaristGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, Judas PriestJudas PriestJudas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,... - Keith DowningKeith DowningKeith Gordon Downing is an English former footballer. He made the vast majority of his appearances for Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he was nicknamed “Psycho” for his robust style playing in central midfield.-Playing career:...
- Ken DowningKen DowningKenneth Henry Downing was a racing driver from England. He participated in 2 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on July 19, 1952. He scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races-Complete World Championship Formula One results:...
- Lewis DowningLewis DowningLewis Downing served as Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1867 to 1872. After the death of John Ross, he was a compromise candidate who worked to heal divisions in the tribe following removal to the Indian Territory and the American Civil War.-Background:...
- Lisa DowningLisa DowningLisa Downing is a literary critic, author and academic. She is Professor of French Discourses of Sexuality at the University of Exeter.Downing's work is innovative in its dialogue between the critical humanities and the sciences, especially psychiatry...
- Michael DowningMichael DowningMichael "Mike" Downing is the Sheriff of Rockingham County, New Hampshire, having been elected in 2010.Previously, Downing was a Republican member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 22nd District from 2006 to 2010...
- Murray Downing
- Nick DowningNick DowningNick Downing is a retired American professional soccer player.- Early career :The son of Jim and Linda Downing, Nick played soccer locally for Eastlake High School. As a teenager, Downing had stints training with German clubs Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart...
, American association football (soccer) player - Paul DowningPaul Downing-External links:...
- Russell DowningRussell DowningRussell Downing is an English cycling road-racer for UCI ProTour team . He was the British national road race champion in 2005. He is the younger brother of fellow cyclist Dean Downing...
- Sara DowningSara DowningSara Nicole Downing is an American actress who has had a starring role in the television series Dead Last.-Filmography:* Boy Meets World .... Camryn...
- Stephen DowningStephen DowningThe Stephen Downing case involved the conviction and imprisonment in 1974 of a 17-year-old council worker, Stephen Downing, for the murder of a 32 year old legal secretary, Wendy Sewell, in the town of Bakewell in the Peak District. Following a campaign by a local newspaper, his conviction was...
- Steve DowningSteve DowningSteve Downing is a retired American basketball player.A 6'8" center, Downing starred at Indiana University during the early 1970s. He won the Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball award in 1973 as the best player in the Big Ten Conference.Downing later played two seasons for the Boston Celtics of the...
- Stewart DowningStewart DowningStewart Downing is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool and the England national team. Primarily a winger, Downing has previously played for Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Sunderland.-Middlesbrough:...
- Thomas DowningThomas DowningThomas Downing was an American painter, associated with the Washington Color Field Movement.-Life and work:Thomas Downing was born in Suffolk, Virginia. He studied at Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948. He then studied at the Pratt...
- Thomas N. DowningThomas N. DowningThomas Nelms Downing was a lawyer, politician, and Democratic Congressman from for nine terms.Downing was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia. He attended Newport News High School, and graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1940...
- Van Stone Downing
- Walt DowningWalt DowningWalt Downing is a former professional American football player who played offensive guard for six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers. Mark was a varsity letterman on the 1975 and 1976 offensive lines that produced both of the games in which Michigan had three rushers accumulate 100...
- Wayne A. DowningWayne A. DowningWayne Allan Downing was a retired four-star United States Army general born in Peoria, Illinois. He graduated from the United States Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1962 and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Tulane University.-Military career:*Sep 62 - Feb...
- Will DowningWill DowningWill Downing , is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Downing is known in the contemporary jazz and R&B music genres for his rich baritone vocals, and his interpretations of R&B and pop classics that stretch back to the early 1980s...
- William L. DowningWilliam L. DowningWilliam L. Downing is a judge of the Superior Court of Washington for King County and a former deputy prosecutor. He is famous for his ruling that same-sex marriages are legal in Washington, as well as for the prosecutions of the Wah Mee massacre killers.-External...