McPherson
Encyclopedia
In sports
- Adrian McPhersonAdrian McPhersonAdrian Jamal McPherson is a quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
, American NFL football player - Archie McPherson (footballer)Archie McPherson (footballer)Archie McPherson was a Scottish footballer. McPherson began his career with Rangers before moving south of the border to join Liverpool, after just one year. He was to be a regular in Liverpool's first-team for the next five years, playing as an inside-left, and forming a partnership with Fred...
, Scottish footballer of the 1930s - Dallas McPhersonDallas McPhersonDallas Lyle McPherson is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Chicago White Sox organization.-High school:McPherson played at Randleman High School under Coach Tommy Price...
, American MLB baseball player - Dave McPherson (footballer), Scottish retired football player, player agent
- Don McPhersonDon McPhersonDonald G. McPherson is a former National Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback who was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988 after a college career at Syracuse University during which he won the Maxwell Award, the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and finished second...
, American academic and former NFL and CFL football quarterback - Donald McPherson (figure skater), Canadian figure skater
In politics
- Bruce McPhersonBruce McPhersonBruce A. McPherson is a California politician who was the 30th California Secretary of State, sworn in March 30, 2005. He was nominated to replace former Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, who resigned on March 4. McPherson, a Republican from Santa Cruz County, served his term as Secretary until...
, American politician, 29th Secretary of State of California - Ewan McPhersonEwan McPhersonEwan Alexander McPherson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1926 to 1930...
, Canadian politician and Manitoba judge - Joe McPhersonJoe McPhersonWilliam Joseph "Joe" McPherson, Jr., is a retiring veteran Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate from Woodworth, a small community south of Alexandria, Louisiana, the seat of government of Rapides Parish and the largest city in the Central Louisiana region...
, state senator in Louisiana - Tom McPhersonTom McPhersonTom McPherson was the first elected mayor of Cooper City, Florida, United States, with prior mayors being appointed by the property developer. He later became a Florida state senator.-References:...
, first Mayor of Cooper City, Florida and Florida state senator
In music
- Casey McPhersonCasey McPhersonCasey McPherson is a singer/songwriter based in Austin, Texas. He is currently the frontman of the band Alpha Rev and formerly sang in the band Endochine...
, musician from Austin, Texas - Dave McPherson (musician)Dave McPherson (musician)David Alexander John "Dave" McPherson is a rock musician and solo acoustic artist from Brentwood, Essex...
, English singer and guitarist for rock band InMe and drummer for metal band Centiment - Gordon McPhersonGordon McPhersonGordon McPherson is a Scottish composer. He studied at the University of York, England, returning there for his doctorate, continuing with post-doctoral research at the Royal Northern College of Music....
, Scottish composer - Graham McPherson (better known as Suggs), British vocalist of the second-wave ska band, Madness
- Greg McPherson, English singer and guitarist for metal band Centiment and bassist for rock band InMe
In the military
- Andrew McPhersonAndrew McPhersonFlying Officer Andrew McPherson DFC was a pilot with RAF Bomber Command in World War II.He is notable for being the pilot of Bristol Blenheim bomber N6125 of No. 139 Squadron RAF, which was the first British aircraft to cross the German coast after Britain had declared war on Germany...
, Scottish World War II pilot - James B. McPhersonJames B. McPhersonJames Birdseye McPherson was a career United States Army officer who served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
, an American general of the Union Army during the American Civil War - Stewart McPherson (VC), a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
In theatre and literature
- Anna Talbott McPhersonAnna Talbott McPhersonAnna Talbott McPherson wrote more than 22 biographies of famous Christians. Many of these books are still being read in Christian schools, and as part of the curriculum for home school English programs. A list of Anna's books can be found...
, American biographer and illustrator - Conor McPhersonConor McPhersonConor McPherson is an Irish playwright and director.-Life and career:McPherson was born in Dublin, . He was educated at University College Dublin, McPherson began writing his first plays there as a member of UCD Dramsoc, the college's dramatic society, and went on to found Fly By Night Theatre...
, Irish playwright and director - James Alan McPhersonJames Alan McPherson-External links:*...
, American novelist and short story writer - Neil McPherson (artistic director), British theatre director
Others
- Aimee Semple McPhersonAimee Semple McPhersonAimee Semple McPherson , also known as Sister Aimee, was a Canadian-American Los Angeles, California evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s. She founded the Foursquare Church...
, American evangelist in the 1920s and 1930s - Drew McPhersonDrew McPhersonDrew William McPherson was born on December 25, 1976 in Perth, Ontario, Canada. In 2001, he graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Math degree, majoring in Computer Science with an option in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is most well known for his website...
, Canadian software engineer and author - James M. McPhersonJames M. McPhersonJames M. McPherson is an American Civil War historian, and is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University. He received the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Battle Cry of Freedom, his most famous book...
, American Civil War historian at Princeton University - Lisa McPhersonLisa McPhersonLisa McPherson was a member of the Church of Scientology who died of a pulmonary embolism while under the care of the Flag Service Organization , a branch of the Church of Scientology...
, scientologist who died while in the care of the Church of Scientology - Stewart McPherson (geographer)Stewart McPherson (geographer)Stewart R. McPherson is a British geographer.He studied at the University of Durham in England, the University of Tübingen in Germany and Yale University in the United States....
, British geographer - William McPherson AllenWilliam McPherson AllenWilliam McPherson "Bill" Allen was a U.S. aircraft businessman. Born in Lolo, Montana, he attended the University of Montana, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity...
, president of the Boeing Company from 1945-1970
Specific locations
- McPherson CollegeMcPherson CollegeMcPherson College was chartered in 1887 by the leaders of the Church of the Brethren. The college provides a career-oriented liberal arts education...
, a liberal arts college in Kansas - McPherson MuseumMcPherson MuseumThe McPherson Museum of McPherson, Kansas, is a local history museum that preserves the historical and cultural heritage of the McPherson community.-The Museum:...
, a local history museum in McPherson, Kansas - McPherson SquareMcPherson SquareMcPherson Square is a square in downtown Washington, D.C.. It is bound by K Street Northwest to the north, Vermont Avenue NW on the East, Eye Street NW on the south, and 15th Street NW on the West; it is one block northeast of Lafayette Park. It is served by the McPherson Square station of the...
, a public square in Washington, D.C. - McPherson Square (Washington Metro)McPherson Square (Washington Metro)McPherson Square is a side platformed Washington Metro station in Downtown Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority...
, a station on the Washington Metro
Towns
- Fort McPherson, Georgia, a US Army military base
- McPherson, KansasMcPherson, KansasMcPherson is a city in and the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States, in the central part of the state. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,155. The city is named after Union General James Birdseye McPherson, a Civil War general...
, in McPherson County - McPherson Town Historic DistrictMcPherson Town Historic DistrictThe McPherson Town Historic District contains roughly 90 structures located on the north side of downtown Dayton, Ohio just on the other side of the Great Miami River.-History:...
, a neighborhood of Dayton, Ohio - McPherson Township, Sherman County, KansasMcPherson Township, Sherman County, KansasMcPherson Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 52 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- McPherson Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Counties
- McPherson County, KansasMcPherson County, KansasMcPherson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 29,180. The largest city and county seat is McPherson. The county is named for Civil War General James B. McPherson...
- McPherson County, NebraskaMcPherson County, Nebraska-History:McPherson County was formed in 1887. It was named after Union General James B. McPherson.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 533 people, 202 households, and 157 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile . There were 283 housing...
- McPherson County, South DakotaMcPherson County, South DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,904 people, 1,227 households, and 822 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile . There were 1,465 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile...
Elsewhere
- Division of McPhersonDivision of McPhersonThe Division of McPherson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1948 and is named for the McPherson Range, which forms one of the divisional boundaries...
, an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland - Fort McPherson, Northwest TerritoriesFort McPherson, Northwest TerritoriesFort McPherson is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on the east bank of the Peel River and is south of Inuvik on the Dempster Highway....
, a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada - McPherson RangeMcPherson RangeThe McPherson Range is an extensive mountain range, a spur of the Great Dividing Range, heading in an easterly direction from near Wallangarra to the Pacific Ocean coastline. It forms part of the Scenic Rim on the border between the states of New South Wales and Queensland. Further west of the...
, a mountain range in Australia