Ogden
Encyclopedia
Surname
- Aaron OgdenAaron OgdenAaron Ogden was a United States Senator and the 5th Governor of New Jersey.-Early life:Ogden was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey...
, governor of New Jersey - Bud OgdenBud OgdenCarlos C. "Bud" Ogden, Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association ...
, American professional basketball player - Carlos C. OgdenCarlos C. OgdenCarlos C. Ogden, Sr. was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in World War II....
, American Medal of Honor recipient - Charles Ogden (children's writer)Charles Ogden (children's writer)Charles Ogden is the pen name used by a collection of authors at Star Farm Productions for the Edgar & Ellen book series for children and young adults. The pen name is credited with nine books , published by both Tricycle Press, and more recently, Simon & Schuster...
- Charles Kay OgdenCharles Kay OgdenCharles Kay Ogden was an English linguist, philosopher, and writer. Described as a polymath but also an eccentric and outsider, he took part in many ventures related to literature, politics, the arts and philosophy, having a broad impact particularly as an editor, translator, and activist on...
, Cambridge University linguist, inventor of Basic English - Charles Richard OgdenCharles Richard OgdenCharles Richard Ogden was a Joint Premier of the Province of Canada for Canada East from 1842 with William Henry Draper PM for Canada West. Odgen was a member of the Château Clique....
, Canadian politician - Chris 'Godhammer' Ogden, Reichstag of Poetry, Somerset House of Prose
- David W. OgdenDavid W. OgdenDavid William Ogden , known professionally as David W. Ogden, is the former Deputy Attorney General of the United States...
, Deputy Attorney General of the United States - Darius A. OgdenDarius A. OgdenDarius Adams Ogden was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(1813-1889), New York politician - Elias B. D. OgdenElias B. D. OgdenElias B. Dayton Ogden was an American attorney and jurist who served three terms as an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1848 until his death in 1865. He was the son of New Jersey Governor Aaron Ogden. Ogden graduated from Princeton College in 1819. He was admitted to the bar...
(1800-1865), Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court - Eric OgdenEric OgdenEric Ogden was a British politician.Eric Ogden was a miner and studied at the Wigan and District Mining and Technical College....
, British politician - Frederick B. OgdenFrederick B. OgdenFrederick Beasley Ogden was an American attorney, jurist, and politician who served as the eighth mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey from 1865-1867. He was the grandson of United States Senator and New Jersey Governor Aaron Ogden and the son of New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Elias B. D. Ogden...
(1827-1893), 8th Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey - John B. OgdenJohn B. OgdenJohn B. Ogden was an Arkansas judge.John B. Ogden was the son of Col John B. Ogden and Sarah Buck. His father died in 1813 from the effects of a wound received during the War of 1812. His mother Sarah Ogden died in 1873. John B...
(1812-1889), American lawyer and judge - Jonathan OgdenJonathan OgdenJonathan Phillip Ogden is a former American football offensive tackle who played for the Baltimore Ravens.-College:He received his education at St. Albans School, excelling not only in football but also in track and field...
, American football offensive tackle - Jonathan Ogden (surgeon)Jonathan Ogden (surgeon)Dr. Jonathan Ogden surgeon and chief justice of Newfoundland, Canada.Born Nova Scotia, Ogden was sent to St. John's in 1784 as assistant surgeon for the Royal Navy. In 1794, he was appointed magistrate for St. John's and then in 1798 as magistrate of all of Newfoundland and deputy naval officer...
- Nigel OgdenNigel OgdenNigel Ogden is an organist and radio broadcaster in the UK who presents The Organist Entertains on BBC Radio 2. Inspired by theatre organists such as Reginald Dixon, he took up playing the organ at the age of 12, and was first heard on The Organist Entertains in 1972...
, British theatre organist - Peter Skene OgdenPeter Skene OgdenPeter Skene Ogden , was a fur trader and a Canadian explorer of what is now British Columbia and the American West...
, alternately Skeene, Skein or Skeen, a Canadian explorer of the American West - Ralph OgdenRalph OgdenRalph A. Ogden is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association . Ogden played for one season with the San Francisco Warriors. He recorded career totals of 42 points, 32 rebounds and 9 assists.Ogden spent his prep years...
, American professional basketball player - William Ogden (disambiguation)
See also
- John OgdonJohn OgdonJohn Andrew Howard Ogdon was an English pianist and composer.-Biography:Ogdon was born in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, and attended Manchester Grammar School, before studying at the Royal Northern College of Music between 1953 and 1957, where his fellow students under Richard Hall...
, pianist
Given name
- Ogden L. MillsOgden L. MillsOgden Livingston Mills was an American businessman and politician.-Biography:The son of Ogden Mills and Ruth T. Livingston, he had twin sisters Beatrice Mills and Gladys Livingston Mills. Odgen L. Mills was the grandson of Darius O...
, an American businessman and politician - Ogden NashOgden NashFrederic Ogden Nash was an American poet well known for his light verse. At the time of his death in 1971, the New York Times said his "droll verse with its unconventional rhymes made him the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry".-Early life:Nash was born in Rye, New York...
, an American poet - Ogden R. ReidOgden R. ReidOgden Rogers Reid is a former United States Representative from New York.Reid was born in New York, New York and he graduated from Deerfield Academy and Yale University. He was widely known by his nickname, "Brownie." His family owned the New York Herald Tribune and, before that the New York...
, a member of the United States House of Representatives - Ogden RoodOgden RoodOgden Nicholas Rood was an American physicist best known for his work in color theory. He studied in Berlin and Munich before his appointment as Chair of Physics at Columbia University, a position he held from 1863 until his death...
, an American physicist - David Ogden StiersDavid Ogden StiersDavid Ogden Stiers is an American actor, director, vocal actor, and musician, noted for his roles in Disney movies, as well as his performances in the television series M*A*S*H as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III and the science fiction drama The Dead Zone as Reverend Gene Purdy...
, actor
Fictional characters
- Hilda OgdenHilda OgdenHilda Alice Ogden is a fictional character from the television series Coronation Street, one of the best-known of all the regular characters in the soap opera, whose name became synonymous with a certain type of working-class woman...
, a character in the British television series Coronation Street - Irma Ogden, a character in the British television series Coronation Street
- Ogden Wernstrom, a character from the television series Futurama
Places
In Canada:- Ogden, Calgary, in Calgary, Alberta
- Ogden, QuebecOgden, QuebecOgden is a municipality of 750 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec. It comprises the hamlets of Tomifobia and Graniteville.-References:...
, a small municipality in the Eastern TownshipsEastern TownshipsThe Eastern Townships is a tourist region and a former administrative region in south-eastern Quebec, lying between the former seigneuries south of the Saint Lawrence River and the United States border. Its northern boundary roughly followed Logan's Line, the geologic boundary between the flat,...
. - Ogdensville, British Columbia or Ogden City, alternate names for gold rush-era Seymour Arm, British Columbia
- Ogden, British ColumbiaOgden, British ColumbiaOgden is an unincorporated locality on the outskirts of the gold-mining ghost of Bralorne, British Columbia, Canada. Now mostly abandoned, Ogden was once a bustling centre of commercial activities not tolerated in the company-run town, many of its establishments built on the highway easement or...
, an unincorporated locality in the Bridge River Country of British Columbia - Ogden PointOgden PointOgden Point is a deep water port facility located in the southwestern corner of the city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Its location in the historic and beautiful city on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, by the Strait of Juan de Fuca not far from Vancouver and Seattle, USA, has made it...
, a landmark breakwater, lighthouse and port facility in Victoria, British Columbia - Ogden, Nova ScotiaOgden, Nova ScotiaOgden is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough in Guysborough County.-References:*...
In England:
- Ogden, West YorkshireOgden, West YorkshireOgden in West Yorkshire is a small hamlet to the north of Halifax. Its most recognisable landmarks are a wind farm, which can be seen from as far as Scammonden reservoir near Huddersfield; a golf course, which offers views of the surrounding moorland; and Ogden reservoir, around which are footpaths...
In the United States:
- Ogden, ArkansasOgden, ArkansasOgden is a town in Little River County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ogden is located at ....
- Ogden, IllinoisOgden, IllinoisOgden is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 810 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Ogden is located at ....
- Ogden, IowaOgden, IowaOgden is a city in Yell Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,023 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area', which is a part of the larger 'Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area'....
- Ogden, KansasOgden, KansasOgden is a city in Riley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,087. It is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- Ogden, New YorkOgden, New YorkOgden is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 19,856 at the 2010 census.The Erie Canal passes through the Town of Ogden.-Geography:...
- Ogden, North CarolinaOgden, North CarolinaOgden is a census-designated place in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. It is both a suburb of the city of Wilmington and part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Ogden, UtahOgden, UtahOgden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...
- Ogden CreekOgden CreekOgden Creek is a tributary of Back Creek in Cumberland County, New Jersey in the United States.Joseph Ogden owned land at Mill Creek in Fairfield Township. Presumably, the creek was named after him and his family....
, a tributary of Back Creek in New Jersey - Ogden Dunes, IndianaOgden Dunes, IndianaOgden Dunes is a town in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,110 at the 2000 census. It is named for Francis A. Ogden, who owned the land there before his death in 1914.-History:...
- Ogden RiverOgden RiverThe Ogden River is a long river in Utah.The Ogden River's three forks begin in the Wasatch Range in Weber County and converge at Pineview Reservoir, near Huntsville...
, Utah - Ogden Township, MichiganOgden Township, MichiganOgden Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,063 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
- Ogdensburg, New YorkOgdensburg, New YorkOgdensburg is a city in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 11,128 at the 2010 census. In the late 18th century, European-American settlers named the community after American land owner and developer Samuel Ogden....
- North Ogden, UtahNorth Ogden, UtahNorth Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 15,027 at the 2000 census. North Ogden is on SR-235, three miles north of Ogden. It is a suburb of that city and is part of the Ogden –Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:North Ogden was...
- South Ogden, UtahSouth Ogden, UtahSouth Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 14,377 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:South Ogden is located at ....
- Mount OgdenMount OgdenMount Ogden is a peak in Weber County, Utah, in the northern Wasatch Range.Mount Ogden has an elevation of 9570 feet . The peak is popular with hikers, particularly in its three main canyons: Beus, Waterfall, and Taylor Canyons. The mountain’s east face has some good technical crack and face...
, Utah - The Ogden TheaterOgden TheaterThe Odgen Theater is a music venue and former movie theater in Denver, Colorado, United States. Located at 935 E. Colfax Avenue in the neighborhood of Capitol Hill, it was built in 1917 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.- History :...
in Denver
Ships
- USS Ogden (PF-39)USS Ogden (PF-39)USS Ogden , a , originally classified as PG-137, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ogden, Utah.The first Ogden was laid down at the Consolidated Steel Corporation shipyard in Los Angeles, California, on 21 May 1943; launched on 23 June 1943, sponsored by Miss Margaret S...
, commissioned in 1943, and received three battle stars for World War II service; named after Ogden, Utah - USS Ogden (LPD-5)USS Ogden (LPD-5)USS Ogden , an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ogden, Utah....
, an Austin-class amphibious transport dock; also named after Ogden, Utah
Other uses
- Ogden (horse)Ogden (horse)Ogden was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse that was imported to the United States at a young age and became one of the top sires in the US during the 1910s. He notably sired Sir Martin, winner of the 1910 Coronation Cup in the UK, and The Finn, 1915 Belmont Stakes winner.-Pedigree:Ogden was...
, a British-American Thoroughbred racehorse - Ogden (hyperelastic model)Ogden (hyperelastic model)The Ogden material model is a hyperelastic material model used to describe the non-linear stress-strain behaviour of complex materials such as rubbers, polymers, and biological tissue. The model was developed by Ray W. Ogden in 1972...
, hyperelastic material model, used in continuum mechanics to model rubberlike material behaviour - Ogdens' Nut Gone FlakeOgdens' Nut Gone FlakeOgdens' Nut Gone Flake was a successful concept album by the English rock band Small Faces. Released on 24 May 1968 the LP became a number one hit in the UK Album Charts on 29 June where it remained for a total of six weeks....
, a concept album by the British rock band The Small Faces - Ogden tablesOgden tablesOgden tables are a set of statistical tables and other information for use in court cases in the UK.Their purpose is to make it easier to calculate future losses in personal injury and fatal accident cases. The tables take into account life expectancy and provide a range of discount rates from...
, actuarial tables produced by the United Kingdom Government Actuary's Department, used for calculating future losses in personal injury and fatal accident cases - Ogden (film)Ogden (film)Ogden is a short film written and directed by Eric Whiptastic and Mike Wilson. It stars and was scored by Mike Wilson, Directed and Edited by Eric Whiptastic. Ogden, will premier at the 2011 Royal Flush Film Festival.- Plot :...
, a short film loosely based on the politician Ogden L. Mills