Romney
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British Commonwealth
- Cyril RomneyCyril RomneyCyril Brandtford Romney served as Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1986. He also served as a member of the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands from 1979 to 1995...
(1931–2007), Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1986 - The Earl of RomneyEarl of RomneyEarl of Romney is a title that has been created twice. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1694 in favour of the soldier and politician Henry Sydney. He had been made Baron Milton and Viscount Sidney at the same time in 1689. Sydney was the younger son of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of...
, an English title - Francis RomneyFrancis RomneyFrancis William Romney was an English cricketer, who played four first-class matches, all for Worcestershire in 1900; he also played for the county in Minor Counties cricket before it was raised to first-class status....
(1873-1963), English cricketer - George Romney (painter)George Romney (painter)George Romney was an English portrait painter. He was the most fashionable artist of his day, painting many leading society figures - including his artistic muse, Emma Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson....
(1734–1802), English portrait painter - John RomneyJohn RomneyJohn Romney was an English artist in printmaking and watercolour who lived and worked in London and Chester. Much of his work consisted of reproductions of the work of other artists, but he produced some original prints, paintings and drawings...
(1785–1863), English engraver - Val RomneyVal RomneyValentine "Val" Romney was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket during the 1740s. A specialist batsman, he was mainly associated with Kent but also represented All-England...
(1718-1773), English cricketer
United States political
- Ann RomneyAnn RomneyAnn Romney is the wife of American businessman and Republican Party politician Mitt Romney. From 2003 to 2007 she was First Lady of Massachusetts....
(b. 1949), former First Lady of Massachusetts (wife of Mitt Romney) - G. Scott RomneyG. Scott RomneyGeorge Scott Romney is an American Republican politician and lawyer in the state of Michigan. He formerly sat on the Michigan State University Board of Trustees. A member of the Pratt-Romney family—a well-known political family in Michigan—he is the son of former Michigan Governor...
(b. 1941), Michigan Republican politician and lawyer, son of George Romney and brother of Mitt Romney - George W. RomneyGeorge W. RomneyGeorge Wilcken Romney was an American businessman and Republican Party politician. He was chairman and CEO of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973...
(1907–1995), Governor of Michigan and father of Mitt Romney - Lenore RomneyLenore RomneyLenore LaFount Romney was the former First Lady of Michigan and later a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1970 from Michigan. Her husband, George Romney was the former Governor of Michigan, presidential candidate in 1968 and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development...
(1908–1998), Michigan politician, former First Lady of Michigan (wife of George W. Romney) - Mitt RomneyMitt RomneyWillard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...
(b. 1947), Republican politician, former Governor of Massachusetts and candidate for U.S. President, son of George W. Romney - Ronna RomneyRonna RomneyRonna Romney née Ronna Eileen Stern, is a Michigan Republican politician and radio talk show host.-Biography:She has twice been a candidate for U.S. Senator...
(b. 1943), Michigan Republican politician and radio talk show host, (ex-wife of G. Scott Romney)
United States other
- Dick RomneyDick RomneyErnest Lowell "Dick" Romney was an American football and basketball player and coach, track athlete, and college athletics administrator...
(1895-1969), Utah State football coach - Elwood RomneyElwood RomneyElwood Snow "Woody" Romney was an American basketball player and coach. He was an All-American at Brigham Young University and later played semi-professionally. After his playing days, Romney coached at the college level.Romney, a forward from St. George, Utah, starred at Dixie High School and...
(?-1970), All-American basketball player at BYU - George S. RomneyGeorge S. RomneyGeorge Samuel Romney was the president of Bannock Stake Academy, now Brigham Young University–Idaho, at the end of the First World War. He was a key figure in helping it to survive the postwar depression. Before its latest rename it was known as Ricks College.Romney was a member of The Church of...
(1874-1935), university president and educator in Utah and Idaho - G. Ott RomneyG. Ott RomneyGeorge Ottinger Romney was the third head football coach at Brigham Young University . He coached for nine years from 1928-1936. His overall record at BYU was 42-33-5...
(1892-1973), football coach Brigham Young University, Utah - Hugh Romney (b. 1936), entertainer and peace activist ("Wavy Gravy")
- A. Kimball RomneyA. Kimball RomneyA. Kimball Romney is a social sciences professor and one of the founders of cognitive anthropology. He spent most of his career at the University of California, Irvine....
(b. 1925), academic and anthropologist - Marion G. RomneyMarion G. RomneyMarion George Romney was an apostle and a member of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .-Early life:...
(1897–1988), prominent leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, cousin of George W. Romney
- Milt RomneyMilt RomneyMilton Addas Romney was a professional American football player who played in the offensive backfield for six seasons for the Racine Legion and the Chicago Bears. He was also the head basketball coach of the Texas Longhorns men's basketball team in 1923 with an overall record of 11-7. He was born...
(1899-1975), professional football player
United Kingdom
- New Romney (UK Parliament constituency)New Romney (UK Parliament constituency)New Romney was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1371 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act....
, the Parliament seat for New Romney - New Romney railway stationNew Romney railway stationNew Romney railway station is a station on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in New Romney, Kent, England. It has always been the headquarters location of the railway.-Temporary terminus:...
, a depot in Kent, England - New RomneyNew RomneyNew Romney is a small town in Kent, England, on the edge of Romney Marsh, an area of flat, rich agricultural land reclaimed from the sea after the harbour began to be silted up. New Romney was once a sea port, with the harbour adjacent to the church, but is now more than a mile from the sea...
, Kent, England - Old RomneyOld RomneyOld Romney is a village and civil parish in the Shepway District of Kent, England.The village, as its name suggests, is the original site of the settlement, and is situated two miles inland from New Romney...
, a nearby Kentish village of similar age to New Romney - Romney DeaneryRomney DeaneryThe Romney Deanery is in the Diocese of Canterbury in Kent, England.Churches within the Deanery:- External links :* *...
, a Deanery of the Canterbury Diocese, in Kent, England - Romney IslandRomney IslandRomney Island is an island in the River Thames in England connected to Romney Lock, at Windsor, Berkshire. It is a long thin island with trees and scrub, with the upstream end in Windsor and the downstream end almost at Black Potts....
, an island in the English River Thames - Romney LockRomney LockRomney Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England near Windsor and Eton. It is on the Windsor side of the river next to a boatyard and adjoins Romney Island, a long strip of land in the middle of the river. The first lock was built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1798.The weir is some...
, a lock on the English River Thames - Romney MarshRomney MarshRomney Marsh is a sparsely populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England. It covers about 100 mi ² .-Quotations:*“As Egypt was the gift of the Nile, this level tract .....
, a wetland in Kent and East Sussex, England - Romney Road (A206 Road), a road in England near the River Thames
- Romney Sands railway stationRomney Sands railway stationRomney Sands Railway Station is a station on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent, England. It is located on the bleakest part of the Romney Marsh, a shingle peninsula.-Station history:...
, a depot in Kent, England - Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch RailwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch RailwayThe Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a gauge light railway in Kent, England. The line runs from the Cinque Port of Hythe via Dymchurch, St...
, a heritage railway in Kent, England - Sir William Romney's School, TetburySir William Romney's School, TetburySir William Romney's School is a secondary school in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, with students aged 11–16. It serves schools around the Tetbury, Leighterton, Stroud, Cirencester, Nailsworth and Avening, also many other towns around Tetbury....
, a secondary school
United States
- Romney, IndianaRomney, IndianaRomney is an unincorporated community in Tippecanoe County in the U.S. state of Indiana. Originally named Columbia, Romney received its present name from the community of Romney in West Virginia....
, an unincorporated community - Romney, PennsylvaniaRomney, PennsylvaniaRomney is an unincorporated community in Fayette County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania....
, an unincorporated community - Romney, TexasRomney, TexasRomney is an unincorporated community in Eastland County in the U.S. state of Texas....
, an unincorporated community - Romney, West VirginiaRomney, West VirginiaRomney is a city in and the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,940 at the 2000 census, while the area covered by the city's ZIP code had a population of 5,873. It is a city with a very historic background dating back to the 18th century...
, (population, 1,940), the oldest town in West Virginia
- George W. Romney BuildingGeorge W. Romney BuildingThe George W. Romney Building - is the Governor of Michigan's main office, and houses other State of Michigan offices. The building is named after George W. Romney, the 43rd Governor and father of Mitt Romney...
("the Romney Building"), the Governor of Michigan's main office location - Romney African-American Cemetery, an old cemetery in Romney, West Virginia
- Romney Middle SchoolRomney Middle SchoolRomney Middle School located in Romney, West Virginia, is a West Virginia public school that serves approximately 525 students in grades 6 through 8 under the direction of ]]...
, a school in Romney, West Virginia - Romney StadiumRomney StadiumMerlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Logan, Utah, USA, on the campus of Utah State University . It is the home field of the Utah State Aggies of the Western Athletic Conference. It opened in 1968 and currently has a seating capacity of 25,513...
, an outdoor football stadium at Utah State University (named after Dick Romney)
Other uses
- HMS RomneyHMS RomneyFive ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Romney. The origins of the name are from the town of New Romney, although it maybe that the name entered the Royal Navy in honour of Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney....
, any of five English naval warships with that name - HMS Romney (1694)HMS Romney (1694)HMS Romney was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Blackwall Yard in 1694.Commanded by Captain William Coney, Romney was wrecked on the Scilly Isles on 26 October 1707 when a disastrous navigational error sent Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell's fleet through dangerous...
, a 50-gun English naval warship - HMS Romney (1708)HMS Romney (1708)HMS Romney was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Sir Joseph Allin to the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, and launched on 2 December 1708....
, a 50-gun English naval warship - HMS Romney (1762)HMS Romney (1762)HMS Romney was a 50-gun fourth rate of the Royal Navy. She served during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in a career that spanned forty years....
, a 50-gun English naval warship - Romney ExpeditionRomney ExpeditionThe Romney Expedition was a military expedition of the Confederate States Army during the early part of the American Civil War. It is named for Romney, West Virginia, which at the time was still in the state of Virginia. The expedition was conducted in this locale from January 1 to January 24,...
, an early maneuver of the Confederate Army in the US Civil War - Romney Formation, a stratum of sedimentary rock
- Romney (sheep)Romney (sheep)The Romney, formerly called the Romney Marsh sheep but generally referred-to by the local farmers as the Kent, is a breed of sheep originating in England. The Romney is a "long-wool" breed recognized in England by 1800...
, a type of sheep which is bred for meat - Romney's, an English baking company, founded 1918
- Shuzenji Romney RailwayShuzenji Romney RailwayThe Shuzenji Romney Railway is a gauge pleasure line located in Niji-no-Sato in Izu, Shizuoka, on the Izu Peninsula in Japan. It is based on the English Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway on the English Channel coast in Kent, which opened in 1925. The railway operates using a mixture of steam and...
, a railway on the Izu Peninsula of Japan