H. C. Kelsey | |
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Member of the California State Assembly from the 41st district | |
In office January 3, 1927 - January 7, 1929 | |
Preceded by | Anna L. Saylor |
Succeeded by | Albert Henry Morgan Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Alameda County,California | June 30,1889
Died | July 10,1958 69) Oakland,California | (aged
Political party | Republican |
Military service | |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Harrison Carlos Kelsey (June 30,1889 - July 10,1958) served in the California State Assembly for the 41st district from 1927 to 1929. [1] During World War I he served in the United States Army. [2]
Sir Francis Drake was an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. This was the first English circumnavigation,and third circumnavigation overall. He is also known for participating in the early English slaving voyages of his cousin,Sir John Hawkins,and John Lovell. Having started as a simple seaman,in 1588 he was part of the fight against the Spanish Armada as a vice-admiral.
Allen Kelsey Grammer is an American actor. He gained fame for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1984–1993) and its spin-off Frasier (1993–2004). At nearly 20 years,this is one of the longest-running roles played by a single live-action actor in U.S. television history. He has received numerous accolades including a total of five Emmy Awards,three Golden Globe Awards,a Screen Actors Guild Award,and a Tony Award. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000.
Kelseyville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County,California,United States. Kelseyville is located six miles southeast of Lakeport,at an elevation of 1,384 feet. The population was 3,353 at the 2010 census,up from 2,928 at the 2000 census.
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was an Iberian maritime explorer best known for investigations of the West Coast of North America,undertaken on behalf of the Spanish Empire. He was the first European to explore present-day California,navigating along the coast of California in 1542–1543 on his voyage from New Spain.
Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey was a Canadian-American pharmacologist and physician. As a reviewer for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),she refused to authorize thalidomide for market because she had concerns about the lack of evidence regarding the drug's safety. Her concerns proved to be justified when it was shown that thalidomide caused serious birth defects. Kelsey's career intersected with the passage of laws strengthening FDA oversight of pharmaceuticals. Kelsey was the second woman to receive the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service,awarded to her by John F. Kennedy in 1962.
The United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon is a 24-man rifle platoon led by a Captain and Platoon Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps (USMC).
Nancy Kelsey was a member of the Bartleson–Bidwell Party. She was the first white woman to travel overland from Missouri,seeing Utah and Nevada before crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains into California on November 25,1841. Wife of Benjamin Kelsey,and the mother of eight surviving children,she is sometimes referred to as the "Betsy Ross of California" for her role in creation of the original Bear Flag from which Bear Flag Rebellion got its name.
Clear Lake State Park is a state park of California,United States,on Clear Lake. The park is popular for water recreation. Amenities include 149 developed campsites spread across four campground areas,two group campsites,a swimming beach with showers,a boat launch,and a marina. Since the area is a major breeding ground for grebes,there's a broad "no wake" zone in the Cole Creek launch area and near the reedy shoreline,which is conducive to canoeing and kayaking. The 590-acre (240 ha) park was established in 1949.
Kelsey may refer to:
The Bloody Island Massacre was a mass killing of indigenous Californians by the US Military that occurred on an island in Clear Lake,California,on May 15,1850. It is part of the wider California genocide.
Kelsey is an English surname and originated from an Old English place name in Lincolnshire,England. The place name is derived from words meaning "Ceol's island". In modern times Kelsey has also become a given name for boys and girls in English-speaking countries. Kelsey comes from "island of the ships" in Irish and Scots,and "a dweller on the island,by the water" from Norwegian.
Frederick Alvin Kelsey was an American actor,film director,and screenwriter.
In 1841,the Bartleson–Bidwell Party,led by Captain John Bartleson and John Bidwell,became the first American emigrants to attempt a wagon crossing from Missouri to California.
The Maacama Fault is a right lateral-moving (dextral) geologic fault located in the Coast Ranges of northwestern California. It is considered to be the northernmost segment of the Hayward Fault subsystem of the San Andreas Fault zone. Creep along the Maacama is about 8 mm per year,consistent with the steady movement along the rest of the Hayward Fault system. It is also capable of producing large earthquakes.
William C. Wilson was an American lawyer and politician.
Benjamin Scovill Kelsey was an American aeronautical engineer and test pilot. Serving as America's chief fighter projects officer,he helped bring success in World War II to the United States Army Air Forces by initiating the manufacture of innovative fighter aircraft designs,and by working to quickly increase American fighter production to meet the needs of the coming war.
Benjamin or Ben Kelsey was an early American pioneer of California with his brothers Andy and Sam Kelsey. He was a founder,often with one or more of his brothers,of several settlements in California.
Kandace Greer Grammer is an American actress and former beauty queen. She is best known for her role as Lissa Miller in the MTV series Awkward and for her role in the 2021 Netflix-released film Deadly Illusions.
Kelsey Christine Plum is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She won a WNBA championship in 2022,when she earned her first All-WNBA First Team selection and was named the WNBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) in her first WNBA All-Star Game. She also won the gold medal in Women's 3x3 basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.