Mosby, John Singleton

(born Dec. 6, 1833, Edgemont, Va., U.S.—died May 30, 1916, Washington, D.C.) U.S. guerrilla leader. He joined the Confederate cavalry in the American Civil War and was a scout with Jeb Stuart's troops. He led guerrilla units, called Mosby's Rangers, on raids on Union outposts in northern Virginia and Maryland, disrupting supply and communication lines. His capture of a Union general and 100 of his men behind federal lines (1863) earned him promotion to colonel. After the war he resumed his law practice, and he later served as U.S. consul to Hong Kong (1878–85) and as assistant attorney in the U.S. Justice Department (1904–10).

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(born Dec. 6, 1833, Edgemont, Va., U.S.—died May 30, 1916, Washington, D.C.) U.S. guerrilla leader. He joined the Confederate cavalry in the American Civil War and was a scout with Jeb Stuart's troops. He led guerrilla units, called Mosby's Rangers, on raids on Union outposts in northern Virginia and Maryland, disrupting supply and communication lines. His capture of a Union general and 100 of his men behind federal lines (1863) earned him promotion to colonel. After the war he resumed his law practice, and he later served as U.S. consul to Hong Kong (1878–85) and as assistant attorney in the U.S. Justice Department (1904–10).

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(born July 3, 1738, Boston, Mass.—died Sept. 9, 1815, London, Eng.) U.S. painter of portraits and historical subjects. The stepson of an engraver, he was an accomplished draftsman before age 20 and flourished as a portrait artist in his native Boston. He was famous for his portraits d'apparat, portrayals of his subjects with the objects associated with them in their daily lives or professions. In 1775 he settled in London and turned to the more fashionable history painting; he was elected to the Royal Academy in 1779. He revealed a gift for portraying heroic action in multifigure compositions. He is considered the greatest U.S. painter of the 18th century and the finest artist of the colonial era.

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(born July 3, 1738, Boston, Mass.—died Sept. 9, 1815, London, Eng.) U.S. painter of portraits and historical subjects. The stepson of an engraver, he was an accomplished draftsman before age 20 and flourished as a portrait artist in his native Boston. He was famous for his portraits d'apparat, portrayals of his subjects with the objects associated with them in their daily lives or professions. In 1775 he settled in London and turned to the more fashionable history painting; he was elected to the Royal Academy in 1779. He revealed a gift for portraying heroic action in multifigure compositions. He is considered the greatest U.S. painter of the 18th century and the finest artist of the colonial era.

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• Singleton (mathematics), a set with exactly one element in mathematics
• Singleton pattern, a design pattern used in software engineering
• Singleton bound, used in coding theory
• Singleton field, used in conformal field theory

Singleton may also be

• A character encoded with one unit in variable-width encoding schemes for computer character sets
• A person that is not a twin or other multiple birth
• A self-description of individuals without romantic partners, particularly applied to women in their thirties introduced in the novel and film Bridget Jones's Diary
• Singleton, a short story by Greg Egan
• An empty tag or self-closing tag in XHTML or XML coding
• A single card in a suit, as part of a hand in Bridge

Places named Singleton

• Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
• Singleton, Western Australia, Australia
• Singleton, Lancashire, England
• Singleton, West Sussex, England
• Singleton, Kent, England

People with the surname Singleton

• Al Singleton (born 1975), American football linebacker
• Fernando "Royal" Singleton (born 1975), American songwriter, record producer and disc jockey
• Alex Singleton (born 1979), President of the Globalisation Institute
• Alvin Singleton (born 1940), American composer
• Benjamin "Pap" Singleton (1809-1892), African American separatist leader
• Billy Singleton (born 1968), British basketball player
• Charles Laverne Singleton (1959-2004), executed inmate
• Chris Singleton (born 1977), Irish musician
• Chris Singleton (American football) (born 1967), American football player
• Chris Singleton (baseball player) (born 1972), American baseball player
• Dave Singleton, American writer
• Henry Singleton, co-founder of Teledyne
• James Singleton (basketball) (born 1981), American professional basketball player
• John Singleton (born 1968), American film director, producer, and screenwriter
• John Singleton (Australian entrepreneur) (born 1942)
• Ken Singleton (born 1947), sports commentator, former professional baseball player
• Kenneth Singleton, American economist
• Lawrence Singleton (1927-2001), American criminal
• Michael Singleton (1913–2002), English cricketer
• Mike Singleton (born 1951), British programmer
• Penny Singleton (1908–2003), American actress
• Roger Singleton-Turner, British television director
• Sandy Singleton (1914-1999), English cricketer
• Sasha Singleton (born 1978), American model and dancer
• Valerie Singleton (born 1937), British television and radio presenter
• Walter K. Singleton (1944-1967), Medal of Honor recipient
• William Dean Singleton, founder and CEO of MediaNews Group
• Zutty Singleton (1898-1975), American jazz drummer