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Garvey and O'Garvey are Irish surnames, derived from the Gaelic Ó Gairbhith, also spelt Ó Gairbheith, meaning "descendant of Gairbhith". [1] [2] Gairbhith itself means "rough peace". [3] There are three distinct Ó Gairbhith septs in Ireland: A sept of the over-kingdom of Ulaid, who were kin of the Mac Aonghusa.
Garvey argued that mixed-race people would be bred out of existence. [27] Cronon believed that Garvey exhibited "antipathy and distrust of anybody but the darkest-skinned Negroes"; [28] the hostility towards black people whose African blood was not considered "pure" was a sentiment which Garvey shared with Blyden. [29]
Garvey became ill in January 1940, and died on June 10, 1940. UNIA members worldwide participated in eulogies, memorial services and processions in his honor. Secretary-General Ethel Collins briefly managed the affairs of the UNIA from New York until a successor to Garvey could be formally installed to complete his term as President-General.
Anthony O’Garvey was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore from 1747 to 1763 or 1766 during the Recusancy in Ireland. He succeeded to a vacant bishopric administered by the Archbishops of Armagh and was succeeded by Bishop Denis Maguire. Bishop O’Garvey feared living openly in Newry and instead lived in
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. ONH (17 August 1887 – 10 June 1940) was a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL, commonly known as UNIA), through which he declared himself Provisional President of Africa.
Marcus Garvey, known as the "black Moses", was a "back to Africa" evangelist, [1] and his ideas, although radical and controversial in his own time and today, still remain influential. [2] The Black Star Line's name, a play on the White Star Line , [ 3 ] is remembered in the flag of Ghana .
Garvey and Mendenhall had been in a long-distance relationship since 1986. Their only child, a son named Slade Mendenhall, was born in October 1989. Garvey said he was in the midst of what he termed a "midlife disaster". [54] Garvey sued his ex-wife, Truhan, for access to his two children when she had denied it, which he won.
Dr. Benjamin St. John Garvey (1900–1973) was a chemist at BF Goodrich who worked under Waldo L. Semon on the development of synthetic rubber, contributed to understanding of vulcanization, and developed early techniques for small scale evaluation of rubbers.