Bannerman

Bannerman

Bannerman, name of Scottish origin (see Clan Bannerman) and may refer to

Individuals

* Alexander Bannerman, 19th century British colonial governor
* Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer
* Charles Bannerman, scorer of a century in the very first cricket Test match
* David Armitage Bannerman (1886-1979), British ornithologist
* Helen Bannerman, author of "Little Black Sambo"
* Ron Bannerman, Commissioner for Trade Practices and first chairman of the Australian Trade Practices Commission
* Yasmin Bannerman, a British actress
* James Bannerman-Fanti Governor of the Gold Coast; the son of a Fanti woman and a Scotsman

Other

* The carrier of a military unit's colours, standard, guidon or other banner
* Hatamoto, a direct vassal of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan
* A man who belonged to the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty
* Bannerman's Castle, an abandoned arms depot on the Hudson River in New York
* Bannerman, Edmonton, a neighbourhood in Edmonton, Canada.
* The surname of some key characters in the Stephen King novel, The Dead Zone (novel), and related works

ee also

* Clan Bannerman
* Bannerman Baronets
* Bannerman Clarke
* Henry Campbell-Bannerman
* Pollepel Island (also Bannerman Island), site of Bannerman's Castle


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