Blackstone

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Blackstone may refer to:

People

• Elliott Blackstone (1924–2006), former police sergeant and LGBT advocate
• Gay Blackstone, widow of Harry Blackstone, Jr.
• Harriet Blackstone (1864–1939), American painter
• Harry Blackstone, Sr. (1885–1965), famous American magician known as "The Great Blackstone" and father of Harry Blackstone, Jr.
• Harry Blackstone, Jr. (1934–1997), popular stage magician and television performer of the late 20th century
• Ian Blackstone (born 1964), English former footballer
• Jerry Blackstone, director of choirs at the University of Michigan
• John Wilford Blackstone, Jr., American lawyer and legislator
• John Wilford Blackstone, Sr., American lawyer and legislator
• Tessa Blackstone, Baroness Blackstone (born 1942), British politician
• Timothy Blackstone (1829–1900), Chicago Railroad and Stock Yard president
• Sir William Blackstone (1723–1780), English jurist
  • Blackstone's formulation, a principle in criminal law named for the jurist
  • The Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, a 1769 major legal text of the 18th century; often referred to as "Blackstone" or "Blackstone's Commentaries"
• William Eugene Blackstone (1841–1935), American evangelist and Christian Zionist
• William Seymour Blackstone (1809–1881), 19th-century British MP and grandson of William Blackstone the jurist, above
• William Blackstone, aka William Blaxton (1595–1675), early English settler in New England

Businesses

• Blackstone & Co, a diesel engine and agricultural engineering company in Stamford, Lincolnshire, which became Mirrlees Blackstone
• Blackstone Audio, publisher of audiobooks
• Blackstone Career Institute, online training institute
• Blackstone Legal Fellowship, legal training and internship program
• Blackstone Press, a subsidiary of OUP
• Blackstone Winery, a Gonzales, California winery owned by Constellation Brands
• The Blackstone Group, U.S. private equity, investment banking, and asset management firm

Places

Fiction

• Edmund 'Beau' Blackstone, a fictional 19th century detective created by Richard Falkirk (Derek Lambert)
• Blackstone Chronicles, a series of mystery and thriller novels authored by John Saul
• Blackstone Fortress, a type of space station in the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000
• Blackstone (TV series), the fictional Blackstone First Nation's struggles with corruption, politics, and the need for change
• Blackstone, the Magic Detective, a radio series starring a fictionalized version of Harry Blackstone, Sr.
• The Blackstone, a country club in the TV Series Royal Pains

Other

• Black Stone, a Muslim object of reverence
• Blackstone Avenue, a major roadway in Fresno, California, USA
• Blackstone Hall, a dormitory at the University of Chicago
• The Blackstone Hotel, a Chicago hotel
• Blackstone Hotel (Omaha, Nebraska), a 1915 Omaha landmark currently known as the Blackstone Center
• Blackstone Library, Chicago's first public library
• Blackstone Memorial, a Zionist petition written by William Eugene Blackstone
• Blackstone, a codename for ColdFusion 7.0 - beta of ColdFusion MX 7.0, a product of Macromedia
• Blackstone, in reference to the Black P. Stones gang
• HTC BlackStone, a Windows Mobile phone also known as the HTC Touch HD
• Operation Blackstone, part of Operation Torch, the Allied landings in Africa during World War II

See also

• Black Stone (disambiguation)
• Blackstones (disambiguation)
• Blackstone River (disambiguation)
• Black Rock (disambiguation)