Romney

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Romney may refer to:

Places

Canada

Romney Township, Ontario, a township in Kent County, Ontario

United Kingdom

Romney Deanery, a Deanery of the Canterbury Diocese, in Kent, England
Romney Island, an island in the English River Thames
Romney Marsh, a wetland in Kent and East Sussex, England
Romney Road, a road in England near the River Thames
New Romney, a town in Kent
Romney, from Rome, Roman: one of Julius Caesar's landings in 100bC

United States

Romney, Indiana, an unincorporated community
Romney, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
Romney, Texas, an unincorporated community
Romney, West Virginia, (population, 1,940), the oldest town in West Virginia

People with the surname

Academics

George S. Romney (1874–1935), university president and educator in Utah and Idaho
A. Kimball Romney (born 1925), academic and anthropologist

Artists

George Romney (painter) (1734–1802), English portrait painter
John Romney (1785–1863), English engraver
Hervin A. R. Romney (1941-)American Architect, Cuban born

Athletes

Elwood Romney (1911–1970), All-American basketball player at Brigham Young University
Francis Romney (1873–1963), English cricketer
Dick Romney (1895–1969), Utah State football coach
Milton Romney (1899–1975), professional football player
G. Ott Romney (1892–1973), football coach Brigham Young University
Val Romney (1718–1773), English cricketer

Politicians

Romney family a family prominent in U.S. politics
- Ann Romney (born 1949), former First Lady of Massachusetts
- Cyril Romney (1931–2007), Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1986
- George W. Romney (1907–1995), former CEO of American Motors, Governor of Michigan, and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Lenore Romney (1908–1998), Michigan politician, former First Lady of Michigan
- Mitt Romney (born 1947), Republican politician, former Governor of Massachusetts and former candidate for U.S. President
- Ronna Romney (born 1943), Michigan Republican politician and radio talk show host
- G. Scott Romney (born 1941), Michigan Republican politician and lawyer

Other persons

Wavy Gravy or Hugh Romney (born 1936), entertainer and peace activist
Marion G. Romney (1897–1988), prominent leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Buildings and structures

Romney's House, a Grade I listed house in Hampstead, London, built by the artist George Romney
George W. Romney Building or the Romney Building, the Governor of Michigan's main office location
Romney African-American Cemetery, an old cemetery in Romney, West Virginia
Romney Lock, a lock on the English River Thames
Romney Stadium, an outdoor football stadium at Utah State University

Companies and organizations

Romney's, an English baking company, founded 1918
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, a heritage railway in Kent, England
Romney Academy, a 19th-century educational institution in Romney, West Virginia
Romney Middle School, a school in Romney, West Virginia
Sir William Romney's School, Tetbury, a secondary school

Military

Romney Expedition, an early maneuver of the Confederate Army in the US Civil War

Naval warships

HMS Romney, a British Royal Navy shipname
HMS Romney (1694), a 50-gun English naval warship
HMS Romney (1708), a 50-gun English naval warship
HMS Romney (1762), a 50-gun English naval warship

Other uses

Romney (sheep), a breed of sheep bred for meat
Earl of Romney, an English title
Romney Formation, a stratum of sedimentary rock

See also

Massachusetts health care reform, a 2006 health-care reform bill in Massachusetts commonly known as Romneycare
New Romney, Kent, England
- New Romney (UK Parliament constituency), the Parliament seat for New Romney
- New Romney railway station, a depot in Kent, England
Old Romney, a nearby Kentish village of similar age to New Romney
Romney Sands railway station, a depot in Kent, England
Romny, a city in the Ukraine
Shuzenji Romney Railway, a railway on the Izu Peninsula of Japan

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