Harney

Harney

Harney is a family name of Irish origin. It may refer to:

People

* Ben Harney (1872-1938), American songwriter, entertainer, and pioneer of ragtime music
* Ben Harney (actor), American actor and dancer, active in his career 1972 to 1985
* Corbin Harney (1920-2007), elder and spiritual leader of the Newe people, USA
* Corinna Harney (b. 1972), American model and actress
* George Edward Harney (1840-1924), American architect
* George Julian Harney (1817-1897), English political activist, journalist, and Chartist leader
* John Hopkins Harney (1806-1868), Kentucky legislator, USA
* John Milton Harney (1789-1825), American poet, brother of William S. Harney
* John Paul Harney (aka Jean-Paul Harney) (b. 1931), professor and former Canadian politician
* Mary Harney (b. 1953), Irish politician
* Paul Harney (b. 1929), American professional golfer
* Susan Harney (b. 1946), American actress
* William Edward Harney (1895-1962), Australian writer
* William S. Harney (1800-1889), cavalry officer in the U.S. Army

Places

* Harney Basin, arid basin in south-east Oregon, USA
* Harney County, Oregon, USA
* Harney Lake, shallow alkali lake basin in south-east Oregon, USA
* Harney Peak, highest mountain in South Dakota, USA

Things

* Harney and Sons, American tea company based in Connecticut
* Harney Westwood & Riegels (or Harneys), law firm founded in 1960 in the British Virgin Islands
* Harney basin duskysnail ("Colligyrus depressus"), species of gastropod in the Hydrobiidae family, endemic to the USA
* Price-Harney Truce, document signed in 1861 between US Army General William S. Harney and Missouri State Militia commander Sterling Price at the beginning of the American Civil War


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  • Harney, Minnesota — Harney is a small unincorporated community in Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. It lies between Cloquet and Duluth.County Road 2 (North Cloquet Road), Marks Road, and Harney Road are three of the main routes in the… …   Wikipedia

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