12-531: [REDACTED] Look up ráith in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Raith may refer to: People [ edit ] Robert Ferguson of Raith (1769–1840), Scottish politician John Melville of Raith (died 1548), Scottish laird executed for treason Julius Raith (1819–1862), German-American military officer Sissy Raith (born 1960), German female association footballer Thomas Raith , fictional vampire in
24-626: A major road interchange ( M74 / A725 ) in South Lanarkshire See also [ edit ] John Jeremiah McRaith (1934–2017), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church Battle of Raith , a theory regarding the site of the Battle of Catraeth, now largely dismissed All pages with titles containing Raith Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
36-463: Is usually dominant (the mineral in this case being referred to as fergusonite-(Y)), but sometimes Ce or Nd may be the major rare-earth component (in fergusonite-(Ce) and fergusonite-(Nd), respectively). The other rare-earth elements are present in smaller amounts, and tantalum sometimes substitutes for some of the niobium . There are fergusonite-beta -(Nd), fergusonite-beta-(Y), fergusonite-beta-(Ce) forms too, but they are classified as 4.DG.10 in
48-628: The Kirkcaldy district of Burghs from 1831 to 1835, and in the latter year was returned for Haddingtonshire, defeating Mr Hope, the Tory candidate, by 268 to 231 votes. At the general election of 1837 he was in turn defeated by Lord Ramsay , who polled 299 votes to 205. He then returned to the representation of the Kirkcaldy division of Burghs. He was a cordial supporter of the measures of the Whig government, and opposed to
60-487: The Nickel–Strunz system . The mineral has tetragonal crystal symmetry and the same structure as scheelite (calcium tungstate, CaWO 4 ), but can be metamict (amorphous) due to radiation damage from its small content of thorium . It is found as needle-like or prismatic crystals in pegmatite . It was named after British politician and mineral collector Robert Ferguson of Raith (1767–1840). This article about
72-919: The ballot. Due to his amateur interests in mineralogy , in 1805 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London . In 1806 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh . He was Lord Lieutenant of Fife from 1837. He died at a house in Portman Square in London on 3 December 1840. A major monument to Ferguson stands near the northern approach to Haddington designed by Robert Forrest in 1843. A memorial also exists to him in Abbotshall Church in Fife. Ferguson infamously had an affair with Mary Nisbet , Countess of Elgin, only daughter of William Hamilton Nisbet, esq. of Dirleton , near Haddington . She
84-509: The contemporary fantasy series The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher Other uses [ edit ] Ráith, an Irish word for ringfort Raith, Fife , one-time area of Fife Raith, Ontario , a dispersed rural community and unincorporated area Raith Rovers F.C. , a Scottish association football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife Ràth, a Scottish Gaelic term for a fort or fortified residence, particularly one surrounded by an earthen rampart, featuring in many placenames, including
96-514: The picture "The Archers". There are two Raith Monuments erected in his memory, one in Fife and the other in Haddington . They were both designed by Robert Forrest . Fergusonite Fergusonite is a mineral comprising a complex oxide of various rare-earth elements. The general chemical formula of fergusonite is (Y,REE)NbO 4 , where REE = rare-earth elements in solid solution with Y . Yttrium
108-625: The title Raith . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raith&oldid=1015068737 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Robert Ferguson of Raith Robert Ferguson FRS FRSE FGS (8 September 1769 – 3 December 1840) of Raith ,
120-507: Was at various times a Whig Member of Parliament for Fifeshire , Haddingtonshire and Kirkcaldy Burghs , and at the time of his death he was Lord Lieutenant of the county of Fife . As an amateur geologist and mineralogist the mineral Fergusonite was named after him. Robert Ferguson was the eldest son of Jane Crauford, daughter of Ronald Craufurd of Restalrig , (sister to Margaret , countess of Dumfries ) and William Ferguson of Raith, Fife . General Sir Ronald Craufurd Ferguson
132-645: Was his brother. He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh , 1777–1780. He was also privately tutored by John Playfair . He then studied law at the University of Edinburgh . He qualified as an advocate in 1791. He lived at Raith House near Kirkcaldy . Robert Ferguson was elected to the Whig parliament of 1806 for Fifeshire, but was not afterwards elected until the time of the Reform Bill , upon which he represented
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#1732858472631144-599: Was the wife of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin , with whom she had one son, later Lord Bruce (1800–1840) and three daughters. The Earl sued Ferguson in both England and Scotland and won £10,000 (the current, 2016, equivalent of around £5 million). Following the Countess's inevitable divorce, Ferguson then married her on 20 April 1808. The couple had no children together. His nephew Robert Munro Ferguson (1802-1868) inherited his estates on his death. Sir Henry Raeburn painted Ferguson in his youth (with his brother Ronald behind) in
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