Gordon Lightfine

Male1896–

Brief Life History of Gordon

When Gordon Lightfine was born in 1896, in New York, United States, his father, John Lightfine, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Hatherley, was 23. He lived in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States in 1900.

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Family Time Line

John Lightfine
1860–
Elizabeth Hatherley
1873–
Winfield Lightfine
1892–
Harold Lightfine
1894–
Gordon Lightfine
1896–
Gordon Lightfine
1896–
John Lightfine
1901–

Sources (1)

  • Gordon Lightfrill in household of John Lightfoot, "United States Census, 1900"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (5)

World Events (3)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 0

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 2

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York

Age 21

Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.

Name Meaning

Transferred use of the Scottish surname, which is derived from a place name. It is a matter of dispute whether it referred originally to the Gordon in Berwickshire or to a similarly named place in Normandy. As a given name it seems to have been taken up in honour of Charles George Gordon ( 1833–85 ), the British general who died at Khartoum.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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