Famous People with Name Angus

Angus James Waddell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Angus James Waddell: is a former freestyle swimmer who competed for Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he finished in 15th overall position in the 50m freestyle.

Angus Morrison            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Angus Morrison: is an American slalom and sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. He finished tenth in the C-1 slalom event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Four years later in Montreal, Morrison was eliminated in the repechages of the C-1 500 m event at the semif

Angus Mortimer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Angus Mortimer: is a Canadian sprint kayaker currently attending Carleton University, who paddles out of the Rideau Canoe Club. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he represented Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finishing ninth in the K-4 1000 m event.

Angus S. King, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Angus S. King, Jr.: served two terms as the 72nd Governor of Maine from 1995 to 2003. Since 2004, King has been a distinguished lecturer at Bowdoin College teaching a course called "Leaders and Leadership"; in the fall of 2009, he also taught a similar course at Bates Colleg

Angus Lewis Macdonald            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Angus Lewis Macdonald: popularly known as 'Angus L.', was a Canadian lawyer, law professor and politician from Nova Scotia. He served as the Liberal premier of Nova Scotia from 1933 to 1940, when he became the federal minister of defence for naval services. He oversaw the creation of an effective Canadian navy and Allied convoy service during World War II.

W. David Angus            Origin/Culture/Country: American

W. David Angus: is a Canadian Senator and lawyer. Angus was the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada's chief fundraiser throughout Brian Mulroney's period as party leader being chairman of the PC Canada Fund from 1983 to 1983. He remained chairman emeritus of the Fund until the demise of the party in 2003. Conservative Party of Canada leader Stephen Harper appointed Angus to the Conservative Fund Canada in 2005 and he became once again chairman emeritus. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1984 and served on the board of Air Canada from 1985 until 2004. He was appointed to the Senate by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn on the advice of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, on June 10, 1993, days before the prime minister's retirement. Angus sat as a Progressive Conservative senator until the party's demise and now sits as a supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Iain Francis Angus            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Iain Francis Angus: is a Canadian politician, who has served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the Canadian House of Commons, as well as on Thunder Bay City Council. Then an employee with the city of Thunder Bay, Angus entered electoral politics in the 1975 provincial election as the Ontario New Democratic Party candidate in Fort William. He served until the 1977 election, when he was defeated by Mickey Hennessy. He returned to work for the city, unsuccessfully standing as a federal New Democratic Party candidate in the 1979 and 1980 elections for the electoral district of Thunder Bay—Atikokan. On his third campaign as a federal candidate, he was elected in the 1984 election, winning over Progressive Conservative candidate Ken Boshcoff by a margin of 2,675 votes. He served until the 1993 election, when he was defeated by Liberal candidate Stan Dromisky.

Charles Joseph Angus            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Joseph Angus: is a Canadian writer, broadcaster, musician, and politician. Angus entered electoral politics in 2004 as the successful New Democratic Party candidate in the Ontario riding of Timmins—James Bay. He was the NDP parliamentary critic for Canadian Heritage from 2004 to 2007, and was additionally critic for Agriculture from 2004 to 2006. In 2007 he became the critic for Public Works and Treasury Board, as well as the NDP spokesman for digital issues such as copyright and internet neutrality. In 2004, Angus sought and won the NDP nomination in Timmins—James Bay, and won election to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2004 federal election by less than 600 votes. He was re-elected in the 2006 federal election with a majority, over six thousand votes ahead of Liberal challenger Robert Riopelle.