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'''Featherston''' is a name of English origin, at least as old as the 12th century. The link with "[[Featherstone (disambiguation)|Featherstone]]" is probably not traceable, but people researching both spellings (and others such as "de Fetherestanhalgh") contribute to the collection of pages in the website called "The Featherstone Society".
The name is applied to people and places.
==People==
*[[Isaac Featherston]], a mid-19th century [[New Zealand]] politician ([[Colonial Secretary]] in 1861)
*Brigadier-General [[Winfield Scott Featherston]], born [[Tennessee]] 1821, died [[Holly Springs]], [[Mississippi]] 1891
*[[J.P. Featherston]], [[mayor]] of [[Ottawa]] 1874-1875
*[[Jim Featherston]] of the former ''[[Dallas Times Herald]]'', a witness to President Kennedy's murder
*[[Joseph Featherston]] (1843-1913), a member of the [[Canadian House of Commons]]
*[[Natalie Featherston]], [[New York]] cellist and painter
*[[Jake Featherston]] (fictional) PoV Character central to the [[Timeline 191|Southern Victory series]] of books
==Places==
*[[Featherston, New Zealand]] - in the [[Wairarapa]] area east of [[Wellington]]
*[[Featherston, Oklahoma]]
==Schools==
*[[Featherston Drive Public School]] - located in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
==References==
*"A Dictionary of English Surnames" by P.H.Reaney & R.M. Wilson: "Featherston, Featherstone: William Federestan 1187(Staffordshire)".
==External links==
*[http://www.featherstone-society.com/ The Featherstone Society]
*[http://genforum.genealogy.com/featherston/ Genforum - Featherston Family Genealogy]
*[http://home.att.net/~captnerdo/feathers.htm Brigadier General Winfield Scott Featherston]
*[http://www.jfk-online.com/featherston.html JFK - Jean Hill and Jim Featherston]
*[http://www.nataliefeatherston.com Natalie Featherston Web Site]
*[http://www.munsongallery.com/bio/161.asp Munson Gallery - Natalie Featherston]
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