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David Jordan (American Football)
David Jordan may refer to: * David K. Jordan (born 1942), professor emeritus at University of California, San Diego * David Jordan (singer) (born 1985), British singer * David Starr Jordan David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford Univer ... (1851–1931), president of Indiana University and Stanford University * David C. Jordan (born 1935), U.S. Ambassador to Peru * David Charles Jordan (born 1949), New Brunswick, Canada politician * David Davoe Jordan (born 1938), former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives * David J. Jordan, US Attorney for the District of Utah, 1991–1993 * Davy Jordan (1908–1989), Irish footballer * David Lee Jordan (born 1934), Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate * David Jordan (rugby union), former CEO of the Scottish rugby unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David K
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jordan (singer)
David Jordan (born David Keith Arratoon, 13 September 1985 in Barnet, London) is an English singer-songwriter. His debut album, '' Set the Mood'', was released in October 2007, peaking at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart. Biography Born to a mother from Montserrat and a father from Calcutta, Jordan has been writing pop-rock songs since he was 11 (after his parents split). Growing up, his music idol was Prince.Mulholland, Garry, "Heir Jordan" , 14 October 2007, retrieved 8 March 2008 After spending the first nine years of his life in , when his p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Starr Jordan
David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford University, he had served as president of Indiana University from 1884 to 1891. Starr was also a strong supporter of eugenics, and his published views expressed a fear of "race-degeneration" and asserted that cattle and human beings are "governed by the same laws of selection". He was an antimilitarist since he believed that war killed off the best members of the gene pool, and he initially opposed American involvement in World War I. Early life and career Jordan was born in Gainesville, New York, and grew up on a farm in upstate New York. His parents made the unorthodox decision to educate him at a local girls' high school. His middle name, Starr, does not appear in early census records, and was apparently self-selected; he had begun using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David C
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and Lyre, harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges David and Jonathan, a notably close friendship with Jonathan (1 Samuel), Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of History of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Charles Jordan
David Charles Jordan (born October 4, 1949) is a businessman and former political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Grand Lake (electoral district), Grand Lake in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick, Progressive Conservative member. He was born in Minto, New Brunswick, the son of Victor Jordan. Jordan worked in automobile sales and also owned his own business. He was a resident of Ripples, New Brunswick, Ripples. Jordan was defeated when he ran for reelection in 2003. References New Brunswick MLAs, New Brunswick Legislative Library (pdf) 1949 births Living people Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs 21st-century Canadian politicians {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Davoe Jordan
David Davoe Jordan (born December 12, 1938) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Life and career Jordan was born in Dillon, South Carolina. He attended Duke University and served in the United States Army. Jordan served in the North Carolina House of Representatives The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ... from 1967 to 1969 and again from 1973 to 1975. References 1938 births Living people People from Dillon, South Carolina Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians Duke University alumni {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David J
David John Haskins (born 24 April 1957, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England), better known as David J, is a British alternative rock musician, producer, and writer. He is the bassist for the gothic rock band Bauhaus and for Love and Rockets. He has composed the scores for a number of plays and films, and also wrote and directed his own plays, ''Silver for Gold (The Odyssey of Edie Sedgwick)'', in 2008, which was restaged at REDCAT in Los Angeles in 2011, and ''The Chanteuse and The Devil's Muse'' in 2011. His artwork has been shown in galleries internationally, and he has been a resident DJ at venues such as the Knitting Factory. David J has released a number of singles and solo albums, and in 1990 he released one of the first No. 1 hits on the then nascent Modern Rock Tracks charts, with "I'll Be Your Chauffeur". His most recent single, "The Day That David Bowie Died" entered the UK vinyl singles chart at number 4 in 2016. The track appears on his double album, ''Vaga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davy Jordan
David Jordan (12 December 1908 – 30 November 2006) was a footballer who played as a forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Ireland during the 1930s. He also played for Glentoran, Hull City and Crystal Palace. Club career Jordan began his professional career in his native Northern Ireland making two appearances over two seasons with Glentoran. He moved to England to join Hull City and in 1932–33 helped Hull gain promotion from Division Three North before transferring to First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 1936. He made his Wolves debut on 17 October 1936 against Black Country rivals West Bromwich Albion. He made only three appearances for the club, all during the 1936–37 season. He moved to Crystal Palace in May 1937, where he remained until October 1939 when he returned to Ireland. In 1944, he turned out for a Glentoran Old Boys XI with Glens legends Fred Roberts and Johnny Geary against a Linfield Old Boys XI. The Glens triumphed 4–1 with 2 goals from Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lee Jordan
David Lee Jordan (born April 3, 1934) is an American politician who is currently a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 24th District since 1993. Jordan is the son of a sharecropper who participated in the Civil Rights Movement The civil rights movement was a nonviolent social and political movement and campaign from 1954 to 1968 in the United States to abolish legalized institutional Racial segregation in the United States, racial segregation, Racial discrimination ..., and worked for 33 years as a schoolteacher in Mississippi public schools. References External linksMississippi State Senate profile of David JordanProject Vote Smart profile of Jordan *''Follow the Money'' - David Lee Jordan 2007 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jordan (rugby Union)
David Jordan is a former CEO of the Glasgow Warriors, a professional Scottish rugby union club playing in the Pro14. He is now the tournament director of the Pro14 The United Rugby Championship (URC) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales. The current name was adopted in 2021 when the league expanded to include four South Afr ... league. Jordan started as the chief executive officer of Glasgow Rugby in July 1997. After six weeks in the post there was an office, a receptionist and a spiritual home in Scotstoun. He was quoted as wanting more autonomy from the SRU in buying players: "Once we get into the European season as such, I want to start concentrating on the strategic objectives of Glasgow rugby. Those are long-term and to be worked in partnership with the clubs." But to do that, he argues, Glasgow needs more autonomy from the SRU to prepare properly. "I intend to work closely with the clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
