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Evan Jones (other)
Evan Jones may refer to: Politicians * Evan O. Jones (1830–1915), Wisconsin politician *Evan John Jones (politician) (1872–1952), American Republican politician * Sir Evan Jones, 1st Baronet (1859–1949), Welsh civil engineer and politician *Evan Rowland Jones (1840–1920), Welsh politician, MP for Carmarthen Boroughs Poets *Evan Jones (Australian poet) (1931–2022), Australian poet and professor * Evan Jones (Canadian poet) (born 1973), Canadian poet and critic Sportspeople * Evan Jones (cricketer) (born 1996), South African cricketer * Evan Jones (footballer) (1888–?), Welsh international footballer * Evan Jones (swimmer) (born 2004), Scottish swimmer * Evan Jones (Canadian football) from 1978 CFL Draft Others *Evan Benjamin Gareth Jones (born 1937), British mycologist * Evan Jones (pirate) (fl. 1698–1699), pirate captain active near Madagascar and the African coast *Evan Jones (missionary) (1820–1872), Baptist missionary to the Cherokees and leader of one group o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan O
Evan is both an English and Welsh male given name derived from "Iefan", a Welsh form for the name John (name), John. In other languages it could be compared to "Ivan (name), Ivan", "Ian", and "Juan"; the name John itself is derived from the ancient Hebrew name Yəhôḥānān, which means "YHWH, Yahweh is gracious". Evan is also the shortened version of the Greek names "Evangelos" (meaning "good messenger") and "Evander (other), Evander" (meaning "good man"). The name is also sparingly given to women, as with actress Evan Rachel Wood. It may be encountered as a surname, of which Evans (surname), Evans is the most common version. Other languages also assign meaning to Evan as a word or name. It is related to the Gaelic word "Eóghan" meaning "youth" or "young warrior", and means "right-handed" in Scots. he, אֶבֶן, even literally means "rock". The old English translation of the name "Evan" could also be interpreted as "Heir of the Earth" or "The King". Popularity Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Jones (Farmers Alliance)
Evan Jones (June 19, 1846 – January 26, 1899) was the President of the Texas Farmers' Alliance. He advocated cooperative farming and populist Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term developed ... political activism. The newly created Texas Union Labor Party nominated Jones as the candidate for governor in August 1888, but he declined, opting instead to commit entirely to Farmers Alliance activities. He unsuccessfully ran for Congress as a Populist Party candidate in 1892. References External linksEvan Jonesat the Handbook of Texas Online 1846 births 1899 deaths Farmers from Texas People from Erath County, Texas People from Woodford County, Kentucky Businesspeople from Texas Texas Populists Activists from Texas {{US-business-bio-1840s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of America Series
The Rivers of America Series is a landmark series of books on American rivers, for the most part written by literary figures rather than historians. The series spanned three publishers and thirty-seven years. History The Rivers of America Series started in 1937 with the publication of ''Kennebec: Cradle of Americans'' by Robert P. Tristram Coffin, and ended in 1974 with the publication of ''The American: River of El Dorado'' by Margaret Sanborn. Constance Lindsay Skinner initially conceived the series. She was also the first series editor. Skinner wrote an essay that was included in early volumes of the series in which she describes it as follows: ''"This is to be a literary and not a historical series. The authors of these books will be novelists and poets. On them, now in America, as in all lands and times, rests the real responsibility of interpretation. If the average American is less informed about his country than any other national, knows and cares less about its p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Jones (author)
Evan Jones may refer to: Politicians * Evan O. Jones (1830–1915), Wisconsin politician *Evan John Jones (politician) (1872–1952), American Republican politician *Sir Evan Davies Jones, 1st Baronet (1859–1949), Welsh civil engineer and politician *Evan Rowland Jones (1840–1920), Welsh politician, MP for Carmarthen Boroughs Poets *Evan Jones (Australian poet) (1931–2022), Australian poet and professor * Evan Jones (Canadian poet) (born 1973), Canadian poet and critic Sportspeople * Evan Jones (cricketer) (born 1996), South African cricketer * Evan Jones (footballer) (1888–?), Welsh international footballer * Evan Jones (swimmer) (born 2004), Scottish swimmer * Evan Jones (Canadian football) from 1978 CFL Draft Others *Evan Benjamin Gareth Jones (born 1937), British mycologist * Evan Jones (pirate) (fl. 1698–1699), pirate captain active near Madagascar and the African coast *Evan Jones (missionary) (1820–1872), Baptist missionary to the Cherokees and leader of one g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1859 In Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1859 to Wales and its people. Incumbents *Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey *Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins *Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley, 10th Baronet *Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Edward Pryse *Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – John Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor * Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Robert Myddelton Biddulph *Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Baronet *Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot *Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Robert Davies Pryce *Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Capel Hanbury Leigh *Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Thomas Hanbury-Tracy, 2nd Baron Sudeley *Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet *Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – John Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite *Bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Jones (Ifan Y Gorlan)
Evan Jones may refer to: Politicians * Evan O. Jones (1830–1915), Wisconsin politician *Evan John Jones (politician) (1872–1952), American Republican politician *Sir Evan Davies Jones, 1st Baronet (1859–1949), Welsh civil engineer and politician *Evan Rowland Jones (1840–1920), Welsh politician, MP for Carmarthen Boroughs Poets *Evan Jones (Australian poet) (1931–2022), Australian poet and professor * Evan Jones (Canadian poet) (born 1973), Canadian poet and critic Sportspeople * Evan Jones (cricketer) (born 1996), South African cricketer * Evan Jones (footballer) (1888–?), Welsh international footballer * Evan Jones (swimmer) (born 2004), Scottish swimmer * Evan Jones (Canadian football) from 1978 CFL Draft Others *Evan Benjamin Gareth Jones (born 1937), British mycologist * Evan Jones (pirate) (fl. 1698–1699), pirate captain active near Madagascar and the African coast *Evan Jones (missionary) (1820–1872), Baptist missionary to the Cherokees and leader of one g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Edwards (priest)
Henry Thomas Edwards (6 September 1837 – 24 May 1884) was a Welsh preacher. Life Edwards was born at Llan-ym-Mawddwy, Merioneth, where his father was vicar. He was educated at Westminster but left Westminster in his seventeenth year with the intention of proceeding to India, but, changing his mind, studied for twelve months under the Rev. F. E. Gretton at Stamford School. He went up to Jesus College, Oxford (B.A., 1860), and after teaching for two years at Llandovery went to Llangollen as his father's curate. He became vicar of Aberdare in 1866 and of Carnarvon in 1869. Here he began his lifelong controversy with Nonconformity, especially as represented by the Rev. Evan Jones (Calvinistic Methodist) and Rev. E. Herber Evans ( Congregationalist). In 1870 he fought in vain for the principle of allround denominationalism in the national education system, and in the same year addressed a famous letter to W. E. Gladstone on The Church of the Cymry, pointing out that the success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Jones (Calvinistic Methodist)
Evan Jones may refer to: Politicians * Evan O. Jones (1830–1915), Wisconsin politician *Evan John Jones (politician) (1872–1952), American Republican politician *Sir Evan Davies Jones, 1st Baronet (1859–1949), Welsh civil engineer and politician *Evan Rowland Jones (1840–1920), Welsh politician, MP for Carmarthen Boroughs Poets *Evan Jones (Australian poet) (1931–2022), Australian poet and professor * Evan Jones (Canadian poet) (born 1973), Canadian poet and critic Sportspeople * Evan Jones (cricketer) (born 1996), South African cricketer * Evan Jones (footballer) (1888–?), Welsh international footballer * Evan Jones (swimmer) (born 2004), Scottish swimmer * Evan Jones (Canadian football) from 1978 CFL Draft Others *Evan Benjamin Gareth Jones (born 1937), British mycologist * Evan Jones (pirate) (fl. 1698–1699), pirate captain active near Madagascar and the African coast *Evan Jones (missionary) (1820–1872), Baptist missionary to the Cherokees and leader of one g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1871 In Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1871 to Wales and its people. Incumbents *Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – William Owen Stanley *Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar *Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Edward Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn *Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Edward Pryse *Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor *Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Robert Myddelton Biddulph *Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Baronet *Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot *Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn *Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort *Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Sudeley Hanbury-Tracy, 3rd Baron Sudeley *Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – William Edwardes, 3rd Baron Kensington *Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Jones (Gurnos)
Evan Jones may refer to: Politicians *Evan O. Jones (1830–1915), Wisconsin politician *Evan John Jones (politician) (1872–1952), American Republican politician *Sir Evan Davies Jones, 1st Baronet (1859–1949), Welsh civil engineer and politician *Evan Rowland Jones (1840–1920), Welsh politician, MP for Carmarthen Boroughs Poets *Evan Jones (Australian poet) (1931–2022), Australian poet and professor *Evan Jones (Canadian poet) (born 1973), Canadian poet and critic Sportspeople *Evan Jones (cricketer) (born 1996), South African cricketer *Evan Jones (footballer) (1888–?), Welsh international footballer *Evan Jones (swimmer) (born 2004), Scottish swimmer *Evan Jones (Canadian football) from 1978 CFL Draft Others *Evan Benjamin Gareth Jones (born 1937), British mycologist *Evan Jones (pirate) (fl. 1698–1699), pirate captain active near Madagascar and the African coast *Evan Jones (missionary) (1820–1872), Baptist missionary to the Cherokees and leader of one grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd)
Evan Jones (5 September 1820 – 23 February 1852), also known by his bardic name Ieuan Gwynedd, was an independent minister and journalist. Jones is chiefly remembered for his defence of women following the damning insinuations made in the Reports of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the state of education in Wales, commonly known as the ''Treason of the Blue Books'' in Wales. He edited several papers in London and in Wales but it his work on ''Y Gymraes'' (''The Welshwoman''), which has made him of particular interest to Welsh historians. Early life Jones was born in the Dolgellau area in 1820, one of the six children of Evan and Catherine Jones. In 1824 the family moved to Bontnewydd, Gwynedd, Bontnewydd in Gwynedd, but his poor health as a child resulted in an erratic education, with Jones attending a variety of schools. In 1836 he was given a job at a bank in his home town, but he was let go that same year. That same year he made several attempts to open schools in the area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Jones (actor)
Evan Jones is an American actor who has been in films such as ''8 Mile (film), 8 Mile'', ''Jarhead (film), Jarhead'', ''Gangster Squad (film), Gangster Squad'', ''The Book of Eli'', ''Glory Road (film), Glory Road'', and ''A Million Ways to Die in the West''. Jones was a cast member of the television series ''October Road (TV series), October Road'' and has made guest appearances in series including ''Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series), Brothers & Sisters'', and ''Going to California (TV series), Going to California''. Life and career Jones made his debut acting on the TV movie ''On the Line'', which premiered in 1998. This was followed by minor roles in several TV series, such as those in ''Pacific Blue'', ''Felicity'', and ''Walker, Texas Ranger''. He voiced several characters on the animated series ''Dragon Ball Z'', before he landed guest spots on ''The District'' and ''ER (TV series), ER''. He later got a recurring role in ''Going to California'', and soon appeared on the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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