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Henry Johnson (other)
Henry Johnson may refer to: Military * Sir Henry Johnson, 1st Baronet (1748–1835), British Army officer * Henry Johnson (sailor) (1824–?), American Civil War sailor and 1867 Medal of Honor recipient * Henry Johnson (Buffalo Soldier) (1850–1904), African-American Indian Wars soldier and 1890 Medal of Honor recipient * Henry Johnson (World War I soldier) (1892–1929), African-American soldier in World War I and 2015 Medal of Honor recipient * Henry James Johnson (1924–2008), British Army officer Politics * Henry Johnson (politician, died 1719) (c. 1659–1719), English member of parliament for Aldeburgh * Henry Johnson (Louisiana politician) (1783–1864), governor of Louisiana * Henry U. Johnson (1850–1939), U.S. representative from Indiana * Henry V. Johnson (1852–1931), mayor of Denver, Colorado * Henry Johnson (Wisconsin treasurer) (1854–1941), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the state treasurer of Wisconsin * Henry F. Johnson (1860–1941), member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Henry Johnson, 1st Baronet
Major-General (United Kingdom), Major-General Sir Henry Johnson, 1st Baronet, (1 January 1748 – 18 March 1835) was an Anglo-Irish general in the British Army. Life He was the second son of Allen Johnson of Kilternan, County Dublin, and his wife Olivia, daughter of John Walsh of Ballykilcavan, County Laois, Queen's County; his elder brother, John Allen Johnson-Walsh, was created Johnson-Walsh Baronets, a baronet in 1775. He was appointed ensign (rank), ensign on 19 February 1761 in the 28th Regiment of Foot, 28th foot, in which he became lieutenant in 1762, and captain (British Army), captain in 1763, and is stated to have served with the regiment (probably in the West Indies) during that time. John became major in the 28th in 1775, went to North America, and was posted by William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, Sir William Howe to one of the provisional battalions of light infantry, which he commanded in the American Revolutionary War campaigns of 1776–8. He was appointed lieutenant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Johnson (priest)
Henry Johnson was Archdeacon of The Upper Niger from 1878 to 1891. Johnson was born in 1840 as an Omoba of the Oyo people. He trained for the priesthood at Church Missionary Society College, Islington. He was ordained deacon at St. George's Cathedral, Sierra Leone in 1866, and priest in 1867. Johnson served at Fourah Bay, Sherbro and Lokoja. He was appointed an honorary M.A. of Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ... in 1886. Johnson died in 1901. References 1840 births 1901 deaths Archdeacons of the Niger People associated with the University of Cambridge Saro people Yoruba Christian clergy 19th-century Nigerian Anglican priests 20th-century Nigerian Anglican priests People of colonial Nigeria Alumni of the Church Missionary Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Johnson (other)
Harry Johnson may refer to: Sports * Harry Samuel Johnson, known as Steamboat Johnson (1880–1951), professional baseball umpire * Harry Johnson (boxer) (1887–1947), British boxer, Olympic medalist in 1908 * Harry Johnson (footballer, born 1876) (1876–1940), English right half with Sheffield United and England * Harry Johnson (footballer, born 1899) (1899–1981), English striker with Sheffield United and Mansfield Town * Harry Johnson (footballer, born 1910) (1910–1981), English forward with Oldham Athletic, Southend United, Exeter City and Scunthorpe United * Harry Johnson (footballer, born 1913) (1913–1976), English left back with Newcastle United, Port Vale and Hartlepools United * , American tennis player, 1915 U.S. Open mixed doubles champion * Harry Johnson (wrestler) (1903–?), British wrestler Other * Harry John Johnson (1826–1884), English landscape and water colour painter * Harry Johnson (bartender), American bartender * Harry McClure Johnson (1886–1932) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Johnson (acrobat)
Henry Johnson (25 December 1806 – 12 June 1910) was a British Acrobatics, acrobat, Trick riding, equestrian gymnast, and tightrope walking, tightrope walker for Hughes' and Sanger's circuses in the early 19th century. He was orphaned at a young age, and started life in poverty, however by his early twenties he had performed before the Daoguang Emperor, Emperor of China. After leaving the circuses and teaming up with Mullaba the Chinese Juggler, he performed privately by Royal Command for William IV. As a solo act, he performed for Queen Victoria several times, and again for the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII). At the beginning of the 20th century he was fêted and interviewed as a centenarian in Grantham, Lincolnshire, where he had settled with his wife and daughter. Those interviews give an insight into the life of a circus and street performer of the early 19th century. Background Henry Johnson "had no recollection of his parents who died when he was an infant". He info ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Lee Johnson
Henry Lee Johnson (1964 – January 20, 1980) was 15-years-old when he was fatally shot in his hometown of Idabel, Oklahoma by a white man from Arkansas. The event happened outside the segregated Black Hat Club, which was located in the Black part of town. Protests over his death the next night resulted in violence and the shooting deaths of two more men. Murder of Henry Lee Johnson The Black Hat Club in Idabel, Oklahoma, was a whites-only club operating on the Black side of town. The club attracted racial incidents. Late January 19, 1980, a group of local Black youths: 15-year-old Henry Lee Johnson, his 13-year-old brother Victor, and other teenage boys entered the parking lot of the club through a hole in the gate. They were seen and chased by Walter Anthony 'Tony' DeShazo, a White man from Horatio, Arkansas, who fired several shots in their direction. As the boys escaped, they discovered that Henry Lee Johnson was no longer with them. They returned the next morning to loo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry "Rufe" Johnson
Henry "Rufe" Johnson (October 2, 1908 – February 4, 1974), was an American Piedmont blues guitarist, harmonica player, pianist, banjo player, singer and songwriter. On occasion he played slide guitar with a pocket knife. He finally found a larger audience with his 1973 album, ''The Union County Flash!'' His fame was short-lived, as he died months after its release. Life and career Johnson was born in the small settlement of Bogansville, near to the towns of Union and Jonesville, South Carolina. His elder brother, Roosevelt, taught Johnson the rudiments of guitar playing, and he was further instructed by his cousin Thelmon Johnson. His childhood nickname, Rufe, which stayed with him throughout his life, was a shortening of ''Rooster''. He learned to play in standard tuning and mainly played gospel songs, but his family's record collection also exposed him to secular music, such as that of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake and later Blind Boy Fuller. He also got the opportu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Johnson (guitarist)
Henry Johnson (born January 28, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist from Chicago. Career Johnson was born in Chicago on January 28, 1954, and grew up in Memphis. He started playing the guitar at the age of 12, teaching himself. He played various styles of music until hearing Wes Montgomery ignited an interest in jazz. He entered Indiana University in 1973. Johnson has worked with Hank Crawford, Freddie Hubbard, Ramsey Lewis, Norman Simmons, Jimmy Smith, Sonny Stitt, Stanley Turrentine, Joe Williams, and Nancy Wilson. He has led his own bands since 1982. Discography As leader * ''Feel It'' (Blue Sand, 1980) * ''Future Excursions'' (MCA Impulse!, 1986) * ''You're the One'' (MCA Impulse!, 1986) * ''Never Too Much'' (MCA, 1990) * ''New Beginnings'' (Heads Up, 1993) * ''Missing You'' (Heads Up, 1994) * ''Organic'' (A440 Music, 2003) As sideman With Ramsey Lewis * ''Three Piece Suite'' (Columbia, 1981) * ''Live at the Savoy'' (Columbia, 1982) * ''Ivory Pyramid'' (GRP, 1992) * ''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Johnson (railway Executive)
Sir Henry Cecil Johnson (11 September 1906 – 13 March 1988), was Chairman of British Rail. Johnson astutely began the sale and development of surplus railway land and established the British Rail Property Board in 1970. The finances of British Railways improved under Johnson's chairmanship and when he left in 1971, British Rail had a surplus of £9.7 million. Sir Peter Parker, a later Chairman, ‘admired his honesty and courage', describing him as ‘straight as a gun barrel’. Early life Henry Cecil Johnson was born in Lavendon, Buckinghamshire on 11 September 1906, the son of William Longland and Alice Mary Johnson of Lavendon, Buckinghamshire. He was educated at Bedford Modern School. Career Johnson joined the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) as a traffic apprentice in 1923. After various posts in the Operating Department of LNER, Johnson was appointed Assistant Superintendent of Southern Area, LNER, in 1942. In 1955 he became Chief Operating Superintendent of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Johnson (Tennessee)
Henry Johnson (~1844–December 5, 1890) was a Tennessean who was once enslaved by Andrew Johnson. Johnson purchased Henry in 1857 for , when Henry was approximately 13 years old. Unlike Sam, Dolly, Liz, Florence and William, Johnson does not appear to be enumerated on the 1860 slave schedule as property of Andrew Johnson. Johnson emancipated all of his personal slaves on August 8, 1863. In 1864 and 1865, when Andrew Johnson was military governor of Tennessee, he "claimed pay toward wages, rations, and clothing for three servants: Henry, Florence, and Elizabeth (Liz)." Henry worked at the White House during the Johnson administration. He may be conflated in some historical accounts with Henry Brown, who was likely an older man and who died of cholera in Washington, D.C. in 1866. In later life Henry Johnson worked at the United States Post Office in Knoxville, where he died at approximately age 46. See also * Andrew Johnson and slavery Andrew Johnson, who became the 17th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry John Johnson
Henry John Johnson, usually known as Harry (10 April 1826 — 31 December 1884) was an English landscape and water colour painter. Life Johnson was born in Birmingham, where he studied under Samuel Lines. He was then in London as a studio pupil of William James Müller. With Müller he made an extended visit in 1843 to Lycia, where Charles Fellows was carrying out an excavation. The watercolours of Turkey that Müller painted during this period were an important influence on him. Johnson travelled in southern Europe, northern Africa and Asia Minor. He painted oil - and watercolour pictures (ruins of Sardis, the Acropolis in Athens, Temple of Athena in Aegina). In 1844 he was making one of a number of visits to Betws-y-coed in Wales - this time with David Cox of the Birmingham School who was known for painting landscapes.Francis Greenacre, ‘Johnson, Henry John arry(1826–1884)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 200accessed 5 Oct 2013/ref> ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Johnson (pirate)
Henry Johnson (fl. 1730) was an Irish pirate active in the Caribbean. He shared captaincy with a Spaniard, Pedro Poleas. Johnson was best known thanks to an autobiography written by a sailor he captured and marooned. History Johnson and Poleas jointly commanded the Rhode Island-built 18-gun, 90-man sloop ''Two Brothers''. He was known as a ruthless and bloodthirsty pirate, said to be an excellent shot despite missing a hand: “though he has but one hand, he fires a piece very dexterously, laying the barrel upon his stump, and drawing the trigger with his right hand.” He was also said to keep loaded pistols with him, even when he slept, in case of surprise attack or to take his own life if capture was imminent. Johnson was Irish but was called “Henriques the Englishman” by his majority-Spanish crew. In early 1730 he attacked the 18-gun, 25-man ''John and Anne'' near Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Johnson (shipbuilder)
Sir Henry Johnson (c. 1623–1683) was an English shipbuilder and politician who sat in the English House of Commons, House of Commons in 1679. He was one of the leading commercial shipbuilders on the River Thames during the period of enormous mercantile expansion and the Dutch wars after the Restoration.. Early life Johnson was baptized on. 25 January 1623, the eldest son of Francis Johnson of Aldeburgh and his wife Mary Pett, daughter of Peter Pett of Deptford, Kent. His father was descended from a merchant family and his great-grandfather Francis Johnson (died 1605), Francis Johnson settled at Aldeburgh and was MP for the borough in 1597. His mother’s family were shipbuilders of Kent. He succeeded his father in 1636. In 1639 he was apprenticed as a shipbuilder to his cousin Phineas Pett, the Royal Shipwright. He married Dorothy Lord, daughter of William Lord of Melton, Kent, on 13 December 1648. Career Johnson was Commissioner for sewers for Middlesex in 1647. By 1651 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
