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Jack Donaldson (other)
Jack Donaldson may refer to: *Jack Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge (1907–1998), British Minister for the Arts 1976–1979 *Jack Donaldson (athlete) John Donaldson, Jr., (16 March 1886 – 1 September 1933), better known as Jack, was a professional sprinter in the early part of the 1900s. He held various world sprinting records ranging from 100 yards to 400 yards, some of which stood for man ... (1886–1933), Australian sprinter * Jack Donaldson (footballer) (1880–1934), Australian footballer See also * Donaldson (other) * John Donaldson (other) {{hndis, Donaldson, Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Donaldson, Baron Donaldson Of Kingsbridge
John George Stuart Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge, OBE (9 October 1907 8 March 1998) was a British politician and public servant. He was a soldier, farmer, prison reformer, approved school manager, and consumers' champion . Jack Donaldson was the son of the Rev. S. A. Donaldson, sometime Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and Lady Albinia Donaldson (née Hobart-Hampden), the sister of the 7th Earl of Buckinghamshire. He was educated at Eton College where he founded the Jazz band called The Eton Outcasts, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, and married Frances Lonsdale in 1935. In 1939 he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers and served throughout the Second World War, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel and being appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1943. He was created a life peer as Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge, ''of Kingsbridge in the County of Buckingham'' on 20 November 1967. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Donaldson (athlete)
John Donaldson, Jr., (16 March 1886 – 1 September 1933), better known as Jack, was a professional sprinter in the early part of the 1900s. He held various world sprinting records ranging from 100 yards to 400 yards, some of which stood for many years. Early life Jack Donaldson was born in Raywood in central Victoria on 16 March 1886. His father, Jack snr, led a somewhat nomadic life consisting of mining in Tarnagulla, farming in Raywood, and publican in Kerang, before finally moving to Inglewood as proprietor of the Pelican Hotel, when Jack jnr was still quite young. Growing up in Inglewood, Donaldson, along with his brothers Don, Frank and Dick were prominent athletes and footballers. Lacking any professional training, Donaldson was easily able to beat all comers by the turn of the century. Professional career In 1906, aged 20, Donaldson started as favourite in the Stawell Gift with a handicap of 11 yards, but was narrowly beaten by E W Thompson. Donaldson was one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Donaldson (footballer)
Jack Donaldson (25 April 1880 – 25 October 1934) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * * 1880 births Australian rules footballers from Ballarat Melbourne Football Club players 1934 deaths {{AFL-bio-1880-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donaldson (other)
Donaldson is a surname. Donaldson may also refer to: Places in the United States *Donaldson, Arkansas, a town in Hot Spring County *Donaldson, Indiana, an unincorporated town in West Township, Marshall County * Donaldson, Kentucky *Donaldson, Minnesota, a city in Kittson County *Donaldson, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in Schuylkill County *Donaldson, Hampshire County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Donaldson, Webster County, West Virginia *Donaldson Air Force Base, a closed facility of the United States Air Force *Donaldson Center Airport, a public airport south of Greenville, South Carolina *Donaldson Mountain, in Franklin County, New York *Donaldson Run, a stream in Arlington County, Virginia Businesses *Donaldson Company, a U.S. filtration solutions company founded in 1915 *Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, a U.S. investment bank founded in 1959 *Donaldson and Meier, an architectural firm based in Detroit, Michigan *Donaldson, Moir and Paterson, a Scottish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
