Jack Tait (other)
Jack Tait may refer to: *John Tait (athlete) (John Lindsay "Jack" Tait), Canadian athlete *John Guthrie Tait (John "Jack" Guthrie Tait), Scottish educator See also * Jack Tate (other) *John Tait (other) John Tait may refer to: * John Tait (American football) (born 1975), professional football player * John Tait (architect) (1787–1856), Scottish architect * John Tait (entrepreneur) (1871–1955), Australian film and theatre entrepreneur * John Ta ...

John Tait (athlete)
John Lindsay Tait (September 25, 1888 – July 10, 1971) was a Canadian athlete. Known as the athletic world's "Boy Wonder", he competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Career In 1908, at just 19 years of age, Tait won his first round heat of the 1500 metres with a time of 4:12.2. Despite the relatively slow time (other heat winners ran as fast as 4:03.4), Tait won by nearly fifty yards. His time in the final was much quicker, at 4:06.8, and he finished in fourth place. Tait also competed in the 1908 marathon and the 5 miles, failing to finish in either event. In 1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ..., facing speculative news from doctors that his heart had become enlarged from ...
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John Guthrie Tait
John "Jack" Guthrie Tait (24 August 1861 – 4 October 1945) V.D. was a Scottish educator who became principal of the Central College of Bangalore prior to the First World War. In his early adulthood, Tait was a notable sportsman playing rugby union as a forward for Cambridge University and represented the Scotland international team twice between 1880 and 1885. As well as being a talented rugby player, Tait was, like his brother Frederick Guthrie Tait, a notable amateur golfer. Personal history Tait was born in Edinburgh in 1861, the eldest son of Scottish mathematical physicist Peter Guthrie Tait and Margaret Archer Porter. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy from 1871 to 1877 before studying Law at Peterhouse, Cambridge, from 1880. He received his BA in 1884, and on 7 November the same year was admitted at Lincoln's Inn. Tait was called to The Bar on 25 April 1888 and was awarded his MA in 1890. In 1890 he travelled to India and took up a post in the Government Educa ...
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Jack Tate (other)
Jack Tate may refer to: *Jack Tate, who portrays Jack in the Box mascot, Jack Box * Jack Tate (actor) in ''Warriors of Virtue'' * Jack Tate Center for Entrepreneurship * Jack Tate (politician), a Member of the Colorado State Senate See also *Jack Tait (other) Jack Tait may refer to: *John Tait (athlete) (John Lindsay "Jack" Tait), Canadian athlete *John Guthrie Tait (John "Jack" Guthrie Tait), Scottish educator See also * Jack Tate (other) *John Tait (other) John Tait may refer to: * ... * John Tate (other) {{hndis, Tate, Jack ...
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