James Bannon (actor)
James Bannon may refer to: * James Bannon (Irish politician) (born 1958), Irish Fine Gael politician * James Bannon (Wisconsin politician) (1852–1938), American farmer and politician * Jim Bannon (1911–1984), American actor and radio announcer * Jimmy Bannon James Henry "Foxy Grandpa" Bannon (May 5, 1871 – March 24, 1948) was an American Major League Baseball player for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Beaneaters. Bannon was primarily an outfielder, though he played a few games as an infielder a ...

James Bannon (Irish Politician)
James Bannon (born 6 March 1958) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency from 2007 to 2016. He was a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 2002 to 2007. A native of Legan, County Longford, he worked as a farmer and auctioneer before entering politics. He was first elected to Longford County Council at the 1985 local elections for the Ballymahon local electoral area, and was successively re-elected to the County Council at the 1991 and 1999 local elections, receiving the largest number of first-preference votes in the electoral area on each occasion. He has served as Chairperson of Longford County Council, becoming the youngest person ever to do so. In 2002, he was elected to Seanad Éireann as a Fine Gael candidate for the Industrial and Commercial Panel. He stood down as a member of Longford County Council when legislation was introduced prohibiting serving members of the Oireachtas f ...
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James Bannon (Wisconsin Politician)
James Bannon (May 28, 1852 – March 6, 1938) was an American farmer and politician. Born in the Town of Auburn, in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Bannon graduated from the Fond du Lac High School and from Worthington Business School in Evanston, Illinois. He also went to Northwestern University. Bannon was a farmer. He served on the Auburn Town Board and was chairman. In 1891, Bannon served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, from New Cassel, Wisconsin, as a Democrat. In 1905, Bannon moved to a farm in Mott, Hettinger County, North Dakota. He served as a probate judge for Hettinger County and was involved with the Nonpartisan League The Nonpartisan League (NPL) was a left-wing political party founded in 1915 in North Dakota by Arthur C. Townley, a former organizer for the Socialist Party of America. On behalf of small farmers and merchants, the Nonpartisan League advocat .... He lived in Bismarck, North Dakota and died there on March 6, 1938. Notes 1852 births 1938 ...
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Jim Bannon
James Shorttel Bannon (April 9, 1911 – July 28, 1984) was an American actor and radio announcer known for his work on the '' I Love a Mystery'' and ''Red Ryder'' series during the 1940s and 1950s. Early life Born in 1911 in Kansas City, Missouri, Bannon attended Rockhurst High School and Rockhurst University, where he played football, baseball, and polo. In 1944, he was ineligible (classified 4-F) for World War II service, owing to an ulcer, so served as a civilian flight instructor. Career Bannon began his broadcasting career on local radio station KCKN, then briefly at KMOX in St. Louis. He moved to Los Angeles in 1937, beginning his show-business career in radio as an announcer on ''The Great Gildersleeve'', ''The Chase and Sanborn Hour'', and '' Stars over Hollywood'', among others, with his most prominent acting role being that of Detective Jack Packard in the serial ''I Love a Mystery''. A motion-picture adaptation of the show, with Bannon reprising his radio characte ...
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