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James Bird (Illinois Politician)
James Bird may refer to: Sports *James Bird (rugby union) (born 1989), Welsh-born American rugby union player *James Bird (cricketer) (1808–1876), English cricketer *Doug Bird (James Douglas Bird, born 1950), baseball player Others *James Curtis Bird (1773–1856), Canadian fur trader *James Bird (fur trader) (1798–1892), Canadian-American fur trader *J. Malcolm Bird (James Malcolm Bird, 1886–1964), American mathematician and parapsychologist *Jim Bird, Utah politician * James Bird (Illinois politician) in 5th Illinois General Assembly The 5th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from December 4, 1826, to February 19, 1827, at The Vandalia State House. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representat ... See also * James Byrd (other) * {{hndis, Bird, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bird (rugby Union)
James Phillip Bird (born January 14, 1989) is a Welsh-born American rugby union fly-half. Early life Bird was born in Cardiff, Wales and attended Llanishen Fach Primary School, in the same class as British and Irish Lions Captain, Sam Warburton. He then attended Llanishen High School, and University of Bristol, UK. Upon graduating, Bird took a graduate trainee position with PricewaterhouseCoopers in London. Career Bird moved to New York City in January 2013. Bird was selected for the United States national rugby union team for the inaugural 2016 Americas Rugby Championship. He started in the first game of that championship against Argentina, scoring 15 points on his international debut in a 35–35 draw. He currently plays club rugby for Old Blue RFC Old Blue Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club that competes in USA Rugby club leagues, most notably with their top side in the Rugby union in the United States#Regional Premierships (2013–2016), American Rugby Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bird (cricketer)
James Waller Bird (19 November 1808 – 20 February 1876) was an English cleric and cricketer with amateur status. He was born at Little Waltham near Chelmsford in Essex and was educated at Winchester College and Wadham College, Oxford, and played first-class cricket for Oxford University 1827–29. He became a Church of England priest and was rector of Foulsham Foulsham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located north-east of Dereham and north-west of Norwich. Foulsham is renowned in the local area for its unspoilt nature and the number of Sixteenth and Sev ..., Norfolk, from 1855 until his death. Bird married in 1850 Laura Beauchamp-Proctor, daughter of George Edward Beauchamp-Proctor, and they had ten children. He died at Paddington, London in 1876. References 1808 births 1876 deaths English cricketers English cricketers of 1826 to 1863 Oxford University cricketers People educated at Winchester College Alum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Bird
James Douglas Bird (born March 5, 1950) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher from to . Bird was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the third round of the 1969 amateur draft's secondary phase. During his career, Bird was used in a variety of pitching roles, frequently shifting from the bullpen to the starting rotation and back. Bird appeared in six postseason games from 1976 through 1978, all with the Royals, and each time against the New York Yankees, posting a 2.35 ERA in 7.2 innings pitched. After good work in the 1976 and 1977 playoffs, Bird is most known for surrendering a two-run homer to Thurman Munson in the eighth inning of Game Three during the 1978 American League Championship Series The 1978 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff pitting the New York Yankees against the Kansas City Royals for the American League pennant and the right to represent the American League in the 1978 World Series. The Yanke .... External links Doug Bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Curtis Bird
James Bird ( c. 1773 – 18 October 1856) was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trader. He was born in England and came to Canada in 1788. Bird made steady progress within the company serving his apprenticeship in York Factory and then moving on to more westerly posts which he first visited with the HBC inland master, William Tomison. They included Cumberland House, Saskatchewan and Buckingham House in Alberta. Bird was named chief factor of the Lower Red River district in 1821. He had a period previously as the acting HBC governor of Rupert’s Land. At the end of his career, he was an important figure with the company in the Red River Colony The Red River Colony (or Selkirk Settlement), also known as Assinboia, was a colonization project set up in 1811 by Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, on of land in British North America. This land was granted to Douglas by the Hudson's Bay .... It was there he married his last wife, having had one or more previous wives according to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bird (fur Trader)
James Bird (Jimmy Jock) ( c. 1798 – 11 December 1892) was a fur trader, hunter, interpreter, and guide in both western Canada and the United States. He was probably born at one of the first editions of Fort Carlton which came to be known as Carlton House. His father, James Curtis Bird, was a Hudson's Bay Company Factor there for a time. James began an apprenticeship with HBC, first at York Factory and later at Edmonton House completing it in 1815. He spent a short time as a captive of the North West Company while serving at Fort Qu’Appelle in 1816. By 1821 he left the company and became a free trader in the west on both sides of the border. He worked for both the HBC trader Peter Skene Ogden and the American Fur Company over the next 10 years, providing a link between the Indians and these companies. He was married into the Peigan tribe at the time. James or Jimmy Jock as he became known, continued to guide, interpret, and work for a variety of sources during the next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Bird
Jim Bird is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives for District 42 from 2007 to 2015. Background Bird was born January 16 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He works in the financial and insurance industry. Bird lives in West Jordan, Utah with his wife Tamra and three children. During the 2014 General Session Bird served on the House Business and Labor Committee as well as the House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee. Elections *2012 Bird was challenged but selected by the Republican convention for the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,600 votes. *2006 Bird challenged District 42 incumbent Republican Representative Peggy Wallace in the 2006 Republican Primary, winning by 25 votes with 1,004 votes (50.6%) and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 4,458 votes (58.7%) against Democratic nominee Norman Springer. *2008 Bird had three challengers including former Representative Wallace; the Republican con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bird (Illinois Politician)
James Bird may refer to: Sports *James Bird (rugby union) (born 1989), Welsh-born American rugby union player *James Bird (cricketer) (1808–1876), English cricketer *Doug Bird (James Douglas Bird, born 1950), baseball player Others *James Curtis Bird (1773–1856), Canadian fur trader *James Bird (fur trader) (1798–1892), Canadian-American fur trader *J. Malcolm Bird (James Malcolm Bird, 1886–1964), American mathematician and parapsychologist *Jim Bird, Utah politician * James Bird (Illinois politician) in 5th Illinois General Assembly The 5th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from December 4, 1826, to February 19, 1827, at The Vandalia State House. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representat ... See also * James Byrd (other) * {{hndis, Bird, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Illinois General Assembly
The 5th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from December 4, 1826, to February 19, 1827, at The Vandalia State House. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the provisions of the First Illinois Constitution. Political parties were not established in Illinois at the time. The 5th General Assembly was preceded by the 4th Illinois General Assembly, and was succeeded by the 6th Illinois General Assembly. Members Senators and Representatives were both allotted to counties roughly by population and elected at-large within their districts. Bond and Montgomery counties shared a single senator. Senate House of Representatives Employees Senate * Secretary: Emanuel J. West * Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: A.F. Grant * Sergeant at Arms: Joseph Chance House of Representatives * Clerk: William Lee D. Ewing * Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: H. Roundtree * Doorkeeper: B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
