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James Bishop (other)
James or Jim Bishop may refer to: *James Bishop (artist) (1927–2021), American painter *James Bishop (colonial administrator) (1625–1691), early English colonial administrator of Connecticut * James Bishop (congressman) (1816–1895), New Jersey congressman *James Bishop (diplomat) (born 1938), American diplomat * James Bishop (rugby union) (1867–1938), Scottish rugby union player * James Chapman Bishop (1783–1854), British organ manufacturer * James Cunningham Bishop (1870–1932), American banker *Jamie Bishop (1971–2007), German language instructor and Virginia Tech shooting victim *Jamie Bishop (cricketer) (1971–2015), Welsh cricket player *Jim Bishop (1907–1987), American journalist *Jim Bishop (baseball) (1898–1973), Major League Baseball pitcher *Jim Bishop (bishop) (1908–1994), English bishop *Jim Bishop (doctor) James Frank Bishop is an Australian doctor and the Chief Medical Officer of Australia between 2009 and 2011. Bishop graduated from Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bishop (artist)
James Daniel Bishop (October 7, 1927February 16, 2021) was an American painter. He completed his education in the United States, before moving to France in 1957 and living there for most of his career. He was granted a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1970. Early life Bishop was born in Neosho, Missouri, on October 7, 1927. He was the only child of Otto McMaster Bishop and Faye Lenora Robinson Bishop. The family resided at 327 South Washington Street during his childhood. He attended Neosho High School, graduating in 1945. That same year, he enrolled in Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, and later obtained his bachelor's degree in journalism."Neosho Graduate Has Art Show in Paris in November," Neosho Daily News, December 12, 1963. Art career Bishop's formal art education began in 1950, when he entered the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis and studied there for three years. He was subsequently accepted into the Yale-Norfolk Summer Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bishop (colonial Administrator)
James Bishop (1625 – January 24, 1691) was an early English colonial administrator of the Colony of Connecticut. Biography Born in Kingston Parish, Surrey, England, Bishop came to America, arriving in Boston, Massachusetts in 1634 with his brothers Nathaniel and Henry. He was a young boy at that time and Henry was his guardian. While in Boston they became acquainted with the Rev Davenport. In 1638 they were part of the original group of settlers who settled the colony of New Haven, Connecticut. Henry worked as a farmer to Rev Davenport. It is believed that Rev Davenport tutored James, as he appeared to be much better educated than most men of that time. Bishop married Mary Lewen and they had seven children, Hannah, Grace, Sarah, Elizabeth, Abigail, John, and Ruth. On December 12, 1665, he married his second wife, Elizabeth Tomkins, and they had four children, Samuel, Mary, James II, and Rebecca (Bishop) Thompson. Career Very interested in politics, Bishop became the secretar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bishop (diplomat)
James Keough Bishop Jr. (born July 21, 1938) is an American Foreign Service Officer, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Niger (1979–81), Liberia (1987-90), and Somalia (1990–91). Bishop's last ambassadorial posting to Somalia ended in a rescue by the U.S. military in Operation Eastern Exit, when the embassy came under threat as a result of military action in the Somali Civil War. Biography Early life and education Bishop was born July 21, 1938, in New Rochelle, New York to James Keough Bishop Sr. and Dorothy (née O'Keefe).James Keough Bishop, Obituary New York Times, April 9, 2006 He graduated from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bishop (rugby Union)
James Bishop (27 December 1867 – 15 January 1938) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Bishop played rugby union for Glasgow Academicals. Provincial career He played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the inter-city match of 17 December 1892. Bishop was then capped for Cities District in their match against Anglo-Scots on 24 December 1892. In Edinburgh circles his selection for this combined Glasgow-Edinburgh side caused quite a stir as they favoured their own players. The ''Scottish Referee'' newspaper had this advice: If J.M. Bishop is at all annoyed at the intelligence that his selection for Glasgow-Edinburgh was questioned, it may comfort him to know that in Glasgow where he is known better the unaminous verdict was that he had not a superior in the Inter-City and that higher honours are deserved by him. He was also capped by West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Chapman Bishop
James Chapman Bishop (1783 – 2 December 1854) was a notable British Organ (music), organ manufacturer of the 19th century. History He was apprenticed to Benjamin Flight and then set up his own business in London in 1807 initially at York buildings in Marylebone and later at 250 Marylebone Road. On his death in 1854, the business was run by his son, Charles Augustus Bishop (born 1821), John Starr and William Ebenezer Richardson, and was known as ''Bishop, Starr and Richardson'' from 1854 to 1857, and then ''Bishop and Starr'' from 1857 onwards. From 1873 it became ''Bishop and Son''. Works *All Saints' Church, Northallerton 1818 *St Peter's Church, Dorchester 1823 *St Mary Abchurch 1823 *St John's Church, Waterloo 1824 *St Mary Aldermanbury 1824 *All Souls Church, Langham Place 1825 *St Mark's Church, North Audley Street 1825 *St Paul's Cathedral 1826 *Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone 1828 * The Revd Dr Philip Wynter, President, St John's College, Oxford 1828 *St James's Church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cunningham Bishop
James Cunningham Bishop (May 13, 1870 – June 1, 1932), son of New York capitalist Heber R. Bishop, was a banker. Early life Bishop was born on May 13, 1870, in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York. He was the son of Heber R. Bishop (1840–1902) and the former Mary Cunningham (1842–1905). Among his siblings were Mary Cunningham Bishop, Elizabeth Templeton Bishop (wife of James Low Harriman, eldest son of Oliver Harriman) Harriet Arnold Bishop (wife of James F. D. Lanier), Heber Reginald Bishop Jr., Francis Cunningham Bishop, Edith Bishop, (wife of Moses Taylor V, a grandson of Moses Taylor), and Ogden Mills Bishop. He was a graduate of Harvard University. Career After graduating from Harvard, Bishop became an associate member of Redmond & Co. of New York, a securities firm, in 1904. Beginning in 1916, he was a "heavy stockholder and officer" of the Welsbach Street Illuminating Company. At the time of his death, Bishop served as vice president and treasurer of the firm. He a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Bishop
Christopher James Bishop (November 9, 1971 – April 16, 2007), known as Jamie Bishop, was an instructor of German language at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, as well as an artist and craftsman. He was among those shot and killed in the Virginia Tech shooting. He was the son of Michael Bishop, an award-winning science fiction author. Biography Bishop grew up in Pine Mountain, Georgia, and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in German from the University of Georgia. He was a Fulbright scholar at Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel, Germany. He helped run an exchange program at Darmstadt University of Technology in Germany. Bishop spent four years living in Germany, where (according to his web site) he "spent most of his time learning the language, teaching English, drinking large quantities of wheat beer and wooing a certain fraulein," Stephanie Hofer, who later became his wife. From 1995 to 1996 he taught at the Zentrales Sprachlabor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Bishop (cricketer)
Jamie Bishop (14 January 1971 – 1 May 2015) was a Welsh cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Glamorgan. He was born in Pontarddulais. Bishop, who played Minor Counties Championship The NCCA 3 Day Championship (previously the Minor Counties Cricket Championship) is a season-long competition in England and Wales that is contested by the members of the National Counties Cricket Association (NCCA), the so-called national cou ... cricket with Wales Minor Counties, and played with the Glamorgan Second XI between 1989 and 1994, made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1992 season, against Oxford University. From the upper-middle order, he scored 51 runs in the only innings in which he batted. References External linksJamie Bishopat Cricket Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop, Jamie 1971 births 2015 deaths Cricketers from Swansea Welsh cricketers Glamorgan cricketers Wales National County cricketers Wicket-keepers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Bishop
James Alonzo Bishop (November 21, 1907 – July 26, 1987) was an American journalist and author who wrote the bestselling book ''The Day Lincoln was Shot''. Early life Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he dropped out of school after eighth grade. In 1923, he studied typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping, and in 1929 began work as a copy boy at the ''New York Daily News''. Career In 1930, Bishop got a job as a cub reporter at ''New York Daily Mirror'', where he worked until 1943, when he joined ''Collier's'' magazine. He remained there until 1945. His plans to write for his friend and mentor, Hollywood producer Mark Hellinger, ended with Hellinger's death in 1947. Bishop wrote a biography of Hellinger in 1952. From 1946 to 1948, Bishop was executive editor of ''Liberty'' magazine, he then was director of the literary department at the Music Corporation of America until 1951. Next, he was the founding editor of Gold Medal Books (the juvenile division of Fawcett Publications) until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Bishop (baseball)
James Morton Bishop (January 28, 1898 – September 20, 1973) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Bishop played for the Philadelphia Phillies in and . In 22 career games, he had a 0-4 record with a 6.39 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed. Bishop was born in and died in Montgomery City, Missouri Montgomery City is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,811 at the 2020 census. History Montgomery was platted in 1853, taking its name from Montgomery County. A post office called Mon .... External links 1898 births 1973 deaths Philadelphia Phillies players Baseball players from Missouri People from Montgomery City, Missouri {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Bishop (bishop)
Clifford Leofric Purdy "Jim" Bishop was the Suffragan Bishop of Malmesbury from 1962 until 1973 in the Church of England. Life He was born on 11 June 1908 and educated at St. John's School, Leatherhead and Christ's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1933“ Crockford's clerical directory, 1995” (Lambeth,Church House ) and later Vicar of St George's, Camberwell, he was also Rural Dean of Walsingham and then Wearmouth until his ordination to the episcopate A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca .... He died on 1 September 1994. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop, Clifford Leofric Purdy 1908 births People educated at St John's School, Leatherhead Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge 20th-century Church of England bishops Bishops of Swindon (previously Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |