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James Edgar (triathlete)
James Edgar may refer to: * James Edgar (Jacobite) (1688–1764), Scottish Jacobite official * James David Edgar (1841–1899), Canadian politician * James Edgar (entrepreneur) (1843–1909), Scottish-American founder of Edgar Department Stores and the first department store Santa Claus * James Douglas Edgar (1884–1921), English professional golfer * Jim Edgar (born 1946), American politician * Jimmy Edgar Jimmy Edgar is an American conceptual artist and sound designer from Detroit, Michigan. Influenced by minimalism, Yves Klein and Immaterialism, early in their career Jimmy released two hip-hop glitch albums under the names Michaux and Kristuit ... (born 1983), American electronic music artist * James Edgar (footballer) (1882–?), English footballer {{hndis, name=Edgar, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Edgar (Jacobite)
James Edgar (13 July 1688 – 24 September 1764) was a Scottish Jacobite official. Biography Edgar was born in Keithock, Forfarshire, the fifth of seven sons of David Edgar, Laird of Keithock Forfarshire and his second wife, Elizabeth Guthrie. Edgar was well-connected; he was the godson of James Maule, 4th Earl of Panmure. In the Jacobite rising of 1715, Edgar was among the first to rally to the raising of the Jacobite standard at Braemar by the Earl of Mar. During the rising he served as clerk to John Hay of Cromlix. After the defeat of the rising, he escaped Scotland in disguise and joined the exiled Jacobites, first in Avignon by late 1716 and then in Rome by 1717. He never returned to Scotland. By the later 1720s he had assumed increased responsibility for correspondence into and out of the Jacobite court, often composing the bulk of a letter's content while James attached a signature and occasionally added a few comments. From 1728, he was employed by James Francis Edw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James David Edgar
Sir James David Edgar, (August 10, 1841 – July 31, 1899) was a Canadian politician. In his twenties, Edgar was a law student, legal editor of the ''Toronto Globe'', an alderman on Toronto's city council and an organizer for the Liberal Party in Ontario. He was also rare among English Canadians of the time for his sympathy for the rights of French-Canadians. Edgar was married to Matilda Ridout and together they had nine children. Born in Hatley, Canada East (later Quebec), Edgar was educated at the Lennoxville Classical School (now Bishop's College School), where his father James Edgar was appointed the Second Master by the Rev. Lucius Doolittle, Rector of Sherbrooke.McLean, M. J., & Stamp, R. M. (1998). My dearest wife the private and public lives of James David Edgar and Matilda Ridout Edgar. Toronto: Natural Heritage/Natural History. It was reported that despite the young age than his classmates, he is a hard-working student in his class. After the death of his fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Edgar (entrepreneur)
James Edgar (1843 – 1909) was a businessman who has been credited with being the one who first came up with the idea of dressing up as Santa Claus for Christmas. He started the tradition in 1890 in his Brockton, Massachusetts, department store. Biography Edgar was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1843. In 1878, he arrived in Brockton, and he eventually set up a dry goods store on Main Street. In 1890, he got the idea to dress up as Santa Claus. Within days, children from as far as Boston and Providence came by train to see Edgar. He initially hung around his department store, but over the years, he was known to walk around the streets of Brockton. In addition to dressing up as Santa, he also dressed up as a variety of other figures, including George Washington, a sportsman in a cricket uniform, a sea captain, a clown, and as an Indian "Big Chief".http://1stdepartmentstoresanta.com/james-edgar.pdf He was also known in town for his progressive ideas. He also instituted the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Douglas Edgar
James Douglas Edgar (30 September 1884 – 8 August 1921) was an English professional golfer and golf writer. Early life Edgar was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He won the French Open in 1914. He coached the young player Tommy Armour, who became a prominent professional after 1920; Armour later praised Edgar as having helped him the most. The legendary Harry Vardon stated that Edgar was on his way to becoming a player who could surpass everyone. Golf career Edgar emigrated to the United States in April 1919, following World War I. He was the head professional at Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta. Edgar played frequently with the young Bobby Jones at the Atlanta Athletic Club (the site of today's East Lake Golf Club) from 1919–1921. He mentored and coached Jones during this period as well. Jones developed into one of the dominant golfers of the 1920s. Edgar was a friend of Alexa Stirling and gave her golf lessons while he was the professional at Druid Hills. Edgar won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Edgar
James Edgar (born July 22, 1946) is an American politician who was the 38th governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999. Previously he served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1976 to 1979 and as Illinois Secretary of State from 1981 to 1991. Though still popular, he surprised many by retiring from elected office after his second term as governor, claiming that heart problems he had during his tenure as governor were not a factor in his decision. Political life Illinois House of Representatives A Republican, Edgar was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1976 and re-elected in 1978. Illinois Secretary of State In April 1979, Edgar resigned his state House seat to accept an appointment from Governor Jim Thompson as his legislative liaison. In early 1981, when then-Secretary of State Alan Dixon moved to the U.S. Senate, Thompson named Edgar to fill the vacancy. He won the office on his own in 1982 and 1986 and served until 1991. Governor of Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Edgar
Jimmy Edgar is an American conceptual artist and sound designer from Detroit, Michigan. Influenced by minimalism, Yves Klein and Immaterialism, early in their career Jimmy released two hip-hop glitch albums under the names Michaux and Kristuit Salu and Morris Nightingale. Their first solo album '' Color Strip'' (2006) came out on Warp Records after they signed to the label at age 18. This release was followed by '' XXX'' (2010) on !K7 Records in 2010. After their last solo LP ''Majenta'' (2012), Jimmy has released several EPS on Jimmys own imprint New Reality Now, often designing the album covers with Pilar Zeta. Jimmy is an active conceptual and generative artist in the fine art NFT community. Early life James "Jimmy" Edgar was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up in Roseville, Michigan. Raised in Detroit, Jimmy developed an early interest in music and learned multiple instruments at a young age, including string instruments, saxophone, and percussion/drum set. They learned s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
