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James Holden (other)
James Holden may refer to: Engineers * James Holden (mechanical engineer) (fl. 1802), British mechanical engineer, see William Cockerill * James Holden (locomotive engineer) (1837–1925), British locomotive engineer Others * James Holden (actor) (1920–2005), American actor * James Holden (footballer) (born 2001), an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper * James Holden (producer) (born 1979), electronic music artist and producer * James Bismark Holden (1876–1956), politician from Alberta, Canada * James Stuart Holden (1914–1996), U.S. federal judge * James Alexander Holden James Alexander Holden (1 April 1835 – 1 June 1887) was the businessman who founded the South Australian company which eventually produced the Holden automobile. History James Alexander Holden was born in Walsall (at that time in Staffordshir ... (1835–1887), businessman in South Australia * James Holden, character in '' The Expanse'' novel series by James S. A. Corey, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cockerill
William Cockerill (1759–1832) was a British inventor, entrepreneur, and industrialist. Designing and producing machines for new industrial textile manufacturing, he is best known for having established a major manufacturing firm in what is now Liège Province of modern-day Belgium. He is widely considered to have been instrumental in spreading the Industrial Revolution in Continental Europe. Biography William Cockerill was born in Haslingden, Lancashire in 1759, but little is known about his early life.Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology, p.280-1 He initially worked as a blacksmith in England and was said to be exceptionally skilled as a mechanical engineer and model maker. He was probably married in this period, but enjoyed little commercial success.Chamber's Edinburgh journal, Vol.8 Russia and Sweden Cockerill was recommended to the Empress Catherine the Great as a skilled craftsman and settled in Saint Petersburg in the Russian Empire in 1794. Howev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Holden (locomotive Engineer)
James Holden (26 July 1837 – 29 May 1925) was an English locomotive engineer. He is remembered mainly for the "Claud Hamilton" 4-4-0, his pioneering work with oil fuel, and his unique "Decapod". Biography James Holden was born in Whitstable, Kent on 26 July 1837.Marshall 2003 He was apprenticed to his uncle, Edward Fletcher and, in 1865, joined the Great Western Railway, where he eventually became chief assistant to William Dean. In 1885 he was appointed Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Eastern Railway. He held office from 1885 to 1907 and was succeeded by his son Stephen (1908–1912), who enlarged the "Claud Hamilton" type into the capable Class S69 4-6-0 design. James Holden was a Quaker. His style of management was rather paternalistic, and trade unionism was not encouraged. Holden had little regard for trade unions and believed employers should voluntarily look after their men. He was responsible for erecting the first hostel (1890) for enginemen arriving in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Holden (actor)
''Adventures in Paradise'' is an American television series created by James Michener and starring Gardner McKay, which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962. Premise Gardner McKay starred as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner ''Tiki III'', which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. The plots deal with the romantic and detective adventures of Korean War veteran Troy. The supporting cast, varying from season to season, featured George Tobias, Guy Stockwell, and Linda Lawson. Jacques Tourneur directed the 1962 episode "A Bride for the Captain"''.'' Cast Main *Gardner McKay as Capt. Adam Troy *James Holden as Clay Baker (seasons 2–3) *Guy Stockwell as Chris Parker (season 3) Recurring *Weaver Levy as Oliver Lee (season 1) *Henry Slate as Bulldog Lovey (season 1) * Linda Lawson as Renee (seasons 1–2) *George Tobias as Trader Penrose (season 2) *Lani Kai as Kelly (seasons 2–3) *Marcel Hillaire as Inspector Bouchard (seasons 2–3) Guest stars *P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Holden (footballer)
James William Holden (born 4 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dulwich Hamlet on loan from Cambridge United. Club career Bury Holden joined Bury in February 2019 going straight into the side for their FA Youth Cup quarter final defeat to Liverpool. Holden became a free agent following the club's expulsion from the EFL in September in 2019. Reading Following a short trial Holden joined Reading in September 2019. At the end of the same month, Holden joined Bognor Regis Town on loan. On 4 October, after two clean sheets in two games for Bognor Regis Town, Holden joined Bracknell Town on a short-term loan deal. On 2 July 2020, Reading announced that Holden had signed professional terms with the club. On 11 May 2021, Holden was offered a new contract by Reading, the day before joining Maidenhead United on loan for the remainder of the season. On 2 July 2021, Reading announced that Holden had signed new one-year contract. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Holden (producer)
James Alexander Goodale Holden (born 7 June 1979) is a British electronic music artist and DJ. After beginning his career as a DJ and producer, Holden has moved extensively into live performance and founded his own record label Border Community. Early career Holden grew up in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, before studying mathematics at Oxford University. He started his career in 1999 at age 19 and swiftly gained wider recognition with the release of trance single "Horizons", which he created with the freeware software Buzz. This "crossover anthem of the summer of 1999" was picked up by Pete Tong, John Digweed and Nick Warren, quickly propelling Holden to a wider audience. In the subsequent years Holden released numerous singles and remixes on various labels including Lost Language, Perfecto Recordings, and Positiva Recordings. He was also one-third of Mainline (alongside Duncan Ellis and Hywel Dunn-Davies) and worked with singer Julie Thompson as Holden & Thompson. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bismark Holden
James Bismark Holden (October 4, 1876 – April 10, 1956) was a businessman and a municipal and provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1906 to 1913, sitting with the Liberal caucus in government. He also served as the mayor of Vegreville, Alberta from 1917 to 1945. Alberta legislature Holden ran for election to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held on July 16, 1906, as a Liberal candidate in the electoral district of Vermilion. He won the seat by acclamation to hold the district for his party. The 1909 boundary redistribution redistributed the Vermilion electoral district. Holden won election in the new Vegreville electoral district in the election held that year. Holden did not run for a third term in office and so left the legislature at its dissolution in 1913. Other activities Holden briefly moved to Vancouver to get into the shipping business, but moved back to Alberta when it went bust. Holde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stuart Holden
James Stuart Holden (January 29, 1914 – November 18, 1996) was an American attorney and judge. He served as an associate justice and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and later as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. Early life Born in Bennington, Vermont, Holden received an AB degree from Dartmouth College in 1935 and an LL.B. from Albany Law School in 1938. He was in private practice in Bennington from 1938 to 1941. Military service Holden was in the United States Army during World War II, serving from 1941 to 1945, achieving the rank of major while serving in the Pacific Theater as a member of the 43rd Infantry Division's 172nd Infantry Regiment. He remained in the military after the war, and was executive officer of the Vermont Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment until resigning in 1948. In 1949, he was appointed inspector general of the National Guard's 43rd Infantry Division and promoted to lieuten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Alexander Holden
James Alexander Holden (1 April 1835 – 1 June 1887) was the businessman who founded the South Australian company which eventually produced the Holden automobile. History James Alexander Holden was born in Walsall (at that time in Staffordshire), the younger son of Edward Holden, saddler and hardware merchant, and his American wife Elizabeth, née Mason. Their elder son was Edward Thomas Holden, later Sir Edward, industrialist and, briefly, Liberal MP for Walsall. James's mother died when he was quite young, and something like enmity developed between him and his father's new wife. Then in 1851 his father died, leaving his business to his second wife and the older son, and James was urged by George Fife Angas to forge a new life in the new colony of South Australia. But first he sailed to America, where he was hospitably received by his mother's sister, then after a few years reached Adelaide, arriving in 1852, just as half the male population of South Australia was trying its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
