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James Leslie (actor)
James or Jim Leslie may refer to: * James Leslie (bishop) (died 1695), Anglican bishop in Ireland * James Leslie (Canadian politician) (1786–1873), Canadian businessman and politician * James Leslie (engineer) (1801–1889), Scottish civil engineer * James Leslie (footballer) (1908–1980), Scottish footballer with Kilmarnock * James Leslie (British politician) (1958–2009), former MLA for North Antrim * James Graham Leslie (1868–1949), Northern Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Antrim * James Leslie (principal) (c. 1610–1678), Scottish physician and principal of Marischal College * Jim Leslie (businessman) James Bolton Leslie Companion of the Order of Australia, AC Military Cross, MC (27 November 1922–28 May 2012) was the first Australian managing director of Mobil#Mobil Australia, Mobil Oil Australia, was chairman of Qantas for 10 years and was ... (1922–2012), Australian businessman, chairman of Qantas, chancellor of Deakin University * Jim Leslie (footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Leslie (bishop)
James Leslie was an eighteenth-century Anglican bishop in Ireland. Leslie was born in 1706 at Tarbert, County Kerry, son of James Leslie and Sarah Kelly, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Curate at Swords then Perpetual curate at St Nicholas Within, Dublin and finally Rector of Lamesley. In 1755 he became Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, serving until his death on 24 November 1770."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton,H. p362 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878 He lived at Tarbert House, which his family built about 1690, and which still stands. He married Joyce Lyster, daughter of Anthony Lyster of Lysterfield, County Roscommon and Elizabeth Warren, by whom he was the father of a numerous family, including Sir Edward Leslie (1744–1818), 1st and last of the Leslie Baronets of Tarbert, Richard Leslie, Archdeacon of Aghadoe (died 1804), Martha (died 1831), who married James Lowry of Rockdale, County Tyrone, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Leslie (Canadian Politician)
James Leslie (4 September 1786 – 6 December 1873) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He was named to the Senate of Canada for Alma division in 1867 and died in office. He was born in Kair, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the son of James Leslie, his father was an assistant quartermaster in the British Army who served with General Wolfe at Quebec City in 1759. He studied at Marischal College and the University of Aberdeen and came to Lower Canada in 1804. Leslie owned a food wholesale company in Montreal. He was a member of the local militia and served during the War of 1812; he later became lieutenant-colonel. He helped form the Bank of Montreal and served as a director from 1817 to 1829. He owned the seigneuries of Bourchemin, Ramesay and Lake Matapédia. He represented Montreal East in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1824 to 1838. He supported representation by population and so opposed the Union of Upper and Lower Canada. He was elected to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Leslie (engineer)
James Leslie FRSE (25 September 1801–29 December 1889) was a Scottish civil engineer specialising in docks, harbours bridges and reservoirs, largely on the east coast of Scotland. He was also an amateur meteorologist. Life He was born in Largo, Fife on 25 September 1801 the son of Archibald Leslie, an architect-builder, and attended school both in Largo and nearby in Newburn. He was then sent to Benjamin Mackay’s Latin Academy in Edinburgh and from there to the University of Edinburgh to study maths and physics under his uncle, Professor John Leslie. In 1818 he was articled to William Henry Playfair as an architect, but in 1824 he left this position to pursue engineering. He obtained a place with James Rennie working in the London Docks and on the London Bridge project. In 1828 he returned to Edinburgh to take a job as Resident Engineer in Leith Docks. In 1830 he lived at 19 Constitution Street in Leith, located close to the main east entrance to the docks (fragments o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Leslie (footballer)
James Walker Leslie (12 July 1908 – 15 June 1980) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back. His only club at senior level was Kilmarnock where he spent 12 years,(Kilmarnock player) Leslie, James FitbaStats though he played in only 10 matches in his first four years at and was not involved in the run when they won the in ; however he was a regular by the time they reached its final a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Leslie (British Politician)
James Seymour Leslie (1 March 1958 – 22 February 2009) was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Born in Singida, Tanganyika Territory, and educated at Eton College, Leslie read law and land economy at Queens' College, Cambridge, before becoming a merchant banker. In 1996 he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in North Antrim. Despite having no experience in politics, he was elected as an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Antrim in 1998. Leslie did not stand in the 2003 Assembly election. In 2006, he resigned from the UUP and joined the Conservatives in Northern Ireland. In the same year, he was appointed High Sheriff of Antrim. Leslie stood for the Conservatives in North Down at the 2007 Assembly election, but was not elected. He died aged 50 on 22 February 2009, of a suspected heart attack while on holiday in Costa Rica. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Graham Leslie
James Graham Leslie (14 November 1868 – 16 May 1949) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. He was born the son of Seymour and Louisa (née Graham) Leslie. His father worked in the Probate Office, London. He inherited the family seat at Leslie Hill, Ballymoney, County Antrim from his uncle. He was appointed High Sheriff of Antrim in 1907. Leslie studied at Gray's Inn and briefly went into the law, before joining the Contract Department of the British Foreign Office.John F. Harbinson, ''The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973'', p.205 In 1907, he served as High Sheriff of Antrim. He resigned when given control of his family estates, and sat as an Irish Unionist Party councillor in County Antrim. In 1921, he was elected for the Ulster Unionist Party to the first Senate of Northern Ireland, and served until his death in 1949. Given his experience in drafting, he played a key role in maintaining the chamber as an institution capable of revising bills from the lower chambe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Leslie (principal)
James Leslie (c.1610–1678) was a Scottish physician who was principal of Marischal College (later known as Aberdeen University) from 1661 to 1678. Life He was born in Aberdeen the son of Thomas Leslie a burgess. He studied medicine at Aberdeen University and qualified as a physician. In 1661 he replaced William Moir as principal of Marischal College Marischal College ( ) is a large granite building on Broad Street in the centre of Aberdeen in north-east Scotland, and since 2011 has acted as the headquarters of Aberdeen City Council. However, the building was constructed for and is on long- ....Fasti Ecclesiastae Scoticana vol.7 by Hew Scott He died in 1678. His position as principal was filled by Robert Paterson. Family He married three times: Firstly to Elizabeth Lumsden of Ruthrieston (d.1663) and had three children: *John Leslie *Marjory – married Robert Bruce *Ann Leslie – married John Forbes, Laird of Corse Secondly he married Miss Gray, daughter of Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Leslie (businessman)
James Bolton Leslie Companion of the Order of Australia, AC Military Cross, MC (27 November 1922–28 May 2012) was the first Australian managing director of Mobil#Mobil Australia, Mobil Oil Australia, was chairman of Qantas for 10 years and was chancellor of Deakin University. Military Cross 10 January 1946, It's an Honour, "AMF - South West Pacific"Officer of the Order of Australia 11 June 1984, It's an HonourCompanion of the Order of Australia 26 January 1993, It's an Honour, "For service to the aviation ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Leslie (footballer)
James Leslie was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Clyde and Sunderland, as a forward. He made his debut for Sunderland on 4 September 1897 against Sheffield Wednesday in a 1–0 win at Olive Grove. Overall, he made 98 Football League and FA Cup appearances while at the club from 1897 to 1901, scoring 29 goals. He scored Roker Park's first ever goal in a 1–0 win over Liverpool in September 1898 and was part of the team which finished runners-up in 1897–98 and again in 1900–01, but had departed for Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ... by the time they claimed the title the following season. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Leslie, Jim 1873 births Year of death missing Scottish men's footballers Clyde F.C. players Bolton Wand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Leslie (journalist)
James S. Leslie (October 27, 1937 – July 9, 1976), known as Jim Leslie, was a journalist for ''The Shreveport Times'' who became a public relations and advertising executive in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. He is known for having been murdered in Baton Rouge on July 9, 1976, in a case described by the police as a "professional hit." George W. D'Artois, the Public Safety Commissioner in Shreveport, was twice arrested in the case; the first time he was released for lack of evidence. He was arrested again on charges of first-degree murder in April 1977, suspected of contracting for the murder of Leslie, but died in June of that year during heart surgery. No one was tried in the case. Leslie had been hired by D'Artois in 1974 to manage communications in his re-election campaign; he had been in office since 1962. In the mid-1970s, D'Artois was the subject of an extended investigation by the ''Times''. Leslie had told a friend earlier in 1976 that D'Artois had tried to pay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lesley
Sir James Leslie or Lesley (died 1702) was a British army officer of the seventeenth century. He was a son of Robert Leslie of Kinclaven, Perthshire (son of Patrick Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores). James's mother was Robert's second wife, Catherine Bassett. Biography Lesley was said to have served as a private trooper in the Tangier Cavalry, but by 1664 he held a commission as cornet in one of three troops of Horse at Tangier. On 15 December 1674 he was promoted captain in the Tangier Regiment,Dalton, ''English Army Lists'', vol. Ip. 177 with which he served with reputation and had opportunities of distinguishing himself against the Moors. By 1680 he had been knighted, and King Charles II promoted him to the majority of his regiment on 10 November that year; in 1681 he was sent as ambassador to the Court of Morocco. He served against the rebels under the Duke of Monmouth in the summer of 1685, was at the Battle of Sedgemoor, and was rewarded by King James II with the lieutenant-colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
