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James Macgregor (author)
James MacGregor or Macgregor may refer to: *James MacGregor (minister) (1829–1894), New Zealand minister *Jim MacGregor (1887–1950), South African boxer *James Macgregor (MP) (1808–1858), British MP for Sandwich *Jimmie Macgregor (born 1930), folk singer and broadcaster *James MacGregor (moderator) (1832–1910), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1891 * James Drummond MacGregor (1759–1830), Scottish Gaelic poet, abolitionist and Presbyterian minister * James Gordon MacGregor (1852–1913), Canadian physicist See also * * James McGregor (other) James McGregor may refer to: * James McGregor (footballer) (fl. 1901–1910), Scottish footballer (Grimsby Town) * James L. McGregor (born 1953), American author, journalist, and China analyst * James Drummond McGregor (1838–1918), Canadian busine ... * James McGrigor (other) {{hndis, Macgregor, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James MacGregor (minister)
James Macnaughton MacGregor (6 January 1829 – 8 October 1894) was a Scottish and New Zealand Presbyterian minister and theologian. He was born in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland on 6 January 1829. (Callander is now in the Stirling council area.) Service in Scotland After serving in Barry (1856–1861) and Paisley (1861–1868) as a minister in the Free Church of Scotland, he was elected and succeeded Professor James Buchanan James Buchanan Jr. ( ; April 23, 1791June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and repr ... as the Chair of Systematic Theology at New College, Edinburgh. With family to New Zealand In 1881, MacGregor and his family migrated to New Zealand after 13 years in that chair in Edinburgh. He carried on his ministry in Oamaru until he died there in 1894. A son, William Cunningham MacGregor (1862–193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim MacGregor
James McGregor (1887 – 20 April 1950) was a South African boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... McGregor was born in Ladybrand. In 1920, he was eliminated in the first round of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to Edwin Schell of the United States. McGregor died, aged 62, in Benoni, Gauteng. References 1887 births 1950 deaths Light-heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for South Africa Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics People from Ladybrand Sportspeople from the Free State (province) Orange Free State people South African male boxers {{SouthAfrica-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Macgregor (MP)
James Macgregor (1 August 1808 – 5 September 1858) was a British banker, railway chairman and politician. Early life James Macgregor, Esq. (sometimes spelled Mac Gregor or M'Gregor) was born in Liverpool, England on 1 August 1808, the son of Alexander Macgregor, Esq. of Bloomhill in Manchester, England. Business career James Macgregor began his business career as a banker in Liverpool, serving as the manager of Liverpool Commercial Banking Company. In September 1845 Macgregor was elected chairman and managing director of South Eastern Railway. The position gave Macgregor full autonomy over the railway's operations. After nine challenging years dealing with the line's expansion and acrimonious relations with other railways, Macgregor resigned in 1854. In addition to his private business responsibilities, Macgregor served as M.P. for Sandwich, England beginning in 1852 until his defeat in 1857. Family James Macgregor was firstly married on 3 November 1829 at St Maryle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmie Macgregor
Jimmie Macgregor (born 10 March 1930) is a Scottish folksinger and broadcaster, best known as half of a singing duo with Robin Hall. Biography Jimmie Macgregor was born in Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland, and grew up in a tenement and then a council house, about which he has said: "Our house was a focus for people to gather and make music.... I had aunties and cousins who were chorus girls."Tom Shields, "He’s set to celebrate his 80th birthday but Jimmie Macgregor is far from over the hill" ''The Herald'', 8 March 2010. After doing his |
James MacGregor (moderator)
James MacGregor FRSE (1832–1910) was a Scottish minister and philanthropist. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1891. In 1886 he was made Chaplain in Ordinary to Queen Victoria, in 1901 Chaplain to King Edward VII, and in 1910 to King George V, serving three monarchs in all. Life He was born on 11 July 1832 at Brownhill Farm near Scone, Perthshire, the son of James MacGregor, farmer, and his wife, Margaret MacDougall. He was educated at Scone Parish School, then Perth Academy. He then studied divinity at St Andrews University 1848 to 1855. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Perth in May 1855 and then served in a series of illustrious churches: Paisley High Church (1855-1862); Monimail Church in Fife (1862-1864), Tron Church in Glasgow (1864-1868); Tron Kirk in Edinburgh (1868-1873); and finally St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh (1873-1910). During his ministry of St Cuthberts, he oversaw the total reconstruction of the chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Drummond MacGregor
Rev. James Drummond MacGregor ( gd, an t-Urr. Seumas MacGriogar) (December 1759 – 3 March 1830) was an author of Christian poetry in both Scottish and Canadian Gaelic, an abolitionist and Presbyterian minister in Nova Scotia, Canada. Life and career MacGregor was a prolific author of Gaelic poetry, reflecting a wealth of inherited oral tradition, particularly relating to Clan MacGregor of Perthshire. Upon his arrival in 1786, Rev. MacGregor was the first Gaelic-speaking Presbyterian minister in Nova Scotia, which was then experiencing a high rate of immigration from the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment, MacGregor published ''Letter to a Clergyman Urging him to set free a Black Girl he held in Slavery'' in Halifax, Nova Scotia (1788). According to historian Barry Cahill, this document "is the earliest and most outstanding production of white antislavery literature in Canada." Historian Alan Wilson describes the document as "a landmark on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gordon MacGregor
James Gordon MacGregor, FRS FRSE LLD (31 March 1852 in Halifax, Canada – 21 May 1913 in Edinburgh) was a Canadian physicist. He was described as "brilliant, energetic, nervous, impatient", and not suffering fools gladly. Life MacGregor was born in Halifax in Nova Scotia on 31 March 1852, the son of Rev Peter Gordon MacGregor. He was educated there at the Free Church Academy in Halifax going on to study at Dalhousie University, where he graduated with an MA. He left Nova Scotia to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Edinburgh, the University of Leipzig and the University of London. He returned to Nova Scotia to lecture in physics for one academic year (1876/1877) at his alma mater, Dalhousie University. In the summer of 1877 he relocated to England to serve as science master at Clifton College in Bristol. In 1879 he returned once again to Dalhousie University as a professor of physics, a role he remained in for 21 years. While in Canada he retained links t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McGregor (other)
James McGregor may refer to: * James McGregor (footballer) (fl. 1901–1910), Scottish footballer (Grimsby Town) * James L. McGregor (born 1953), American author, journalist, and China analyst * James Drummond McGregor (1838–1918), Canadian businessman, politician, and lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia * James Duncan McGregor (1860–1935), Canadian politician * James Lewin McGregor (1921–1988), mathematician * James Russell McGregor (died 1973), leader of the Black Muslims * James McGregor (minister), Scotch-Irish Presbyterian minister * Jim McGregor (born 1948), former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives See also * James MacGregor (other) James MacGregor or Macgregor may refer to: *James MacGregor (minister) (1829–1894), New Zealand minister * Jim MacGregor (1887–1950), South African boxer *James Macgregor (MP) (1808–1858), British MP for Sandwich *Jimmie Macgregor (born 1930) ... * James McGrigor (other) {{hndis, Macgregor, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
