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James Mortimer
James Mortimer may refer to: * James Mortimer (chess player) (1833–1911), American/British chess player, journalist, and playwright * James Mortimer (dogshow judge) (1842–1915), British dogshow judge * Jim Mortimer (1921–2013), British trade unionist and General Secretary of the Labour Party * William James Mortimer (died 2010), publisher, president and editor of the ''Deseret News'' * James Mortimer (hurdler) (born 1983), New Zealand hurdler * The Hound of the Baskervilles#Plot, James Mortimer, a character in ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' {{hndis, Mortimer, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Mortimer (chess Player)
James Henry Gerard Mortimer (22 April 1832 – 24 February 1911) was an American-born British chess player, journalist, and playwright. Life Born in Richmond, Virginia, Mortimer graduated from the University of Virginia. As an attaché in the U.S. Diplomatic Service he was stationed in Paris from 1855 to 1860. Emperor Napoleon III awarded him the Cross of the Legion of Honor for his work. When American chess champion Paul Morphy traveled to Paris in 1858, Mortimer met him and they became friends. Mortimer was one of the few who witnessed the famous 1858 Morphy match with Adolf Anderssen.New York Times of Jan 11, 1859: The greatest excitement prevailed, and an arrangement was made by which the game was kept on three boards at the Café de la Régence (only a few blocks distant), a domestic carrying the moves every half hour. Thus the large crowd collected at the Café were enabled to follow the progress of the game. The game was commenced in the presence of Messrs. Lequesne, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Mortimer (dogshow Judge)
James Mortimer (1842 – 14 September 1915) was a dog judge and bench show superintendent. Biography He was born in Crediton Crediton is a town and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon in England. It stands on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, about north west of Exeter and around from the M5 motorway ... in Devon, England. Legacy *James Mortimer Memorial Trophy References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mortimer, James 1842 births 1915 deaths Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show People from Crediton Dog judges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Mortimer
James Edward Mortimer (12 January 1921 – 23 April 2013) was a British trade unionist and the Labour Party General Secretary between 1982 and 1985.Obituary: Jim Mortimer telegraph.co.uk, 24 April 2013 Early life and career Mortimer's early career was in the shipbuilding and engineering industries where he worked as a ship fitter apprentice, a machinist and a planning engineer. He studied as a TUC Scholar at , |
William James Mortimer
William James Mortimer (died May 20, 2010), sometimes known as Jim Mortimer, was the publisher, president and editor of the ''Deseret News'' from 1985 to 1996 and publisher of the newspaper from 1996 to 2000. Biography Mortimer graduated from Logan High School, received his bachelor's degree from Utah State University and journalism degree from Columbia University. After serving as a U.S. Army second lieutenant during the Korean War, he returned to Utah and married Paula Ann Deline. Mortimer's first involvement with the ''Deseret News'' began at age 12 when he started as a carrier delivering the paper. He also worked part-time in the Logan bureau of the ''Deseret News'' during college. His career in printing and publishing started with the ''Deseret News'' in 1957 when he accepted a position as a reporter, then later became Assistant Business Editor. He then became Sales Manager at the Deseret News Press, then Senior Account Executive for Wheelwright Lithographing Company. He enj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Mortimer (hurdler)
Allan Mortimer (born 1 September 1977) is a Bahamian Triple Jumper and 3rd Degree Blackbelt in Karate and Jujitsu. He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, where he finished 3rd in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He was the Black belt champion in the Caribbean and North America championship Personal bests References External links * Living people 1983 births New Zealand male hurdlers New Zealand male sprinters Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
