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James Park (other)
James or Jim Park may refer to: Sports * Jim Park (baseball) (1892–1970), American baseball pitcher * Jim Park (footballer, born 1875) (1875–1919), Australian rules footballer for Essendon *Jim Park (footballer, born 1910) (1910–1943), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood *Jim Park (ice hockey) (born 1952), Canadian former ice hockey goaltender Others * James Park (VC) (1835–1858), recipient of the Victoria Cross * James Park (geologist) (1857–1946), New Zealand geologist, director of school of mines, university professor and writer *James Alan Park (1763–1838), British judge * James Park (entrepreneur), American tech entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Fitbit *James L. Park, theoretical physicist See also *James Parke (other) *James Parks (other) James or Jim Parks may refer to: * James Parks (freed slave) (1843–1929), freed slave prominently buried in Arlington National Cemetery * James Parks (actor) (born 1968), American actor * James C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Park (baseball)
James Park (November 10, 1892 – December 17, 1970) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns from to . He also played football, basketball, and baseball at the University of Kentucky from 1911 to 1915, and coached basketball there in 1915–16 and baseball in 1922. Park also served as the head football coach at Transylvania University from 1919 to 1921, and he was also a student–coach at Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University (Eastern or EKU) is a public university in Richmond, Kentucky. As a regional comprehensive institution, EKU also maintains branch campuses in Corbin, Hazard, Lancaster, and Manchester and offers over 40 online u ... in 1909. After his playing and coaching days, Park enjoyed a long and successful career as a lawyer, a career that was interspersed with terms of public office and with service in various capacities in the Republican party. In 1944 he was the Republican candidate for the United States Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Park (footballer, Born 1875)
Percy Tasman "Jim" Park (25 February 1875 – 14 June 1919) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A solicitor by profession, he moved to Mildura at the turn of the century. He died from pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severity ... in June 1919. References External links * * 1875 births 1919 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Essendon Football Club players St Kilda Football Club players Carlton Football Club (VFA) players Deaths from pneumonia in Victoria (state) {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Park (footballer, Born 1910)
James William Park (14 February 1910 – 9 February 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s. He died in action, in New Guinea, whilst serving with the Second AIF. Family Born in Bendigo on 14 February 1910 to Dr. Alexander Park (1868–1929) and Ethel Marion Park (1881–1966), née Reilly, James William Park had three brothers, Alex, George, and Bob, and three sisters, Ethel, Hilda and Jean. His father, a general practitioner, moved his practice from Bendigo (having originally practised in Tatura) to Moonee Ponds in 1919, in order to facilitate the education of his children: the boys attended Melbourne's Scotch College, which had not yet moved to Hawthorn and was still in East Melbourne, and the girls attended Melbourne's Presbyterian Ladies' College, also in East Melbourne. He married Marjorie Jean Steele (1913–?) on 26 October 1935, and they had one daughter, Joan Millicent Park (lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Park (ice Hockey)
James "Jim" Park (born June 22, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and the creator of a series of instructional tapes for hockey goaltenders entitled "The Puck Stops Here" (1986). Early life Park was born in Toronto. As a youth, he played in the 1964 and 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Don Mills, and then the Toronto Shopsy's team. Career Between 1975 and 1978, Park played three seasons and 54 games with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association (WHA). He later operated his own academy for goaltenders. Some of his students went on to have professional careers playing ice hockey. Personal life Park is the father of former Ontario MPP Lindsey Park Lindsey E. Park is a Canadians, Canadian politician from Ontario. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 Ontario general election, 2018 provincial election to represents the riding of Durham (provincial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Park (VC)
James Park VC (1835 – 14 June 1858) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details Park was approximately 22 years old, and a gunner in the Bengal Artillery, Bengal Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deeds took place at the Relief of Lucknow for which he was awarded the VC: He was killed in action in Lucknow, British India on 14 June 1858. References *Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999) *The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997) *Scotland's Forgotten Valour ''Scotland's Forgotten Valour'' is a 1995 book by Graham Ross, published by MacLean Press under . (The typography of the title on the book uses capitalisation to contrast emphasis ("SCOTLAND'S FORgotten VALOUR"), to communicate additional meanin ... (Graham Ross, 1995) 1835 births 1858 deaths British recipients of the Victoria Cross I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Park (geologist)
James Park (2 July 1857 – 28 July 1946) was a Scottish-born geologist, director of school of mines, university professor, explorer, and writer, who was active in New Zealand. He was director of the Thames School of Mines for seven years, and went on to become the dean of the mining faculty at the University of Otago for 18 years. Early life He was born in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, in Scotland on 2 July 1857 to James Park and Mary Snowie. His father and grandfather were engineers. He studied at the Royal School of Mines in London from 1872 until 1874. He emigrated to New Zealand with his sister in 1875. Initially he worked as a cadet on a sheep farm near Castlepoint, then in 1878 he started work with the Geological Survey of New Zealand as a field assistant where he made geological and botanical expeditions. Career From 1882 to 1885, he worked for the Department of Lands and Survey as a computing draughtsman. While there, he organised expeditions around Nelson and he made the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Alan Park
Sir James Allan Park KC (6 April 17638 December 1838) was a British judge and legal writer. Life He was the son of James Park, a surgeon from Edinburgh, and was brought up in Edinburgh until his father's practice moved to Surrey. He was educated first at Northampton Grammar School and then at Lincoln's Inn. He was called to the bar on 18 June 1784 and in 1787 published a successful ''Treatise on the Law of Marine Insurance'', which was reprinted six times during his life. That book drew much on the cases of Lord Mansfield. It brought him a good practice. As an advocate, he made more of a reputation for care than for eloquence. Park married Lucy, the daughter of Richard Atherton on 1 January 1791. His father-in-law was a woollen-draper in Preston, and a partner in the Preston Old Bank, when opened under the firm of Messrs. Atherton, Greaves, and Denison. In 1791, Park was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and in 1795 became a Recorder of Preston, seen as the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Park (entrepreneur)
James Park (born 1976/1977) is an South Korean-American technology entrepreneur. He co-founded Fitbit and has been its CEO and president since September 2007. He was named in 2015 among ''Fortune'' magazine's 40 Under 40, an annual ranking of the most influential young people in business. With a net worth of $660 million estimated by ''Forbes'', he was ranked #29 in the magazine's America's Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 in 2015. James Park announced that Fitbit became part of Google on January 14, 2021. Early life He attended high school at the all-boys University School in Cleveland, Ohio. His parents owned a wig shop in downtown Cleveland. He studied computer science as an undergraduate at Harvard College but dropped out his junior year to pursue his own business. Career Out of college, he co-founded an e-commerce site that managed to raise a few million dollars. The company folded during the dot com crash. Park co-founded Fitbit with Eric Friedman on March 26, 2007 after a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James L
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Parke (other)
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James Parke is the name of: *James Cecil Parke (1881–1946), tennis player, Australian Open winner 1912 *James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale (1782–1868), English judge See also * James Park (other) * James Parkes (other) *James Parks (other) James or Jim Parks may refer to: * James Parks (freed slave) (1843–1929), freed slave prominently buried in Arlington National Cemetery * James Parks (actor) (born 1968), American actor * James C. Parks (1942–2002), American botanist and plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Parks (other)
James or Jim Parks may refer to: * James Parks (freed slave) (1843–1929), freed slave prominently buried in Arlington National Cemetery * James Parks (actor) (born 1968), American actor * James C. Parks (1942–2002), American botanist and plant taxonomist * Jim Parks (cricketer, born 1931) James Michael Parks (21 October 1931 – 31 May 2022) was an English cricketer. He played in forty-six Tests for England, between 1954 and 1968. In those Tests, Parks scored 1,962 runs with a personal best of 108 not out, and took 103 catches ... (1931–2022), the son, a batsman who became a wicket keeper * Jim Parks (cricketer, born 1903) (1903–1980), the father, an all-rounder See also * James Park (other) * James Parkes (other) * James Parke (other) {{hndis, name=Parks, Jim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
