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James Perkins (1761-1822)
James Perkins may refer to: *James Perkins (businessman), British rave promoter and property developer *James Perkins Jr. (born 1952/53), current mayor of Selma, Alabama *James Alfred Perkins (1911–1998), political scientist and president of Cornell University *James Ashbrook Perkins, professor of literature at Westminster College, Pennsylvania *James Breck Perkins (1847–1919), historian and US congressman *James H. Perkins, chairman of Citigroup *James Woodbury Perkins (1840–1892), American politician in Wisconsin *James "Soup" Perkins (1879–1911), American jockey *Jim Perkins, character in 1967 film ''It! (1967 film), It'' *Jim Perkins (American football) *Jim Perkins (racing driver) *Jimmy Perkins, character *Jim Perkins (rugby union coach) See also *James Perkin (other) {{hndis, Perkins, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Perkins (businessman)
James Perkins is a British businessman, and for 14 years the owner of Aynhoe Park, a 17th-century country estate in Aynho, Northamptonshire, before it was bought by the American company RH (company), RH. Perkins grew up in Cheltenham. In the 1990s, he ran series rave music events as a co-founder of the Fantazia (rave music promoter), Fantazia brand and later record label, before becoming a property developer. He now lives at Parnham Park, Dorset, which has been open to the public since summer 2021. He is married to Sophie, and they have three children. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Perkins, James Living people British music people British businesspeople People from Cheltenham Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Perkins Jr
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 Alfred Perkins
James Alfred Perkins (October 11, 1911 – August 19, 1998) was the seventh president of Cornell University, from 1963 to 1969. Biography Perkins was born in 1911 in Philadelphia, graduated with honors in 1934 from Swarthmore College, and received a doctorate in political science from Princeton University in 1937. At Swarthmore, Perkins joined the Delta Upsilon Fraternity and played varsity football alongside his classmate, DU brother and future 1972 Nobel Prize laureate Christian B. Anfinsen. From 1937 to 1941 he was a faculty member at Princeton. After service in the Office of Price Administration and the Foreign Economic Administration during World War II, he was vice president of Swarthmore from 1945 to 1950. In 1950 he joined the Carnegie Corporation, an educational foundation. In 1951–1952, on leave from there, he served as deputy chairman of the Research and Development Board of the Department of Defense. In addition while at Carnegie he chaired President Kennedy's Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ashbrook Perkins
James Ashbrook Perkins is Professor Emeritus of English and Public Relations at Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, where he became a faculty member in 1973 and was department chair from 2000 to 2005. Education Perkins earned his BA from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, in 1963, an MA from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1965, and a PhD from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1972. Career After receiving his doctorate, he was appointed assistant professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1971. He moved to Westminster in 1973 and is now retired as an emeritus professor. He was a Visiting Fulbright professor in Korea, 1998, and was a National Endowment for the Humanities fellow four times, in 1978, 1981, 1987, and 1989. Perkins was appointed Special Program Chair for the Centenary of the birth of Robert Penn Warren and was instrumental in securing the release of a stamp honoring him by the United States Postal Service; the governor of Kent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Breck Perkins
James Breck Perkins (November 4, 1847 – March 11, 1910) was an American historian, a United States congressman, and a writer. He was born in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, and graduated from the University of Rochester, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, in 1867. He served as city attorney of Rochester, New York, from 1874 to 1878; was a member of the New York State Assembly (Monroe Co., 1st D.) in 1898; and served as a representative in Congress from 1901 until his death. Recognized as the leading authority in the particular historical field to which he devoted himself, he was honored by membership in the National Institute of Arts and Letters. His writings include: *''France under Mazarin'' (1887) *''France under Louis XV'' (1897) *''Richelieu'' (1900), in the "Heroes of the Nations Series" *''France in the American Revolution'' (1911) He died in Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James H
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 Woodbury Perkins
James Woodbury Perkins, Jr., (September 16, 1840August 18, 1892) was an American businessman and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Adams and Marquette counties in the 1885 and 1887 sessions. As a young man, he served in the Union Army through the entire American Civil War. Biography James W. Perkins, Jr., was born in Warner, New Hampshire, on September 16, 1840. He received an academic education and moved to Wisconsin in 1857, settling at New Chester, in Adams County. At the outbreak of the American Civil War, Perkins volunteered for service in the Union Army. On September 6, 1861, he was enrolled as a private in Company H of the 11th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. With the 11th Wisconsin Infantry, he participated in the fighting in the western theater of the war, and was involved in several of the important battles of the Vicksburg campaign. He was promoted to corporal, and later to sergeant. At the expiration of his t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James "Soup" Perkins
James "Soup" Perkins (1879–1911) was born in Lexington, Kentucky, the son of former slaves. He and his entire family were involved in horse racing, training, and working in the stables. Perkins was the second youngest jockey ever to win the Kentucky Derby and the winningest jockey in America in 1895. At the peak of his career he earned $10,000 per year, the equivalent of $346,000 in 2022 US dollars and was written about in newspapers throughout the United States and Canada. He died at the age of thirty-three from a massive heart attack while working in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Early life Perkins was the third son and fifth child of John Jacob Perkins and Mattie Maupins, both of whom were born as enslaved people held captive by Major Victor Monroe Flournoy in Fayette County, Kentucky. Perkins was born February 28, 1879, in Lexington, Kentucky. Because his father worked in the stables, he was around horses from an early age and began working with horses at the age of nine. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It! (1967 Film)
''It!'' (alternate titles: ''Anger of the Golem'' and ''Curse of the Golem'') is a 1967 British horror film made by Seven Arts Productions and Gold Star Productions, Ltd. that features the Golem of Prague as its main subject. Herbert J. Leder is the film's producer, screenwriter, and director. The film was made in the style of the Hammer Studios films both in sound and cinematography. ''It!'' stars Roddy McDowall as the mad assistant museum curator Arthur Pimm, who brings the Golem to life.John Hamilton, ''The British Independent Horror Film 1951-70'' Hemlock Books 2013 p 174-177 Plot A London museum's warehouse burns down, leaving undamaged a statue that the museum curator, Mr. Grove, identifies as "Mid-European Primitive". Grove is mysteriously killed while inspecting the artifact when his assistant, Arthur Pimm, is sent to fetch a flashlight for him. This begins a series of unexplained deaths and calamities connected with the statue, which is later positively identified as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Perkins (American Football)
James Perkins may refer to: * James Perkins Jr. (born 1952/53), current mayor of Selma, Alabama *James Alfred Perkins (1911–1998), political scientist and president of Cornell University *James Ashbrook Perkins, professor of literature at Westminster College, Pennsylvania *James Breck Perkins (1847–1919), historian and US Congressman *James H. Perkins, chairman of Citigroup *James Woodbury Perkins James Woodbury Perkins, Jr., (September 16, 1840August 18, 1892) was an American businessman and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Adams and Marquette counties in the 1885 and 1887 sessions. A ... (1840–1892), American politician in Wisconsin *Jim Perkins, character in 1967 film '' It'' * Jim Perkins (American football) * Jim Perkins (racing driver) * Jimmy Perkins, character * Jim Perkins (rugby union coach) See also * James Perkin (other) {{hndis, Perkins, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Perkins (racing Driver)
James Perkins may refer to: * James Perkins Jr. (born 1952/53), current mayor of Selma, Alabama *James Alfred Perkins (1911–1998), political scientist and president of Cornell University *James Ashbrook Perkins, professor of literature at Westminster College, Pennsylvania *James Breck Perkins (1847–1919), historian and US Congressman *James H. Perkins, chairman of Citigroup *James Woodbury Perkins (1840–1892), American politician in Wisconsin *Jim Perkins, character in 1967 film '' It'' *Jim Perkins (American football) James Perkins may refer to: * James Perkins Jr. (born 1952/53), current mayor of Selma, Alabama *James Alfred Perkins (1911–1998), political scientist and president of Cornell University *James Ashbrook Perkins, professor of literature at Westmin ... * Jim Perkins (racing driver) * Jimmy Perkins, character * Jim Perkins (rugby union coach) See also * James Perkin (other) {{hndis, Perkins, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Perkins
''The Wrong Mr. Perkins'' is a 1931 British short comedy film directed by Arthur Varney and starring Herbert Mundin, John Stuart and Frederick Volpe. The screenplay concerns an impoverished man, Jimmy Perkins, who is mistaken by a banker for a wealthy man with a similar name.Shafer p.65 Cast * Herbert Mundin - Jimmy Perkins * John Stuart - Larry Byrne * Frederick Volpe - Sir Trevor Petersham * Percy Walsh Percy Walsh (24 April 1888 in Luton, Bedfordshire – 19 January 1952 in London) was a British stage and film actor. His stage work included appearing in the London premieres of R.C.Sherriff's ''Journey's End'' (1928) and Agatha Christie's ''And ... - Mr Mellows References Bibliography * Shafer, Stephen C. ''British popular films, 1929-1939: The Cinema of Reassurance''. Routledge, 1997. External links * 1931 films 1931 comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Arthur Varney British comedy films British black-and-white films 1930s British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
