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James Thomas Knowles (1831-1908)
James Knowles may refer to: *James Sheridan Knowles (1784–1862), Irish dramatist and actor * James Thomas Knowles (1806–1884), English architect *James Thomas Knowles (1831–1908), English architect and editor of ''The Nineteenth Century'' * James Knowles (aviator) (1896–1971), World War I ace * James Knowles (footballer, born 1881) (1881–1923), English footballer *Jim Knowles (American football) (born 1965), defensive coordinator at Ohio State University * Jim Knowles (football manager), manager of Tranmere Rovers, 1936–1939 *Jimmy Knowles (baseball) (1856–1912), baseball player * James Knowles (murderer), Ku Klux Klan member responsible for the lynching of Michael Donald *James Knowles III (born 1980), mayor of Ferguson, Missouri *James Hinton Knowles Rev. James Hinton Knowles (1856–1943) was a British Missionary to Kashmir in 19th century.Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti, Volume 2 He had visited Kashmir in the 1880s and authored two importan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sheridan Knowles
James Sheridan Knowles (12 May 1784 – 30 November 1862) was an Irish dramatist and actor. Biography Knowles was born in Cork. His father was the lexicographer James Knowles (1759–1840), cousin of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. The family moved to London in 1793, and at the age of fourteen Knowles published a ballad entitled ''The Welsh Harper'', which, set to music, was very popular. His talents secured him the friendship of William Hazlitt, who introduced him to Charles Lamb and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He served for some time in the Wiltshire and afterwards in the Tower Hamlets militia, leaving the service to become a pupil of Dr Robert Willan (1757–1812). He obtained the degree of M.D., and was appointed vaccinator to the Jennerian Society. Although Dr Willan offered him a share in his practice, Knowles decided to give up medicine for the stage, making his first appearance as an actor probably at Bath, and played Hamlet at the Crow Theatre, Dublin. At Wexford he marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Thomas Knowles (1806–1884)
James Thomas Knowles (1806–1884) was an English architect with an extensive practice, who designed upper-class houses in an Italianate manner more familiar in the work of Sir Charles Barry. The drawings he submitted in the competition for the new Houses of Parliament lost to Barry's. Major works In London, Knowles built in 1854 the confident and technically assured palazzo at 15 Kensington Palace Gardens, which is today the official residence of the Ambassador of Finland. Together with his son (Sir) James Thomas Knowles (1831–1908), he was responsible for the Victoria Station Hotel – originally named The Grosvenor and recently rebranded and reopened under this name after an 18-month, £20 million refurbishment. Knowles provided a vast Italianate mansion at Silverton Park, Devon, for the fourth Earl of Egremont, who had inherited the title but not the family seat at Petworth, Sussex, and was determined to build a rival. It was not fully complete when the earl died in 1845, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Thomas Knowles (1831–1908)
Sir James Thomas Knowles (13 October 1831 – 13 February 1908) was an English architect and editor. He was intimate with the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson and the founder of the Metaphysical Society to encourage rapprochement between religion and science. Life James Knowles was born in London, the son of the architect James Thomas Knowles (1806–1884), and himself trained in architecture at University College and in Italy. Among the buildings he designed were three churches in Clapham, South London, Mark Masons' Hall, London (later the Thatched House Club), Lord Tennyson's house at Aldworth, the Leicester Square garden (as restored at the expense of Albert Grant), Albert Mansions, Victoria Street in Westminster,James Dodsley (1909), ''The Annual Register'', digitized by Google and an 1882 enlargement of the Royal Sea Bathing Hospital at Margate in Kent.Harry Wells, "Mark Masons' Hall, 86 St. James's Street: A brief history of the present building", 28 May 201(online) access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Knowles (aviator)
Lieutenant James Knowles, Jr. (1896–1971) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He was one of the final aces in the war. Knowles was a Harvard student who was accepted into the U.S. Army Air Service in April 1917. In June 1918, he reported to the 95th Aero Squadron for duty as a Spad XIII pilot. Between 25 July and 8 November 1918, he shot down three German Fokker D.VIIs and two Rumpler reconnaissance planes; one of the latter victories was shared with Sumner Sewall and three other pilots. He came out of the war as an ace with the Distinguished Service Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Croix de Guerre, and the Aero Club of America Medal. See also * List of World War I flying aces from the United States The following is a list of flying aces from the United States of America who served in World War I Overview Even before the United States entry into World War I in April 1917, many Americans volunteered to serve in the armed forces of Great B .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Knowles (footballer, Born 1881)
James Henry Knowles (1881–1923) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's .... References 1881 births 1923 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Turton F.C. players Footballers from Bolton {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Knowles (American Football)
Jim Knowles (born April 16, 1965) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Ohio State University. Knowles served as the head football coach at Cornell University from 2004 to 2009. Career A 1987 graduate of Cornell University, Knowles was a defensive end on the Big Red football team. He was elected to Cornell's Sphinx Head Society during his senior year, ultimately graduating with a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations in 1987. Prior to receiving the head coach position, Knowles served as an assistant at Cornell, Western Michigan University and the University of Mississippi. Cornell From 2004 to 2009, he compiled a 26–34 record as head football coach at Cornell University. Duke On December 28, 2009, Knowles was named the defensive coordinator at Duke under head coach David Cutcliffe. Knowles had previously served as linebackers coach under Cutcliffe while he was head coach at the University of Missis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Knowles (football Manager)
Jim Knowles was a football manager. He managed Tranmere Rovers from 1936–1939. Management career Former film extra Knowles became secretary and manager of Tranmere Rovers in 1936. Knowles left the club in 1939, at the start of World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... References External links * Tranmere Rovers F.C. managers Year of birth missing Year of death missing English football managers {{England-footy-manager-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Knowles (baseball)
James Knowles (September 5, 1856 – February 11, 1912), nicknamed "Darby", was a Canadian Major League Baseball player who played mainly at the third base, but did play significant time at first base as well, for six different teams in his five-season career from 1884 to 1892. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Knowles died at the age of 55 in Jersey City, New Jersey, and is interred at Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery Bayview Cemetery, previously called Greenville Cemetery, is located in Jersey City, New Jersey. It merged with New York Bay Cemetery and is now known as Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery. History The cemetery was built in 1848. It is located in ... in Jersey City. References External links 1856 births 1912 deaths Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Baseball players from Toronto Major League Baseball third basemen Major League Baseball first basemen 19th-century baseball players Pittsburgh Alleghenys players New York Metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Knowles (murderer)
The lynching of Michael Donald in Mobile, Alabama, on March 21, 1981, was one of the last reported lynchings in the United States. Several Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members beat and killed Michael Donald, a 19-year-old African-American, and hung his body from a tree. One perpetrator, Henry Hays, was executed by electric chair in 1997, while another, James Knowles, was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty and testifying against Hays. A third man was convicted as an accomplice and also sentenced to life in prison, and a fourth was indicted but died before his trial could be completed. Hays's execution was the first in Alabama since 1913 for a white-on-black crime. It was the only execution of a KKK member during the 20th century for the murder of an African American. Donald's mother, Beulah Mae Donald, brought a civil suit for wrongful death against the United Klans of America (UKA), to which the attackers belonged. In 1987 a jury awarded her damages of $7 million, which ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Knowles III
James Wallace Knowles III (born July 20, 1979) is an American politician who served as the 11th Mayor of the city of Ferguson, Missouri, from April 2011 to June 2020. Early life and education Knowles received bachelor's degrees in political science and criminal justice from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri in 2002. He graduated from the University of Missouri–St. Louis in 2008 with a master's degree in public policy administration. Career Knowles is a former chairman of the Missouri Young Republicans. Knowles was a staff member for former Missouri state Senator and Democrat Ted House. He is a former employee of the Ferguson Police Department, serving nearly four years in the department's communications division. Knowles served on the Ferguson city council prior to becoming mayor. Knowles was elected mayor in the nonpartisan election on April 5, 2011, winning 49% of the vote. He defeated two challengers, Pearce Neikirk, a realtor, and former Ferguson mayor Stev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hinton Knowles
Rev. James Hinton Knowles (1856–1943) was a British Missionary to Kashmir in 19th century.Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti, Volume 2 He had visited Kashmir in the 1880s and authored two important books about Kashmiri language and culture. He was the first principal of the renowned Tyndale Biscoe School Kashmir from 1876 to 1880. He was succeeded Reverend F.E.Lucey A.M. Published works A Dictionary Of Kashmiri Proverbs And Sayings ''A Dictionary Of Kashmiri Proverbs And Sayings'' is a detailed collection of Kashmiri proverbs and sayings. It was published in 1888 in Bombay, British India. Folk-Tales Of Kashmir ''Folk-Tales Of Kashmir'' was published in 1893 in London. The book contains 40 fables and about 100 odd folk tales. See also *Cecil Tyndale-Biscoe *Walter Roper Lawrence Sir Walter Roper Lawrence, 1st Baronet, (9 February 1857 – 25 May 1940) was a member of the British Council of India and an English author who served in the Indian Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
