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John Alcock (1715-1806)
John Alcock may refer to: *John Alcock (bishop) (c. 1430–1500), English churchman *John Alcock (priest), Dean of Ferns, 1747–1769 *John Alcock (organist) (1715–1806), English organist and composer *John Alcock (Archdeacon of Raphoe) (1733–1817), Irish Anglican priest *John Alcock (organist, born 1740) (1740–1791), English organist and composer. Son of John Alcock (1715–1806) *John Forster Alcock (1841–1910), English sportsman and football organiser *John Alcock (Archdeacon of Waterford) (1866–1807) *John Alcock (RAF officer) (1892–1919), British Royal Air Force officer. First non-stop transatlantic flight *John Alcock (behavioral ecologist) (born 1942), American author, professor at Arizona State University {{DEFAULTSORT:Alcock, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alcock (bishop)
John Alcock ( – 1 October 1500) was an English churchman, bishop and Lord Chancellor. Biography Alcock was born at Beverley in Yorkshire, son of Sir William Alcock, Burgess (title), Burgess of Kingston upon Hull, and was educated at the University of Cambridge. In 1461 he was made Dean (Christianity), dean of St Stephen's Chapel, St Stephen's Chapel, Westminster, and his subsequent promotion was rapid in both church and state. In the following year he was made Master of the Rolls,Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 88 and in 1470 was sent as ambassador to the Crown of Castile, Crown Court of Castile. He was nominated to the see of Rochester on 8 January 1472, was consecrated Bishop of Rochester on 15 MarchFryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 268 and was successively translated to the see of Worcester on 15 July 1476Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 280 and the see of Ely on 6 October 1486.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alcock (priest)
John Alcock was Dean of Ferns from 1747 until 1769. His father, Alexander Alcock, was Dean of Lismore from 1725 until 1747."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the Prelates- Volume 1" Cotton, H p47/48: Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ..., Hodges, 1848 Notes Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Deans of Ferns Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alcock (organist)
John Alcock (11 April 1715, London – 23 February 1806) was an English organist and composer. He wrote instrumental music, Glee (music), glees and much church music. Career He was a pupil of John Stanley (composer), John Stanley at St. Paul's Cathedral, and he earned a doctorate in music at the University of Oxford in 1766. Much detail of his life is included in his semi-autobiographical novel, ''The Life Of Miss Fanny Brown'' published under the pseudonym John Piper in 1771. He also held a position as private organist to the Earl of Donegall. He was: *Organist of St Andrew's Church, Plymouth 1737–1741 *Organist of St Laurence's Church, Reading 1741–1750 *Organist of Lichfield Cathedral 1750–1761 *Organist of Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield 1761–1786 *Organist of Church of St Editha, Tamworth, St. Editha's Church, Tamworth 1766–1790Cathedral Organists, John E. West, London, Novello and Company, 1899. Personal life John Alcock married Margaret Beaumont (171 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alcock (Archdeacon Of Raphoe)
The Archdeacon of Raphoe is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Derry and Raphoe. As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the Raphoe part of the diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ..., which is by far the largest. The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Thomas O'Nahan, who held the office from 1299 to 1306, to the current incumbent David Huss who assumed office in 2013. Archdeacons of Raphoe References {{DEFAULTSORT:Raphoe, Archdeacons of Lists of Anglican archdeacons in Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alcock (organist, Born 1740)
John Alcock ( 28 January 1740 – 30 March 1791) was an English organist, who composed several songs between 1770 and 1780. Biography John Alcock was born around 1740, to Margaret Alcock, ''née'' Beaumont (1711–1792), and John Alcock (1715–1806), himself a famous composer and organist. He was born in Plymouth, Devon and baptised there on 28 January 1740. He learned to play the organ through his father's position as organist and master of the choristers at Lichfield Cathedral, working under him as a chorister. By the age of twelve he was deputising for his father on occasion, his father apparently assured Alcock was already sufficiently skilled. Alcock's first professional position was as organist and master of the song school at Newark-on-Trent parish church, 1758 to 1768. In 1766, he accompanied his father to Oxford University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Music in 1773, while his father proceeded to a Doctor of Music. In 1773, he became the organist of St Mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Forster Alcock
John Forster Alcock (14 April 1841 – 13 March 1910) was an influential English sportsman and football organiser. He was founder of Football Association and FA Committee-member in 1863 – 1866. Biography John Forster Alcock was born in Sunderland in 1841 to Charles Alcock (1807–1881) – a ship-owner and ship-broker – and Elizabeth Forster (1825–1891). He was the eldest child of 9 and the family lived on Norfolk Street (otherwise known as Sunniside), Sunderland and on the same street lived an uncle who headed the Alcock family's upholstery business. The Alcock family relocated prior to the 1861 census to the London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ... area and both John Forster Alcock and Charles William Alcock (his younger brother) attended Harrow Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alcock (RAF Officer)
Captain Sir John William Alcock (5 November 189218 December 1919) was a British Royal Navy and later Royal Air Force officer who, with navigator Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, piloted the first non-stop transatlantic flight from St. John's, Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland in June 1919. He died in a flying accident in France in December later that same year. Early life John Alcock was born on 5 November 1892, perhaps in the coach-house adjoining Basford House on Seymour Grove, Firswood, Manchester, England. He attended Heyhouses School in Lytham St. Annes. He first became interested in flying at the age of 17. His first job was at the Empress Motor Works in Manchester. In 1910 he became an assistant to Works Manager Charles Fletcher, an early Manchester aviator and Norman Crossland, a motor engineer and founder of Manchester Aero Club. It was during this period that Alcock met the Frenchman Maurice Ducrocq who was both a demonstration pilot and UK sales representative f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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