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John Carswell (art Historian)
John Carswell may refer to: *Séon Carsuel (c. 1522 – 1572), Protestant reformer * J. P. Carswell (John Patrick Carswell, 1918–1997), English civil servant and author * John Carswell (bowls) (1887–?), Scottish international lawn bowler * John Caswell (1654 or 1655 – 1712), sometimes John Carswell, English mathematician *Douglas Carswell John Douglas Wilson Carswell (born 3 May 1971) is a British former politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 2005 to 2017, co-founded Vote Leave and currently serves as president and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy. ... (John Douglas Wilson Carswell, born 1971), British Member of Parliament See also * Carswell, a surname {{hndis, Carswell, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Séon Carsuel
Séon Carsuel (Anglicized: ''John Carswell'', modern Scottish Gaelic: ''Seon Carsuail''; c. 1522 – 1572) was a 16th-century Scottish prelate, humanist, and Protestant reformer. Born early in the century, when Carsuel completed his education he joined the service of the Protestant Earl of Argyll, tutoring his son and using his patronage to obtain benefices, most notably becoming Bishop of the Isles in 1565. Standing at over in height, Carsuel was an important figure in the history of Scottish Gaelic, as in 1567 his ''Foirm na n-Urrnuidheadh'', the Gaelic translation of the ''Book of Common Order'', became the first work to be printed in any Goidelic language. Biography Background and early years Carsuel's family probably originated in Wigtownshire, the western part of Galloway, from Corsewall; the Campbell family, rulers of much of Argyll, owned the estate there.Stiùbhart, "Carswell, John éon Carsuel(c.1522–1572)". Additionally, most of Wigtownshire, like Argyll, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carswell (bowls)
John Whitfield J Carswell (1887 - date of death unknown), was a Scottish international lawn bowler. Bowls career He won a bronze medal in the pairs at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, with George Budge. Personal life He was a grain merchant by trade and was born and lived in Dalbeattie Dalbeattie (, sco, Dawbeattie, gd, Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch' or ''Dail'' ''bhàite'' 'drowned (''i.e.'' liable to flood) haugh') is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbea .... References 1887 births Date of death missing Bowls players at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Scottish male bowls players Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{UK-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Caswell
John Caswell (sometimes recorded as John Carswell) (1654 or 1655 – 28 April 1712) was an English mathematician who served as Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford from 1709 until his death. Life and career John Caswell (sometimes recorded as "Carswell"), was from Crewkerne, Somerset, and he matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford, in March 1671 when he was 16 years old. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1674 and his Master of Arts in 1677. He was a pupil of John Wallis, Savilian Professor of Geometry from 1649 until his death in 1703. He worked with the cartographer John Adams on the survey of England and Wales that Adams began in the late 17th century. In 1709, he became Savilian Professor of Astronomy, and also served as vice-principal of Hart Hall, Oxford. He was acquainted with the Scottish mathematician Robert Simson and provided a supporting testimonial when Simson was under consideration for appointment as Professor of Mathematics at the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Carswell
John Douglas Wilson Carswell (born 3 May 1971) is a British former politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 2005 to 2017, co-founded Vote Leave and currently serves as president and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy. As a member of the Conservative Party, Carswell was first elected as the MP for Harwich in 2005 and then for Clacton in 2010. In August 2014, he changed his political allegiance to the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and announced his resignation as an MP. He stood in the subsequent by-election and was returned under his new affiliation, becoming the first elected MP for UKIP. He stated that he was joining UKIP out of a desire to see "fundamental change in British politics" and because he believed "many of those at the top of the Conservative Party are simply not on our side. They aren't serious about the change that Britain so desperately needs." In 2016, Carswell said that he had "jumped ship with the express goal of changing the image of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |