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John Chubb (political Scientist)
John Chubb may refer to: * John Chubb (artist) 1746–1818, English amateur artist of Bridgwater, Somerset. * John Chubb (locksmith) (1816–1872), English locksmith and inventor * John Chubb (political scientist), see EdisonLearning * John Chubb of the Chubb baronets * John D. Chubb, architect, see Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library The Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, located at 317 Main Street in Ishpeming, Michigan, is the second oldest Carnegie Library in the Upper Peninsula. It was authorized in 1901 and opened in 1904. It was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site o ... See also * Chubb (other) {{hndis, Chubb, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Chubb (artist)
John Chubb (1746-1818) was an amateur artist from Bridgwater in the English county of Somerset. He was born in 1746. His parents were Jonathan Chubb (1715-1805), a Bridgwater timber and wine merchant, and his wife Mary Morley, (1715-1787). John did not become a professional artist, but kept his work private. He helped run the family business, and took an active part in town politics in the Whig cause, and was Mayor of Bridgwater in 1788. He was active in the local campaign to abolish the Slave Trade. Biography of the Chubb family Jonathan Chubb (1715-1805) was the son of James Chubb (born 1691?) and his wife Elinor Venicot. He was related to the family of Thomas Chubb The Deist, and through his mother to the mother of the actress and author Mary Robinson (poet). Jonathan Chubb was a merchant, importing wine, timber, coopers' supplies such as barrel staves and also builders' supplies such as glass and tiles. He married Mary Morley (1715-1787) of North Petherton, and she had links w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Chubb (locksmith)
John Chubb (10 December 1816 – 30 October 1872), was an English locksmith and inventor who patented many improvements to locks, safes and strong rooms. He succeeded his father Charles Chubb, who had founded the family company of Chubb & Son. He wrote an important paper on locks and keys, for which he was awarded the Telford Medal in 1850 by the Institution of Civil Engineers The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is an independent professional association for civil engineers and a charitable body in the United Kingdom. Based in London, ICE has over 92,000 members, of whom three-quarters are located in the UK, whi .... He had married twice. His three sons John, George and Henry succeeded him in running the business, of whom George became Baron Hayter of Chislehurst in 1928. References 1816 births 1872 deaths 19th-century British inventors Locksmiths English non-fiction writers English male non-fiction writers 19th-century English male writers Businesspeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Chubb (political Scientist)
John Chubb may refer to: * John Chubb (artist) 1746–1818, English amateur artist of Bridgwater, Somerset. * John Chubb (locksmith) (1816–1872), English locksmith and inventor * John Chubb (political scientist), see EdisonLearning * John Chubb of the Chubb baronets * John D. Chubb, architect, see Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library The Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, located at 317 Main Street in Ishpeming, Michigan, is the second oldest Carnegie Library in the Upper Peninsula. It was authorized in 1901 and opened in 1904. It was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site o ... See also * Chubb (other) {{hndis, Chubb, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EdisonLearning
EdisonLearning Inc., formerly known as Edison Schools Inc., is a for- profit education management organization for public schools in the United States and the United Kingdom. Edison is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. School districts hire the company to manage schools, particularly new charter schools. In 2015, Edison managed schools enrolling 10,417 students. They also hire it to provide more limited services such as testing, summer school and tutoring. History The company was founded in 1992 as the Edison Project, largely the brainchild of Chris Whittle. Other people involved were Tom Ingram (campaign manager and chief of staff to Lamar Alexander Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from ..., who was a former Governor of Tennessee and United States Secretary of Educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chubb Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Chubb, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The Chubb Baronetcy, of Newlands, in the parish of Chislehurst in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 June 1900. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Hayter. The Chubb Baronetcy, of Stonehenge in the County of Wiltshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 17 September 1919 for Cecil Chubb Sir Cecil Herbert Edward Chubb, 1st Baronet (14 April 1876 – 22 September 1934), was the last private owner of Stonehenge prehistoric monument, Wiltshire, which he donated to the British government in 1918. Early life and education Chubb was ..., the last private owner of Stonehenge. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1957. Chubb baronets, of Newlands (1900) * see the Baron Hayter Chubb baronets, of Stonehenge (1919) * Sir Cecil Herbert Edward Chubb, 1st B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John D
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library
The Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, located at 317 Main Street in Ishpeming, Michigan, is the second oldest Carnegie Library in the Upper Peninsula. It was authorized in 1901 and opened in 1904. It was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site on January 18, 1980. The library is a Neoclassical Revival building and was designed by architect John D. Chubb. The library's website is http://uproc.lib.mi.us/ish/ and lists its current hours, programs, and services. The library was one of many real locations in Ishpeming used in the Otto Preminger film ''Anatomy of a Murder''; it stands in for the law library of the court room where much of the film takes place. Retrieved 7 April 2022. See also * |