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John Colville (Virginia Politician)
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John Colville may refer to: *Sir John Colville (died 1394) (1337–1394), MP for Cambridgeshire * John Colville, 9th Lord Colville of Culross (1768–1849), Royal Navy officer *John Colville (c. 1540–1605), Commissioner to the Scots Parliament for Stirling, clergyman, judge, spy, outlaw and writer * John Colville (Liberal politician) (1852–1901), father of Lord Clydesmuir, MP for North East Lanarkshire * John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir (1894–1954), Scottish Conservative politician, Governor of Bombay 1943–1948 * Jock Colville (1915–1987), English civil servant and diarist See also *Sir John Coleville, a character in Shakespeare's play '' Henry IV, Part 2'' *Colville (surname) Colville is a surname of Hiberno-Norman origin, that means somebody originating from one of the places called Colleville (other), Colleville in Normandy, France. Notable people with the surname include: * Alex Colville (1920–2013), Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Colville (died 1394)
Sir John Colville (c. 1337 – 1394), of Newton, Cambridgeshire and Walsoken, Norfolk, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Cambridgeshire in January 1377, April 1384, 1385, November 1390 and 1393. References 1337 births 1394 deaths John 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 * Secon ... English MPs January 1377 People from Walsoken English MPs April 1384 English MPs 1385 English MPs November 1390 English MPs 1393 {{14thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Colville, 9th Lord Colville Of Culross
Admiral John Colville, 9th Lord Colville of Culross (15 March 1768 – 22 October 1849), styled Master of Colville from 1786 to 1811, was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Cork Station. Naval career Colville was the second son of John Colville, 8th Lord Colville of Culross, and his wife Amelia Webber. He joined the Royal Navy in December 1775 and saw action in the fourth-rate during the American Revolutionary War. He took part in the Battle of the Saintes in April 1782. He also saw action, while serving as first lieutenant in , a 36-gun fifth-rate frigate, in the capture of Martinique in March 1794 and at the capture of Guadeloupe in April 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. Later that year he took part in the destruction of the French frigate ''Volontaire''. Colville became commanding officer of the fourth-rate in October 1804, shortly before it was wrecked by incompetent pilots in November 1804, and then became commanding officer of the third-rat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Colville (c
John Colville may refer to: *Sir John Colville (died 1394) (1337–1394), MP for Cambridgeshire *John Colville, 9th Lord Colville of Culross (1768–1849), Royal Navy officer * John Colville (c. 1540–1605), Commissioner to the Scots Parliament for Stirling, clergyman, judge, spy, outlaw and writer *John Colville (Liberal politician) (1852–1901), father of Lord Clydesmuir, MP for North East Lanarkshire *John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir (1894–1954), Scottish Conservative politician, Governor of Bombay 1943–1948 *Jock Colville Sir John Rupert Colville, CB, CVO (28 January 1915 – 19 November 1987) was a British civil servant. He is best known for his diaries, which provide an intimate view of number 10 Downing Street during the wartime Premiership of Winston Churchi ... (1915–1987), English civil servant and diarist See also *Sir John Coleville, a character in Shakespeare's play '' Henry IV, Part 2'' * Colville (surname) {{hndis, Colville, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Colville (Liberal Politician)
John Colville JP (Glasgow 3 July 1852 – Motherwell 22 August 1901) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician. Colville was born in Glasgow in 1852, and educated at Hamilton and Gartsherrie Academies. He was head of the firm of David Colville & Sons at Motherwell, iron and steel manufacturers. He was elected Provost of Motherwell in 1888, a position he held until 1895, and served as Commissioner of Supply, a justice of the peace and a county councillor of Lanarkshire. He was also president of Lanarkshire Christian Union. In 1895 Colville was elected a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for North-East Lanarkshire. He was re-elected with a larger majority in 1900 and served until his death the following year aged 49. Personal life He married on August 31, 1885, Christina Marshall Downie, who was an active temperance worker. His son John Colville was also a Member of Parliament, and Secretary of State for Scotland. He was created Baron Clydesmuir Baron Clydesmuir, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir
David John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir, (13 February 1894 – 31 October 1954), was a Scottish Unionist politician, and industrialist. He was director of his family's steel and iron business, David Colville & Sons.Family relative. Early life and education The only son of John Colville MP, of Cleland, Lanarkshire, and Christina Marshall Colville, he was educated at Charterhouse and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He served in World War I with the 6th Battalion of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), and was wounded. Political career He was unsuccessful National Liberal candidate for Motherwell at the 1922 general election. He was unsuccessful again at a by-election in January 1929 for Midlothian and Peebles Northern, but won the seat the general election in May 1929, remaining as the constituency's Member of Parliament (MP) until 1943. He served in the National Government as Parliamentary Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade from 1931 to 1935, as Under-Sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jock Colville
Sir John Rupert Colville, CB, CVO (28 January 1915 – 19 November 1987) was a British civil servant. He is best known for his diaries, which provide an intimate view of number 10 Downing Street during the wartime Premiership of Winston Churchill. Family background Colville came from a politically active and well-connected family, although, as he stated in the introduction to his published diaries, he was the younger son of a younger son and so did not inherit family wealth. His father was the Hon. George Charles Colville, who was secretary of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the younger son of Charles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross, a Conservative politician who served as Master of the Buckhounds and Tory Chief Whip. His mother was Lady Cynthia, a courtier and social worker. She was the daughter of Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe, by his first wife, the former Sibyl Graham, daughter of the Graham Baronets of Netherby. Colville never knew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
