John Colvin (politician)
John Colvin may refer to: *John Russell Colvin (1807–1857), former lieutenant governor of India *John O. Colvin (born 1946), U.S. Tax Court judge *John Colvin (diplomat) (1922–2003), British Ambassador - Outer Mongolia * John Colvin (politician), South Dakota legislator (1895–1898) and Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1897–1898) *Jack Colvin, American character actor *John Colvin (engineer) Lieutenant-Colonel John Colvin (20 August 1794 – 27 April 1871) was a British engineer who served the East India Company in India, and who is mainly remembered for his role in constructing canals in northern India. Colvin was born in Glasgo ...

John Russell Colvin
John Russell Colvin (29 May 1807 – 9 September 1857) was a British administrator of the East India Company, and Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces from 1853 until his death from cholera during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Biography Colvin was born in Calcutta, then part of the Bengal Presidency, the second son and fourth child of James Colvin (born 1768), a merchant with Colvin, Bazett & Co. of London and Calcutta. The Colvin family were a prominent Anglo-Indian family of Scottish descent. He was educated at the East India Company College in Hertfordshire, England and entered the service of the British East India Company in 1826. In 1836 he became private secretary to Lord Auckland at the time of the First Anglo-Afghan War of 1837, and named his son after him. From 1846-49, Colvin served as Commissioner of Tenasserim, in British (Lower) Burma. In 1853 Lord Dalhousie appointed him lieutenant-governor of the North-West Provinces of India. In 1857, a ...
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John O
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 John ...
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John Colvin (diplomat)
John Horace Ragnar Colvin, CMG (18 June 1922 – 4 October 2003) was a British sailor, intelligence officer, banker and military historian. Family The Colvin family had a long history of service to Queen and country, both in the military and administration. John Horace Ragnar Colvin was the son of Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin; the grandson of Clement Sneyd Colvin; and the great-grandson of John Russell Colvin, lieutenant-governor of the North-West Provinces of British India during the mutiny of 1857, who had ten children and founded a dynasty of Empire-builders. Relatives included Walter Mytton and Auckland, also lieutenant-governor of the North-West Provinces and Oudh. Brenda Colvin (1897–1981) was an important landscape architect, author of standard works in the field and a force behind its professionalisation. Sidney Colvin was a critic, curator, and great friend of Robert Louis Stevenson. Colvin married twice. His first marriage was to Anne Manifold in 1948, which ended in ...
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John Colvin (politician)
John Colvin may refer to: *John Russell Colvin (1807–1857), former lieutenant governor of India *John O. Colvin (born 1946), U.S. Tax Court judge *John Colvin (diplomat) (1922–2003), British Ambassador - Outer Mongolia * John Colvin (politician), South Dakota legislator (1895–1898) and Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1897–1898) *Jack Colvin, American character actor *John Colvin (engineer) Lieutenant-Colonel John Colvin (20 August 1794 – 27 April 1871) was a British engineer who served the East India Company in India, and who is mainly remembered for his role in constructing canals in northern India. Colvin was born in Glasgo ...

South Dakota House Of Representatives
The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 70 members, two from each legislative district. Two of the state's 35 legislative districts, Districts 26 and 28, are each subdivided into two single-member districts (26A/26B and 28A/28B). The South Dakota House of Representatives meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation .... Composition :''92nd Legislature (2019)'' Leadership Members of the House Past composition of the House of Representatives See also * South Dakota Senate References {{Authority control Pierre, South Dakota State lower houses in the United States South Dakota Legislature ...
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Jack Colvin
Jack Colvin (October 13, 1934 – December 1, 2005) was an American character actor of theatre, film and TV. He is best known for the role of the tabloid reporter Jack McGee in ''The Incredible Hulk'' television franchise (1977–82). Early life Colvin was born in Lyndon, Kansas, south of Topeka, Kansas. He began his stage career as a child performer. At age seventeen, Colvin became a private student of Michael Chekhov. Career Although he appeared in hundreds of films and television shows, he always returned to the theatre. His stage roles include Marchbanks in Shaw's '' Candida'', Mercutio in ''Romeo and Juliet'', Morgan Evans in '' The Corn Is Green'', Algernon in ''The Importance of Being Earnest'', Constantin in ''The Seagull'', and Edmund in '' Long Day's Journey into Night''. His film credits include '' Scorpio'' (1973), '' The Stone Killer'' (1973), ''The Terminal Man'' (1974), '' Rooster Cogburn'' (1975) and '' Child's Play'' (1988) among others. His partner ...
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