John Crooke (other)
John Crooke may refer to: *John Croke or Crooke (1553–1620), Speaker of the English House of Commons * John Crooke (musician) in Jolene (band) (founded in 1995) * John Smedley Crooke (1861–1951), British politician See also *John Crook (other), several people *John Crookes John Edward Crookes (7 March 1890 – 8 September 1948) was an English cricketer. Crookes was a right-handed batsman. Crookes made his county cricket debut for Lincolnshirein the 1909 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk. Crookes wou ...

John Croke
Sir John Croke (1553 – 23 January 1620) was an English judge and politician who served as Speaker of the English House of Commons between October and December 1601. He also served as Recorder of London, and won the City of London constituency in his election to the 1601 parliament, being the last Speaker before the death of Elizabeth I, in 1603. Life Croke was born in 1553. His father, also named John, was a knight and a member of Parliament representing the borough of Southampton in 1571, followed by another stint for the county of Buckinghamshire. His mother was named Elizabeth and was a daughter of Alexander Unton, also a knight. Croke spent the early part of his career as a lawyer. He entered the Inner Temple in 1570, and received a call to the bar shortly after, becoming a "distinguished member". He was rewarded for his service as a lawyer with a silver gilt bowl from the Lord Chancellor, Sir Christopher Hatton (d. 1591). Upon his father's death in 1584, he was deeded ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

John Crooke (musician)
John Crooke may refer to: * John Croke or Crooke (1553–1620), Speaker of the English House of Commons * John Crooke (musician) in Jolene (band) (founded in 1995) * John Smedley Crooke (1861–1951), British politician See also *John Crook (other), several people *John Crookes John Edward Crookes (7 March 1890 – 8 September 1948) was an English cricketer. Crookes was a right-handed batsman. Crookes made his county cricket debut for Lincolnshirein the 1909 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk. Crookes wou ...

Jolene (band)
Jolene was an alternative rock band based in North Carolina, often described as alt-country. Members * Dave Burris - guitar, backing vocals, keyboards * John Crooke - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion * Mike Kennerly - drums, percussion * Rodney Lanier - keyboards, pedal steel guitar * Mike Mitschele - bass guitar, bass synth, programming History After discovering a cassette copy of R.E.M.'s ''Fables of the Reconstruction'', John Crooke was inspired to form a band with his cousin Dave Burris, and two long-time friends, Mike Kennerly and Mike Mitschele. After touring for six months, Jolene was spotted at a show in Nashville and signed to Memphis-based independent label Ardent Records, where they recorded their debut LP, '' Hell's Half Acre'', released in 1996. Jolene signed with the major label Sire Records eighteen months later. With Sire, they released their second LP '' In The Gloaming'' in 1998. The band expanded to a five-piece during this time, with the addition of ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

John Smedley Crooke
Sir John Smedley Crooke (1861 – 13 October 1951) was a British politician. He was Conservative Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ... (MP) for Birmingham Deritend from 1922 to 1929, and from 1931 to 1945. An annual football tournament named the Smedley Crooke Memorial Charity Cup was set up in his name to raise money for blind and visually impaired people. A street in Hopwood, Worcestershire also bears his name. References External links * 1861 births 1951 deaths UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Knights Bachelor {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1860s-stub ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

John Crook (other)
John Crook may refer to: * John Crook (ethologist) (1930–2011), British ethologist and Buddhist * John Crook (conductor) (1847–1922), English conductor and composer * John Crook (politician) (1895–1970), Australian politician * John Crook (bishop) (born 1940), Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, 1999–2006 * John Crook (classicist) (1921–2007) See also *John Crooke (other) John Crooke may refer to: *John Croke or Crooke (1553–1620), Speaker of the English House of Commons * John Crooke (musician) in Jolene (band) (founded in 1995) * John Smedley Crooke (1861–1951), British politician See also *John Crook (disamb ... * John Crooks (other) {{hndis, Crook, John ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]