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John Eaton
John Eaton may refer to: * John Eaton (divine) (born 1575), English divine *John Eaton (pirate) (fl. 1683–1686), English buccaneer *Sir John Craig Eaton (1876–1922), Canadian businessman *John Craig Eaton II (born 1937), Canadian businessman and grandson of Sir John Craig Eaton *John David Eaton (1909–1973), Canadian businessman *John Eaton (politician) (1790–1856), American politician and diplomat from Tennessee *John Eaton (composer) (1935–2015), American composer *John Eaton (pianist) (born 1934), American music teacher and pianist * John Eaton (educator) (1829–1906), U.S. Commissioner of education * Jack Eaton (1888–1968), American film producer and director * John Eaton (Royal Navy officer) (1902–1981), British admiral * John Eaton (cricketer) (1902–1972), English cricketer who played for Sussex * John P. Eaton (1926–2021), American author See also *John Etton (died 1433), MP for Yorkshire *John Eatton Le Conte John Eatton Le Conte, Jr. (sometimes John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Eaton (divine)
John Eaton (1575–1641) was an English Anglicanism#Anglican divines, divine and Antinomian. Along with Tobias Crisp, Eaton is considered one of the most important Antinomians of the 17th century. He is the author of ''The Honeycombe of Free Justificaiton''. Early life Eaton, born in Kent in or about 1575, was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, where he became the first recipient of the newly founded Blount exhibition in 1590. He proceeded B.A. 16 February 1595, and M.A. 7 July 1603. After serving several curacies, including that of St. Catherine, Coleman Street, London, he was presented about 1604 to the vicarage of Wickham Market, Suffolk, where he continued for fifteen years, 'being accounted by all the neighbouring ministers a grand Antinomian, if not one of the founders of the sect so called'. Mid-life Eaton, though undoubtedly much of a fanatic, made an excellent vicar; 'in a few years the parish was generally reformed: insomuch that most children of twelve years old were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Eaton (pirate)
John Eaton ( fl. 1682-1686) was an English buccaneer and pirate active off the coasts of Spanish Central and South America. He circumnavigated the world before returning to England. History Originally a merchant captain, Eaton commanded the 80-man, 250 ton, 20-gun ''Nicholas'' out of London when he sailed for Danish St. Thomas in 1683. After a visit to Cape Verde and a raiding spree along the Brazilian coast (including time spent alongside pirate George Bond), Eaton rounded the Strait of Magellan in early 1684. It was there he met the ''Cygnet'' under Charles Swan, who tried to conduct legitimate trade with the Spanish before turning to piracy. ''Nicholas'' soon met with the ''Bachelor's Delight'' under John Cook (who soon died and was replaced by Edward Davis) and separated from ''Cygnet''. Eaton and Davis sailed together for several months, attacking Spanish shipping off Peru and other settlements. They met at Cocos Island, La Plata, and Juan Fernandez before Davis sail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Craig Eaton
Sir John Craig Eaton (April 28, 1876 – March 30, 1922) was a Canadian businessman and a member of the prominent Eaton family. Life and career He was born in Toronto, Ontario, the youngest son of department store magnate Timothy Eaton and his wife, Margaret Wilson Beattie. He married Flora McCrea in 1901, and they had six children: Timothy Craig, John David, Edgar Allison, Gilbert McCrea, Florence Mary, and Evlyn (adopted). In 1905, weeks after laying the final stone at the new store at the corner of Portage and Donald in Winnipeg, John Craig (aka 'Jack') participated in several automobile races, successfully lowering the 5-mile record driving a Packard. He didn't appear to race again after 1905, but his grandson, George Eaton inherited not only the family business, but also the racing gene. Upon the death of his father in 1907, he inherited five million dollars and the T. Eaton Company. He became its president at this time, and the company flourished under his control. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Craig Eaton II
John Craig Eaton II (born May 30, 1937, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian philanthropist and former businessman who is a member of the prominent Eaton family. Family and career He is the great-grandson of Timothy Eaton, founder of the former Eaton's department store. He is married to his third wife, Sally Horsfall Eaton, a philanthropist and former registered nurse. He is the grandson of Sir John Craig Eaton, and the son of John David Eaton and Signy Hildur Stefansson Eaton. He is the brother of George Ross Eaton, Thor Edgar Eaton, and Fredrik Stefan Eaton. In his youth, Eaton attended Upper Canada College. He started working in the family business at Eaton's in 1954, becoming a director in 1967 and being appointed chairman of the board in 1969. The company went bankrupt in 1999 and was purchased by Sears Canada, which also subsequently went bankrupt. He is a supporter of Ducks Unlimited Canada and served as its president from 1990 to 1991. Eaton served as chancellor of Rye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John David Eaton
John David Eaton (4 October 1909 – 4 August 1973) was a Canadian businessman and a member of the prominent Eaton family (Toronto), Eaton family. He was the second son of Sir John Craig Eaton and Flora Eaton, Lady Eaton of Toronto, Ontario. He was married to Signy Stefansson Eaton, Signy Stefansson, and they had four sons. John David's grandfather was Timothy Eaton, founder of the Eaton's department store business. John David's father, Sir John, took on the role of president of the company after the founder died in 1907. Life and career John David grew up in Toronto on a large estate overlooking the city, which was called Ardwold. His mother, Lady Eaton, was a Toronto society matron and hosted many major functions at Ardwold. Sir John died of pneumonia in 1922 at the age of 45. Since none of his children were old enough to take over the company at his death, Sir John's cousin (and Timothy Eaton's nephew), Robert Young Eaton, took over the presidency, a position which Lady Eaton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Eaton (politician)
John Henry Eaton (June 18, 1790November 17, 1856) was an American politician and diplomat from Tennessee who served as U.S. Senator and as Secretary of War in the administration of Andrew Jackson. He was 28 years, 4 months, and 29 days old when he entered the Senate, making him the youngest U.S. Senator in history. Eaton was a lawyer in Tennessee who became part of a network that supported the political campaigns of Andrew Jackson. He also served in the militia as a major, and during the War of 1812 became an aide to Jackson; Eaton served with Jackson in all his wartime campaigns and battles, including the Battle of New Orleans. After serving in the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1815 and 1816, in 1818 Eaton was elected to the United States Senate, though he had not yet reached the constitutionally mandated age of 30. Following Jackson's election to the presidency in 1828, Eaton resigned his Senate seat to join Jackson's cabinet as Secretary of War. Eaton and his wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Eaton (composer)
John Charles Eaton (March 30, 1935 – December 2, 2015) was an American composer. Born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Eaton attended Princeton University, where he graduated in 1957. He later lived in Rome (1957–68), returning to Princeton to earn a PhD in 1970. He subsequently held faculty appointments at Indiana University (1970–92) and the University of Chicago (1989–99). Eaton was a prominent composer of microtonal music, and worked with Paul Ketoff and Robert Moog during the 1960s in developing several types of synthesizer. Notably, he was involved in the development, use, and ultimately unsuccessful commercialization of the SynKet. He devised a compositional genre called ''pocket opera'', operas scored for a small cast of vocalists and a chamber group, and composed such pocket opera works as ''Peer Gynt'', ''Let's Get This Show on the Road'', and ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''. His operas include '' The Cry of Clytaemnestra'' (1980), a re-telling of some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Eaton (pianist)
John Livingston Eaton (born May 29, 1934, Washington, D.C.) is an American pianist, musicologist, humorist, educator and interpreter of jazz and American popular music. He is "considered one of the foremost interpreters of American music." Early life Eaton was born in Washington, D.C. He first learned about jazz from his father, a journalist who played the piano every evening after work. He attended Yale University where he studied with renowned classical teacher Alexander Lipsky. There, he was a member of the social and literary fraternity St. Anthony Hall. He graduated from Yale University in 1956. Career Eaton started playing music in the late 1960s. He played in the house trio of Blues Alley, playing with the touring stars who needed a backing band for three years. He also played piano in hotel lounges. In 1988, he was named to the Steinway Concert Artist roster. Also in 1988, Eaton has performed as headliner in the East Room of the White House for President Reagan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Eaton (educator)
John Eaton, Jr. (December 5, 1829 – February 9, 1906) was an American educator who served as the U.S. Commissioner of Education and a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War. On March 12, 1866, the United States Senate confirmed his January 13, 1866 nomination for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865. Early life and education Eaton was born in Sutton, New Hampshire, and attended Thetford Academy in Vermont. He was the eldest of nine children and his father was a farmer. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1854, studied at Andover Theological Seminary, and was ordained in 1862 to the Presbyterian ministry. He had to teach all four years he was in college in order to pay his board and tuition. He received a Master of Arts and Legum Doctor from Rutgers University. Career Civil War Eaton entered the American Civil War as a chaplain of the 27th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on August 15, 1861.Eicher, John H., an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Eaton
Jack Eaton (June 16, 1888 – December 4, 1968) was an American film producer and director. He produced 78 films between 1918 and 1953. He also directed 38 films between 1918 and 1953. He was nominated for five Academy Awards, all for Best Short Subject, winning once, in 1950, for '' Aquatic House Party''. He died in Mystic, Connecticut. Eaton's short film ''White Rhapsody'' was preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in conjunction with the UCLA Film and Television Archive, in 2013. Selected filmography * ''Amphibious Fighters ''Amphibious Fighters'' is a 1943 short directed by Jack Eaton. In 1944, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (One-Reel) at the 16th Academy Awards. Cast * Ted Husing Edward Britt Husing (November 27, 1901 – August 10, 1962) was an Amer ...'' (1943) * '' Aquatic House Party'' (1949) References External links * 1888 births 1968 deaths People from Mystic, Connecticut Film directors from Connecticut Film producers from Connecticu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Eaton (Royal Navy Officer)
Vice Admiral (Royal Navy), Vice Admiral Sir John Willson Musgrave Eaton, (3 November 1902 – 21 July 1981) was a Royal Navy officer who served as North America and West Indies Station, Commander-in-Chief America and West Indies Station from 1955 to 1956. Naval career Eaton joined the Royal Navy in 1916 and served in the First World War. After the war he served in destroyers and then in submarines. Eaton served in the Second World War and commanded the destroyers HMS Venetia, HMS ''Venetia'', HMS Mohawk (F31), HMS ''Mohawk'', HMS Somali (F33), HMS ''Somali'' and HMS Eskimo (F75), HMS ''Eskimo''. After the war he became Captain of the cruiser and then Captain of the training school HMS St Vincent (Gosport shore establishment), HMS ''St Vincent''. He was appointed Director at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, Royal Navy Staff College, Greenwich in 1949, Commander Australian Fleet, Flag Officer commanding HM Australian Fleet in 1951 and Flag Officer commanding the Reserve Fleet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Eaton (cricketer)
Vivian John Eaton (19 June 1902 – 31 December 1972) was an English cricketer active from 1926 to 1946 who played for Sussex. He was born in Steyning and died in Brighton. He appeared in 36 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman and wicketkeeper The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being watchful of the batsman and ready to take a catch, stump the batsman out and run out a batsman when occasion arises. Th .... He scored 465 runs with a highest score of 44 and claimed 52 catches with 29 stumpings. Notes 1902 births 1972 deaths English cricketers Sussex cricketers {{england-cricket-bio-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
