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John Findlay (motorcyclist)
John Findlay may refer to: *John Findlay (footballer) (died 1916), Scottish footballer *John Findlay (U.S. politician) (1766–1838), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania *John Findlay (New Zealand politician) (1862–1929), New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party * John M. Findlay, University of Washington faculty member, author, and editor of ''Pacific Northwest Quarterly'' * John Van Lear Findlay (1839–1907), U.S. Representative from Maryland *John Niemeyer Findlay (1903–1987), 20th century philosopher *John Ritchie Findlay (1824–1898), Scottish newspaper proprietor and philanthropist *Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet (1866–1930), Scottish newspaper proprietor and philanthropist, son of the above *John Walter Findlay (1866–1943), member of the Canadian House of Commons *Edmund Findlay (John Edmund Ritchie Findlay, 1902–1962), Scottish politician and MP for Banffshire, full name See also *Findlay baronets *John Finley (other) John Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Findlay (footballer)
John Findlay, also known as Jack Findlay or Jock Findlay (died 25 September 1916), was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Vale of Leven and Airdrieonians as a right half. He also played in the Football League for Newcastle United. Personal life After the outbreak of the First World War, Findlay enlisted as a private in the Scots Guards in Girvan and died of wounds in France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ... on 25 September 1916. He was buried in Bienvillers Military Cemetery. Career statistics References Year of birth missing 1916 deaths Footballers from East Ayrshire Scottish men's footballers English Football League players Men's association football midfielders Newcastle United F.C. players Vale of Lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Findlay (U
John Findlay may refer to: *John Findlay (footballer) (died 1916), Scottish footballer *John Findlay (U.S. politician) (1766–1838), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania *John Findlay (New Zealand politician) (1862–1929), New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party * John M. Findlay, University of Washington faculty member, author, and editor of ''Pacific Northwest Quarterly'' * John Van Lear Findlay (1839–1907), U.S. Representative from Maryland *John Niemeyer Findlay (1903–1987), 20th century philosopher *John Ritchie Findlay (1824–1898), Scottish newspaper proprietor and philanthropist *Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet, (13 January 1866 – 13 April 1930), a Scotsman, was the owner of the business that published ''The Scotsman'', a philanthropist, and later in life Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire. Family and education Joh ... (1866–1930), Scottish newspaper proprietor and philanthropist, son of the above *Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Findlay (New Zealand Politician)
Sir John George Findlay (21 October 1862 – 7 December 1929) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, and was a Cabinet minister from 1906 to 1911. Early life and family Born in Dunedin in 1862, Findlay graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Laws in 1886 and LLD in 1893. He was admitted to the Bar in 1887 and practised as a lawyer first in Palmerston North and later in Wellington. He was appointed King's Counsel in 1907. He and his wife Josephine had three sons: Wilfred, James and Ian. Political career Findlay was one of nine candidates who contested the three-member electorate in the ; he came sixth with 33.7% of the vote. He was active with the Liberal Party and wrote much of its election manifesto for the . When the Attorney-General, Albert Pitt, died in November 1906, there were no suitable members of the legal profession in Parliament. Hence, Joseph Ward appointed Findlay to the Legislative Council on 23 November 1906, and appointed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John M
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 Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Northwest Quarterly
''Pacific Northwest Quarterly'' (commonly referred to as ''PNQ'') is a peer-reviewed academic journal of history that publishes scholarship relating to the Pacific Northwest of the United States, including Alaska, and adjacent areas of western Canada. Founded in 1906 by Edmond S. Meany as the ''Washington Historical Quarterly'', the journal is published by the University of Washington. Editorial offices are located in the UW Department of History. By tradition, the managing editor is a professor in the department. The current managing editor is Bruce Hevly. Editors of the ''Quarterly'' *Edmond S. Meany 1906-1935 *Merrill Jensen 1936-1942 * Charles M. Gates 1943-1963 *Robert E. Burke Robert Emmet Burke (August 1, 1847 – June 5, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Early years Robert Emmet Burke was born near Dadeville, Alabama, and attended nearby public schools. He moved to Jefferson, Texas, in 1866. Military s ... 1963-1986 * Lewis O. Saum 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Van Lear Findlay
John Van Lear Findlay (December 21, 1839 – April 19, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland. Biography Born at Mount Tammany, near Williamsport, Maryland, Findlay was privately tutored, pursued classical studies, and graduated from Princeton College in 1858. He served as member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1861 and 1862. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1869. He served as collector of internal revenue for the third district of Maryland at Baltimore in 1865 and 1866, and was appointed city solicitor for Baltimore in 1876 and served two years. He was orator for Maryland on "Maryland Day" at the United States Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Findlay was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887). He resumed the practice of law, and was appointed a member of the Venezuelan Claims Commission in 1889, and nominated as arbitrator on the Chilean Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Niemeyer Findlay
John Niemeyer Findlay (; 25 November 1903 – 27 September 1987), usually cited as J. N. Findlay, was a South African philosopher. Education and career Findlay read classics and philosophy as a boy and then at the Transvaal University College, (the forerunner of the University of Pretoria). He then received a Rhodes scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford for the years 1924–1926. He completed Oxford's classics course (also known as " Greats") in June 1926, and stayed on for a fragment of a third year before returning to a lectureship appointment in South Africa. He later completed his doctorate in 1933 at Graz, where he studied under Ernst Mally. From 1927 to 1966 he was lecturer or professor of philosophy at Transvaal/University of Pretoria, the University of Otago in New Zealand, Rhodes University College, Grahamstown, the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, King's College, Newcastle, and King's College London. Following retirement from his chair at London (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ritchie Findlay
John Ritchie Findlay (21 October 1824 – 16 October 1898) was a Scottish newspaper owner and philanthropist. Life John Ritchie Findlay was born at Arbroath, Angus, son of Peter Findlay and was educated at Edinburgh University. In 1842, following the failure of his father's drapery business, he moved to Edinburgh and joined the publishing office of the newspaper ''The Scotsman'', co-founded and later solely owned by his great-uncle John Ritchie, with whom he initially lived. After a period as a clerk, he moved to the editorial office. Findlay became a partner in the paper in 1868, and in 1870 inherited the greater part of the property from his great uncle. The large increase in the influence and circulation of the paper was in a great measure due to his activity and direction, and it brought him a fortune, which he spent during his lifetime in public benefaction. He presented to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, opened in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet
Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet, (13 January 1866 – 13 April 1930), a Scotsman, was the owner of the business that published ''The Scotsman'', a philanthropist, and later in life Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire. Family and education John Ritchie Findlay was born in Edinburgh, the eldest son of J. Ritchie Findlay, of Aberlour, and Susan (née Leslie). His father was a great-nephew of the founder of ''The Scotsman'', so on his father's death in 1898, he became the principal partner in Messrs. John Ritchie and Co., the proprietors and publishers of ''The Scotsman'' and its associated newspapers. He was educated first at Mr Oliphant's School on Charlotte Square then the Edinburgh Collegiate School before going to Harrow School in 1879, where he was a contemporary of Stanley Baldwin and of John Galsworthy. From Harrow he passed to Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated MA with double honours, in Natural Science and in ''Literae Humaniores''. Edinburgh University l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walter Findlay
John Walter Findlay (12 February 1866 – 1 August 1943) was a Progressive party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Portage-du-Fort, Quebec and became a farmer. From 1915 to 1917, Findlay served as a councillor of Brant Township, Ontario. From 1918 to 1921, he was deputy reeve of that township. He was elected to Parliament at the Bruce South riding in the 1921 general election. After serving his only federal term, the 14th Canadian Parliament, Findlay was defeated by Walter Allan Hall Walter Allan Hall (24 August 1867 – 4 August 1944) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Cromarty, Ontario and became a physician. Hall attended public school at Salem, Ontario, secondary school ... of the Liberals. External links * 1866 births 1943 deaths Canadian farmers Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Ontario municipal councillors Progressive Party of Canada MPs {{Ontari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Findlay
Sir (John) Edmund (Ritchie) Findlay, 2nd Baronet FRSE (14 June 1902 – 6 September 1962) was a Scottish politician and baronet. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Banffshire from 1935 to 1945. Life He was the eldest son of Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet, and Dame Harriet Findlay ( DBE) (born Harriet Jane Backhouse). He was educated at Harrow School and then attended university at Balliol College, Oxford, graduating BA. He married Margaret Jean Graham. Like his father and grandfather, John Ritchie Findlay, he was proprietor of ''The Scotsman'' newspaper. He succeeded his father to the baronetcy in 1930 and was in turn succeeded by his brother, Lt.-Col. Roland Lewis Findlay. In 1932, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were James Watt, Robert Grant, Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer and James Hartley Ashworth. He was Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for Banffshire from 1935 to 1945. In 1953, he sold ''The Scotsman'' newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Findlay Baronets
The Findlay Baronetcy, of Aberlour in the County of Banff, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on for the newspaper proprietor and philanthropist Sir John Ritchie Findlay. He was the eldest son of John Ritchie Findlay. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He sat as member of parliament for Banffshire. On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the third Baronet. The title became extinct on the latter's death in . James Leslie Findlay, younger brother of the first Baronet, was an architect. Findlay baronets, of Aberlour (1925) *Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet, (13 January 1866 – 13 April 1930), a Scotsman, was the owner of the business that published ''The Scotsman'', a philanthropist, and later in life Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire. Family and education Joh ... (1866–1930) * Sir (John) Edmund Ritchie Findlay, 2nd Baronet (1902–1962) *Sir Roland Lewis Findlay, 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
