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John Finlay (other)
John Finlay may refer to: *Jack Finlay (1889–1942), Irish hurler for Laois, later TD for Laois-Offaly *Jock Finlay (1882–1933), Scottish footballer *John Baird Finlay (1929–2010), Dominican Republic-born Canadian politician, member of the Canadian House of Commons 1993–2004 *John Finlay (Canadian politician) (1837–1910), Canadian politician, member of the Canadian House of Commons 1904–1908 *John Finlay (Dean of Leighlin) (1842–1921), Irish Dean of Leighlin, 1895–1912 *John Finlay (footballer) (1919–1985), English footballer *John Finlay (fur trader) (1774–1833), Canadian fur trader and explorer with the North West Company *John Finlay (poet) (1782–1810), Scottish poet See also *John Finley (other) *John Findlay (other) 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Finlay
John Finlay (10 June 1889 – 30 September 1942) was an Irish athlete who played hurling for Laois in the 1910s and in later life was a politician. Finlay was born in Ballycuddy, County Laois in 1889. He had a love of hurling from a young age and soon joined his local club Ballygeehan. In 1913 Finlay won a Laois Junior Hurling Championship with the club. They moved to senior level the following year and proceeded to win five county championships in-a-row with Finlay as captain. After winning the county title in 1914 the club had a major say in the selection of the inter-county team for the following year. Finlay was chosen as captain and was joined by his brother Tom Finlay. That year Laois defeated Offaly, Kilkenny and Dublin to win the Leinster Championship. This victory set up an All-Ireland final meeting with Cork, who were red-hot favourites. Laois had no great hurling tradition and this was shown when Cork scored three goals. In the second-half, however, Laois rallied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jock Finlay
John Finlay (19 October 1882 – 31 March 1933) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half for Rangers (where he played only once in the Scottish Football League in his first season as a professional), Airdrieonians (where he became an established top division regular over five years), and Newcastle United (where he was registered as a player for 15 years, though World War I interrupted his career and the last few seasons involved only a handful of appearances – by then he was also working as a trainer for the club, a position he held until 1930). Finlay was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI in 1909, and in 1920 played in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial match, Dundee Courier, 27 March 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baird Finlay
John Baird Finlay (January 29, 1929 – October 17, 2010) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2004. His career had been in the school system, as a teacher and superintendent. Finlay was born in 1929 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He attended John Wanless public school in Toronto (1934–36), then a PNEU school in Croydon. England in 1936. He returned to Toronto in 1937 and attended Hodgson public school until 1942 followed by University of Toronto Schools until 1947. He then studied at Victoria College, Toronto earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1952. His teaching career included terms at Upper Canada College from 1952 to 1954, then in Woodstock, Ontario from 1955 to 1964 except for the 1957–58 school year at Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute (IDCI). He was assistant secretary of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation from 1964 to 1967. He became vice-principal (1967–69) and principal (1970–73) in Woodstock, Ontario, and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Finlay (Canadian Politician)
John Finlay (April 22, 1837 – November 13, 1910) was a Canadian politician. Born in Dummer Township, Peterborough County, Upper Canada, Finlay was educated in the Public Schools of Dummer. A manufacturer, Finlay was Councillor and Reeve of the Village of Norwood and County Councillor. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Peterborough East in the general elections of 1904. A Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ..., he did not run in the 1908 elections. References * The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904 1837 births 1910 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Finlay (Dean Of Leighlin)
John Finlay (27 June 1842 – 12 June 1921) was Dean of Leighlin from 1895 until 1912. Finlay was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1867. He began his ecclesiastical career as a curate in Clonenagh. He was the incumbent at Lorum from 1873 to 1890 when he moved to Carlow. Upon his retirement he moved to Brackley House near Bawnboy, Co. Cavan. He was murdered by the IRA on 12 June 1921 for apparently objecting to his home being burned, to deny it being used to shelter security forces. Eleven members of the IRAs Cavan Brigade were arrested in connection with Finlays murder. There is a memorial to him at St Peter, Templeport Templeport () is a civil parish in the barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. The chief towns in the parish are Bawnboy and Ballymagauran. The large Roman Catholic parish of Templeport containing 42,172 statute acres was split up in the 18t .... Further reading References {{DEFAULTSORT:Finlay, John 1842 births 1921 deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Finlay (footballer)
John Finlay (16 February 1919 – 5 March 1985) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward for Sunderland A.F.C. and Grimsby Town F.C.. Finlay made his debut for Sunderland on 11 September 1946 as a substitute for Sunderland on their 4th match of the season in Division 1 against Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C .... Finlay retired from professional football in November 1946. References 1919 births 1985 deaths People from Birtley, Tyne and Wear Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead Footballers from Tyne and Wear English men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards Sunderland A.F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Finlay (fur Trader)
John Finlay (1774 – December 19, 1833) was a fur trader and explorer with the North West Company.KR Fladmark, "Early fur-trade forts of the Peace River area of British Columbia," BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly, 1985 He is best remembered for establishing the first fur trading post in what is now British Columbia, Canada and for his exploration of the Finlay River, one of the two major rivers forming the Peace River. Finlay was born in Montreal, the son of James Finlay, who himself was a significant player in the western Canadian fur trade. Finlay was apprenticed as a clerk in the North West Company in 1789 at the age of 15. He accompanied Alexander Mackenzie on his historic trip across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean in 1792-93 becoming, with him, the first European to traverse North America. He was placed in charge of the North West Company's Athabasca Department in 1794, and the same year established a trading post at present-day Fort St. John, called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Finlay (poet)
John Finlay (1782–1810) was a Scottish poet. Biography Finlay was born in Glasgow in December 1782. He was educated in one of the academies at Glasgow, and at the age of fourteen entered the university, where he had as a classmate John Wilson (alias 'Christopher North'), who states that he was distinguished "above most of his contemporaries". The prospect of obtaining a situation in one of the public offices led him to visit London in 1807, and while there he contributed to the magazines some articles on antiquarian subjects. Not finding suitable employment he returned to Glasgow in 1808. He began to collect materials for a continuation of Warton's ''History of Poetry'', but in 1810 he left Glasgow to visit Professor Wilson at Ellerlay, Westmoreland; on the way he fell ill at Moffat, and died there on 8 December. Works While only nineteen, and still at the university, Finlay published ''Wallace, or the Vale of Ellerslie, and other Poems'' in 1802, dedicated to ''Mrs. Dunl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Finley (other)
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John Finley may refer to: * John Finley (Finleyville) (1759–1846), pioneer settler of western Pennsylvania *John Park Finley (1854–1943), American tornado expert *John Huston Finley (1863–1940), American academic and editor *John L. Finley (1935–2006), American astronaut *John Finley (musician) (born 1945), Canadian musician * John Michael Finley or J. Michael Finley, American actor, lead role in the 2018 film ''I Can Only Imagine'' See also * John Finlay (other) *John Findlay (other) 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 pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
