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John Houston (boxer)
John Houston is the name of: *Sir John Houston, 2nd Baronet, of that Ilk, was Commissioner for Stirlingshire and for Renfrewshire *Sir John Houston, 3rd Baronet (died 1722), his son, MP for Linlithgowshire *John Houston (immigrant) (1690–1754), Scottish-Irish immigrant to Colonial America, great-grandfather of Sam Houston * John Houston (doctor) (1802–1845), Irish-British doctor * John Houston (New Zealand writer) (1891–1962), New Zealand historian and writer * John Houston (newspaperman) (1850–1910), Pioneer newspaperman and politician from British Columbia, Canada * John Houston (painter) (1930–2008), Scottish painter * John Houston (skier), Canadian para-alpine skier * John A. Houston (born 1952), U.S. federal judge *John Caroll Houston IV (1842–1918), settler and three-term mayor of Eau Gallie, Florida * John Mills Houston (1890–1975), U.S. Representative from Kansas *John W. Houston (1814–1896), U.S. Representative from Delaware *John Houston (rugby union) Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Houston, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Houstoun of that Ilk, 2nd Baronet (or Houston; died December 1717) was a member of the Parliament of Scotland for Renfrewshire from 1685 to 1686 and 1702 to 1707 and for Stirlingshire Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling, gd, Siorrachd Sruighlea) is a historic county and registration countyRegisters of Scotland. Publications, leaflets, Land Register Counties. of Scotland. Its county town is Stirling. It borders Perth ... in 1689 then from 1689 to 1702. He was the son of Sir Patrick Houstoun, 1st Baronet of that Ilk, who he succeeded to the baronetcy in 1696. Sir John married Lady Anne (3 March 1671 – April 1738), daughter of John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort and Sophia, daughter of Robert Maitland. She was the heiress of Lundin. Their son and his successor, Sir John Houston, 3rd Baronet of that Ilk, M.P. Notes References Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1685–1686 Members of the Convention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Houston, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Houston, 3rd Baronet (or Houstoun; died 1722), of Houstoun, Renfrew, and Glasgow, Lanarkshire, was a Scottish Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1715. He was a Jacobite. Biography Houston was the only son of Sir John Houston, 2nd Baronet, of Houston, Renfrewshire, and his wife Anne Drummond, daughter of John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort. He was educated at Glasgow. In 1717, he succeeded his father to the baronetcy in 1717. Houston was elected as Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire at a by-election on 22 December 1708. He was returned again at the 1710 British general election. At the 1713 British general election he was defeated in the poll, but was seated on petition on 8 April 1714 He was a Commissary of Glasgow by 1714. .D. W. HaytonHOUSTOUN (HOUSTON), John (d. 1722), of Houstoun, Renfrew, and Glasgow, Lanark.in ''The History of Parliament The History of Parliament is a project to write a complete history of the United Kingdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Houston (immigrant)
John Houston (1689 or 1690 – 1754), of Scottish-Irish heritage, immigrated from Ireland to Colonial America in the 1730s. During the voyage they learned that the ship's captain planned on robbing the wealthy passengers of their gold sovereigns. They took control of the vessel and sailed to Philadelphia. After living a number of years in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Houston moved his family and established a plantation in what is now Rockbridge County, Virginia. His great grandson was Sam Houston. Background During the British Civil War, also known as the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the Houstons and other Presbyterians immigrated from Scotland and settled in Ulster. The great migration from Scotland to Ireland occurred between 1640 and 1670. Houston descends from baronets (Sir Patrick Houstoun, 1st Baronet). Sir John Houston, a baron, built a castle near Johnstone, Scotland and received an estate near what is now known as Hughstown, in Renfrew, Scotland. Biography Houston, given hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Houston (doctor)
John Houston (1802 – 30 July 1845) was an Irish doctor and anatomist.Creighton, Charles . "Houston, John (1802–1845)." Rev. Michael Bevan. In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004. Online ed., edited by David Cannadine, 2004. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13874 Early life Houston was born in 1802 in what is now Northern Ireland. He was the eldest son of a Presbyterian minister but was adopted by his maternal uncle, Joseph Taylor, who was an army doctor. Taylor offered to fund Houston's education and on 13 January 1819 Houston moved to Dublin as apprentice to John Shekleton, a surgeon and curator at the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). Houston completed his apprenticeship in 1824, passing his final examinations and receiving his ''letters testimonial''. On 19 June 1826, he was elected a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland days after the sudden death of his men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Houston (New Zealand Writer)
John Houston (1891 – 20 June 1962) was a New Zealand historian and writer who specialised in the history of Taranaki Māori, and of the Taranaki land wars. He spent 30 years studying and recording Māori history and lore, the result of which was the posthumously published ''Maori Life in Old Taranaki'' (1965). Other works included ''Turi of the Aotea canoe'' (1933) and the ''Encyclopedia of New Zealand'' biography of Kimball Bent (1966). In the 1961 Queen's Birthday Honours, Houston was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ..., for services to the community in Taranaki. References *Te Ao HouA Book on Taranaki History: Maori Life in Old Taranaki March 1966 *Te Runanga o Ngati Ruanui: Te Pou KoreroRegistratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Houston (newspaperman)
John Houston (November 1850–March 8, 1910) was a newspaper publisher and politician in British Columbia. Newspaper publisher Born in Alton, Canada West (now Ontario), Houston's career as a newspaper publisher in British Columbia spanned twenty-two years, beginning in 1888 in the town of Donald. Later he would publish newspapers in New Westminster, Nelson, Rossland and Prince Rupert. His last paper would be printed in 1910 at South Fort George. John was married, though his wife, Edith May Keeley, didn't follow him on his constant ramblings throughout the province and stayed at their mansion in Nelson. First mayor of Nelson John Houston was the first mayor of Nelson, British Columbia and served from 1897 to 1905. Political career John Houston was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for West Kootenay-Nelson from 1900 to 1903 and Nelson City from 1903 until 1907. During this time, he became well known for being a working-man's advocate and he often spoke agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Houston (painter)
John Houston, (1 April 1930 – 27 September 2008) was a Scottish painter. Houston was born in Buckhaven, Fife, raised in nearby Windygates, and educated at Buckhaven High School and Edinburgh College of Art. An early career as a semi-professional footballer with Dundee United F.C. was ended by a knee injury. Houston taught at Edinburgh College of Art between 1955 and 1989. He painted landscapes in an expressionist style. His works are on display at many Scottish art galleries. He was elected to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1972 and was accorded a retrospective at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in 2005. Houston received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2004 Personal life He was married to the painter Dame Elizabeth Blackadder Dame Elizabeth Violet Blackadder, Mrs Houston, (24 September 1931 – 23 August 2021) was a Scottish painter and printmaker. She was the first woman to be elected to both the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Houston (skier)
John Houston is a Canadian para-alpine skier. He represented Canada at the 1988 Winter Paralympics. He competed in the Men's Downhill B1 and the Men's Giant Slalom B1 events. He won the bronze medal in the Men's Giant Slalom B1 event. He was disqualified in the Men's Downhill B1 event. See also * List of Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing Alpine skiing is a Paralympic sport that is contested at the Winter Paralympic Games. The first Winter Paralympics, held in 1976 in Örnsköldsvik, included slalom, giant slalom and alpine combination. Since the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, a ... References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Paralympic alpine skiers for Canada Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1988 Winter Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing {{Canada-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John A
Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, Macdonald agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek federation and political reform. Macdonald was the leading figure in the subsequent discussions and conferences, which resulted in the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Caroll Houston IV
John Caroll Houston IV (April 3, 1842 – February 22, 1918) was one of the first permanent settlers of Eau Gallie, Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ... and served as its mayor for three terms in 1897, 1902, and 1910. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Houston, John 1842 births 1918 deaths American Civil War prisoners of war American military personnel of the Indian Wars American people of Scottish descent County commissioners in Florida Florida pioneers Mayors of Melbourne, Florida Sea captains Politicians from Jacksonville, Florida 19th-century American politicians People from Eau Gallie, Florida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mills Houston
John Mills Houston (September 15, 1890 – April 29, 1975) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 5th congressional district of Kansas from 1935 to 1943. He was also a member of the National Labor Relations Board from 1943 to 1953, originally appointed by Franklin Roosevelt. Early life and career John Houston was born to Samuel J. and Sarah H. (Nieves) Houston on a farm near the small town of Formoso in Jewell County, Kansas, in September 1890.''Nomination of Albert Cummins Beeson to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board,'' 1954, p. 72. His father was a wealthy businessman who owned a lumber yard.Connelley, ''History of Kansas State and People: Kansas at the First Quarter Post of the Century,'' 1928, p. 2422. He attended public school in Wichita, Kansas, from the first to fifth grade. He then entered St. John's Military School in Salina, Kansas, graduating in 1905 after two years.Rosow, ''American Men in Government: A Biographical Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John W
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 Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
