|
John Jeffrey (other)
John Jeffrey (born 1959) is a Scottish rugby union player. John Jeffrey may also refer to: * *John Jeffrey (botanist) (1826–1854), Scottish botanist and plant-hunter *John Jeffrey (judge), MP for Sussex, East Grinstead and Clitheroe *John Jeffrey (civil servant), Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Scotland See also * John Jeffery (other) * Jeffrey John, priest * * John Jeffreys (other) *John Jeffries (other) John Jeffries (1745–1819) was a physician and scientist. John Jeffries may also refer to: * John Calvin Jeffries (born c. 1948), law professor * John Jeffries II (1796–1876), American ophthalmic surgeon * John Jeffries (judge) (1929-2019), for ... * John Jaffray (other) {{hndis, Jeffrey, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jeffrey
John Jeffrey (born 25 March 1959 in Kelso in the Scottish Borders) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He is an administrator for World Rugby. Rugby Union career Amateur career Jeffrey was educated at St. Mary's School, Melrose and Merchiston Castle School. His nicknames were "The Great White Shark" and "JJ", the former widely thought to be because of his blonde hair, though in a 1990 book called 'The Grudge' by Tom English, it is a nickname that was given to him because of his very white skin.Bath, p141 He played for Kelso. Provincial career He played for South of Scotland. International career He was capped by Scotland 'B' 3 times between 1983 and 1984. He won forty caps for Scotland between 1984 and 1991, making him, at the time, Scotland's most capped flanker. Often known to be first to the breakdown point, first with the tackle, or first with an inspired counter, Jeffrey had the ability to score important tries, of which he scored 11, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jeffrey (botanist)
John Jeffrey (14 November 1826 – 1854) was a Scottish botanist and plant-hunter active in the United States. Life Jeffrey was born in Forneth, Parish of Clunie, west of Blairgowrie and Rattray in east Perthshire. While working as a gardener for Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Garden, he was appointed by a Scottish group known as the Oregon Association (established 1849) to travel to North America. There he would collect seeds and continue the efforts of botanist David Douglas (1799–1834). Jeffrey arrived at Hudson Bay in August 1850 and travelled more than overland to reach the Columbia River. He then spent the next four years exploring Washington, Oregon, and California, sending his specimens back to Scotland. In 1854 he disappeared while travelling from San Diego across the Colorado Desert. Despite attempts to find him, he was never seen again. At the time, Jeffrey was criticised for poor results but his discoveries, particularly of conifers, were significant. The Jeffrey Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jeffrey (judge)
John Jeffrey ka John Jefferay(ca. 1524 – 13 May 1578), of Chiddingly, Sussex, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Clitheroe in 1563, East Grinstead in 1571 and Sussex in 1572. Life He was son of Richard Jeffrey of Chiddingly Manor, by Eliza, daughter of Robert Whitfield of Wadhurst. He was admitted a member of Gray's Inn in 1544, called to the bar in 1546, and was Lent reader there in 1561. In Easter term 1567 Jeffrey became a serjeant-at-law, and on 15 October 1572 a queen's serjeant. On 15 May 1576 he was appointed a judge of the queen's bench, and was promoted on 12 October 1577 to succeed Sir Robert Bell as chief baron of the exchequer. In the autumn of 1578 he died at Coleman Street Ward, London, and was buried under a magnificent tomb in Chiddingly Church. Family Jeffrey was twice married, first to Alice, daughter and heiress of John Apsley, by whom he had one daughter, Elizabeth, who married Edward Montagu, 1st Baron M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jeffrey (civil Servant)
John Jeffrey (born 25 March 1959 in Kelso in the Scottish Borders) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He is an administrator for World Rugby. Rugby Union career Amateur career Jeffrey was educated at St. Mary's School, Melrose and Merchiston Castle School. His nicknames were "The Great White Shark" and "JJ", the former widely thought to be because of his blonde hair, though in a 1990 book called 'The Grudge' by Tom English, it is a nickname that was given to him because of his very white skin.Bath, p141 He played for Kelso. Provincial career He played for South of Scotland. International career He was capped by Scotland 'B' 3 times between 1983 and 1984. He won forty caps for Scotland between 1984 and 1991, making him, at the time, Scotland's most capped flanker. Often known to be first to the breakdown point, first with the tackle, or first with an inspired counter, Jeffrey had the ability to score important tries, of which he scored 11, anoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Permanent Under-Secretary Of State For Scotland
This is a list of Permanent Under-Secretaries for Scotland in the Civil Service. It should not be confused with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland. Office The political office of Secretary for Scotland was established in 1885 along with the establishment of the Scottish Office. In line with the secretaryship, a permanent under-secretaryship was created, to be occupied by a civil servant. The first office-holder was Francis Sandford. When the political office became the Secretary ''of State'' for Scotland in 1926, the permanent secretary also became Permanent Under-Secretary ''of State''.David Milne, ''The Scottish Office'' (London: Allen and Unwin, 1957), p. 217. Permanent Under-Secretaries (of State) for Scotland The following were Permanent Under-Secretaries (of State) for Scotland:Names and dates are based on the individuals' ''Who's Who'' entries, unless cited otherwise. * 1885–1887: Sir Francis Richard John Sandford, KCB (later Baron Sandford). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jeffery (other)
{{hndis, Jeffery, John ...
John Jeffery may refer to: * John Jeffery (rugby union) (born 1945), Wales rugby union international * John Jeffery (South African politician), South African politician * John Jeffery (priest) (1647–1720), Anglican priest and author * John Jeffery (MP) (c. 1751–1822), MP for Poole, 1796–1809 See also * John Jeffrey (other) John Jeffrey (born 1959) is a Scottish rugby union player. John Jeffrey may also refer to: * *John Jeffrey (botanist) (1826–1854), Scottish botanist and plant-hunter *John Jeffrey (judge), MP for Sussex, East Grinstead and Clitheroe *John Jeffre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey John
Jeffrey Philip Hywel John (born 10 February 1953) is a Church of England priest, who served as the Dean of St Albans from 2004 until 2021. He made headlines in 2003 when he was the first person to have openly been in a same-sex relationship to be nominated as a Church of England bishop. Owing to the consequent controversy he stepped down. In the years since, he has reportedly been considered for at least seven diocesan bishoprics across England, Wales and the Isle of Man. Early life John was born in Tonyrefail in South Wales in 1953. He studied at Tonyrefail Grammar and at Hertford College, Oxford, where he gained a first in classics and modern languages in 1975. He subsequently studied theology at St Stephen's House, Oxford, and obtained second-class honours. Ordained ministry John was ordained in the Church in Wales: he was made deacon at Petertide 1978 (24 June) by David Reece, Assistant Bishop of Llandaff; and ordained priest the next Petertide (30 June 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jeffreys (other)
{{hndis, Jeffreys, John ...
John Jeffreys may refer to: * John R.F. Jeffreys (1916–1944), British mathematician and World War II codebreaker * John Gwyn Jeffreys (1809–1885), British conchologist and malacologist * J. G. Jeffreys (1893–?), Australian schoolteacher who moved to England and founded Bryanston School in Dorset * John Jeffreys (died 1689), British Member of Parliament for Brecon and Breconshire * John Jeffreys (died 1715) (c. 1659–1715), British Member of Parliament for Breconshire, Marlborough and Radnorshire * John Jeffreys (1706–1766), British Member of Parliament for Breconshire and Dartmouth See also *John Jeffrey (other) *John Jeffries (other) John Jeffries (1745–1819) was a physician and scientist. John Jeffries may also refer to: * John Calvin Jeffries (born c. 1948), law professor * John Jeffries II (1796–1876), American ophthalmic surgeon * John Jeffries (judge) (1929-2019), for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jeffries (other)
John Jeffries (1745–1819) was a physician and scientist. John Jeffries may also refer to: * John Calvin Jeffries (born c. 1948), law professor * John Jeffries II (1796–1876), American ophthalmic surgeon * John Jeffries (judge) (1929-2019), former judge, local politician and senior civil servant See also * John Jeffries Award, awarded to Harry George Armstrong Harry George Armstrong (February 17, 1899 – February 5, 1983) was a major general in the United States Air Force, a physician, and an airman. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of aviation medicine. The "Armstrong limit", the alti ... * John Jeffreys (other) * John Jeffrey (other) {{hndis, Jeffries, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |