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John Jenkins (horse Racing)
John Jenkins may refer to: Politicians *John Jenkins (governor) (died 1681), colonial governor of North Carolina * John Theophilus Jenkins (1829–1919), physician and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada *John Jones Jenkins, 1st Baron Glantawe (1835–1915), Welsh MP for Carmarthen *Edward Jenkins (MP) (John Edward Jenkins, 1838–1910), British barrister, author and Liberal Party politician *John J. Jenkins (1843–1911), Wisconsin congressman and Puerto Rico judge * John Jenkins (Australian politician) (1851–1923), American-born Premier of South Australia *John Jenkins (British politician) (1852–1936), British politician, MP for Chatham, 1906–1910 * John George Jenkins (1919–2007), Scottish farmers leader, TV presenter and politician *John Barnard Jenkins (1933–2020), Welsh nationalist, effective leader of Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru in the 1960s * John Jenkins (American politician) (1952-2020), Maine state senator, mayor and candidate for governor of Maine *Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jenkins (governor)
John Jenkins was an English soldier and radical advocate for self-government. He served as governor of Albemarle (now North Carolina) four times: 1672-1675;1676-1677;1678-1679;1680-1681, becoming the only person who has served as proprietary governor so many times. Biography John Jenkins was born in England. Jenkins first arrived in Maryland in the 1650s. He was given the title Captain, and he likely served in Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army. His first wife, Ann, was listed as a "transport" in local records, and likely arrived in Maryland as a servant. Ann died around the time her terms of service expired. Jenkins then married Johanna Gerald, whose family was widely known in the Chesapeake for their radical, antimonarchical views and support for democratic republican government in the English colonies. John and Johanna initially lived on a track of land in Charles County, Maryland. After a group of republicans rejected Maryland's royalist government, John served in some repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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 Lewis Jenkins
Sir John Lewis Jenkins (22 July 1857 - 13 January 1912) was a British administrator in the Imperial Civil Service. Biography He was born the son of James Jenkins of Llangadog, and educated at Wadham College, Oxford. Jenkins joined the Imperial Civil Service in 1879. He served as Commissioner of Land Revenue and Reporter General of External Commerce in Bombay and later Commissioner of Commerce in Bombay between 1903 and 1906. He served as a Member of the Council of the Governor of Bombay between 1909–10 and held the office of Member of the Council of the Governor-General of India between 1910 and 1912. In 1911 he read the All-India address of welcome to George V at the Delhi Durbar. That same year he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India. He died suddenly in 1912 at the age of 54 following brain trouble. Personal life He married Florence Mildred Trevor (1870-1956), daughter of Sir Arthur Trevor, on 18 November 1890 in Karāchi, Mahārāshtra, India. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John David Jenkins
John David Jenkins (30 January 1828 – 9 November 1876) was a Welsh clergyman and historian. He spent six years ministering in Pietermaritzburg; after his return to England, he became known as the "Rail men's Apostle" for his work with railway workers in Oxford. He was Vice-President, and then President, of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. He also wrote a book on the history of the church. Life Jenkins was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan on 30 January 1828. His father, William David Jenkins, could allegedly trace his ancestry back to Iestyn ap Gwrgant, the last Prince of Morgannwg. After attending Taliesin Williams's school in Merthyr Tydfil and Cowbridge Grammar School, Jenkins studied at Oxford University, matriculating at Jesus College in 1846 with the benefit of the Sir Leoline Jenkins scholarship. He studied Literae Humaniores, obtaining a third-class BA degree in 1850. He subsequently obtained further degrees: M.A. in 1852, BD in 1859 and DD in 1871. He bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carmichael Jenkins
John Carmichael Jenkins (1809–1855) was an American plantation owner, medical doctor and horticulturalist in the Antebellum South. Biography Early life Jenkins was born on December 13, 1809, at the Windsor Forge Mansion in Churchtown, Pennsylvania. His father was Robert Jenkins (Pennsylvania politician), Robert Jenkins (1769–1848), a Congressman from Pennsylvania, and Catherine Carmichael (1774–1853).Cortlandt Van Rensselaer (ed.), ''The Presbyterian Magazine'', W. H. Mitchell, 1857, Volume 7, Issue 4, p. 18/ref> He had one brother, David Jenkins (1800–1850), and six sisters, Elizabeth Jenkins (1803–1870), Mary Jenkins (1805–1859), Martha Jenkins (1805–1890), Phoebe Ann Jenkins (1807–1872), Catharine Jenkins (1812–1886), and Sarah Jenkins (1817-unknown). He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and received a Doctorate in Medicine from the Medical School at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1833. Career He moved to the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri)
John Jenkins (known also as Ifor Ceri) (8 April 1770 – 20 November 1829) was a Welsh priest in the Church of England and an antiquarian. He played a leading role in the establishment of eisteddfodau in Wales in the nineteenth century. Life Jenkins, who was born in a farmhouse in Llangoedmor in Ceredigion, Wales, on 8 April 1770, studied at the school in Llangoedmor and Carmarthen Academy before obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oxford in 1793. He was initially a member of Jesus College, Oxford before transferring to Merton College. He was ordained in 1793 and his first post was at Whippingham, Isle of Wight, where he acted as curate to the rector, who was his uncle. From 1799 onwards, he was chaplain of , then of , in the West Indies. After illness, he returned to Wales to become rector of Manordeifi in Pembrokeshire, before Thomas Burgess (the Bishop of St David's) appointed him as vicar of Ceri in Montgomeryshire in 1807. The name of the villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jenkins (penmanship)
John Jenkins (1755–1822) was an American schoolteacher who wrote the first entirely American book on penmanship, ''The Art of Writing, Reduced to a Plain and Easy System'', first printed in 1791 by Isaiah Thomas. It consisted of 32 pages of text, four plates of engraved writing samples and a frontispiece. It was recommended by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and John Hancock. Jenkins' system became the standard in America, and a revised second edition was published in 1813 by Flagg & Gould. See also * Platt Rogers Spencer, who created a later writing system References External links Complete text of ''The Art of Writing'' (1813)at the Internet Archive 1755 births 1822 deaths 18th-century American non-fiction writers Penmanship {{US-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jenkins (rugby)
John "Jack" T. Jenkins was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Llwynypia RFC and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Warrington ( Heritage № 139), as a or , i.e. number 6, or 7. Playing career International honors Jack Jenkins won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Warrington in 1909. Notable tour matches Jack Jenkins played in Warrington's 10-3 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain tour match during the 1908–09 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, Saturday 14 November 1908, in front of a crowd of 5,000, due to the strikes in the cotton mills, the attendance was badly affected, the loss of earnings meant that some fans could not afford to watch the first tour by the Australian rugby league team, and played and scored a try in the 8-8 draw with Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jenkins (racing Driver)
John William Jenkins (November 11, 1875 – November 26, 1945) was an American racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise .... According to some sources, he was born in Ohio of Welsh parentage. Other sources say that he was born in Cardiff, Wales, and emigrated to the United States, where he served in the armed forces. Motorsports career results Indianapolis 500 results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, John 1875 births 1945 deaths Indianapolis 500 drivers Racing drivers from Ohio Sportspeople from Springfield, Ohio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jenkins (figure Skater)
John Jenkins (born 24 July 1970) is a British figure skater. He competed in the pairs event at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro .... References External links * 1970 births Living people British male pair skaters Olympic figure skaters for Great Britain Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Nairobi {{UK-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jenkins (basketball)
John Logan Jenkins III (born March 6, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League. Jenkins was a two-time TSSAA Class AA Mr. Basketball selection, and was the Gatorade Tennessee High School Player of the Year in 2008–09. He played college basketball at Vanderbilt. High school career As a senior at Station Camp High School, Jenkins was the nation's leading scorer for high schoolers, averaging 42.3 points per game, finishing second on the state's single-season list behind Ronnie Schmitz, who averaged 44.2 points at Ridgeway High School in 1988–89. Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Jenkins was listed as the No. 6 shooting guard and the No. 15 player in the nation in 2008. College career One of the nation's top shooters, Jenkins shot 48.3% (72-149) from three in his freshman season at Vanderbilt, 40.8% (100-245) as a sophomore, and 43.9% (134-305) from beyond-the-arc as a junior. As a sophomore, he led the Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jenkins (baseball)
John Jenkins (July 7, 1896, in Bosworth, Missouri – August 3, 1968, in Columbia, Missouri) was a professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), .... References 1896 births 1968 deaths Chicago White Sox players Baseball players from Missouri {{US-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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