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John Kenyon (Michigan Politician)
John Kenyon may refer to: *John Robert Kenyon (1807–1880), British lawyer and academic *John Samuel Kenyon (1874–1959), American linguist * John Snyders Kenyon (1843–1902), American politician and Medal of Honor recipient *John Philipps Kenyon (1927–1996), English historian *John Kenyon (patron) (1784–1856), English literary patron and philanthropist *John Kenyon (priest) John Kenyon (1812–1869) was an Irish Catholic priest and nationalist, who was involved in the Young Ireland movement and the Irish Confederation. He was renowned for his strong political and religious views which alienated him from many of his ... (1812–1869), Irish Catholic priest and nationalist * John Kenyon (footballer) (born 1953), English football player {{hndis, Kenyon, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robert Kenyon
John Robert Kenyon (13 January 1807 – 17 April 1880) was a British lawyer and academic. A Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, from 1828, he served as Vinerian Professor of English Law at the University of Oxford from 1844 until his death. Biography He was born the first son of Thomas Kenyon (the son of Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon) and Louisa Charlotte Lloyd of Pradoe, Shropshire. He attended Charterhouse School (1819) and then matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, on 24 January 1825, aged 18. He was awarded his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1828, and in the same year was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He gained a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) degree in 1831 and Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) degree in 1836. He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1835, and became a bencher in 1862. In 1844 he succeeded Philip Williams as Vinerian Professor of English Law, and held the chair until his death. He was also Recorder of Oswestry Oswestry ( ; ) is a mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Samuel Kenyon
John Samuel Kenyon (July 26, 1874 – September 6, 1959) was an American linguist. Born in Medina, Ohio, he graduated from Hiram College in 1898 and taught there as a professor of English from 1916 to 1944, when he retired and became an emeritus professor until his death. Together with Thomas A. Knott, he wrote ''A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English'' (1944). Kenyon had also earlier published ''American Pronunciation'' (1924) and served as the consulting editor of pronunciation to the second edition of ''Webster's New International Dictionary'' in his career as a pioneering expert on the study of American English, which earned him the epithet An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, di ... "the dean of American phoneticians". Works *''American Pronunciation'' (1924/19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Snyders Kenyon
John Snyders Kenyon (May 5, 1843 – February 16, 1902) was an American politician and Medal of Honor recipient from New York. Life Kenyon was born on May 5, 1843, in Grosvenors Corners, Schoharie County, New York. His parents were Charles Grosvenor Kenyon and Helen Snyder. He was beginning to study law when the American Civil War broke out. Kenyon enlisted in the 3rd New York Volunteer Cavalry in October 1861 and was mustered in as a private in Company D. By December 1862, he was promoted to second lieutenant. He was mustered out as supernumerary in May 1863, but he re-enlisted as a private in Company H in January 1864. He was promoted to corporal in December 1864. He was mustered out in July 1865. On May 15, 1862, his regiment was fighting Confederates along the Trent River in North Carolina when they were ordered to retreat. When a man from his company fell, Kenyon turned and galloped towards the injured soldier. Under fire from Confederates, he dismounted, put the man on hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Philipps Kenyon
John Philipps Kenyon, FBA (18 June 1927 – 6 January 1996) was an English historian and Fellow of the British Academy. His area of expertise was 17th-century England. Life Kenyon was born in Sheffield where he attended King Edward VII School, Sheffield and then University of Sheffield where he obtained a first class degree in History in 1948 before going to Cambridge to take a doctorate as a pupil of John H. Plumb. He obtained his doctorate in 1954 and was appointed a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, before going on to become Hull's history professor for 19 years, followed by six years at St Andrews. From 1987 to 1994 he was Distinguished Professor of early modern British history at the University of Kansas. For many years he was a regular reviewer for ''The Observer ''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kenyon (patron)
John Kenyon (1784–1856) was an English verse-writer and philanthropist, now known as a patron of Robert Browning. Life He was born in Trelawny Parish, Jamaica, where his father owned extensive sugar plantations; his mother was a daughter of John Simpson of Bounty Hall in the same parish, also a sugar planter. Both parents died while Kenyon was a boy at Fort Bristol School, Bristol. Thence he went for a time to Charterhouse School, and after some dabbling in experimental science at William Nicholson's Philosophical Institute, in London's Soho, went in 1802 to Peterhouse, Cambridge. He left Cambridge without a degree in 1808, married, and settled at Woodlands, between Alfoxden and Nether Stowey in Somerset. Rich and unmotivated, Kenyon spent his life in society, as a "wealthy and generous dilettante", and a gastronome friend of Philip Courtenay the reputed epicure. He received money under the Slave Compensation Act 1837 for the Chester Estate, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kenyon (priest)
John Kenyon (1812–1869) was an Irish Catholic priest and nationalist, who was involved in the Young Ireland movement and the Irish Confederation. He was renowned for his strong political and religious views which alienated him from many of his colleagues, and resulted in his being twice suspended from clerical duties. In particular, Kenyon was known for his opposition to the Irish political leader, Daniel O'Connell. Kenyon advocated the use of force to achieve political goals and refused to condemn slavery. Early life John Kenyon was born to Patrick Kenyon and Mary McMahon on 1 May 1812, at Thomondgate, Limerick City, Ireland. The family lived a comfortable existence as John's father ran a successful stonecutting business, a public house and a grocery shop. Five of the six Kenyon children entered religious life. Kenyon entered Maynooth Seminary in 1829 – the year of Catholic Emancipation. He was ordained to the priesthood six years later and immediately became active ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
