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John Leary (other)
John Leary may refer to: * John Leary (politician) (1837–1905), businessman, mayor of Seattle (1884–1885) * John Leary (baseball) (1891–1961), 1910s baseball player * John Leary (cricketer) (1867-1940), Australian cricketer * Jack Leary (1857–1905), 1880s baseball player * John J. Leary Jr. (1874–1944), American journalist * Scott Leary (John Scott Leary, 1881–1958), American swimmer * John P. Leary (died 1993), Jesuit priest, president of Gonzaga University (1961–1969) * John Leary (actor), Australian theatre and television actor (active from 1990s through present), '' Kangaroo Creek Gang'' and others * John S. Leary (1845–1904), American lawyer and politician * John Frederic Leary (1798–1861), British librarian and antiquarian See also * John O'Leary (other) John O'Leary may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John O'Leary (journalist), editor of the Times Higher Education Supplement * John O'Leary (actor), (1926–2019), American actor in ''My Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leary (politician)
John Leary (November 1, 1837 – February 8, 1905) was an American businessman and politician who was a key civic leader in Seattle, Washington. He made contributions to virtually all civic and business activities during the city's early years. Leary started as a lumber merchant in New Brunswick, Canada, at 17. A successful entrepreneur, he accumulated "a modest fortune" and traveled to Seattle in 1869 in search of greater opportunities. Leary died one of the richest person in Seattle, with a net worth of $2 million, most of which was acquired through real estate deals in Seattle and vicinity. He participated in many other Seattle projects, including railroads, mining, banking, water and gas works, steamship operations, law, and others. Many of his activities were unprofitable, but served an important public purpose. He was also known for his extensive charitable contributions. Leary served multiple terms as Seattle councilman and one as Seattle mayor, in 1885. He co-founde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leary (baseball)
John Louis Leary (May 2, 1891 – August 18, 1961) was a Major League Baseball first baseman and catcher who played with the St. Louis Browns in and . External links 1891 births 1961 deaths Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball catchers Baseball players from Massachusetts St. Louis Browns players Savannah Indians players Jacksonville Tarpons players Utica Utes players Indianapolis Indians players {{US-baseball-first-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leary (cricketer)
John Leary (6 October 1867 – 16 January 1940) was an Australian cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...er. He played in one first-class match for Queensland in 1898/99. See also * List of Queensland first-class cricketers References External links * 1867 births 1940 deaths Australian cricketers Queensland cricketers Sportspeople from Bathurst, New South Wales Cricketers from New South Wales {{Australia-cricket-bio-1860s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Leary
John J. Leary (July, 1857 – December 6, 1905) was an American Major League Baseball player, who played for seven different teams during his five-year career. Jack died at the age of 48 in his hometown of New Haven, Connecticut. References External links 1857 births 1905 deaths Baseball players from New Haven, Connecticut Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball shortstops Major League Baseball third basemen Boston Red Caps players Detroit Wolverines players Baltimore Orioles (AA) players Louisville Eclipse players Altoona Mountain Citys players Pittsburgh Alleghenys players Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies players 19th-century baseball players Erie (minor league baseball) players Lynn Live Oaks players Manchester (minor league baseball) players San Francisco Bay City players New York New Yorks players New York Metropolitans (minor league) players Washington Nationals (minor league) players Albany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John J
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 Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Leary
John Scott Leary (December 29, 1881 – July 1, 1958) was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended s ... in St. Louis, Missouri. He won a silver medal in the 50-yard freestyle and a bronze medal in the 100-yard freestyle. In June 1901, the '' San Francisco Call'' reported that Leary had set a new world record in the 50 yard dash with a time of 29.2 seconds, (13 June 1901)Scott Leary Breaks the World's Swimming Record for Fifty Yards '' The San Francisco Call'' though it seems probable English swimmer John Derbyshire had already eclipsed that time. In January 1906, the ''Call'' reported he had set a new American amateur record in that distance with the time of 26.2, 0.4 seconds faster than the previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John P
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 Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University (GU) () is a private Jesuit university in Spokane, Washington. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Founded in 1887 by Joseph Cataldo, an Italian-born priest and Jesuit missionary, the university is named after the young Jesuit saint Aloysius Gonzaga. The campus houses 105 buildings on 152 acres (62 ha) of grassland alongside the Spokane River, in a residential setting a half-mile (800 m) from downtown Spokane. The university grants bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees through its college and six schools: the College of Arts & Sciences, School of Business Administration, School of Education, School of Engineering & Applied Science, School of Law, School of Nursing & Human Physiology, and the School of Leadership Studies. History Founding Gonzaga University was founded in 1887 by Italian-American Joseph Cataldo (1837–1928), who had come in 1865 as a Jesuit missionary to the Native Americans of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leary (actor)
John Leary may refer to: * John Leary (politician) (1837–1905), businessman, mayor of Seattle (1884–1885) * John Leary (baseball) (1891–1961), 1910s baseball player * John Leary (cricketer) (1867-1940), Australian cricketer * Jack Leary (1857–1905), 1880s baseball player * John J. Leary Jr. (1874–1944), American journalist * Scott Leary (John Scott Leary, 1881–1958), American swimmer * John P. Leary (died 1993), Jesuit priest, president of Gonzaga University (1961–1969) * John Leary (actor), Australian theatre and television actor (active from 1990s through present), ''Kangaroo Creek Gang'' and others * John S. Leary (1845–1904), American lawyer and politician * John Frederic Leary John Frederic Leary (1798 – 1 August 1861) was a British librarian and antiquarian who was the first librarian at the House of Lords Library. Leary was born in London. In 1826, he was working as a clerk when he was appointed the first librarian ... (1798–1861), British librarian an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangaroo Creek Gang
Kangaroo Creek Gang was an Australian children's television cartoon series which first screened on the Nine Network in 2002. It was produced by Southern Star Group and was based on a set of reading books created from 1981 that follow the adventures of a group of Australian bush animals. Prior to the television series, the original Kangaroo Creek Gang Cassette Tapes for the read-along books were recorded in the early 1980s in Perth, Western Australia and were voiced by Gregory Ker amongst others. Ker voiced the characters of Kevin Kangaroo, Wal Wombat, Tiddles Tiger Snake, Ranger West and also voiced the narrator for some of the read-along books. Helen Matthews, a well-known jazz singer, was also present for the cassette tape recordings and recorded the songs that were on the tapes. History Kangaroo Creek Gang began as a series of books, extending to 40 titles with over one million copies sold around Australia. A comic strip was developed for the children's pages in News Limite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John S
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 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Frederic Leary
John Frederic Leary (1798 – 1 August 1861) was a British librarian and antiquarian who was the first librarian at the House of Lords Library. Leary was born in London. In 1826, he was working as a clerk when he was appointed the first librarian at the new library established at the House of Lords. He remained in place until his death in 1861. Leary was at work on 16 October 1834 during the 1834 Parliament fire. He and the Lords clerks "afforded very prompt aid" to prevent damage to the library, which emerged unscathed, unlike the majority of the building, including the House of Commons Library The House of Commons Library is the library and information resource of the lower house of the British Parliament. It was established in 1818, although its original 1828 construction was destroyed during the burning of Parliament in 1834. Th .... He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA) in 1842. He died on the job at the House of Lords in Westmins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
