|
John Leigh (other)
John Leigh may refer to: Politicians * John Leigh (MP for Hythe) (fl.1421-1432), English MP for Hythe *Sir John Leigh (died 1612), English MP for Grampound, Launceston and Helston *Sir John Leigh (Yarmouth MP) (''c.''1598–''c.''1666), Member of Parliament for Yarmouth 1640–1648, 1660–1661 *John Leigh (died 1620) (1562–1620), English Member of Parliament for Bedford, 1614 *John Leigh (died 1689) (''c.''1651–1689), English Member of Parliament for Newport, 1675–1689 *John Leigh (died 1743) (''c.''1670–1743), English Member of Parliament for Newtown, 1702–1705 *John Leigh (Wisconsin politician) (1827–1893), American politician * Sir John Leigh, 1st Baronet (1884–1959), British mill-owner, newspaper proprietor and Conservative Party politician Others *John Leigh (18th-century actor) (1689–1726), Irish actor and dramatist *Jack Leigh (1948–2004), American photographer and author *John Leigh (ambassador), Sierra Leone * John Leigh (actor) (born 1965), New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leigh (MP For Hythe)
John Leigh may refer to: Politicians *John Leigh (MP for Hythe) 1421–1432, MP for Hythe (UK Parliament constituency) *Sir John Leigh (died 1612), English MP for Grampound, Launceston and Helston *Sir John Leigh (Yarmouth MP) (''c.''1598–''c.''1666), Member of Parliament for Yarmouth 1640–1648, 1660–1661 * John Leigh (died 1620) (1562–1620), English Member of Parliament for Bedford, 1614 * John Leigh (died 1689) (''c.''1651–1689), English Member of Parliament for Newport, 1675–1689 *John Leigh (died 1743) (''c.''1670–1743), English Member of Parliament for Newtown, 1702–1705 *John Leigh (Wisconsin politician) (1827–1893), American politician * Sir John Leigh, 1st Baronet (1884–1959), British mill-owner, newspaper proprietor and Conservative Party politician Others *John Leigh (18th-century actor) (1689–1726), Irish actor and dramatist *Jack Leigh (1948–2004), American photographer and author *John Leigh (ambassador), Sierra Leone * John Leigh (actor) (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Leigh, 1st Baronet
Sir John Leigh, 1st Baronet (3 August 1884 – 28 July 1959) was a British mill-owner, who used his fortune to buy a newspaper and launch his career as a Conservative politician. Leigh, whose family resided for generations at Pennington was descended from a cadet branch of the Barons Leigh (of the first creation) and was educated at Manchester Grammar School. Leigh made his fortune in the Lancashire cotton industry. In February 1918, he was created a baronet ''of Altrincham in Cheshire'', and around 1921 he purchased the ''Pall Mall Gazette''. Sir John was rumoured at the time to be worth fourteen million pounds. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Clapham division of Wandsworth at a by-election in May 1922 after the resignation of the Conservative MP Sir Arthur du Cros, and held the seat until retiring at the 1945 general election. See also * Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Legh (other)
John Legh may refer to: *John Legh (18th century MP) John Legh (1668–1739), of Adlington, Cheshire, was an English Member of Parliament for Bodmin Bodmin () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor. The extent of the civil ... for Bodmin * John Legh (14th century MP) for Surrey See also * John Leigh (other) {{hndis, Legh, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leigh (doctor)
John Leigh, (8 June 1812 – 11 November 1888), was a British 19th-century chemist and surgeon in Manchester, becoming its first appointed Medical Officer of Health, having responsibility for Public Health. Early life John Leigh was born on 8 June 1812, probably at Foxdenton Hall in Chadderton but possibly in Liverpool. His father, Thomas, was a druggist and tea-dealer from Ashton-under-Lyne, whilst his mother, Hannah, came from Saddleworth. John said he was related to an ancient Cheshire family, the Leighs of West Hall, and thus also with the Earl of Bridgewater, but doubt has been cast on these claims. Leigh attended a school associated with Dukinfield Moravian Church and then pursued a career in medicine, being initially apprenticed to a doctor in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. From 1831, he studied at Thomas Turner's Pine Street medical school in Manchester and at Guy's Hospital, London, as well as working for a period as a clerk at the Manchester Infirmary. Possessed of muc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leigh (actor)
John Leigh (born 1965) is a New Zealand actor. He has had roles in New Zealand TV shows such as ''Shortland Street'', ''Mercy Peak'' and as Sparky in '' Outrageous Fortune''. He is a voice actor, and worked for the ''Power Rangers'' franchise since 2003 (after the franchise had moved to New Zealand). He has appeared in films including the role of Háma in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' and as the bar-owner in '' Stickmen'', and in soap satire Serial Killers. In 2014 he acted in and wrote the short comedy film Snowmen. He is also a stage actor and started on stage in Wellington before getting film and television roles. He is based in Auckland. Theatre shows he has appeared in with the Auckland Theatre Company include ''Kings of the Gym'', ''Horseplay'', ''Stones in His Pockets'', ''Death of a Salesman'' and ''All My Sons''. Filmography Film Television Power Rangers Series *''Power Rangers Ninja Storm'' (2003) - Terramole / Toxipod / Super Toxipod / Dr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leigh (ambassador)
John Ernst Leigh was an ambassador for Sierra Leone to the United States who served during the Sierra Leone Civil War. Leigh was also a presidential candidate for the Sierra Leone People's Party during the 2007 presidential elections in Sierra Leone. Family background John Leigh grew up in Cline Town, Sierra Leone Cline Town is an area in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The area is named for Emmanuel Kline, a Hausa Liberated African who bought substantial property in the area. The neighborhood is in the vicinity of Granville Town, a settlement established in 1787 a ..., and alongside his other brother Frederick, attended Albert Academy in Freetown. John Leigh was the son of a Sierra Leonean father of Creole descent and a Mende Sierra Leonean mother. John Leigh's father, Evelyn Leslie Foy Leigh was a civil servant and his family descended from the original Nova Scotian Settlers. References Ambassadors of Sierra Leone to the United States Sierra Leone Creole people {{Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Leigh
John David Leigh II (November 8, 1948 – May 19, 2004) was an American photographer and author, known for the cover photograph on John Berendt's novel '' Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil''. The photograph featured the '' Bird Girl'' statue from Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, where he is now buried. Leigh was a native of Savannah, and a graduate of the Savannah Country Day School The Savannah Country Day School (SCDS, Country Day) is an independent college preparatory school founded in 1955 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. The co-educational school serves students from pre-kindergarten through to twelfth grade, and h ... and the University of Georgia. Already well known locally as a portrait and documentary photographer, Leigh was commissioned by Random House for the photograph. Leigh wrote and published five books on photography. His former photo gallery was a popular tourist attraction in the historic district of downtown Savannah.Aberjhani, "Bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leigh (18th-century Actor)
John Leigh (1689–1726) was an Irish actor and dramatist. Stage career Leigh appeared as Demetrius in Thomas Shadwell's adaptation of ''Timon of Athens'', produced at Dublin's Smock Alley Theatre in 1714. Recruited by John Rich for London's newly erected theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, he played there on the opening night, 18 December 1714, as Captain Plume in '' The Recruiting Officer'' by George Farquhar. Leigh remained at Lincoln's Inn until his death, and played some original parts.Among those were Charles Heartfree in Benjamin Griffin's ''Whig and Tory'', 26 January 1720; Osmin in ''The Fair Captive'' by Robert Hurst, adapted by Eliza Haywood, 4 March 1721; High Priest in Elijah Fenton's ''Mariamne'', 22 February 1723, and a Christian Hermit in Hurst's ''Roman Maid''. The last part to which Leigh's name appears is Phorbas in ''Œdipus'', 14 April 1726. On 26 November 1719 Leigh acted Lord George Belmour in his own comedy ''The Pretenders'' (published 1720), original titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leigh (Wisconsin Politician)
John Leigh (December 20, 1827 – October 5, 1893) was an American lumberman and politician. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Leigh emigrated to the United States in 1838 and settled in Maine. In 1850, Leigh moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and then settled in the community of Leighton Leighton may refer to: Places In Australia: * Leighton, Western Australia, a beachside locality In the United Kingdom: *Leighton, Cambridgeshire *Leighton, Cheshire *Leighton, North Yorkshire **Leighton Reservoir * Leighton, Shropshire *Leighto ..., in the town of Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin. He operated a saw mill and then a flour mill. In 1875, Stiles served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican. Leigh died at his home in the town of Stiles.'The Death of Hon. John Leigh,' Oconto County Reporter, October 7, 1893 Notes 1827 births 1893 deaths Irish emigrants to the United States People from Oconto County, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin 19th-century America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leigh (died 1612)
Sir John Leigh (1575 – January 1612) was an English landowner, soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1597 and 1611. Leigh was the son of John Leigh of Coldrey, Hampshire and his wife Margaret or Margery Saunders, daughter of Thomas Saunders of Uxbridge, Middlesex. His father died on 20 January 1576 when he was a year old and he succeeded to the manors of Coldrey, Chauntsinger near Alton, Medstead, Alresford and Bishops Sutton in Hampshire. He was J.P. for Hampshire from 1592. He served in the army at Cadiz, where he was knighted by the Earl of Essex in 1596. Thomas Birch, ''Memorials of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth'', vol. 2 (London, 1754), p. 50. In 1597, he was elected Member of Parliament for Grampound. He went with the Earl of Essex to Ireland in April 1599 as captain of 50 horse, but returned to England in the autumn. He was not involved in the 1601 rebellion. Instead in 1601 he was elected MP for Newport Newport most commonly refers to: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtown (UK Parliament Constituency)
Newtown was a parliamentary borough located in Newtown on the Isle of Wight, which was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two members of parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system. The borough was abolished in the Great Reform Act of 1832, and from the 1832 general election its territory was included in the new county constituency of Isle of Wight. History Newtown, located on the large natural harbour on the north-western coast of the Isle of Wight, was the first borough established in the county. A French raid in 1377, which destroyed much of the town as well as other settlements on the island, sealed its permanent decline. By the mid-16th century it was a small settlement long eclipsed by the more easily defended town of Newport. To try to stimulate economic development, Elizabeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leigh (died 1743)
John Leigh may refer to: Politicians * John Leigh (MP for Hythe) 1421–1432, MP for Hythe (UK Parliament constituency) *Sir John Leigh (died 1612), English MP for Grampound, Launceston and Helston *Sir John Leigh (Yarmouth MP) (''c.''1598–''c.''1666), Member of Parliament for Yarmouth 1640–1648, 1660–1661 *John Leigh (died 1620) (1562–1620), English Member of Parliament for Bedford, 1614 *John Leigh (died 1689) (''c.''1651–1689), English Member of Parliament for Newport, 1675–1689 * John Leigh (died 1743) (''c.''1670–1743), English Member of Parliament for Newtown, 1702–1705 * John Leigh (Wisconsin politician) (1827–1893), American politician * Sir John Leigh, 1st Baronet (1884–1959), British mill-owner, newspaper proprietor and Conservative Party politician Others * John Leigh (18th-century actor) (1689–1726), Irish actor and dramatist * Jack Leigh (1948–2004), American photographer and author * John Leigh (ambassador), Sierra Leone * John Leigh (actor) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
