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John Lewis (other)
John Lewis was an American politician and civil rights leader from Georgia. John Lewis may also refer to: People Academics * John Lewis (computer scientist) (born 1963), American computer science educator and author * John Lewis (headmaster) (born 1942), New Zealand headmaster of Eton College * John Lewis (philosopher) (1889–1976), British Unitarian minister and Marxist philosopher * John David Lewis (1955–2012), American political scientist, historian, and Objectivist scholar * John S. Lewis (born 1941), American professor of planetary science at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory * John T. Lewis (1932–2004), Welsh mathematical physicist * John Wilson Lewis (1930–2017), American political scientist Businesspeople * John Lewis (brewer) (1713–1792), British brewer * John Lewis (department store founder) (1836–1928), British draper and founder of the John Lewis department store * John Spedan Lewis (1885–1963), British industrial dem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966, and was one of the " Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington. Fulfilling many key roles in the civil rights movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States, in 1965 Lewis led the first of three Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where, in an incident which became known as Bloody Sunday, state troopers and police attacked Lewis and the other marchers. A member of the Democratic Party, Lewis was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986 and served 17 terms. The district he represented included most of Atlanta. Due to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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 Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lewis (Shawnee Leader)
Quatawapea or John Lewis (c. 1760 – 1826), also known as Captain Lewis and Colonel Lewis and ‘’’Captain Johnny’’’, was a Shawnee leader for whom Lewistown, Ohio, is named. Lewis fought in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and the Northwest Indian War (1785–1795) as part of Shawnee opposition to the expansion of the United States into Shawnee territory. After the 1795 Treaty of Greenville, he sought to preserve Shawnee autonomy by promoting accommodation with the U.S., working with Black Hoof, the principal Shawnee spokesman. Lewis served in the War of 1812 as an American ally. After the war, he signed a number of treaties with the U.S., eventually getting Lewistown recognized as an Indian reservation for his band of Shawnees, along with Senecas also living at Lewistown. Lewis made several trips to Washington, D.C. to meet with U.S. officials, including Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, to promote Shawnee land rights. Continued American enc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wood Lewis Sr
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 L
John Lasarus Williams (29 October 1924 – 15 June 2004), known as John L, was a Welsh nationalist activist. Williams was born in Llangoed on Anglesey, but lived most of his life in nearby Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. In his youth, he was a keen footballer, and he also worked as a teacher. His activism started when he campaigned against the refusal of Brewer Spinks, an employer in Blaenau Ffestiniog, to permit his staff to speak Welsh. This inspired him to become a founder of Undeb y Gymraeg Fyw, and through this organisation was the main organiser of ''Sioe Gymraeg y Borth'' (the Welsh show for Menai Bridge using the colloquial form of its Welsh name).Colli John L Williams , '''', 15 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lewis (California Politician)
John R. Lewis (born November 2, 1954) is a Republican politician from California who represented Orange County in the California State Senate from 1991 until 2000 and in the California State Assembly from 1980 until 1991. He currently serves as the President of the Lewis Consulting Group. During his time in the State Senate, Lewis served as the Vice Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee. Lewis was first elected to the State Senate in 1991 after John Seymour resigned after being appointed to the United States Senate by Governor Pete Wilson. In the Republican primary, Lewis defeated both Assemblymembers Nolan Frizzelle and Doris Allen of Cypress, California who later served briefly as Speaker of the Assembly. Lewis is an alumnus of University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the olde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lewis (Arizona Politician)
John Lewis (born October 3, 1957) is an American politician. He served as the mayor of Gilbert, Arizona, Gilbert, Arizona from 2009 to 2016 when he resigned his post to become president and CEO of East Valley Partnership. Lewis is a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. Lewis was first elected 2009 Gilbert mayoral election, in 2009, and was reelected 2012 Gilbert mayoral election, in 2012. Personal life Lewis was elected as Mayor of Gilbert in May 2009. Prior community involvement included serving as co-chairman of the Town's Diversity Task Force, organizer of Community Interfaith activities, and founder of Gilbert's "Constitution Week" celebration. Lewis has 28 years of private sector business experience including 19 years with Apollo Group (parent company to the University of Phoenix) and nine years with Ernst & Young (International Accounting Firm). Assignments have included information technology management, leadership development, and management ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lewis (politician)
John Lewis was an American politician and civil rights leader from Georgia. John Lewis may also refer to: People Academics * John Lewis (computer scientist) (born 1963), American computer science educator and author * John Lewis (headmaster) (born 1942), New Zealand headmaster of Eton College * John Lewis (philosopher) (1889–1976), British Unitarian minister and Marxist philosopher * John David Lewis (1955–2012), American political scientist, historian, and Objectivist scholar * John S. Lewis (born 1941), American professor of planetary science at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory * John T. Lewis (1932–2004), Welsh mathematical physicist * John Wilson Lewis (1930–2017), American political scientist Businesspeople * John Lewis (brewer) (1713–1792), British brewer * John Lewis (department store founder) (1836–1928), British draper and founder of the John Lewis department store * John Spedan Lewis (1885–1963), British industrial dem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lewis (singer)
Jona Lewie (born John Lewis, 14 March 1947) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his 1980 UK hits "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" and " Stop the Cavalry". Career Lewie was born on 14 March 1947 in Southampton. Jona Lewie joined his first group, the Johnston City Jazz Band, while still at school in 1963, and by 1968 had become a blues and boogie singer and piano player. In 1969, as a singer/songwriter, he contributed compositions and recordings for the compilation album ''I Asked for Water She Gave Me... Gasoline'' on the Liberty/ UA label. Other compositions in 1969 were for the album ''These Blues Is Meant to Be Barrel Housed'' on the Yazoo/ Blue Goose label in New York, still as a solo artist known as John Lewis. In 1969, he became acquainted with the blues band Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts, which was holding a residency at London's Studio 51 club, joining as a vocalist and piano player. Brett Marvin signed to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lewis (pianist)
John Aaron Lewis (May 3, 1920 – March 29, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger, best known as the founder and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Early life John Lewis was born in La Grange, Illinois, and after his parents' divorce moved with his mother, a trained singer, to Albuquerque, New Mexico when he was two months old. She died from peritonitis when he was four and he was raised by his grandmother and great-grandmother. He began learning classical music and piano at the age of seven. His family was musical and had a family band that allowed him to play frequently and he also played in a Boy Scout music group. Lyons, p. 77. Even though he learned piano by playing the classics, he was exposed to jazz from an early age because his aunt loved to dance and he would listen to the music she played. He attended the University of New Mexico, where he led a small dance band that he formed Giddins, p. 378. and double majored in Anthropology and Musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lewis (electronic Musician)
John Lewis (died ) was a Canadian-born British electronic music and experimental composer and musician who worked on multiple projects during the 1970s and 1980s. Born in Edmonton, Canada, he received classical music education at the University of Alberta in the mid-1960s and relocated to England, where he composed scores for Ballet Rambert during the 1970s. Around 1970 Lewis got acquainted with Brian Hodgson, who worked at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop at the time. In 1972 Hodgson left the BBC to set up Electrophon studios with Lewis. Under the name "Wavemaker", they released albums of melodic synthesiser music titled ''Where Are We Captain?...'' (1975) and ''New Atlantis'' (1977). In 1977, Hodgson returned to the Radiophonic Workshop and left the Electrophon studio in Lewis' hands. Lewis worked with British new wave band M on their 1979 hit song "Pop Muzik". As Hodgson, and the entire Workshop, was heavily involved in creating '' Doctor Who'' sound effects and music, he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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