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John Mackay (schoolmaster)
John MacKay, Mackay, or McKay may refer to: Arts and academics * John Bain Mackay (1795–1888), nurseryman based in Clapton, London * John MacKay (journalist) (born 1967), Scottish television journalist and newscaster *John D. Mackay (1909–1970), Orcadian man of letters * John Henry Mackay (1864–1933), Scottish writer, anarchist, thinker and homosexual activist * John Victor Mackay (1891–1945), American art director * John Yule Mackay (1860–1930), Scottish anatomist and Principal of University College, Dundee *John Mackay (poet) (1656–1754), Scottish Gaelic poet known as Am Pìobaire Dall * John McKay (director), British film and television director * John McKay (mathematician) (1939-2022), mathematician at Concordia University *John McKay (musician), British guitarist and former member of Siouxsie & the Banshees * John P. McKay, American historian and professor, author of ''A History of Western Society'' * John McKay (pianist) (born 1938), Canadian-American pianist *Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bain Mackay
John Bain Mackay (5 February 1795 – 9 August 1888) was a nurseryman based in Clapton, London noted for his introductions of Australian and South American plants into cultivation. He was born in Echt in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. At his Clapton Nursery, he propagated plant material sent to him by William Baxter from Australia and James Anderson James Anderson may refer to: Arts * James Anderson (American actor) (1921–1969), American actor *James Anderson (author) (1936–2007), British mystery writer * James Anderson (English actor) (born 1980), British actor * James Anderson (filmmake ... from South America. In addition to his nursery, he had a showroom in King's Road, Chelsea. His foreman, Hugh Low, took over the nursery in 1831. Mackay became a Fellow of the Linnaean Society. He died in Totteridge, Hertfordshire on 9 August 1888 at the age of 93. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackay, John Bain Scottish horticulturists People from Upper Clapton Fellows o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McKay (attorney)
John Larkin McKay (born June 19, 1956) is a former United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington. Background McKay, a member of a prominent Republican family in the state, attended Seattle Preparatory School and the University of Washington, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1978. After working as an aide to Congressman Joel Pritchard (R-WA) in 1978–79, McKay earned his J.D. degree at Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska in 1982. He was admitted to the Washington State Bar and joined the Seattle law firm of Lane Powell Spears Lubersky in 1982, eventually becoming a litigation partner with that firm. He then joined Cairncross & Hempelmann in Seattle, leading its litigation group and serving as a member of its management committee. He was admitted to practice before the United States District Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Career as U.S. Attorney and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mackay (rugby League)
John Mackay is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. He played with Sydney club Eastern Suburbs in the years 1976, 1978–1979 and 1983–1988. He also played for the Newtown Jets from 1980 to 1982. A Backrower, Mackay played in 94 first grade matches for Eastern Suburbs, and 21 for the Newtown Jets club. His son Shawn Shawn may refer to: *Shawn (given name) *Shawn (surname) See also * Sean * Shaun Shaun is an anglicized spelling of the Irish name Seán. Alternative spellings include Shawn, Sean and Shawne. Notable persons with the given name include: Peop ... was a member of Easts Jersey Flegg (U21) winning side in the 2002 season. His son died 6 April 2009 from an infection following a motor vehicle accident. References * The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players (Alan Whiticker and Glen Hudson) 1956 births Living people Australian rugby league players Sydney Roosters players Newtown Jets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mackay (cricketer)
John Mackay (born 24 November 1937) is an Australian cricketer. He played in 47 first-class matches for Queensland between 1959 and 1967. See also * List of Queensland first-class cricketers This is a complete list in alphabetical order of cricketers who have played for Queensland in First-Class matches since 1892–93. The Appendix contains names of 18 players who appeared for Queensland teams in List A or Twenty20 cricket matches ... References External links * 1937 births Living people Australian cricketers Queensland cricketers Sportspeople from Rockhampton Cricketers from Queensland {{Australia-cricket-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McKay (Northern Ireland Politician)
John Alexander McKay (born 1945) was a politician from Northern Ireland. McKay was an Ulster Unionist Party member of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention for Fermanagh and South Tyrone.W. D. Flackes & Sydney Elliott, ''Northern Ireland A Political Directory 1968-1993'', Blackstaff Press, 1994, p. 222 McKay had finished seventh overall in the election but was elected thanks to transfers from fellow United Ulster Unionist Council candidate David Calvert, who was not elected to the body despite finishing above McKay on first preferences. The election was determined through the single transferable vote Single transferable vote (STV) is a multi-winner electoral system in which voters cast a single vote in the form of a ranked-choice ballot. Voters have the option to rank candidates, and their vote may be transferred according to alternate p ... model. References 1945 births Living people Members of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention Ulster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McKay (New Brunswick Politician)
John Bradley McKay (born June 8, 1948) was a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He was a member of the province's legislative assembly and served as mayor of the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick from 2004 to 2008. , gnb.ca; accessed October 22, 2014. McKay was born in to William John McKay and Elmira F. McKay (née Scott). He attended the New Brunswick Teacher's College and the . He became a school teacher. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McKay (politician)
John Norman McKay (born March 21, 1948) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He is the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Scarborough—Guildwood. McKay was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2006 during the government of Paul Martin, then served as an opposition MP and critic until November 2015 during the government of Stephen Harper. As of April, 2019, he serves as Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security; Chair of the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board on Defence; Chair of the Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association, Vice-chair of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, and Counsellor Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association. McKay was sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on December 12, 2003, and carries the designations of ''Honourable'' and ''Privy Councillor'' (PC) for life. Born in Toronto, Ontario, McKay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McKay (MPP)
John McKay (February 12, 1841 – 1918https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206566685/john-mckay) was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Victoria West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal-Equal Rights member from 1890 to 1894 and as a Liberal member from 1894 to 1898. He was born in Finch, Canada West in 1841, the son of James McKay, a Scottish immigrant, and was educated at Upper Canada College. He received an MD from McGill College and continued his studies in London and Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian .... In 1875, he married Margaret Ann McTavish. McKay lived in Woodville. He was unsuccessful in a bid for reelection in 1898 and was an unsuccessful candidate for the federal riding of Victoria North in 1900. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McKay (British Politician)
John McKay (2 May 1883 – 4 October 1964) was a British Labour politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Wallsend between 1945 and 1964. McKay was born in Addison, near Blaydon, County Durham, the third child of Agnes (née O'Neil) and Peter McKay, a coalminer. His father was originally from Newry, County Armagh, Ireland, and his mother was originally from Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. He followed his father into the pits at the age of 12. At the age of 27 the Miner's Union sent him to Ruskin College, Oxford where he obtained, with distinction, a Diploma in Economics and Political Science. He then resumed his career in the coal mining industry as a Checkweighman. McKay was elected as Member of Parliament for Wallsend at the 1945 general election, and was re-elected at four subsequent elections until his retirement at the 1964 general election, where he was succeeded by Ted Garrett William Edward Garrett (21 March 1920 – 30 May 1993) was a British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Keiller MacKay
Lieutenant-colonel (Canada), Lieutenant-Colonel John Keiller MacKay (July 11, 1888 – June 12, 1970) was a Canadians, Canadian soldier, lawyer and jurist. MacKay served as the List of lieutenant governors of Ontario#Lieutenant Governors of Ontario, 1867-present, 19th lieutenant governor of Ontario from 1957 to 1963. Early life and education John Keiller MacKay was born on July 11, 1888, in the village of Plainfield in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the son of John Duncan and Bessie (Murray) MacKay. He was educated at the Pictou Academy, the Royal Military College of Canada, Royal Military College (1909), Saint Francis Xavier University (BA 1912) and Dalhousie University (LL.B. 1922). Career Military During World War I, he served in, and later commanded, 6th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery (Non-Permanent Active Militia in the Canadian Army). He achieved the rank of Lieutenant-colonel (Canada), Lieutenant-Colonel and was mentioned in dispatches three times and wounded tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John George MacKay
John George MacKay (November 6, 1893 – October 21, 1974) was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 4th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1949 to 1966 as a Liberal. MacKay was the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, serving from October 6, 1969 to October 24, 1974. Biography He was born in Albany, Prince Edward Island, the son of David MacKay and Almira Harvey, and was educated there. MacKay married Muriel Beatrice Boulter in 1918. He was president of the Tryon Dairying Company and the Tryon Farmers' Institute and also served as a director of the Provincial Swine Breeders' Association. MacKay served in the 10th Siege Battery with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. After the war, he continued his military service in the Canadian Militia as a sergeant in The Prince Edward Island Light Horse (now part of The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)). He was a member of the provincial c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John MacKay, Baron MacKay Of Ardbrecknish
John Jackson Mackay, Baron Mackay of Ardbrecknish (15 November 1938 – 21 February 2001) was a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party politician. Early life Mackay was born in 1938, the son of Jackson and Jean Mackay, and was educated at Campbeltown Grammar School, the University of Glasgow (BSc) and Jordanhill College of Education, where he graduated with a Diploma in Education. Mackay started his career as a mathematics teacher, becoming Head of Mathematics at Oban High School. Political career He was a Tory candidate for the Western Isles in the February 1974 election having, in the climate of the era, accepted he could realise his original Liberal Parliamentary ambitions only by joining the Conservatives. He contested Argyll in October 1974 and was Member of Parliament for the constituency from 1979 to 1983, and after boundary changes, for Argyll and Bute from 1983 to 1987, when he lost the seat to the Liberal candidate Ray Michie – the daughter of Lord Bannerman, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |