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John May (musician)
John May may refer to: Business * John May (angel investor), manager of Business Angel investment groups * John May (shipwright), English shipwright in Dutch service * John May (youth worker) (born 1964), chief executive of Career Academies UK and member of the World Scout Committee * John C. May, president and CEO of John Deere Clergy * John May (bishop) (died 1598), Bishop of Carlisle * John May (priest) (died 1893), Dean of St George's Cathedral, Georgetown, Guyana * John L. May (1922–1994), Archbishop of St Louis Politics * John May (Australian politician) (1844–1917), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * John May (North Carolina politician) (1950–2017), member of the North Carolina legislature Sport * Jack May (tennis) (1925–2012), Australian tennis player * John May (Australian footballer) (born 1951), Australian footballer who played for Essendon * John May (cricketer) (1849–?), English cricketer * John May (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1933), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John May (angel Investor)
John May is an American venture capitalist, the Managing Partner of the New Vantage Group, which has organized five angel investing organizations in the Washington, D.C. area since 1999, placing funds into more than 50 companies. Biography May is the co-author of two books on angel investing, ''Every Business Needs an Angel'' and ''State of the Art: An Executive Briefing on Cutting-Edge Practices in American Angel Investing''. May is Chairman Emeritus of the Angel Capital Association and former Co-Chairman of the World Business Angel Association. He is a lead instructor for the "Power of Angel Investing" seminar produced by the Angel Resource Institute and supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a Batten Fellow at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John May (footballer, Born 1878)
John May (15 April 1878 – 25 July 1933) was a Scottish footballer who played for Abercorn, Derby County, Rangers, Morton and Scotland. Football career Club May played as a left half-back (comparable to a modern midfielder) and started his career at Bo'ness followed by Wishaw Thistle and Paisley club Abercorn, before signing for Derby County. Whilst there he played in two losing FA Cup finals (1899 and 1903). May made 179 league appearances for Derby, scoring 17 goals. He joined Rangers in May 1904 and went on to play 148 times in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup, however, his spell at the club coincided almost exactly with a period when rivals Celtic were dominant, and May did not claim a winner's medal in either of the major competitions before he moved on to Morton in 1910. International May won five international caps for Scotland between 1906 and 1909. Personal life His younger brother Hugh was also a footballer who made a small number of appearances for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May (surname)
May is a surname of Germanic (Saxon) and, independently, of Gaelic origin. There are many variants used in English-speaking countries, as well as several variants used in Germany. The Scottish May is a sept of Clan Donald. The surname "May" remains a common surname in the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Australia and New Zealand, as well as among Russians of German origin; possibly also persisting in areas of the Netherlands and France. People with the surname May include: *Abby May (1800–1877), American social activist *Alan Nunn May (1911–2003), English spy for the Soviet Union * Alfred May (engineer) (1851–1920), engineer and inventor in South Australia *Andrew J. May (1875–1959), American politician *Arthur Johan May (1903–1979), acting Prime Minister of Suriname * Bailey May (Born 2002), Filipino singer, dancer and actor. Member of the new global pop group formed by Simon Fuller, Now United * Barry May (born 1944), South African-bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny May
Johnny May (born 1945) is a Canadian Inuit, Inuk bush pilot living in Kuujjuaq, known as being the first Inuk pilot in eastern Canada. He is credited with saving the lives of many Inuit in search-and-rescue missions and operating medevac airplane services to transport sick Inuit to health centres. May is the older brother of Canadian Governor General of Canada, Governor General, Mary Simon. Family His father was a non-Inuit manager of the Hudson Bay Company trading post in Fort Severight (now Kangiqsualujjuaq), while his mother was a local Inuk. Among his 7 siblings, his sister Mary Simon is a former president of Makivik Corporation, former diplomat and the Governor General of Canada#Appointment, Governor General of Canada. Career May obtained his pilot's licence in 1962 after training in Pennsylvania. Through his company, Johnny May's Air Charters, he flew search-and-rescue missions in the Arctic tundra, as well as medevacs between Inuit villages and from Nunavik to hospitals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John May (V)
'' V'' is an American science fiction television series that ran for two seasons on ABC, from November 3, 2009 to March 15, 2011. A remake of the 1983 miniseries created by Kenneth Johnson, the new series chronicles the arrival on Earth of a technologically-advanced alien species which ostensibly comes in peace, but actually has sinister motives. ''V'' stars Elizabeth Mitchell and Morena Baccarin, and is executive produced by Scott Rosenbaum, Yves Simoneau, Scott Peters, Steve Pearlman, and Jace Hall. The series was produced by The Scott Peters Company, HDFilms and Warner Bros. Television. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (2009–10) The first season of the re-imagining of ''V'' consisted of 12 episodes and premiered at 8:00 pm ET on ABC on November 3, 2009. Four episodes were aired in November 2009 and the series then went on hiatus before returning on March 30, 2010 when it aired in a new time slot, 10:00 pm ET. A special clip show titled "The Arrival" that reca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wilder May
John Wilder May (1819–1883) was an American jurist who served as chief justice of the Boston Municipal Court and District Attorney of Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Early life May was born on January 28, 1819, in Attleboro, Massachusetts to Lemuel and Esther Wilder May. His father served as a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council and both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court. May graduated from Phillips Academy and the University of Vermont. After college, May farmed for a couple of years before returning to Attleboro to work as a school teacher. In 1850, May married Elizabeth Thurston Farnham, a cousin from Bangor, Maine. They had four children - Henry Farnham May, Harriet Wilder May, John Lemuel May and Elizabeth Farnham May. Legal career May studied law in the office of Francis Hilliard in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was admitted to the bar on September 1, 1851, and started his own practice in Roxbury. He became involved in politics as well. He represented W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John May (police Officer)
Superintendent John May (1775–1855) was the first commander of the Metropolitan Police "A" Division, which policed the Whitehall area of London. Since the divisional station house was adjacent to the offices of the Joint Commissioners, Charles Rowan and Richard Mayne, May began to serve as unofficial second-in-command of the force, providing a link between the Commissioners and their men. It was he who interviewed the first candidates for the force, sifting them before Rowan and Mayne made their final selection.T. A. Critchley, ''A History of Police in England and Wales'', Constable: London, 1967 Before joining the police, May was a sergeant major in the Grenadier Guards. He was the father of Edmund George May (1821?–1880) and Charles May. The latter also initially served in the Metropolitan Police, but made his name as the head of the police in Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John May (Medal Of Honor)
John May (1836 – March 19, 1886) was an American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 6th U.S. Cavalry during the Texas-Indian Wars. He was one of thirteen men who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry against the Kiowa at the Battle of the Little Wichita River on July 12, 1870.Beyer, Walter F. and Oscar Frederick Keydel, ed. ''Deeds of Valor: From Records in the Archives of the United States Government; how American Heroes Won the Medal of Honor; History of Our Recent Wars and Explorations, from Personal Reminiscences and Records of Officers and Enlisted Men who Were Rewarded by Congress for Most Conspicuous Acts of Bravery on the Battle-field, on the High Seas and in Arctic Explorations''. Vol. 2. Detroit: Perrien-Keydel Company, 1906. (pg. 159)Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. ''Medal of Honor recipients, 1863-1978, 96th Cong., 1st sess''. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1979. (pg. 1017)Hamilton, Allen Lee. ''Sentinel of the Southern Plains: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John May (judge)
Sir John Douglas May, PC (28 June 1923 – 15 January 1997) was a British Court of Appeal judge appointed by the British Government to investigate the miscarriages of justice related to the Maguire Seven and other miscarriages linked to IRA bombing offences. Life and career May was educated at Clifton College and Balliol College, Oxford, where he was a Scholar. During World War II, he served with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1947 and took silk in 1965. He was appointed to the High Court and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division in 1972, receiving the customary knighthood. In 1982, he was made a Lord Justice of Appeal and made a Privy Counsellor, serving until 1989. Maguire Seven inquiry On 20 October 1989 following the quashing of the Guildford Four convictions, May was appointed to chair an inquiry into both that case and the related case of the Maguire Seven. On 12 July 1990, the Home Secretary David Waddington p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John May (gangster)
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang that occurred on Saint Valentine's Day 1929. The men were gathered at a Lincoln Park, Chicago garage on the morning of February 14, 1929. They were lined up against a wall and shot by four unknown assailants, two dressed as police officers. The murders resulted from the competition for control of organized crime in the city during Prohibition between the largely Irish North Siders, headed by George "Bugs" Moran, and their largely Italian Chicago Outfit rivals led by Al Capone. The perpetrators have never been conclusively identified, but former members of the Egan's Rats gang working for Capone are suspected of involvement; others have said that members of the Chicago Police Department who allegedly wanted revenge for the killing of a police officer's son played a part. The massacre At 10:30 a.m. on Saint Valentine's Day, Thursday, February 14, 1929, se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
