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John McTaggart (other)
John Mactaggart or McTaggart may refer to: *Sir John McTaggart, 1st Baronet (1789–1867), Scottish Liberal MP in the British Parliament * John Mactaggart (writer) (1791–1830), Scottish author and engineer *John MacTaggart (1823–1871), early settler of Kilkivan, Queensland *J. M. E. McTaggart (John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart, 1866–1925), English idealist metaphysician * Sir John Mactaggart, 1st Baronet (1867–1956), Scottish builder *John McTaggart (jockey) (1896–1946), American jockey *Sir John Mactaggart, 2nd Baronet (1898–1960), Scottish businessman, son of the 1st Baronet; see Mactaggart baronets The Mactaggart Baronetcy, of King's Park in the City of Glasgow, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 2 February 1938 for John Mactaggart. He was a housing expert and the co-founder of the building firm Mactag ... * Sir John Mactaggart, 4th Baronet (born 1951), Scottish businessman and philanthropist, grandson of the above *John Auld ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John McTaggart, 1st Baronet
Sir John McTaggart, 1st Baronet (15 March 1789 – 13 August 1867) was a Scottish Whig MP in the United Kingdom parliament. He was created a baronet in 1841. The title became extinct upon his death. He represented Wigtown Burghs 1835–1857. McTaggart was the eldest son of John McTaggart of Ardwell (d. 1810), whose estate he inherited. He married, in 1811, Susannah Kymer, eldest daughter of John Kymer, of Streatham, Surrey. They had three children: * John Bell McTaggart (who died before his father in 1849) * Susanna McTaggart (ca. 1812 – 25 September 1902), her father's heiress, who married in 1839 John Orde Ommanney (d. 1846), son of Sir Francis Molyneux Ommanney. They left an only daughter Marianne Susanna Ommanney (d. 23 April 1914) who married in 1866 Sir Mark MacTaggart-Stewart, 1st Baronet, who took the MacTaggart name. * Sarah McTaggart, who married in 1853 James Church, of Calcutta. His sister, Susan McTaggart, married Thomas Flower Ellis. And their grandson, the ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mactaggart (writer)
John Mactaggart (26 June 1791 – 8 January 1830) was a Scottish writer and engineer born near Plunton Castle in the parish of Borgue. He is best known for writing ''The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia'', a wide-ranging and idiosyncratic reference work covering local words, places, traditions, and songs collected in and around Galloway. Mactaggart studied at the University of Edinburgh for one session but didn't return. Away from Edinburgh he "learned the engineering", working on John Rennie's Plymouth Breakwater. Through this work he was recommended to the post of clerk of works on the Rideau Canal, in Canada. Mactaggart arrived in Canada in August 1826. In addition to his work on the canal project he wrote several newspaper articles and was elected to the Natural History Society of Montreal. In 1828 Mactaggart suffered from an epidemic fever. He was subsequently dismissed for "being drunk on duty" and returned from Canada to England in later that year. In 1829 Mactagga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilkivan, Queensland
Kilkivan is a town and locality in the Gympie Region of Queensland, Australia. At the , Kilkivan had a population of 713. Geography The town is situated on the Wide Bay Highway, north of the state capital, Brisbane and west of Gympie. One Mile Creek () meanders through the town, east of the Wide Bay Highway. The town lies in the Mary River drainage basin. Rossmore is a neighbourhood within the locality to the south-west of the town of Kilkivan (). History Kilkivan was first inhabited by the Wakka Wakka tribe of the Australian Aboriginal peoples. The town was first settled by Europeans in the 1840s. Queensland’s first gold discovery was at Kilkivan in 1852 and subsequent findings escalated into a gold rush in the 1860s. The town was named for a pastoral run owned by pastoralist John Daniel MacTaggart (1823–1871) after his father's farm name near Drumlemble, Kintyre, Scotland. The nearby Australian 'Glenbarr' property owned by MacTaggart was also named for a nearby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Mactaggart, 1st Baronet
The Mactaggart Baronetcy, of King's Park in the City of Glasgow, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 2 February 1938 for John Mactaggart. He was a housing expert and the co-founder of the building firm Mactaggart & Mickel. The second Baronet was managing director of Mactaggart & Mickel. The third Baronet was chairman of the Society for Individual Freedom. Mactaggart baronets, of King's Park (1938) *Sir John Mactaggart, 1st Baronet (1867–1956) *Sir John Auld Mactaggart, 2nd Baronet (1898–1960) * Sir Ian Auld Mactaggart, 3rd Baronet (1923–1987) * Sir John Auld Mactaggart, 4th Baronet (born 1951) The heir apparent is the present holder's son John Auld Mactaggart (born 1993). See also *Fiona Mactaggart Fiona Margaret Mactaggart (born 12 September 1953) is a British politician and former primary school teacher who has been chair of the Fawcett Society since 2018. A member of the Labour Party, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Slou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McTaggart (jockey)
John McTaggart (1896 – April 18, 1946) was an American Champion jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. He began his riding career in 1913 and rode for a quarter century until retiring in 1937. In 1914 he led all jockeys in the United States with 157 wins and in 1916 finished first in money earned and second in total wins to Frank Robinson. McTaggart rode in the Kentucky Derby twice with his best result a second in the 1917 edition aboard Andrew Miller's colt, Ticket. He competed in the Preakness Stakes four times with his best finish a third in both 1912 and 1918. McTaggart was the regular jockey for Richard Wilson, Jr.'s outstanding colt Campfire. During his two-year-old season in 1916, McTaggart guided Campfire to wins in nearly all of the top races for juveniles, culminating with the Belmont Futurity Stakes and earning American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors. Among his other successes, McTaggart rode in Canada where he notably was a three-time winner of that c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mactaggart Baronets
The Mactaggart Baronetcy, of King's Park in the City of Glasgow, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 2 February 1938 for John Mactaggart. He was a housing expert and the co-founder of the building firm Mactaggart & Mickel. The second Baronet was managing director of Mactaggart & Mickel. The third Baronet was chairman of the Society for Individual Freedom. Mactaggart baronets, of King's Park (1938) *Sir John Mactaggart, 1st Baronet (1867–1956) * Sir John Auld Mactaggart, 2nd Baronet (1898–1960) * Sir Ian Auld Mactaggart, 3rd Baronet (1923–1987) * Sir John Auld Mactaggart, 4th Baronet (born 1951) The heir apparent is the present holder's son John Auld Mactaggart (born 1993). See also *Fiona Mactaggart Fiona Margaret Mactaggart (born 12 September 1953) is a British politician and former primary school teacher who has been chair of the Fawcett Society since 2018. A member of the Labour Party, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Slou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
