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John Procter (other)
John Procter may refer to: * John Procter (politician) (born 1966), British politician * John Robert Procter (1844–1933), American geologist * John Procter, musician in I, Ludicrous * John Procter, see List of Grand National winners __NOTOC__ The Grand National is a National Hunt racing, National Hunt Horse racing, horse race which is held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. It is a Handicap (horse racing), handicap Steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechas ... See also * John Proctor (other) {{hndis, Procter, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Procter (politician)
John Michael Procter (born 7 November 1966) is the current Chair of the Royal Armouries and a former Conservative Member of the European Parliament (MEP). His term as Chair ends on 1 November 2023. Political career Procter was first elected to Leeds City Council for Wetherby ward in a July 1992 by-election and served until 2018, following his deselection by Conservative Party members in September 2017. He had previously stood for Barwick and Kippax ward in 1990 and 1991. During his time as a Leeds City Councillor for over 25 years, Procter served as Chief Whip of the council between 2004 and 2010 and Deputy Leader of the council's Conservative Group from 2015 to 2018. He unsuccessfully contested Barnsley East in the 1992 general election and Pudsey in 2001. Member of the European Parliament Procter was placed third on the Conservative Party's closed list of candidates for the Yorkshire and the Humber constituency in the 2014 European Parliament election. Only the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robert Procter
John Robert Procter (March 16, 1844 – December 12, 1903) was an American geologist and civil service reformer. He was the Kentucky state geologist from 1880 to 1893, and president of the United States Civil Service Commission from 1893 to 1903. Biography John Robert Procter was born in Mason County, Kentucky on March 16, 1844. His mother died when he was very young, and he was brought up by an aunt. When he showed an inclination to enlist in the Confederate Army, his aunt sent him to the University of Pennsylvania to prevent this. He spent freshman year in a science program there, and then left and enlisted as a Confederate in 1863. He served until the end of the war. At the close of the war, he returned to his home farm in Kentucky, where he remained until 1873. In 1873 he met Kentucky state geologist Nathaniel Shaler, also a Harvard professor. Procter became assistant in the Kentucky Geological Survey, and also studied geology during 1875 at Harvard. In 1880 he succeeded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I, Ludicrous
I, Ludicrous is an English pop music trio, formed in February 1985, by John Procter (born 1957) and David Rippingale ("Will Hung") (b. 1956).Strong, Martin C. (2003) "I, Ludicrous" in ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 375. Their debut flexi release ("Preposterous Tales") reached Number 11 in John Peel's Festive Fifty in 1987.I. Ludicrous , ''Keeping It Peel'', , retrieved 2010-10-06. I, Ludicrous are still producing music , and play occasional live dates, primarily in London. In January 2008, Martin Brett from joined the band on ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Grand National Winners
__NOTOC__ The Grand National is a National Hunt racing, National Hunt Horse racing, horse race which is held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. It is a Handicap (horse racing), handicap Steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase over 30 fences and a distance of approximately 4 miles 3½ furlongs. Aintree publish a roll of honour in their racecards each year, the earliest entries on which were compiled largely from the memories of racing enthusiasts sometime around 1880–1890. Aintree officials consider that their honours record prior to 1860 is likely to contain inaccuracies, and therefore the British Horseracing Board's records taken from the press accounts of the time have been used as a more reliable source for the connections of winners prior to 1865. *Weights given in stones and pounds. *Amateur jockeys denoted by a title, e.g. ''Mr'', ''Capt'', ''Lord''. Unofficial winners Pre-1839 The first official running of the "Grand National" is now considered to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |