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John Quirk (other)
John Quirk may refer to: * John Quirk (bishop) (1849–1924), Anglican bishop * John Quirk (politician) (1870–1938), Australian politician * John Quirk (footballer) (born 1945), Australian rules footballer See also * John Quirke John Andrew Quirke (born 9 September 1950) is a former Australian politician. He served as a Senator for South Australia from 1997 to 2000, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He previously served in the South Australian House of Ass ... (born 1950), Australian politician * Johnny Quirke (1911–1983), Irish hurler {{hndis, Quirk, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Quirk (bishop)
John Nathaniel Quirk (1849 – 26 April 1924) was an Anglican bishop. Early life Quirk was the son of Charles Thomas Quirk, sometime rector of Golborne. After being educated at Shrewsbury School and St John's College, Cambridge, he was ordained deacon in 1874 and priest in the following year. Ecclesiastical career His first post was as a curate at St Leonard's, Bridgnorth, where he served for four years, after which he was at Doncaster. He was Vicar of St Thomas's, Douglas, for a year, then successively Vicar of Rotherham, of St Mary′s, Beverley and of St Paul′s, Lorrimore Square, before being appointed Canon of York in 1888. He was appointed Rector and Rural Dean of Bath in 1895, where he was heavily involved with the restoration of Bath Abbey. Quirk had recently been nominated Vicar Designate of Doncaster, when in September 1901 he became the first and (as it turned out) only Bishop of Sheffield to be a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of York. He was consecrated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Quirk (politician)
John Quirk (18 May 1870 – 13 December 1938) was an Australian politician. Quirk was born at Balmain in Sydney to dairyman John Quirk and Margaret, ''née'' McClapperty. After attending St Joseph's School in Rozelle, he joined the Postmaster-General's department in 1886 and began a long-running position at the Balmain post-office. In 1889 he married Sarah Gaillie in Sydney, with whom he had five children. A founder of the Letter Carriers' Union (which became the Postal Workers' Union), he was also a founding member of the Rozelle Labor League in 1893. In 1917 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Rozelle. With the introduction of proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ... he became a member for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Quirk (footballer)
John Quirk (born 28 July 1945) is a former Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...er who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After playing with Melbourne, Quirk played with Port Melbourne and then Box Hill in the Victorian Football Association. After retiring from football, John went on to have 3 children; Damien, Sebastian and Felicity. He has 4 grandchildren; Arabella, William, Harry and Willow. John then went on and lived in the Hunter Valley, where he became a CEO at a winery. He then moved to Echuca to be closer to his family. Notes External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Quirk, John 1945 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players Port M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Quirke
John Andrew Quirke (born 9 September 1950) is a former Australian politician. He served as a Senator for South Australia from 1997 to 2000, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He previously served in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1989 to 1997, holding the seat of Playford. Early life Quirke was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, the son of Mary () and William Patrick Quirke. His father was a fitter at a shipbuilding company on the Mersey. The family immigrated to Australia as Ten Pound Poms in 1959. They settled in Adelaide, South Australia, where Quirke attended Elizabeth High School. He subsequently graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education. From 1973 to 1977 Quirke was a history teacher at Craigmore High School. He then transferred to Concordia College, a Lutheran school. Politics Early involvement Quirke joined the ALP in 1979 and served as president of its Mount Lofty branch. He was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
