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John Rees (other)
John Rees may refer to: * John Rees (activist) (born 1957), British political activist and writer * John Rees (cricketer) (1880-1959), Australian cricketer * John Rees (journalist) (c. 1926), right-wing publisher and informant * John Rees (musician) (1857–1949), Welsh musician *John Rees (bassist) (born 1951), Australian bassist, known for being part of the classic line-up of rock band Men at Work *Conway Rees (1870–1932), John Conway Rees, Welsh rugby union international *Sir John David Rees (1854–1922), colonial administrator in British India and Member of Parliament *Sir John Milsom Rees (1866–1952), Welsh surgeon *John Rawlings Rees (1890–1969), British psychiatrist *John Rees-Evans (born 1978), British political candidate See also *Jonny Rees, Hong Kong rugby union player * Jonny Rees (model), Mr. Wales 2008 *John Reese (other) John Reese may refer to: People *John Reese (baseball) (1895–?), outfielder in the Negro leagues *John Reese (cricketer) (1877†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rees (activist)
John Rees (born 1957) is a British political activist, academic, journalist and writer who is a national officer of the Stop the War Coalition, and founding member of ''Counterfire''. He is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at Goldsmiths, University of London. He was formerly a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party and, as an SWP member, was heavily involved in Respect – The Unity Coalition. His books include ''Timelines, a political history of the modern world'' and ''A People's History of London'', co-authored with his partner Lindsey German. He also produces documentaries and presents current affairs programmes for the Islam Channel. Early life and education Rees was born in Wiltshire, in South-West England, and was brought up and educated in Chippenham. His father, William Rees was from Aberdare, South Wales, and was a lifelong trade union activist and Labour Party member. His mother, Margaret Rees (Shipley) Rees was from Darlington. Rees' first degree was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rees (cricketer)
John Newman Stace Rees (2 September 1880 – 17 January 1959) was an Australian footballer and cricketer. Rees played in one first-class match for South Australia in 1905/06. In the match between South Australia and Western Australia in Perth in January 1906, Rees opened the batting in the first innings and carried his bat, finishing 21 not out in South Australia's score of 54. He made a stumping when he kept wicket for a time in Western Australia's second innings. His brother Robert, a leg-spin bowler, played 13 first-class matches for South Australia between 1903 and 1913. Rees was more prominent as an Australian rules footballer. He played 103 games for North Adelaide from 1898 to 1908 as a wingman, renowned for his speed. He was a member of North Adelaide's premiership teams in 1902 and 1905. See also * List of South Australian representative cricketers This is a list of cricketers who have represented South Australia in either a first-class, List A or Twenty20 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rees (journalist)
John Herbert Rees is a British right-wing journalist and government informant resident in the United States. He was active in the Western Goals Foundation and the John Birch Society. Biography Rees was born in Britain. In the early 1960s, Rees worked in a business position for the London ''Daily Mirror,'' but was fired for misusing personal accounts, according to an FBI memo. Agents in the FBI office at the London U.S. Embassy also found that during 1962 Rees, who was married and had five children, was dating an FBI stenographer, who resigned.Callahan, Michael (Jan. 22, 2007)"Peyton Place's Real Victim."'' Vanity Fair''. Archived frothe original./ref> Rees moved to the United States in 1963 for a reporting job that fell through. Rees became the lover of '' Peyton Place'' author Grace Metalious. Metalious, who had cirrhosis from heavy drinking, changed her will hours before her death at age 39 in 1964, and left her whole estate to Rees. There was a public furor, and Rees dropped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rees (musician)
John Thomas Rees (14 November 1857 – 14 October 1949) was a Welsh musician and composer who was notable for winning a prize at the National Eisteddfod in 1895. John Thomas Rees was born 14 November 1857 at Llwynbedw. The son of Thomas and Hannah (née Morgan) Rees, he began working as a mine pit boy at age nine. During the time he worked in the mines, Rees studied the Tonic-Solfa system, earning an advanced certificate. Rees also taught music while he was a colliery worker; one of his pupils was Daniel Protheroe. Rees worked in the mines until the age of twenty-one; at that time, he gained some notability as the composer of a cantata he entered into a Treherbert eisteddfod competition. A small fund was established by Rees' friends for his studies at Aberystwyth with Joseph Parry. When these funds ran low, Rees was faced with the possibility of leaving the university until David Jenkins arranged for him to teach Solfa classes in Pen-y-garn. Rees travelled to Emporia, Kansas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men At Work
Men at Work are an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1978 and best known for breakthrough hits such as "Down Under", "Who Can It Be Now?", "Be Good Johnny", " Overkill", and " It's a Mistake". Its founding member and frontman is Colin Hay, who performs on lead vocals and guitar. After playing as an acoustic duo with Ron Strykert during 1978–1979, Hay formed the group with Strykert playing bass guitar and Jerry Speiser on drums. They were soon joined by Greg Ham on flute, saxophone, and keyboards and John Rees on bass guitar, with Strykert switching back to lead guitar. The group was managed by Russell Depeller, a friend of Hay, whom he met at La Trobe University. This line-up achieved national and international success during the early to mid 1980s. In January 1983, they were the first Australian artists to have a simultaneous No. 1 album and No. 1 single on the United States ''Billboard'' charts: '' Business as Usual'' (released on 9 November 1981) and " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conway Rees
John Conway Rees (13 January 1870 – 30 August 1932) was a Welsh international rugby union player. Life Rees was born in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. He was educated at Llandovery College and Jesus College, Oxford (graduating in 1894) and was the first Welshman to captain Oxford University RFC. He introduced the four three quarters system, playing at centre-three-quarter. He played for Cardiff, the Barbarians, the London Welsh, Richmond, Blackheath and Llanelli. He played for the Welsh national side on three occasions in the Home Nations Championship. His debut was on 6 February 1892 against Scotland. His other two appearances were against England, once in 1893 (the season when Wales first won the Triple Crown) and again in 1894. Rees taught at Sherborne School, Rossall School and Giggleswick School Giggleswick School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) in Giggleswick, near Settle, North Yorkshire, England. Early school In 1499 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John David Rees
Sir John David Rees, 1st Baronet, (16 December 1854 – 2 June 1922) was a colonial administrator in British India and subsequently a Member of Parliament at Westminster. Biography He was educated at Cheltenham College and joined the Indian Civil Service in 1875. He served mostly in the south of India where he was Under-Secretary in the Madras Government, and later the British Resident in Travancore and Cochin. He also served as an Additional Member of the Governor-General's Council in the 1890s. In 1901, Rees retired from the Civil Service. He was an active proponent of the Raj and wrote a number of books on British India. ''The Real India'', first published in 1908, went through a number of editions. In 1902, he had even contributed a number of columns to the ''Times Literary Supplement'' on Indian matters. Parliament He served two terms as Member of Parliament (MP): from 1906 to 1910 as the Liberal MP for Montgomery constituency, and from 1912 to 1922 as the Union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
