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John Rowe (director)
John Rowe may refer to: Businessmen * John Rowe (Exelon), head of Chicago energy concern Exelon Corporation * John Rowe (Aetna) (born 1944), former CEO and executive chairman of U.S. health care benefits company Aetna Others * John Rowe (minister) (1626–1677), English clergyman *John Rowe (actor) (born 1941), British actor * John Rowe (naval officer), navy officer of the U.S. Navy during the First Barbary War *John Rowe (merchant) (1715–1787), merchant and politician in Boston, Massachusetts, during the American Revolution * John Rowe (author) (1936–2017), Australian author *John Howland Rowe (1918–2004), American anthropologist * John Rowe (Australian politician) (1816–1886), member of South Australian parliament *Jack Rowe John Charles "Jack" Rowe (December 8, 1856 – April 25, 1911) was an American professional baseball player, manager and team owner from 1877 to 1898. He played 12 years in Major League Baseball, as a shortstop (657 games), catcher (298 ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rowe (Exelon)
John William Rowe (1945 – September 24, 2022) was an American attorney and energy executive. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of the energy corporation Exelon Corporation, a utility holding company headquartered in Chicago that had the largest market capitalization in the electric utility industry. Early life and education Rowe was born in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, in 1945. He was raised on a farm close to his hometown. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Wisconsin in 1967. He was then accepted into the University of Wisconsin Law School and obtained a Juris Doctor three years later. During this time, he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society and the Order of the Coif. Career After graduating, Rowe first worked as an associate for Isham Lincoln & Beale starting in 1970. He was promoted to partner seven years later and remained with the firm until 1980. He represented Commonwealth Edison, as well as the bankrup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rowe (Aetna)
John Wallis "Jack" Rowe is an American businessman and academic physician, who served as Chairman and CEO of Aetna Inc., a large health insurance company based in Connecticut, titles he retired from in February 2006. During his Aetna tenure, ''Businessweek'' named Rowe as a “Manager of the Year.” After leaving the company, he became an active philanthropist, supporting aging research and other causes. Career Columbia University John Rowe is currently the Julius B. Richmond Professor at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management. He has also served as professor at Harvard Medical School, authoring more than 200 scientific publications, mostly on the aging process. Rowe was previously Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the University of Connecticut. In 2010, he donated $2 million to the university’s foundation for a program that encourages students from minority groups and low-income families to enter health profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rowe (minister)
John Rowe (1626–1677) was an English clergyman, minister to an important Congregationalist church in London. Life He was born in Crediton, Devon. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Oxford, where he attended New Inn Hall. His 1653 book ''Tragi-comoedia'' took an incident in his parish of Witney as a judgement on those attending dramatic productions. The floor of an upper room of The White Hart Inn collapsed during a performance by travelling players of ''Mucedorus''. In 1654 he was appointed lecturer to Westminster Abbey. In October 1656 he preached to Parliament, then giving thanks for a naval victory in the Caribbean. In 1659 at the State Funeral of John Bradshaw, the President of the Court that had condemned Charles I, he gave the eulogy. However, he was displaced from his position by the Restoration of 1660, and in 1662 refused to conform, losing his status and being ejected as Anglican minister. After some moves, he established a church in Holborn, Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rowe (actor)
John Rowe (born January 1941) is a British actor. After reading English at Oxford he worked as a teacher before training at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama. After some years in repertory theatre he joined the BBC Radio Drama Company at Broadcasting House and has been a prolific radio actor ever since, notably as Professor Jim Lloyd in ''The Archers''. He has also played numerous character roles on television and film and his extensive stage work includes touring with the Old Vic in Europe, China, the Middle East and Australia. Filmography Film *''The Chain'' (1984) *''Clockwise'' (1986) *'' The Heart of Me'' (2001) *''Lagaan'' (2001) *''The Lost Prince'' (2003) *''Victoria & Abdul'' (2017) TV *''BBC Television Shakespeare'' - ''Henry VIII'' (Cromwell, 1979) *''BBC Television Shakespeare'' - ''Macbeth'' (Lennox, 1983) *''Juliet Bravo'' (1980–85) *''When the Boat Comes In'' (Hector Smith-Jameson, 1981) *''Chambers'' (Judge Riseby, 1990) *''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rowe (naval Officer)
USS ''Rowe'' (DD-564) was a ''Fletcher''-class destroyer of the United States Navy. Namesake John Rowe was appointed midshipman in the Navy on 2 December 1799. He volunteered for Lieutenant Stephen Decatur's expedition into Tripoli Harbor during the First Barbary War. On 16 February 1804, 's crew boarded and set fire to , destroying the frigate, which had fallen into enemy hands. He was commissioned lieutenant on 21 March 1807 and resigned from the Navy on 27 August 1808. Construction and commissioning ''Rowe'' was laid down 7 December 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Wash.; launched 30 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Louise Bradley Roberson; and commissioned 13 March 1944. World War II Following shakedown off San Diego, ''Rowe'' got underway for Pearl Harbor 24 May 1944. After 2 weeks of additional underway training in the Hawaiian Islands, she completed a round-trip escort run to Eniwetok, 16 June to 2 July, and on 3 August 1944 sailed as fla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rowe (merchant)
__NOTOC__ John Rowe (1715–1787) was a property developer and merchant in 18th century Boston, Massachusetts. As a merchant, John Rowe's most famous cargo was the tea that played a starring role in the Boston Tea Party. As a developer, his name is remembered to this day in the name of Rowes Wharf, a modern development in downtown Boston on the site of his original wharf. Biography Rowe was born in Exeter, in the English county of Devon, but immigrated to Boston with his brothers at an early age. He married Hannah Speakman in 1743 and lived in Boston for the rest of his life. His diaries are kept by the Massachusetts Historical Society and include many valuable observations about people, events, and daily life in Boston. He held various posts in Boston, including serving on the Boston Board of Selectmen. Rowe was evidently a very active smuggler, avoiding British trade regulations by trading with forbidden ports.John W. Tyler. "Rowe, John"; ''American National Biography Online' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rowe (author)
John Rowe (20 March 1936 – 9 November 2017) was an Australian author who wrote numerous war novels about his experiences in the Vietnam War. Early life and military John Rowe, a former professional career soldier, was educated at Sydney Grammar School and was a 1957 graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon. Rowe started his active military service in 1958 fighting in four wars, including the Malayan Emergency, Kashmir, Borneo, and Vietnam War. Promoted to Major, by 1968 Maj. John Rowe served as an exchange officer with the American Defense Intelligence Agency and served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and the 1st Australian Task Force. Author *Over the course of his career, Rowe wrote six published novels and a Time-Life history book on Australian soldiers in the Vietnam War. *In 1968, Maj. John Rowe wrote his first novel on the Vietnam War while serving in Washington, D.C., with the Defense Intelligence Agency. The book "Count Your Dead" was published by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Howland Rowe
John Howland Rowe (June 10, 1918 – May 1, 2004) was an American archaeologist and anthropologist known for his extensive research on Peru, especially on the Inca civilization. Rowe studied classical archaeology at Brown University (1935–1939) and anthropology at Harvard University (1939–1941). After graduating he traveled to Peru where he undertook archaeological research and taught until 1943. Between 1944 and 1946 he served as sergeant in the U.S. Combat Engineers in Europe. From 1946 to 1948 he studied the Guambía people in Colombia for the Smithsonian Institution, returning briefly to Harvard in 1946 to complete his doctorate in Latin American history and anthropology in 1947. In 1948 he started teaching at the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rowe (Australian Politician)
John Rowe (1816 – 17 Dec 1886) was a mineral assayer and mine manager who had a brief spell as member of South Australian parliament. He was born at St Agnes, Cornwall, and emigrated with his wife to South Australia on the ''David Malcolm'', arriving in Adelaide on 23 January 1847, and advertised his availability as a "practical assayer". In 1849 they settled in Kapunda, where he worked as an assayer. In 1859 he was appointed manager of the Mochatoona copper mine, near Angepena Station in the Flinders Ranges, but left in mid-1860 after criticism by the board, compounded by the difficulty of transporting the ore to Port Augusta, and returned to Kapunda. In 1862 he was elected to the seat of Light in the House of Assembly to fill the casual vacancy opened when F. S. Dutton was appointed Agent-General, and sat from May 1862 to November 1862, when Parliament was dissolved. He did not seek re-election. He moved to Thames, New Zealand in 1869 where he joined his brothers William R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Rowe
John Charles "Jack" Rowe (December 8, 1856 – April 25, 1911) was an American professional baseball player, manager and team owner from 1877 to 1898. He played 12 years in Major League Baseball, as a shortstop (657 games), catcher (298 games), and outfielder (103 games), for four major league clubs. His longest stretches were in the National League with the Buffalo Bisons (1879–1885) and Detroit Wolverines (1886–1888). He was also a player-manager and part owner of the Buffalo Bisons of the Players' League in 1890, and the manager of the Buffalo Bisons (Eastern League) from 1896 to 1898. Rowe appeared in 1,044 major league games, compiled a .286 batting average and .392 slugging percentage, and totaled 764 runs scored, 1,256 hits, 202 doubles, 88 triples, 28 home runs, and 644 RBIs. From 1881 to 1888, he was part of the "Big Four", a group of renowned batters (the others being Dan Brouthers, Hardy Richardson, and Deacon White) who played together in Buffalo and Detroi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetley Rowe
John Tetley Rowe (1861–1915) was an Anglican priest, most notably Archdeacon of Rochester and Canon Residential of Rochester Cathedral from 1908 until his death. Rowe was educated at Giggleswick School; and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1882 and was in charge of the Mission district in New Church Road, Camberwell. He held incumbencies in Chatham from 1895 to 1907 and Rushall before his appointment as Archdeacon. He died on 29 April 1915 after collapsing at London Victoria station Victoria station, also known as London Victoria, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Victoria, in the City of Westminster, managed by Network Rail. Named after the nearby Victoria Street (not the Qu .... Notes 1861 births 1915 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge People educated at Giggleswick School 19th-century English Anglican priests 20th-century English Anglican priests Archdeacons of Rochester [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Row (other)
John Row was a Scottish historian. John Row may also refer to: * John Row (poet) (born 1947), English storyteller * John Row (MP) for Totnes *John Row (Australian politician) Sir John Alfred Row KBE (1 January 1905 – 15 May 1993) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Row was born at Ingham, Queensland, the son of Charles Edward Row and his wife Emily Harriett (née Weller). He was educa ... (1905–1993), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly See also * John Rowe (other) * John Roe (other) {{human name disambiguation, Row, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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