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John Sears (11191700264)
John Sears may refer to: *John Sears (salt producer) (1744–1817), founder of salt industry in Cape Cod, Massachusetts * John Sears (political strategist) (1940–2020), American attorney and Republican political strategist * John Sears (racing driver) (1936–1999), NASCAR Grand National driver * John Edward Sears, British Member of Parliament for Cheltenham, 1906–1910 * John George Sears (1870–1916), founder of Sears plc * John W. Sears (born 1930), former chairman of the Massachusetts Republican party and longtime activist *John Howell Sears John Howell Sears (1823–1907) was an early pioneer of Searsville and La Honda, two cities in San Mateo County, California. He directly influenced the development of these cities. History Born February 3, 1823 in Sullivan County, New York. He w ...
(1823–1907), pioneer of the cities of Searsville and La Honda, California {{hndis, Sears, John ...
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John Sears (salt Producer)
John Sears (1744 – 1817) (colloquially known as Sleepy John Sears) was a salt producer in Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was born in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, Yarmouth on the neck of Cape Cod and spent most of his life as a sea captain. He was known as Sleepy John because of his habit of falling asleep during the day. In the years leading up to the American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War the colonists were concerned about the loss of salt imports from overseas which were vital for the preservation of meat and fish. The Continental Congress declared a bounty of one third of a dollar for each bushel (56 pounds weight) produced, but it was soon discovered that boiling down seawater to produce it was highly uneconomic. John Sears adopted a different solution based on the evaporation of seawater in large wooden vats, which he constructed near his Cape Cod home in Dennis, Massachusetts. The process was inefficient and unrewarding at first, but he improved it by making the vats lea ...
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John Sears (political Strategist)
John Patrick Sears (July 3, 1940 – March 26, 2020) was an American attorney, and a Republican political strategist. He served as Deputy Counsel to President Richard M. Nixon from 1969–70, and assisted both Nixon and Ronald Reagan in their presidential campaigns. Early life and education Sears was born in July 1940 near Syracuse, New York, the son of James L. Sears and Helen M. Fitzgerald. Sears attended Christian Brothers Academy in suburban Syracuse, a private Catholic preparatory academy. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame (B.S.,1960), and completed law school at Georgetown University (L.L.B., J.D., 1963); both universities are among the most prominent Catholic colleges in the United States. Early career Public sector Sears worked as a law clerk for the New York State Court of Appeals from 1963-65. Private sector He then became a member of the New York City law firm of Nixon, Mudge, Rose, Alexander, Guthrie & Mitchell for two years. He ...
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John Sears (racing Driver)
John Hamilton "Big" John Sears (May 9, 1936 – November 1, 1999) was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver from Ellerbe, North Carolina, USA. Career He completed in 318 Sprint Cup Series events in his career, earning forty-eight top-fives, 127 top-tens, two poles, and five top-ten point finishes. Sears was known for driving his salmon-colored #4 car that he personally owned. He debuted in Savannah A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the Canopy (forest), canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to rea ... driving John Black's #81 to a decent eighth-place finish. The best points finish for Sears is fifth which he achieved back-to-back in 1967 and 1968. He retired after a dismal 1973 season in which he was plagued with engine and mechanical failures. References External links * 1936 births 1999 deaths NASCAR dri ...
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John Edward Sears
John Edward Sears (28 November 1857 – 20 January 1941) was a British architect and politician. He was the son of the Reverend James Sears, a Baptist minister in Camberwell in south London, and quickly became involved in the activities of the church as a teacher and librarian. He was also the leader of the local Band of Hope temperance organisation and was associated with Baptist churches in the Peckham area. Sears was educated privately before being articled to C. G. Searle and S. C. Searle, architects, in 1872. At the same time he studied architecture at University College London and the Royal Academy Schools. He became a qualified architect in 1880 and was made a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1889. For several years he acted as editor of the annual ''Architect’s Compendium and Catalogue''. He subsequently moved to Hendon in Middlesex, a northern suburb of London. He was a member of the Hendon School Board and a deacon of Hendon Baptist Church ...
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John George Sears
John George Sears (1870–1916) was a shoe manufacturer and the founder of Sears plc, which was one of the United Kingdom's largest retail businesses. Career Born in Northampton and educated at the local elementary school, John Sears became an apprentice with the ''Manfield Company''. In 1891 he set up his own business as a boot-maker with the help of his younger brother, William, trading under the name ''J. Sears & Co.'' In 1897 he opened his first retail outlet and by 1900 he had established his first shop in London. He expanded the business rapidly particularly on the retail side and soon had 2,000 shops branded as ''Trueform''.Why old shoe retailers are on their uppers
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John W
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ...
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