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John Small (bassist)
John Small may refer to: Politicians * John Small (Canadian politician, born 1746) (1746–1841), political figure in Upper Canada * John Small (Canadian politician, born 1831) (1831–1909), member of the Canadian House of Commons * John Francis Small (1853–1923), Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for County Wexford *John Humphrey Small (1858–1946), U.S. Representative from North Carolina Sportspeople *John Small (cricketer) (1737–1826), English cricketer * Jack Small (1765–1836), English cricketer * John Small (American football) (1946–2012), American football player *John Small (Gaelic footballer) (born 1993), Gaelic footballer Military figures *John Small (British Army officer) (1726–1796), active in the American Revolutionary War * John Small (gunsmith) (1759–1821), American gunsmith, sheriff, and first Indiana Adjutant General * John Small (British Army medical officer) (1823–1879), British Army deputy surgeon-general Others *John Small (librarian) (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Small (Canadian Politician, Born 1746)
John Small (August 27, 1746 – July 18, 1831) was a political figure in Upper Canada. Life and career Small was born in 1746 at Cirencester in England. In 1792, he was appointed clerk of the Executive Council of Upper Canada. He was also a justice of the peace and a lieutenant in the militia. He came to Canada with John Graves Simcoe and built one of the first residential homes in the town of York (now Toronto). His son Charles Coxwell Small expanded the home, which was later called Berkeley House. It was a prominent local building until it was torn down during the 1920s and turned into a brewery. In January 1800, he fought a duel with John White, the attorney general for the province. White had insulted Small's wife's honour after a quarrel between the two men's wives. Small shot White in the hip, a wound he died from a few days later. He was charged with and acquitted of murder, even though the presiding judge, Henry Allcock, claimed to be a friend of White. Small's repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Small (Canadian Politician, Born 1831)
John Small (October 8, 1831 – February 10, 1909) was a Canadian politician. Born in York Township, Upper Canada, Small was educated in his home district schools and at the Upper Canada College. Both Small's grandfather, also named John Small, and his father Charles Coxwell Small had been the Chief Clerk of Upper Canada's Privy Council. In 1855 he was elected to the Parliament of the Province of Canada for East Toronto Riding. From 1855 to 1882, he was a taxing officer of the Court of the Queen's Bench. From 1878 to 1879, he was a member of the Toronto City Council. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Toronto East in the 1882 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1887. He did not run in 1891 Events January–March * January 1 ** Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany. ** A strike of 500 Hungarian steel workers occurs; 3,000 men are out of work as a consequence. **Germany takes formal possession of its new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Francis Small
John Francis Small (1853 – 5 July 1923) was an Irish nationalist politician of the Irish Parliamentary Party. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as a Member of Parliament (MP) for County Wexford from 1883 to 1885, and for South Down from 1885 to 1886. John Francis Small was admitted as a solicitor in 1875 and later became coroner for South Armagh, and a Poor Law Guardian Boards of guardians were ''ad hoc'' authorities that administered Poor Law in the United Kingdom from 1835 to 1930. England and Wales Boards of guardians were created by the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, replacing the parish overseers of the poor ....''The New House of Commons: With Biographical Notices of its Members and of Nominated Candidates'' (George Edward Wright, 1885), page 370. He died, in 1923, at his home in Hill Street, Newry. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Small, John Francis 1853 births 1923 deaths Members of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Humphrey Small
John Humphrey Small (August 29, 1858 – July 13, 1946) was an American attorney and politician who served eleven terms as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina from 1899 to 1921. Early life and education Born in Washington, North Carolina, Small attended private schools and Trinity College (later Duke University), Durham, North Carolina, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He taught school from 1876 to 1880 and studied law as a legal apprentice. He was admitted to the bar in 1881. Career Small started a legal practice in his hometown of Washington, North Carolina. Small was elected a reading clerk of the North Carolina State Senate in 1881, the year he was admitted to the bar. That year he was also appointed as superintendent of public instruction of Beaufort County. He was elected as solicitor of the inferior court of Beaufort County 1882–1885. At the time, he also became editor of the ''Washington Gazette'', serving from 1883 to 1886. He was app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Small (cricketer)
John Small (19 April 1737 – 31 December 1826) was an English professional cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...er who played during the 18th century and had one of the longest careers on record. Born at Empshott, Hampshire, he is generally regarded as the greatest batting (cricket), batsman of the 18th century and acknowledged as having been the first to master the use of the modern straight cricket bat, bat which was introduced in the 1760s. He probably scored the earliest known century (cricket), century in important cricket. He died at Petersfield, where he was in residence for most of his life and where he established businesses. Small was a very influential player who was involved in the creation of two significant permanent additions to the ''Laws of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Small
John Small (7 October 1765 – 21 January 1836) at the CricketArchive was an English er who played for the . He is also associated with , , |
John Small (American Football)
John Kenneth Small (November 20, 1946 – December 10, 2012 ) was an American football Linebacker and Defensive tackle with the Atlanta Falcons and the Detroit Lions in the National Football League (NFL). A native of Lumberton, North Carolina, he played collegiately for The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina where he was a three-time all Southern Conference selection as well as an Honorable Mention All American pick as a sophomore and junior. In his senior season in 1969 he was a Second-team Associated Press All American and a First-team pick by ''Sporting News'', ''Time Magazine'', and the Newspaper Enterprise Association. He was the First Round pick and 12th overall selection by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1970 NFL Draft; he played for three years with the Falcons and two more with the Detroit Lions, retiring after the 1974 season. Small was a recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, the highest award given by the state of South Carolina; in 1977 he was a member of the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Small (Gaelic Footballer)
John Small (born 10 January 1993) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Ballymun Kickhams GAA, Ballymun Kickhams club and at senior level for the Dublin county football team, Dublin county team. He was a member of the Dublin team that won an All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship in 2014. Small came on as a substitute in the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 2015 All-Ireland Final, as Dublin defeated Kerry county football team, Kerry on a 0-12 to 0-9 scoreline. References 1993 births Living people Ballymun Kickhams Gaelic footballers DCU Gaelic footballers Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers Gaelic football backs Sportspeople from Dublin (city) {{Dublin-gaelic-football-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Small (British Army Officer)
John Small (13 March 1726 – 17 March 1796) was a career British military officer from Scotland who played a key role in raising and leading the 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) during the American Revolution. After the war, he settled with many of the men of the 84th Regiment in Douglas Township, Hants County, Nova Scotia. The British Crown granted land to soldiers after the war to encourage settlement, especially in Upper Canada (now Ontario). Small is featured as one of the central figures in American artist John Trumbull's notable painting, ''The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775;'' versions were completed in the early 19th century. Small is shown deflecting a bayonet away from General Warren, who had been a friend before the hostilities broke out. Small returned to Great Britain after the war. He was appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey and promoted to major general, serving from 1793 until his death in 1796. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Small (gunsmith)
John Small (1759 – 1821) was an American gunsmith, frontiersman, soldier, and public official. An Irish immigrant to Pennsylvania, he served in the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served as sheriff of Knox County, Indiana, as a territorial legislator, and as Indiana Territory's first Adjutant General. Biography Small immigrated to Pennsylvania with his family and began an apprenticeship as a gunsmith. He served as an armorer during Lord Dunmore's War. During the American Revolutionary War, he served as a private in the Washington County, Pennsylvania militia. He apprenticed with Richard Butler and William Butler while at Fort Pitt. After the war, in 1785, Small relocated to Vincennes, Indiana. He became an officer in the local militia, and participated in the 1786 Battle of the Embarras River. Small also corresponded with George Rogers Clark that same year, and petitioned for military aid from Kentucky. Small worked as a gunsmith, merchant, and tavern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Small (British Army Medical Officer)
Deputy Surgeon-General John Small (28 January 1823 – July 1879) was a British Army officer, physician, and early advocate for the use of large doses of quinine to treat malaria. Early life Small was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the oldest son of Patrick Small and Mary Brown Small. His father was a silversmith, jeweller and auctioneer on Edinburgh's Advocate's Close. Small and his family were members of the Smalls of Dirnanean. Career Small began his medical career as an apprentice under J. F. MacFarlan in the North Bridge section of Edinburgh. He later attended the University of Edinburgh and the extra-academical school. He received his medical licence from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1843. After two years in private practice he entered the army in 1845. His first assignment was with the 12th Regiment of Foot at Mauritius. He was later reassigned to Africa to fight in the Cape Frontier Wars, for which he received a medal. He afterwards served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Small (librarian)
John Small (1828 – 20 August 1886) was librarian of Edinburgh University Library. He was a member of the Smalls of Dirnanean. Life Small was born in 1828 in Edinburgh to Margaret (née Brown) and John Small. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and the University of Edinburgh where he graduated with an MA in 1847. In the same year he succeeded his father, who was acting librarian of the university library until his death. In 1854 he obtained the full status of a librarian, with an official residence. He held the office, also in succession to his father, of acting librarian to the College of Physicians (Edinburgh), for which he prepared a catalogue in 1863. He also served for many years as an assistant clerk to the Senatus Academicus and editor of the ''University Calendar.'' He was president of the Library Association in 1880, and on 21 April 1886 the University of Edinburgh awarded him a LLD. He was for some time treasurer of the university musical society. Small devote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
