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John Watson (horseman)
John, Johnny, or Johnie Watson may refer to: Politics *John Watson (16th-century MP) (fl. 1547–1554), Member of Parliament for Morpeth, Newcastle upon Tyne and Berwick-upon-Tweed *Sir John Watson (advocate) (John Charles Watson, 1883–1944), Scottish advocate and sheriff, Solicitor General for Scotland 1929–31 * John William Clark Watson (1808–1890), Confederate politician and judge * Chris Watson (John Christian Watson, 1867–1941), Australia's third prime minister *Sir John Bertrand Watson (1878–1948), British Member of Parliament for Stockton-on-Tees, 1917–1923 *John S. Watson (New Jersey politician) (1924–1996), African-American Democratic Party politician in New Jersey *John Watson (Australian politician) (born 1937), former Australian senator *John Watson (Skipton MP) (born 1943), British Member of Parliament for Skipton, 1979–1989 * John Watson (New Zealand politician) (fl. 2010–present), Auckland Councillor (2015–present) *John Watson (Queensland polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Watson (16th-century MP)
John Watson ( fl. 1547–1554), from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was an English politician. Family Watson was the son of John Watson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. There is no record of a marriage or children, however his life is obscure, and it is possible that it was not the same John Watson who served for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Morpeth and Berwick-upon-Tweed. Education Watson was educated at Lincoln's Inn, London. Career He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1547, Morpeth Morpeth may refer to: *Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia ** Electoral district of Morpeth, a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales * Morpeth, Ontario, Canada * Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK ** Morpeth (UK ... in October 1553, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne in November 1554. References Year of birth missing Year of death missing Politicians from Newcastle upon Tyne Members of Lincoln's Inn English MPs 1547–1552 English MPs 1553 (Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Watson Tadwell Watson
John Watson Tadwell Watson (1748–1826) was a British army officer. Born in London in 1748, Watson entered the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards as an Ensign in April 1767 and on 28 April 1773 became captain. In that rank, in mid-1778, he sailed to join the Guards detachment that had been drafted for service in North America. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel and given command of a corps of British American light infantry, having replaced Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington. Fifteen men from each company of the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. As part of the Household Division, one of its principal roles is the protection of the monarchy; due to this, it often participates in state ceremonia ... and the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards, formed a composite battalion of Foot Guards to be sent to North America. The composite battalion was subsequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Watson (Somerset Cricketer)
John Russell Watson (22 August 1910 – 7 March 1980) played first-class cricket for Somerset between 1933 and 1936. He was born at Caundle Purse, Sherborne, Dorset and died at Yeovil, Somerset. Watson was a right-handed batsman used mainly by Somerset in the lower order. In his first match, against Derbyshire at Ilkeston in May 1933, he came in for his second innings with the Somerset score on 63 for six wickets, Somerset and Derbyshire having been dismissed for 87 and 81 all out respectively in their first innings. Watson hit 56 and shared an eighth wicket partnership of 92 with Michael Bennett, though Derbyshire then won the match easily. Watson played seven further games for Somerset that season, but his highest score in these matches was only 33, and a few matches in each of the 1934, 1935 and 1936 seasons were no more successful. After the Second World War, he played in a few Minor Counties matches for Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Watson (cricketer, Born 1828)
John Watson (29 March 1828 – 26 June 1920) was an Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania. He was born in Sorell and died in Scottsdale. Watson made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1851–52 season, against Victoria. From the opening order, he scored a duck in each innings in which he batted. See also * List of Tasmanian representative cricketers This is a list of cricket players who have played representative cricket for Tasmania in Australia. It includes players that have played at least one match, in senior first-class, List A cricket, or Twenty20 matches. Practice matches are not i ... External linksJohn Watsonat Cricket Archive 1828 births 1920 deaths Australian cricketers Tasmania cricketers Cricketers from Tasmania {{Australia-cricket-bio-1820s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Watson (boxer)
John Watson (born 9 June 1983) is a British lightweight boxer, based in Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom. He has fought for the British lightweight title on two occasions, losing to Gavin Rees and Anthony Crolla. Boxing career Amateur career On 28 April 2002 Watson was crowned Junior ABA champion after opponent Jimmy Fletcher pulled out of the final with an injury. The pinnacle of Watson's amateur career was winning the 2004 senior Amateur Boxing Association championships at light welterweight Watson was involved with the 2004 Olympics being Amir Khan's chief training and sparring partner. The same year saw Watson pick up bronze boxing for England in a multinations tournament, held in Lithuania. Professional career Watson turned professional on 10 March 2007, scoring a points victory against Jason Nesbitt. Watson scored another points victory in his second bout against Johnny Greaves on 11 August 2007. In his final fight of 2007 Watson defeated Ade Adebolo by TKO. Wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Watson (bowls)
John Watson is a former Scottish lawn and indoor bowler and was born in Scotland on 22 November 1945. Watson came to prominence in 1975 after winning the Scottish Indoor Junior Singles title. Three years later he defeated Jim Blake in the Scottish National Singles final and then won his first international indoor cap in 1979. Watson won the 1982 World Indoor Bowls Championship but refused to accept his prize money so that he could compete in the 1982 Commonwealth Games. the decision to compete in the Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ... proved fruitful because he won the Pairs Gold Medal with David Gourlay Sr. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, John Scottish male bowls players Living people 1945 births Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Watson (American Football)
Johnny Ace Watson (January 11, 1949 – July 2, 2022) was an American football offensive lineman who played nine seasons in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma. Born in Palo Alto, California, Watson died of Alzheimer's at age 73 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and .... References 1949 births 2022 deaths Players of American football from Palo Alto, California American football offensive linemen Oklahoma Sooners football players San Francisco 49ers players New Orleans Saints players {{Oklahoma-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dawson Watson
John Dawson Watson (20 May 1832 – 3 January 1892) was a British painter, watercolorist, and illustrator. He was educated King Edward VI Grammar School, Sedbergh School and Manchester School of Design. His son was the Impressionist painter Dawson Dawson-Watson. His daughter, Francis, married Myles Birkett Foster in 1864. Work Watson exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1853 to 1890, the British Institution, the Society of British Artists Suffolk Street, Royal Watercolour Society, and the Grosvenor Gallery. He was famous for his paintings of genre scenes, often of children. His pictures were usually small, painted on panel or board, and showed a Pre-Raphaelite feeling for colour and detail. He was also a prolific and notable illustrator, producing many designs for books and periodicals. He worked for ''Once a Week'', ''Good Words ''Good Words'' was a 19th-century monthly periodical established in the United Kingdom in 1860 by the Scottish publisher Alexander Strahan. Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Watson (English Artist)
John Watson was born in the 1970s in Blackpool, England. He is one of the few remaining comic book artists who specialises in painting in oils, and has done a number of notable cover runs for both Marvel and DC comics, most recently painting all the covers for the Marvel Apes series and for the second year running, the Triple-A Baseball covers. He has also illustrated a number of trading cards. Biography Watson studied Fine Art at the Cheltenham & Gloucester college. He notes Norman Rockwell as an influence alongside more conventional comicbook influences such as Alex Toth, Nick Cardy, Neal Adams and George Pérez. A comicbook fan since childhood, hiofficial websitesays "When I was 12, I realised that being a millionaire, having a cave under the house and fighting crime wasn't going to happen, so I began to concentrate on 'drawing comics' instead." Bibliography Comics His comic work includes: * '' JLA: Riddle of the Beast'' (with Alan Grant, Elseworlds, DC, 2002) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Watson Gordon
Sir John Watson Gordon (1788 – 1 June 1864) was a Scottish portrait painter and president of the Royal Scottish Academy. Life and work Gordon was born John Watson in Edinburgh, the eldest son of Captain Watson, R.A., a cadet of the family of Watson of Overmains, in the county of Berwick. He was educated specifically to prepare him for enrolling in the Royal Engineers. He entered as a student in the government school of design, under the management of the Board of Manufactures. he showed a natural aptitude for art, and his father was persuaded to allow him to adopt it as his profession. Captain Watson was himself a skilful draughtsman, and his brother George Watson, afterwards president of the Royal Scottish Academy, was a highly respected portrait painter, second only to Sir Henry Raeburn, who was a friend of the family. In 1808 Gordon exhibited a picture "The Lay of the Last Minstrel" at the Lyceum in Nicolson Street, Edinburgh – the first public exhibition of paintings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Watson (American Painter)
John Watson (1685 – August 22, 1768) was an early American painter, born in Scotland. Early life Watson was born in Scotland in 1685, probably near Dumfries. He worked initially painting house interiors, before turning to portraiture. Work in America In 1715 he emigrated to Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Watson bought property in the city east of Rector Street and south of St. Peter's Episcopal Church on the Perth Amboy bluffs and built himself a house in which to reside and one to keep his paintings. Early historian William Dunlap believed this to be the first collection of art in America.Dunlap, William. ''A History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts and Design in the United States''. C.E. Goodspeed & Co: Boston, 1918. In 1776, his nephew, Alexander Watson, who was heir to his estate, withdrew from Perth Amboy, which was under pressure from colonial forces under General Hugh Mercer. Soldiers raided Watson's collection and, according to Dunlap, probably distributed and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John L
John Lasarus Williams (29 October 1924 – 15 June 2004), known as John L, was a Welsh nationalist activist. Williams was born in Llangoed on Anglesey, but lived most of his life in nearby Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. In his youth, he was a keen footballer, and he also worked as a teacher. His activism started when he campaigned against the refusal of Brewer Spinks, an employer in Blaenau Ffestiniog, to permit his staff to speak Welsh. This inspired him to become a founder of Undeb y Gymraeg Fyw, and through this organisation was the main organiser of ''Sioe Gymraeg y Borth'' (the Welsh show for Menai Bridge using the colloquial form of its Welsh name).Colli John L Williams , '' BBC Cymru'', 15 June 2004 Williams also join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
