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John Webb (racing Driver)
John Webb may refer to: Politics and law *John Webb (died 1795) (1730–1795), English politician *J. Griswold Webb (John Griswold Webb, 1890–1934), New York politician * John C. Webb (1915–2000), Virginia lawyer and politician *John Webb (judge) (1926–2008), Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court *John Richmond Webb (judge) (1721–1766), English lawyer, Member of Parliament and Welsh judge Sports * John Webb (athlete) (born 1936), British Olympic athlete * John Webb (footballer) (born 1952), English former professional footballer * John Webb (baseball) (born 1979), Major League Baseball player * John Webb (rower) (1930–2006), South African Olympic rower * John Webb (paediatrician) (1918–2010), English cricketer and paediatrician Other *John Webb (architect) (1611–1672), English architect *John Richmond Webb (1667–1724), Army officer *John Webb (landscape designer) (1754–1828), English landscape designer; partner of William Emes *John Joshua Webb (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Webb (died 1795)
John Webb (1730? – 4 February 1795) was an English politician. He was the son of Nicholas Webb of Norton Court, near Gloucester and was a ship's husband (an agent appointed by the owner of a ship with the authority to make repairs and attend to the equipment of the ship when in home port) for the East India Company. He was appointed sheriff of Gloucester for 1761–1762 and made mayor for 1770–1771, 1776–1777 and 1786–1787. He was a Member (MP) for Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ... from 1780 to his death. He married Arabella, the daughter of Thomas Bushell of Sevinbroke, Oxfordshire, with whom he had 2 sons and 3 daughters. References 1730 births 1795 deaths People from Gloucester Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Joshua Webb
John Joshua Webb (February 14, 1847 – April 12, 1882) was a noted lawman turned gunfighter and outlaw of the American Old West. Early life Webb was born February 14, 1847, in Keokuk County, Iowa, the seventh of twelve children born to William Webb Jr and Innocent Blue Brown Webb. Webb moved about often in his youth. The family moved to Nebraska in 1862, and later to Osage City, Kansas. Webb headed west on his own in 1871, working as a buffalo hunter and miner along the way. Gunfighter Webb drifted to Dodge City, Kansas, where he came into contact with several notable personalities of the old west, including Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson. While there, he took part as a member of several posses and served as a deputy. By January 1878, Bat Masterson was the newly appointed sheriff of Ford County. Masterson deputized Webb and two others, Kinch Riley and Dave "Prairie Dog" Morrow, to track down outlaws who had robbed a train. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Webbe (other)
John Webbe may refer to: * John Webbe (died 1557) (died 1550s), MP for Dover *John Webbe (died 1571) John Webbe (c. 1532 – 1571) was an English politician. Webbe was Mayor of Salisbury from 1560 to 1561. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Salisbury Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a popula ... (1530s–1571), MP for Salisbury * John Webbe (martyr) See also * John Webb (other) {{human name disambiguation, Webbe, John} ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Beavor-Webb
John Beavor-Webb (1849 - March 11, 1927) was a British and American naval architect. He was a designer of sailing yachts, including Partridge 1885, a UK National Historic Ship and the America's Cup challengers Genesta (yacht), ''Genesta'' (1884) and Galatea (yacht), ''Galatea'' (1885). John Beavor-Webb began his career in England but later worked in the U.S.A. where he designed very large steamyachts like J.P. Morgan's USS Gloucester (1891), ''Corsair II'' (1891) and USS Oceanographer (AGS-3), ''Corsair III'' (1899). Beavor-Webb was worth "more than $20,000" by the time of his death. His widow was disinherited but his three daughters each received a trust fund with an income for life. References 1849 births 1927 deaths American yacht designers British yacht designers Irish emigrants (before 1923) to the United States American naval architects {{Design-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Percival Webb
John Percival Webb OBE was the longest serving commissioner on the Melbourne Harbor Trust in Melbourne, Australia. Webb was first appointed to the Harbor Trust Board in 1941. He was its chairman from 27 May 1941 to 31 August 1971, and Webb Dock was subsequently named in his honour in 1968. He was also chairman and managing director of the Victorian Producers' Co‐operative Company Limited, and was awarded the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ... 'for public services in the State of Victoria' in 1962. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Webb, John Percival Businesspeople from Melbourne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John G
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 Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Webb (composer)
John Webb (born 1969) is an English composer. Biography He was educated in Essex where he started playing the piano and viola. He began to compose at 14, and two years later attended Colchester Institute. Here he studied piano with Frank Wibaut and composition with John Joubert at the Birmingham Conservatoire. As a founding member of the Thallein Ensemble, he performed works by Berio, Messiaen, Finnissy, Ives and Schnittke. In his final year he completed a dissertation on Schnittke's polystylism and was the soloist in his piano concerto. After graduating from Birmingham Conservatoire with a first class degree, he studied for three years at the Royal Academy of Music with Christopher Brown. In his last year he was Leverhulme Composition Fellow and won the major composition prizes; he graduated with MMus and DipRAM. He went on to develop contacts with period instrument performers and has written works for 'old' instruments which have recently been revived, including viol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Webb
John Randolph Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer, Television director, director, and screenwriter, who is most famous for his role as Joe Friday, Sgt. Joe Friday in the Dragnet (franchise), ''Dragnet'' franchise, which he created. He was also the founder of his own production company, Mark VII Limited. Early life Webb was born in Santa Monica, California, on April 2, 1920, son of Samuel Chester Webb and Margaret (née Smith) Webb. He grew up in the Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, Bunker Hill section of Los Angeles. His father left home before Webb was born, and Webb never knew him. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Webb lived in the parish of Our Lady of Loretto Church and attended Our Lady of Loretto Elementary School in Echo Park, Los Angeles, Echo Park, where he served as an altar boy. He then attended Belmont High School (Los Angeles), Belmont High School, near downtown Los Angeles. Webb was elected student body president o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Webb (novelist)
John Alfred Webb (January 13, 1916 – February 12, 2008) was an American mystery novelist who often featured the detective team of Sammy Golden and Father Joseph Shanley. He died in Coronado, California. Books as Jack Webb Sammy Golden & Joseph Shanley #''The Big Sin'' (Rinehart & Company, hardback, 1952) #''The Naked Angel'' aka ''Such Women Are Dangerous'' (Rinehart, hardback, 1953) #''The Damned Lovely'' (Rinehart, hardback, 1954) #''The Broken Doll'' (Rinehart, hardback, 1955) #''The Bad Blonde'' (Rinehart, hardback, 1956) #''The Brass Halo'' (Rinehart, hardback, 1957) #''The Deadly Sex'' (Rinehart, hardback, 1959) #''The Delicate Darling'' (Rinehart, hardback, 1959) #''The Gilded Witch'' (Regency Books, paperback original, 1963) Standalones *''One for My Dame'' (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, hardback, 1961) *''Make My Bed Soon'' (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, hardback, 1963) pseudonym John Farr *''Don't Feed the Animals'' (Abelard-Schuman, hardback, 1955) reissued a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stanley Webb
John Stanley Webb (11 January 1920 – 22 January 2002) was an English transport historian. Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, Webb developed an interest in trains as a child; he traveled by rail to school. He wrote many books on British and other countries trams and tramway systems, while working for his family's firm, James Webb and Sons, of Bloxwich, which he joined in 1935 and from which he retired as Managing Director in 1986. Midland Metro named an AnsaldoBreda T-69 The West Midlands Metro is a passenger light rail line in the West Midlands conurbation in England, which opened in 1999. Its rolling stock consists of 21 CAF Urbos 3 trams which came into service in 2014/15, replacing the older T-69 trams which ... tram in his honour in a ceremony at Birmingham Snow Hill station on 17 July 2004. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Webb (landscape Designer)
John Webb (1754–1828) was an English landscape designer, who also trained as an architect. He studied under William Emes between 1782 and 1793, and then established his own practice. He worked mainly in the Midlands and the north of England. In Staffordshire he was commissioned by Josiah Wedgwood to work in the gardens of Lowther Hall and Maer Hall. In Cheshire he designed work in the gardens of Rode Hall, Tabley House, Crewe Hall, Tatton Park, and Ardene Hall. He followed Emes at Eaton Hall where he added new terrace Terrace may refer to: Landforms and construction * Fluvial terrace, a natural, flat surface that borders and lies above the floodplain of a stream or river * Terrace, a street suffix * Terrace, the portion of a lot between the public sidewalk a ... walls, improved one of the approach roads by levelling it and planting 130,000 trees along it, and built a lake in the grounds. References Citations Sources * External linksCountry houses by John Webb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John C
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
