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John Wilkinson (other)
John Wilkinson may refer to: Politicians * John Denison (MP) (John Wilkinson, c. 1758–1820), British MP for Wootton Bassett 1796–1802, for Colchester 1802–1806, and for Minehead 1807–1812 * John Alexander Wilkinson (1789–1862), judge and political figure in Upper Canada * John Wilkinson (Florida politician) (1848–1891), state legislator during the Reconstruction era * John Wilkinson (Australian politician) (1853–?), Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1889–1895 * John Wilkinson (British politician) (1940–2014), Conservative Party * John Wilkinson (Canadian politician) (active since 1999), Canadian politician from Ontario * John Wilkinson (Georgia politician) (born 1955), state senator from Georgia (U.S. state) Sports * John Wilkinson (Gloucestershire cricketer) (1876–1948), English cricketer * John Wilkinson (Scottish footballer) (1886–1918), Scottish footballer * John Wilkinson (footballer, born 1887), English footballer for Manchester City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Denison (MP)
John Denison (born John Wilkinson; 1758?6 May 1820) was Member of Parliament for the English constituencies of Wootton Bassett (1796-1802), Colchester (1802-1806), and Minehead (1807-1812). He was the second son of John Wilkinson, factor at Blackwell Hall in London for Potterton, West Riding of Yorkshire, and his wife Anne Denison. His mother's brother, Robert Denison (died 1782) of Ossington, Nottinghamshire, a woollen merchant in Leeds, bequeathed to him his business interests and his estates in County Durham, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire on condition that he adopted the surname Denison; which he did on 16 April 1785. Robert's fortune was said to have amounted to £700,000; of the order of £84 million in 2020 money. This new wealth made John a figure of considerable influence in Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. In 1788, he was reported as having little interest in politics. In 1791, he got round a clause in his uncle's will, gave up business, and settled at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wilkinson (President Of Magdalen)
John Wilkinson (1588–1650) was an English churchman and academic; principal of Magdalen Hall, Oxford Hertford College ( ), previously known as Magdalen Hall, is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library. The colleg ..., but expelled in 1643; one of the parliamentary visitors of Oxford; and president of Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1648 to 1650. Life He was born in Yorkshire, and matriculated at Merton College in October 1588. He graduated with a B.A. on 3 February 1592, an M.A. on 30 June 1595, a B.D. on 4 July 1605 and a D.D. in December 1613. He was praelector in Hebrew from 1596 to 1620, and tutor to Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. He was formally principal of Magdalen Hall from 1605. He stood for election as president of Magdalen College in 1607, when William Langton was elected. He was appointed a visitor by Parliament in May 1647, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wilkinson (entrepreneur)
Dr John Wilkinson OBE was chairman of Salford RLFC between 1982 and 2013. He was born in Walkden, Lancashire He previously owned the Cebora welding company, who were the main jersey sponsor (commercial), sponsors of Salford until 2006, when they were replaced by the Trafford Centre (although Cebora remained a minor jersey sponsor for Salford until recent years.) He was given an OBE in 2005 for Services to the City of Salford and is also a Trustee of the Salfordian Hotel in Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Iris .... Wilkinson has also been given the Nickname of 'Mr Salford' due to his pride for the city he grew up in. In 2009 Wilkinson received a Dr of Letters at the Lowry, Salford Quays. A 25th Anniversary celebrating John Wilkinson's time at the club was arr ... [...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] |
John Donald Wilkinson
John Donald Wilkinson (born 28 March 1929, Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, England – died 13 January 2018, London) was an Anglicanism, Anglican priest and Bible scholar. He was a Tutor and then Dean (education), dean of St. George's College, Jerusalem, St George's College in Jerusalem. He later became Director of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem (now the Kenyon Institute). Wilkinson provided translations and commentaries on the texts of Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land and in particular ''Egeria's Travels to the Holy Land'' (1971), the pilgrimage account of a journey made by a fourth-century Spanish pilgrim Egeria (pilgrim), Egeria, for which Wilkinson is now mostly remembered. Background He was born John Donald Wilkinson in 1929 to The Revd Donald Frederick Wilkinson, Vice Principal of the Bishops' College, Cheshunt, Bishop's College, Cheshunt and Hilda Mary Wilkinson (née Smyth and herself the daughter of a clergyman). He spent his early childhood near Rye, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wilkinson (sound Engineer)
John Keen "Doc" Wilkinson (April 13, 1920 – April 28, 2002) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for another two in the same category. He worked on more than 140 films between 1958 and 1992. Selected filmography Wilkinson won an Academy Award for Best Sound following his work on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in 1945. He was later nominated for another two in the same category, but this time regarding the effort he put into his work in Vietnam. ;Won * ''Platoon'' (1986) (Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing) ;Nominated * ''Days of Heaven'' (1978) (Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing) * '' Outland'' (1981) (Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing The Academy Award for Best Sound is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most euphonic sound mixing, recording, sound design, and sound editing. The award used to go to the studio sound departments until a rule change in 1969 said it ...) References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Frederick Wilkinson
John Frederick "Wilkie" Wilkinson (10 June 1897, Oldham, Lancashire — 13 August 1998, Knutsford, Cheshire) was a chemist, physician, and pioneering haematologist. He was among the first physicians to experiment with chemotherapy for leukaemia. After secondary education at Arnold School, Wilkinson began in 1913 his study of chemistry at the University of Manchester. In 1916 he joined the Royal Naval Air Service. When WWI ended, Wilkinson resumed his study of chemistry at the Victoria University of Manchester, graduating in 1920 BSc with first class honours, in 1921 MSc, and in 1923 PhD. At the same university he became a demonstrator in crystallography, but then studied medicine, qualifying MB ChB Manch in 1928. Experience of the effects of mustard gas in WWI suggested to him that nitrogen mustards might be effective against bone marrow cancers. With Martin C. G. Israëls, Wilkinson experimented with these agents as therapy for patients with leukaemia. In his youth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wilkinson (Franklin Automobile)
John Wilkinson may refer to: Politicians * John Denison (MP) (John Wilkinson, c. 1758–1820), British MP for Wootton Bassett 1796–1802, for Colchester 1802–1806, and for Minehead 1807–1812 * John Alexander Wilkinson (1789–1862), judge and political figure in Upper Canada * John Wilkinson (Florida politician) (1848–1891), state legislator during the Reconstruction era * John Wilkinson (Australian politician) (1853–?), Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1889–1895 * John Wilkinson (British politician) (1940–2014), Conservative Party * John Wilkinson (Canadian politician) (active since 1999), Canadian politician from Ontario * John Wilkinson (Georgia politician) (born 1955), state senator from Georgia (U.S. state) Sports * John Wilkinson (Gloucestershire cricketer) (1876–1948), English cricketer * John Wilkinson (Scottish footballer) (1886–1918), Scottish footballer * John Wilkinson (footballer, born 1887), English footballer for Manchester C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Grimshaw Wilkinson
John Grimshaw Wilkinson (6 January 1856 – 28 February 1937) was a British botanist from Leeds. He was visually impaired and was able to recognise individual plants by using his tongue to detect shape and texture. He assisted Leeds Parks Service in choosing suitable plants, and was President of the Leeds Naturalists' Club. In 1935 he was awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Leeds. His extensive herbarium collection, compiled by his mother, is held by Leeds Museums & Galleries. Biography Wilkinson was born on 6 January 1856 in Leeds. His father died when John was young and his mother, who was a cousin of John Atkinson Grimshaw, brought him up. As a young man, he worked as a grocer and lived in Burley, Leeds; his hobby was painting. He became visually impaired, due to neuralgia, at the age of 22. After he lost his sight, he took up the study of botany, using his sense of touch and taste, rather than sight to recognise species. One of the places where he learned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John F
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] |
John Wilkinson (CSN)
John Wilkinson was born in Norfolk, Virginia on November 6, 1821. He was a Lieutenant and Captain in the Confederate States Navy (CSN) during the American Civil War. He was commander of several blockade runners, including the CSS Robert E. Lee and the CSS Chickamauga. For the CSS Robert E. Lee, he persuaded the owner in Scotland to sell it to the CSN for the same price that they had just bought her for. Wilkinson died on December 25, 1891, and is buried in Saint Anne's Cemetery in Annapolis, Maryland. See also * Blockade runners of the American Civil War The blockade runners of the American Civil War were seagoing steam ships that were used to get through the Union blockade that extended some along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastlines and the lower Mississippi River. The Confederate stat ... References Bibliography Url1 {{DEFAUL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wilkinson (Syracuse Pioneer)
John Wilkinson (September 30, 1798 - September 19, 1862) was a lawyer and first Postmaster of community known as Bogardus Corners, Cossit's Corners and Salina in Central New York. As a young man, Wilkinson took inspiration from a poem about an ancient city and named the new village, Syracuse just in time for the opening of the Erie Canal The Erie Canal is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Completed in 1825, the canal was the first navigable waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, vastly reducing t .... Wilkinson was a prominent citizen in Syracuse and was an original town planner and helped lay out and name the village streets. He also served as an assemblyman and founded the ''Syracuse Bank'' in 1838. John Wilkinson died in Syracuse on September 19, 1862, at age 63. References External links Uniquely Syracuse, City of Syracuse, 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilkinson, John 1798 births 1862 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
