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Johnny Gibbons (musician)
John Gibbons (born 1962) is an American baseball coach and former player John Gibbons may also refer to: Politics and law *Sir John Gibbons, 2nd Baronet (c.1717–1776), British Member of Parliament for Stockbridge (1754–1761) and Wallingford (1761–1768) *John Lloyd Gibbons (1837–1919), British Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South (1898–1900) * John Joseph Gibbons (1924–2018), American judge *John C. Gibbons (died 2021), Palauan politician Sports * John Gibbons (cricketer) (1774–1844), English MCC cricketer * Tex Gibbons (John Haskell Gibbons, 1907–1984), American Olympic basketball player * John Gibbons (pitcher) (1922–2008), American Negro league baseball player * John Gibbons (footballer) (1925–2021), English footballer * John Gibbons (rower) (born 1943), New Zealand representative rower Others * John Gibbons (Jesuit) (1544–1589), English Jesuit theologian and controversialist *John Gibbons (c. 1690), porter of Whitehall Palace and 'pursuer of coin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gibbons
John Michael Gibbons (born June 8, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player and former manager of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Gibbons briefly played in the Major Leagues as a catcher with the New York Mets, in the mid-1980s. Early life Gibbons was born in Great Falls, Montana, and raised in San Antonio, Texas, where he attended Douglas MacArthur High School. The son of United States Air Force colonel William Gibbons, he had his first Little League Baseball at-bat while playing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada, where the family lived temporarily. Playing career Gibbons was selected by the New York Mets with the 24th overall pick of the 1980 amateur draft. He spent the next three years moving up through the Mets minor-league system. In 1984, he was considered to be the Mets' top catching prospect, and was set to start the season in the majors. However, a collision with the Phillies' Joe Lefebvre in late March land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gibbons (Jesuit)
John Gibbons SJ (1544 – 1589) was an English Jesuit theologian and controversialist. Life Gibbons was born in 1544, at or near Wells, Somerset. The Jesuit Richard Gibbons was his younger brother. Gibbons entered Lincoln College, Oxford, in 1561, but left the university without a degree. After studying philosophy and theology for seven years in the German College in Rome, he obtained doctorates in both in 1576 and was ordained a Catholic priest. Pope Gregory XIII gave Gibbons a canonry in the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Cologne, which was then located in Bonn, Germany. He resigned this post in 1578 on entering the Society of Jesus at Trier. In the college of this latter place he filled successively the offices of confessor, professor of theology, professor of Sacred Scripture, prefect of studies, and rector. He became known on account of his controversial talents, which he displayed in frequent contests with the Lutheran theologians of Germany. When Cardinal Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Gibbons
Albert Henry Gibbons (10 April 1914 – 4 July 1984) was an English professional footballer and manager who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford and Bradford Park Avenue. After his retirement as a player, he managed in England, Israel, South Africa and at international level. Playing career Amateur years (1937–1945) A centre forward who remained an amateur for the first part of his career, Gibbons played for non-league clubs Uxbridge, Hayes and Kingstonian and had it not been for family influence, he may have turned professional with Fulham in late 1934. Gibbons joined Football League Second Division club Tottenham Hotspur in July 1937 and scored on his debut, in a 3–0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday on 16 September 1937. Owing to his RAF service, he obtained the nickname "Wings" amongst the Spurs support and made 36 appearances and scored 18 goals during the 1937–38 season, with 12 of his strikes coming in the form of hat-tricks in four conse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worthing Symphony Orchestra
The Worthing Symphony Orchestra is the professional orchestra for the town of Worthing. It is the only professional orchestra in the English county of West Sussex. Founded in 1926, the orchestra was the first municipal orchestra in Britain. The WSO's principal conductor (1997 to present) is John S Gibbons. The orchestra is led by Julian Leaper, who also leads the City of London Sinfonia. As of 2008, the orchestra was made up of around 55-60 musicians. The orchestra plays at the Assembly Hall in Worthing, which according to the WSO's principal conductor, John Gibbons, has some of the finest acoustics in Europe. Notable musicians to have played with the WSO at the Assembly Hall include Julian Lloyd Webber, and Nicola Benedetti. The WSO also accompanies competitors in the Sussex International Piano Competition. See also * Music of Sussex The historic county of Sussex in southern England has a rich musical heritage that encompasses the genres of folk, classical and rock a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gibbons (ironmaster)
John Gibbons (1777-18 August 1851) was a South Staffordshire ironmaster and art patron. Career John was one of three sons of Thomas Gibbons(1730–1813) of The Oaks, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton. The three brothers, John, Benjamin and Thomas, inherited their father's iron making businesses after his death in 1813 running them as a set of interlocking partnerships. In 1816 a banking side of the business failed bringing the iron business down as well. During the 1820s the brothers built three new furnaces at the Corbyn's Hall Colliery and Ironworks and also worked together at the Ketley works near Dudley. They were early adopters of J. B. Neilson's patent hot-blast technology when it became widely available in the mid-1830s, but there was little they could do to overcome the declining competitiveness of south Staffordshire as a pig iron-producing region, in the face of competition from the Scottish and Cleveland iron industries in the middle of the nineteenth century. The family's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gibbons (DJ)
John Gibbons is an Irish DJ and record producer based in London. He is best known for his singles, " Would I Lie to You" and the follow-up, "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)". Career Having produced and toured internationally since 2005, John Gibbons first charted in 2008 with his track "Beautiful Filth", a collaboration with fellow Irishman DJ Scimon Tist, which crossed over from underground clubs to peak at No. 22 on the Irish Singles Chart and reached number one on the Irish Dance Chart. Gibbons then spent several years working on studio productions, after which followed the 2013 release of collaborative singles "All I Need", and "Colder", both of which were radio hits in his native Ireland, with the latter charting on the Official Irish Singles Chart. In 2015, Gibbons signed a publishing deal with the London-based Good Soldier Songs and that year released his first solo single, "Your Love". The single received significant radio airplay in both the UK and Ireland, and was featured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gibbons (activist)
John Gibbons is an Irish environmental campaigner and the founder of the climatechange.ie website. He also co-founded the healthcare publishing and communications specialists MedMedia Group. Journalism For two years Gibbons contributed a weekly column to '' The Irish Times'', analysing aspects of climate change and sustainability. The newspaper dropped the column in February 2010, although it continued to publish articles by Gibbons. His work has also appeared in 'The Guardian' and ''Sunday Tribune''.John Gibbons (25 July 2010)2020 vision why we have 10 years to save our planet ''Sunday Tribune'' Criticisms of Irish response to environmental problems Citing evidence that global media coverage of climate change in 2010 fell to levels not seen since 2005, Gibbons argues that there is a similar trend in Ireland. He accuses Irish newspapers and Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) of "giving too much coverage to 'anti-science' climate change denier Climate change denial, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John H
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] |
William Chaloner
William Chaloner (1650 – 22 March 1699) was a serial counterfeit coiner and confidence trickster, who was imprisoned in Newgate Prison several times and eventually proven guilty of high treason by Sir Isaac Newton, Master of the Royal Mint. He was hanged on the gallows at Tyburn on 22 March 1699. Chaloner grew up in a poor family in Warwickshire, but through a career in counterfeiting and con artistry attained great wealth, including a house in Knightsbridge. He started by forging " Birmingham Groats", then moved on to Guineas, French Pistoles, crowns and half-crowns, Banknotes and lottery tickets. At various times he also made and sold dildos and worked as a quack doctor, soothsayer, and sham anti-Jacobite "agent provocateur" to collect government rewards. In ''Guzman Redivivus'', a posthumous biography published anonymously in 1699, it was stated that "scorning the 'petty Rogueries of Tricking single Men', he aimed rather at 'imposing upon a whole Kingdom'. Early life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gibbons (rower)
John Greville Gibbons (born 19 June 1943) is a New Zealand rower. Gibbons was born in 1943 in Wellington, New Zealand. His father was Gerald Gibbons. In April 1968, he was on one of the boats that rescued survivors of the sinking of . A few months later, Gibbons represented New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 174 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee. In 1968, he was a student at the Victoria University of Wellington and while in Mexico at the Summer Olympics, he was awarded VUW Sportsman of the Year, which was presented to his father. References 1943 births Living people New Zealand male rowers Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1968 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Gibbons, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Gibbons, 2nd Baronet (c.1717 – 9 July 1776) was a British Member of Parliament. Gibbons was born in Barbados, the son of Sir William Gibbons, 1st Baronet, speaker of the assembly and lieutenant-general of Barbados. He represented Stockbridge (1754–1761) and Wallingford (1761–1768) in the House of Commons, whilst at the same time being a member of the Barbados assembly. On his father's death in May 1760, he succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet. He acquired and lived in Stanwell Place, Middlesex, which then passed down in the Gibbons family to 1933. In 1761 he was invested as a Knight Companion (KB) of the Order of the Bath . He married Martha, the daughter of Rev. Scawen Kenrick, vicar of St. Margaret's, Westminster The Church of St Margaret, Westminster Abbey, is in the grounds of Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square, London, England. It is dedicated to Margaret of Antioch, and forms part of a single World Heritage Site with the Palace of Westminste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gibbons (footballer)
John Ronald Gibbons (8 April 1925 – 31 January 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Career Born in Charlton, Gibbons played for Dartford, Queens Park Rangers, Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Gravesend & Northfleet. He served in the British Army during the Second World War. He died on 31 January 2021, aged 95, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in England The COVID-19 pandemic was first confirmed to have spread to England with two cases among Chinese nationals staying in a hotel in York on 31 January 2020. The two main public bodies responsible for health in England are NHS England and Public .... At the time he was Ipswich Town's oldest living player. References 1925 births 2021 deaths English footballers Dartford F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players English Football League players Association football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
