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Joseph Harris (Royal Navy Officer)
Joseph Harris may refer to: * Joseph Harris (stage actor) (c.1650–1715), English actor and playwright * Joseph John Harris (1699–1769), English organist and composer *Joseph Harris (astronomer) (1702–1764), British blacksmith, astronomer, navigator, economist and natural philosopher *Joseph Harris (organist) (1744–1814), English organist and composer *Joseph Harris (Gomer) (1773–1825), Welsh Baptist minister, author, and journal editor * Joseph Strelley Harris (1811–1889), pastoralist and magistrate in the south-west of Western Australia *Joseph Harris (Wisconsin politician) (1813–1889), member of the Wisconsin State Senate *Joseph Smith Harris (1836–1910), civil engineer and president of the Reading Railroad *Joseph Harris (trade unionist) (born 1866), Irish trade unionist and political activist *Joseph Henry Harris (1888–1952), Canadian businessman and politician *Joseph Harris (rower) (1913–1974), Canadian Olympic rower *Joseph Harris (cricketer) (born 1965), In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Harris (stage Actor)
Joseph Harris (c.1650–1715) was an English stage actor and playwright. His earliest known performance was in the United Company's '' The Bloody Brother'' in 1685. Earlier mentions an actor named Harris are likely to refer to an earlier lesser-known actor William Harris or even the celebrated Restoration performer Henry Harris. He remained with the United Company until 1695 when he joined Thomas Betterton's breakaway company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. He acted there until around 1705, although some reports have him still acting as late as 1715.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.132-33 He wrote three plays '' The Mistakes'' (1690), ''The City Bride'' (1696) and '' Love's a Lottery'' (1699). Selected roles * Bourcher in ''A Commonwealth of Women'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1685) * Downright in ''The Widow Ranter'' by Aphra Behn (1689) * Alberto Gondi in ''The Massacre of Paris'' by Nathaniel Lee (1689) * Guillamar in '' King Arthur'' by John Dryden (1691) * Lanoo in '' Bussy D' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph John Harris
Joseph John Harris (1799 – 10 February 1869) was an English organist and composer, from 1848 organist of Manchester Cathedral. Life Harris was born in London in 1799. For seven years he was in the choir of the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, under John Stafford Smith, and in 1823 was appointed organist of St Olave's Church, Southwark. He held a similar position at Blackburn Cathedral from 1828 to 1831, when he became singing-master and assistant organist at the Manchester Collegiate Church, now Manchester Cathedral Manchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, in Manchester, England, is the mother church Mother church or matrice is a term depicting the Christian Church as a mother .... In 1848 he succeeded William Sudlow as organist and choirmaster of the cathedral. He was for many years connected as director with the Gentlemen's Glee Club and other societies in Manchester. He died in Manchester on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Harris (astronomer)
Joseph Harris (1703 – 1764) was a British blacksmith, astronomer, navigator, economist, natural philosopher, government adviser and King's Assay Master at the Royal Mint. ''Of Joseph Harris, the eldest, who married one of the daughters, and heiress, of Thomas Jones, of Tredustan, little has been recorded beyond the information derived from his monument in the church. His talents were highly respectable, and indeed pre-eminent. But though he wrote several astronomical treatises, which are highly thought of, and was esteemed by the learned and great of his day, no biographer has written his life: no anecdotes of him have been preserved; nor have his virtues or talents been recorded farther than as they appear in his works, which in general are anonymous. Indeed, that ''modesty'', which is so amiable in him, seems to have descended to his posterity where he was born, for after all the enquiries I have made with respect of him, instead of learning any other particulars of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Harris (organist)
Joseph Harris (1743–1814) was a composer and organist based in Ludlow and then Birmingham.A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & and Other Stage Personnel in London: 1660-1800. Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans, SIU Press, 1982 Life He was born in Bristol, son of John and Mary Harris, on 8 September 1743 and baptised in St. Nicholas Church on 8 October 1743. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 16 March 1773, and graduated B.Mus. 24 March 1779, whilst organist at Ludlow Parish Church. He compiled a personal manuscript copy of Handel's Messiah in 1766. He was known as a virtuoso keyboardist, performing at concerts throughout the region before gaining the position of organist at St Martin's in Birmingham in 1771. One of his pupils was Anne Boulton, daughter of Birmingham industrialist Matthew Boulton. He married his cousin Ann Harris (1747-1767) on 12 January 1767 at Ludlow, but she died later in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Harris (Gomer)
Joseph Harris (1773 – 10 August 1825) was a Welsh Baptist minister, author, and journal editor. A Welsh language poet, he took the Biblical name of Gomer as his bardic name. On 1 January 1814 he launched the first Welsh-language weekly ''Seren Gomer'' ("Star of Gomer") in Swansea. Gomer was born on a farm in Wolf's Castle, Pembrokeshire, where a plaque was unveiled in his memory, making the 200th anniversary of the launch of ''Seren Gomer''. Gomer himself became a preacher during the religious revival of 1795. He married Martha Symons, and took on Back Street chapel. One of his best-known works, ''Cofiant Ieuan Ddu'', was a biography of his son, John Ryland Harris, who worked as a typesetter for his father's printing press and died at the age of twenty. The name of the Gomer Press was almost certainly chosen because of its founder J.D. Lewis' high regard for Joseph Harris. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Strelley Harris
Joseph Strelley Harris (1811–1889) was a pastoralist in Western Australia. Between 1840 and 1888, he was a resident magistrate, serving in the towns of Williams, Toodyay, Busselton and Kojonup. Early life Harris was born on 23 November 1811 to Dr Joseph Harris and Lucy ( Strelley). In 1833, he arrived with his parents at Fremantle on the ''Cygnet'', and moved to Guildford. Drover and pastoralist In 1838 he was contracted to deliver mail from Albany to Perth, and in 1839 pioneered the droving of sheep from Albany to the Avon and Swan districts. He also drove stock from Swan to York, although losing many of them to poison. By 1839, Harris was a pastoralist at the farming town of Williams. While based there he met with the botanist James Drummond who was on one of his collecting expeditions from his home ''Hawthornden'' in Toodyay. The men shared an interest in the causes of stock poisoning and conducted experiments with the known poison plants in the region. Resident m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Harris (Wisconsin Politician)
Joseph Harris (1813–1889) was an American politician. A local official, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate in the 1860s. Biography Harris was born in London, England. He settled in what is now Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, in 1855. In 1833, Harris had married Charlotte Singleton. They had five children. Following Charlotte's death, Harris married Susan Perkins in 1859. They also had five children. One son, Edward, went on to become Postmaster and Mayor of Sturgeon Bay, as well as a justice of the peace. Harris died in January 1889. Career Harris represented the 22nd District in the Senate during the 1864 and 1865 sessions. In addition, he was County Clerk, Register of Deeds and County Treasurer of Door County, Wisconsin. Later, he was a private secretary to U.S. Senator Philetus Sawyer. A Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Smith Harris
Joseph Smith Harris (April 29, 1836 – June 1, 1910) was an American surveyor, civil engineer, and railroad executive. Largely self-taught, he worked on several projects for the U.S. government, including the Coast Survey of the Mississippi Sound in 1854–56 and the Northwest Boundary Survey of 1857–61. He worked his way through a considerable number of adventures to become president of the Reading Railroad, which he brought back from its 1893 bankruptcy. Family and early life Joseph Smith Harris was born on the family farm in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; the house has burned down, but the barn and springhouse still stand on what is now the Chester Valley Golf Club.Anne P. Streeter, ''Joseph S. Harris and The U.S. Northwest Boundary Survey, 1857–1861'', Trafford Publishing, 2012. His father, Stephen Harris (September 4, 1798 – November 18, 1851), was the local physician; his mother was Marianne Smith (April 2, 1805 – March 12, 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Harris (trade Unionist)
Joseph Harris (born 1866) was an Irish trade unionist and political activist. Born in Dublin, Harris became a cabinet maker, and moved to Belfast to find work. He joined the Amalgamated Union of Upholsterers, and became prominent in the local trade union movement. In 1907, Robert Morley from the British-based Workers' Union came to speak in the city, and while he was present, a major strike occurred. This enabled him to recruit two local branches of factory workers, and Harris was appointed as the union's full-time Irish Organiser. Initially, he proved successful, recruiting heavily among chemical workers and builders' labourers', giving a total membership of more than 500. Although many of these workers soon left, Harris began recruiting among linen workers in Lisburn, and worked with James Larkin to establish branches of the union in Derry, Dundalk, Lisburn and Limerick. In 1908, he tried to establish a branch in Dublin, but due to disputes with other unions, he offered to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Henry Harris
Joseph Henry Harris (December 13, 1888 – October 24, 1952) was a Toronto manufacturer and politician. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Conservative Member of Parliament for York East in the 1921 federal election. In 1938, he was a candidate at the Conservative leadership convention, placing third. He remained a Tory MP until his death in 1952. Business and commerce Harris was a graduate of University of Toronto, President of W. Harris Co. Ltd., vice-president of Harris Coal Company, President of Dominion Canadian Organic Developments Ltd. (London, England) Member of Parliament Harris represented the ridings of York East, Toronto—Scarborough and Danforth as a Member of Parliament in Canada for over 21 years. Toronto East General Hospital As a resident of East Toronto, Harris activities and interests were many, characteristic of his interest in his fellow man and the welfare of the community he served, Harris was a spark for the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Harris (rower)
Joseph John Harris (October 2, 1912 – 1974) was a Canadian rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... In 1932 he won the bronze medal as member of the Canadian boat in the eights competition. He also competed in the 1936 eights competition. External links Olympic profile 1912 births 1974 deaths Canadian male rowers Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics 20th-century Canadian people {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Harris (cricketer)
Joseph Vikram Harris (born 16 August 1965) is an Indian-born Canadian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-hand offbreak bowler. Having played cricket since the mid-eighties, including a handful of matches for Barbados he became the leader of the Canadian cricket team in 2003, captaining them into the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He made himself a renowned name for the Canadian team in the Toronto Leagues, leading them to victory in the first Americas Cup. He originally planned to retire after the World Cup, but was lured back for the 2004 ICC 6 Nations Challenge The ICC 6 Nations Challenge was a cricket tournament played every two years between 2000 and 2004. It was a tournament involving the best associate members of the International Cricket Council, who were joined in the first two tournaments by A teams ... owing to the absence of John Davison. Canada lost all their games in that tournament, and Harris has not played since. Harris has a daughter, Erika. Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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