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Joseph Preston (politician)
Joseph Preston may refer to: * Joe Preston (politician) (born 1955), Canadian politician * Joe Preston (musician) (born 1969), American bassist ** ''Joe Preston'' (EP), 1992 * Joseph Preston (cricketer) (1864–1890), English cricketer * Joseph Preston Jr. (born 1947), American politician from Pennsylvania * Joseph E. Preston (born 1956), American politician from Virginia {{disambiguation Preston, Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Preston (politician)
Joseph Preston (born June 14, 1955) is a Canadian politician, currently the mayor of St. Thomas, Ontario. He was previously a Member of Parliament, representing Elgin—Middlesex—London riding from 2004 to 2015 as a member of a Conservative Party of Canada. He defeated Liberal incumbent Gar Knutson in the 2004 federal election. He was re-elected in the 2006, 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... and 2011 federal elections. He did not run again in 2015 and retired from parliament. On July 10, 2018, Preston announced that he was running for mayor of St. Thomas in the 2018 Ontario municipal election, which he won. Prior to being an MP, he was an entrepreneur in St. Thomas, and was active in local politics. Electoral record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Preston (musician)
Joe Preston (born 1969) is an American bass guitarist and a former band member of the rock bands Earth, Melvins, Men's Recovery Project, The Need and High on Fire. Preston has also played with Sunn O))), and has his long-running solo project called Thrones. In 2007, he joined Harvey Milk in the studio for the recording of ''Life... The Best Game in Town'' and toured with them during their 2008 US and European tours. He is currently serving as a touring member of Sumac. He is the uncle of actor Dominic Janes. Discography Earth *''Extra-Capsular Extraction'' (1991, Sub Pop) *''Sunn Amps And Smashed Guitars Live'' (2001, No Quarter) Melvins *'' Salad of a Thousand Delights'' VHS (1992, Box Dog Video) *'' Joe Preston'' CD/EP (1992, Boner Records) *''Lysol'' CD/LP (1992, Boner Records) *" Night Goat" single (1992, Amphetamine Reptile Records) Thrones *Untitled demo cassette (1994, Punk in My Vitamins? Records) *''Alraune'' CD (1996, The Communion Label) *"The Suckling" 7" (1995, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Preston (EP)
''Joe Preston'' is an EP by then- Melvins bassist Joe Preston, released in 1992 through Boner Records. It is believed that he is the only performer on the record and that the other two performers are a hoax; "Salty Green" is a known pseudonym of Preston, also seen on the " Night Goat" single. Denial Fiend was a pseudonym for Martin Ain who was in the band Hellhammer. The cover art for the album is a parody of the cover art from Ace Frehley's 1978 solo album. The credit for Marina Sirtis as "Counselor" is a reference to the actress that played Counselor Deanna Troi on the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. Joe Preston is credited for vocals albeit the whole album is instrumental, intermixed with several voice clips sourced from elsewhere. Buzz Osborne has gone on record to say this is one of his least favorite Melvins releases, according to a CMJ New Music article in 2005: Track listing Personnel * Joe Preston – vocals, mixing *Denial Fiend – Helli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Preston (cricketer)
Joseph Merritt Preston (23 August 1864 – 26 November 1890) was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1885 and 1889, in a promising career cut short by his premature demise. Born in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England, Preston played in ninety five first-class games, taking 211 wickets with his off spin at 17.83, with his best figures 9 for 28 against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He scored 2,131 runs, with a top score of 93 against Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ..., at an average of 14.90. In August 1883, he hit the 29-year-old batsman, Albert Luty, on the head with a quick delivery in a club match in Yeadon. Luty, who had been married for only nine days at the time, succumbed to the blow and was bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Preston Jr
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph E
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |