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Joseph Russell (other)
Joseph or Joe Russell may refer to: *Joseph Russell (judge) (1702–1780), chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court *Joseph Russell (shipbuilder) (1786–1855), Scottish-Canadian businessman *Joseph Russell (New York politician) (1800–1875), U.S. Representative from New York *Joseph J. Russell (1854–1922), U.S. Representative from Missouri *Joseph E. Russell (1864–1940), Wisconsin State Assemblyman, farmer, and teacher *Joseph Russell (Canadian politician) (1868–1925), Toronto businessman and politician *Joe Russell (footballer) (1898–1976), Australian football player * Joe Russell (singer) (1939–2012), American singer, founding member of the Persuasions *Joe Russell (tennis) (born 1961), American tennis player *Joe Russell (backgammon), American backgammon player See also *Jo Russell Jo Russell is an English radio presenter currently working for Greatest Hits Radio. Biography Russell worked for an insurance company and Coca-Cola among other roles before be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Russell (judge)
Joseph Russell (October 11, 1702 – July 31, 1780)Stephen Guernsey Cook Ensko, Dorothea Ensko Wyle, ''American Silversmiths and Their Marks, Vol. IV'' (1989)p. 179 was an American silversmith and public official who served as chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from May 1765 to May 1767, and again from May 1768 to June 1769.Manual - the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations' (1891), p. 208-13. He also served as an associate justice from May 1751 to August 1763, and again from May 1774 to August 1776. Biography Born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, to Jonathan Russell, a reverend, and Martha Moody Russell, Russell apprenticed as a silversmith under Edward Winslow (silversmith), Edward Winslow in Boston beginning in 1715, and came to Bristol, Rhode Island, after 1733,John Russell Bartlett, ''Genealogy of that Branch of the Russell Family which Comprised the Descendants of John Russell'' (1879), p. 190. and resided there for the remainder of his life.Samuel H. All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Russell (shipbuilder)
Joseph Russell (August 17, 1786 – March 10, 1855) was a Scottish-born businessman and shipbuilder in New Brunswick, Canada. He was born in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, the son of Thomas Russell. He joined the Royal Navy at a young age. In 1819, he married Ann Agnes Hunter at Chatham, New Brunswick. Russell owned a number of buildings in Chatham, including a hotel. He helped establish the Chatham Fire Company in 1824. In 1827, he began building ships. In 1831, a fire destroyed several of his buildings and, in 1832, he purchased a shipyard in Chatham from Francis Peabody. In 1839, he sold that property to Joseph Cunard and moved his operation to Beaubears Island. Russell hired John Harley as his shipbuilder and George Burchill as general manager for his shipyard. In 1837, with other businessman, he made an unsuccessful attempt to establish the Bank of Miramichi. Russell served as overseer of the poor for Chatham and also later for Nelson parish. Originally an Anglican, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Russell (New York Politician)
Joseph Russell (1800 – April 24, 1875) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York's 12th congressional district from 1845 to 1847 and again from 1851 to 1853. Early life Russell was born in Warrensburg, New York in 1800. Career Russell became active in several businesses, including lumbering and part-ownership of the Warrensburg House Hotel. Russell was also a founder of Warrensburg's Masonic Lodge. Political career A Democrat, Russell served as Town Supervisor in 1830, 1835 and 1840. He was Warren County Sheriff from November 1834 to November 1837, and served in the New York State Assembly in 1840. Congress Russell was elected to the 29th Congress (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847). He returned to the House as a member of the 32nd Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853). Later career He later moved to Glens Falls Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States and is the central city of the Glens Falls Metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph J
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] |
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] |
Joseph Russell (Canadian Politician)
Joseph Russell (October 1, 1868 – December 14, 1925) was a Toronto businessman and politician. The eldest son of John Russell, who was a brick maker and stone cutter, Joseph Russell was a brick manufacturer owning the brickworks at 1308 Queen Street East at Alton Avenue. He provided much of the supplies used in the original construction of the Toronto Railway Company's paintshop in 1913 and it is thought the Toronto Transit Commission's Russell Carhouse may be named after him.Russell (Connaught) Carhouse Transit Toronto Russell was a candidate for the Ontario legislature in 1908 but was unsuccessful. He was then nominated as an Independent candidate against incumbent |
Joe Russell (footballer)
Joe Russell (17 March 1898 – 10 April 1976) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * *Joe Russell's profileat Blueseum 1898 births Carlton Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club (VFA) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) 1976 deaths {{AFL-bio-1898-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Joseph or Joe Russell may refer to: *Joseph Russell (judge) (1702–1780), chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court *Joseph Russell (shipbuilder) (1786–1855), Scottish-Canadian businessman *Joseph Russell (New York politician) (1800–1875), U.S. Representative from New York *Joseph J. Russell (1854–1922), U.S. Representative from Missouri *Joseph E. Russell (1864–1940), Wisconsin State Assemblyman, farmer, and teacher *Joseph Russell (Canadian politician) (1868–1925), Toronto businessman and politician *Joe Russell (footballer) (1898–1976), Australian football player *Joe Russell (tennis) (born 1961), American tennis player *Joe Russell (backgammon), American backgammon player See also *Jo Russell Jo Russell is an English radio presenter currently working for Greatest Hits Radio. Biography Russell worked for an insurance company and Coca-Cola among other roles before beginning her broadcasting career at York Hospital Radio. She later m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Persuasions
The Persuasions are an American a cappella group that began singing together in Brooklyn, New York in the mid-1960s. The Persuasions were formed in Brooklyn in 1962, singing a cappella under corner streetlights and in subway corridors. Their style combined gospel, soul, early rock and jazz into melodic five-part harmonies. Since being discovered by Frank Zappa, The Persuasions have recorded 23 albums to date. Career The Persuasions appeared on such public affairs television shows as ''Inside Bedford-Stuyvesant'' on WNEW-TV and '' Like It Is'' on WABC-TV in 1968. Frank Zappa was responsible for The Persuasions' first LP, ''Acappella''. He heard The Persuasions singing over the phone from a New Jersey record shop known as Stan's Square Records. The store's owner, Stan Krause, was the group's manager. Before that time, The Persuasions had recorded several a cappella tracks for Krause's record label, Catamount Records. Zappa appreciated soul and street corner style singing, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Russell (tennis)
Joseph Russell (born November 22, 1961) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Russell grew up in California and played in the same junior college team as Brad Gilbert, before transferring to the University of Utah. A right-handed player, Russell began competing on the international tour in 1988 and based himself in Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ..., Japan. His best ATP Tour performance came at the 1990 Japan Open, where he made the round of 16 as a qualifier, getting past both Tom Nijssen and Dan Goldie, to set up a match against Ivan Lendl. He lost to Lendl in straight sets, but took the world number one to a tiebreak in the first. Now living in Singapore, he is the co-founder and director of the SITA Tennis Academy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Russell (backgammon)
Joseph Russell is a world class backgammon player from Memphis, Tennessee. He is a founding sponsor and the chairman of the board of directors of the U.S. Backgammon Federation. He organized and directed the first national collegiate backgammon championships on behalf of the U.S. Backgammon Federation. He was a teacher/coach for the UCLA backgammon team that won the national collegiate backgammon championship in 2011. He is a former World Champion and Vice-World Champion. He was inducted into the Backgammon Hall of Fame in 2017. The backgammon titles he has won include: *the Backgammon World Championship held in Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ... in 1989; *the American Backgammon Tour Championship in 1995; *the Rio Pro-Am of 1999, Doubles; *the 2015 U.S. Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |