James Blackburn (businessman)
James Blackburn may refer to: *James Blackburn (architect) (1803–1854), architect and civil engineer known for his work in Australia * James Blackburn (businessman), co-founder with brother Daniel D. Blackburn of Paso Robles, California *James Blackburn (politician) (1799–1851), elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in 1834 * James Blackburn (RAF officer) (1916–1993), who served five tours in World War II *Bunkie Blackburn James Ronald "Bunkie" Blackburn (April 22, 1936 – February 28, 2006) was a NASCAR racecar driver. Career Blackburn's father owned and operated the Fayetteville, North Carolina racetrack. He later competed at the historic Nashville Speedway USA ...

James Blackburn (architect)
James Blackburn (10 August 1803 – 3 March 1854) was an English civil engineer, surveyor and architect best known for his work in Australia, where he had been transported as a sentence for forgery. According to the '' Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Blackburn "has claims to be considered one of the greatest engineers of his period in Australia, and his architectural achievements established him as Tasmania's most advanced and original architect." He was key to the formation of the Department of Public Works in 1839, serving as one of its core members under Alexander Cheyne. On 3 May 1841 he was pardoned, whereupon he entered private practice with James Thomson, another a former convict. Among the notable constructions of the firm was the swing Bridgewater Bridge completed in 1849. After that project, Blackburn and his family moved to Melbourne, where in addition to resuming his architect career and pursuing other business interests, he became city surveyor. His most ...
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James Blackburn (businessman)
James Blackburn may refer to: *James Blackburn (architect) (1803–1854), architect and civil engineer known for his work in Australia * James Blackburn (businessman), co-founder with brother Daniel D. Blackburn of Paso Robles, California *James Blackburn (politician) (1799–1851), elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in 1834 * James Blackburn (RAF officer) (1916–1993), who served five tours in World War II *Bunkie Blackburn James Ronald "Bunkie" Blackburn (April 22, 1936 – February 28, 2006) was a NASCAR racecar driver. Career Blackburn's father owned and operated the Fayetteville, North Carolina racetrack. He later competed at the historic Nashville Speedway USA ...

Paso Robles, California
Paso Robles ( ), officially El Paso de Robles (Spanish for "The Pass of Oaks"), is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Located on the Salinas River approximately north of San Luis Obispo, the city is known for its hot springs, its abundance of wineries, its production of olive oil, almond orchards, and for playing host to the California Mid-State Fair. Etymology and pronunciation The city's full name is "El Paso de Robles", which in Spanish means "The Pass of the Oaks". People differ on the pronunciation of the city's shortened name of "Paso Robles". While its Spanish pronunciation is , residents anglicize the pronunciation as . This anglicized version has been used in the city phone message. History This area of the Central Coast, known as the City of El Paso De Robles, Paso Robles, or simply "Paso", is known for its thermal springs. Native Americans known as the Salinan lived in the area thousands of years before the mission era. They knew t ...
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James Blackburn (politician)
James Blackburn (July 22, 1799 – 1851) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1799 and came to the Gatineau River region around 1830 to join other members of his family. He was the first person to operate a steamboat service on the Ottawa River near Aylmer. Blackburn was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for the County of Ottawa in 1834. He died of cholera Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium ''Vibrio cholerae''. Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe. The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea that lasts a few days. Vomiting and ... in Beardstown, Illinois in 1851. His nephew, Robert Blackburn, served as a member of the House of Commons. External links *''History of the Ottawa Valley'', JL Gourlay (1896) 1799 births 1851 deaths Bowman, Baxter Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Quebec Deaths from cholera Immigra ...
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James Blackburn (RAF Officer)
James Blackburn, (8 March 1916 – 1993) was a Royal Air Force officer who completed a record five tours of operations during the Second World War. Early life Blackburn was born on 8 March 1916, in Acton, London, the son of Sir Arthur Dickinson Blackburn, and was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, and The Queen's College, Oxford. While at Oxford he joined the Oxford University Air Squadron, and was commissioned in to the Royal Air Force Reserve of Officers in 1936.London Gazette archive Second World War During the Second World War, Blackburn served first as a Blenheim pilot with No. 57 Squadron and then with No. 70 Squadron as a flight lieutenant, later to be promoted to squadron leader and then wing commander. Blackburn was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in November 1941, followed by a Bar to the award in September 1942. Blackburn was posted to North Africa in May 1942 to take command of No. 104 Squadron and remained in command of the squadron until Augus ...
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