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James Holmes (other)
James Holmes may refer to: Artists * Jimmy "Duck" Holmes (born 1947), American blues musician * James Flournoy Holmes, album cover artist * James Holmes (actor) (born 1965), British actor * James Holmes (artist) (1777–1860), English painter * James Roland Holmes (1939–1999), organist, partner of Ned Rorem * James S. Holmes (1924–1986), Dutch poet and translator Criminals * James Holmes (mass murderer) (born 1987), convicted of the 2012 Aurora shooting * James William Holmes (1956–1994), convicted murderer of Don Lehman Public servants * James Holmes (politician) (1831–1910), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council * James Howard Holmes (born 1943), diplomat * James Leon Holmes (born 1951), U.S. federal judge * James M. Holmes (born 1957), United States Air Force general Sportspeople * Ducky Holmes (James William Holmes, 1869–1932), baseball player * Jim Holmes (baseball) (1882–1960), baseball pitcher * Jimmy Holmes (footballer, born 1908) (1908 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes (born July 28, 1947) is an American blues musician and proprietor of the Blue Front Cafe on the Mississippi Blues Trail, the oldest surviving juke joint in Mississippi. Holmes is known as the last of the Bentonia bluesmen, as he is the last blues musician to play the Bentonia School. Like Skip James and Jack Owens and other blues musicians from Bentonia, Mississippi, Holmes learned to play the blues from Henry Stuckey, the originator of the Bentonia blues. Holmes' music is based in the Bentonia tuning utilizing open E-minor, open D-minor and a down tuned variant, and is noted for its haunting, ethereal, rhythmic and hypnotic qualities. His eighth album, ''It Is What It Is'', on Blue Front Records has been praised by fans and music critics who have called it: "addictive" and "obsession worthy," and "as gritty, stark and raw as one could imagine" and "absolutely hypnotic," and "an essential modern recording." Early life Jimmy Charles Holmes was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Leon Holmes
James Leon Holmes (born March 31, 1951) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Education and career Education Born in Hazen, Arkansas, Holmes received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Arkansas State University in 1973, a Master of Arts degree from Northern Illinois University in 1976, a Doctor of Philosophy from Duke University in 1979, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1982. Pre-legal career His first job was working as a door-to-door salesman for the Southwestern Company in Nashville, Tennessee in the summers of 1971, 1972, and 1973. From 1974 to 1980, he worked at many businesses, organizations, and colleges which included Northern Illinois University, Duke University, and Augustana College. Legal career From 1980 to 1981, he served as a law clerk for Katz, McAndrew, Durkee, and Tellen in Rock Island, Illinois. He was a law clerk for Judge Frank Holt of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Holmes (trade Unionist)
James Holmes (1850 – 1911) was a British trade union leader and politician. Holmes began working in a knitwear factory, initially as a winding boy on hand frames, and later moved over to run powered knitting frames. In the early 1870s, he was a supporter of republicanism, and of Charles Bradlaugh and the National Secular Society. Around the middle of the decade, he was elected to the executive of the Leicester and Leicestershire Framework Knitters' Union, and was soon regarded as the leading trade unionist among the machine knitters. In 1881, Holmes began working for the union, but he was unhappy with its focus on hand knitting, and in 1885, he led a split of machine knitters, to form the Leicester and Leicestershire Amalgamated Hosiery Union. Always one of its leading figures, he led a major strike in 1886, which ended with some concessions being made, and thereafter became its general secretary. The union grew steadily, was able to at times employ Holmes full-time. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Holmes (trade Unionist)
James Headgoose Holmes (19 March 1861 – 1 October 1934) was a British people, British trade unionist and political activist. Born in Frampton, Lincolnshire, Holmes left education at the age of nine to work on a farm, and at the age of eleven, briefly became a sailor. He then returned to farm labour in Lincolnshire, but lost his job when he tried to organise a strike. In 1882, he gained work with the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain), Great Northern Railway Company in Spalding, Lincolnshire, Spalding, and he quickly rose within the company to become a signalman in Retford.David Howell, ''Dictionary of Labour Biography vol.XI'', pp.130-140 Holmes joined the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants in the early 1880s, but did not become active in the union until around 1890, when he was president of the Retford branch. He was also active in the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party and the Labour Electoral Association, supporting J. T. Yoxall at the 1892 United Kingdom general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Holmes (footballer)
James Black Holmes (born 8 December 1954) is a Scottish former footballer. Career Holmes began his career at junior club Muirkirk, before moving into the senior game with Partick Thistle before becoming a legend at Greenock Morton. He won three Scottish First Division winners medals: 1977–78, 1983–84 and 1986–87. In May 1987, after being voted the SPFA First Division Footballer of the Year, he captained the Scottish semi-professionals in an end of season tournament against Holland, England & Italy. He finished off his career with spells at Falkirk, Alloa Athletic and Arbroath, where he was player/coach for a season before retiring in 1991. Personal life His son Graeme Holmes Graeme Holmes (born 26 March 1984 in Motherwell) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cumbernauld Colts. Career Holmes began his career with Dundee United but made only four appearances (three in the league), all as substitu ... is also a footballer who played for sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Holmes (footballer, Born 1953)
James Paul Holmes (born 11 November 1953) is an Irish former professional footballer. Hailing from Meath Square in The Liberties, he won 30 full international caps for the Republic of Ireland, scoring once. Career Holmes, a left-back, began his career with St. John Bosco. He joined Coventry City as apprentice and was a member of the FA Youth Cup Final side in 1970. He turned professional in November 1970 and became the Republic of Ireland's youngest ever full international at 17 years, 200 days when he came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Don Givens in the 4–1 defeat in the European Championship Qualifier against Austria at Dalymount Park on 30 May 1971. He made his league debut later that year in the home game against Leicester City on 4 December and gradually established himself in the Coventry first team. In March 1977, after 8 goals in 143 games for Coventry, he moved to Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £120,000. A broken leg ended his career at White Hart Lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Holmes (footballer, Born 1908)
James Holmes (27 December 1908 – 1 November 1971) was an English footballer who played as a defender. Born in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, Holmes had trial spells with both Liverpool and Wigan Borough in 1925 but was an employed as a miner and playing for local side Prescot Cables when he was spotted by Chesterfield in 1930. Signed by Chesterfield in May of that year, Holmes remained with the Derbyshire club for just one season before being signed by Division One side Sheffield United in May 1931 for £1,750. Making his debut for United in October 1931 in an away fixture at Manchester City Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ..., Holmes became a regular in the Blades defence for the next four years. Holmes was regarded as a robust and tough tackling defender with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Holmes (baseball)
James Scott Holmes (August 2, 1882 in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky – March 10, 1960 in Jacksonville, Florida) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in 3 games for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1906 season and in 13 games for the Brooklyn Superbas The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi ... in 1908. External links 1882 births 1960 deaths Baseball players from Kentucky Major League Baseball pitchers Brooklyn Superbas players Philadelphia Athletics players Huntsville (minor league baseball) players Augusta Tourists players Rochester Bronchos players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Rochester Hustlers players Newark Indians players Nashville Vols players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ducky Holmes
James William "Ducky" Holmes (January 28, 1869 – August 6, 1932) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played ten seasons in the National League and American League with the Louisville Colonels (1895–97), New York Giants (1897), St. Louis Browns (1898), Baltimore Orioles (1898–99), Detroit Tigers (1901–02), Washington Senators (1903), and Chicago White Sox (1903–05). His minor league career included stops in Lincoln (1906–07) as player manager, Sioux City as player manager (1908–09), and as manager in Toledo (1910), Mobile (1911), Nebraska City (1912), Sioux City again (1912–13), Butte (1914), Lincoln (1916–17), Sioux City (1918), Beatrice (1922), and Fort Smith (1922). He was the player manager of the Western League Sioux City Packers playing alongside one time White Sox teammate Danny Green. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Holmes spent his first two seasons with the Colonels and played the next two seasons wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James M
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Howard Holmes
James Howard Holmes (born April 1, 1943, Springfield, Virginia) is an American diplomat. He is the second son of the Rev. Robert Usher and Bertha Jeannette Cook Holmes. He is a 1965 graduate of Colgate University, as well as, a graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and the National War College. He joined the Foreign Service in 1967 and has served overseas in Pakistan, New Zealand, Norway, and Latvia. He is married and has two daughters and five grandchildren. Foreign Service Career *1984-1988 Director of the Office of Strategic Nuclear Policy in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. *1988-1992 Deputy Director of the Department of State's Policy Planning Staff with responsibilities for European policy. *1992-1995 Deputy Chief of Mission in the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey. *1995-1998 President's Coordinator for Assistance to Central and Eastern Europe responsible for assistance programs to fourteen Central European state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Flournoy Holmes
Flournoy Holmes is an established visual artist and musician. Growing up in the southern piedmont, Spartanburg South Carolina, the son of two artistically inclined parents, his father was a musician and his mother a ceramics teacher and they encouraged his drawing abilities at an early age. He is an artist whose work is featured on several notable album covers, including the first album from the Marshall Tucker Band, the Allman Brothers' '' Eat a Peach'', Dr. John's '' In the Right Place'', and Charlie Daniels' '' Fire on the Mountain''. He is also credited with photography work for Carole King (''Touch the Sky''), The Outlaws ('' Hurry Sundown'') and others. He and his brother, David Powell, founded the graphics studio Wonder Graphics. According to an interview with Dr. John, the triple gatefold artwork for the album was taken from the walls of the artist's home in New Orleans at the time. His mushroom images at that time exploded upon the world music scene and have become inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |