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James Jordan (Newfoundland Politician)
James, Jim or Jimmy Jordan may refer to: Sports * James Jordan (cricketer) (1793–1866), English first-class cricketer * Jimmy Jordan (baseball) (1908–1957), American Major League Baseball player * Jim Jordan (basketball) (1925–1999), American basketball player * James Jordan (American football) (born 1978), American football player Arts *Jim Jordan (actor) (1896–1988), American radio comedy performer *James Jordan (conductor) (born 1953), American musician, writer and educator *James Jordan (dancer) (born 1978), English professional ballroom dancer *James Jordan (actor) (born 1979), American television performer * Jim Jordan (photographer), American fashion and commercial photographer Politics * James Jordan (Indiana judge) (1842–1912), Indiana Supreme Court Justice * Jim Jordan (Canadian politician) (1928–2012), Canadian Member of Parliament * Jim Jordan (political consultant) (born 1961), American Democratic strategist * Jim Jordan (born 1964), U.S. represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Jordan (cricketer)
James Jordan (21 June 1793 – 10 September 1866) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1822 to 1824. Jordan was born at Chatham in Kent in 1793. He worked as a ropemaker in Chatham Dockyard and was a publican, keeping ''The Black Lion'' public house on the Chatham Lines for a period.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), pp. 299–300.Available onlineat the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2022-08-16.)Lambert I (2023) Kent's first centurion 200 years ago, ''Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2023'', pp. 97–99. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club. He known to have played for Gillingham Cricket Club from at least 1816, appearing in the same year for an East Kent and Sussex side against West Kent and Surrey. Although few scorecards survive from club matches in this period, he is thought to have been a prolific batsman during this period. Described as an aggressive batsman wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Jordan (Canadian Politician)
Jim Jordan (2 September 1928 – 18 September 2012) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. His career had been in education as a teacher and administrator. Biography Jordan was born the youngest of seven children to George and Hannah Jordan (née Taylor) in Marlbank, Ontario. His father, George, was a longtime municipal politician in Hungerford Township and ran unsuccessfully in the riding of East Hastings for the Liberals in the 1948 provincial election. He was educated in Marlbank, Tweed and at Regiopolis in Kingston, and attended teacher's college in 1949 following completion of Grade 13. He married Mary Barrett in 1953. He began his teaching career at CFB Petawawa, eventually rising to the position of principal after eight years. He then accepted a position of school inspector in the Lanark, Leeds and Grenville area. In 1969 he became the first director of education for the Lanark, Leeds and Grenville School Board. He retired from the educati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Jordan (conjure Doctor)
James Spurgeon Jordan ( ; June 3, 1871 – January 28, 1962) was an American conjure doctor and businessman. Born to former slaves in eastern North Carolina, he learned folk healing practices from his family. His faith healing practice, using methods such as herbal medicine and crystal ball reading, became well known along the East Coast. This and his other business endeavors developed a community around him known as "Jordanville". Early life Jordan was born in 1871 in Hertford County, North Carolina, the first son and fourth of eleven children of parents who were born into slavery. His father, Isaac, was a sharecropper and lay preacher after emancipation. His mother, Harriet (''née'' Hill), who was thought to be of Black Indian descent, was a homemaker and weaver and introduced her son to folk medical traditions. In his formative years, his family sharecropped on the farm of inventor Henry Gatling, who acted kindly toward the young Jordan. He attended a one-room school and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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, York, 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), ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * James (2008 film), ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * James (2022 film), ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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 Jordan (publicist)
James J. Jordan Jr. (August 3, 1930 – February 4, 2004) was an American ad-man and sloganeer. He is best known for his work at the BBDO advertising agency, coining such slogans as "Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch!", " Wisk beats ring around the collar", and "Shaefer is the one beer to have when you're having more than one." As Creative Director at BBDO, he oversaw major campaigns for Pepsi, Burger King ("Have it Your Way"), Pillsbury and Campbell Soup. In 1976, he left BBDO to start his own agency, James Jordan, Inc. He later merged his agency with Case & Krone to form Jordan, Case and McGrath, a full-service agency that grew during the 1980s to $500 million in billings. (JCM eventually became JMC&T--Jordan, McGrath, Case & Taylor.) Other slogans penned by Jordan include the following: "Delta is ready when you are." "You're not fully clean unless your Zest-fully clean!" "Soup so Chunky, you'll be tempted to use a fork. But use a spoon--you'll want to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Jordan
James Daniel Jordan (born February 17, 1964) is an American politician currently serving in his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives as the representative for since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he is a two-time NCAA national champion wrestler and a former college wrestling coach. In Congress, Jordan helped start the right-wing populist House Freedom Caucus, serving as its first chair from 2015 to 2017, and as its vice chair since 2017. Jordan was a prominent critic of Speaker of the House John Boehner, who resigned under Freedom Caucus pressure in 2015. He was the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee from 2019 to 2020, when he left to become the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, of which he became chair in 2023. Jordan is a close ally of former president Donald Trump. During Trump's presidency, Jordan sought to discredit investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election and staged a sit-in to prevent a T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Jordan (political Consultant)
James Jordan (born 1961) is an American political consultant. He has worked in Democratic politics in various capacities at the national, statewide, congressional and local levels since 1996. Jordan is best known as the first campaign manager for John Kerry’s unsuccessful 2004 presidential bid. Early political career Jordan got his start in politics as Communications Director for then-Congressman Tim Johnson in his successful run for the Senate. Jordan went on to work as Communications Director for Senators Robert Torricelli and John Kerry. He advised the Democrats on the Senate Government Affairs Committee during the 1997 hearings on the Clinton re-election campaign's fundraising practices, and worked with House Judiciary Committee Democrats during the 1998 Impeachment hearings. Jordan spent the next two election cycles at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, where he served as communications director, political director and eventually as executive director. Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Jordan (Indiana Judge)
James Henry Jordan (December 21, 1842 – April 5, 1912) was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 7, 1895, to April 5, 1912. Biography Born in Woodstock, Virginia, Jordan came to Indiana in 1853 with his parents, who settled near Corydon, Indiana, where he lived until the outbreak of the American Civil War.Leander J. Monks, ''Courts and Lawyers of Indiana'' (1916), p. 280-81. He then enlisted in the Indiana legion and served for three years with the Forty-fifth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, the Third Cavalry, participating in seventy-six engagements and twice being wounded.Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt,Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices, ''Indiana Law Review'', Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), section reproduced iIndiana Courts Justice Biographies page"Judge Jordan Dead at Martinsville", ''The Muncie Star Press'' (April 6, 1912), p. 1. At the close of the war, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. On returning f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Jordan (baseball)
James William Jordan (January 13, 1908 – December 4, 1957) was an American baseball player whose career in the major leagues lasted from April 20, 1933, to September 27, 1936. A native of the South Carolina settlement of Tucapau, a part of the Startex-Tucapau census-designated place in Spartanburg County, Jordan was a , right-handed batter and pitcher who began his career in the minors with the home county South Atlantic League team in 1926. He subsequently played for Topeka, Dayton, Houston, Greensboro, Rochester and Jersey City before spending four seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers as a second baseman and shortstop. Following his stint with the Dodgers, he served as a manager of the Hutchinson Pirates and London Pirates. Jimmy Jordan died at his home in Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Jordan (photographer)
Jim Jordan is an American fashion and commercial photographer, entrepreneur, talent scout, manager, and magazine publisher. Initially working as a hair and makeup artist and modeling talent scout, Jordan's self-taught style of photography gained the attention of the owner of fashion retailer J.Crew, which led to him becoming a fashion and commercial photographer/director. Jordan's photography has been featured on the covers of magazines such as ''Vogue,'' '' Vanity Fair,'' ''Elle,'' and ''Marie Claire,'' and others. Jordan has photographed and worked with celebrities such as Kris Jenner, Leonardo Di Caprio, Charlize Theron, Mila Kunis, and Drew Barrymore. As an entrepreneur, Jordan is the proprietor of three businesses: Jim Jordan Photography, which handles Jordan's fashion and commercial photography; White Cross Productions, a production group that directs films and produces ad campaigns and commercials for clients such as Mercedes-Benz, American Express, Warner Bros.; and Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Jordan (actor)
James Jordan (born March 14, 1979) is an American actor. Life and career Jordan was born on March 14, 1979 in Houston Texas. He grew up in Texas and Webb City, Missouri, graduating from Webb City High School in 1997. Jordan went to college at Missouri Southern in Joplin and graduated from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television with a Master of Fine Arts in Acting. Jordan has had roles in series such as ''Veronica Mars'', playing two different characters (Lucky, a janitor at Neptune High, and Tim Foyle), and has also appeared in ''Without a Trace'', ''Seraphim Falls'', '' Just Legal'', ''Cold Case'', '' Close to Home'' and ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' among other prime-time television dramas. Jordan has guest-starred on TNT's ''The Closer'', Fox's '' 24'' opposite Kiefer Sutherland, and he had a guest star role on FX's Elmore Leonard-inspired series '' Justified'' starring Timothy Olyphant. Jordan was also cast as the mentally disturbed former Marine "Ray Brennan" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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