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James McPherson (footballer)
James McPherson may refer to: * James Alan McPherson (1943–2016), American short story writer and essayist, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction * James Alpin McPherson (1842–1895), Australian bushranger * James B. McPherson (1828–1864), general in the United States Civil War * James M. McPherson (born 1936), Pulitzer Prize–winning United States history professor and Civil War historian * James E. McPherson (born 1953), acting United States Secretary of the Navy * James Unaipon (died 1907), Australian Aboriginal leader (used the surname McPherson prior to 1861) * James McPherson (cricketer) (1842–1891), Australian cricketer * James McPherson (football coach) (1891–1960), Scottish football trainer and coach * James McPherson (New Zealand politician) (1831/32–1905), Member of Parliament in the Waikato Region of New Zealand * James Anderson McPherson (1900–1980), New Zealand horticulturist, horticultural administrator and writer * James L. McPherson (1881–1951), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Alan McPherson
James Alan McPherson (September 16, 1943 – July 27, 2016) was an American essayist and short-story writer. He was the first African-American writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and was included among the first group of artists who received a MacArthur Fellowship. At the time of his death, McPherson was a professor emeritus of fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Life and work Early life and education McPherson was born in Savannah, Georgia, on September 16, 1943, the second of four children. His father was a master electrician (the first African-American so recognized in Georgia),Henry, DeWitt (Fall 2008) and his mother (born Mabel Small) was a maid. While McPherson was growing up, his father struggled with alcohol and time in jail. In the essay "Going Up To Atlanta," McPherson describes the many odd jobs he took on during this time to help support his mother, brother, and sisters. But it was his discovery of the "colored branch" of the public library that changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Alpin McPherson
James Alpin MacPherson (1842–23 August 1895) otherwise known as The Wild Scotchman, was a Scottish–born Australian bushranger active in Queensland and New South Wales in the 1860s. He was operational throughout the greater Wide Bay area and was eventually apprehended by members of the public outside the town of Gin Gin, Queensland. Early life The eldest of eight children, McPherson was born in Inverness-shire, Scotland, in 1842, to John, a farmer, and Elspeth, his wife. When McPherson was twelve, his family migrated to Australia aboard the ''William Miles''. After arriving at Moreton Bay on 19 January 1855, John McPherson found work as a farm labourer, while James began school at Ipswich, where he displayed a skill for languages, becoming fluent in French and German. After finishing his schooling, McPherson first started work at a stoneyard on the corner of Wharf and Queen streets in Ipswich, owned by a Mr. Petrie, before finding work on a cattle station. On the stati ... [...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] |
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] |
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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 Unaipon
James Unaipon, born James Ngunaitponi, (c. 1835 – 1907) was an Australian Indigenous preacher of the Warrawaldie (also spelt Waruwaldi) Lakalinyeri of the Ngarrindjeri. Born James Ngunaitponi, he took the name James Reid in honour of the Scottish Free Church minister who baptised him. As James Reid he was sponsored by the Aborigines' Friends' Association for training as a missionary at the Point McLeay Mission on the banks of Lake Alexandrina in the Coorong region of South Australia in 1865. After arriving at Point McLeay from his home in Wellington, Unaipon returned to using his birth name of Ngunaitponi however, the Europeans anglicised his name to Unaipon in correspondence. On 27 July 1866 Unaipon married Nymbulda, the daughter of Pullum (King Peter) who was the '' Rupelle'' (misinterpreted as "King" by colonists) of the Ramindjeri. The Rev George Taplin assumed that the position of Rupelle was hereditary and widely promoted Nymbulda as a queen, believing that a missiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McPherson (cricketer)
James McPherson (20 November 1842 – 23 August 1891) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class cricket match for Victoria in 1866. See also * List of Victoria first-class cricketers This is a list of Victoria first-class cricketers. The Victoria cricket team have played first-class cricket since 1851, when they played the Tasmania cricket team at Launceston. Below is a chronological list of cricketers to have represented Vi ... References 1842 births 1891 deaths 19th-century Australian sportspeople Colony of New South Wales people Sportsmen from New South Wales Australian cricketers Victoria cricketers Cricketers from Melbourne People from Moonee Ponds, Victoria {{Australia-cricket-bio-1840s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McPherson (football Coach)
James "Jim" Quar McPherson, (13 April 1891 in Kilmarnock, Scotland – 12 August 1960 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) was a Scottish Association football, football trainer and manager. Career 1919–1920: Start in the Netherlands - Olympics with Norway - Wales McPherson took up his first position as chief coach in December 1919 at the Dutch club SBV Vitesse, Vitesse in Arnhem, where the former player and president of FC Bayern Munich Willem Hesselink was then president. The club played in the eastern group of the Eerste klasse, first division. In March 1922, when relegation was avoided thanks to a 4–1 victory over EFC PW 1885, PW from Enschede, a club named after the extraordinarily graceful Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Princess Wilhelmina, he was honored with a wreath. He then left the club. His successor was the former coach of Bayern, Charles Griffiths (footballer), Charles Griffiths, under whom the club was relegated in 1922. 1924–1929: FC Bayern - VfB Leipzig and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McPherson (New Zealand Politician)
James McPherson (1831/1832 – 23 August 1905) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Waikato region of New Zealand. McPherson was born into a Highland family in . He arrived in New Zealand on the ''Calcutta'' in May 1861 as Ensign of the 70th Regiment with his wife and two children. Later, he was paymaster in the Commissariat Transport Corps. In July 1864, he received his commission as captain and joined the 4th Waikato Regiment. His country grant was in the present-day suburb of Hillcrest, Hamilton, and as well as farming the land he set up a flax-dressing mill. He named his property ' Riverlea' and built a two storied house of Kauri timber in the mid 1870s. He represented the Waikato Waikato () is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipa District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton City, as well as Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsul ... electorate in , from 10 Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Anderson McPherson
James Anderson McPherson (3 June 1900–18 February 1980) was a New Zealand horticulturist, horticultural administrator and writer. He was born in Dunedin, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... on 3 June 1900. References 1900 births 1980 deaths Writers from Dunedin New Zealand horticulturists 20th-century New Zealand botanists {{NewZealand-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James L
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] |
Jim McPherson
James McPherson was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1986 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. Political career McPherson ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1982 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Red Deer defeating future Member of Parliament Bob Mills (politician), Bob Mills by a wide margin. McPherson retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the legislature in 1986 after serving a term in office. References External linksLegislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing {{DEFAULTSORT:McPherson, Jim Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs Schulich School of Law alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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