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James Muirhead (British Army Officer)
James Muirhead may refer to: *James Muirhead (judge) (1925–1999), Australian judge *James Fullarton Muirhead (1853–1934), Scottish writer of travel guides *James Muirhead (swimmer) (born 1953), British Paralympian * James Muirhead (cricketer) (born 1993), Australian cricketer *James Patrick Muirhead James Patrick Muirhead FRSE (26 July 1813 – 15 October 1898) was a Scottish advocate and author, best known as the biographer of James Watt. Life Born at The Grove, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, he was son of Lockhart Muirhead; George Muirhead was hi ... (1813–1898), Scottish advocate and author * James Muirhead (scholar) (1830–1899), professor of civil law at the University of Edinburgh {{hndis, Muirhead, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Muirhead (judge)
James Henry Muirhead AC KStJ QC (24 April 1925 – 20 July 1999) was an Administrator of the Northern Territory and a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. Pre-Northern Territory Muirhead was born in Adelaide and was educated at St Peter's College and the University of Adelaide. After completing high school he enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Forces for service in the Second World War. From 1943 - 1946 he served as an infantryman and signaller with the 57/60 Battalion in Bougainville and later with the 37/52 Battalion in Rabaul, New Britain. He obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Adelaide and was admitted to the South Australian Bar in 1950. He practised as a barrister and solicitor in the firm of Thomson & Co until 1970 when he was appointed as a Judge of the Local and District Criminal Court of South Australia. He was appointed as a Queen's Counsel in 1967. Current Judge Dean Mildren was his Articled Clerk from 1966 - 1968. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fullarton Muirhead
James Fullarton Muirhead (1853-1934) was a Scottish editor and writer of travel guides, associated with the Baedeker publishing house for many years, prior to starting his own publishing house. Bessie Louise Pierce''As Others See Chicago: Impressions of Visitors 1673-1933'' University of Chicago Press, 1933, p. 351. Retrieved 2016-09-30. History James Fullarton Muirhead was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1853. He was educated at the Craigmount School in Edinburgh and at the University of Edinburgh, where he obtained a doctorate. Following graduation in 1876, he spent three years at Chambers's Encyclopaedia. Muirhead thereafter commenced a thirty-five year association (1879-1914) with the Baedeker publishing house, where he was the editor of the English and American editions of Baedeker'''Handbook for Travellers'' as well as writing separate guides based on Muirhead's own travels. Muirhead's guides based on his personal travels included guides to the United States, England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Muirhead (swimmer)
James Muirhead (21 September 1953 - 17 October 2021) was a British Paralympic swimmer who won thirteen medals at the Summer Paralympic Games. His Paralympic debut was at the 1976 Summer Paralympics where he won two gold medals and two silvers. Muirhead repeated that feat in Arnhem for the 1980 Games, albeit in different events. He returned from the 1984 Summer Paralympics The 1984 International Games for the Disabled, canonically the 1984 Summer Paralympics were the seventh Paralympic Games to be held. There were two separate competitions: one in Stoke Mandeville, England, United Kingdom for wheelchair athletes ... with a fifth gold, another silver, and three bronze medals. Muirhead lost his sight at age 17. He qualified and worked as a physiotherapist. He died of cancer in October 2021. He is still the most decorated Scottish paralympic swimmer of all time. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Muirhead, James 1953 births Living people Paralympic swimmers for Great Britain Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Muirhead (cricketer)
James Matthew Muirhead (born 30 July 1993) is an Australian cricketer who has played for Victoria and the Perth Scorchers. Early career Muirhead began his professional cricket career playing for the Adelaide Strikers in the inaugural edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) in the 2011/12 summer. He was given a rookie contract to play domestic cricket for his home state of Victoria the following year. During the 2012/13 season, the South Australian cricket team approached Muirhead to recruit him without Victoria's permission or knowledge, a breach of Australian cricket legislation that incurred a 15,000 AUD fine for South Australia. International career Muirhead had an abrupt rise to Australia's national cricket team in the 2013/14 season. He began the season without any contract for the BBL (though he did get signed as an injury replacement to play for the Melbourne Stars midway through the season). He played several tour matches against the visiting English side durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Patrick Muirhead
James Patrick Muirhead FRSE (26 July 1813 – 15 October 1898) was a Scottish advocate and author, best known as the biographer of James Watt. Life Born at The Grove, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, he was son of Lockhart Muirhead; George Muirhead was his great-uncle. He was educated first at Glasgow College. Gaining on 3 February 1832 a Snell exhibition at Balliol College, Oxford, he matriculated there on 6 April 1832; spending his long vacations in alpine expeditions, and in the study of German rather than in working for honours, he took a third class in lit. hum. on graduating B.A. in 1835 (M.A. 1838). Admitted advocate at Edinburgh in 1838, Muirhead practised law in Edinburgh. He lived with his family at 26 Heriot Row in Edinburgh's New Town. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1841, his proposer being Sir John Robison. His wife found the climate of Edinburgh too cold, and in 1846 he gave up his career at the Scottish bar, and in 1847 settled at Haseley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
