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James Nicholson (industrialist)
James, Jim, or Jimmy Nicholson may refer to: *James Nicholson (naval officer) (1737–1804), United States navy captain *James W. Nicholson (1821–1887), United States Navy admiral * James Nicholson (poet) (1822–1897), Scottish labouring-class poet *James Nicholson (Canadian politician) (1827–1905), politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada *James H. Nicholson (1916–1972), film producer *James Mervyn Nicholson, better known as Skonk Nicholson (1917–2011), South African rugby union coach *James Brindley Nicolson (1917–1945), British aviator and recipient of the Victoria Cross *James Nicholson (Canadian businessman), founder of the seed company Nicholson and Brock and patron of the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'' *Jim Nicholson (Secretary of Veterans Affairs) (born 1938), former United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and chairman of the Republican National Committee *Jimmy Nicholson (Northern Irish footballer) (born 1943), Irish footballer *Jimmy Nicholson (Scotti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Nicholson (naval Officer)
James Nicholson (1737 – 2 September 1804) was an officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Early life Nicholson was born in 1737 in Chestertown, Maryland. He was born into the prestigious Nicholson family of Maryland, a son of Joseph Nicholson (1709–1787) and Hannah ( née Smyth) Nicholson (1708–1767). Among his siblings were younger brothers Samuel and John Nicholson, who were also officers in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War He was also uncle to William Nicholson, an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 and the American Civil War and grand-uncle to Rear Admiral James Nicholson, an officer in the U.S. Navy during the Mexican–American War and the Civil War. Career Nicholson began his career by serving in the colonial Navy with the British in the assault on Havana in 1762, and was commissioned Captain in the Continental Navy 10 October 1776. He commanded ''Defense'', ''Trumbull'', and ''Virginia'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Nicholson (Northern Irish Footballer)
James Joseph Nicholson (born 27 February 1943 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played most of his career at Huddersfield Town and earned more than 40 caps for the Northern Ireland national team. Club career Nicholson began his career with Manchester United, for whom he made 58 appearances, scoring five times, between 1960 and 1963, when he moved over the Pennines to Huddersfield Town. He subsequently played for Bury, Mossley and Stalybridge Celtic. International career Nicholson represented Northern Ireland at international level. He represented his country at each level earning three caps for the Schoolboys, as well as playing twice for Northern Ireland U23 and four caps for Northern Ireland B. He also appeared for Northern Ireland at full international level, appearing 41 times for Northern Ireland, scoring 6 goals. Over an 11-year international career from 1960-71 making him the most capped player internationally for Hudder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronna Romney
Ronna Eileen Romney ( Stern; born September 24, 1943) is an American Republican politician and former radio talk show host. Early life and family Romney, née Stern, was born in Detroit, Michigan to parents Eileen Boyd and James Albert Stern. She graduated from Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Michigan in 1961. Romney received a bachelor's degree from Oakland University. She also attended Michigan State University. In 1967, Stern married G. Scott Romney, the son of George W. Romney, the former chairman and president of AMC and the then- Governor of Michigan, and Lenore Romney, the then-First Lady of Michigan and later candidate for the U.S. Senate. They were married in a traditional sealing ceremony at the Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Stern was 23 years old, divorced, and had a three-year-old son. She had converted to Mormonism after meeting Scott. They would divorce in 1992. Through her ex-husband, she was the sister-in-law of Mit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold James Nicholson
Harold James Nicholson (born November 17, 1950) is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer who was twice convicted of spying for Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). Nicholson's recruitment to the SVR appears to have occurred in the wake of a much-publicized arrest of the senior CIA officer and Moscow mole Aldrich Ames in February 1994 which, in the words of CIA veteran and author Tennent Bagley, had "exposed extraordinary slackness of CIA security procedures." Early life and education Harold James "Jim" Nicholson was born on November 17, 1950, in Woodburn, Oregon. The son of a career Air Force officer, Nicholson found it difficult to make friends, due to his innate shyness and the constant relocation of his father's change in duty station. He attended Desert High School at Edwards Air Force Base in California, from grades nine through eleven. His family moved again, and he attended grade twelve at Novato High School in Marin County, California, graduating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Nicholson (American Football Coach)
Jim Nicholson (died May 8, 1983) was an American football player and coach. He was the first full-time head football coach at the University of Toledo, serving from 1930 to 1935, and compiling a record of 20–16–4. Nicholson attended Denison University, where he played football and basketball and ran track. Before coming to Toledo in 1930, Nicholson coached at Sandusky High School Sandusky High School (SHS) is a secondary school in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Sandusky City School District, and one of two high schools in the city of Sandusky; the other high school is St Mary Central Cat ... in Sandusky, Ohio. Head coaching record References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholson, Jim Year of birth missing 1983 deaths Denison Big Red football players Denison Big Red men's basketball players Toledo Rockets football coaches College men's track and field athletes in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Nicholson (offensive Lineman)
James Burton Nicholson Jr. (born February 28, 1949) is a former American football offensive tackle who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in ninth round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and was traded in 1974 to the Kansas City Chiefs for a fifth-round draft pick. Nicholson started at right tackle for the Chiefs for six seasons, from 1974 to 1979. He was picked up on waivers by the San Diego Chargers in 1980 and played one game with the San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ... in 1981. References 1949 births Living people American football offensive tackles Michigan State Spartans football players Kansas City Chiefs players San Francisco 49ers players Players of American football from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Nicholson (Northern Ireland Politician)
James Frederick Nicholson (born 29 January 1945) is a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician, who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Northern Ireland from 1989 to 2019. Prior to his election to the European Parliament, Nicholson had been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newry and Armagh from 1983 until his defeat the by-elections of 1986, when he and others resigned and stood again to protest against the Anglo-Irish Agreement; Nicholson lost his seat to Seamus Mallon of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), the only seat to be lost. Career Nicholson was born in 1945 in Armagh, Northern Ireland. Educated locally, he later worked as a farmer on the family farm. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party in the early 1970s and was the Secretary/Organiser of Mid-South Armagh Unionist Association from 1973 to 1983. He was elected to his first public office in 1976 as a member of Armagh council; he served until 1997 and was chairman of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Nicholson (Scottish Footballer)
James Nicholson (born 29 July 1957) is a Scottish retired amateur footballer who made nearly 240 appearances as a forward in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. He later served as president of the club. Honours Queen's Park * Scottish League Second Division The Scottish Football League Second Division was the third tier of the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013. History The Second Division was created in 1975, as part of a wider reconstruction of the Scottish Football League (SF ...: 1980–81 References Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Men's association football forwards Queen's Park F.C. players Living people 1957 births Queen's Park F.C. non-playing staff Men's association football wingers {{Scotland-footy-forward-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Nicholson (Secretary Of Veterans Affairs)
Robert James Nicholson (born February 4, 1938) is an attorney, real estate developer, and a former Republican National Committee chairman. He was the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from January 26, 2005, until October 1, 2007. Personal life Nicholson was born on a farm near Struble, Iowa. Nicholson has characterized his childhood as "growing up dirt poor in a tenant house without plumbing and sometimes without food".Official transcript of Nicholson's nomination whitehouse.gov; Accessed March 13, 2007. He is the brother of retired Army General . Nicholson has a |
James W
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dictionary Of Canadian Biography
The ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'' (''DCB''; french: Dictionnaire biographique du Canada) is a dictionary of biographical entries for individuals who have contributed to the history of Canada. The ''DCB'', which was initiated in 1959, is a collaboration between the University of Toronto and Laval University. Fifteen volumes have so far been published with more than 8,400 biographies of individuals who died or whose last known activity fell between the years 1000 and 1930. The entire print edition is online, along with some additional biographies to the year 2000. Establishment of the project The project was undertaken following a bequest to the University of Toronto from businessman, James Nicholson for the establishment of a Canadian version of the United Kingdom's ''Dictionary of National Biography''. In the spring of 1959, George Williams Brown was appointed general editor and the University of Toronto Press, which had been named publisher, sent out some 10,000 announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Nicholson (Canadian Businessman)
James, Jim, or Jimmy Nicholson may refer to: *James Nicholson (naval officer) (1737–1804), United States navy captain *James W. Nicholson (1821–1887), United States Navy admiral * James Nicholson (poet) (1822–1897), Scottish labouring-class poet *James Nicholson (Canadian politician) (1827–1905), politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada *James H. Nicholson (1916–1972), film producer *James Mervyn Nicholson, better known as Skonk Nicholson (1917–2011), South African rugby union coach *James Brindley Nicolson (1917–1945), British aviator and recipient of the Victoria Cross *James Nicholson (Canadian businessman), founder of the seed company Nicholson and Brock and patron of the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'' *Jim Nicholson (Secretary of Veterans Affairs) (born 1938), former United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and chairman of the Republican National Committee *Jimmy Nicholson (Northern Irish footballer) (born 1943), Irish footballer *Jimmy Nicholson (Scotti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
