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Jim McDonnell (footballer)
James (or Jim) Macdonnell, Macdonell, or McDonnell may refer to: * James MacDonnell (physician) (1763–1845), Irish physician * James Macdonell (British Army officer) (1781–1857), Scottish officer of the British Army * James Macdonell (journalist) (1841–1879), Scottish journalist * James MacDonnell (cricketer) (1841–1891), Irish cricketer * James Macdonnell (Canadian politician) (1884–1973), Canadian lawyer and parliamentarian * James Smith McDonnell (1899–1980), aviation pioneer and founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, later McDonnell Douglas * Jim McDonnell (baseball) (1922–1993), Major League Baseball catcher * James MacDonnell (Newfoundland politician) (1890–1924), member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly * Jim McDonnell (born 1948), Australian artist, member of Optronic Kinetics art collective in Sydney in the 1970s * Jim McDonell (born 1954), Canadian MPP * Jim McDonnell (boxer) (born 1960), British boxer * Jim McDonnell (sheriff) (born 1959), sherif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James MacDonnell (physician)
James MacDonnell (14 April 1763 – 5 April 1845) was an Irish physician and polymath who was an active and liberal figure in the civic and political life of Belfast. He was a founding patron of institutions that have since developed as the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Royal Victoria Hospital, the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and the Linen Hall Library and, beginning with the organisation of the Belfast Harp Festival, Belfast Harpers Assembly in 1792, was a promoter of efforts to preserve and revive Irish music and the Irish language. Among some of his contemporaries his reputation suffered in 1803 as a result of his making a subscription for the arrest of his friend, the outlawed Society of United Irishmen, United Irishman Thomas Russell (rebel), Thomas Russell. Early life James MacDonnell was born near Cushendall, County Antrim on 14 April 1763. His parents were Michael Roe, a Catholic relation of the Earl of Antrim, earls of Antrim, and Elizabeth Jane MacDonnell ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Macdonell (British Army Officer)
General Sir James Macdonell or Macdonnell (1781 – 15 May 1857) was a Scottish officer of the British Army. Life He was the third son of Duncan MacDonell, 14th clan chief of Clan MacDonell of Glengarry and his wife, Marjory Grant, daughter of Sir Ludovic Grant. Alexander Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry was his elder brother. He was educated at a Roman Catholic school in Douai in France, as was then common with the Scottish aristocracy (Catholicism still at that time being illegal). He died in London on 15 May 1857. Military career He began as an ensign in 1793. In 1794 (aged only 13), he was a lieutenant in the 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot; in 1795, he was captain in the 17th Dragoons. He joined the 19th Foot in 1796; he was major in the 78th Foot, and was awarded the Army Gold Medal for Maida in 1806. He joined the Coldstream Guards in 1811 as a lieutenant colonel, and served in the Peninsular War. He is best known for his command of the infantry defending the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Macdonell (journalist)
James Macdonell (1841 – 2 March 1879) was a Scottish journalist. Life Macdonell was born at Dyce near Aberdeen. In 1858, after his father's death, he became clerk in a merchant's office. He began writing in the ''Aberdeen Free Press''; in 1862 he was appointed to the staff of the ''Daily Review'' in Edinburgh, and at 22 he became editor of the ''Northern Daily Express''. In 1865 Macdonell went to London with a staff position on the ''Daily Telegraph'', which he held until 1875, as special correspondent in France in 1870 and 1871. In 1873 he became a leader-writer on ''The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ....'' He died in London on 2 March 1879. His posthumous ''France since the First Empire'', though incomplete, gave insights into the French politics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James MacDonnell (cricketer)
James MacDonnell (23 April 1841 — 26 November 1891) was an Irish cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Ireland and died in Brighton Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A .... CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-08-24. References Irish cricketers Gloucestershire cricketers[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Macdonnell (Canadian Politician)
James MacKerras Macdonnell, (December 15, 1884 – July 27, 1973) was a Canadian lawyer and parliamentarian. Biography He was born in Kingston, Ontario, the son of George W. Macdonnell and Mary Louise Philips, he was a Master at St. Andrew's College from 1904 to 1914 before becoming a trust company officer. He enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on September 24, 1914 at Valcartier, Quebec. He was awarded an MC in the 1917 Birthday Honours. Career Macdonnell was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the 1945 federal election representing Muskoka—Ontario riding. He was defeated in the 1949 federal election, but returned to parliament later that year when he won a by-election held in the Toronto riding of Greenwood. Following the 1957 federal election that returned the first Progressive Conservative government and the first Tory government since the Great Depression, the new Prime Minister of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Smith McDonnell
James Smith "Mac" McDonnell (April 9, 1899 – August 22, 1980) was an American aviator, engineer, and businessman. He was an aviation pioneer and founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, later McDonnell Douglas, and the James S. McDonnell Foundation. Early life Born in Denver, Colorado, McDonnell was raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, and graduated from Little Rock High School in 1917. He was a graduate of Princeton University class of 1921, and earned a Master's of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from MIT in 1925. While attending MIT he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity. After graduating from MIT, he was hired by Tom Towle for the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company. In 1927, he was hired by the Hamilton Metalplane Company to develop similar metal monoplanes. He then went on to Huff Daland Airplane Company. Career In 1928, McDonnell left Huff Daland and set up J.S. McDonnell & Associates, and with the help of two other engineers, McDonnell se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McDonnell (baseball)
James William McDonnell (August 15, 1922 – April 24, 1993) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for three seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ... from 1943 to 1945, playing in 50 career games. External links 1922 births 1993 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Cleveland Indians players Baseball players from Michigan {{US-baseball-catcher-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James MacDonnell (Newfoundland Politician)
James Ronald MacDonnell (1890 – November 25, 1924) was an educator and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. George's in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1919 to 1923. The son of Richard MacDonnell, he was born in Harbour Main and was educated at Saint Bonaventure's College, at the National College of Ireland in Dublin and at King's Inns in Dublin. MacDonnell taught school in Torbay before going to Ireland to continue his education. He returned to Newfoundland as assistant superintendent of Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy * Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ... schools. MacDonnell married Stella Pieroway. After being elected in 1919, he was offered the position of Minister of Agriculture but declined and sat in opposition. During his time in the assembly, MacDo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Optronic Kinetics
The Tin Sheds was the common name of the Sydney University Art Workshop was an Australian art workshop in Sydney, New South Wales, founded in 1969. Its name lives on in the Tin Sheds Gallery at the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning. Groups such as Optronic Kinetics and the Earthworks Poster Collective operated out of Tin Sheds. History Tin Sheds was founded in 1969 by artists Donald Brook, Marr Grounds and his wife Joan Grounds as an autonomous and informal venue on the grounds of Sydney University. The name was given because the workshop occupied some old CSR sheds in the university grounds. Officially designated as a place for students to study and practise the methods of the old masters, the founding artists and other tutors encouraged students of the arts, architecture, and engineering students (and anyone else) to dream and create all manner of artworks; it was a "nursery for conceptual art. They tried to understand and define the notion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McDonell
James A. McDonell (born ) is a Canadian politician. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the riding of Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry. He has been an MPP from 2011 until his retirement in 2022. He was mayor of the township of South Glengarry, Ontario from 2003 to 2011. Background McDonell was born and raised on a dairy farm in South Glengarry, Ontario. He attended Queen's University where he earned a degree in engineering. He worked for Bell Canada for over 30 years in a number of roles. He and his wife Margie live in Williamstown, Ontario, where they raised their three children. Politics In 2000, McDonell was elected as a councillor for the township of South Glengarry. In 2003 he was elected as mayor of the township. In the 2011 provincial election he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry. He defeated Liberal candidate Mark MacDonald by 13,050 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McDonnell (boxer)
Jim McDonnell (born 12 September 1960) is a British former boxer who won the European featherweight title and twice fought for World titles at super featherweight. Career Amateur He represented England and won a silver medal in the lightweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He won the 1982 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight title, when boxing out of the St. Pancras ABC. Professional Born in London and a caretaker working for Camden Council outside of boxing, McDonnell made his professional debut in March 1983 with a points win over Phil Duke. In March 1985 he beat Clyde Ruan to take the BBBofC Southern Area featherweight title, a fight that was also a British title eliminator. The British title fight didn't materialise but in November 1985 he faced Jose Luis Vicho for the vacant European featherweight title; McDonnell stopped the Spaniard in the fourth round to become European champion. He successfully defended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McDonnell (sheriff)
James McDonnell is the former sheriff of Los Angeles County. McDonnell was elected as L.A. County's 32nd sheriff on November 4, 2014, defeating former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka (who is now in federal prison). He replaced interim sheriff John Scott on December 1, 2014. Scott replaced former sheriff Lee Baca (who is also in federal prison). Previously, McDonnell served as the Chief of Police in Long Beach, California and before that in the Los Angeles Police Department. McDonnell was defeated in 2018 by Alex Villanueva. Early life and education McDonnell grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Brookline, Massachusetts. He graduated from Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. He then received a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. Career LAPD McDonnell began his law enforcement career as twenty-one-year-old graduate from the Los Angeles Police Academy in 1981. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
