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John Allison (other)
John Allison may refer to: * John Allison (Canadian politician) (1753–1821), Irish-born farmer, merchant and politician in Nova Scotia * John Allison (Representative) (1812–1878), U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 20th and 23rd Districts * John Fall Allison (1825–1897), pioneer settler, justice of the peace and Gold Commissioner in the Similkameen Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada * John Allison (footballer) (1884–?), British footballer * John W. Allison (1893–1981), artist, collector and singer of folk songs * John Moore Allison (1905–1978), U.S. ambassador to Japan, Indonesia, and Czechoslovakia * Sir John Allison (RAF officer) (born 1943), Air Chief Marshal, RAF * John A. Allison IV (born 1948), chairman and former CEO of BB&T * John Allison (anthroposophist) (born 1950), New Zealand/Australian poet, musician, and anthroposophist * John Allison (special effects designer), American special effects designer * John Allison (comics) (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Allison (Canadian Politician)
John Allison (1753 – March 1, 1821) was an Ireland, Irish-born farmer, merchant and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Newport Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1811 to 1820. He was born near Limavady, the son of Joseph Allison and Alice Polk (or Pollock). He came to Nova Scotia with his family in 1769. The family originally planned to settle in Philadelphia but their ship was wrecked on Sable Island and the family purchased a farm in Horton (later Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Wolfville) in Kings County, Nova Scotia. In 1779, Allison married Nancy Whidden. He lived in Horton but later moved to Newport, Nova Scotia, Newport. He died in Newport. His son James Whidden Allison, James and his brother Joseph Allison (Canadian politician), Joseph also served in the provincial assembly. His daughter Elizabeth married John Elder (politician), John Elder.''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Allison (Representative)
John Allison (August 5, 1812 – March 23, 1878) was an American politician, most notably serving in the U.S. House as a Representative of Pennsylvania during the 1850s. Allison was born in Beaver, Pennsylvania and grew up to study law. He was the son of James Allison, Jr. He was admitted to the bar, but did not practice, instead establishing a hat factory. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1846, 1847, and 1849; he ran successfully for the U.S. House as a Whig in the 1850 election. He lost his bid for re-election in 1852, but won back the seat in 1854 as an Oppositionist. He then retired from the House in 1856. After retiring from the House, he was active in the politics of the nascent Republican Party; he served as a delegate to their 1856 convention, where he nominated Abraham Lincoln for Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief execut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fall Allison
John Fall Allison (1825–1897) was a pioneer settler, Justice of the Peace, Postmaster and Gold Commissioner in the Similkameen Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Life and career Allison was born in Leeds in West Yorkshire, England in 1828. In 1837, he emigrated with his parents to the United States. In 1849, he went prospecting in California. In 1858, during the Fraser River Gold Rush, Allison travelled to the Colony of British Columbia and arrived in Vermillion Forks (now Princeton) in 1860. Allison was the first European settler in the area, where he staked gold, copper and coal claims and established the first cattle ranch. In 1862, Allison married a First Nations woman named Nora Yakumtikum, with whom he had four children. In 1868, he married Susan Louisa Moir. Together John and Susan had fourteen children. In 1876, Allison was appointed a Justice of the Peace and became the first Gold Commissioner of the newly created Similkameen Mining Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Allison (footballer)
John Allison (1884 – after 1908) was an English professional footballer who played three games for Football League side Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo ... in the 1907–08 season. References 1884 births Year of death missing People from Brigg English men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards Kiveton Park F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Sutton Junction F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Moore Allison
John Moore Allison (April 7, 1905 – October 28, 1978) was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Japan from 1953 to 1957. From 1957 to 1958, he was Ambassador to Indonesia and from 1958 to 1960 to Czechoslovakia. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was a professor at the University of Hawaii. Early life Allison was born in Holton, Kansas and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska. He graduated from Lincoln High School and earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Nebraska. Declining a scholarship to pursue graduate work at Nebraska, and refusing to go to work for his father, Allison accepted a post as an English teacher Japan in 1927. He worked for two years as an English teacher, first in a middle school in Odawara, and later at the Imperial Japanese Naval Engineer Officers Academy at Atsugi. In 1929 Allison moved to Shanghai, where he worked as a branch advertising manager for General Motors. Career in the Foreign Service In 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Allison (RAF Officer)
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Shakespeare Allison, (born 24 March 1943) is a retired senior Royal Air Force (RAF) commander. He was the Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State. RAF career Educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford,Sir John Allison Royal Grammar School, Guildford Allison entered the as a flight cadet in 1961. On graduation, he was commissioned as a pilot officer in July 1964. Flying the |
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Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, Macdonald agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek federation and political reform. Macdonald was the leading figure in the subsequent discussions and conferences, which resulted in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Allison (anthroposophist)
John Allison (born 1950) is a New Zealand poet, musician, and former teacher in Rudolf Steiner (Waldorf) Education. Allison was born in New Zealand and taught at the Christchurch Waldorf Steiner School for 24 years. He has lectured and written on themes related to poetic imagination and observation, anthroposophy, and Waldorf education Waldorf education, also known as Steiner education, is based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy. Its educational style is holistic, intended to develop pupils' intellectual, artistic, and practical ski ...., though he is no longer formally associated with anthroposophy. References Publications Prose *''Walking Out of Another World'', Immortal Books, Murwillumbah 2010 *''A Teacher's Book: digging deeper'', Immortal Books, Murwillumbah 2008 *''A Way of Seeing: Perception, Imagination, and Poetry'', Lindisfarne Books, Great Barrington 2003. *''Living in Light Loving the Dark'', Initiative Circle of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Allison (special Effects Designer)
John Allison is an American special effects designer. He has worked on educational projects for PBS as well as science fiction and action series such as ''Sliders'' and '' V.I.P.'' Awards Nominated * 1989: Nominated to the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects for the episode "The Geometry of Life" in the documentary TV series ''The Infinite Voyage'' Won * 1981: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Creative Technical Crafts for premiere episode "The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean" in the documentary TV series '' Cosmos: A Personal Voyage''. Shared with: ** Adolf Schaller (astronomical artist) ** Don Davis (astronomical artist) ** Rick Sternbach (astronomical artist) ** Jon Lomberg (astronomical artist) ** Anne Norcia (astronomical artist) ** Ernie Norcia (astronomical artist) * 1985: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects (as director/designer/supervisor of visual effects) for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Allison (comics)
John Allison (born 1976) is a comic writer and artist. He has been producing comics since 1998 and his work has won multiple Eisner Awards. Biography Allison started creating webcomics in 1998 with '' Bobbins'', a series which ran on Keenspot. He ended ''Bobbins'' in 2002, later saying that he had fallen out of love with the rough and ready nature of 'Bobbins', and at the same time started a new comic, ''Scary Go Round''. Then, in 2009, he ended ''Scary Go Round'' and started '' Bad Machinery''. In an interview, Allison said that he ended ''Scary Go Round'' because "the work I was doing was becoming somewhat uninspired. I had a lot of characters that I didn't care about, and I was making whole runs of strips about characters that people didn't really like... I had lost perspective and direction. I was also losing readers for the last year and it was evident that changes had to be made." Allison described ''Scary Go Round'' as "a comic that I've been making since 2002. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
