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John Bridges (other)
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John Bridges may refer to: * John Bridges (bishop) (1536–1618), Bishop of Oxford * John Bridges (Parliamentarian) (1610–?), English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and 1656 * John Bridges (topographer) (1666–1724), English lawyer, antiquarian and topographer * John Bridges (archer) (1852–1925), British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics * John Bridges (software developer), author of GLPro, GRASP, and PCPaint * John Keith Bridges (born 1952), rugby league player for Featherstone Rovers, England and Great Britain * John Bridges (MP) (died 1537), MP for Canterbury * John E. Bridges, Chelan County Superior Court Judge in Washington state See also *John Brydges (other) John Brydges may refer to: * John Brydges (died 1530), MP for City of London * John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos (1492–1557), English courtier, member of parliament and peer * John Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon (1703–1727), British member of par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bridges (bishop)
John Bridges (1536–1618) was an English bishop. Life Born in 1536, he graduated M.A. at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge in 1560, having been a Fellow there since 1556. He became Dean of Salisbury in 1577.''Concise Dictionary of National Biography'' He was appointed Bishop of Oxford on the accession of James I of England, and took part in the Hampton Court Conference, in 1604. Works ''A Defence of the Government Established in the Church of England for Ecclesiastical Matters'' (1587) was a controversial work, expanded to 1400 pages from a Paul's Cross sermon, aimed at the theories of church polity of Thomas Cartwright, Laurence Chaderton and Walter Travers in defence of the current Church of England settlement. It brought replies by Dudley Fenner and Travers. It also provoked the first of the tracts by Martin Marprelate, ''Oh read over D. John Bridges ... Printed at the cost and charges of M. Marprelate gentleman'' (1588). He was formerly considered a possible author of ''Gammer Gurt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bridges (Parliamentarian)
John Bridges (born 1610) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and 1656. He fought in the Parliamentarian army in the English Civil War. Biography Bridges was the eldest son of John Bridges of Alcester, Warwickshire and Hackney, barrister at law, and his wife Elizabeth Holyoake. His great grandfather John Bridges was of an Irish family and settled at South Littleton, Worcestershire in 1558, and later acquired the Alcester estate. Bridges was an active soldier in the Parliamentary army in the Civil War. In April 1644, he conveyed ammunition into Gloucester while it was under siege from the Royalists. On 11 May 1644 the House of Commons ordered John Bridges, major of foot, to be added to the Committee of Worcestershire on 30 March 1645. They gave him a vote of thanks "for his great services," and appointed him Governor of Warwick Castle and Town on 12 May 1645. He was made Colonel of Boseville's regiment of foot on 24 June 1645. He took part in the si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bridges (topographer)
John Bridges (1666–1724) was an English lawyer, antiquarian and topographer. Life Bridges was born at Barton Seagrave, Northamptonshire, where his father then resided. His grandfather was Colonel John Bridges of Alcester, Warwickshire, whose eldest son of the same name purchased the manor of Barton Seagrave about 1665, and as an improving landowner introduced the cultivation of sainfoin. His mother was Elizabeth, sister of Sir William Trumball, secretary of state. His brother was the painter and missionary Charles Bridges. He was bred to the law, became a bencher of Lincoln's Inn, was appointed solicitor to the customs in 1695, a commissioner in 1711, and cashier of excise in 1715. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1708. He was also a governor of the Bridewell and Bethlehem Hospital. He died at his chambers in Lincoln's Inn on 16 March 1724. Bridges's collection of books and prints was sold by auction. The sale of the entire library of over 4,000 books and manu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bridges (archer)
John Henry Bridges (26 March 1852 – 12 February 1925) was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He also played first-class cricket in two matches for Surrey in 1876. The Olympics listing indicates that he was born in Beddington, then in Surrey; the cricket website suggests Horsham in Sussex. Both agree that he died in Eastbourne, Sussex. However, the Epsom & Ewell History Explorer website explains the confusion. He was the son of the Rev. A.H. Bridges who was the Rector of Beddington, but was definitely born in Horsham and was baptized there on 25 April 1852. Bridges entered the double York round event in 1908, taking fifth place with 687 points. He also participated in the Continental style event but his result is unknown. Bridges was educated at Winchester College and at the University of Oxford. He was picked for several cricket trial matches at Oxford, but did not appear in any of the university first-class games. He then played in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bridges (software Developer)
John Bridges is the co-author of the computer program PCPaint and primary developer of the program GRASP for Microtex Industries with Doug Wolfgram. He is also the sole author of GLPro and AfterGRASP. His article entitled "Differential Image Compression" was published in the February 1991 issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal. Early work In 1980 Bridges started his programming career at the NYU Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery as a summer intern, working with sophisticated programmable vector graphics systems. He wrote editing tools and also updated and debugged software used for early 3D x-ray scanning research. From 1981-85 Bridges wrote the RAM disk drivers, utilities, cracking software, task switching software, and memory test diagnostics for Abacus, a maker of large memory cards for the Apple II. In 1982, he started working for Classroom Consortia Media, Inc., an educational software company, developing and writing Apple and IBM graphics libraries and tools for their sof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Keith Bridges
John Howard "Keith" Bridges (born 2 April 1952) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Bradford Northern and Hull F.C., as an occasional goal-kicking . Background Bridges was born in Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he was a pupil at Normanton Grammar School. Club career Featherstone Rovers John "Keith" Bridges made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Wednesday 26 August 1970. Bridges played in Featherstone Rovers' 33–14 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1973 Challenge Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1973, in front of a crowd of 72,395, and played in the 9–24 defeat by Warrington in the 1974 Challenge Cup Final during the 1973–74 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1974, in front of a crowd of 77,400. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bridges (MP)
John Bridges, Brigges or A Bregges (by 1488 – 29 November 1537), of Canterbury, Kent, was an English politician. Family Bridges was married to Agnes Hales. Career Bridges was a brewer who was Mayor of Canterbury for 1520–21, 1524–25 and 1534–35. He was elected a Member of Parliament for Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ... in 1523, 1529 and 1536. References Year of birth missing 1537 deaths 15th-century births Politicians from Canterbury Mayors of Canterbury English MPs 1523 English MPs 1529–1536 English MPs 1536 {{1529-England-MP-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 * Pope J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |