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John Burnham (burgess) , merchant and mayor of King's Lynn
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John Burnham may refer to: * John Burnham (cricketer) (1839–1914), English cricketer * John Burnham (submarine designer) (1917–1957), designer of USS Nautilus * John Chynoweth Burnham (1929–2017), American historian * John Fremont Burnham (1856–?), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * John Burnham (Canadian politician) (1842–1897), Canadian physician and politician from Ontario * John Hampden Burnham (1860–1940), Canadian politician and lawyer * John de Burnham (died 1363), English born judge and official in Ireland * Jack Burnham (footballer) (John Robert Burnham, 1896–1973), English footballer See also * John Brunham John Brunham was a merchant in Bishop's Lynn (now King's Lynn), Norfolk, England, five times mayor of the town and member of Parliament. He was the father of Margery Kempe, and a kinsman (possibly father) of Robert Brunham Robert Brunham was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Burnham (cricketer)
John William Burnham (6 June 1839 – 20 April 1914) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1876. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871. Burnham was born at Nottingham, the son of William Burnham, a joiner and his wife Catherine. He became a clerk and in 1863 he was playing for Suffolk and in one match for an All England XI. In 1870 he played several club games for Burnley. He joined Derbyshire in the 1871 season and took part in Derbyshire's first-ever match as a county side, an innings victory over Lancashire. He played the return game later in the season, and played again for Derbyshire in the 1872 season in both fixtures between Derbyshire and Lancashire. Also in 1872 he played some games for Prince's Club in London. In the 1873 season he only played one match for Derbyshire against Lancashire. He did not play again until the 1876 season when his final match, as a first-class player, was against Kent, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Burnham (submarine Designer)
John M. Burnham (September 11, 1917 – November 15, 1957) was the designer of , the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op .... He was a 1941 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. In 1947, he joined the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation at Groton, Connecticut. He became design manager at Electric Boat in 1952 and was responsible for the design of ''Nautilus'' and two other nuclear-powered submarines, and . References * 1917 births 1957 deaths American industrial designers 20th-century American engineers United States Naval Academy alumni {{US-engineer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Chynoweth Burnham
John Chynoweth Burnham (July 14, 1929 – May 12, 2017) was an American historian who was a professor of history at Ohio State University from 1963 to 2002. He was an expert on the history of science, medicine, psychology, and psychiatry. He served as president of the American Association for the History of Medicine from 1990 to 1992, and as editor-in-chief of the '' Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences'' from 1997 to 2000. He was a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific respons .... He also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Division 26 of the American Psychological Association. References 1929 births 2017 deaths 20th-century American hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fremont Burnham
John Fremont Burnham (born June 23, 1856) was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Burnham was born on June 23, 1856 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Notre Dame. Career Burnham was elected to the Assembly in 1896. Previously, he was Sheriff of Waukesha County, Wisconsin from 1889 to 1890. He had been an unsuccessful candidate for the Assembly in 1884. Burnham was a Republican. References Politicians from Milwaukee People from Waukesha County, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin sheriffs University of Notre Dame alumni 1856 births Year of death missing {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1850s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Burnham (Canadian Politician)
John Burnham (December 3, 1842 – December 29, 1897) was a Canadian physician and politician from the province of Ontario. Born in St. Thomas, Ontario, St. Thomas, Canada West, the son of Mark Burnham, he came to the Peterborough County, Ontario, County of Peterborough with his father in 1852, and located in the Village of Peterborough, Ontario, Ashburnham. He received his medical education in Toronto and graduated in 1862, when he commenced practice in Ashburnham. He was a captain in the 57th Regiment of Canadian Volunteer Militia, "Peterborough Rangers".* He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1878 Canadian federal election, 1878 election for the riding of Peterborough East. A Conservative Party of Canada (historical), Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1882 Canadian federal election, 1882 election. He was defeated in the 1887 Canadian federal election, 1887 election and was re-elected in the 1891 Canadian federal election, 1891 election. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hampden Burnham
John Hampden Burnham (born October 14, 1860 in Peterborough, Ontario, Peterborough, Canada West-died April 25, 1940) was a politician and lawyer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Conservative Party of Canada (historical), Conservative Party in the election of 1911 Canadian federal election, 1911 to represent the riding of Peterborough West after being defeated in the election of 1908 Canadian federal election, 1908. Between 1916 and 1918, Burnham served overseas as a Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), captain of the 93rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, 93rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was also the author of ''Canadians in the Imperial Naval and Military Service Abroad''. He was re-elected in the 1917 Canadian federal election, 1917 election as a Unionist Party (Canada), Unionist. Burham quit the government party on July 15, 1920 to sit as an Independent Conservative in protest of Arthur Meighen's attempt to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Burnham
John de Burnham (died 1363) was an English-born cleric, judge and Crown official who spent much of his career in Ireland. He held office as Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer. He spent many years trying to clear himself of charges of corruption, which seem to have been the invention of malicious colleagues. Early life He was the son of William Burnham of Norfolk, and was probably born in one of the groups of adjacent villages called the Norfolk Burnhams.Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' John Murray London 1926 Vol.1 p.81 He took holy orders, and his first benefice was a living in Lincolnshire. He became parish priest of Felmersham, Bedfordshire in 1333 and was named as a tax assessor for the same county, and also for Buckinghamshire, in 1340. He was a member of the Royal Household from the 1320s onwards, and gained great experience in the field of finance, especially in army accounts.Connolly, Philomena ''The Proceedings agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Burnham (footballer)
John Robert Burnham (11 January 1896 – 1973) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half or centre half in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Queens Park Rangers and Durham City. Life and career Burnham was born in 1896 in Southwick, County Durham, to Robert Burnham, a shipyard labourer, and his wife Maria. By the 1911 Census, both Burnham and his father were working in the coal mines. Burnham played football for Southwick before the First World War, and afterwards returned to the Wearside League with Sunderland Comrades. That club's secretary, Billy Crinson, had kept goal for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1910s, and recommended Burnham to his former employers. Burnham duly signed as a professional in March 1920, and helped the reserve team win the 1920–21 Southern League, title, but appeared only once for the first team, playing at left back away to Reading in the inaugural season of the Football League Third Division on 9 Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |