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John Courtenay (chairman)
John Courtenay may refer to: * John Courtenay (of Tremere) ( – 1560), MP for Lostwithiel, Bodmin and Penryn in the United Kingdom * John Courtenay, 15th Earl of Devon ( – 1471) * John Courtenay (1738–1816), Member of Parliament for Tamworth and Appleby in the United Kingdom * John Courtenay Trewin John Courtenay Trewin (4 December 1908 – 16 February 1990) was a British journalist, writer and drama critic. Trewin was born in Plymouth, Devon, although both his parents were Cornish. He was educated at Plymouth College and in 1926 join ... (1908–1990), English journalist and writer See also * John Courtney (other) * Jon Courtenay Grimwood, British science fiction writer {{hndis, Courtenay, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Courtenay (of Tremere)
John Courtenay (1520/1521 – 1560) of Tremere (now Tremore) in the parish of Lanivet in Cornwall, was a Member of Parliament. Origins He was the third child from Richard Courtenay's second marriage to Jane Boscawen. In his youth he appears to have been attached to Cromwell’s household. In the autumn of 1553, Courtenay used his family's connection with the Lostwithiel constituency to have himself elected the town's junior Member in Mary's first Parliament. In the autumn of 1555, he was elected as a Member for Penryn. He died on 1 March 1560, being buried at Lanivet, where a monument was erected to his memory. He left life interest in the Tremere property to his widow, Elizabeth Trengrove, who later married Thomas Arundell. He represented Lostwithiel in October 1553, Bodmin Bodmin () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor. The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Courtenay, 15th Earl Of Devon
Sir John Courtenay (c. 1435 – 4 May 1471) was the third son of Thomas Courtenay, 13th Earl of Devon, and Margaret Beaufort, and was styled Earl of Devon by Lancastrians in exile, following the execution of his brother the 14th earl in 1461. Family Courtenay is said to have been born in 1435, the third son of Thomas Courtenay, 13th Earl of Devon, by Margaret Beaufort, the daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset. Through his mother, Courtenay was a great-great-grandson of King Edward III. He had two brothers and five sisters: *Thomas Courtenay, 14th Earl of Devon (1432 – 3 April 1461), who married, shortly after 9 September 1456, Mary of Anjou, illegitimate daughter of Charles, Count of Maine. There were no issue of the marriage.. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Towton, and beheaded at York on 3 April 1461. *Henry Courtenay (d. 17 January 1469), esquire, of West Coker, Somerset, beheaded for treason in the marketplace at Salisbury, Wiltshire on 17 January 146 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Courtenay (1738–1816)
John Courtenay (22 August 1738 – 24 March 1816) was an Irish officer in the British Army who became a politician in England. He was a Whig member of Parliament (MP) at Westminster from 1780 to 1807, and again in 1812. Courtenay was the second son of Henry Courtenay, a revenue officer from Newry, County Down in the Kingdom of Ireland. He was educated at Drogheda Grammar School. He was MP for Tamworth from 1780 to 1796, and then for Appleby from 1796 to 1807. He was re-elected for Appleby at the 1812 general election, but resigned his seat shortly after Parliament met in December. A member both of Brooks's and Whig Club, Courtenay aligned with Charles James Fox against the First Pitt ministry. As such, he supported reform measures, favouring the repeal of the Test Act in Scotland in 1791, abolition of the slave trade, and parliamentary reform; helped manage the impeachment of Warren Hastings; and, in ''A Poetical and Philosophical Essay on the French Revolution'' (1793), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Courtenay Trewin
John Courtenay Trewin (4 December 1908 – 16 February 1990) was a British journalist, writer and drama critic. Trewin was born in Plymouth, Devon, although both his parents were Cornish. He was educated at Plymouth College and in 1926 joined the '' Western Independent'' as a cub reporter. He moved to London in 1932 and joined the ''Morning Post'', transferring to ''The Observer'' in 1937. He served as drama critic on the paper for more than 60 years. His also wrote a drama column for '' The Listener'' (1951–57), and contributed regular notices to ''Punch'' (1944–45), ''John O'London's Weekly'' (1945–54), ''The Sketch'' (1947–59), the ''Illustrated London News'' (1947–88), '' The Lady'' (from 1949) and the ''Birmingham Post''.Donald Roy"Trewin, John Courtenay" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004. Accessed 24 January 2016. Among other productions, his memoir ''A Play Tonight'', published in 1952 by Elek Books, New York, revie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Courtney (other)
John or Jack Courtney may refer to: *John Edgar Courtney (born 1934), Australian ornithologist * J. Ira Courtney (1888–1968), American athlete *John Mortimer Courtney (1838–1920), Canadian civil servant *John Courtney (MP), Member of Parliament (MP) for Bodmin *John Courtney (diarist) (1734–1806), of Beverley, Yorkshire, England *John Courtney (playwright) (1804–1865), playwright, dramatic actor and comedian * Jack Courtney (figure skater) (born 1953), American pair skater * Jack Courtney (rugby league) (1901–1948), Australian rugby league player See also * John Courtenay (other) *Jon Courtney, singer and guitarist in British band Pure Reason Revolution *Jonathan Courtney (born 1966), Maine politician *John Courtney Murray John Courtney Murray (September 12, 1904 – August 16, 1967) was an American Jesuit priest and theologian, who was especially known for his efforts to reconcile Catholicism and religious pluralism, particularly focusing on the relati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |