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John Cummings (other)
John Cummings may refer to: * John Cummings (Massachusetts banker) (1812–1898), American politician and bank president from Massachusetts * John Cummings (piper) (1828–post–1913), Irish piper from Athenry * Jack Cummings (director) (1900–1989), MGM producer * Jack Cummings (tennis) (1901–1972), Australian player of the 1920s * Jack Cummings (baseball) (1904–1962), American baseball player * John Cummings (politician) (1943–2017), English Labour Party Member of Parliament * John Cummings (footballer) (born 1944), Scottish football player * Johnny Ramone (John Cummings, 1948–2004), American guitarist of the rock group The Ramones * John Cummings (musician), Scottish guitarist of the band Mogwai * John Cummings (baseball) (born 1969), American Major League Baseball pitcher * John A. Cummings (1838–1887), mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts * John W. Cummings (1855–1929), American lawyer and politician in Massachusetts See also * Jack Cummings (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cummings (Massachusetts Banker)
John Cummings (October 19, 1812 – December 21, 1898) served as the president of Shawmut Bank for 30 years, from 1868 until 1898. Owner of a farm and tannery in Woburn, Massachusetts. John Cummings also served in both the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Massachusetts Senate. He ran for Congress, unsuccessfully, in 1876. John Cummings was affiliated with many institutions, but the one in which he took the most interest was the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for which he served as treasurer between 1872 and 1889, and he was also a member of its executive committee. By a vote of the Corporation in 1889, when he retired from the office of Treasurer, Mr. Cummings' name was applied to the laboratories of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy in recognition of his services. He was a trustee of the Woburn Public Library and of the Warren Academy of Woburn. He was also on the school committee. He was a director of the Perkins Institution for the Blind. It is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cummings (piper)
Professor John Cummings (c. 1828-after 1913) was an Irish piper. A son of Patrick Cummins ( fl. 1820s), Cummings was raised near Athenry, where his family had performed and taught music for generations. The family name was originally rendered Cummins but the spelling was changed to Cummings in his lifetime. He was given the honorary title of ''Professor'' in light of the esteem people held his musical abilities. Cummings worked in England from about 1850 to 1892, in Liverpool where he worked in building and became friends with the piper/pipemaker Michael Egan, and London, "where he had much to do with the handling and care of horses." In 1892 he left England for San Francisco, where he lived with his daughter, Mrs. Hogan. Only in 1912, as a result of the Gaelic Revival did he come to a wide audience; previously he performed privately. He was held, despite his age, to be the equal of Patsy Touhey and Barney Delaney. References * ''Irish pipers of distinction'', Chapter XXII, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Cummings (director)
John Cummings (February 16, 1905 – April 28, 1989) was an American film producer and director. He was best known for being a leading producer at MGM. He was the second husband of Betty Kern, daughter of Jerome Kern. Cummings spent most of his career at his uncle Louis B. Mayer's studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he began work in the 1920s. Mayer started his nephew out as an office boy and expected him to work his way up through the ranks. Cummings became a staff producer at MGM in 1934, where he worked in the B movie, B-feature unit for two years. In 1936, he produced the extravagant Cole Porter musical ''Born to Dance'', which established his reputation as a respected producer. Cummings remained at MGM even after his uncle was fired from the studio in 1951, working with talent such as the Marx Brothers, Red Skelton, Esther Williams, and Fred Astaire and producing some of the era's best-known musicals, including 1953's ''Kiss Me Kate (film), Kiss Me Kate'' and ''Seven Brides f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Cummings (tennis)
Regner Olaf "Jack" Cummings (8 May 1901 – 22 January 1972) was an Australian tennis player. Cummings finished runner-up to Jean Borotra at the Australian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J .... He also reached the semifinals in 1931 and the quarterfinals in 1930. Cummings won the Queensland Championships in 1926 and 1930. Cummings turned professional in late 1935. Grand Slam finals Singles (1 runner-up) References External links * Australian male tennis players 1901 births 1972 deaths Tennis people from New South Wales Professional tennis players before the Open Era 20th-century Australian people {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Cummings (baseball)
John William Cummings (April 1, 1904 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – October 5, 1962 in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania), was a Major League Baseball player who played catcher for the Boston Braves and New York Giants from to . In 89 games over 4 seasons, Cummings posted a .341 batting average (45-for-132) with 15 runs, 4 home runs In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ... and 28 RBI. External links * 1904 births 1962 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Boston Braves players New York Giants (NL) players Baseball players from Pittsburgh {{US-baseball-catcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cummings (politician)
John Scott Cummings (6 July 1943 – 4 January 2017) was a British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Easington from 1987 until 2010. Early life Cummings was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, a fifth-generation coal miner. He was educated at the Murton Council Infant and Junior schools on Watt Street and Secondary school. He attended both the Easington Technical College and the Durham Technical College until 1962. He began his career with the National Coal Board as a miner in 1958, working as a pit electrician from 1967 until his election to the House of Commons twenty years later. He was elected as a councillor to the Easington District Council in 1970, was its chairman from 1975 to 1976, and was its leader from 1979 until he stepped down in 1987. Active on picket lines during the 1984–85 miners' strike, in which Easington was the location of several clashes with the police, Cummings later claimed his Jack Russell Terrier Grit had been trained to "ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cummings (footballer)
John Cummings (born 5 May 1944) is a Scottish former footballer who played at centre-forward for Aberdeen, Port Vale, Ayr United, Clydebank, and the Philadelphia Atoms. He helped Ayr United to win the Second Division title in 1965–66. Career Cummings played for Aberdeen and scored in his only First Division appearance in a 1–0 win over Falkirk at Brockville Park on 6 March 1965. He was allowed to leave Pittodrie by manager Eddie Turnbull at the end of the 1964–65 season. He signed with English club Port Vale in July 1965 as part of manager Jackie Mudie's plan to trial young Scottish players. He made three appearances in the Fourth Division, one in the League Cup and two in the FA Cup and scored one goal in the FA Cup in a 2–2 draw with Oxford United at the Manor Ground. After failing to gain a regular place in the team his contract was cancelled in March 1966 and he moved back to Scotland to play for Ayr United. He scored two goals in four Second Division games, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Ramone
John William Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known by his stage name Johnny Ramone, was an American musician who was the guitarist and a founding member of the Ramones, a band that helped pioneer the punk movement. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2009, Ramone appeared on ''Time''s list of "The 10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players". He ranked No. 8 on '' Spin''s 2012 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and No. 28 on ''Rolling Stone''s similarly titled 2015 list. Alongside his music career, Ramone appeared in nearly a dozen films, in documentaries, and on television. Ramone's autobiography, ''Commando'', was released posthumously in 2012. Early life John William Cummings was born in Queens, New York City, on October 8, 1948, the only child of a construction worker (a steamfitter) of Irish descent. He was raised in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens, where he grew up absorbing rock music. Cumm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cummings (musician)
John Cummings is a Scottish musician and record producer, best known for being a former member of Glaswegian band Mogwai, mostly playing guitar, as well as programming, keyboards and vocals. Career Mogwai After forming and playing a few gigs in 1995 as a three-piece, Mogwai enlisted John Cummings on guitar. Though he mostly contributed guitar to the band, Cummings has also sung on the song "Boring Machines Disturbs Sleep", from 2003's ''Happy Songs for Happy People''. He left Mogwai in November 2015 to pursue a solo career. The Reindeer Section Cummings was briefly a member of indie rock supergroup, The Reindeer Section, contributing guitar to the first album. Other Cummings produced Part Chimp's albums ''Chart Pimp'' and ''I Am Come'', the Errors EP ''How Clean is your Acid House?'', The Magnificents album ''Year of Explorers'', Trout's ''Norma Jean'' EP and '' Street Horrrsing'' by Fuck Buttons. He also contributed guitar to The Zephyrs' 2004 album, ''A Year to the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cummings (baseball)
John Russell Cummings (born May 10, 1969) is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher from -. He attended Canyon High School in Anaheim, California. The Los Angeles Dodgers traded him to the Detroit Tigers on July 31, 1996, with pitcher Joey Eischen for outfielder Chad Curtis Chad David Curtis (born November 6, 1968) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and convicted sex offender. Curtis played major league baseball from 1992 to 2001 for the California Angels, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cle .... References External links 1969 births Living people Albuquerque Dukes players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Appleton Foxes players Baseball players from Torrance, California Bellingham Mariners players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Calgary Cannons players Detroit Tigers players Jacksonville Suns players Los Angeles Dodgers players Major League Baseball pitchers Pawtucket Red Sox players Peni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John A
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 the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John W
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 Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
