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John Davison
John or Jon Davison may refer to: *John Davison (priest) (1777–1834), English theological writer * John Davison (theologian) (1793–1863), theologian and author of ''Considerations on the Poor Laws'' * John Robert Davison (1826–1871), English barrister and politician * John Davison (Kent cricketer) (1828–1871), English cricketer *John Davison (politician) (1870–1927), British Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament for Smethwick 1918–1926 * John Clarke Davison (1875–1946), Northern Irish politician * John Davison (composer) (1930–1999), American composer *Jon Davison (film producer) (born 1949), film producer * Jon Davison (professor) (born 1949), British academic * John Davison (boxer) (born 1958), British boxer * John Davison (sport shooter) (born 1966), British sport shooter * John Davison (Canadian cricketer) (born 1970), Canadian cricketer *Jon Davison Jon Davison (born January 16, 1971) is an American singer, musician and songwriter who has been the le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davison (priest)
John Davison (1777–1834) was an English clergyman and academic, known as a theological writer. Life He was born at Morpeth, Northumberland, Morpeth, where his father was a schoolmaster, but brought up in Durham, England, Durham. He was educated at Durham cathedral school, and in 1794 entered Christ Church, Oxford. There he obtained a Craven scholarship in 1796, and was elected Fellow of Oriel College in 1800. In 1810 he became one of the tutors of Oriel. In 1817 Davison was presented by Lord Liverpool to the vicarage of Sutterton, near Boston, Lincolnshire. Subsequent preferment was to the rectory of Washington, Durham, in 1818, and in 1826 to that of Upton-upon-Severn. For a few years he held the prebend of Sneating in St Paul's Cathedral, and in 1826, on the recommendation of Lord Liverpool, he was made a prebendary of Worcester Cathedral. Davison died 6 May 1834 at Cheltenham, where he had gone for his health. He was buried in the chancel of Worcester Cathedral. Views In rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davison (theologian)
John Davison (1793–1863), was a British theologian and author of ''Considerations on the Poor Laws''. W. G. Blaikie (revised Richard Brent)Davison, John (1777–1834)in the ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography The ''Dictionary of National Biography'' (''DNB'') is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885. The updated ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (''ODNB'') was published on 23 September ...'' (Oxford University Press, 2004; Oct 2007 online edition), accessed 24 April 2008. References 1793 births 1863 deaths British theologians British religious writers {{UK-theologian-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robert Davison
The Right Honourable John Robert Davison MP, QC (7 April 1825 – 15 April 1871) was an English barrister and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1871. Davison was the son of the Rev. Edward Davison, Rector of Harlington, Middlesex, and Vicar of St. Nicholas Church, Durham. He was educated at Durham School, and at the University of Durham, graduating with his M.A. in 1849. He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1849, and went on the Northern Circuit. In 1866 he was made a Queen's Counsel. He was a J.P. and chairman of the Quarter Sessions for County Durham. At the 1868 general election Davison was elected Member of Parliament for City of Durham. He was appointed Judge Advocate General on 28 December 1870 and ran unopposed in the January 1871 Durham City by-election. He held the seat until his death on 15 April 1871. Davison married in 1860, Jane Anna Wood, daughter of Nicholas Wood of Hetton Hall, President of the Northern Institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davison (Kent Cricketer)
John Jennings Davison (20 July 1828 – 10 May 1871) was an English cricketer. He played seven first-class matches between 1851 and 1863.John Davison . Retrieved 9 March 2017. Davison was born at in in 1828,John Davison CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2023. the son of John and Elizabeth Davison ('' |
John Davison (politician)
John Emanuel Davison (28 November 1870 – 2 March 1927) was a Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) from 1918 to 1926. Davison was born in Smethwick, but grew up in Sheffield. He had a number of short-term jobs before completing an apprenticeship in iron founding, and joining the Friendly Society of Iron Founders (FSIF). He also studied at night school and qualified as a sanitary inspector.Trades Union Congress, "Obituary: J. E. Davison", ''Annual Report of the 1927 Trades Union Congress'', p.263 Davison became increasingly prominent in the FSIF, becoming chairman of its executive, then its full-time national organiser. During World War I, he served on advisory councils for the Ministry of Munitions and the Board of Trade. At the 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 general election, he was elected as MP for the new Smethwick (UK Parliament constituency), Smethw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Clarke Davison
John Clarke Davison (19 April 1875 – 19 February 1946) was a barrister and Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Davison was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Trinity College, Dublin and was called to the Irish Bar in 1898. He was a legal adviser to the Government of Northern Ireland from 1922–1925, and Senior Crown Prosecutor for County Louth and County Antrim. In 1925, he was elected in a by-election as a Unionist to the Parliament of Northern Ireland from County Armagh County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and ha ..., and then from 1929 from Mid-Armagh until resigning his seat shortly after the 1938 general election upon appointment as Recorder of Londonderry. He was Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from March – Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davison (composer)
John H. Davison (31 May 1930 – 5 March 1999) was an American composer and pianist. Life and career Born in Istanbul, Turkey, he grew up in Upstate New York and in New York City, and studied music at the Juilliard School's lower school, Haverford College, then received his master's degree from Harvard University, where he focused on Renaissance music, particularly the works of Orlando Gibbons. He earned his doctorate in creative composition from the Eastman School of Music. His teachers included Alfred Swan, Randall Thompson, Walter Piston, Bernard Rogers, Howard Hanson, Alan Hovhaness, and Robert Palmer. During 1964-1965, Davison was placed in the Kansas City (Missouri) Schools as part of the Music Educators National Conference's Contemporary Music Project, where he composed numerous works for band, chorus, and orchestra. He was a friend of Aaron Copland and maintained a correspondence with him. He was also a conscientious objector. Davison's music is generally tonal, strongly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Davison (film Producer)
Jon Davison (born July 21, 1949) is an American film producer. Career Davison worked at New World Pictures in the 1970s. His producing credits include '' Airplane!'' (1980), ''RoboCop'' (1987), '' RoboCop 2'' (1990), ''Starship Troopers'' (1997), and '' The 6th Day'' (2000). Davison and animator Sally CruikshankDixon, Wheeler Winston, ed. ''Collected Interviews: Voices from Twentieth-Century Cinema.'' Carbondale, Illinois Carbondale is a city in Jackson and Williamson Counties, Illinois, United States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as "Little Egypt". The city developed from 1853 because of the stimulation of railroad construction into the ... : Southern Illinois University Press, 2001, p. 209. were married March 17, 1984, and have a daughter, Dinah. Archive The moving image collection of Joe Dante and Jon Davison is held at the Academy Film Archive. The joint collection includes feature films, pre-production elements, and theatrical trailer reels. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Davison (professor)
Jon Davison (born 1949 in Bexley, England) was Dean and the first Professor of Teacher Education in the Institute of Education, University of London. He holds degrees from the universities of Exeter and London. He taught in London schools for seventeen years, before becoming a teacher educator in 1992. For the past twenty-five years his work has been published by Routledge, Taylor and Francis. His research interests include sociolinguistics, the professional formation of teachers and citizenship education. Since 2002, he has been deputy director of the CitizED project and since 2006, he has been chair of the Society of Educational Studies. Davison is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy, the Royal Society of Arts, and the College of Teachers The Chartered College of Teaching is a learned society for the teaching profession in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1846, the college was incorporated by Queen Victoria into a royal charter as the College of Preceptors in 1849. A suppl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davison (boxer)
John Davison (born 29 September 1958) is a British former boxer who held the WBC International titles at featherweight and super bantamweight, and the British title at featherweight. He also fought for the European featherweight title and the WBO world featherweight title. Career Davison took up boxing at the age of 25 because he "wanted some trophies to put into a new cabinet he'd bought", reaching an ABA final and going on to represent England 17 times.Gibson, John (2004)Face to face: John Davidson, chroniclelive.co.uk, 12 October 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2017 After missing out on selection for the 1988 Seoul Olympics, he made his professional debut at the age of 29, with two wins over journeyman Des Gargano a week apart in September 1988. After nine wins from his first ten fights, he stopped the then-unbeaten Srikoon Narachawat in the fifth round in March 1990 to take the WBC International featherweight title. He made two successful defences against Bangsaen Yodmuaydang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davison (sport Shooter)
John Davison (born 14 February 1966 in London) is a British sport shooter. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's skeet event, in which he tied for 19th place. He graduated from University of Cambridge and Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p .... References 1966 births Living people Skeet shooters British male sport shooters Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for Great Britain Alumni of the University of Cambridge Harvard Business School alumni {{UK-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davison (Canadian Cricketer)
John Michael Davison (born 9 May 1970) is a former Canadian professional cricketer who captained the national side in One Day Internationals. He was a hard-hitting right-handed batsman in the top or middle order, who bowled right-arm off break. Davison retired in March 2011, playing his last game against Australia at the 2011 World Cup. Early life He was born in Campbell River, British Columbia to Australian teachers on a one-year teaching exchange, Davison moved to Australia and attended school at St Ignatius' College, Riverview where he was a member of the 1st XI before playing grade cricket in Sydney for Gordon and Mosman and Melbourne and attending the Australian Cricket Academy in 1993. He was a member of the Victoria state squad for a number of years but was unable to hold down a regular place in the side. International career In 1999, Davison agreed to spend the Australian winters in Canada as a club player and coach. He quickly became involved with the Canadian natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
