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John Eden (broadcaster)
John Eden may refer to: *John Eden, Baron Eden of Winton (1925–2020), British politician *Sir John Eden, 2nd Baronet (died 1728), Member of Parliament for Durham (UK Parliament constituency) *Sir John Eden, 4th Baronet (1740–1812), Member of Parliament for Durham (UK Parliament constituency) City of Durham is a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2019 by Mary Foy (politician), Mary Foy o ... * John R. Eden (1826–1909), U.S. Representative from Illinois * John Eden (athlete) (born 1955), Paralympic athlete from Australia * John Richard Eden (1859–19??), politician in Ontario, Canada * John Eden (producer), a music producer, including for ''The Catch'' (album) {{DEFAULTSORT:Eden, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Eden, Baron Eden Of Winton
John Benedict Eden, Baron Eden of Winton, (15 September 1925 – 23 May 2020), known as Sir John Eden, 9th Baronet, from 1963 to 1983, was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West from 1954 to 1983. Background Eden was the son of Sir Timothy Calvert Eden and Edith Mary Prendergast. He was educated at Eton College and St Paul's School, New Hampshire, in the US. He served as a Lieutenant with the Rifle Brigade, 2nd Gurkha Rifles and the Gilgit Scouts during the Second World War. He was a nephew of Sir Anthony Eden (1897–1977), who served as prime minister from 1955 to 1957, and he succeeded his father Sir Timothy Calvert Eden to his baronetcies in 1963. He was the 9th Baronet of West Auckland and the 7th Baronet of Maryland. Career After an unsuccessful attempt to contest the 1953 Paddington North by-election, Eden was first elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth West at the 1954 Bourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Eden, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Eden, 2nd Baronet (1677–1728) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1713 to 1727. Eden was the eldest son of Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of West Auckland and his wife Margaret Lambton, daughter of John Lambton of Durham and was baptized on 11 September 1677. He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford on 25 February 1695. He married Catherine Shafto, daughter of Mark Shafto of Whitworth, county Durham on 31 January 1715 and was given Windlestone Hall on the occasion. Eden was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for County Durham in succession to his father at the 1713 general election. He was also Mayor of Hartlepool for the year1714–15. He was returned unopposed again at the 1715 general election. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father on 30 March 1721. At the 1722 general election he won the seat at Durham in a contest, but only because of dissention between his opposing Whig candidates. He was mayor of Hart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durham (UK Parliament Constituency)
City of Durham is a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2019 by Mary Foy (politician), Mary Foy of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. Constituency profile The constituency contains a large minority of students, researchers and academics at the early 19th century founded University of Durham, that has a claim towards being the third oldest university in England debate, third oldest in England and has elected Labour MPs since 1935, although there have been strong SDP–Liberal Alliance and Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat challenges to Labour since the 1980s. The constituency corresponds to the former Durham (district), City of Durham local government district and as such includes a number of surrounding villages and suburbs as well as Durham itself, the largest of these are Brandon, County Durham, Brandon, Coxhoe, Bowburn, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Eden, 4th Baronet
Sir John Eden, 4th Baronet (1740–1812), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1790. Eden was the eldest son of Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet and his wife Mary Davison of Beamish, county Durham, and was born on 16 September 1740. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy on 25 June 1755. He was educated at Eton College from 1755 to 1758 and at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1759. He married firstly Catherine Thompson daughter of John Thompson of Kirby Hall, Yorkshire on 26 June 1764. She died in March 1766.The Annual Peerage of the British Empire p. 54 Secondly he married Dorothea Johnson, of York on 9 April 1767. They had 10 children. In |
John R
John R. (born John Richbourg, August 20, 1910 - February 15, 1986) was an American radio disc jockey who attained fame in the 1950s and 1960s for playing rhythm and blues music on Nashville radio station WLAC. He was also a notable record producer and artist manager. Richbourg was arguably the most popular and charismatic of the four announcers at WLAC who showcased popular African-American music in nightly programs from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. (The other three were Gene Nobles, Herman Grizzard, and Bill "Hoss" Allen.) Later rock music disc jockeys, such as Alan Freed and Wolfman Jack, mimicked Richbourg's practice of using speech that simulated African-American street language of the mid-twentieth century. Richbourg's highly stylized approach to on-air presentation of both music and advertising earned him popularity, but it also created identity confusion. Because Richbourg and fellow disc jockey Allen used African-American speech patterns, many listeners thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Eden (athlete)
John Desmond Eden (born 27 October 1955) is a leg-amputee athlete and Australian and New Zealand Paralympian. Personal Eden was born in Wellington, New Zealand and given up for adoption by his young parents. Eden attended Matamata High School and left home at the age of 15. He completed Year 12 certificate through night school while working during the day. At this time his main focus was to become an All Blacks rugby player. In 1976, he lost his right leg below the knee in a motorcycle accident. The day before his accident, Eden was advised of his selection in the Junior All Blacks. He continued to play rugby at senior club reserves level but two years later his right knee was seriously damaged and he underwent an amputation above the knee. He met another amputee, Brian Portland who encouraged him to become New Zealand's first amputee Paralympian. This was the start of a 20-year career in competitive Paralympic athletics. In 1994, Eden's fiancé Mandy was killed in a car accid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Richard Eden
John Richard Eden (October 14, 1859 – after 1917) was a financial agent and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Berlin from 1899 to 1900 and from 1902 to 1903.* He was born in Waterloo township, Waterloo County, Canada West The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report on the .... Eden served on the county council in 1897 and 1898. After the name of the city was changed to Kitchener in 1916, Eden became a member of the executive of a group called the Citizens' League which was formed in opposition to the so-called British League which had lobbied for the name change. Candidates supported by the Citizens' League won out in the city elections held in 1917. The British League was not gracious in defeat and there were incidents of vandalism after the election results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Eden (producer)
John Eden may refer to: *John Eden, Baron Eden of Winton (1925–2020), British politician *Sir John Eden, 2nd Baronet (died 1728), Member of Parliament for Durham (UK Parliament constituency) *Sir John Eden, 4th Baronet (1740–1812), Member of Parliament for Durham (UK Parliament constituency) * John R. Eden (1826–1909), U.S. Representative from Illinois *John Eden (athlete) (born 1955), Paralympic athlete from Australia *John Richard Eden John Richard Eden (October 14, 1859 – after 1917) was a financial agent and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Berlin from 1899 to 1900 and from 1902 to 1903.* He was born in Waterloo township, Waterloo County, Canada Wes ... (1859–19??), politician in Ontario, Canada * John Eden (producer), a music producer, including for ''The Catch'' (album) {{DEFAULTSORT:Eden, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
