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John Fowler
John or Jack Fowler may refer to: People * John Fowler (by 1520–c. 1575) (died c. 1575), MP * John Fowler (Catholic scholar) (1537–1578/9), Catholic scholar and printer * John Fowler (politician) (1756–1840), U.S. Congressman from Kentucky * Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet (1817–1898), British railway engineer * John Fowler (agricultural engineer) John Fowler (11 July 1826 – 4 December 1864) was an English agricultural engineer who was a pioneer in the use of steam engines for ploughing and digging drainage channels. His inventions significantly reduced the cost of ploughing farmland ... (1826–1864), English pioneer in the use of steam engines for ploughing * Sir John Fowler (British Army officer) (1864-1939) * John Edgar Fowler (1866–1930), U.S. congressman from North Carolina * Jack Fowler (footballer, born 1899) (1899–1975), Plymouth Argyle, Swansea Town and Wales international footballer * Jack Fowler (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1979), English foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fowler (by 1520–c
John or Jack Fowler may refer to: People * John Fowler (by 1520–c. 1575) (died c. 1575), MP * John Fowler (Catholic scholar) (1537–1578/9), Catholic scholar and printer * John Fowler (politician) (1756–1840), U.S. Congressman from Kentucky * Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet (1817–1898), British railway engineer * John Fowler (agricultural engineer) (1826–1864), English pioneer in the use of steam engines for ploughing * Sir John Fowler (British Army officer) (1864-1939) * John Edgar Fowler (1866–1930), U.S. congressman from North Carolina * Jack Fowler (footballer, born 1899) (1899–1975), Plymouth Argyle, Swansea Town and Wales international footballer * Jack Fowler (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1979), English footballer with Bradford City and Torquay United * John Gordon Fowler (1905–1971), United States Air Force general * John Beresford Fowler (1906–1977), British interior designer * John Fowler (footballer, born 1933) John Fowler (17 October 1933 – 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fowler (Catholic Scholar)
John Fowler (b. Bristol, England, 1537; d. Namur, present-day Belgium, 13 Feb., 1578-9) was a Catholic scholar and printer. Life He studied at Winchester College from 1551 to 1553, when he proceeded to New College, Oxford where he remained till 1559. He became B.A. 23 February 1557 and M.A. in 1560, though Anthony Wood adds that he did not complete his degree by standing ''in comitia''. On Elizabeth I's accession he was one of the fifteen Fellows of New College who left of their own accord or were ejected rather than take the Oath of Supremacy. There is, indeed, no trace of any desire on his part to receive Holy orders and he subsequently married Alice Harris, daughter of Sir Thomas More's secretary. On leaving Oxford he withdrew to Leuven (French: ''Louvain''), where like other scholars of his time he turned his attention to the craft of printing. He was licensed as a printer to the University of Leuven on 5 May 1565. His intellectual attainments were such as to enable hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fowler (politician)
John Fowler (April 27, 1756 – August 22, 1840)John Dean Wright, ''Lexington: Heart of the Bluegrass'' (University Press of Kentucky, 1982), p. 41. was an American Plantations in the American South, planter and political leader in Virginia and Kentucky. He was a Jeffersonian democracy, Jeffersonian Democrat who served as a Democratic-Republican Party, Democratic-Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky in the United States Congress from 1797 to 1807. Fowler was also an early settler and civic leader in Lexington, Kentucky. Early life and education Fowler was born in Chesterfield County, Virginia, on April 27, 1756, to John and Judith (Hudson) Fowler.The ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'' gives a birth date of 1755, but the ''Kentucky Encyclopedia'' gives the 1756 date. He attended the common schools. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet
Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, KCMG, LLD, FRSE (15 July 1817 – 20 November 1898) was an English civil engineer specialising in the construction of railways and railway infrastructure. In the 1850s and 1860s, he was engineer for the world's first underground railway, London's Metropolitan Railway, built by the " cut-and-cover" method under city streets. In the 1880s, he was chief engineer for the Forth Bridge, which opened in 1890. Fowler's was a long and eminent career, spanning most of the 19th century's railway expansion, and he was engineer, adviser or consultant to many British and foreign railway companies and governments. He was the youngest president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, between 1865 and 1867, and his major works represent a lasting legacy of Victorian engineering. Early life Fowler was born in Wadsley, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, to land surveyor John Fowler and his wife Elizabeth (née Swann). He was educated privately at Whitley Hall near Eccl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fowler (agricultural Engineer)
John Fowler (11 July 1826 – 4 December 1864) was an English agricultural engineer who was a pioneer in the use of steam engines for ploughing and digging drainage channels. His inventions significantly reduced the cost of ploughing farmland, and also enabled the drainage of previously uncultivated land in many parts of the world.Rolt, L.T.C., "Great Engineers", 1962, G. Bell and Sons Ltd, ISBN Early life Fowler was born in Melksham, Wiltshire. His father, John Fowler senior was a wealthy Quaker merchant, who had married Rebecca Hull, and together they had three daughters and five sons, of whom Fowler was the third son. When he left school Fowler followed his father's wishes and began working for a local corn merchant, but when he came of age in 1847 he turned his back on the corn business and joined the engineering firm of Gilkes Wilson and Company of Middlesbrough. Amongst other things, the company was involved in building steam locomotives and colliery winding engines. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fowler (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant General Sir John Sharman Fowler, (29 July 1864 – 20 September 1939) was a British Army engineer officer who specialised on telegraph on signals, and who was later Commander of British Forces in China. Early life and education Fowler was born in Navan, County Meath, the second son of Robert Fowler and Letitia Coddington.''Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864–1958'' He was educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. His elder sister Louisa married Sir Alexander Godley. Military career Fowler was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1886. He took part in the Izazai expedition in 1892, was promoted to captain on 24 September 1895, and went to Chitral in the North West Frontier of India in 1896. He also took part in the Tirah Expeditionary Force in the North West Frontier of India in 1897. Fowler served in the Second Boer War as a member of the South Africa Field Force, and attached to the 2nd Division Telegraph Battali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edgar Fowler
John Edgar Fowler (September 8, 1866 – July 4, 1930) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of North Carolina in the United States Congress. He was a Populist and attended Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the un .... He died at his home in Clinton, North Carolina on July 4, 1930. References External links * 1866 births 1930 deaths North Carolina Populists People from Sampson County, North Carolina People's Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina Members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Fowler (footballer, Born 1899)
Jack Fowler (3 December 1899 – 26 February 1975) was a Welsh professional footballer, who played as a centre forward for Plymouth Argyle, Swansea Town and Clapton Orient as well as making six appearances for his country. Football career Plymouth Argyle Fowler was born in Cardiff and started his football career with Mardy, who were then playing in the Southern League Second Division before transferring to the Welsh Section. Whilst with Mardy, Fowler was selected to represent the Southern League (Welsh Section) in a match against the Football League. In 1921 he turned down a move to Brighton & Hove Albion as he was unable to agree terms, but signed for Plymouth Argyle in May. Initially he found it hard to break into the first team, with Frank Richardson leading the forward line. Fowler made his debut replacing Tommy Gallogley at inside right on 17 December 1921, scoring in a 4–0 victory over Southend United. He retained his place for the next three games before G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Fowler (footballer, Born 1902)
John Collier Fowler (17 November 1902 – 1979) was an English footballer who played as a full-back for Bradford City and Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ... in the 1920s and 1930s. References 1902 births Footballers from Salford 1979 deaths English footballers Droylsden F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players English Football League players Association football fullbacks {{England-footy-defender-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gordon Fowler
John Gordon Fowler (September 6, 1905 – December 8, 1971) was a United States Air Force brigadier general who was a recipient of the Legion of Merit. Biography Early life Fowler was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1905. In 1924 he graduated from Lake View High School in the same city, and four years later got a degree in engineering from Northwestern University. He entered Primary Flying School as a flying cadet at March Field, California and later on was transferred to the Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas, from which he graduated on June 22, 1929, and the same year became second lieutenant. In October of the same year he was a pilot at Selfridge Field, Michigan. Between 1930 and 1940 he was a flying instructor and pilot at more than one base of the United States and Hawaii. In July 1940 he entered into the Air Corps Tactical School at Maxwell Field, Alabama from which he graduated in September of the same year and was given a task to command Second Bomb Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Beresford Fowler
John Beresford Fowler (20 June 1906 – 27 October 1977) was an English interior designer. Early life Fowler was born in Lingfield, Surrey, son of Robert Richard Fowler, clerk of the course at the fashionable Lingfield Park Racecourse, and Blanche Beresford, née Forster. He moved with his family to Bedford Park, London following his father's death in 1915. He was educated Tormore prep school, and at Felsted School. He left school aged 16 in 1923. Career He joined the decorating and antiques firm Thornton Smith, where he painted Chinese-style wallpaper (sold as 18th century originals), and learned other paint decoration techniques, such as marbling and graining. He moved to work in the studio of decorator Margaret Kunzer, and started to decorate furniture for Peter Jones. He established his own business on the Kings Road in Chelsea in 1934, and then went into business with Sybil Colefax, founding Colefax & Fowler. His short sightedness made him medically unfit for mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fowler (footballer, Born 1933)
John Fowler (17 October 1933 – 28 March 1976) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Colchester United. Career Fowler was born in Leith. In his early days he played for junior side Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic, during which time he was capped for Scotland against England at Middlesbrough. Fowler was one of three players brought down from Scotland to Colchester United, along with Sammy McLeod and Bobby Hill from Easthouses Lily, by manager Benny Fenton in 1955. Astute purchases, all three gave lengthy service to the club. Fowler made his debut along with Hill on 20 August 1955 in a goalless draw away to Exeter City. Initially an inside left, he switched to left back later that season. In thirteen seasons at Layer Road Fowler made 442 appearances, including one as substitute, 21 FA Cup matches and 7 League Cup matches and scored five goals. Fowler still holds eight place in Colchester's all-time list of long serving players and fifth on the League appearances l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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