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John Kershaw (other) (1915–2008), British Conservative Party Member of Parliament
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John or Jack Kershaw may refer to: * Jack Kershaw (1913–2010), U.S. attorney * Jack Kershaw (footballer) (active 1919–1928), English-born player moved to America * John Kershaw (American politician) (1765–1829), U.S. Representative from South Carolina. * John Kershaw (cricketer) (1854–1903), played for England * John Kershaw (entomologist) (1871–1959), British entomologist who worked in South China * John Kershaw (writer) (active 1964–1994), British screenwriter and script editor * John Anthony Kershaw Sir John Anthony Kershaw (14 December 1915 – 29 April 2008) was a British Conservative MP for 32 years, from 1955 to 1987. He served as a junior minister in the 1970s. He was also a barrister, World War II cavalry officer, amateur rugby p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Kershaw
John Karl Kershaw (October 12, 1913 – September 7, 2010) was an American attorney best known for challenging the official account of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, claiming that his client James Earl Ray was an unwitting participant in a ploy devised by a mystery man named Raul to kill the civil rights leader. Kershaw was also a member of The General Joseph E. Johnston Camp 28 Sons of Confederate Veterans and a Southern secessionist and segregationist who helped found the League of the South. In 1998, Kershaw sculpted a Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue that has drawn wide criticism and mockery by national media. Early life Kershaw was born on October 12, 1913, in Missouri.Martin, Douglas"Jack Kershaw Is Dead at 96; Challenged Conviction in King’s Death" ''The New York Times'', September 24, 2010. Accessed September 25, 2010. He moved to the Old Hickory section of Nashville, Tennessee with his family in his youth. He attended Vanderbilt University, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Kershaw (footballer)
Jack Kershaw was an English soccer center forward who began his career in England and ended it in the United States. He was born in Lancashire, England. He played at least two seasons in the Southern New England Soccer League and two in the American Soccer League before coaching professionally and collegiately. Player According to some sources, Kershaw began his career in the English Northern Third Division. At some point, he came to the United States and joined Fore River of the Southern New England Soccer League (SNESL). He scored a goal in Fore River's loss to Ben Millers in the 1920 National Challenge Cup. He suffered a season-ending injury sometime in December 1920 or January 1921. In 1921, the SNESL was disbanded with the creation of the American Soccer League. Fore River did not move to the new league, but Kershaw spent two seasons in the new league, first with J&P Coats in 1921–1922 and then the Fall River F.C. in 1922–1923. In 1924, Kershaw scored the season's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kershaw (American Politician)
John Kershaw (September 12, 1765August 4, 1829) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Camden in the Province of South Carolina, Kershaw attended Rushworth School and Oxford College, England where he studied law. He was the son of Joseph Kershaw, one of the founders of Camden, SC. He married Harriet DuBose in 1812. They were the parents of Major General Joseph Brevard Kershaw, a noted Confederate Army officer. Early years He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Camden, South Carolina. Kershaw engaged in planting and wheat milling and was a tobacco inspector in 1789. In 1790, he served as a member of the Constitutional Convention and served as Judge of the county court of Kershaw when it was first established in 1791. Representative and Mayoral years He served as member of the State House of Representatives from 1792 to 1794 and again from 1800 to 1801. He served as Mayor of Camden in 1798, 1801, 1811, and 1822. In 1806, Kershaw served as Justice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kershaw (cricketer)
John Edward Kershaw (12 January 1854 – 29 November 1903) was an English cricketer active from 1877 to 1885 who played for Lancashire. He was born in Heywood and died in Burnley. He appeared in 35 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman and sometimes as a wicketkeeper The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being watchful of the batsman and ready to take a catch, stump the batsman out and run out a batsman when occasion arises. Th .... He scored 582 runs with a highest score of 66 and held 15 catches with one stumping. Notes 1854 births 1903 deaths English cricketers Lancashire cricketers Non-international England cricketers Gentlemen of the North cricketers People from Heywood, Greater Manchester Cricketers from Greater Manchester Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale {{england-cricket-bio-1850s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kershaw (entomologist)
John Crampton Wilkinson Kershaw (1871 – 26 August 1959) was a British explorer, naturalist and entomologist who explored and collected in South China and Australia. He was among the first entomologists to successfully rear tachinid parasitoids in quantity for use in biological control. Kershaw was born in Boughton, Nottinghamshire, where his father George was a vicar. Like two of his brothers, Bertram and Sidney, he took an interest in entomology from a young age. He was influenced by David Sharp and Edward Poulton. In 1898 he went to Hong Kong and there he met amateur ornithologist Frederick William Styan and became interested in the birds of the Macao region. He helped Frederick A. G. Muir of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association in entomological studies between 1906 and 1907 to locate parasites of sugarcane pests. In 1906 Kershaw published a book on the ''Butterflies of Hong Kong''. Kershaw continued to work with the sugarcane planters' association and travelled to northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kershaw (writer)
John Hugh d'Allenger Kershaw (2 August 1931- 2 December 1993) was a British screenwriter and script editor. He edited the entire first season of the television program Bergerac, and contributed to others including The Bill and Armchair Theatre. Biography Kershaw was the only son- there being also a daughter- of Leslie Walter Kershaw (1904-1979), a confectionery shop proprietor of King's Lynn, Norfolk, formerly of Thanet, Kent, and of Lincolnshire (where the Kershaw family were established as blacksmiths), and his first wife Mabel (1908-1969), daughter of Frederick d'Allenger, a soldier who died whilst posted in Malta. Kershaw was sometimes credited under his pen name "Hugh d'Allenger", his middle names. He was educated at Lincoln Cathedral School, and as an external student at the University of London. Kershaw was married to Olwen (née Earle); they lived at Teddington, Middlesex. Career Kershaw was a lecturer in literature for adult education classes at the University of Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |