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John Metcalf (driver)
John Metcalf may refer to: * John Metcalf (athlete) (born 1934), British hurdler * John Metcalf (civil engineer) (1717–1810), British civil engineer * John Metcalf (composer) (born 1946), British (Welsh) and Canadian composer * John Metcalf (Massachusetts politician), a representative to the Great and General Court * John Metcalf (racing driver), NASCAR series driver, see 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series * John Metcalf (writer) John Wesley Metcalf (born 12 November 1938) is an English-born Canadian writer, editor and critic. Biographical Metcalf was born in Carlisle, England on 12 November 1938.Cameron, Barry. "John Metcalf." Canadian Writers Since 1960 Second Serie ... (born 1938), Canadian writer and editor See also * John Metcalfe (other) {{hndis, name = Metcalf, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Metcalf (athlete)
John Metcalf (born 25 February 1934) is a British hurdler. Metcalf competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the 440 yards hurdles at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ..., Wales. References External links * 1934 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics British male hurdlers Olympic athletes of Great Britain Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Metcalf (civil Engineer)
John Metcalf (15 August 1717 – 26 April 1810), known as Blind Jack of Knaresborough or Blind Jack Metcalf, was the first professional road builder to emerge during the Industrial Revolution. Blind from the age of six, Metcalf had an eventful life, which was documented by his own account just before his death. He was an accomplished diver, swimmer, card player and fiddler, but was better known for the period between 1765 and 1792 when he built about of turnpike road, mainly in the north of England and as such, he became known as one of the ''fathers of the modern road''. His work on the roads in the north has been commemorated in a pub named after him, a statue in Knaresborough town centre and part of the A658 in Harrogate being named ''John Metcalf Way''. Early life Metcalf was born into a poor family in Knaresborough in Yorkshire, England on 15 August 1717. His father was a horse breeder. At the age of six John lost his sight after a smallpox infection; he was given f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Metcalf (composer)
John Metcalf MBE (born 1946) is a Welsh-Canadian composer. He has worked in many forms, including large-scale operas, choral and orchestral works, and chamber music, both instrumental and vocal. His music is tonal, and is often rhythmically complex, with much use of polyrhythms. Biography John Metcalf was born in Swansea in 1946, and spent his childhood on the Gower Peninsula, at Reynoldston and Penmaen. When he was six, the family moved to Cardiff, where his father had taken a new job. He was educated at Dean Close School, Cheltenham. He intended to read classics at university, but he sent a composition to the composer, Alun Hoddinott, who encouraged him to instead study music at Cardiff University. In 1969 he founded the Vale of Glamorgan Festival, and remained its director until 1985. During this period he also composed his first opera, ''The Journey'' (1979). In 1986 he moved to Canada, to teach on the Music Theatre course at the Banff Centre in Alberta. He was afterw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Metcalf (Massachusetts Politician)
John Metcalf represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. He was also town clerk A clerk is a senior official of many municipal governments in the English-speaking world. In some communities, including most in the United States, the position is elected, but in many others, the clerk is appointed to their post. In the UK, a To ... for a total of 16 years, having first been elected in 1731. Starting in 1716, he served 27 terms as selectman. References Works cited * Members of the colonial Massachusetts General Court from Dedham Year of birth missing Year of death missing Dedham, Massachusetts selectmen Dedham Town Clerks {{Massachusetts-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great And General Court
The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled the General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, when the colonial assembly, in addition to making laws, sat as a judicial court of appeals. Before the adoption of the state constitution in 1780, it was called the ''Great and General Court'', but the official title was shortened by John Adams, author of the state constitution. It is a bicameral body. The upper house is the Massachusetts Senate which is composed of 40 members. The lower body, the Massachusetts House of Representatives, has 160 members. (Until 1978, it had 240 members.) It meets in the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill in Boston. The current President of the Senate is Karen Spilka, and the Speaker of the House is Ronald Mariano. Since 1959, Democrats have controlled both houses of the Massachusetts General Court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Metcalf (racing Driver)
John Metcalf may refer to: * John Metcalf (athlete) (born 1934), British hurdler * John Metcalf (civil engineer) (1717–1810), British civil engineer * John Metcalf (composer) (born 1946), British (Welsh) and Canadian composer * John Metcalf (Massachusetts politician), a representative to the Great and General Court * John Metcalf (racing driver), NASCAR series driver, see 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series * John Metcalf (writer) John Wesley Metcalf (born 12 November 1938) is an English-born Canadian writer, editor and critic. Biographical Metcalf was born in Carlisle, England on 12 November 1938.Cameron, Barry. "John Metcalf." Canadian Writers Since 1960 Second Serie ... (born 1938), Canadian writer and editor See also * John Metcalfe (other) {{hndis, name = Metcalf, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 51st season of professional Stock car racing in the United States, the 28th modern-era Cup series, and the last Cup season of the 1990s and the 20th century. The season began on Sunday, February 7, and ended on Sunday, November 21. Dale Jarrett, representing Robert Yates Racing, was crowned the champion, while the NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship was won by the Ford drivers with 13 wins and 231 points over second-place Chevrolet who had 12 wins and 210 points and third place Pontiac who had 9 wins and 205 points. In December 1999, NASCAR announced that starting in February 2001, the Winston Cup Series and Busch Grand National Series would be broadcast live on FOX/FX and NBC/TBS (later TNT). As of 2022, this is the last season without any current NASCAR drivers. Teams and drivers Complete schedule Limited schedule * Mike Harmon was released just before the Daytona 500 and never drove or attempted any of the races in 1999. Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Metcalf (writer)
John Wesley Metcalf (born 12 November 1938) is an English-born Canadian writer, editor and critic. Biographical Metcalf was born in Carlisle, England on 12 November 1938.Cameron, Barry. "John Metcalf." Canadian Writers Since 1960 Second Series. Detroit:Gale Research Inc, 1987. His father, Thomas Metcalf, was a clergyman and his mother, Gladys Moore Metcalf, was a teacher. Metcalf immigrated to Canada in 1962. It was in Canada that he began to write. In 1975 he married Myrna Teitelbaum and now lives with her in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He has made extensive contributions to Canadian literature through editing, teaching various educational levels across Canada, critiquing other writers, compiling anthologies and publishing and promoting Canadian writers. He is a "storyteller, editor, novelist, essayist, critic", and is known for his satires of Canadian life and academia.Davey, Frank. "Metcalf in Darkest Canada." Canadian Literature 185 (2005): 167–169. Literary Reference Cente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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