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John Millar (other)
John Millar may refer to: * John Millar (philosopher) (1735–1801), Scottish philosopher and historian *John Millar, Lord Craighill (1817–1888), Scottish judge * John A. Millar (1855–1915), New Zealand politician *John Millar (Canadian politician) (1866–1950) *John Millar (footballer, born 1923) (1923–1986), Scottish footballer *John Millar (footballer, born 1927) (1927–1991), Scottish footballer *John Millar (footballer, born 1966), Scottish footballer (Chelsea, Blackburn Rovers, Heart of Midlothian) *John Millar (rugby union), Scottish rugby union player *John Millar, Scottish confectioner, see Millar McCowan *John Millar, American spiritual head of Elohim City, Oklahoma *Sandy Millar (John Alexander Kirkpatrick Millar, born 1939), Anglican bishop *John Millar, musician in The Hush Now See also *John Miller (other) *John Millar Andrews (1871–1956), Prime Minister of Northern Ireland *John Millar Watt John Millar Watt (14 October 1895 – 13 December 1975) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millar (philosopher)
John Millar of Glasgow (22 June 1735 – 30 May 1801) was a Scottish philosopher, historian and Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Glasgow from 1761 to 1800. Biography Born a son of the manse of the Kirk o' Shotts, Shotts, Lanarkshire, John Millar was educated by an uncle and then on his father being transferred to the parish of Hamilton, at the Old Grammar School of Hamilton (renamed the Hamilton Academy in 1848.) Continuing his studies at the University of Glasgow, he became one of the most important followers of Adam Smith, the founder of economic science. For a short time in the 1750s he was tutor in the household of Henry Home, Lord Kames. In 1760 he was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. From 1761 to 1800, Millar was Regius Professor of Civil Law at Glasgow, where his lectures gained him nationwide fame. His colleagues and supporters included Smith, Kames, and David Hume. Millar was elected Clerk of the Senate of the University of Glasgow in 1772. Millar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millar, Lord Craighill
John Millar, Lord Craighill (1817–1888) was a Scottish lawyer and judge. He served two brief terms as Solicitor General for Scotland and in 1874 was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice. Life Millar was born in 1817, the son of John Hepburn Millar, a Glasgow merchant. Millar studied at the University of Glasgow and in 1842 was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. In 1863, he married Elizabeth Neaves, daughter of Charles Neaves, Lord Neaves, a Senator of the College of Justice and former Solicitor General for Scotland, Solicitor General. He served as an Advocate Depute, a Crown prosecutor in the High Court of Justiciary, from 1858 to 1859 and 1866 to 1867, before being appointed Solicitor General for Scotland, the country's junior Law Officers of the Crown, Law Officer, in 1867 in the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative government of the Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Earl of Derby. The prior holder of the office, Edward Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, Macdonald agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek federation and political reform. Macdonald was the leading figure in the subsequent discussions and conferences, which resulted in the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millar (Canadian Politician)
John Millar (19 March 1866 – 15 May 1950) was a Progressive party and Liberal Progressive member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Woodstock, Canada West and became a farmer and teacher. Millar attended high school at Woodstock Collegiate Institute. He received a second-class teachers' certificate and became a schoolteacher in Ontario for three years and in Saskatchewan for five years. From 1901 to 1908, he was the first secretary of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association and in 1906 chaired the Royal Grain Commission. Millar served as reeve of Indian Head, Saskatchewan from 1910 to 1913, then as its mayor in 1914. He was first elected to Parliament under the Progressive Party banner in Qu'Appelle riding during the 1921 general election then re-elected in 1925. In the 1926 election, Millar was re-elected under the Liberal-Progressive party label. After this term, he was defeated by Ernest Perley of the Liberal party The Liberal Party is any of many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millar (footballer, Born 1923)
John Ross Millar (25 October 1923 – 2 February 1986) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Preston Athletic, Albion Rovers, Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ... and Weymouth. References 1923 births 1986 deaths Scottish footballers Preston Athletic F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players People from Armadale, West Lothian Association football forwards Footballers from West Lothian {{Scotland-footy-forward-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millar (footballer, Born 1927)
John W. Millar (31 December 1927 – November 1991) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward for Queen of the South, Bradford City and Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in .... References 1927 births 1991 deaths Scottish footballers Queen of the South F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players English Football League players Association football inside forwards Footballers from Fife People from Cardenden {{Scotland-footy-forward-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millar (footballer, Born 1966)
John Millar (born 8 December 1966) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder for Chelsea, Hamilton Academical, Northampton Town, Blackburn Rovers, Heart of Midlothian, Raith Rovers, Livingston and Stirling Albion. Chelsea Millar joined Chelsea from Clyde Amateurs in August 1984. A Scottish under-18 International, in his first season at Stamford Bridge he captained the Chelsea Youth Team, playing left back or midfield. He made his senior debut for Chelsea in February 1986. In his first season at Hearts, he contributed 41 league appearances and seven goals as the Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ... side finished runners-up in the 1991–92 Scottish Premier Division. References 1966 births Living people Association f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millar (rugby Union)
John Millar (9 March 1873 – 9 November 1921) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby union career As an amateur, Millar played for West of Scotland. He then played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 17 December 1892 Inter-City match. This was in the middle of an unbeaten spell in the Inter-City for Glasgow; and Glasgow District won the match by 1 goal & 1 try to 3 tries (in an era when goals were predominate over tries). He also played for Cities District against Anglo-Scots in the 24 December 1892 match. In their match against East of Scotland District on 21 January 1893, Millar played for West of Scotland District. In total, he played matches for Scotland. Additionally, he was a member of the Triple Crown winning team of 1895. Business career Millar was a yarn merchant in Paisley at James Millar and Son. Family John Millar was born to James Millar (1846-1894) and Agnes Dunlop Neill (1848-1934). They had 3 daughters and 2 sons, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millar McCowan
Millar McCowan was a Scottish confectionery manufacturer. Owned by Andrew Walsh, who also runs Thornycroft.(A confectionery distribution company.) For the brands of McCowan’s and John Millar & Sons. Among its brands are Wham Bars, and Highland Toffee. It also produces traditional Scottish sweeties such as Pan Drops and Bonbons. Millar McCowan was Scotland’s largest independent confectionery manufacturer. It had production facilities at both Broxburn and Stenhousemuir (near Falkirk). In October 2011, the company went into administration the McCowans brand (separate from the McCowans company) transferred to firstly to Tangerine Confectionery Valeo Confectionery formerly known as Tangerine Confectionery and Toms Confectionery is a British confectionery company with its headquarters in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. Since 2006, it had grown through acquisitions into one of the largest i ... at the same time, the Millar brand was transferred to Nisha Enterprises. Both Tange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elohim City, Oklahoma
Elohim City''Elohim'' is a Hebrew word usually translated as "God", sometimes "Gods" because in Hebrew most plural masculine nouns end in ''–im''. (also known as Elohim City Inc. and Elohim Village) is a private community in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The rural retreat was founded in 1973 by Robert G. Millar, a Canadian immigrant, former Mennonite and an important leader in America's Christian Identity movement, a theology common to an assortment of right-wing extremist groups. The community gained national attention for its ties to members of The Order in the 1980s and with convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh in the 1990s. The enclave consists of approximately one dozen structures, some of them mobile homes, while others are modernistic dome houses. The center of activity is the church-community center, where residents meet for hour-long sessions each morning. Robert G. Millar died on May 28, 2001. After his death, his second-oldest son, John Millar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Millar
John Alexander Kirkpatrick Millar (born 13 November 1939), known as Sandy Millar, is a retired Anglican bishop who, on 27 November 2005, was consecrated in Kampala as an assistant bishop in the Province of Uganda, in a joint initiative of Henry Luke Orombi, Archbishop of Uganda; Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury; and Richard Chartres, Bishop of London. He was subsequently licensed at St Paul's Cathedral, London, on 9 February 2006 to act as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of London. He thereafter served as priest-in-charge of St Mark's, Tollington Park in North London until 2 February 2011 when he retired. Personal life Millar was born into an upper class Scottish family. His father was a major-general. He was educated at Lambrook Preparatory School, Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1962 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, promoted Master of Arts in 1966. He practised as a barrister for 10 years. After that, he gained a dipl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hush Now
The Hush Now is an American indie rock quintet A quintet is a group containing five members. It is commonly associated with musical groups, such as a string quintet, or a group of five singers, but can be applied to any situation where five similar or related objects are considered a single ... from Boston, Massachusetts. The band has been described as "audio candy for the art school crowd". They performed at CMJ 2010. Discography Albums * ''Sparkle Drive'' (2014) * ''Memos'' (2011) * ''Constellations'' (2010) * ''The Hush Now'' (2008)EPs * ''Shiver Me Starships'' (2010)References ;Footnotes ;General references *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
