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John North (classicist)
John North may refer to: Politicians * John North (died 1597) (1551–1597), MP for Cambridgeshire, Cambridge and Orford *John North (City of York MP) (1495–1558), Member of Parliament for City of York *John W. North (1815–1890), U.S. statesman and pioneer *John North (Oxfordshire MP) (1802–1894), British politician * John B. North (1825–1907), shipbuilder and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada Sportsmen * John North (billiards player), World Champion of English billiards in the 20th century, see World Professional Billiards Championship * John North (American football) (1921–2010), original Baltimore Colts player and New Orleans Saints head coach *John North (cricketer) (born 1970), former English cricketer Others *John A. North (classicist), British historian *John Britty North (1831–1917), English-born stockbroker and mining entrepreneur in Australia, known as the 'Father of Katoomba' * John North (Trinity) (1645–1683), Master of Trinity College, Cambridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John North (died 1597)
John North (c. 1551–1597), of Cambridgeshire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Cambridge in 1572, for Cambridgeshire in 1584, 1586 and 1589 and for Orford in 1593. Life He was born about 1551, was the eldest son of Roger North, 2nd Baron North, of Kirtling or Cartelage, Cambridgeshire, and Winifred, daughter of Richard, lord Rich, widow of Sir Henry Dudley, knt. (Visitation of Nottingham, Harl. Soc. Publ. iv. 82). In November 1562, 'being then of immature age,' he was matriculated fellow- commoner of Peterhouse, of which college his grandfather, Edward, first baron North . v. was a benefactor. Young North was entrusted to the care of John Whitgift, who instructed him in good learning and Christian manners (Strype, Whitgift, p. 14). He migrated to Trinity College in 1567, when Whitgift became master of Trinity, and in November 1569 took the oath as a scholar of the university. On 19 April 1572 the senate passed a grace that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Britty North
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John North (theologian)
John James North (26 July 1871 – 14 July 1950) was a New Zealand Baptist minister, editor and the first principal of the Carey Baptist College, New Zealand Baptist Theological College. He was born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England, in 1871. He was appointed an Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1950 New Year Honours (New Zealand), 1950 New Year Honours "for services to the Baptist organisation in New Zealand". His son Alfred North (jurist), Alfred was a lawyer and judge. References 1871 births 1950 deaths New Zealand Baptist ministers New Zealand theologians People from Dukinfield English emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire {{NewZealand-academic-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John William North
John William North (London 1 January 1842 – 20 December 1924 Stamborough, Somerset) was a British landscape painter and illustrator, a prominent member of the Idyllists. Biography North was born in Walham Green in London, England. His father Charles North was a draper who together with his wife Fanny kept a shop in the area. They had three children apart from John – Charles, Fanny and Alfred. Little is known of John's early schooling, although he claimed to have been an avid reader from the age of 6 years. He left school at the age of 12. Due to a downturn in business, John's father was forced to shut up shop and relocate the business to Worthing (on the Sussex coast). After the business failed again, John's parents decided to emigrate with the youngest son Alfred to Canada. It is thought that John (then 14) and his two siblings, Charles and Fanny, were looked after by various relatives including an uncle in Walham Green, and a great uncle who owned a farm near Kimpton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ringling North
John Ringling North (August 14, 1903 – June 4, 1985) was the president and director of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1937 to 1943 and again from 1947 to 1967. Life and career North was born on August 14, 1903 in Baraboo, Wisconsin, the son of Ida Loraina Wihelmina (Ringling) and Harry Whitestone North. His mother was the sister of the Ringling brothers."Circus' John Ringling North" ''Chicago Tribune'', June 7, 1985. Retrieved August 30, 2013. As a boy, he hawked balloons and novelties at his uncles' circus.Burt A. Folkart [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John North (historian)
John David North (19 May 1934 – 31 October 2008) was a British historian of science and author of numerous books. North was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in 1934. He attended Batley Grammar School and then read Mathematics at Merton College, Oxford and later Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He met his wife Marion in Oxford, and married her in 1957. Later he went to London University where he took an external degree in Astronomy, Physics and Applied Maths in 1958. His first book was ''The Measure of the Universe: a History of Modern Cosmology'' (1965), which was praised as "a virtually complete history of modern cosmology". Not long after he started studying medieval science as he had been appointed librarian and assistant curator of the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. He was appointed Professor of History of Philosophy and the Exact Sciences at the University of Groningen, Netherlands in 1977, where he stayed until his retirement in 1999. North was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thomas North
John Thomas North (30 January 1842 – 5 May 1896) was an English investor and businessman. North was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, the son of a coal merchant and a churchwarden. At the age of fifteen he was apprenticed to millwrights and engineers before working for several years as a mechanic. He moved to Chile where his first occupation was as a boiler riveter in Huasco, Chile, Huasco. He later moved to the Chilean town of Iquique where he worked as a waterworks operator, importer and ship owner. The War of the Pacific (1879–1883) provided North with an opportunity to purchase large numbers of bonds in the Peruvian Sodium nitrate, nitrate industry. When Chile annexed Iquique and the surrounding province of Tarapacá Province (Peru), Tarapacá the Chilean government transferred ownership of the nitrate fields to the bondholders. North was thus able to take a monopoly share of the lucrative Chilean nitrate industry for a very small initial investment, becoming known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Henry North
John Henry North (c. 1788 – 29 September 1831) was an Irish barrister, judge and Canningite Tory Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom Parliament. Early life The son of Richard North and Lucinda North (née Gouldsbury) of Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath. His father was a military officer who died while he was still young. After his father's death, John Henry North was educated by his maternal uncle, the Revd John Henry Gouldsbury and at Trinity College, Dublin where he achieved great academic success. He was called to the Irish Bar (King's Inns) in 1809. He took silk in 1824. On 2 December 1818 he married Letitia Foster, daughter of William Foster, Bishop of Clogher and niece of John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel. From 1818 until his death, his home in Dublin was 31 Merrion Square, South. Career In 1815, North came to public attention as the barrister defending the proprietor of the ''Dublin Evening Post'' in a libel trial in which the freedom of the press was questioned. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John North (Trinity)
John North (4 September 1645, Westminster - April 1683, Cambridge) was the fifth of fourteen children of Sir Dudley North, 4th Baron North. He was Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge from 1672 to 1674, and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1677 to 1683. John North was educated in Bury St Edmunds and entered Jesus College, Cambridge as a fellow-commoner in February 1660/1. He graduated BA in 1663/4, and (by Royal mandate) became a fellow of Jesus in 1664. In 1672 he migrated to Trinity College, Cambridge, and was Regius Professor of Greek from 1672 to 1674. Made Clerk of the Closet in 1673, he was a prebendary of Westminster from 1673 to 1683 and chaplain to the King from 1676 to 1683. He was Master of Trinity from 1677 to 1683. He is buried in Trinity College Chapel. References The Master of Trinityat Trinity College, Cambridge {{DEFAULTSORT:North, John 1645 births 1683 deaths Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge Masters of Trinity Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John A
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 North (City Of York MP)
John North was one of two Members of the Parliament of England for the constituency of York on two occasions between 1545–47 and October 1553 and April 1554. Life and politics John was born in 1495 into a family of craftsmen. He lived his entire life in St. Margaret's parish in Walmgate, despite owning many properties later in life. He married Agnes, daughter of John Roger and had at least one son. He was a tanner and made a freeman of the city in 1515. He also dealt in corn and lime. It was the latter trade that brought him into conflict with other merchants when he caused a rise in the price of corn by buying up supplies from the East Riding and Lincolnshire. His business dealings made him amongst the richest laymen in the city. His wealth was helped by his marriage to Agnes, whose father was one of three richest people of his generation. He held several important positions in the city. He followed the established career progression by becoming a bridgemaster first in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John North (cricketer)
John Andrew North (born 19 November 1970) is a former English first-class cricketer. Life and career In 1990, North made a single Youth One Day International appearance for England Young Cricketers against Pakistan Young Cricketers. Prior to this, North had made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in the 1990 County Championship. He made 22 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Essex in the 1993 County Championship. An all-rounder, North scored a total of 513 runs in his 23 first-class appearances, which came at an average of 20.52, with a high score of 114. This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Essex in his final first-class match. With the ball, he took 44 wickets at a bowling average of 35.84, with best figures of 4/47. North made his debut in List A cricket for the county in his debut season, against Middlesex in the Benson & Hedges Cup. Used more frequently as a one-day player, he made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
