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John Owen (1833–1896)
John Owen may refer to: Sports *John Owen (footballer) (1849–1921), English footballer and educator *John Owen (athlete) (1861–1924), American sprinter *Johnny Owen (1956–1980), Welsh boxer *John Owen (cricketer) (born 1971), English cricketer Religious figures *John Owen (bishop of St Asaph) (1580–1651), Bishop of St Asaph, Wales *John Owen (theologian) (1616–1683), English Nonconformist church leader and theologian *John Owen (dean of Clonmacnoise) (1686–1760), Irish Anglican priest *John Owen (chancellor of Bangor) (1698–1755), Welsh priest and opponent of Methodism *John Owen (archdeacon of Richmond) (1754–1824), Archdeacon of Richmond and Chaplain General of the British Armed Forces *John Owen (1766–1822), English Anglican cleric and secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society *John Owen (chess player) (1827–1901), English vicar and amateur chess player *John Owen (bishop of St David's) (1854–1926), Bishop of St David's, Principal of St David's Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Owen (footballer)
John Robert Blayney Owen (25 May 1848 - 13 June 1921) was the head teacher at Trent College, who earlier in his life was a promising association football, footballer who made one appearance for England national football team, England in 1873-74 in English football, 1874. Football career Owen was born in St Leonards, Buckinghamshire and educated at Queen's College, Oxford where he played football for Oxford University A.F.C., Oxford University. While at Trent College he joined Sheffield F.C., the Sheffield club. He made his solitary England appearance on 7 March 1874 against Scotland national football team, Scotland, playing as an outside forward. After "a most competitive game", Scotland won 2–1, with Robert Kingsford scoring England's goal in the 22nd minute, before the Scots scored twice. He was described as being "very fast and a great goal-getter" by C. W. Alcock, Charles Alcock's ''Football Annual'' for 1875. However, it also criticised him for being "too much used to be p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Owen (North Carolina Politician)
John Owen (August 1787October 9, 1841) was the 24th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina and the state's first Democratic governor from 1828 to 1830. Biography Owen was born in Bladen County, North Carolina; he was the son of Thomas Owen, a judge and member of the state legislature. He briefly attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but did not earn a degree. In 1812, Owen was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons and served there for two years; he was later elected to one year in the North Carolina Senate (1819–1820). Named to the North Carolina Council of State in 1824, Owen returned to the state senate in 1827 but was elected Governor by the General Assembly in December 1828, narrowly defeating Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr. in a vote of 96 to 92. Owen served two consecutive one-year terms as governor, during which he promoted education and served concurrently as President of the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees. He was no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Simpson Owen
John Simpson Owen (31 December 1912 – 23 February 1995) was a Ugandan-born British conservationist who served as Director of the Tanzania National Parks from 1960 to 1972, during which time he was responsible for the establishment and management a network of National Parks, the Promotion of Scientific Research as a basis for conservation and wildlife tourism in the Serengeti National Park. He was awarded the World Wildlife Fund Gold Medal in 1973 for this and its contribution to the economy of a developing country. He was also the recipient of the Order of the Golden Arc from Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1955 for his campaigning work to secure the future pensions of the Sudanese Civil Servants. Early life and education John Simpson Owen was born on 31 December 1912, in Taro, in the foothills of the Ruwenzori Mountains of Uganda. The eldest of 3 sons, his parents, Walter Edwin Owen and Lucy Olive Walton, were missiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
