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John Parsons (Florida Politician)
John Parsons may refer to: Politicians *John Parsons (died 1717) (1639–1717), English MP for Reigate * John Parsons (1667-c.1706), English MP for Reigate *John Parsons (Newfoundland politician) (1868–1949), Canadian mariner, merchant and politician *John Langdon Parsons (1837–1903), Cornish Australian politician * John M. Parsons (1866–1946), politician in the Senate of Virginia * John S. Parsons (1836–1911), mayor of Gloucester, Massachusetts Others * John Parsons (organist) (1563–1623), organist at Westminster Abbey *John Parsons (bishop) (1761–1819), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University * John Meeson Parsons (1798–1870), art collector * John Parsons (missionary) (1817–1869), English missionary and reviser of the Hindi Bible *John Edward Parsons (1829–1915), lawyer in New York City * John N. Parsons (1856–1930), American labor union leader *John Denham Parsons (1861–?), writer *John Herbert Parsons (1863–1957), English ophthalmologist *Jack Parsons (c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parsons (died 1717)
Sir John Parsons (1639 – 25 January 1717) of The Priory, Reigate, Surrey, was an English brewer, Royal Navy victualler and Tory politician, who sat in the English House of Commons, English and British House of Commons between 1685 and 1717. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1703. Origins John Parsons was born in 1639 and baptised on 28 August at St Botolph without Aldgate, London. He was the son of John Parsons, a brewer, of East Smithfield, London and his wife, Jane. He married, by 1667, Elizabeth Beane, daughter of Humphrey Beane, a cordwainer of Epsom, Surrey. She was born in 1645 (baptised on 18 December 1645 in St Olave, Southwark). Elizabeth died before 1677, when Parsons married as his second wife, Jane Milward, on 7 February. Commercial career Parsons was the owner of the Red Lion Brewery in East Smithfield, a business he inherited from his father. This brewing business in London was popular for its strong stout, known as "Parson's Black Champagne". The brewery exported bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Parsons (cricketer)
The Rev. Canon John Henry Parsons MC (30 May 18902 February 1981) was an English first-class cricketer for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman, he made 17969 runs at 35.72 in his 355-game career which extended over 26 years. He became a Church of England clergyman. He was born in Oxford, and qualified by residence for Warwickshire County Cricket Club after moving to Coventry. He played for the county from 1910 to 1914 as a professional. He was commissioned into the British Army during the Great War, in which he won a Military Cross for gallantry. He continued in the Army afterwards, appearing for his county as an amateur in 1919 and 1923 as Capt. J. H. Parsons. In 1924, he resumed his professional career. In 1929, he was ordained, and from then until his retirement from the game in 1934 played again as an amateur. According to his obituary in ''Wisden'', he might well have played for England but for the break in his career between 1914 and 1923. "A tall ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parsons (accountant)
Sir John Christopher Parsons, KCVO (born 1946) is a British accountant and courtier. Early life Born in 1946, Parsons was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He later qualified as an accountant and worked for Dowty Group from 1968 to 1972, when he joined the accountants Peat Marwick Mitchell."Parsons, Sir John (Christopher)" '''' (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 12 June 2019. Royal household Parsons was appointed Assistant Treasurer to in 1985 and in 1988 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robert Parsons
John Robert Parsons ( – January 1909) was an Irish photographer and painter. He is best known by the series of photographs he made in 1865 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti's model Jane Morris. Life and work Parsons was born in Dublin, the son of gentleman Henry Parsons and his wife, Jane, of Richmond Lodge. He was baptised in April 1827 at St. George's Church, Dublin, and grew up in County Cork. He moved in 1840 to London. There he worked as a painter and between 1850 and 1868 he exhibited several times at the Royal Academy of Arts and Grosvenor Gallery. From 1860 he was also involved with photography and opened a photo studio in Portman Square. Besides portraits, he also took photographs of paintings, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti and James McNeill Whistler. ''Reverie'' File:Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Reverie.jpg, Dante Gabriel Rossetti:''Reverie'', model : Jane Morris File:Parsons - Jane Burden.jpg, John Robert Parsons:''Jane Morris'', 1865 File:16 Cheyne Walk 05.JPG, 16 Cheyne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parsons (physician)
John Parsons (1742 – 1785) was an English physician. Life The son of Major Parsons of the Dragoons, who resided in Yorkshire, he was born at York in 1742. He was educated at Westminster School, becoming a king's scholar in 1756. In 1759, he was elected to Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated on 19 June. He graduated B.A. 27 April 1763, and M.A. 6 June 1766. Parsons subsequently studied medicine at Oxford, London, and Edinburgh, with a preference for natural history and botany, and while at Edinburgh in 1766 was awarded the Hope prize medal for the best Hortus Siccus. In 1766 or 1767 he was elected the first professor of anatomy on the foundation of John Freind and Matthew Lee at Christ Church, Oxford. He graduated M.B. on 12 April 1769, and M.D. 22 June 1772. Parsons was elected reader in anatomy in the university in 1769, physician to the Radcliffe Infirmary 6 May 1772, and first clinical professor on Lord Lichfield's foundation 1780–5. Under his direction an anato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parsons (jockey)
John Parsons was a British jockey and the youngest jockey ever to win The Derby, reportedly aged 16. Parsons won the race on Caractacus, trained by Bob Smith. Caractacus was an unusual winner of the Derby. He had run and lost three times as a two-year-old, and as a three-year-old, he had been campaigned over races of two miles and more. He thus started the race at odds of 40/1 and was not expected to win. His owner Charles Snewing had interests in another more fancied runner, Spite, and Snewing's main jockey James Goater had been offered the ride on Caractacus, but had opted for Spite instead. This left Caractacus for Parsons, Snewing's stable boy, who had ridden the horse on three previous starts. Despite the low expectations, Caractacus won, Parsons riding the horse with "marvellous coolness and assurance". Parsons is reported to have encouraged his mount by shouting, "Get along, Crackey" and "Good lad, Crackey." Subsequently, it is said that Parsons disappeared into "utte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parsons (Inspector General)
John Parsons was the Inspector General for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria ("The Global Fund") from 2008 to November 2012. Under his leadership, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) revealed that up to two-thirds of certain Global Fund grants may have been lost to corruption through forged documents, improper bookkeeping, the diversion of donated prescription drugs to the black market, and other irregularities. Two OIG reports (one covering grants to a sub-recipient in Bangladesh and another to a principal recipient in Djibouti) identified losses of $10M, which was more than 50 percent of the total funds disbursed to the recipient governments and non-governmental organisations. In a controversial decision, the Global Fund's Board terminated Parsons in November 2012. A news release issued by the Global Fund on the removal of Parsons as Inspector General stated that the Board "made its decision based on factors including: a performance review; an indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parsons (criminal)
John Parsons (born February 11, 1971) is a criminal from Chillicothe, Ohio. He escaped from prison and was caught on October 19, 2006. He was wanted for an unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, escape, aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, weapons under disability, tampering with evidence and grand theft. Murder Parsons was facing capital charges for the April 21, 2005, murder of Chillicothe Police Officer Larry R. Cox following a gas station robbery. On that evening, Chillicothe police responded to a report of a car being stolen from a restaurant. Just 15 minutes later, chased by a Chillicothe police officer, the suspect bailed out of the car and took off running. At around 6 pm, as he walked from his parents' house to his own, off-duty Officer Larry Cox also took up the foot chase, and confronted the robber in an alleyway near Chestnut and North High streets. Cox was shot and killed in the alley. Several clues led investigators to John Parsons, whom police arrested July 10, 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parsons (footballer, Born 1950)
John Stuart Parsons (born 10 December 1950) is a Welsh former professional footballer. Career Parsons was born in Cardiff, and began his career at his hometown club Cardiff City, turning professional in 1968. However, he had to wait until February 1971 to make his debut for the club when he scored twice in consecutive substitute appearances against Oxford United and Sunderland and was handed his first start soon after. Despite being a prolific scorer in the reserve team, Parsons never managed to hold down a regular place in the first team due to the wealth of striking talent in the likes of Brian Clark, John Toshack and Alan Warboys and, in February 1973, left to join Bournemouth. His time at Bournemouth was severely hampered by injuries and he had made just 8 league appearances when he returned to Wales to sign for Newport County in March 1975. His spell at Newport was his most successful spell in The Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parsons (footballer, Born 1875)
John Parsons Alexander (14 April 1875 - 18 November 1960), was an Anglo-Spanish footballer who played as a forward for FC Barcelona. His younger brother, William, followed him every step through. Together with his brother, he is regarded as one of the most important figures in the amateur beginnings of football in Catalonia, taking part in some of the earliest Catalan clubs in existence such as '' Sociedad de Foot-Ball de Barcelona'', where he stood out as a great striker, netting some of the first goals in the history of Catalan football. Parsons is best known for his role in FC Barcelona's beginnings, being among the 11 founders of the club in 1899, and then serving the club as its vice-president between 1900 and 1901 and as a player between 1899 and 1904, netting 15 goals in 41 appearances and helping his side win the 1901–02 Copa Macaya, the club's very first trophy, and helping his side reach the final of the 1902 Copa de la Coronación, in which he scored in a 2–1 loss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Parsons
John Wayne Parsons1975 Indianapolis 500 Radio Broadcast - Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network (May 25, 1975) (born August 26, 1944 in Van Nuys, California) is an American race car driver. He is the son of 1950 Indianapolis 500 winner Johnnie Parsons and Arza Parsons (née Mitchell). His parents divorced, and Johnny was raised with half-brothers Dana and Pancho Carter, the product of Arza's marriage with Duane Carter. The Carters grew up racing quarter-midgets in Indianapolis.Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame His first name is spelled differently than his father's. Though not his legal name, he was sometimes referred to in the media as "Johnny Parsons Jr." to distinguish him from his father. Racing family Parsons started twelve Indianapolis 500 races. His last Indy 500 start was t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Anthony Parsons
John Anthony Parsons (20 February 1938 – 26 April 2004) was a British sports journalist and author. Life John was born the son of Les Parsons and his wife Marion in Oxford on 20 February 1938. His father had been president of the Lawn Tennis Association for the Oxford area. As a schoolboy at Magdalen College School, Parsons was a member of the tennis team. At the age of 14, he began writing football match reports for the Oxford Mail. After leaving school in 1956, he took a job as a reporter on general topics at the paper. In 1964 he moved to the Daily Mail. In January 1981, Parsons came to the Daily Telegraph and succeeded Lance Tingay as tennis correspondent. In 2001, he retired from full-time work but continued to cover major events for the paper. Beside his journalistic work, he published numerous books including ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Tennis'' (1998) and the ''Official Wimbledon Annual'' every year. Parsons was born with only one functioning kidney. He received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
