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John Ritchie (other)
John Ritchie may refer to: Sportsmen *John L. Ritchie (1876–?), Scottish footballer for Queen's Park FC and Scotland *John Ritchie (Australian footballer) (1932–2008), Australian rules footballer *John Ritchie (footballer, born 1941) (1941–2007), English football player for Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke City *John Ritchie (footballer, born 1944) (1944–2012), English football player *John Ritchie (footballer, born 1947) (1947–2018), Scottish football player and manager * John Ritchie (footballer, born 1951) (born 1951), English football player for Hereford United Others * John Ritchie (abolitionist) (1817–1887), American abolitionist *John Ritchie (American Civil War) (1836–1919), American Union Army officer, traveler and diarist *John Ritchie (composer) (1921–2014), New Zealand composer * John Ritchie (Maryland politician) (1831–1887), U.S. Representative from Maryland *John Ritchie (merchant) (c. 1745–1790), Scottish-born Canadian merchant, judge and politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John L
John Lasarus Williams (29 October 1924 – 15 June 2004), known as John L, was a Welsh nationalist activist. Williams was born in Llangoed on Anglesey, but lived most of his life in nearby Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. In his youth, he was a keen footballer, and he also worked as a teacher. His activism started when he campaigned against the refusal of Brewer Spinks, an employer in Blaenau Ffestiniog, to permit his staff to speak Welsh. This inspired him to become a founder of Undeb y Gymraeg Fyw, and through this organisation was the main organiser of ''Sioe Gymraeg y Borth'' (the Welsh show for Menai Bridge using the colloquial form of its Welsh name).Colli John L Williams , '''', 15 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ritchie (Maryland Politician)
John Ritchie (August 12, 1831 – October 27, 1887) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland, and a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals. Education Born in Frederick, Maryland, Ritchie completed preparatory studies at the Frederick Academy. He commenced the study of medicine but abandoned it for the study of law at Harvard University. He was admitted to the bar and began practice in Frederick in 1854. Early career Ritchie served as captain of the Junior Defenders (militia) and was ordered by President James Buchanan to the scene of John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry. He also served as State's attorney for Frederick County, Maryland, from 1867 to 1871. Congress and judicial work Ritchie was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873). He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1872 for reelection to the Forty-third Congress, and resumed the practice of law in Frederick. He was appointed by Governor William Thomas Hamilton on March 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John William Ritchie
John William Ritchie (26 March 1808 – 13 or 18 December 1890) was a Canadian lawyer and politician from Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia who is one of the Fathers of Confederation. Ritchie was the son of Thomas Ritchie and Elizabeth Wildman Johnston. He studied law with his uncle James William Johnston and was admitted to the bar in 1831. Appointed to the Nova Scotia legislative council as Solicitor General in 1864, he was a delegate to the London Conference on Canadian Confederation and as such is considered one of the Fathers of Confederation. Appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1867, he was a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia from 1873 to 1882. His younger brother, William Johnstone Ritchie, was Chief Justice of Canada. His daughter was Eliza Ritchie. Ritchie died at his estate in the Northwest Arm of Halifax and is buried at St. John's Cemetery. Gallery John William Ritchie, St. Pauls Church, Halifax.jpg, John William Ritchie, St. Paul's Church (Halifax) St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid Vicious
John Simon Ritchie (10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the bassist for the punk rock band Sex Pistols. Despite dying in 1979 at age 21, he remains an icon of the punk subculture; one of his friends noted that he embodied "everything in punk that was dark, decadent and nihilistic." Early life John Simon Ritchie was born on 10 May 1957 in Lewisham to John and Anne Ritchie nee McDonald (1933–1996). Anne had dropped out of school and joined the British Army, where she met Ritchie's father, a guardsman at Buckingham Palace and a semi-professional trombone player on the London jazz scene. Shortly after Ritchie's birth, he and his mother moved to Ibiza, where they expected to be joined by his father, who did not appear and provided no financial support—Anne reportedly sold marijuana to get by. With the help of the British Embassy in Spain, Anne returned to England and settled in Tunbridge Wells, Kent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Neish Ritchie
Sir John Neish Ritchie FRSE FZS PRCVS CB LLD (19 January 1904–28 September 1977) was a 20th-century Scottish veterinarian who rose to the top of his profession. Life He was born in Turriff in north-east Scotland on 19 January 1904 the youngest son of Annie Watson and her husband, John Neish Ritchie, a general merchant. He was educated at Turriff Higher Grade School. He then studied at the Royal Dick Veterinary College in Edinburgh graduating in 1925, he then undertook postgraduate studies at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with a BSc degree in 1927. After a period in private practice he joined the staff of the Department of Agriculture in 1938 and rose to be Chief Veterinary Officer in 1952. In 1957 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir William Weipers, Robert Garry, James Norman Davidson and William McGregor Mitchell. He was created a Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1955 and knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ritchie, 3rd Baron Ritchie Of Dundee
John Kenneth Ritchie, 3rd Baron Ritchie of Dundee, PC (22 September 1902 – 20 October 1975) was a British stockbroker. He was the chairman of the Stock Exchange from 1959 to 1965. Biography Born at 52 Earls Court Square, London, Ritchie was the second son of Charles Ritchie, 2nd Baron Ritchie of Dundee, chairman of the Port of London Authority, and of Sarah Ruth, ''née'' Jennings (died 1950), fourth daughter of L. J. Jennings, MP. Ritchie was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Winchester College, and Magdalen College, Oxford, but left without taking a degree. He joined the London stockbroking firm of Richardson and Glover in 1923, becoming a partner in 1926. Following in the steps of his father, he was Mayor of Winchelsea in 1934. As a younger son he had no expectation of succeeding to the family title, but he became his father's heir on the death of his elder brother in 1927. He succeeded his father to the barony in 1948. During the Second World War, he served in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ritchie (newspaper Owner)
John Ritchie (3 February 1778 – 21 December 1870) was a Scottish people, Scottish newspaper owner. He was born at Kirkcaldy, Fife, and at an early age went in service to a small farmer near Largo. Later he returned to Kirkcaldy, working as a hand-loom weaver. In around 1800 he moved to Edinburgh (where his younger brother William Ritchie (editor), William was training in the law), and established himself as a draper. In 1816 he helped to finance his brother's new venture, ''The Scotsman'' newspaper. Following his brother's death in 1831, he became much more involved with the newspaper, giving up the drapery business. Within a few years he was the sole proprietor, having bought out the other shareholders. He turned the paper into a daily in 1855, selling at the price of 1d. In 1842, Ritchie's great-nephew John Ritchie Findlay came to live with Ritchie, and entered the business. In addition to his newspaper activities, Ritchie was a town councillor in Edinburgh, a magistrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ritchie (merchant)
John Ritchie (c. 1745 – July 20, 1790) was a Scottish-born merchant and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1783 to 1785. Ritchie was born in or close to Glasgow and came to Boston, Massachusetts in 1770, moving to Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia several years later. Around 1775, he married Alicia Maria Le Cain. He joined the militia company formed at the start of the American Revolution, becoming captain in 1779. That same year, he was named justice of the peace. He was taken hostage in the Raid on Annapolis Royal (1781) and was released some time later in exchange for American prisoners. He was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1783 by-election held after Phineas Lovett was unseated for non-attendance. When he ran for reelection in Annapolis township in 1785, he was defeated by Stephen De Lancey. In 1786, he was named a justice in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. Ritchie died at Annapolis Royal. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ritchie (composer)
John Anthony Ritchie (29 September 1921 – 29 September 2014) was a New Zealand composer and professor of music at the University of Canterbury. Biography Born in Wellington in 1921, Ritchie attended the University of Otago, graduating with a Diploma of Music in 1943 and a MusB the following year. He also trained as a teacher at Dunedin Teachers' College. Later, between 1956 and 1957, he undertook postgraduate study with Walter Piston at Harvard University. He was the father of composer Anthony Ritchie. During World War II he held the rank of sub-lieutenant in the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve and served with the Fleet Air Arm as a pilot. Ritchie was appointed a junior lecturer in music at Canterbury University College (now the University of Canterbury) in 1946, and rose to become head of department and professor in 1962. He also served as dean of the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, and was deputy vice-chancellor of the university between 1977 and 1980. He retire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ritchie (Australian Footballer)
John Alexander Ritchie (4 January 1932 – 2 August 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ... in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ritchie, John 1932 births 2008 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Richmond Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ritchie (American Civil War)
John Ritchie (August 4, 1836 – July 12, 1919) was an American Union Army officer, traveler and diarist. He served in the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. Family The son of Uriah Ritchie and Susan White Rand, John Ritchie was born in the Old North End, Boston and graduated from Harvard University in 1861. In 1866, Ritchie married his cousin, Caroline Poole, daughter of Amos Poole and Caroline C. Rand, also of Massachusetts. Caroline Poole's maternal uncles were George C. Rand, who established in Boston the publishing house of Rand, Avery & Company; William Rand, who was one of the founding members of Rand, McNally & Company; and Franklin Rand, publisher of the Zion's Herald. John Ritchie and Caroline Stuart Poole resided in Boston, Massachusetts. On January 5, 1867, a year after they were married, Caroline Stuart Poole died. Nine years later, in 1876, John Ritchie would marry Rosa Gertrud Schoepffer, daughter of Hector Schoep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ritchie (abolitionist)
John Ritchie (July 17, 1817 – August 31, 1887) was an American abolitionist in Kansas who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War Early life Ritchie moved from Franklin, Indiana to Topeka, Kansas Territory, in early spring of 1855 in search of cheap land and to help Kansas enter the country as a "free" state. His wife, Mary Jane Shelledy Ritchie, was the fifth woman to settle in Topeka and their young son, Hale was the third child. As early settlers they lived in a dugout through the first winter and around 1856 had constructed and moved into a limestone house that still stands in Topeka today, located at 1116 SE Madison. He was selected to serve as a delegate in two of the four Kansas constitutional conventions: Leavenworth (1858) and Wyandotte (1859). Ritchie was part of the Bleeding Kansas episode in history and was engaged in various acts opposing the expansion of slavery in Kansas Territory. Ritchie was a close associate and supporter of the notorious po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
