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John Row (other)
John Row was a Scottish historian. John Row may also refer to: * John Row (poet) (born 1947), English storyteller * John Row (MP) for Totnes *John Row (Australian politician) Sir John Alfred Row KBE (1 January 1905 – 15 May 1993) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Row was born at Ingham, Queensland, the son of Charles Edward Row and his wife Emily Harriett (née Weller). He was educa ... (1905–1993), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly See also * John Rowe (other) * John Roe (other) {{human name disambiguation, Row, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Row
John Row (1568 – 26 June 1646) was a Scottish ecclesiastical historian and one of the Scottish Reformers. As minister of Carnock in Fife, he was a leading opponent of Episcopacy. Row's '' Historie of the Kirk of Scotland'' (1558–1637), left by him in manuscript, is an original authority for the period. An account of his life is attached to the work. John Row was born Perth; his baptism is recorded as having taken place 6 January 1568–9. He was the third son of John Row, the Reformer, minister of Perth. John was educated by his father; he was so precocious that he knew Hebrew at the age of seven, and read daily after dinner or supper portions of the Old Testament in the original. On the death of his father in 1580, his brother William and he received friar's pensions from the King's Hospital at Perth. At fifteen he became schoolmaster of Kennoway and tutor to his cousins, sons of Beaton of Balfour, whom he accompanied to Edinburgh University in 1586. He graduated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Row (poet)
John Row (born 1947) is an English storyteller and public speaker with roots in Ipswich, UK. Life John Row tours schools around the world and other institutions such as prisons. He has been a presence in Texas where he has performed in detention centres for the young inmates. He was the first storyteller in residence in a British prison. He is a regular performer at festivals throughout the U.K. He has a weekly radio show on Ipswich Community Radio one of the first community radio stations in the county which now has a full-time licence. He is a regular contributor to 'On Track' a magazine for rail travellers in the Southern Region. Touring with singer/songwriter Paddy Stratton he is one half of 'Serious Times', a music and poetry show. Performing in the 1960s he joined up with Graham Flight from the Canterbury band 'Wild Flowers' which spawned both 'Soft Machine' and 'Caravan'. In the 1970s he toured with Nick Toczek Nick Toczek (born 20 September 1950; Shipley, Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Row (MP)
John Row or Rauf (fl. 1388) of Totnes, Devon, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Totnes Totnes ( or ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is about west of Paignton, about west-so ... in February 1388. References Year of birth missing Year of death missing English MPs February 1388 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Totnes {{14thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Row (Australian Politician)
Sir John Alfred Row KBE (1 January 1905 – 15 May 1993) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Row was born at Ingham, Queensland, the son of Charles Edward Row and his wife Emily Harriett (née Weller). He was educated at Trebonne State School, before heading to Toowoomba where he attended Toowoomba East State School and then the Toowoomba Grammar School. After leaving school he purchased a cane farm at Trebonne in 1924 and worked it until 1960. On 19 November 1929 he married Gladys Mary Hollins and together had a daughter. Gladys died in 1952 and Row then married Irene Gough on 31 July 1966. He died at Ingham in May 1993. Public career Row started in politics as a councillor on the Hinchinbrook Shire Council from 1952 until 1963. He first attempted to enter state politics at the 1957 Queensland state election in the seat of Hinchinbrook but was beaten by the Labor candidate and sitting member, Cecil Jesson. Three years later, and with Jes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rowe (other)
John Rowe may refer to: Businessmen *John Rowe (Exelon), head of Chicago energy concern Exelon Corporation *John Rowe (Aetna) (born 1944), former CEO and executive chairman of U.S. health care benefits company Aetna Others *John Rowe (minister) (1626–1677), English clergyman *John Rowe (actor) (born 1941), British actor *John Rowe (naval officer), navy officer of the U.S. Navy during the First Barbary War *John Rowe (merchant) (1715–1787), merchant and politician in Boston, Massachusetts, during the American Revolution *John Rowe (author) (1936–2017), Australian author *John Howland Rowe (1918–2004), American anthropologist *John Rowe (Australian politician) (1816–1886), member of South Australian parliament * John Carlos Rowe, American academic and author *Jack Rowe (1856–1911), American baseball player for the Buffalo Bisons *John Tetley Rowe (1861–1915), Anglican priest See also *John Row (other) * John Roe (other) *Johnny Rowe (footballe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
