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John Smedley (other)
John Smedley may refer to: *Jonathan Smedley (1671–1729), Anglo-Irish churchman and satirical victim * John Smedley (industrialist), 19th century English industrialist *John Smedley (business executive) John Smedley (born August 27, 1968) is an American business executive. He is the general manager at Amazon Games. He was the former president of Daybreak Game Company, which changed its name from Sony Online Entertainment in 2015. Early life Sm ..., former president of Daybreak Game Company * John Smedley (British Army officer) {{hndis, Smedley, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Smedley
Jonathan Smedley (1671–1729) was an Anglo-Irish churchman who became Dean of Clogher in 1724. He was an opportunist and satirical victim who engaged in a polemic with Jonathan Swift and the forces of the Tory party. Life He was born in Dublin, Ireland, received his MA from Trinity College in 1698 and served as a chaplain in the British Army before getting a parish in County Cork in 1709. Despite having that office, he spent as much time as he could in Dublin and away from his parish. When Jonathan Swift was made dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Smedley pinned derogatory verses on the cathedral door, denouncing Swift. At that point, the Tory party was still in power in England, but the Whig party was ascendant. In 1715, just after the first Jacobite rebellion, Smedley was chosen to preach in for the Protestants. His sermon was full of invective for the High church position, and he accused the high churchmen of weakening the Church of England for an overthrow by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Smedley (industrialist)
John Smedley is the name of four generations of owners of Lea Mills, near Matlock, Derbyshire. The most famous of these was John Smedley (1803–1874), born at Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Lea Mills Lea Mills was founded in 1784 by Peter Nightingale (a relation of Florence Nightingale and former accountant to Richard Arkwright) and John Smedley (father of the better-known son of the same name). It was set up on a hilly site straddling a brook at Lea Bridge, just outside Matlock. The brook was used to both clean yarn and power machinery. The mill specialised in the production of muslin and spinning cotton to send out to local cottages with hand frame looms. Towards the end of the 18th century, the company had extended its activities to include knitting and hosiery manufacture – said to be the origin of Long Johns. By this time, John Smedley was running the business alone, although the Nightingale family retained an interest in the property. As Lea Mills remains open and an operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Smedley (business Executive)
John Smedley (born August 27, 1968) is an American business executive. He is the general manager at Amazon Games. He was the former president of Daybreak Game Company, which changed its name from Sony Online Entertainment in 2015. Early life Smedley was born on August 27, 1968. He became heavily involved in tabletop role-playing games such as '' Dungeons & Dragons'', which would later give him the ideas for '' EverQuest''. He attended Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego, California, before graduating and attending San Diego State University. Career In the early 1990s Smedley started a development company called Knight Technologies that produced contract games. Smedley was involved with the creation and development of the original '' EverQuest'', and was co-founder of Verant Interactive, Inc., which became Sony Online Entertainment, Inc. (SOE) after it was purchased by Sony Pictures Entertainment Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
