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John Stevenson (other)
John Stevenson may refer to: Entertainment *John Andrew Stevenson (1761–1833), Irish composer *Steve Brodie (actor) (John Stevenson, 1919–1992), American actor *John Stevenson (writer) (born 1930), British writer of erotic fiction *John Stevenson (scriptwriter) (born 1937), British journalist and writer * John R. Stevenson, scriptwriter *John Stephenson (actor) (1923–2015), sometimes credited as John Stevenson *John Stevenson (director) (born 1958), British-American film director (''Kung Fu Panda'') Military * John Dunlap Stevenson (1821–1897), Union Civil War general * John D. Stevenson (United States Air Force general) (1914–1995), U.S. Air Force general * John H. Stevenson (died 1899), member of the United States Navy during the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War * John Rowlstone Stevenson (1908–1971), Australian Army officer and a parliamentary officer Politics *John W. Stevenson (1812–1886), Governor of Kentucky and U.S. Senator * John Stevenson ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Andrew Stevenson
Sir John Andrew Stevenson (November 1761 – 14 September 1833) was an Irish composer. He is best known for his piano arrangements of ''Irish Melodies'' with poet Thomas Moore. He was granted an honorary doctorate by the University of Dublin and was knighted in April 1802. Biography Stevenson was born in Crane Lane off Dame Street, Dublin, the son of John Stevenson, a Scottish coach builder and violinist. His parents died when he was young and he was taken in by a Mr. Gibson, of the firm of Gibson and Woffington in Grafton Street, instrument-makers. Despite the fact that he was Irish-born (only English were accepted by Christ Church at that time), Gibson succeeded in getting him received as an indentured choirboy at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin in 1771, where he was taught to play piano by Richard Woodward and Samuel Murphy. He was appointed stipendiary at St. Patrick's Cathedral on 20 July 1775 by Dean Craddock and at Christ Church Cathedral in 1781 (despite his nationalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stevenson (Saskatchewan Politician)
John James Stevenson (May 11, 1873 – September 21, 1956) was a Saskatchewan politician and Canadian Senator. He was born in Russell, Ontario, but subsequently moved west where he worked as a farmer and lumber merchant in Saskatchewan. He made his home in Waskesiu, the only town in Prince Albert National Park."Is Third In Week, Sen. Stevenson Dies", ''Toronto Daily Star'', September 22, 1956 Stevenson was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 1908 provincial election, the new province's second general election. Stevenson represented the electoral district of Francis for four years as a Liberal MLA before choosing not to run for re-election in 1912. Stevenson was prominent as an organizer for the Liberal Party of Canada in the province."Elliott New Senator; 5 Others Appointed", ''Toronto Daily Star'', January 30, 1940 In 1940, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and represented the Senatorial divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stephenson (other)
John Stephenson may refer to: Politicians * John Stephenson (MP died 1794) (c. 1709–1794), British merchant and politician *John Gould Stephenson (1828–1883), American politician and Librarian of Congress * John Bernard Stephenson (1938–1982), Jamaican lawyer and member of parliament * John Stephenson (MP for Hythe) (fl.1571), English MP Sports *John Stephenson (baseball) (born 1941), American baseball catcher *John Stephenson (cricketer, born 1903) (1903–1975), English cricketer *John Stephenson (cricketer, born 1907) (1907–1982), English cricketer * John Stephenson (cricketer, born 1965), English Test cricketer *John Stephenson (South African cricketer) (born 1955), South African cricketer *John Stephenson (footballer, born 1881) (1881–1940), Australian rules footballer for Carlton *John Stephenson (footballer, born 1883) (1883–1963), Australian rules footballer for Essendon *John Stephenson (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1976), English footballer *Jack Stephenson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stevenson (mycologist)
John Stevenson FRSE (1836–1903) was a 19th-century Scottish minister and amateur mycologist. Life He was born in Coupar Angus on 17 July 1836, the son of Patrick James Stevenson. He is thought to have studied Divinity at Aberdeen University. His first post as a minister was as assistant at Aberdeen West Parish Church. In 1861 he was ordained as minister of Millbrex church, north-east of Fyvie Castle. He moved to Dundee in 1865. In 1873 he succeeded Rev Dr John Tannoch as minister of Glamis Church. As minister for the area covering Glamis Castle his parishioners included members of the Bowes-Lyon family including the Queen Mother and her brother Fergus Bowes-Lyon though circumstances meant that he did not christen either. In 1888 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Hugh Macmillan, Alexander Dickson, James Geikie and John Gray McKendrick. Stevenson, along with James Stirton, wrote an obituary for botanist Thomas King upon his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stevenson (doctor)
John Stevenson (c. 1718 – March 23, 1785), a Scot, pioneer merchant and developer of Baltimore, Maryland, if not indeed its actual founder, was known as the "American Romulus." Records indicate that John Stevenson and his brother, Henry, also a doctor came to British North America from Ireland in 1734. On November 13, 1735, Stevenson married Mary Tipton; she died December 6, 1736. Merchant John Stevenson, "a native of Londonderry, in the Kingdom of Ireland, and of a very respectable Family", was born c. 1718. He had "lived upwards of forty years" in Baltimore at his death in 1785 "and was formerly one of its most eminent Merchants." "He was the first Exporter of Wheat and Flour from this Port, and consequently laid the Foundation of its present commercial Consequence."Maryland Journal and Baltimore Advertiser, March 25, 1785. Stevenson began by shipping flour to Ireland which turned Baltimore from a sleepy city trading in tobacco to a trading powerhouse rivaling New York, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stevenson (cricketer)
John Francis Stevenson (18 March 1888 – 5 December 1951) was an English cricketer. Stevenson was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Handsworth, Warwickshire. Stevenson made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Lancashire at Old Trafford in the 1919 County Championship. Warwickshire made 259 in their first-innings, with Stevenson being dismissed for a duck by Charlie Hallows. In response, Lancashire made 490/5 declared in their first-innings, with Warwickshire making 187 in their second-innings, with Stevenson scoring 18 runs before he was dismissed by Lawrence Cook. Lancashire won the match by an innings and 44 runs. This was his only major appearance for Warwickshire. He died at Edgbaston, Warwickshire on 5 December 1951. References External linksJohn Stevensonat ESPNcricinfo ESPN cricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stevenson (Queen's Park Footballer)
John Stevenson was an amateur association footballer who played as an inside forward in the Scottish Football League for Queen's Park. Personal life Stevenson served as a private in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ... and was killed in action. Career statistics References Year of birth missing 1910s deaths Year of death uncertain Men's association football inside forwards Queen's Park F.C. players British Army personnel of World War I Highland Light Infantry soldiers British military personnel killed in World War I Scottish men's footballers {{Scotland-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stevenson (footballer, Born 1898)
John Alexander Stevenson (27 February 1898 – 12 March 1979) was a footballer who played mainly as an inside right. Born in Wigan, Lancashire to an Irish-born father and Scottish mother, the family moved back to his mother's hometown of Kilbirnie, Ayrshire when he was a small child. His playing career reflected his origins with spells at several clubs over 15 years, mainly in Scotland and north-west England, including Ayr United, Aberdeen, Bury, Nelson, St Johnstone, Falkirk, Chester, Bristol Rovers and Carlisle United. His younger brother George Stevenson was also a footballer had a successful career as player and manager with Motherwell and was also selected for Scotland, with no complications over sporting nationality having been born in 1905 after the family moved north of the border. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stevenson (footballer, Born 1862)
John Stevenson , born 10 December 1861, in Calton, Glasgow a district in the City of Glasgow. He was a Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League for Accrington after, starting with Arthurlie F.C., a club based in Barrhead, South-West Scotland. Season 1888-89 Stevenson made his debut in the inaugural Football League season on 8 September 1888, at Anfield, then home of Everton. Accrington lost the match 2–1. Stevenson played in all 22 League matches played by Accrington in season 1888–89 (he was one of two players who did so, the other being John Horne), and also played in both FA Cup matches played by the club. He played at full–back in a defensive line that kept two clean-sheets and limited the opposition to one goal on five separate occasions. Accrington finished 7th in the League on Goal Average above Everton. On 20 October 1888, Stevenson was part of a defence that prevented ' The Invincibles' of Preston North End from scoring; Preston played 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stevenson (British Politician)
Andrew John Stevenson (born 4 July 1963) is a British Conservative Party politician and active solicitor and director for the firms Bendles and Tiffen Estate Agents, who was first elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carlisle. Early life Stevenson was state educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and graduated from the University of Dundee with Honours in History and Politics. He then studied law at Chester College before qualifying as a solicitor. He went on to become a partner in the law firm Bendles based in the centre of Carlisle. Political career Stevenson unsuccessfully stood as the Conservative candidate in the Denton Holme ward of Carlisle City Council in May 1998, before he was elected in another ward just one year later. Stevenson was first elected as a Conservative Councillor on Carlisle City Council in May 1999, for Stanwix Urban – a suburban ward on the northern edge of the city with the joint lowest levels of deprivation in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stevenson (Queensland Politician)
John Stevenson (1843 - 15 August 1912) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Politics John Stevenson was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Clermont in a by-election on 4 February 1876. He held the seat until the 1878 colonial election. He was then elected in Normanby on 5 December 1878, which he held until 5 May 1888 (the 1888 election). He was then elected again in Clermont on 5 May 1888, which he held until 6 May 1893 (the 1893 election). Stevenson died in Brisbane in 1912 and was buried in South Brisbane Cemetery.Stevenson John — Brisbane City Council
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John Stevenson (Manitoba Politician)
John Albert Stevenson (February 29, 1848 – August 6, 1879) was a farmer and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Pembina in 1879 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba until he died in office. He was born in Scott Township, Canada West, the son of Robert Stevenson, a native of Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea .... References 1848 births Year of death missing Members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba {{Manitoba-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
