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John Waller (chemist)
John Waller may refer to: Politicians * John Waller (Virginia politician) (1673–1754), American politician in Virginia *John Gough Waller, Australian politician *John L. Waller (1850–1907), African-American lawyer, politician, journalist, publisher, businessman, military leader and diplomat *John Waller (Wycombe MP), British Member of Parliament for Wycombe *John Waller (County Limerick MP), Member of the UK Parliament County Limerick and Parliament of Ireland for Limerick County * John Waller (Doneraile MP), Member of the Parliament of Ireland for Doneraile Others * John Waller (perjurer) (died 1732), stoned to death in pillory *John Francis Waller (1809–1894), Irish poet and editor *Red Waller (1883–1915), Major League Baseball pitcher * Sir John Waller, 7th Baronet (1917–1995), English author, poet and journalist *John Waller (Baptist) (1741–1802), Virginia preacher (a/k/a "Swearing Jack" Waller), see Elijah Craig *John Waller (bishop) (1924–2015), bishop of Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waller (Virginia Politician)
John Waller (January 23, 1673 – August 2, 1754) was an American politician who served in the House of Burgesses in 1714, 1722, and 1742. His militia service under Captain John West saw him earn the title "Colonel", and a sheriff in both King and Queen (1699–1701) and King William (1701–1702) counties of Virginia. Biography Waller was born in England, the fifth child of Dr. John Waller of Newport Pagnell and Mary Pomfrett, who had been married on January 13, 1669. Baptized at Newport Pagnell on January 23, 1673, he migrated to Virginia as a young man in the closing years of the 17th century. This was before May 1, 1696, as on that date Waller bought 1039 acres of land in the Pamunkey Neck of King and Queen County, on the south side of the Mattaponi River. He established a plantation here which he named "Endfield", which still exists today as Enfield Sod, Inc. He was a slave owner. A cousin of the English Civil War parliamentarians William and Hardress Waller, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Francis Waller
John Francis Waller (21 July 1809 – 19 January 1894) was an Irish poet, librettist and editor. Life The son of Thomas Maunsell Waller, of an Irish baronetical family, and Margaret Vereker, Waller was born in Finnoe, County Tipperary, studied at Trinity College, Dublin (BA, 1831) and was called to the Irish Bar in 1833. Under the pseudonym of "Jonathan Freke Slingsby" he wrote for the Dublin University Magazine and became its editor in 1845. He held the position of vice-president of the Royal Irish Academy from 1864 and was appointed Registrar of the Rolls Court in 1867. His older brother was Edward Waller (zoologist) 1804-1873. Works Besides editing the ''Dublin University Magazine'', he also edited the '' Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography'' and contributed articles to ''Cassell's Biographical Dictionary''. Waller published several volumes of poems and also wrote the words to many popular songs, including ''Cushla Ma Chree'', ''The Spinning Wheel'' and ''Song of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John H
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waller (musician)
John Gordon Waller (born December 12, 1970) is an American contemporary Christian singer/songwriter. Life and career Early life John was the lead singer for the late-1990s band According to John. After the band quit in 2001, he became a worship leader at South Link CPP ( Free Methodist Church) in Colorado.John Waller - The Blessing Christian Music Today. Retrieved March 23, 2008 John was also the praise leader at New Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville Georgia. Career In 2007, John was signed to the Christian label Beach Street Records and has released his debut ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waller (bishop)
John Stevens Waller (18 April 19243 September 2015) was an Anglican bishop who served as the seventh Bishop of Stafford, a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Lichfield. Waller was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and served during World War II with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR). When peace came, he studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge and Wells Theological College before being ordained: made deacon on Trinity Sunday 1950 (4 June) and ordained priest the following Trinity Sunday (20 May 1951) — both times by William Wand, Bishop of London, at St Paul's Cathedral. He began his career with curacies at Hillingdon and Tiverton before incumbencies at Strood and Harpenden. In 1979, he was appointed to the episcopate as Bishop suffragan of Stafford, a post he held for eight years. He was consecrated a bishop on 25 January 1979, by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey. A man of strong convictionsThe Times, Tuesday, 12 May 1981; p. 2; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elijah Craig
Elijah Craig (November 15, 1738 – May 18, 1808) was an American Baptist Religious minister, preacher, who became an educator and capitalist entrepreneur in the area of Virginia that later became the state of Kentucky. He has sometimes, although rather dubiously,Cowdery, Charles K., "Who Invented Bourbon?" ''Malt Advocate Magazine'' (4th quarter 2002), pp. 72–75. been credited with the invention of bourbon whiskey. Early life and education Craig was born in Orange County, Virginia in 1738, the 5th child of Polly Hawkins and Taliaferro or Toliver Craig, Sr. Converted by Baptist David Thomas in 1764, Elijah Craig soon began holding meetings in his tobacco barn. In 1766, he convinced David Read to travel from North Carolina to baptize members of the new congregation, including himself. His older brother Lewis Craig (pioneer), Lewis and younger brother Joseph Craig also became Baptist preachers. In 1768 Lewis was imprisoned with John Waller (Baptist), John Waller, James Childs, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waller (Baptist)
John Waller may refer to: Politicians *John Waller (Virginia politician) (1673–1754), American politician in Virginia * John Gough Waller, Australian politician * John L. Waller (1850–1907), African-American lawyer, politician, journalist, publisher, businessman, military leader and diplomat * John Waller (Wycombe MP), British Member of Parliament for Wycombe *John Waller (County Limerick MP), Member of the UK Parliament County Limerick and Parliament of Ireland for Limerick County *John Waller (Doneraile MP), Member of the Parliament of Ireland for Doneraile Others *John Waller (perjurer) (died 1732), stoned to death in pillory *John Francis Waller (1809–1894), Irish poet and editor * Red Waller (1883–1915), Major League Baseball pitcher *Sir John Waller, 7th Baronet (1917–1995), English author, poet and journalist * John Waller (Baptist) (1741–1802), Virginia preacher (a/k/a "Swearing Jack" Waller), see Elijah Craig *John Waller (bishop) (1924–2015), bishop of Staf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Waller, 7th Baronet
Sir John Stanier Waller, 7th Baronet (27 July 1917 – 22 January 1995) was an English author, poet and journalist. He was one of the group of Cairo poets during World War II. Life Waller was the son of Captain Stanier Waller and Alice Harris, who was a barmaid before she married; Captain Waller died of wounds from the First World War. John was educated at Weymouth College and Worcester College, Oxford. In 1939, he founded the magazine ''Kingdom Come'', which he edited. Waller served in the Middle East from 1941 to 1946 and was initially with the Royal Army Service Corps. Then he was posted to the Ministry of Information, where his sergeant-major was the poet G. S. Fraser. During his time in Cairo, he founded the Salamander Society with Keith Bullen and John Cromer, and launched ''Oasis: the Middle East Anthology of Poetry from the Forces'' in August 1943. After the war, Waller had a number of poetry collections published, such as ''The Merry Ghosts'', ''Crusade'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Waller
John Francis "Red" Waller (June 16, 1883 – February 9, 1915) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched for the New York Giants for one game on April 27 during the 1909 New York Giants season. He pitched one inning, allowing two runs, neither of them earned. An obituary of Waller in the ''Hartford Courant'' described him as "one of the greatest minor league pitchers that ever hurled a ball" but added that "failure to take care of himself cost him his chance for major league fame." He died at just 31 years old and left behind a wife and 8-year-old son in Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waller (perjurer)
John Waller, a highwayman and perjurer, was sentenced to a jail term and pillory The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse. The pillory is related to the stocks ... in 1732 after giving false information to the courts, from which he benefited financially. He was killed while in the pillory by Edward Dalton, whose brother James Dalton had been executed as a consequence of Waller's perjury. References English perjurers English highwaymen 1732 deaths Year of birth unknown Deaths by stoning {{UK-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gough Waller
John Gough Waller ( - 1903) was an Australian politician. He was one of Charles Cowper's 21 appointments to the New South Wales Legislative Council in May 1861, but did not take his seat. He stood as a candidate for Patrick's Plains Singleton is a town on the banks of the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. Singleton is 197 km (89 mi) north-north-west of Sydney, and 70 km (43 mi) north-west of Newcastle. At June 2018, Singleton had an urban popul ... at the 1864–65 election, and the 1865 Canterbury by-election, but was unsuccessful on both occasions. Waller had married Anne Agar Hansard on 10 September 1842. He died on 11 July 1903 aged 84 years. References Year of birth uncertain 1903 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council {{Australia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doneraile (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
Doneraile was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Doneraile is in County Cork, Republic of Ireland. History In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II James II may refer to: * James II of Avesnes (died c. 1205), knight of the Fourth Crusade * James II of Majorca (died 1311), Lord of Montpellier * James II of Aragon (1267–1327), King of Sicily * James II, Count of La Marche (1370–1438), King C ..., Doneraile was represented with two members. Daniel O'Donovan of Mahoonagh and Feenagh was a Member of James II's 1689-92 Patriot Parliament who represented the Manor of Doneraile. Members of Parliament, 1640–1801 1689–1801 Notes References Bibliography * *Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), * T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, ''A New History of Ireland 1534-1691'', Oxford University Press, 1978 * Tim Cadogan and Jeremiah F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
