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John Willard (other)
John Willard may refer to: * John Willard (died 1692), American witchcraft defendant * John Willard (Australian politician) (born 1857), New South Wales politician * John Willard (judge) (1792–1862), New York lawyer and politician * John Willard (playwright) (1885–1942), American * John D. Willard John Dwight Willard (November 4, 1799 Lancaster, Coös County, New Hampshire – October 9, 1864 Troy, Rensselaer County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Rev. Joseph Willard (1761–1827) and ... (1799–1864), New York lawyer and politician See also * {{hndis, Willard, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Willard
John Willard ( 1657 - August 19, 1692) was one of the people executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, during the Salem witch trials. He was hanged on Gallows Hill, Salem on August 19, 1692. At the time of the first allegations of witchcraft Willard was serving as a constable in the village of Salem and his duties included bringing the accused before the court. Soon, however, he began to doubt the truth of the accusations and in May 1692 he refused to make any more arrests. In retaliation Ann Putnam, Jr. and others accused him of witchcraft, and of murdering thirteen citizens. Some of Willard's in-laws, the Wilkins, also made accusations against him. Benjamin Wilkins would tell the court that Willard had previously beat his wife, Samuel Wilkins testified that he had repeatedly been irritated and afflicted by an entity in a dark colored coat he identified as Willard. John Wilkins would blame the death of his wife, after having delivered a baby, on John Willard, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Willard (Australian Politician)
John Willard (1857 − after 1898) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born at St Leonards-on-Sea, and began work as a whitesmith at the age of fourteen. Eventually an engineer, he became manager of an ironworks at Newcastle-on-Tyne. In October 1879 he married Jessie Jane Brewer. Migrating to Queensland in 1883, he established his own business and became closely involved in the labour movement, also serving on Brisbane City Council. He moved to Sydney in 1893 and in July of the following year was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Tweed. The Electoral and Qualifications Committee, however, ruled that Willard's claimed move did not amount to residence in the state of New South Wales, and he was unseated in November 1894. Little is known of his life after leaving politics (although he did re-emerge in 1898 as an independent free trade candidate for Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Willard (judge)
John Willard (May 20, 1792 Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut - August 31, 1862 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He graduated from Middlebury College in 1813. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1817, and commenced practice in Salem, Washington County, New York. In 1829, he married Elizabeth Smith (1794–1859). They were the parents of a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth (Willard) Fowler (1830–1852). Willard was First Judge of the Washington County Court from 1826 to 1835; Surrogate of Washington County from 1832 to 1837; Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court from 1836 to 1847; a justice of the New York Supreme Court (4th D.) from 1847 to 1853; and ex officio an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals in 1853. At the New York state election, 1855, he ran on the Hard Democratic ticket for a seat on the Court of Appeals, but was defeated by George F. Comstock, the Know Nothing candidate. Willard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Willard (playwright)
John Willard (November 28, 1885 – August 30, 1942) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. Biography Willard's most famous work is '' The Cat and the Canary'' (1922), which was made into the influential silent film of the same name in 1927. Also, the work was filmed in 1930, in 1939 (starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard) and in 1979 (by Radley Metzger). Willard also co-wrote '' The Blue Flame'' (1920) with George V. Hobart. Willard worked as a miner and a reporter, and he was also a published novelist. He also appeared as one of the actors in the Broadway production of ''The Cat and the Canary''. His other acting on Broadway began with ''George Washington, Jr.'' (1906) and ended with ''The Mikado'' (1936). He was born in San Francisco, California, a son of portrait painter John Willard Clawson and Mary Alice Clawson. Born Willard Wesley Clawson, and known locally as Wesley Clawson, he began his career as a baritone singer and actor. His performance in ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |