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Johnny Walsh (actor)
John Walsh may refer to the following people: Politicians *Sir John Walsh, 1st Baronet (1759–1825), English landowner and MP *John Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite (1798–1881), British politician *John Walsh (Australian politician) (1842–1893), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly *John Walsh (Canadian politician), president of the Conservative Party of Canada *John Walsh (Dakota politician), member of the Legislature of Dakota Territory *John Walsh (Montana politician) (born 1960), U.S. Senator from Montana *John Carroll Walsh (1816–1894), American politician from Maryland *John E. Walsh (born 1958), former Chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party *John Edward Walsh (1816–1869), Irish lawyer and Conservative politician *John J. Walsh (born 1962), member of the Michigan House of Representatives *John Jackson Walsh (1871–1949), American politician from Massachusetts *John M. Walsh (born 1940), American politician from Iowa *John Walsh (Irish politician) (1856â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Walsh, 1st Baronet
Sir John Benn Walsh, 1st Baronet (10 February 1759 – 7 June 1825) was an English landowner and MP. Life He was born in Cumberland as John Benn, the only son of William Benn of Moor Row, Whitehaven, Cumberland and his wife Mary, daughter of Timothy Nicholson. In 1787 he married Margaret, daughter of Joseph Fowke of Kent. In 1795 his wife inherited the India-made fortune of her mother's brother Sir John Walsh on condition that they changed the family name to Walsh, which they duly did, by Royal Licence and that it would go her eldest son when he came of age. The legacy included Warfield Park, Berkshire, the Radnorshire manors of Cefnllys and Coed Swydd and a number of farms in eastern Radnorshire. Benn worked for the East India Company in Benares, India as an assistant and secretary to his brother-in-law, Francis Fowke, making a small fortune in the process, which he invested in land to enlarge the family estates, making his family seat at Warfield. He served as High Sheriff of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |