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Maurice Johnson (actor)
Maurice Johnson may refer to: * Maurice Johnson (English politician) (1480–1551), English politician, Member of the Parliament of England for Stamford 1523–c.1539 * Maurice Johnson (antiquary) (1688–1755), British antiquary *Maurice Johnson (Canadian politician) (born 1929), Canadian Member of Parliament *Maurice Johnson (American football) (born 1967), American football player *Maurice W. Johnson, English chess player *Maurice Johnson, Jamaican record producer better known as Jack Scorpio See also *Morris Johnson Morris Lynn Johnson is a Kentucky-born criminal, whose crimes include armed robbery, escape and rescue, bank robbery (with assault), and assaulting a police officer. He was briefly listed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list in 1976. Early life Mo ... (born 1937), criminal * Maurice Johnston (other) {{hndis, Johnson, Maurice Maurice Johnson (American actor) www.imdb.me/mauricejohnson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Johnson (English Politician)
Maurice Johnson (ca. 1480–1551) was MP for Stamford and a prominent member of society in Stamford, Lincolnshire in the 16th century, serving in three consecutive parliaments of England. Biography Born about 1480, Johnson served as Constable of Stamford from 1507–1508, as Chamberlain from 1508–1509, as a member of the Second Twelve from 1508–1512, a member of the First Twelve from 1512 until his death, and as Alderman (Mayor) from 1517–1518, 1527–1528, and 1538–1539.Bindoff, Stanley, T. (1982) ''The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509-1558'', p. 447-8 He served in three parliaments, being returned in 1523, 1529 and 1536. A dyer by trade, Johnson was married to Jane Lacy, daughter of Henry Lacy who also served in the parliament of 1536. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Johnson (antiquary)
Maurice Johnson (1688–1755), of Spalding, was the founder of 'The Gentlemen's Society' ( Spalding Gentlemen's Society). Johnson was educated at Spalding Grammar School. He studied law. In 1717 he assisted in the re-establishment of the Society of Antiquitaries ( Society of Antiquaries of London). He invited William Stukeley to join the society. Johnson later formed 'The Stamford Society ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...', basing this on the earlier society at Spalding. References * External links spalding-gentlemens-society.org 1688 births 1755 deaths People from Spalding, Lincolnshire {{England-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Johnson (Canadian Politician)
Paul Léo Maurice Johnson (born 17 January 1929) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a lawyer by career. Maurice Johnson was first elected at the Chambly—Rouville riding in the 1958 general election and was a government member in John Diefenbaker's administration. He was defeated after one term of office by Bernard Pilon of the Liberal party in the 1962 election. Johnson voted against his government on a measure which limited capital punishment to cases of intentional or premeditated murder. Previously, the death penalty could apply to all forms of murder convictions. These revisions to the Criminal Code concerned Johnson who felt that this decision would lead to elimination of the death penalty. He is a brother of former Quebec premier Daniel Johnson, Sr. Francis Daniel Johnson Sr. (April 9, 1915 – September 26, 1968) was a Canadian politician and the 20th premier of Quebec from 1966 to his death in 1968. Bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Johnson (American Football)
Maurice Edward Johnson (born January 9, 1967) is a former American football tight end who played four seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played college football at Temple University and attended Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C. He was also a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa League) was a professional American football league that functioned as the developmental minor league of the National Football League (NFL). Originally f .... References External linksJust Sports Stats Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice W
Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England *Maurice of Carnoet (1117–1191), Breton abbot and saint * Maurice, Count of Oldenburg (fl. 1169–1211) *Maurice of Inchaffray (14th century), Scottish cleric who became a bishop *Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521–1553), German Saxon nobleman *Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1551–1612) *Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567–1625), stadtholder of the Netherlands *Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel or Maurice the Learned (1572–1632) *Maurice of Savoy (1593–1657), prince of Savoy and a cardinal *Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz (1619–1681) *Maurice of the Palatinate (1620–1652), Count Palatine of the Rhine *Maurice of the Netherlands (1843–1850), prince of Orange-Nassau * Maurice Chevalier (1888–1972), F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Scorpio
Black Scorpio is a Jamaican sound system and record label run by Maurice "Jack Scorpio" Johnson. History Johnson had started to operate a single turntable and speaker sound system in 1968 and started the Special I sound system in 1972, changing the name to Black Scorpio after the name caused friction in the area in which it was based, with the largely People's National Party-supporting locals suspecting sympathies with the Jamaica Labour Party due to its similarity to that party's slogan.Stolzoff, Norman C. (2000) ''Wake the Town and Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica'', Duke University Press, , p. 96-7Lesser, Beth (2008) ''Dancehall: The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture'', Soul Jazz, , p. 81 Also known as 'The Horseman Sound' to the close association of Johnson (who owned racehorses) and deejays that worked on the sound system (General Trees and Lord Sassafrass) with horse racing, it rose to become one of the top sounds in Jamaica.Oumano, Elena (1995)Jamaica's Regg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morris Johnson
Morris Lynn Johnson is a Kentucky-born criminal, whose crimes include armed robbery, escape and rescue, bank robbery (with assault), and assaulting a police officer. He was briefly listed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list in 1976. Early life Morris Johnson was raised on a small farm outside Tompkinsville, Kentucky until his family moved to 4802 Beecher St. in the Drexel Gardens neighborhood of Indianapolis. Johnson's father Armer Johnson was a factory worker, and his mother Delcie Johnson was a short-order cook. Johnson had six siblings. Robbery Inc. According to Indianapolis media accounts, by the age of 24 (1962) Johnson was the leader of one of the most notorious band of bank bandits since the days of John Dillinger. Also, it was alleged that by 1963 Johnson's gang, dubbed "Robbery Inc." by Indianapolis police, had grown to around 100 members and was believed to be responsible for nearly 3,400 crimes between the years 1958 and 1963. Close associates of Johnson have claimed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
