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Robert Johnston (other)
Robert Johnston may refer to: * Rob Johnston, Assistant General Secretary of International Transport Workers Federation * Robert Johnston (1783–1839), plantation owner in Jamaica *Bert Johnston (footballer) (1909–1968), Scottish footballer (Sunderland AFC) * Bob Johnston (1932–2015), American record producer * Bob Johnston (economist) (1924–2023), Australian economist, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia * Bob Johnston (footballer) (1929–2012), Australian footballer for Melbourne *Bobby Johnston (born 1967), composer and musician *Robbie Johnston (born 1967), long-distance runner *Robert Johnston (VC) (1872–1950), Irish rugby union player and soldier *Robert Johnston (American politician) (1818–1885), American politician of the Confederate States *Robert Johnston (Canadian politician) (1856–1913), farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada *Robert Johnston (cricketer) (1849–1897), Scottish-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago *Robert Johnston (n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Johnston
Rob Johnston is the assistant general secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation - a global union federation of trade unions in the seafaring, port, road, rail, tourism and aviation industries. Career He was formerly a Research and Policy Officer for Amicus the Union, now Unite, in the UK. At Amicus, Johnston focused on the aerospace sector, helping secure funding for major aerospace projects and acting as an expert on UK Government's Department of Trade & Industry Aerospace Innovation and Growth team. Between 2004 and 2009, Rob served as Director - Steel, Shipbuilding and Occupational Health & Safety and International Metalworkers Federation, which is now IndustriALL, in Geneva. He then served as an Executive Director at IndustriALL between 2009 and 2012, before becoming the global union's Executive Director - Industrial and TNC Policies, based in Sydney, serving in that role until 2013. Johnston returned to the UK in 2013 to work as Community's In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert B
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Johnson (other)
Robert Johnson (1911–1938) was an American blues singer and guitarist. Robert Johnson may also refer to: Arts *Robert Johnson (artist) (1770–1796), English artist, pupil of Thomas Bewick * Robert Barbour Johnson (1907–1987), artist and writer of weird fiction * Robert Flynn Johnson, curator emeritus at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco *Bob Johnson (actor) (1920–1993), voice actor noted for ''Mission: Impossible'' mission messages *Bob J, Robert Kwame Johnson (died 2010), Ghanaian cinematographer *Robert Johnson (born 1948), British comic entertainer known under the stage name Bob Carolgees Musicians *Robert Johnson (Scottish composer) (c. 1470–after 1554), Scottish renaissance composer and priest *Robert Johnson (English composer) (c. 1583–1633), English lutenist and composer *Robert Sherlaw Johnson (1932–2000), British composer, pianist and music scholar *Robert A. Johnson (musician) (born 1950s), Memphis-based guitarist * Robert Johnson (drummer), former drum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Without Buildings
Life Without Buildings were a Glasgow, Scotland-based indie rock band. Career Named after a track by English new wave band Japan, Life Without Buildings formed during the summer of 1999. The band consisted mostly of ex-students of the Glasgow School of Art, Initial band members were Will Bradley (drums), Chris Evans (bass) and Robert Johnston (guitar). Painter Sue Tompkins (vocals) joined later in 1999. The band split writing duties, with Johnston, Bradley and Evans writing the music while Tompkins wrote the vocals. Tompkins' "talk-sung" vocal styling eventually became the band's most famous attribute. Impressed after their first London gig, the Rough Trade-affiliated Tugboat label asked the band to record a debut single. Released in March 2000, "The Leanover" b/w "New Town" secured the band a full deal with the label. "New Town" received some airplay on BBC Radio 1. The band later released two more singles on the Tugboat label. The band's debut, ''Any Other City'', recorde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert S
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgie Fab
Georgie Fab (born Robert George Johnston, 31 July 1952) is a Canadians, Canadian rock musician, guitarist, singer songwriter, and producer. In his recent work as a record producer, he has collaborated with Darcy Hepner ( of the band: Blood, Sweat and Tears), the King Biscuit Boy CD, "Biscuits 'n' Gravy", the Poison Arrows song "Puss n' Boots", and with Sylvain Sylvain of The New York Dolls. As well as over 20 other CDs, he most recently co-wrote and produced "Canadian Heroes" in dedication to the families of fallen members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Georgie's upcoming album, "The Terra Nye Experiment", is scheduled for release in late 2011 / early 2012. Personal life Fab was born in St. Josephs Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, to mother Nora Elizabeth (née Thorne) of Sydney, Nova Scotia, and father Kenneth Robert Johnston of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is the brother of the now deceased sister Beverly Ann. Robert was educated at St. Bridget's and St. Margret Mary's Elementary Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Smith Johnston, Lord Kincraig
Hon. Lord (Robert Smith Johnston) Kincraig (10 October 1918 – 19 September 2004) was a Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland from 1972 to 1987; chairman, Parole Review Body for Scotland, 1988. Early life Robert Smith Johnston was educated at Strathallan School in Perthshire. He graduated from St John's College, Cambridge in 1939 and from the University of Glasgow in 1942. Owing to a medical condition he was considered unfit for military service at the beginning of the Second World War and so continued his studies and began his legal career during those years. Career Johnston was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1942 and quickly established a substantial and varied practice which he developed during the forties and fifties. He served as an Advocate Depute from 1953 to 1955 to the Crown Office and became a King's Counsel (Scotland) in 1955. In 1959 he unsuccessfully contested the Stirling and Falkirk burghs constituency in the general election as a Unionist ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mercer Johnston
Robert Mercer Johnston (September 15, 1916 - October 16, 1985) was an Ontario political figure. He represented St. Catharines in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1977 as a Progressive Conservative member. Background Johnston was born in Port Dalhousie, Ontario, the son of Robert Henry and Lillias Johnston. In 1951, he married Doris Gardener. He was the mayor of St. Catharines. Politics Johnston was elected mayor of St. Catharines, Ontario in 1964 defeating incumbent Ivan Buchanan. He remained mayor until he was elected to provincial office in 1967. He was elected in the 1967 provincial election in the new riding of St. Catharines. He defeated Liberal candidate Jim Bradley by 4,122 votes. He was re-elected in 1971 and 1975. During his time in government he was a backbench supporter in the governments of John Robarts and Bill Davis William Grenville Davis, (July 30, 1929 – August 8, 2021) was a Canadian politician who served as the 18th premier of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Matteson Johnston
Robert Matteson Johnston (1867–1920) was an American historian and an important scholar of military history. Biography Robert Matteson Johnston was born in Paris on April 11, 1867. He was educated at Eton College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He taught at Harvard University and Mount Holyoke College, and was a founding member of the faculty at Simmons University. In 1917, he was appointed Chief of the Historical Section of the General Staff in the field with the rank of major in the United States Army. He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As part of the Boston metropolitan area, the cities population of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, ... on January 28, 1920. Scholarship * ''The Roman Theocracy and the Republic, 1846–49'' (1901) * ''Napoleon: A Short Biography'' (1904) * ''The Napoleonic Empire in Southern Italy and the Ris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mackenzie Johnston
Robert Mackenzie Johnston F.L.S., (27 November 1843 – 20 April 1918)R. L. Wettenhall,Johnston, Robert Mackenzie (1843 - 1918), ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 9, MUP, 1983, pp 501-503. Retrieved 8 November 2012 was a Scottish-Australian statistician and scientist. Early life Johnston was born at Petty near Inverness, Scotland, the son of Lachlan Johnstone, a crofter, and his wife Mary, ''née'' Mackenzie. Johnston was educated at the village school where his ability was quickly recognized. Johnson was influenced by the life of Hugh Miller, a stonemason and geologist, whose books were lent to him. Johnston obtained work on the railways, read widely, and studied botany, geology, and chemistry at the Andersonian University under Professors Kennedy, Crosskey, and Penny. Glasgow. Career in Australia Emigrating to Australia in 1870 he was given a position in the accountant's branch of the Launceston and Western District railway. He transferred to the government ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Daniel Johnston
Robert Daniel Johnston (March 19, 1837 – February 1, 1919) was a brigadier general for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Early life Johnston was born in Mount Welcome, Lincoln County, North Carolina, to Dr. William and Nancy Forney Johnston. He was first cousin to future Confederate generals William H. Forney and John Horace Forney. Before the war, Johnston practiced law. Civil War As written on his grave in Winchester, VA Johnston volunteered as a private in the Bettissford Rifles then was promoted to second lieutenant in May of 1861 before being promoted in the Confederate States Army where he was appointed captain and given command of Company K, 23rd North Carolina Infantry on July 15, 1861. On April 16, 1862, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the regiment and on May 5 saw his first action at the Battle of Williamsburg, on the Peninsula. He succeeded to the command of the regiment following the Battle of Seven Pines, where he had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Johnston (naval Officer)
Captain Robert Johnston, R.N. (born 9 March 1792 – 8 September 1882) was an early Australian Navy Officer. Born in Sydney, Johnston grew up in the early colonial days of New South Wales and entered the British Navy at a young age, and was the first Native-Born Australian to do so. He was present during many battles including Battle of Corunna and the Siege of Cádiz. He remained attached to the Navy late into his years until he was no longer required. Family Johnston was the Son of respected Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnston who in 1808 led the New South Wales Corps to the only successful armed takeover of government in Australian history which is commonly known as the Rum Rebellion, and Esther Abrahams a Convict woman who became his de facto wife after they met on the First Fleet. Together they had 7 children but married later on. Early life and education Robert Johnston was born in Sydney in the year 1792, One of the first white European Australians to be born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
