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Politicians

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John Jenyns John Jenyns (c. 1660 – 1717), of Hayes, Hillingdon, Hayes and Bedford Row, London, Bedford Row, St Andrew Holborn, Middlesex, was an English Tory politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1710 to 1717. Jenyns wa ...
(1660–1717), MP * John Jennings (Burton MP) (1903–1990), British Conservative Party politician *
John Jennings (American politician) John Jennings Jr. (June 6, 1880 – February 27, 1956) was an American Republican, and a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1939 to 1951. Biography Jennings was born in Jacksboro, Tennessee, on June 6, 1880. He attended public schools ...
(1880–1956), U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1939–1951 *
John Jennings (Australian politician) John Thomas Jennings, (19 December 1878 – 20 December 1968) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he attended state schools before becoming a retailer of dental supplies. He underwent military service from 1899 to 1901 and served ...
(1878–1968), federal member for South Sydney and then Watson in the 1930s *
Jack Jennings (politician) John Joseph (Jack) Jennings (6 December 1923 – 28 March 1995) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seats of Prospect from 1953 to 1956, Enfield from 1956 to 1970, and Ross Smith from 1970 to 1977 ...
(John Joseph Jennings, 1923–1995), member for the electoral district of Ross Smith, 1970–1977 * John Jennings (St Albans MP) (died 1642), English Member of Parliament


Musicians

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John Jennings (musician) John Edward Jennings (November 22, 1953 – October 16, 2015) was an American musician: a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer. Career Among his credits as a producer are eight albums which he produced for Mary Chapin Carpenter, ...
(1953–2015), American guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer * John Jennings, bassist for British band
The Ruts The Ruts (later known as Ruts DC) are an English reggae-influenced punk rock band, notable for the 1979 UK top 10 hit single "Babylon's Burning", and an earlier single "In a Rut", which was not a hit but was highly regarded and regularly pla ...


Military

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John Jennings (Royal Navy officer) Sir John Jennings (1664 – 23 December 1743) was a Royal Navy officer and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1705 and 1734. He commanded HMS ''Kent'' at Cadiz and Vigo in 1702 during the War of the Sp ...
(1664–1743), British admiral and politician * John Jennings, British soldier who played a major part in the Battle of Carrickfergus


Others

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John Edward Jennings John Edward Jennings Jr. (December 30, 1906 – December 4, 1973) was an American historical novelist. He wrote many best-selling novels of American history and seagoing adventure. He also wrote several nonfiction books on history. Biography J ...
(1906–1973), American historical novelist * John T. Jennings, president of the
Royal Society of South Australia The Royal Society of South Australia (RSSA) is a learned society whose interest is in science, particularly, but not only, of South Australia. The major aim of the society is the promotion and diffusion of scientific knowledge, particularly in rel ...
, 2008–2010 * Sir
John Jennings (businessman) Sir John Southwood Jennings (born 30 March 1937) is a British geologist who was Chancellor of Loughborough University, having previously been chairman of Shell Transport and Trading from 1993 to 1997, and a director until 2001. He was born in ...
(born 1937), British oil industry executive officer, Chancellor of Loughborough University, 2003–2010 * John Jennings (clergyman) (1814–1876), Canadian Presbyterian minister * John Jennings (footballer) (1905–1997), English footballer for Cardiff City, Middlesbrough and Preston * John Jennings (physician) (fl. 18th century), Irish doctor *
John Jennings (tutor) John Jennings (c. 1687 – 1723) was an English Nonconformist minister and tutor of an early dissenting academy at Kibworth, Leicestershire, the original institution that became Daventry Academy. Jennings through his teaching and pedagogic writin ...
(1688–1723), English dissenting tutor *
John Jennings (priest) John Jennings (1798 – 26 March 1883) was Archdeacon of Westminster from 1868 until his death in 1883. ''Alumni Cantabrigienses'' previously identified the John Jennings educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge as "doubtless" the Rector of St John ...
(died 1883), Archdeacon of Westminster * John Percival Jennings, horticultural adviser for the South Australian Department of Agriculture * John Jennings (racing driver), participated in 1970 Greenville 200 * Midgley John Jennings (1806–1857), English missionary, founder of the SPG Mission to Delhi * John C.T. Jennings, fictional hero of the ''Jennings'' books


See also

* John Gennings (c. 1570–1660), biographer of his brother, Edward Gennings, 17th Century martyr *
Jonathan Jennings Jonathan Jennings (March 27, 1784 – July 26, 1834) was the first governor of Indiana and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in either Hunterdon County, New Jersey, or Rockbridge County, Virginia, he studied law before migrating to the ...
(1784–1834), governor and congressman {{human name disambiguation, Jennings, John