John Larkin may refer to:
Businessmen and public officials
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John Larkin (Northern Ireland)
John F. Larkin (born 1963), is the former Attorney General for Northern Ireland.
He was the first person to hold the office separately since its functions were assumed by the Attorney General for England and Wales in 1972. He was the first hol ...
, Attorney General for Northern Ireland as of May 2, 2020
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John D. Larkin
John Durrant Larkin (September 29, 1845 - February 15, 1926) was an American business magnate who pioneered the mail-order business model, developed (with business partner and brother-in-law Elbert Hubbard) the marketing strategy of offering prem ...
(1845–1926), American businessman
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John Larkin Jr. (1804–1896), American businessman, banker and politician
*John Larkin, English politician who competed in
Liverpool City Council election, 1946
Performers
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John Larkin (actor, born 1877)
John Larkin (born John Larkin Smith, November 25, 1877 – March 18, 1936) was an American stage and screen performer, as well as songwriter, whose acting career extended nearly four decades — from the late 1890s through his last acting roles ...
(1877–1936), African-American film actor and songwriter
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John Larkin (actor, born 1912)
John Larkin (April 11, 1912 – January 29, 1965) was an American actor whose nearly 30-year career was capped by his 1950s portrayal of two fictional criminal attorneys – Perry Mason on radio and Mike Karr on television daytime drama ' ...
(1912–1965), American actor in radio dramas
*John Paul Larkin (1942–1999), American scat singing musician known as
Scatman John
Religious figures
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John Larkin (Deacon of Charlestown) (1735–1807), American Revolutionary War-era minister
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John Larkin (Jesuit)
John Larkin (1801–1858) was a Jesuit priest, born in England, who settled in New York City. There he founded the College of St. Francis Xavier (now Xavier High School) and became president of St John's College (now Fordham University).
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(1801–1858), American president of Fordham University
Writers
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John Larkin (author)
John Brendan Larkin (born 20 April 1963) is an Australian writer. He is best known for ''The Shadow Girl'' and '' The Pause'', both published by Penguin Random House. '' The Pause'' was released in April 2015 and won the Griffith University Y ...
(born 1963), Australian author
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John Larkin (screenwriter)
John Francis Larkin Jr. (1901–1965) was an American screenwriter.
Larkin was from New York City. His credits range from 1932 to 1950, amounting to about 30 films, and include:
* ''Ladies Must Love'' (1933)
* ''Charlie Chan at Treasure Island ...
(1901–1965), American screenwriter
Others
*John Larkin, American Quaker settler in 17th century (
Larkin's Hill Farm)
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John Larkin (cricketer)
John Larkin (born in 1726, probably at Hadlow in Kent; died in 1782) was a noted English cricketer of the mid-Georgian period at a time when the single wicket version of the game was popular.[Anna Larkin
Anna Larkin (1855–1939) was a Swedish-born American folk sculptor.
Larkin, born Anna Elisabet Jonsdotter, began carving when she was seven years old, and at ten sold a carving of a horse to a sea captain for $10, a transaction which inspired h ...]
(1855–1939)
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John Larkin (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
See also
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John Davis Larkins Jr.
John Davis Larkins Jr. (June 8, 1909 – February 16, 1990) was an American politician and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Education and career
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(1909–1990), American judge
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Larkin (disambiguation)
Larkin may refer to:
* Larkin (surname)
Buildings and structures
* Larkin Administration Building, a destroyed building of the defunct Larkin Soap Company
* Larkin Terminal Warehouse, original warehouse of the defunct Larkin Soap Company
* Larki ...
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