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David John
David John may refer to: * David John (Mormon) (1833–1908) *David John (snooker player) David "Dai" John (born 24 November 1984 in Bridgend, Glamorgan) is a Welsh former professional snooker player. John was banned from snooker until 21 December 2023 after being found guilty of match fixing by the WPBSA in February 2019. Career ... (born 1984), or Dai John, Welsh snooker player * Dai John or David John, Welsh rugby player * David Gwilym John, Welsh cartoonist See also * * David Johns (other) * David St. John (born 1949), American poet * John David (other) {{Hndis, John, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David John (Mormon)
David John (29 January 1833 – 24 December 1908) was a leading figure in Utah at the dawn of the 20th century. He served as a stake president in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and a member of the Brigham Young University (BYU) board of trustees. John was born in Little Newcastle, Pembrokeshire, Wales. He was raised in a Baptist family and studied for the ministry. He joined the LDS Church in 1847. His parents were so opposed to the Church at that time that, on the advice of Orson Pratt, John ended his association with it for a time and continued to study for the Baptist ministry. In 1856 he returned to association with the LDS Church. He was rebaptized on 6 February 1856. John was ordained an elder on 29 March 1856 and in June began to serve as an LDS missionary in various parts of Wales. By December he was the president of the Flintshire Conference in which position he served a year. He also served as a counselor in the Presidency of the Welsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David John (snooker Player)
David "Dai" John (born 24 November 1984 in Bridgend, Glamorgan) is a Welsh former professional snooker player. John was banned from snooker until 21 December 2023 after being found guilty of match fixing by the WPBSA in February 2019. Career Early years John drew attention in 2000 by reaching the quarter-finals at the European Under-19 Championship. His first major success occurred in 2002 when he won the EBSA European Championship after defeating David McLellan 7–2, he continued this success at amateur level for the remainder of the year and reached the final of the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship lost but 9–11 against China's Ding Junhui. For the 2002–03 snooker season John joined the main tour. In the first world ranking tournament of the season, the 2002 LG Cup, John secured a 5–3 win against Andrew Higginson before being eliminated in the following round by Martin Dziewialtowski. After this John struggled for much of the season with his best perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai John
W. David "Dai" John (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Penygraig RFC, as a half-back, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Salford, as a or . Playing career International honours Dai John won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Salford in 1913. Championship final appearances During Dai John's time there was Salford's 5-3 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1913–14 season. Challenge Cup Final appearances Dai John played in Salford's 0-5 defeat by Bradford F.C. in the 1906 Challenge Cup Final during the 1905–06 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 28 April 1906.Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 11 – 1905–06". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a Club career Dai John originally played rugby union, turning out at half-back for Penygraig RFC in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gwilym John
David Gwilym John (1884–1958?), sometimes known as D. Gwilym John or D. G. John, was a Welsh cartoonist, best known as the creator of the cartoon character Dai Lossin. Life John was born to Catherine and William John at Pancross in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales in the early months of 1884. He was the cartoonist for the ''Football Echo'', a Saturday sports paper and was noted for the character he created, Dai Lossin. The character of Dai Lossin became "something of a folk-hero" and his name became commonly used as a way to refer to any "likeable rogue" character. British political cartoonist Leslie Gilbert Illingworth called John "a comic genius" and said his cartoon character, Dai Lossin "epitomised the deadpan ironical understatement of Vale wit".''David Gwilym John: Comic Genius Behind ʻD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Johns (other)
David Johns is an American painter. David Johns may also refer to: * David Johns (cricketer) (1921–1979), English cricketer *Dave Johns (born 1956), comedian *David Mervyn Johns (1899–1992), Welsh film and television character actor *David Johns (antiquary) of Ynysymaengwyn Ynysymaengwyn was a gentry house in the parish of Tywyn, Gwynedd (formerly Merioneth), situated near the left bank of the River Dysynni. The name means 'the white stone island'. Early history It was in the commote of Ystumanner or Ystum Anner ... See also * David John (other) * * David Jones (other) {{hndis, Johns, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David St
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damascus in the late 9th/early 8th centuries BCE to commemorate a victory over two enemy kings, contains the phrase (), which is translated as " House of David" by most scholars. The Mesha Stele, erected by King Mesha of Moab in the 9th century BCE, may also refer to the "House of David", although this is disputed. According to Jewish works such as the '' Seder Olam Rabbah'', '' Seder Olam Zutta'', and ''Sefer ha-Qabbalah'' (all written over a thousand years later), David ascended the throne as the king of Judah in 885 BCE. Apart from this, all that is known of David comes from biblical literature, the historicity of which has been extensively challenged,Writing and Rewriting the Story of Solomon in Ancient Israel; by Isaac Kalimi; page 32; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
