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James Lamont
James Lamont may refer to: * Sir James Lamont, 1st Baronet (1828–1913), Scottish explorer and politician * James Lamont (footballer) (1875–?), Scottish footballer * James Lamont (writer), British screenwriter and producer * James Lamont & Co, a shipbuilder and ship-repairer on the Clyde {{Hndis, Lamont, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir James Lamont, 1st Baronet
James Lamont (28 April 1828 – 29 July 1913) was a Scottish explorer and author, particularly known for his voyages in the Arctic in 1858–1859 and 1869–1871, which were the topic of his two books, ''Seasons with the Sea-Horse'' (1861) and ''Yachting in the Arctic Seas'' (1876). He was a fellow of the Geological Society of London and the Royal Geographical Society. He served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Buteshire (1865–1868), and was created a baronet in 1910. Early life James Lamont was born on 28 April 1828 in Knockdow, Toward, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll, to Jane (''née'' Chrystie) and Alexander Lamont (1784–1861), a lawyer, Lieutenant-Colonel in the Bute militia and laird of Knockdow. His grandfather, also James Lamont, was a noted agriculturalist. James attended Rugby School, followed by the Edinburgh Military Academy. He served in the 91st Argyllshire Highlanders regiment in 1846–48, initially based in South Africa. A large inheritance then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lamont (footballer)
James Lamont (born 1875, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the 19th century for Bedminster and Bristol Rovers. Lamont was born in Cowlairs in Scotland playing for Partick Thistle. Moving south he played for Bedminster in 1898–99, one of the teams that later merged to form Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England. The team compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded in 1894, the club competed in the Southern League and Western L ..., in the Southern League before joining Bristol Rovers in 1899. In his one season with Rovers he played 27 times as a half back in the then-professional Southern League, scoring twice. Sources * 1875 births Year of death missing Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Southern Football League players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Bedminster F.C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lamont (writer)
James Deon Lamont (born 15 June 1982), also credited as J. D. Lamont, is a British screenwriter known for his frequent writing collaborations with Jon Foster, and for writing the "Paddington meets the Queen" sketch for the Platinum Jubilee. Career Television and film work Lamont and Jon Foster wrote the screenplay for '' Paddington in Peru'', after having worked on the two previous movies ''Paddington'' and '' Paddington 2''. In 2021 Lamont and Foster worked with Jimmy Fallon on the NBC special ''5 More Sleeps 'Till Christmas'' which was an adaptation of Fallon's book of the same title. Alongside writing partner Foster, Lamont wrote the Cartoon Network animated series ''The Amazing World of Gumball'', for which he won a BAFTA Children's Award in 2011 and 2012. They left the show shortly into the third season. In 2019, he co-developed the animated television series '' The Adventures of Paddington'' along with Foster for which the pair won an EMMY. The show premiered on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
