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John Baker (by 1531–1604 6)
John Baker or Jon Baker may refer to: Military figures *John Baker (American Revolutionary War) (1731–1787), American Revolutionary War hero, for whom Baker County, Georgia was named *John Baker (general) (1936–2007), Australian Chief of the Defence Force * John Baker (Medal of Honor, 1876) (c. 1855–?), American soldier *John Baker (RAF officer) (1897–1978), British air marshal *John Baker (Royal Navy officer) (1660–1716), English naval officer, MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis * John C. Baker (1919–1996), US Army major general * John Drayton Baker (1915–1942), United States Navy officer * John F. Baker Jr. (1945–2012), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient Political figures * John Baker (fl. 1388), English Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham, 1388 * John Baker (died 1406), English MP for Southwark, 1406 * John Baker (fl. 1407), English MP for Lyme Regis, 1407 * John Baker (MP for Lewes), see Lewes * John Baker (died c.1421), English MP for Helston, 1414 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baker (American Revolutionary War)
John Baker (1722–1792) was a militia leader during the American Revolutionary War. Most notably he led the American militia in the Battle of Thomas Creek on May 17, 1777 against the British army of 250. Baker County, Georgia was named after him. References 1722 births 1792 deaths Georgia (U.S. state) militiamen in the American Revolution {{US-army-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baker (died 1558)
Sir John Baker (1488 – 23 December 1558) was an English politician. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1545 to his death, having previously been Speaker of the House of Commons of England. Early life Baker was the grandson of Thomas and Benet Baker and the son of Richard and Johanne Baker — all of Cranbrook, Kent. He was educated for the legal profession in the Inner Temple, circa 1506. Career In 1520 he was under-sheriff of London and in 1526 appointed Recorder of London, which he gave up to be attorney-general of the Duchy of Lancaster. He was appointed attorney general in 1536 and by 1540 sworn of the privy council of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth I. He was knighted in June 1540 but gained no further preferment until 1545, when, having recommended himself to the king by his activity in forwarding a loan in London and other imposts, he was made Chancellor of the Exchequer. He served as Chancellor under three monarchs: Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baker (defensive Lineman, Born 1935)
John Haywood Baker Jr. (June 10, 1935 – October 31, 2007), nicknamed "Big John", was an American athlete and law enforcement officer. He played as defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) and was a member of four teams from 1958 to 1968. He served as sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina, from 1978 to 2002, becoming the first African-American sheriff in North Carolina since the Reconstruction era. Early life and education Baker was born on June 10, 1935 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was the son of John H. Baker Sr., the city's first African-American police officer. Baker grew up in Raleigh's Oberlin neighborhood, attending Ligon High School and North Carolina Central University, where he graduated in 1958. There he was a teammate of Herman Boone. In 1959 Baker married a woman named Juanita. They remained married until his death. Career In the fifth round of the 1958 NFL draft, Baker was selected by the Los Angeles Rams, becoming the first football player f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baker (Wisconsin Politician)
John S. Baker was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican .... Biography Baker was born on July 17, 1869, in Evansville, Wisconsin. His father, Allen S. Baker, was also a member of the Assembly. Career Baker was a member of the Assembly during the 1927 session.State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau.Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999". Information Bulletin 99-1 (September 1999), p. 25. He was a Republican. References People from Evansville, Wisconsin Politicians from Rock County, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1869 births Year of death missing 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baker (Labour Politician)
John Baker (8 April 1867 – 3 May 1939) was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. Born in Stockton-on-Tees, Yorkshire, he was the son of a bricklayer, also named John Baker. He held various jobs in iron foundries, steelworks, brickyards and engineering works prior to becoming a locomotive driver. In 1898 he became national organiser of the National Amalgamated Society of Enginemen, Cranemen, Boilermen, Firemen and Electrical Workers, later rising to be general secretary in 1907. From 1906–1910 he was a member of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. During the First World War he served on munition tribunals and a number of government committees: the Ship Yard Labour Advisory Committee; the Labour Advisory Committee to the Ministry of Munitions and the Food Committee of the Ministry of Munitions. An early member of the Labour Party, Baker was subsequently selected to contest parliamentary elections on behalf of the party. In 1918 he stood unsuccessfully at Kidde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tamatoa Baker
John Tamatoa Baker, also given as John Timoteo Baker, (1852 – September 7, 1921) was a Hawaiian politician, businessman, and rancher who served many political posts in the Kingdom of Hawaii, including Governors of Hawaii (island), Governor of the Island of Hawaii from 1892 to 1893. Baker and his brother became the models for the Kamehameha statues, Kamehameha Statues. Early life and family Baker was born in 1852 at Kailupe, on the island of Oahu, of part Native Hawaiians, Hawaiian, Tahitians, Tahitian, and English people, English descent. His parents were Adam C. Baker, an English sea captain, and Luka Pruvia, daughter of an early Tahitian missionary to Hawaii. His adopted brother was Robert Hoapili Baker. He was educated at Lahainaluna High School, Lahainaluna School, an institution founded by the American Protestant missionaries on the island of Maui. He married the High Chiefess Ululani Lewai Baker, Ululani Lewai Peleiōhōlani, who served as Governess of the Island of Hawai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baker (Portsmouth MP)
Sir John Baker (1828 – 9 November 1909) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected at the 1892 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Portsmouth, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1900 general election, when both Portsmouth seats were won by the Conservative Party. He was re-elected at the 1906 general election, but died in office in 1909, aged 81. No by-election was held for his seat before Parliament was dissolved for the January 1910 general election The January 1910 UK general election was held from 15 January to 10 February 1910. Called amid a constitutional crisis after the Conservative-dominated House of Lords rejected the People's Budget, the Liberal government, seeking a mandate, los .... References * External links * 1828 births 1909 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 Knights Bachelor English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John I
John I may refer to: People Religious figures * John I (bishop of Jerusalem) * John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople * John I of Antioch (died 441) * Pope John I of Alexandria, Coptic Pope from 496 to 505 * Pope John I, Pope from 523 to 526 * John I (exarch) (died 615), Exarch of Ravenna * John I (archbishop of Trier) (c. 1140-1212), Archbishop of Trier from 1190 to 1212 * Pope John Paul I, Pope in 1978 Counts * John I of Ponthieu (c. 1147 – 1191) * John I of Dreux (1215–1249) * John I of Avesnes (1218–1257), Count of Hainaut * John I, Count of Blois (died 1280) * John I of Brienne, Count of Eu (died 1294) * John I, Count of Holland (1284–1299) * John I Orsini (1303/4–1317), Count of Cephalonia * John I of Nassau-Weilburg (1309–1371) * John I, Count of La Marche (1344–1393) * John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, (1532–1586) * John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1550–1604) Dukes * John I of Naples (died c. 719) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baker (Australian Politician)
John Baker (28 December 1813 – 19 May 1872) was an early South Australian pastoralist and politician. He was the second Premier of the colony of South Australia, succeeding Boyle Travers Finniss; however, he only held office for 12 days from 21 August to 1 September 1857 before being succeeded by the third Premier of the colony, Robert Torrens. Early life John Baker was born at Ilminster in Somerset, England, on 28 December 1813 to Richard Chaffey Baker and his wife Mary, née Anstice (c. 1885 – 24 August 1849). He emigrated to Van Diemen's Land Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania during the European exploration of Australia, European exploration and colonisation of Australia in the 19th century. The Aboriginal Tasmanians, Aboriginal-inhabited island wa ... in 1838, and married Isabella Allan on 7 June 1838. Pastoralist In 1838 Baker visited the new settlement at Adelaide and in the following year returned and took up land in South Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baker (representative)
John Baker (1769 – August 18, 1823) was an American politician and lawyer who represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1811 to 1813. Early life John Baker was born in 1769 in Frederick County in the Province of Maryland. He attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Virginia for three years. Later, he studied law and was admitted to the bar. Career Baker began a law practice in Berkeley County, Virginia (now Jefferson County, West Virginia). Baker was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1798 to 1799. He was one of the lawyers who defended Aaron Burr when he was tried for treason. He was elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth Congress (March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813) with 56.44% of the vote, defeating Democratic-Republican Daniel Morgan. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He was the commonwealth attorney for Jefferson County. Personal life Baker married Ann Mark, daughter of J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baker (MP For Canterbury)
John Baker (c. 1754 - 20 January 1831) was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom in 1796 and 1797 and from 1802 to 1818. Baker was the son of George Baker, a surgeon and medical practitioner of Canterbury. The family had long lived in Canterbury. His father left him a considerable fortune which he enlarged by marriage. He lived at Hawkhurst Lodge, in the Weald of Kent, and became one of the largest hop-planters in the district. Later he established the Union Bank at Canterbury and moved to St Stephen's, near there. He became active in local politics and was Sheriff of Canterbury for 1786–87. In 1796, Baker was elected Member of Parliament for Canterbury on what was called the independent interest. He headed the poll with 774 votes but the election was declared void on petition under the provisions of the Treating Act. At the second election in March 1797 he again had a majority of votes, "although not one public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Grinstead (UK Parliament Constituency)
East Grinstead was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. It first existed as a Parliamentary borough from 1307, returning two Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England, House of Commons elected by the Plurality-at-large voting, bloc vote system. The borough was disfranchised under the Reform Act 1832, but the name was revived at the 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 election when the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Redistribution of Seats Act created a new single-member county constituency, county division of the same name. Upon its abolition for the 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 election, its territory was divided between Mid Sussex (UK Parliament constituency), Mid Sussex and Wealden (UK Parliament constituency), Wealden. Boundaries 1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Cuckfield (except the paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
