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John Dewar
John Dewar may refer to: * Dewar's Scotch Whisky, made by John Dewar & Sons * John Dewar (academic) (born 1959), Vice-Chancellor of La Trobe University * John Dewar Sr. (1805–1880), founder of ''John Dewar & Sons'' * John Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot (1856–1929), son of John Dewar, Sr. * John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot (1885–1947), Scottish businessman and soldier * John Dewar (RAF officer) (1907–1940), World War II Royal Air Force fighter pilot * John A. Dewar (1863–1945), farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island * John Michael Dewar (1883–1941), British gynaecologist and ornithologist * John Dewar (MP) (1740s–1795), British politician {{disambiguation, hn=Dewar, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dewar & Sons
John Dewar & Sons, Ltd. is a Scottish company that distills Scotch whisky. It is a subsidiary of Bacardi. History John Dewar was born in 1825 in the town of Ochterarder, Scotland. He began his career in the whisky trade in the early 1840s. John Dewar & Sons was officially established by John Dewar and his two sons, John Alexander Dewar and James Dewar, in Perth, Scotland. Initially, the company operated as a whisky blender. In 1890, the company gained significant recognition for its blended whisky, particularly " Dewar's White Label", which became the company's flagship product. In 1900, Dewar's expanded its reach internationally, particularly in the United States, by leveraging innovative marketing techniques. Dewar's rose to prominence in the United States when Andrew Carnegie requested a small keg of Dewar's Scotch whisky be sent to the White House for President James Garfield's inauguration. Carnegie also sent the same gift to President Benjamin Harrison on his inaug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewar's
Dewar's () is a brand of blended Scotch whisky manufactured by John Dewar & Sons, Ltd., a unit of Bacardi Ltd. History The Dewar's whisky brand was created by John Dewar, Sr. in 1846. Under the control of his two sons, John A. Dewar Jr. and Thomas "Tommy" Dewar, the brand expanded to become a global market leader by 1896 and began to win several awards, including a gold medal in the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Tommy became famous as the author of a travel journal, '' Ramble Round the Globe,'' which documented his travels while publicizing the Dewar name. Dewar's eventually expanded their product by constructing the Aberfeldy Distillery in 1896. Dewar's rose to prominence in the United States when Andrew Carnegie requested a small keg of Dewar's Scotch whisky be sent to the White House for President James Garfield's inauguration. Carnegie also sent the same gift to President Benjamin Harrison on his inauguration eight years later. In 1987, numerous cases of still pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dewar (academic)
John Kinley Dewar (born 9 September 1959) is an Australian academic. He served as the vice-chancellor of La Trobe University''Who's Who in Australia'', ConnectWeb (2018). from 2012 to 2024 and is currently the interim vice-chancellor of the University of Wollongong from June 2024. Education He was educated at Abingdon School and Hertford College, Oxford, where he is currently a Research Fellow. Career Dewar is an internationally known family law specialist. He was a member of the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Family Law Pathways Advisory Group from 2000 to 2001 and a former member and chair of the Family Law Council from 1998 to 2004. Before working at Griffith University, Dewar taught at the universities of Lancaster and Warwick in the United Kingdom and was a fellow and tutor in law at Hertford College, Oxford. He was Head of Education and Training for Allen & Overy (London) from 1988 to 1990. Griffith University Dewar moved from the United Kingdom in 1995 to tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dewar Sr
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot
John Alexander Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot (6 June 1856 – 23 November 1929) was a Scotland, Scottish businessman, elder son of the founder of John Dewar & Sons company and a Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Member of Parliament. Career Lord Forteviot was chairman of the distilling firm John Dewar and Sons and a director of Buchanan-Dewar Ltd and of Distillers Company, Distillers Company Ltd. He also represented Inverness-shire (UK Parliament constituency), Inverness-shire in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1900 to 1917 and was twice Lord Provost of Perth, Scotland, Perth. He was created a Baronet in 1907 and in 1917 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Forteviot, of Dupplin in the County of Perth. In 1912 he chaired the Dewar Commission, an examination of the state of healthcare provision in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The Commission took evidence in the form of written submissions and personal interviews throughout the North, beginning on 15 August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot
John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot (17 March 1885 – 24 October 1947) was a Scottish businessman and soldier, notable as being head of the whisky giant John Dewar & Sons and of the Distillers Company and a director of the Bank of Scotland. Life He was born on 17 March 1885 the eldest child and only son of Sir John Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot and his wife Johann (Joan) Tod. His uncle (his father's brother) was Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar. He was sent to Rugby School in England as a boarder, followed by New College at Oxford University (but did not graduate). In the First World War he served as a colonel in the Scottish Horse Regiment, serving in the Balkans, Gallipoli and Egypt. He won the Military Cross for bravery. From 1922 to 1924 he served as Lord Provost of Perth and was also Deputy Lieutenant of Perthshire. On the death of his father in 1929 he succeeded to the title of Baron Forteviot. He also held the title of brigadier in the Royal Company of Archers, the monarch's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dewar (RAF Officer)
Wing Commander John Scatliff Dewar, DSO, DFC (1907 – 1940) was a World War II Royal Air Force fighter pilot, who was killed in action during the Battle of Britain. Early life Dewar was born in Lahore, British India, the second son of Douglas Dewar who was working for the Indian Civil Service at the time but originally came from Camberley in Surrey. John was named for his great uncle, John Milton Elborough Scatliff. He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury where he was a School Monitor and played in the Cricket XI and the Rugby XV. Dewar was a member of the school Officer Training Corps, attaining the rank of Sergeant. He was also Editor of the school magazine, ''The Cantuarian''. Royal Air Force Dewar attended the Royal Air Force College Cranwell from 1926 and 1927 and on graduation was commissioned as a Pilot Officer. His first posting was to No. 13 Army Co-operation Squadron at Andover. Dewar was promoted to Flying Officer on 17 June 1929. He became a Qualified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John A
Sir John Alexander Macdonald (10 or 11January 18156June 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 until his death in 1891. He was the Fathers of Confederation, dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, and had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston, Ontario, Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada, premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, he agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown (Canadian politician), George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Michael Dewar
Dr John Michael Dewar MD FRSE FRCPE (1883 – 24 May 1941) was a Scottish gynaecologist and ornithologist specialising in diving birds and waders. In publication he is usually referred to as J. M. Dewar. Life He was the son of Agnes Baillie Anderson and her husband, Dr Michael Dewar (1850–1925). His early education was at George Watson's College. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and graduated with an MB ChB in 1904, and gained an MD in 1914. He made complex studies and calculations of the dives of diving birds to discover the co-relation between length of dive and depth reached. In 1912 he published papers on the evolution of wading birds, and in 1915 an important paper on sense of direction in birds, of much relevance to migration. At this time he lived at 24 Lauriston Place, a flat opposite the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary next to George Heriot’s School. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1938. His proposers were Edwin Bramwell, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
