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John Howell
John Howell may refer to: Sports people * John Howell (athlete) (born 1936), British Olympic long jumper * John Howell (bobsleigh) (1955–2006), British Olympic bobsledder * John Howell (cricketer) (1943–2010), New Zealand cricketer * John Howell (defensive back) (born 1978), National Football League safety * John Howell (halfback) (1915–1946), National Football League halfback Other people * John Howell (art director) (1914–1993), British film set designer * John Howell (activist) (1933–1988), community activist in Atlanta, Georgia * John Howell (MP for Exeter), 17th century, English MP for Exeter, 1601 * John Howell (politician) (born 1955), British Member of Parliament * John Howell (polyartist) (1788–1863), Scottish inventor in Edinburgh * John Howell (pioneer) (1809–1874), New Zealand whaler, trader, pastoralist, and politician * John Adams Howell (1840–1918), rear admiral of the United States Navy, served in the American Civil War and the Spanish–A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Howell (athlete)
John David Howell (born 10 April 1936) is a former British long jumper. Biography Howell was born in London, England and was a member of the Herne Hill Harriers. He first competed internationally at the Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Representing Great Britain, he finished in 27th place in the qualifying round of the Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump, long jump event with a jump of 7.19 metres. Howell finished second behind John Oladitan in the long jump event at the 1961 AAA Championships and second behind Jorma Valkama at the 1962 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete he was considered the List of British champions in long jump, British long jump champion. Shortly afterwards at the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Howell finished seventh in the final of the 1962 European Athletics Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Adams Howell
John Adams Howell (March 16, 1840 – January 10, 1918) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy who served during the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War. He was also a noted inventor. Biography Howell was born in Bath, New York, on March 16, 1840, to William and Adelphia Frances Howell. He had four brothers; Edward Augustus Howell, William Howell, Jr., and twins Robert and William Adams, who died before their first birthday. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1858, and was promoted to lieutenant in April 1861. He married Arabelle E. Krause on May 11, 1867, and they had three children: William, Arabella, and Frances. The American Civil War broke out in April 1861. During the war, Howell served as executive officer of the steam sloop at the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, and was honorably mentioned in despatches by his commanding officer . Howell was promoted to lieutenant commander in March 1865 and to commander on March 6, 1872. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Howell & Son
John Howell & Son, known as John Howell, was the leading building and engineering company in Hastings, Sussex in the 1860s. Its founder, John Howell Senior (ca.1825−1893) engineered churches and other public buildings in the area to the designs of innovative architects, including Holy Trinity Church, Hastings, Holy Trinity Church in 1860 to the design of Samuel Sanders Teulon, and St Johns Church, Hollington, Hastings, Hollington in 1865−1868 for Edward Alexander Wyon. John Howell Junior (1851−1903) constructed the old Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic Revival Hastings Grammar School building to the design of Jeffery and Skiller in 1883. Howell Senior was a campaigner on behalf of the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party and held a prominent political position in the town from the 1860s to the 1880s. He came to Hastings as a fatherless boy, but was the Mayor of Hastings by 1878. John Howell Senior Personal history His mother was Sophia Howell of Birmingham, born around 179 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John White Howell
John White Howell (December 22, 1857 – July 28, 1937) was an American electrical engineer who spent his entire professional career (1880 to 1930) working for Thomas Edison, specializing in the development and manufacturing of the incandescent lamp. In 1924 Howell was a recipient of the IEEE Edison Medal for his contributions towards the development of the incandescent lamp. Howell later co-authored the book ''History of the Incandescent Lamp'', the authoritative source for the identification and description of Edison lamps. Howell attended Rutgers University, College of the City of New York, and the Stevens Institute of Technology. John W. Howell, electrical engineer, was born at New Brunswick, New Jersey, December 22, 1857, son of Martin Armstrong and Abigail Lucetta (Stout) Howell. His earliest paternal American ancestor was Edward Howell, who came to America from Marsh Gibbon, England, Prior to 1639, received a land grant of 500 acres at Lynn, Massachusetts, and was a foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thomas Howell
John Thomas Howell (November 6, 1903 – May 7, 1994) was an American botanist and taxonomist. He became an expert of ''Eriogonum'' (buckwheat) species, which are widely represented in the native California flora. He was the assistant of Alice Eastwood (1859−1953), the renowned botanist and botanical collection director at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California. Taxa named for Howell The genera of '' Howelliella'' (in the family Plantaginaceae), ''Howellanthus'' (a synonym of ''Phacelia'' in the Boraginaceae family) and also '' Johanneshowellia'' (Howell's buckwheat) of the family Polygonaceae, are all named in his honor. Taxa named by Howell See also *List of California native plants California native plants are plants that existed in California prior to the arrival of European explorers and colonists in the late 18th century. California includes parts of at least three phytochoria. The largest is the California Floristi ... * References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Morgan Howell
John Morgan Howell (1855-1928) was a prominent figure in the public life of Cardiganshire in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A supporter of the Liberal Party, he represented Aberaeron as a county councillor for over thirty years and served on many other public bodies. Shortly after he was elected as county councillor in 1889, Howell married Ann Evans at the Tabernacle Calvinistic Methodist Church, Aberaeron. Howell was a prominent figure at Tabernacle, became its precentor in 1874, and was also superintendent of the Sunday school from a young age. It was said that he was the mainstay of the musical festivals or Cymanfaoedd held in the district. Howell was a prominent businessman and operated a flourishing ironmongery business at Portland House, Aberaeron. He served as a director of the Lampeter and Aberayron Railway which opened in 1911. In many ways, he represented the urban, commercial, middle class, who became a powerful new force within society in Cardigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Henry Howell
John Henry Howell (31 October 1869 – 20 June 1944) was a New Zealand technical college principal and Quaker. He was born in Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire, England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ... on 31 October 1869. References 1869 births 1944 deaths New Zealand Quakers New Zealand educators People from South Gloucestershire District English emigrants to New Zealand {{NewZealand-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John H
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 Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bruce Howell
John Bruce Howell (June 17, 1941 – February 28, 1997)Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 atabase on-line Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. was an American librarian and bibliographer. He was Africana and International Studies Bibliographer at the University of Iowa Libraries, a profilfic bibliographic author, and "a national leader in Africana librarianship".Joseph CarusoOBITUARY: John Bruce Howell, 24 March 1997 Life Howell gained his B.A. from Columbia University in 1965 and an M.A. in library science from the University of Michigan the following year. Between 1969 and 1980 he held various positions at the Library of Congress. In 1984 he completed a PhD in library and information science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McDade Howell
John McDade Howell (January 28, 1922 – January 3, 2016) was the seventh chancellor of East Carolina University. He was born in Five Points, Alabama. In 1942, he joined the US Army Air Corps and served for three years in the European Theater, which he received a Bronze Star. After he was honorably discharged he enrolled at the University of Alabama, earning a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1948 and a master's degree in political science the following year. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa. In 1954 Howell earned his doctorate in political science from Duke University. He then joined the faculty as an associate professor of Political Science at Memphis State University. He then moved to Greenville, North Carolina and joined ECU faculty in 1957 and was promoted to full professor in 1961. He then assumed many roles, including founder and first chair of the Political Science department. Then he was the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and then the Dean of the Graduate School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cummings Howell
John Cummings Howell (November 24, 1819 – September 12, 1892) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He rose to the rank of rear admiral and late in his career was commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic Squadron and then of the European Squadron. Early life Howell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 24, 1819.Hamersly, p. 29. Naval career Early career Howell was appointed as a midshipman on June 9, 1836. His first tour of duty was aboard the new sloop-of-war in the West Indies Squadron from 1837 to 1841. He was promoted to passed midshipman on July 1, 1842, and served aboard the new frigate in the Mediterranean Squadron from 1842 to 1844. From 1844 to 1845 he served aboard the brig in the East India Squadron, after which he was Naval Storekeeper at Macao from 1846 to 1848. Promoted to master on February 21, 1849 and to lieutenant on August 2, 1849, Howell returned to sea for a tour aboard the frigate in the Home Squad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Howell (pioneer)
John Howell (1809 – 25 May 1874) was a New Zealand whaler, trader, pastoralist and politician. Howell was born in 1809.Birth year as per the biography on the information board in Howell's Memorial Park, Riverton He settled in New Zealand, and established the settlement that is today known as Riverton, New Zealand, Riverton. He was a member of the Southland Provincial Council from 1862 to 1864 for the Riverton electorate, and from 1864 to 1867 for the Aparima electorate. Howell's Cottage, which was built for him at Riverton in 1837/38, is the oldest building in Riverton. It is one of very few surviving New Zealand buildings that predates the 1840s, and is listed as a Category I building by Heritage New Zealand. References 1810 births 1874 deaths New Zealand traders New Zealand people in whaling New Zealand farmers People from Eastbourne English emigrants to New Zealand Members of the Southland Provincial Council 19th-century New Zealand politicians Ellison family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
