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James Shields (Oregon Politician)
James Shields may refer to: *James Shields (baseball) (born 1981), American baseball player *James Shields (politician, born 1762) (1762–1831), U.S. Representative from Ohio *James Shields (politician, born 1806) (1806–1879), U.S. Senator from Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri *Shaemas O'Sheel (1886–1954), Irish-American poet, born James Shields * ''James Shields'' (Volk), an 1893 bronze sculpture of James Shields by Leonard Volk *James Shields (academic) James Shields (21 November 1918 – 20 June 1978) was a Scottish psychiatric geneticist and twin researcher. In the 1960s, he worked with Irving Gottesman on a twin study of schizophrenia at the Medical Research Council Psychiatric Genetics Uni ... (1918–1978), Scottish psychiatric geneticist See also * Jimmy Shields (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Shields, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Shields (baseball)
James Anthony Shields (born December 20, 1981) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays from 2006 through 2012, the Kansas City Royals in 2013 and 2014, the San Diego Padres in 2015 and 2016, and the Chicago White Sox from 2016 to 2018. He was an All Star in 2011. Amateur career Shields grew up in the Newhall neighborhood of Santa Clarita, California. He has two older brothers. While attending William S. Hart High School, he was named the ''Los Angeles Times'' Valley Player of the Year in 1999, his junior season after leading Hart to the Division II championship. He had an 11–0 win–loss record with a 2.35 earned run average (ERA) with 123 strikeouts in innings pitched. He also batted .478 with a then-school record 11 home runs and 45 runs batted in, being named the Southern Section's Division II Player of the Year. He declined a full scholarship to play baseball at Louisiana State Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Shields (politician, Born 1762)
James Shields (April 13, 1762August 13, 1831) was a one-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, serving from 1829 to 1831. Biography A descendant of the Ó Siadhail family, Shields was born in Banbridge, County Down in the Kingdom of Ireland. He received a good common-school education, entering the University of Glasgow, Scotland in 1782 and graduated in 1786. He attended medical college for two years, before emigrating to the United States in July 1791 and settled in Frederick County, Virginia, where he taught school. He moved to Butler County, Ohio in 1801, but then returned to Virginia and became a citizen of the United States in 1804. Political career He returned to Ohio in 1807 and was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives between 1806 and 1827 and was an elector for Andrew Jackson in 1828. Taylor 1899, p. 145 He was elected as a Jacksonian to the 21st United States Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831). Death Shields was killed through the accidental ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Shields (politician, Born 1806)
James Shields (May 10, 1806June 1, 1879) was an Irish American Democratic politician and United States Army officer, who is the only person in U.S. history to serve as a Senator for three different states, and one of only two to represent multiple states in the U.S. Senate. Shields represented Illinois from 1849 to 1855, in the 31st, 32nd, and 33rd Congresses, Minnesota from 1858 to 1859, in the 35th Congress, and Missouri in 1879, in the 45th Congress. Born and initially educated in Ireland, Shields emigrated to the Americas in 1826. He was briefly a sailor, and spent time in Quebec, before settling in Kaskaskia, Illinois, where he studied and practiced law. In 1836, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives, and later as State Auditor. His work as auditor was criticized by a young Abraham Lincoln, who (with his then fiancée, Mary Todd) published a series of inflammatory pseudonymous letters in a local paper. Shields challenged Lincoln to a duel, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaemas O'Sheel
Shaemas O'Sheel (September 19, 1886 – April 2, 1954) was an Irish American poet and critic. Born James Shields,O'Sheel, Shaemas, and Sophocles. ''Antigone'', University of Pennsylvania Press, 1961, p.8 he changed his name to an anglicized spelling of its Irish version soon after high school. He worked briefly for the United States Senate (1913-1916), held jobs with various newspapers, and did publicity and advertising work. Although third-generation Irish American and never visiting Ireland, he was active in the Irish independence movement. He was, in his own words, "a very ardent communist and a staunch supporter of the Soviet Union". However, because he disagreed with Soviet foreign policy, many communist publications (such as ''New Masses'') refused to publish his work. As a member of the League of American Writers, O'Sheel served on its ''Keep America Out of War Committee'' in January 1940 during the period of the Hitler-Stalin pact.Franklin Folsom, ''Days of Anger, Day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Shields (Volk)
''James Shields'' is an 1893 bronze sculpture of James Shields by Leonard Volk, installed in the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. It is one of two statues donated by the state of Illinois. The sculpture was unveiled by Senator Shelby Moore Cullom Shelby Moore Cullom (November 22, 1829 – January 28, 1914) was a U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and the 17th Governor of Illinois. Life and ca ... of Illinois on December 6, 1893.Murdock, Myrtle Chaney, National Statuary Hall in the Nation’s Capitol, Monumental Press, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1955 pp. 30–31 See also * 1893 in art References External links * 1893 establishments in Washington, D.C. 1893 sculptures Marble sculptures in Washington, D.C. Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. Shields, James Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C. {{US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Shields (academic)
James Shields (21 November 1918 – 20 June 1978) was a Scottish psychiatric geneticist and twin researcher. In the 1960s, he worked with Irving Gottesman on a twin study of schizophrenia at the Medical Research Council Psychiatric Genetics Unit at Maudsley Hospital in London, England. This study, known as the Maudsley twin study, is now considered a landmark in the field. He had previously begun working for Eliot Slater at Maudsley after serving in the United Kingdom's Royal Artillery during World War II. He was a fellow of the Eugenics Society Eugenics ( ; ) is a fringe set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population. Historically, eugenicists have attempted to alter human gene pools by excluding people and groups judged to be inferior or ... and the International Society for Twin Studies. After Shields died in 1978, Gottesman founded the annual James Shields Award for Lifetime Contributions to Twin Research in his honor. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
