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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Turner%20%28cricketer%2C%20born%202001%29
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John Turner (cricketer, born 2001)
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John Andrew Turner (born 10 April 2001) is a South African cricketer. Turner attended Hilton College, where he was head boy in 2019, and former Hampshire coach Dale Benkenstein was head coach. In April 2020, he was part of Gauteng's Academy intake. The following month, he was due to play in the Southern Premier Cricket League in England, but he did not travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He made his List A debut on 22 July 2021, for Hampshire in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup in England. His first professional dismissal was the wicket of Alastair Cook.
References
External links
2001 births
Living people
South African cricketers
Hampshire cricketers
Sportspeople from Johannesburg
Alumni of Hilton College (South Africa)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Hall%20%28sport%20shooter%29
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James Hall (sport shooter)
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James Hall (born November 18, 1983) is an American sports shooter. He competed in the men's 10 metre air pistol event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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External links
1983 births
Living people
American male sport shooters
Olympic shooters of the United States
Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics
People from Shelby County, Alabama
Sportspeople from Alabama
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Martin%20%28Queensland%20politician%29
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James Martin (Queensland politician)
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James Robert Martin (born 20 April 1981) is an Australian politician who currently serves as the Labor member for Stretton in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, having been elected at the 2021 Stretton state by-election on 24 July 2021.
Martin replaced Duncan Pegg, who died of cancer in June 2021. Prior to his election, Martin had worked as an electorate officer for Pegg from 2015 until Pegg's death. He had previously contested Calamvale Ward at the local government elections for Brisbane City Council in 2020, achieving an 11.4% primary swing towards Labor but was not elected. He holds a Bachelor's degree from Griffith University and a Master's degree from University of Queensland.
References
1981 births
Living people
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
University of Queensland alumni
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Huntar
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John Huntar
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John Huntar was a Scottish farmer who kept livestock in Holyrood Park for Mary, Queen of Scots.
Huntar was a burgess of the Canongate, a district of Edinburgh which then had a separate administration. He became keeper of Holyrood Park during the regency of Mary of Guise and was paid a fee of £20 Scots. In 1559 and 1560 he built a house in the park, constructed a section of the park dyke, and employed masons and other labourers to repair boundaries, some of which had been destroyed by the villagers of Duddingston.
In 1563 he provided mutton to the royal household and bought and drove 77 cattle to Holyrood Park.
In 1564 he provided meat to the royal household and 24 stones of wool worth £25 to the exchequer. Huntar became the leaseholder of Holyrood Park on 20 March 1565, and was contracted to repair the boundary dykes and drainage ditches around the meadows. The lands included the Abbot's meadow and a marshy area extending extending towards Restalrig.
His wife Margaret Aikman died in 1570.
A valley on Arthur's Seat is called Hunter's Bog. It is unclear if it is named after John Huntar.
James V and the royal flock
Mary's father, James V of Scotland kept sheep in Ettrick Forest. The chronicle writer Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie claimed that Andrew Bell kept a royal flock of 10,000 in that formerly lawless area. Later in the reign, the English ambassador Ralph Sadler tried to encourage James V to close the monasteries and take their revenue so that he would not have to keep sheep like a mean subject. James replied that he had no sheep, he could depend on his god-father the King of France, and it was against reason to close abbeys that "stand these many years, and God's service maintained and kept in the same, and I might have anything I require of them." Sadler knew that James did farm sheep on his estates. After James' death 600 sheep were given to James Douglass of Drumlanrig.
References
Further reading
John G. Harrison, The Creation and Survival of Some Scots Royal Landscapes: Edinburgh Castle, Holyroodhouse, Linlithgow, Falkland & Stirling (Stirling, 2016), pp. 8–9.
Court of Mary, Queen of Scots
Businesspeople from Edinburgh
Scottish farmers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Joseph
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David Joseph
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David Joseph may refer to:
David Joseph (basketball), Canadian basketball coach
David Joseph (executive), English corporate executive
David C. Joseph (born 1977), American judge
See Also
Dave Joseph (born 1969), West Indian cricketer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus%20Patterson%20%28basketball%29
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Marcus Patterson (basketball)
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Marcus Patterson (born February 8, 1995) is an American-Jamaican professional basketball player for Portimonense S.C. of the Proliga basketball league. He played college basketball for Russell Sage.
Early life and personal life
Patterson was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. He attended and played basketball at Mount Saint Michael Academy, where he helped his team to the 2011 CHSAA City A Championship. He has five brothers, including Tyshawn, who played ball at Stetson University.
College career
Patterson attended Russell Sage College, where he majored in business administration and played basketball for the Sage Gators.
In 2013–14, he played in twenty-four contests and made eight starts. He earned Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week Honors on February 10 after helping the Gators to key Skyline wins over NYU-Poly and St. Joseph's College (LI). Patterson averaged 11.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists as Sage notched wins over St. Joseph's-L.I. (69-59) and NYU-Poly (78-69)
In 2014-2015, he was a member of the Gator Skyline Conference Championship. The Gators also got 15 points from sophomore forward Patterson.
In 2015-2016, he started 23 of 26 games played while adding 276 points. Patterson averaged 10.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per outing for the Gators. He earned numerous awards including a selection to the Nazareth College All-Tournament Team.
Patterson rose to success at Sage where he earned First-Team All-Skyline Conference honors as a senior and was named the school’s 2016-17 Male Athlete of the Year. Patterson ranked in 10 statistical categories nationally in Division III. He was ranked 74th nationally in total field goals attempted (381) after wrapping his stellar athletic career 1,021 career points, the third highest total among all Sage men's basketball players. Patterson also stands second all-time with his 552 rebounds in 102 career games played, which is also tied for second best all-time at Sage. Patterson finished his senior season with 477 points, which is the most points scored in a single-season in the history of the squad. Patterson averaged a team-best 17.7 ppg with a 7.5 rpg average in his 30.5 minutes per game. Patterson added 30 or more points three times, including a pair of 31 point showings. He earned seven selections to the Skyline Conference Weekly Honor Roll and scored double digits in all but three of his 27 games played and started this past season. He added eight double-doubles and was nationally ranked 111th with his double-doubles. By year's end, Sage earned a 17-10 record, while also bringing home the 2017 Skyline Conference Runner-up Trophy after winning the league's North Division III regular-season crown.
In 2017–18, Patterson earned a master's degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of East London while playing for the school's basketball team.
College statistics
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| align="left" | 2013–14
| align="left" | Russell Sage College
| 24 || 8 || 13.9 || .457 || .308 || .571 || 3.4 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 4.8
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| align="left" | 2014–15
| align="left" | Russell Sage College
| 25 || 2 || 14.5 || .404 || .286 || .593 || 3.6 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 6.0
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| align="left" | 2015-16
| align="left" | Russell Sage College
| 26 || 23 || 23.8 || .461 || .304 || .756 || 6.7 || 0.6 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 10.6
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| align="left" | 2016-17
| align="left" | Russell Sage College
| 27 || 26 || 30.5 || .457 || .328 || .741 || 7.5 || 1.4 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 17.6
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| align="left" | Career
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| 102 || 59 || 21.0 || .449 || .314 || .704 || 5.4 || 0.9 || 0.9 || 0.3|| 10.0
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Professional career
East London All-Stars
In 2017-2018, Patterson became a member of the East London All-Stars in the England National Basketball League.
Portimonense S.C.
In September 2019, Patterson went to play for Portimonense S.C. in Portugal. He received two accolades from Eurobasket.com, being named in the ‘All Portuguese 1st Division All-Import Team’ and the ‘All Portuguese 1st Division 2nd Team’. Patterson averaged 22 points per game, 9 rebounds per game and 2 steals per game.
C.A. Queluz
In October 2020, Patterson signed with C.A. Queluz of the Proliga basketball league. Patterson averaged 8.2 points, three rebounds and 1.7 assists from four games before COVID-19 postponed the season.
Return to Portimonense S.C.
In December 2021, Patterson returned back to Portimonense.
References
External links
Sage Gators bio
Twitter page
The Next Prospect
RealGM.com Profile
EuroBasket profile
Living people
1995 births
African-American basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
Basketball players from New York City
Shooting guards
Russell Sage College alumni
Sportspeople from the Bronx
American sportspeople of Jamaican descent
Jamaican men's basketball players
C.A. Queluz players
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Montgomery%20%28Oklahoma%20politician%29
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John Montgomery (Oklahoma politician)
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John Michael Montgomery (born August 13, 1991) is an American politician serving as a member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 32nd district. Elected in November 2018, he assumed office on January 14, 2019.
Early life and education
Montgomery was born and raised in Lawton, Oklahoma, where he graduated from Eisenhower High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and affairs and a Master of Arts in global studies from the University of Oklahoma.
Career
Prior to entering politics, Montgomery worked as an insurance agent for Northwestern Mutual and New York Life. He represented the 62nd district in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. He was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in November 2018 and assumed office on January 14, 2019. Montgomery also serves as vice chair of the Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee.
References
1991 births
Living people
People from Lawton, Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma alumni
Oklahoma Republicans
Oklahoma state senators
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
21st-century American politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Harrison%20Jr.
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Eric Harrison Jr.
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Eric Harrison Jr. (born 18 February 1999) is an American athlete who represents Trinidad and Tobago. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Harrison's mother is from Trinidad, and became eligible to represent Trinidad and Tobago on 15 July 2021.
Harrison comes from Washington, D.C. Representing the United States at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, Harrison won a gold medal and two bronze medals. He won gold in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay, and bronze in thee 100 metres and the 200 metres.
Initially, Harrison missed the trials for the 2020 Summer Olympics because of illness, but he later qualified for the Trinidad and Tobago relay team based on his results in the 100 metres. His training was also impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the indoor track season being cancelled in March 2020.
References
External links
1999 births
Living people
Trinidad and Tobago male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Trinidad and Tobago
Track and field athletes from Washington, D.C.
American sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent
Ohio State Buckeyes men's track and field athletes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Wallace%20%28politician%29
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Kevin Wallace (politician)
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Kevin Wallace is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 32nd district. Elected in November 2014, he assumed office on January 12, 2015.
Early life and education
A native of Lincoln County, Oklahoma, Wallace graduated from Wellston High School. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1993.
Career
After graduating from college, Wallace founded American Cellular Service and Dynatek Development Services. He later founded a construction company, equipment rental company, and investment firm. Wallace was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in November 2014 and assumed office on January 12, 2015. He serves as chair of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee.
References
Living people
People from Lincoln County, Oklahoma
University of Central Oklahoma alumni
Oklahoma Republicans
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
21st-century American politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Hall%20%28footballer%29
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James Hall (footballer)
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Walter James Alonte Hall (born July 16, 1989), known as James Hall, is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a right-back and a central midfield for Stallion Laguna F.C. and the Philippines national team.
Early life
James Hall was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His mother Lori hails from Bacolod, Negros Occidental while his father James Hall Sr. is from the United Kingdom. Hall spent his academy years in Everton from 2005 to 2008.
Club career
Everton
In 2007, Hall signed his first professional contract with Everton after being with the club since the age of 14. He was with the team until 2010.
FC Meralco Manila
Hall moved to the Philippines in 2016 and signed with FC Meralco Manila (then known as Loyola Meralco Sparks). At the end of the 2016–2017 season, the UFL was discontinued to pave the way for the newly formed Philippines Football League. Hall afterwards departed FC Meralco Manila for the newly formed Davao Aguilas FC.
Davao Aguilas Football Club
In 2017, Hall moved to Davao Aguilas FC, a newly formed club which took part in the Philippines Football League. Hall was an active member of Davao's roster and started in the final of the inaugural edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara. They went on to settle for runner-up after falling to Kaya-FC Iloilo in extra time, 1–0. After two seasons, Davao Aguilas disbanded at the end of 2018.
Stallion Laguna F.C.
In 2021, Hall was signed by Stallion Laguna F.C. They went on to finish third in the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara.
International career
After the Philippine Men's National Football Team rose to fame in the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, Hall reinforced the training pool of the Azkals in February 2011 alongside brother Ryan now known as (DJ Ryan Hall) prior to the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup Pre-qualifiers.
Months later in June, Hall was called up once again by then Azkals Coach Hans Michael Weiss for the Philippines’ training camp in Bahrain for the second round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Once added to the squad, Hall started both friendlies for the Azkals against the Bahrain U-23 National Team playing central midfield. Hall suited up for the Philippines once more in the CTFA International Tournament in 2017. He picked up two official senior national team caps under Coach Marlon Maro as they went on to place second overall in the tournament.
Honors
Club
Runner-Up 2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara
Second Runner-Up 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara
National team
Runner-Up 2018 CTFA International Tournament
Personal life
Hall is also the brother-in-law of former Philippines internationals Phil and James Younghusband. He has two siblings - younger brother DJ Ryan Hall and older sister Margaret.
References
1989 births
Living people
Footballers from Glasgow
Citizens of the Philippines through descent
Filipino people of English descent
English people of Filipino descent
European sportspeople of Filipino descent
Filipino British sportspeople
Filipino footballers
Association football midfielders
Association football fullbacks
Everton F.C. players
F.C. Meralco Manila players
Davao Aguilas F.C. players
Philippines international footballers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Snyder%20%28Florida%20politician%29
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John Snyder (Florida politician)
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John Snyder (born April 13, 1987) is an American politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 82nd district. He assumed office on November 3, 2020.
Early life and education
Snyder was born in Hobe Sound, Florida. He had served in the United States Marines Corps from 2007 to 2012. Snyder earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana Wesleyan University.
His father William Snyder had also served in Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2012 and is a current sheriff for Martin County.
Election history
References
1987 births
Members of the Florida House of Representatives
Indiana Wesleyan University alumni
21st-century American politicians
United States Marine Corps personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Florida Republicans
Living people
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Nicholson%20%28academic%29
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Michael Nicholson (academic)
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Michael Nicholson (born 1941) is an American perpetual student from Kalamazoo, Michigan, who has received two associate's degrees, three specialist's degrees and a doctoral degree, along with 22 master's degrees, including ones in health administration and special-education administration. He has been in school for 55 years. Nicholson has earned degrees from a range of institutions including in Michigan, Texas, Indiana and Canada. His first degree was in religious education from William Tyndale College Nicholson has worked at several teaching positions.
When asked in 2012 about his pursuit, Nicholson said "I just stayed in school and took menial jobs to pay for the education and just made a point of getting more degrees and eventually I retired so that I could go full time to school." He took on a job as a parking attendant to attain a tuition discount. Nicholson also said in 2012, "Don't quit too soon. Keep up with your aspirations. A lot of people tend to throw in the towel and have to come back to it later. Don't give up on your aspirations too soon."
References
Students in the United States
William Tyndale College alumni
People from Kalamazoo, Michigan
Living people
American people of Canadian descent
1941 births
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Reynolds%20%28general%29
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George Reynolds (general)
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George Martin Reynolds is a United States Air Force brigadier general who most recently served as the Vice Commander of the United States Air Force Warfare Center.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
United States Air Force generals
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20John%20Howell%20Thomas
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Charles John Howell Thomas
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Lieutenant Colonel Sir Charles John Howell Thomas, KCB, KCMG, TD (1874 – 26 November 1943) was an English civil servant and diplomat. He was surveyor to the Metropolitan Board of Works before the First World War, when he served as an officer; after the war, he represented the UK on the International Valuation Board Reparation Commission in Paris (1920–21), the International Committee on Ceded Property (1922) and the Compensation (Ireland) Commission (1922–25). He was then Chief Valuer to the Board of Inland Revenue (1925–27) before serving as Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries from 1927 to 1936; he represented the UK at the Imperial Agricultural Bureaux from 1928 to 1927 and was part of the UK's delegation at the Ottawa Conference (1932) and the World Monetary and Economic Conference (1934). From 1936 to his death, he was chairman of the Tithe Redemption Committee.
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1874 births
1943 deaths
English civil servants
Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath
Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos%20Arias%20Torrico
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Carlos Arias Torrico
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Carlos Arias Torrico (born 26 August 1956) is a Bolivian footballer. He played in 17 matches for the Bolivia national football team from 1983 to 1989. He was also part of Bolivia's squad for the 1983 Copa América tournament.
References
1956 births
Living people
Bolivian footballers
Bolivia international footballers
Association football defenders
People from Germán Jordán Province
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%20Smith%20%28Kansas%20politician%29
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Adam Smith (Kansas politician)
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Adam C. Smith is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 120th district. Elected in November 2016, he assumed office on January 9, 2017.
Early life and education
Born in Kansas, Smith was raised in the unincorporated community of Weskan. Smith earned a Bachelor of Science degree in animal science, agronomy, and agricultural technology management from Kansas State University.
Career
Outside of politics, Smith has worked as a farmer and rancher. He was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in November 2016 and assumed office on January 9, 2017. During the 2019–2020 legislative session, Smith served as vice chair of the House Rural Revitalization Committee. Since 2021, he has served as chair of the House Taxation Committee.
References
Living people
Kansas Republicans
Members of the Kansas House of Representatives
People from Wallace County, Kansas
Kansas State University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Baker%20%28academic%20and%20musician%29
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David Baker (academic and musician)
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David Michael Baker, (born 24 August 1952) is a British academic, musician and writer specialising in the field of library & information science (LIS). He holds an Emeritus Chair in Strategic Information Management from Plymouth Marjon University, where he was formerly principal. He has held a number of academic posts and has written widely in the fields of LIS and musicology.
Life and career
Baker was born in 1952 and was raised in Bradford. He gained his ARCO at the age of 16, becoming FRCO the following year. He then pursued a degree in music at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he was also organ scholar, graduating with a first-class BA degree in 1973 (as per tradition, his BA was promoted to MA in 1977). He subsequently studied for an MMus degree at King's College, London. He then graduated from Loughborough University with an MLS in 1977 and a PhD in 1988, and from the Open University in 2002 with an MBA.
After graduation, Baker held several librarian and lecturer posts at various universities, before moving to the University of East Anglia (UEA) where he was in turn Chief University Librarian, Director of Information Services and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Academic Infrastructure and Human Resources. Following his time at UEA, he was appointed Principal and Chief Executive of Plymouth Marjon University (then the University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth) in 2003. Under his leadership, the university was awarded university college status in 2007 with taught degree awarding powers. He held this post until 2009, when he became Deputy Chair of Jisc, notably chairing the Transition Board that turned Jisc from a public to a private sector organisation. Baker has also led a large number of high-level, international consultancies with a specialism in academic library provision, strategic information management and human resources.
Baker has remained active as an organist throughout his career. From 1988 to 1995 he was organist of Wymondham Abbey, and he is currently organist and choirmaster of St. Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd. In 2011 he founded the Halifax Organ Academy, based at Halifax Minster. He is also Chair of the Corporate Board of the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance.
Selected publications
Libraries, Digital Information, and Covid: Practical Applications and Approaches to Challenge and Change. Oxford: Chandos, 2021.
John Varley Roberts: Organ Music. Fitzjohn Music Publications, 2020.
Future Directions in Digital Information: Predictions, Practice, Participation. Oxford: Chandos, 2020.
William Herschel: Organ Music. Fitzjohn Music Publications, 2017–18.
Leading Libraries: The View from Above. London: SCONUL, 2017.
Leading Libraries: The View from Beyond. London: SCONUL, 2017.
Leading Libraries: Leading in Uncertain Times: A Literature Review. London: SCONUL, 2017.
Innovation (Advances in Library Administration and Organisation, 35). Bradford: Emerald, 2016.
The End of Wisdom. Oxford: Chandos, 2017.
Digital Information Strategies: from Applications and Content to Libraries and People. Oxford: Chandos, 2015.
Handbook of Digital Library Economics. Oxford: Chandos, 2013.
Trends, Discovery and People in the Digital Age. Oxford: Chandos, 2013.
Libraries and Society: Role, Social Responsibility and Future Challenges. Oxford: Chandos, 2010.
Eve on Top: Women and the Experience of Success in the Public Sector. Oxford: Chandos, 2010.
Digital Library Economics. Oxford: Chandos, 2009.
Strategic change management in public sector organisations. Oxford: Chandos, 2007.
The strategic management of technology: a guide for library and information services. Oxford: Chandos, 2004.
Resource management in academic libraries. London: Library Association Publishing, 1997.
The organs of Wymondham Abbey: a history and description. Wymondham: Friends of Wymondham Abbey, 1996.
Essays for EF. Norwich, Solen Press, 1994.
Hymns and hymn singing: a popular guide. Norwich: Canterbury Press, 1993.
Making a proposal under the CEC Action Plan for Libraries: a Workbook... London: The British Library, 1992 (British Library Information Guide, 14).
Training in library management, (Library Association Training Guideline 9). London: Library Association, 1991.
The Organ. London: Shire Publications, 1991.
Training and education of library technicians and assistants. Bradford: MCB Press, 1987.
What about the workers? A study of non-professional staff in librarianship. London: Association of Assistant Librarians, 1986.
Student reading needs: Aspects and prospects: A collection of essays. London: Library Association Publishing, 1986.
Training library assistants, (Library Association Training Guideline, 6). London: Library Association Publishing, 1986.
Leicester University Library: A history to 1961. Leicester: Leicester University Library, 1984.
Junior staff training: Papers read at a meeting of the East Midlands Branch of the University, College and Research Section of the Library Association held on 26th March, 1980 at Leicester University Library. Leicester: University College and Research Section of the Library Association, East Midlands Branch, 1980.
References
1952 births
Living people
People associated with Plymouth Marjon University
Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Alumni of King's College London
Alumni of Loughborough University
Alumni of the Open University
People associated with the University of East Anglia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Payne%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201889%29
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John Payne (footballer, born 1889)
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John Payne (3 December 1889 – 28 August 1942) was an English footballer. He was part of Great Britain's squad for the football tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
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External links
1889 births
1942 deaths
English footballers
Place of birth missing
Olympic footballers of Great Britain
Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Association football defenders
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%20William%20Jones%20Cup
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2008 William Jones Cup
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The 2008 William Jones Cup was the 30th tournament of the William Jones Cup that took place in Taipei from 10 July – 24 July.
Men's Tournament
Preliminary Round
Knockout Stage
Championship Round
5-8th Classification Round
Final standings
Women's Tournament
Preliminary Round
Final Round
Final standings
References
Results of July 10
Results of July 10
Results of July 11
Results of July 11
Results of July 12
Results of July 12
Results of July 13
Results of July 13
Result of July 14 (Qatar vs Korea)
Result of July 14 (All matches)
Result of July 15 (Jordan vs Korea)
Result of July 15 (All matches)
Results of July 16 (Korea vs Australia U-19 and standings)
Results of July 16 (All matches)
Women's teams rosters
Women's Day 1 (July 19 or 20 results)}
Women's Day 1 (Taiwan vs Woori Bank result)
Game stats
Women's Day 2 (Australia U-19 vs Woori Bank article)
Women's Day 2 (July 21) results
Women's Day 3 (Woori Bank vs Malaysia article)
Women's Day 3 (July 22) and semifinals (Jul 23) results
Women's final and 3rd place match (Jul 24 or 25) results
All results
Wiki Basketball (in Chinese)
2009
2009 in Taiwanese sport
2009–10 in Asian basketball
William Jones Cup
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Jackson%20Talks%20...%20to%20Oprah
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Michael Jackson Talks ... to Oprah
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On February 10, 1993, Oprah Winfrey interviewed pop legend, Michael Jackson at Neverland Valley Ranch. During the interview, Jackson talked about some of his childhood traumas and addressed some tabloid stories.
Jackson denied tabloid rumors that he had bought the bones of the Elephant Man, slept in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, or bleached his skin, and stated for the first time that he had vitiligo. The interview later became the most-watched interview on British or American television.
The interview
On February 10th, Jackson invited journalist, Oprah Winfrey into his home for an interview. During the interview, Jackson talked about his life growing up and how his father would mentally and physically abuse him. In front of 90 million people, Winfrey asked Michael if he was a virgin or not.
In the theater, Michael exclusively showed Oprah how he performed his Moonwalk. Jackson also beatboxed and sang his new hit single; "Who Is It". Oprah asked Michael if he believed in higher power and he answered with, "I believe in God. Absolutely. Very much."
Oprah, then asked Michael, "What do you want to be known for now?" Michael simply said, "I just want to be loved".
References
Michael Jackson
Oprah Winfrey
Interviews
1993 in American television
Works by Michael Jackson
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake%20Fitzgerald
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Blake Fitzgerald
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Blake Fitzpatrick FRSC is a photographer, curator and writer, who is concerned with the photographic representation of the nuclear era, contemporary militarism and the Berlin Wall as a mobile ruin.
Career
Blake Fitzpatrick was born in 1955 in Oshawa, Ontario. His earliest artistic influences came just after high school in the mid-1970s when he discovered The Americans by Swiss photographer Robert Frank. As a result, Fitzpatrick developed an interest in photography, which took him to Ryerson University in Toronto, for his B.A.A.. Later, he discovered the work of the artist, theorist and teacher Allan Sekula, author of the seminal essay "On the Invention of Photographic Meaning," and studied with him at Ohio State University. He graduated in 1984 with a MFA, then got his Ph.D., from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
Fitzgerald followed this with a long-term study of the history and effects of the uranium-processing industry on the town of Port Hope, Ontario, where he and his family were living. To describe what happened to this town, Fitzpatrick created an installation entitled Uranium Landscapes, first seen in an exhibition in Toronto in 1995. Starting in 2019, he created a documentary titled Future Mound through photography, video and writing, based on the development of the Port Hope Long-Term Waste Management Facility, an above-ground storage mound for radioactive waste - due to radium and uranium refining - deposited throughout Port Hope. It is the most expensive municipal cleanup in Canadian history with a budget of $1.28 billion in federal funding.
In 2008, Fitzpatrick had an exhibition of his recent work at the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, curated by Maralynne Cherry. In 2014, Freedom Rocks: The Everyday Life of the Berlin Wall, a long-term collaborative project that he produced with artist and Ryerson colleague Vid Ingelevics was exhibited at the Goethe-Institut in Los Angeles and was published in photography journals. The exhibition travelled widely and in different versions appeared elsewhere.
Fitzpatrick is a member of the Atomic Photographers Guild, an international collective of more than 20 photographers committed to documenting the on-going nuclear activity of the post “mushroom cloud” atomic era. He has curated or co-curated shows of contemporary artists who responded to zones of conflict and include War at a Distance: Visual Culture and the Framing of Public Conversations about Canadian Forces in Afghanistan; Disaster Topographics; and The Atomic Photographers Guild: Visibility and Invisibility in the Nuclear Era (2001). In 2013, he co-curated an exhibition of the work of Arthur S. Goss, titled Arthur S. Goss: Works and Days for the Ryerson Image Centre.
Fitzpatrick’s writing and visual work have appeared in numerous journals and in edited collections including The Cultural Work of Photography in Canada (McGill-Queen's University Press (MQUP), 2011), Camera Atomica (Art Gallery of Ontario, 2015) and Through Post-Atomic Eyes (MQUP, 2020). He is co-editor of Critical Distance in Documentary Media (Palgrave Macmillan 2018) and contributed a chapter on the aerial image in contemporary documentary art for the volume. In 2020, with R. D. Tredici, he wrote
Port Hope in the Era of Nuclear Waste which was published in C. Lauzon and J. O’Brian (eds.), Through Post-Atomic Eyes (Montreal: MQUP).
Fitzpatrick has held a number of senior academic positions including the position of Dean, School of Design and Communication Arts at Durham College, Oshawa as well as Dean, Faculty of Art, at the Ontario College of Art and Design. He is presently a professor in the School of Image Arts, Ryerson University, Toronto and served as its chair as well as being co-director of the Documentary Media Research Centre. In 2020, he was elected to the Royal Society of Canada.
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1955 births
Living people
20th-century Canadian photographers
21st-century Canadian photographers
Artists from Ontario
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Johnson%20%28architect%29
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Peter Johnson (architect)
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Peter Richard Norman Johnson (1923–2003) served with the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II and was a distinguished architect in his native Australia.
Early life
Johnson was born in Armadale, Victoria to Frank and Marian Johnson and later attended Bellevue Hill Public School and Sydney Boys High School. He spent one year studying engineering at Sydney Technical College before joining the Royal Australian Air Force. At the outbreak of war, he was sent to Canada for training. After completing his training, Flight Lieutenant Johnson arrived in England and spent his leave at Stonewall, Kent. It was here he met Jane Meade-Waldo who he married on 24 March 1944. Eighteen days later, Jane received news that Johnson's Lancaster Bomber had been shot down during a night bombing mission over France.
Johnson and his navigator escaped their stricken aircraft and were rescued near Amiens. Johnson was disguised as a mute peasant and hidden by the French Resistance for six months. Towards the end of the war, Johnson made his way back to England and with Jane, returned to Australia.
Career
After the war, Johnson studied architecture at the University of Sydney. Following his graduation he entered the architectural firm of Kenneth McConnel. In 1954, they were joined by Stanley Smith and founded McConnel Smith and Johnson. In 1960, Johnson emerged as a leading creative talent and became the founding president of the Architectural Society. Johnson's family house in Chatswood won the 1964 RAIA Wilkinson Award, influencing the development of the Sydney School. In 1967, Johnson was appointed Professor of Architecture at the University of Sydney and was head of the school of undergraduate studies between 1968–1986. In 1988, he became chancellor of the University of Technology, Sydney.
Notable Works
The Chatswood House (1963)
Kindersley House, 20-22 O'Connell St, Sydney (1958)
Swire House, 8 Spring St (1960)
Metropolitan and Water and Drainage Board Building (1960)
University of Sydney Law School, 148A-160 King Street, Sydney (1969)
Commonwealth State Law Courts Building, 237-241 Macquarie St (1976)
Benjamin Offices, Belconnen
Awards and recognition
In 1964, Johnson was awarded the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Wilkinson Award for his Chatswood Residence.
In 1979, Johnson received the Officer of the Order of Australia and was promoted to Companion of the Order of Australia in 2002. In 1987, the architectural archive of the National Library, Canberra was named the Peter Johnson Architectural Archive.
In the late 1990s, UTS named their new home of Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building the Peter Johnson Building.
Positions Held
Life Fellowship of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Fellow of the Royal Canadian Institute of Architects
Foundation Chairman, Architectural Society
Professor of Architecture, University of Sydney
Chancellor of the University of Technology, Sydney
Inaugural Chair of the Conference of Heads of Schools of Architecture, Australia
Doctor of Architecture (Honoris Causa), University of Sydney
Doctor of University (Honoris Causa) University of Technology, Sydney
Chairman, Board of Directors of Architecture Media
Board Member, National Trust of Australia (NSW)
Chair, Conservation Committee and Architectural Advisory Committee, National Trust of Australia
Bibliography
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Australian architects
Companions of the Order of Australia
1923 births
2003 deaths
Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
Royal Australian Air Force officers
Shot-down aviators
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Robinson%20%28actor%29
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George Robinson (actor)
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George Ross Robinson (born 12 September 1997) is a British actor. He is known for his role as Isaac Goodwin in the Netflix series Sex Education.
Life and career
Robinson was born in Nottingham to parents Simon and Gill and grew up in Maxey, a village near Peterborough. He has a younger brother Edward "Eddie". They both attended Stamford School, and the family moved closer to Stamford in 2015. Robinson became interested in acting at 13.
When he was 17, Robinson went on a school rugby tour to South Africa. On 27 July 2015, he suffered a severe spinal neck injury attempting a tackle whilst playing against D.F. Malan High School in Bellville near Cape Town. He was taken to the intensive care unit at Melomed Bellville Private Hospital, where he was operated on and stayed for 37 days. He was visited by Huw Jones. After being weaned off the ventilator, Robinson was transported back to England via air ambulance. He spent an additional 5 weeks at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge followed by 10 months in rehabilitation at the Princess Royal Spinal Unit in Sheffield.
As a result of the accident, Robinson is tetraplegic and uses a manual wheelchair. The accident received media coverage and attention from public figures in and out of the rugby community. A fundraiser #TeamGeorge was established by family friends, the proceeds of which went towards Robinson's equipment and long term care.
With support from Stamford, Robinson was able to return to finish his secondary education at 19 with an unconditional offer to the University of Birmingham. He paused his studies in Philosophy when he was cast as a series regular in the second season of the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education. His character Isaac's disability was written around the actor's real life one, and Robinson was included in the creative process.
Robinson spoke on a panel on disability representation and treatment in the workplace at the 2021 Edinburgh TV Festival. He is set to feature in an educational film for the charity Back Up Trust.
Filmography
Audio
Life Hacks for BBC Radio One
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External links
Living people
1997 births
21st-century English male actors
Actors from Nottingham
Actors with disabilities
English disabled sportspeople
English people of Scottish descent
English people with disabilities
Male actors from Cambridgeshire
Male actors from Lincolnshire
People educated at Stamford High School, Lincolnshire
People with tetraplegia
Wheelchair users
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Anup Joseph Manjali
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Lieutenant Colonel Anup Joseph Manjali, KC, is an Indian Army Officer, who was received the Kirti Chakra, India’s second highest peace-time military decoration, in 2013 for eliminating three terrorists. In 2019, he was allegedly beaten by five civilians in a road rage.
Kirti Chakra
Then-Major Anup commanded the 24 Rashtriya Rifles’s 'Sutrun Company' (Bihar Regiment). On September 30, 2012, the team received credible intelligence about militants holed up in Kupwara's jungles.
Manjali led his company column under extreme adverse terrain and weather conditions to hunt down the militants. It was the second day of the operation. At around 3.30 am on October 1, the column observed some suspicious movement Maj Manjali established a close cordon around a Dhok, in which five hardcore foreign terrorist leaders were hiding. At first light, the officer, displaying raw courage, crawled up to the entrance of the Dhok and lobbed a hand grenade to flush out the terrorists, resulting in the elimination of one terrorist on the spot.
In 2013, he was awarded the Kirti Chakra by then-President of India, late Shri Pranab Mukherjee, for this extraordinary act of heroism, a display of raw courage and exemplary leadership.
Assaulted in road rage
Manjali was allegedly beaten by five young men on motorcycles on a footpath in Mumbai's Malad on January 6, 2019. The youths attacked the army officer while he was waiting for his mother on the Malad West walkway. However, after his mother intervened, the trio fled Manjali. He suffered major injuries, including a dislocated shoulder, eye injuries, and forehead and head injuries, after the incident.
References
External links
Official tweet by ADGPI India
Para Commandos
Year of birth missing (living people)
Kirti Chakra
Recipients of the Kirti Chakra
Indian military personnel
Indian Army officers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Parker%20%28headmaster%29
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Michael Parker (headmaster)
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Michael Parker is an Australian educationalist who has been the Deputy Headmaster of Cranbrook School, Principal of Oxley College and is currently the 19th Headmaster of the Sydney GPS school Newington College. He is an enthusiastic proponent of a liberal education. He has been vocal in the current debate in Australia on radically improving education on consent, gender relations and respect. His public profile has risen as he supported his students decision to publicly protest about issues relating to Climate change in Australia.
Family and education
Born in Sydney, Parker grew up in the north-western suburbs of North Rocks and Carlingford. He has two younger brothers. His father was English-born and designed electrical engineering equipment and his mother is Maltese-born. She was a paymaster for a local company when he was growing up. Educated locally, Parker attended the academically selective James Ruse Agricultural High School in his teenage years. He is an arts and law graduate of the University of Sydney. Upon graduation Parker commenced his career as a high school teacher. Parker has a Masters Degree in teaching philosophy to children. His wife, Fiona Morrison, is an associate professor in literary studies at UNSW and they have two teenage daughters.
Career
English Teacher and Housemaster – Cranbrook School
Teacher – Eton College
Head of English – Newington College 2002 to 2007
Deputy Headmaster at Cranbrook 2008 to 2014
Principal - Oxley College 2014 to 2018
Headmaster – Newington College since 1 January 2019
Publications
Talk with your kids : ethics : conversations about honesty, bullying, difference, acceptance and 105 other things that really matter
Talk with your kids : big ideas : conversations about democracy, infinity, environment, war and punishment, humanity and 77 other big ideas
Masters in pieces : the English Canon for the twenty-first century / Michael Parker and co-written by Fiona Morrison
His young adult novel Doppelganger was shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards in 2007
His teen novel Laverick High Inc was published by Longmans in 1993
He also co wrote wrote a children’s picture book You are A Star which was published in the United States of America, Brazil, Korea and China
His Ethics Book : is being republished in October 2021 including new material and a new title Talk with Your Kids about Things that Matter.
Documentary
A documentary Inspiring Teachers, which followed Parker’s teaching during 2007, was screened on SBS Television in 2008 and 2009.
Trekking
Parker is widely travelled, particularly in Nepal, having undertaken four major treks including past Camp One at 20,000 feet on Mount Everest.
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Staff of Newington College
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
University of Sydney alumni
People educated at James Ruse Agricultural High School
Australian headmasters
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James Ritchie & Son
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James Ritchie & Son are a firm of Clockmakers in Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland. The company was established in 1809 and is Scotland's oldest turret clock manufacturer.
The firm produces and maintains all sorts of clocks, including public clocks. The company is contracted to wind, set, repair and clean many of the public clocks in Edinburgh and since 2015 has converted many of the city's clocks windings to automatic mechanisms.
History
The clockmakers was established by James Ritchie in 1809 at 29 Leith Street. In 1819, the company acquired the clockmaking business of another Edinburgh clockmaker, Joseph Durward. By 1836 the company had changed its name to James Ritchie & Son. James Ritchie died in 1849 and was succeeded by Frederick James Ritchie (1828-1906) who continued to manage the business. The firm was a recipient of the clockmaking Reid Auld prize on several occasions. In 1906, the firm passed to Frederick II, son of Frederick James and his descendants but suffered from financial difficulties over the coming decades. In 1953, the Leith Street premises were sold and the last remaining Ritchie (Leone) retired, passing control to his nephew, Robert Mitchell who moved the firm to Broughton St. The firm was subsequently purchased by Frank Pritchard, an earlier apprentice of Mitchells. In 2003, the firm relocated to Broxburn in West Lothian. In 2013, the firm was acquired by the English clockmakers Smith of Derby but continues to operate under its own name as a subsidiary.
Works
Their works include:
The installation of the Calton Hill 'Time Ball' on top of the Nelson Monument in Edinburgh that links with the One O'Clock Gun at Edinburgh Castle. The company continue to maintain the clock today for Edinburgh City Council. From 1861, the gun clock was controlled by electric telegraph signal from the Observatory which was the responsibility of Frederick James Ritchie, son of the founder of the company.
The Floral clock of Princes Street Gardens, one of the first of its kind in the world.
The circular clock of the Heart of Midlothian War Memorial at Haymarket, unveiled in 1922.
The large clock of the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh; the company continue to maintain the clock three minutes fast.
The fitting of a new automatic mechanism on the clock of St Magnus Cathedral in 2018.
The pillar clocks in Morningside, Tron Square and at Tollcross (a 2-faced clock from 1901).
The repair and maintenance of St. Bride's Church clock in Douglas, South Lanarkshire. The church is Scotland's oldest known working public clock.
The production and ongoing maintenance of the non-dial chiming clock of St Giles' Cathedral, installed in 1911.
The clock on the gothic spire of the Hub in Edinburgh (formerly known as the Highland Tolbooth St John's Church).
The ogival-roofed clock on brackets of the Canongate Tolbooth. The clock casing and mechanism were produced by the firm in 1884.
As well as tower clocks, the company specialises in public clocks of smaller sizes, for example the former station clock of the old Fort William railway station was made by the firm. A working model of a tower clock built by the company is in the grand gallery of the National Museum of Scotland on Chambers Street.
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Clock manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom
Turret clock makers of the United Kingdom
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Collins%20%28legislator%29
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James Collins (legislator)
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James Collins (1802- July 18, 1864), often called "Col. Collins", served in the legislatures of the Wisconsin Territory and in the California State Assembly.
A native of Virginia, he lived at different times in Macoupin County, Illinois, and in White Oak Springs, Wisconsin Territory. In 1845, he was the Whig nominee for non-voting delegate to the Twenty-ninth Congress to represent the Wisconsin Territory; he lost to Morgan Lewis Martin, with 5,787 to Martin's 6,803 and 790 for Edward D. Holton of the Liberty Party.
In 1849, Collins went to California and settled in Nevada County, California, from which he was elected to the California Assembly for two terms (1862 and 1863), was commissioned a brigadier general of the state militia, and was elected county treasurer. He died there in 1864.
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Members of the California State Assembly
People from Macoupin County, Illinois
People from Nevada County, California
People from Virginia
Members of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature
California Republicans
California Democrats
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1864 deaths
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Carteret%2C%203rd%20Earl%20Granville
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Robert Carteret, 3rd Earl Granville
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Robert Carteret, 3rd Earl Granville, 3rd Baron Carteret, MP (1721–1776) was a Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (1744–1747) and hereditary Bailiff of Jersey from (1763–1776).
Early life
Robert Carteret, born in 1721 and was the son of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, who was the Lord President of the Council and Frances Worsley, daughter of Sir Robert Worsley, 4th Baronet.
He was educated at Westminster School (1731–1738) and St John's College (1738).
Parliament
Carteret in April of 1744 tried to become the candidate for Cornwall, but was unsuccessful. He instead would run to be the Member of Parliament for Yarmouth during a by-election in 1744, he would not run for re-election after his term.
Marriage
He married a French girl named Elizabeth (died 1766); however, they would not have any issue.
Americas
Carteret, due to his inheritance from his father and his Royalist great-great-grandfather Sir George Carteret, owned vast territories in the Province of Carolina. After the outbreak of rebellion Carteret would refuse to sell the land. After his death in 1776 his nephew Henry Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret would inherit the land; however, as a result of the American Revolutionary War all land of those who supported the British was seized by the State. The British government would give compensation for the lost land.
Ancestry
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1721 births
1776 deaths
Bailiffs of Jersey
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond%20Johnson%20%28defensive%20lineman%29
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Raymond Johnson (defensive lineman)
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Raymond Johnson III (born October 21, 1998) is an American football defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Georgia Southern.
College career
Johnson played for the Georgia Southern Eagles for four seasons. As a senior, he was named first team All-Sun Belt after recording 14.5 for loss and five sacks. Johnson finished his collegiate career with 150 tackles, 36 tackles for loss, 16.5 sacks, six fumble recoveries, five passes defended and two forced fumbles.
Professional career
Johnson was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2021. He made the team out of training camp. In Week 11 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Johnson III recorded his first career sack on Blaine Gabbert.
References
External links
Georgia Southern Eagles bio
New York Giants bio
Living people
Players of American football from Columbia, South Carolina
American football defensive ends
Georgia Southern Eagles football players
New York Giants players
1998 births
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry%20Fox%20%28American%20football%29
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Terry Fox (American football)
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Patrick Terrence Fox (July 6, 1918 – April 1, 1981) was an American football fullback and linebacker who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference (AAFC) as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Seahawks. He played college football at Miami (FL) and was drafted in the 17th round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Early life and education
Fox was born on July 6, 1918, in Newark, New Jersey. He attended high school in the state before earning a scholarship at University of Miami. He spent 1937–1940 at Miami, earning a varsity letter in his final three seasons. A 1938 advertisement by The Miami News wrote, "Here he is, fans: Terry Fox, powerful sophomore fullback who will lead the power plays at Burdine stadium tonight when the University of Miami Hurricanes oppose Tampa's Spartans in the annual football classic between the two schools. He came to us billed as an end. but soon found he liked to buck the line. He's one of the Hurricanes you'd better watch tonight." After one of his best games during the 1939 season, which included 149 rushing yards, The Miami News wrote, "Twas power night at the stadium and Terry Fox was at the throttle!" Following his senior season, Fox was a unanimous selection to the all-state team and was considered to be one of the best in the state. He also was named team MVP.
Professional career
Following his college career, Fox was drafted in the 17th round (153rd overall) of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He signed his rookie contract on April 15. The Miami News reported it was believed to be a "fat contract." However, he left the team a few months later and subsequently joined the Philadelphia Eagles in July. Fox played in all eleven games during his rookie season, and started two. Statistically, he made 21 rushing attempts, gaining 97 yards, with a long of 13, and an average of 4.6 per carry. He also recorded six receptions for 71 yards. Following the season Fox called the professional game, "lots tougher than the college game ... All those guys are tough and you never get a chance to let up."
He left the Eagles in January after being drafted to serve in World War II as a member of the Marine Air Corps. He enlisted in March, and served the next 42 months overseas. He was able to rise to the rank of captain, commanding Company B, 1st Battalion of the 6th Marines during the campaigns on Salpan, Tinlan and Okinawa. He returned to the Eagles in November 1945, in played in two games.
His contract with the team expired the following year and he was signed in March by the Miami Seahawks of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The Miami News wrote, "Harvey Hester, irked enough over "raiding" staged by the rival National football league to threaten court proceedings, did a little raiding of his own today by signing Terry Fox, ex-University of Miami fullback and former Philadelphia Eagle, for his Miami pro gridders. "But he doesn't have a 1946 contract with the Eagles," Hester explained In announcing the signing. "He played three games with the Eagles last year after returning from the marines, but that contract expired."
Fox was waived by the Seahawks in early September, but resigned near the end of the month. The Miami News reported, " A move believed certain to meet with approval of Miami fans was the rehiring of Terry Fox, former U. Miami fullback and a veteran of four years with the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Fox, one of the most popular players ever to appear locally, did not learn of his good fortune until he read about it in the newspapers late yesterday on returning from a fishing trip." He appeared in between eight and nine games during the season, compiling 26 rushing yards on 12 carries, just a 2.2 average. He also made two punts for 44 yards on special teams, and three catches for 27 yards receiving. The Seahawks folded following the season, ending his professional career.
Death
Fox died on April 1, 1981, in Miami, at the age of 62 following a heart attack.
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1918 births
1981 deaths
Players of American football from Newark, New Jersey
Players of American football from Miami
American football ends
American football linebackers
American football fullbacks
Miami Hurricanes football players
Philadelphia Eagles players
Miami Seahawks players
United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
United States Marine Corps officers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20McDonald%20%28jockey%29
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James McDonald (jockey)
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James McDonald (born 6 January 1992) is a New Zealand thoroughbred racing jockey. In December 2020, it was announced he would be inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame in May 2021. On 2 November 2021, McDonald rode the winning horse Verry Elleegant in the 2021 Melbourne Cup. He is the World Jockey of the Year for 2021 in the TRC Global Rankings.
Group 1 winners (61)
McDonald has currently ridden 61 Group One winners:
AJC Derby - It's A Dundeel (2013)
Auckland Cup - Shez Sinsational (2012)
Australian Oaks - Rising Romance (2014); Verry Elleegant (2019)
Canterbury Stakes - Cosmic Endeavour (2015); Holler (2016)
Caulfield Guineas - Shooting To Win (2014); The Autumn Sun (2018)
Champagne Stakes - Captivant (2021)
Champions Mile - Xtension (2012)
Chipping Norton Stakes - Contributer (2015); Verry Elleegant (2021); Verry Elleegant (2022)
Coolmore Stud Stakes - Home Affairs (2021)
Darley Sprint Classic - Delectation (2015); Nature Strip (2019); Nature Strip (2021)
Doomben Cup - Zaaki (2021)
Empire Rose Stakes - Shillelagh (2018)
Epsom Handicap - Hauraki (2016)
Flight Stakes - Funstar (2019)
George Main Stakes - Verry Elleegant (2021)
George Ryder Stakes - Real Impact (2015)
Golden Rose Stakes - Exosphere (2015); Astern (2016)
Golden Slipper Stakes - Mossfun (2014)
Lightning Stakes - Home Affairs (2022)
Mackinnon Stakes - Zaaki (2021)
Haunui Farm WFA Classic - Keep The Peace (2011)
Melbourne Cup - Verry Elleegant (2021)
Moir Stakes - Nature Strip (2019)
Mudgway Stakes - Keep The Peace (2010)
New Zealand Derby - Silent Achiever (2012)
New Zealand International Stakes - Shez Sinsational (2012)
New Zealand Oaks - Jungle Rocket (2009)
New Zealand Stakes - Scarlett Lady (2012)
New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes - Special Mission (2008)
Queen Elizabeth Stakes - It's A Dundeel (2014)
Queensland Derby - Kukeracha (2021)
Queensland Oaks - Scarlett Lady (2011)
Randwick Guineas - It's A Dundeel (2013)
Ranvet Stakes - Contributer (2015); Verry Elleegant (2021)
Rosehill Guineas - It's A Dundeel (2013)
Sires' Produce Stakes - Anamoe (2021)
Spring Champion Stakes - It's A Dundeel (2013)
Tancred Stakes - Hartnell (2015); Avilius (2019); Verry Elleegant (2020)
Telegraph Handicap - Guiseppina (2012)
The Galaxy - Temple Of Boom (2012); Nature Strip (2019)
The Metropolitan - Magic Hurricane (2015)
TJ Smith Stakes - Nature Strip (2020); Nature Strip (2021)
Turnbull Stakes - Hartnell (2016)
Underwood Stakes - It's A Dundeel (2014)
Vinery Stud Stakes - Verry Elleegant (2019)
Winx Stakes - Verry Elleegant (2020)
Zabeel Classic - Shez Sinsational (2011); True Enough (2019)
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1992 births
Living people
New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame inductees
New Zealand jockeys
Australian jockeys
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Robert Reid (civil servant)
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Sir Robert Niel Reid (15 July 1883 – 24 October 1964) was a British colonial administrator in India. He was Governor of Assam from 1937 to 1942.
His son, Sir Robert Basil Reid, was chairman of the British Railways Board from 1983 until 1990.
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1883 births
1964 deaths
Governors of Assam
Indian Civil Service (British India) officers
Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Wright%20%28diplomat%29
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Michael Wright (diplomat)
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Sir Michael Robert Wright, GCMG (3 December 1901 – 10 June 1976) was a British diplomat. He was British Ambassador to Norway from 1951 to 1954 and Ambassador to Iraq from 1954 to 1958.
In July 1957, he and his wife were held prisoner by Iraqi rebels at the British embassy in Baghdad.
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1901 births
1976 deaths
Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Norway
Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Iraq
Place of birth missing
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha%20Chatto%20St%20George%20Smith
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Bertha Chatto St George Smith
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Bertha Chatto St. George Smith (1892 – 1984), also known as Bertha Mac Smith, was an Australian author and philanthropist. She was appointed an Officer of the British Empire in 1964, in recognition of her work as national president of the Country Women's Association of Australia.
Biography
Bertha Chatto St. George Sproule was born in Kew, Victoria, Australia, on 25 February 1892. She was the seventh child born to her parents, James and Mary Brodie Sproule. Her father was from Ireland and her mother from England. The couple had eight children together.
As a child, Sproule attended an Anglican grammar school in Melbourne, where she served as school captain. She played tennis and was captain of the tennis team. After graduating from secondary school, she undertook a year of medical studies at the University of Melbourne. She never completed her degree, however. Her father died in 1912, and Sproule left university, moving home to live with her mother in Flinders, Victoria.
Sproule married Lancelot Machattie Smith, known as L. Mac Smith, a grazier from Boree-Cabonne, New South Wales. Their wedding was held at St. John's Church in Flinders, on 18 March 1915. The couple had six children together, four boys and two girls. One son died in infancy. After her marriage, Bertha was known as Mrs. L. Mac Smith.
Smith played a significant role as a leader in the Country Women's Association. The Country Women's Association of New South Wales branch was founded in 1922, one of the first two branches of the organisation. The goal of the organisation was to assist women in the countryside, many of whom were living in isolated areas with limited access to health care or other public services. In 1945, the organisation became federated at the national level. While some of the branches, including the Queensland branch, practiced racial segregation and excluded Aboriginal women, the New South Wales was less restrictive. The first Aboriginal branch in New South Wales was established in 1956.
Smith joined the Orange branch of the CWA of NSW, which was established in 1924, and she helped the organisation grow in the region. From 1937 to 1939, she edited the newsletter published by the state branch. In 1942, she compiled a collection of prayers entitled Someday, and donated the earnings to the Australian Prisoners of War fund.
At the end of World War II, she became state president of the CWA of New South Wales, and served a two year term from 1945 to 1946. As president, she toured New South Wales visiting existing regional branches, and oversaw the foundation of several new groups in rural areas. She also purchased a building at the Sydney Showgrounds in Moore Park, where the Royal Easter Show and other major agricultural events were held, which allowed the CWA of NSW to operate a kiosk at events.
In 1947, Smith became national president of the Country Women's Association, serving a two year term. One of her more significant contributions was advocating for a change in the wording of the constitution, which clarified that the organisation was non-partisan although it might engage in advocacy efforts related to women's needs. Smith encouraged the use of the phrase "non-party political" to make the distinction. She believed that women of all political parties and views should be welcome in the organisation.
In addition to her collection of prayers, she published several other books in her later years. She wrote about King George VI of Great Britain in The King who Walked with God, published in 1952. Her next book, By Love Serve One Another, published in 1953, focused on the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. She also authored a book about Andrew Barton "Banjo" Patterson, an Australian poet and author from rural New South Wales, who is most widely known as the author of the poem "Waltzing Matilda". The book was entitled Banjo and his Grandmother, and was published in 1964 for the centenary celebration of his birth.
She published Quench Not the Spirit in 1972, a text which details the history of merino sheep breeding in New South Wales. She also edited a collection of letters by John Maxwell, who was a noted agriculturalist and served as the Superintendent of Government Stock in New South Wales from 1823 to 1831.
Honours
On 1 January 1964, Smith was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of her work as national president of the Country Women's Association.
Death
Smith died on 30 December 1984 in Orange, New South Wales. She is buried in Cudal, New South Wales.
See also
Mary Jane Warnes
Country Women's Association
Associated Country Women of the World
References
1892 births
1984 deaths
19th-century Australian women
20th-century Australian women writers
Australian women non-fiction writers
Australian women historians
People from New South Wales
Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire
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James II (1908 – 22 March 1956; , ) was the 19th Metropolitan of the Holy and Great City of Our Lord, Jerusalem (Holy Zion), and Archbishop of the Holy and Ancient Archdiocese of Jerusalem, all Palestine and the Near East, from 1946, until his death in 1956.
Early life
He was born in the village of Al-Mutiah, in the District of Asyut, Asyut Governorate, Egypt, in the year 1908. He received his primary and secondary education at the American College in Asyut. It is said that he enjoyed theological studies from his youth, and had monastic tendencies. In 1939, after completing his secondary education, he enrolled in the Coptic Theological and Clerical College, in Cairo, from which he graduated in 1942.
Monastic life
Directly after his graduation from the Coptic Theological and Clerical College, in Cairo, in 1942, he joined the Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great, in the Eastern Desert. He was ordained a priest in 1944, and elevated to the dignity of Hegumen in November 1945. In March 1946, he was appointed as a deputy for the Diocese of El Balyana, and served in this capacity until his consecration as Metropolitan Archbishop of Jerusalem.
Episcopate
Consecration
On Sunday, September 1, 1946, He was consecrated as James II, Metropolitan of Jerusalem and Archbishop of all Palestine, Philadelphia of Jordan, and all the Near East, by the hands of Pope Joseph II and the Bishops and Metropolitans of the Holy Synod.
Although the Archdiocese of Jerusalem had traditionally incorporated the eastern most provinces of Egypt, Al-Sharqyia, Port Said, Ismailia, and Suez, its borders were augmented following the death of Metropolitan Theophilus of Jerusalem, Metropolitan James II's predecessor, and these regions were cleaved off into their own diocese. Thus, they were not included in Metropolitan James II's jurisdiction.
Service
Immediately after his consecration he began to work tirelessly in improving the conditions for both the resident Copts of the Holy Land, as well as the pilgrims. In 1946, he constructed the Coptic Monastery of Saint John the Baptist, on the banks of the Jordan. This monastery included a church, as well as lodging rooms for pilgrims. The land on which the monastery was built had been purchased by Metropolitan Theophilus, however, he died before he could utilize it.
In 1947, he opened the Antonine Coptic College, for the purpose of educating the Coptic Community of the Holy Land, as well as all the other Palestinian Communities. In that year he also consecrated a Church to serve the community in Rafah.
In 1949, he laid the corner stone for the Church of the Virgin Mary and the Annunciation, Nazareth. He purchased more land in Nazareth in 1951, in order to expand the Church's projects and spiritual activities.
In 1952, he began publishing a magazine titled "Saint Mark's Renaissance ()". In that year he also purchased some land and homes in Bethlehem, in anticipation for the construction of a Coptic monastery, and church adjacent to the Church of the Nativity.
Death
On March 22, 1956, he died in a train crash on route to Asyut alongside Metropolitan Thomas of Gharbia. He was buried at a property belonging to the Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great, in Bush. Following his death, the See of Jerusalem remained vacant for three years, due to a vacancy on the Papal See.
References
Coptic Orthodox bishops
1908 births
1956 deaths
Jerusalem
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Charles Smith (English footballer)
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Charles Ford Smith was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
References
English footballers
Association football midfielders
English Football League players
Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
AFC Bournemouth players
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James Brown (moderator)
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James Brown (1724–1786) was a Church of Scotland minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1777.
Life
He was baptised on 17 December 1724 the youngest son of Rev James Brown of Abercorn. He studied at the University of Edinburgh, graduating MA in 1742. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Perth in July 1745.
He was ordained as minister of Melrose Parish Church in February 1748. In 1767 he translated to New Greyfriars in Edinburgh in place of Rev John Erskine. In November 1768 he moved to New (West) Kirk, St Giles on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.
He was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1777 in place of Rev John Ker of Forfar.
In 1785 he is listed as living at "Laurieston": the district close to George Heriot's School south of the town centre.
He died on 6 May 1786.
Family
In June 1748 he married Helen Drummond (died 1754) third daughter of Captain Lawrence Drummond. Their children included:
John (1749–1757)
Katharine (1750–1752)
Elizabeth (1751–1764)
Helen (born 1754) married John Pattison, advocate
Helen died a month after giving birth to Helen. In November 1755 Brown married Marion Tod (died 1786), daughter of Robert Tod, an Edinburgh merchant. Their children included:
Janet (1756–1759)
Margaret (1757–1768)
Robert Brown of Kirklands WS (1758–1812) apprenticed to his in-law Thomas Tod
Rev James Brown, minister of Newburn (possibly the twin of Robert)
John (1761–1767)
Thomas (1766–1801) Edinburgh merchant
Marion Brown (born 1771) married John Gray of Newholm WS
Publications
The Extensive Influence of Religious Knowledge (1769)
Plan for Regulating the Charity Workhouse
References
1724 births
1786 deaths
People from East Lothian
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Ministers of St Giles' Cathedral
Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Evans%20%28writer%29
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David Evans (writer)
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David Evans (August 7, 1893 – May 20, 1966) was a British screenwriter and novelist. He entered the British film industry during the 1930s where he worked on a number of quota quickies. During the 1940s he was employed on several more prestigious films such as Terence Fisher's Portrait from Life (1948). From the mid-1950s he switched to the United States working on a final screenplay Strange Intruder (1956) before switching to television.
Selected filmography
Boomerang (1934)
You Must Get Married (1936)
Landslide (1937)
Against the Tide (1937)
Macushla (1937)
Wise Guys (1937)
Passenger to London (1937)
Member of the Jury (1937)
There Was a Young Man (1937)
The Five Pound Man (1937)
Murder in the Family (1938)
The Londonderry Air (1938)
Second Thoughts (1938)
Irish and Proud of It (1938)
The Villiers Diamond (1938)
Who Goes Next? (1938)
What Would You Do, Chums? (1939)
I'll Turn to You (1946)
This Man Is Mine (1946)
When You Come Home (1948)
The Three Weird Sisters (1948)
Snowbound (1948)
Portrait from Life (1949)
Midnight Episode (1950)
Once a Sinner (1950)
The Late Edwina Black (1951)
The Third Visitor (1951)
Strange Intruder (1956)
References
Bibliography
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
Nelmes, Jill. The Screenwriter in British Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
External links
1893 births
1966 deaths
20th-century British screenwriters
20th-century British novelists
British emigrants to the United States
British male novelists
British male screenwriters
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Matthew Hoffman (murderer)
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Matthew J. Hoffman (born November 1, 1980) is an American convicted murderer known for the triple murder of Tina Herrmann, Kody Maynard, and Stephanie Sprang, as well as the kidnapping and rape of a teenage girl, which happened over the course of four days. The murders took place in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Murders and kidnapping
On November 10, 2010, Hoffman broke into Herrmann’s house after camping in the woods the night before. Just as Hoffman was about to burglarize the home, Herrmann and Sprang entered the residency, surprising Hoffman. When Sprang and Herrmann confronted Hoffman, he murdered both of them, killing the family dog as well. He then began to dismember the bodies in a bathtub and place the body parts into plastic bags. While this was happening Sarah, who was 13, and Kody, who was 11, got home from school and entered the house. Hoffman then attacked Kody, and Kody was then murdered.
After the murders of Hermann, Sprang and Kody, Hoffman took Sarah back to his house, binding and gagging her, then leaving her in his basement. He then dismembered the three victims and stuffed them inside a 60 feet tall hollow tree. The family was later reported missing, and a three day search for the four ensued. Hoffman became a suspect when he was found sitting in the same area where Herrmann's truck was found. On November 14, detectives raided Hoffman's home and Hoffman was arrested. Sarah was rescued from his basement and survived.
Trial and sentence
While incarcerated, Hoffman wrote a four-page confession letter where he admitted to the murders and abduction, as well as revealing the location of the three bodies. While admitting to the abduction Hoffman claimed he treated Sarah nicely and let her play video games, watch movies and eat burgers. Hoffman’s claim was contested by Sarah, with evidence of sexual assault.
Hoffman pleaded guilty to 10 counts, after his bail was set to 1 million dollars. In January 2011, Hoffman was sentenced to life without parole.
Obsession with trees and leaves
In Hoffman's house, an abundance of bags containing leaves were found. Hoffman had a strange obsession with trees and leaves, as he had piles of leaves littered all over his house and bags on top of bags inside his basement, where Sarah was kept. After confessing, Hoffman pleaded that they do not damage the hollow tree, where the three bodies were stuffed, but the tree was cut down to stop it from becoming a spectacle.
References
2010 murders in the United States
American murderers
American murderers of children
People convicted of murder by Ohio
1980 births
Living people
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Gregory Gordon
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Gregory Gordon may refer to:
Gregory Gordon (lawyer), American scholar of international law
Gregory Gordon (bishop), American Roman Catholic bishop
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John Youngs
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John Youngs may refer to:
John Youngs (minister) (–1672), English minister who founded Southold, New York
John E. Youngs (1883–1970), American politician
John William Theodore Youngs (1910–1970), American mathematician
See also
John Young (disambiguation)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan%20Oliver%20%28professional%20wrestler%29
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Jordan Oliver (professional wrestler)
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Jordan Oliver Jr. (born June 18, 1999) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work with Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he was a one-time CZW Wired Champion. He is also known for his work with Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Game Changer Wrestling (GCW).
Professional wrestling career
Combat Zone Wrestling (2018–2020)
Oliver was trained with Bronx Wrestling Federation and at the CZW Dojo, and spent 2017 working Dojo Wars shows. After his debut for Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), he would continue to regularly make Dojo Wars appearances. On February 10, 2018, Oliver made his debut for CZW at Nineteen, in a 30 man rumble match, eventually won by Maxwell Jacob Friedman. Around this time, he formed Young Dumb N Broke, consisting of Charlie Tiger, Ellis Taylor, Griffin McCoy and McCoy's valet Valentina Vazquez. The stable often accompanied him to the ring and interfered in his matches. Represented by Oliver, Tiger and Taylor, the stable's first appearance was at New Heights, where they defeated the team of Brandon Kirk, DJ Hyde and Kasey Catal and The Shook Crew (Bobby Orlando, Bryce Donovan and Max Caster). On September 8, at Down with the Sickness, Oliver earned his first title shot for the CZW Wired Championship, in a four way match, which was won by Blackwater. On October 13, at the following event, Better than Our Best, Oliver defeated Blackwater for the CZW Wired Championship. One of his title defenses came against Andrew Everett, in which he performed a forward backflip off the top rope and caught Everett in midair. This match attracted the attention of Court Bauer, founder of Major League Wrestling (MLW), and would lead to Oliver signing for the promotion.
On April 13, 2019, Oliver participated in Best of the Best 18. In a first round four way match, he defeated Matt Travis, Myron Reed and Sammy Guevara, only to lose in the semi-final against John Silver. On December 14, at Cage of Death XXI, he dropped the CZW Wired Championship to AR Fox, ending his reign at 427 days. Oliver was three days short of becoming the longest reigning champion, which was then held by Drew Gulak and has since been surpassed by KC Navarro. His final appearance for CZW came on March 21, 2020, at Saturday Night Special, where he unsuccessfully challenged Joe Gacy for the CZW World Championship, in a three way match also involving Jimmy Lloyd.
Game Changer Wrestling (2017; 2019–present)
On December 30, 2017, at The Compound Fight Club: Chapter 1, Oliver made his debut for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), in a five way match, which was won by Matt Travis. He returned two years later at Crushed Up, and due to his style of wrestling, he has mainly appeared in scramble matches.
In March 2020, Oliver participated in the Acid Cup. He defeated fellow YDNB member Ellis Taylor in the first round, Nick Gage in the quarter-final, before falling to Blake Christian in the semi-final. In April 2021, he was again named a participant in the Acid Cup. He reached the final by defeating Edith Surreal in the first round, Brayden Lee in the second round and Cole Radrick in the semi-final. He won the tournament by defeating Lee Moriarty in the final. On May 1, at Ashes to Ashes, he unsuccessfully challenged Gage for the GCW World Title.
Major League Wrestling (2019–2021)
On the April 24, 2019 episode of Fusion (taped April 4), Oliver made his debut for Major League Wrestling (MLW), defeating Kotto Brazil. He also appeared at Battle Riot II, where he took part in the 39-man Battle Riot match. He entered in at #5, but was eliminated by Ace Romero. On the June 22 episode of Fusion (taped June 1), Oliver cut a promo about crooked referees, before defeating Isaias Velázquez. On July 6, at Kings of Colosseum, he had allied himself with Myron Reed, and helped Reed defeat Rey Horus. Over the next couple of months, Oliver and the stable (now known as Injustice) would feud with the luchadores in the middleweight division. On the December 14 episode of Fusion (taped December 5), Oliver and Brazil refused to leave the ring due to being named alternates for the Opera Cup. This led to an impromptu match with King Mo and ACH, which they lost.
The storyline between Injustice and the luchadores continued well into the new year. On the January 25, 2020 episode of Fusion (taped January 11), Drago and Puma King defeated Injustice, in a three way match also involving Black Taurus and Low Rider. On the February 2 episode of Fusion (taped January 11), Oliver was ringside for Reed's middleweight title match with Drago, and interfered towards the end to help Reed retain the belt. At the same time, the stable also started feuding with Brian Pillman Jr., who made his presence known after Oliver and Brazil defeated Laredo Kid and Zenshi on the February 29 episode of Fusion (taped February 1). A singles match between Oliver and Pillman was scheduled on Fusion, but it was prevented from happening due to Injustice attacking Pillman. As a result, Injustice were suspended by MLW, and they returned on the May 2 episode of Fusion (taped March 13), unsuccessfully challenging Los Jinetes del Aire (El Hijo del Vikingo, Myzteziz Jr. and Octagon Jr.) for the AAA World Trios Championship.
Contra Unit attacked MLW at the end of the trios match with Brazil being taken out. Oliver, now a newly-minted heavyweight, began calling out Contra Unit, specifically World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu and Simon Gotch. On the August 6 episode of Pulp Fusion, Oliver was jumped by Gotch and put out with a chokehold. On the December 9 episode of Fusion, Oliver gained a measure of revenge, jumping Gotch during a schmoz ending to Contra Unit's World Tag Team Championship match against Marshall and Ross Von Erich. Although a grudge match between the two was scheduled for Kings of Colosseum, at the event it appeared that Gotch had no-showed and the match was postponed. However, this turned out to be a ruse, as later in the night and after Reed's latest title defense, Injustice were ambushed by Contra Unit. Following this, Oliver turned face, but on the January 20, 2021 episode of Fusion, Gotch defeated him by referee's decision. Later in the episode, Oliver and Reed disguised themselves as flag bearers and attacked Fatu and Daivari, before being chased off by Gotch and Mads Krügger. On the February 3 episode of Fusion, Oliver squashed a nameless member of the Sentai Death Squad. His match was bookended by two promos: the first with Reed challenging Contra Unit to a tag team match, and the second with Oliver warning Fatu that he was coming for his title. On the February 10 episode of Fusion, the tag team match ended up not happening as Fatu jumped Injustice, but Oliver and Reed managed to isolate Fatu and hit him with a superkick-springboard cutter combination, before being dragged away by officials. On the March 3 episode of Fusion, Oliver was defeated by Fatu, and afterwards, he and Reed were prevented from being put in Contra Unit's trademark body bags as Calvin Tankman ran in to make the save. On the March 11 episode of Fusion, Injustice challenged Los Parks (L. A. Park and El Hijo de L.A. Park) for the World Tag Team Championship; this was changed to a triple threat match on the March 18 episode of Fusion when Contra Unit attacked Injustice. Los Parks retained over Injustice and Contra Unit, with Oliver taking the pin. On March 31, at Never Say Never, Oliver defeated Gotch in a rematch of their January encounter, ending his and Injustice's feud with Contra Unit.
On July 10, at Battle Riot, Injustice interrupted César Durán and demanded another title shot for the World Tag Team Championship. After Oliver took offence with 5150 (Rivera and Slice Boogie) jumping the line in the tag division, the two stables began brawling, much to Durán's approval. In the 40-man Battle Riot match, Oliver entered in at #15 and immediately saved Reed from elimination. He and Reed eliminated 5150 by pulling the ropes down, but 5150 got back in the ring and eliminated them anyway, leading to another brawl. On the October 6 episode of Fusion: Alpha (taped July 10), Injustice were defeated by 5150, following interference by Julius Smokes, who hit Oliver with a loaded sock, allowing Rivera to roll him for the pin. On the October 14 episode of Fusion: Alpha (taped July 10), Oliver and Reed were cutting a promo in a car park when 5150 rolled up and attacked them. This proved to be Oliver's final apperarence for MLW, as on October 27, he was released from his contract.
Championships and accomplishments
Combat Zone Wrestling
CZW Wired Championship (1 time)
Extreme Chaos Wrestling
Extreme Championship (1 time)
Game Changer Wrestling
GCW Acid Cup (2021)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Ranked No. 209 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021
Synergy Pro Wrestling
Synergy Championship (1 time)
Vanguard Championship Wrestling
VCW Commonwealth Heritage Championship (1 time, current)
References
External links
MLW profile
1999 births
Living people
American male professional wrestlers
Professional wrestlers from New York (state)
People from Suffern, New York
People from Newburgh, New York
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Pedro Martinez (school administrator)
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Pedro Martinez is a Mexican-American school administrator serving as the CEO of Chicago Public Schools (the superintendent position of Chicago Public Schools). He formerly served as superintendent of the San Antonio Independent School District and superintendent of the Washoe County School District
Early life and education
Martinez was born in Mexico. he immigrated to the United States at the age of six. He was the eldest of twelve children. He grew up in Chicago. Martinez attended high school at Chicago's Benito Juarez Community Academy.
He received a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an Masters in Business Administration from DePaul University.
Martinez later received a fellowship from the Public Education Leadership Project at Harvard University, and graduated from the Broad Superintendents Academy.
Early career
After his graduation from the University of Illinois, he first worked as an auditor, including for Catholic Charities.
In 2003, he began to work as the budget director for Chicago Public Schools, serving under Arne Duncan, then the district's CEO. In 2008, he was made chief financial officer, and in 2009 he was made regional superintendent for the West Side of Chicago. Two months after being made regional superintendent, he left to work in Nevada.
Martinez worked as a deputy superintendent for the Washoe County School District. He was credited with helping to increase high school graduation rates there.
In April 2011, Martinez was hired as the deputy superintendent of instruction by the Clark County School District, succeeding the retiring Linda Kohut-Rost.
Superintendent of Washoe County School District
In June 2012, Martinez was hired as the of Washoe County School District, succeeding the departing Heath Morrison. Washoe County is the second-largest school district in Nevada. He was fired on July 22, 2014 after being accused of deceiving the district about his credentials as a certified public accountant, as he was not a licensed one. His firing had been done by the school board in violation of open meeting laws, and wound up costing the taxpayers a half-million dollars in legal settlement fees to Martinez. He was reinstated after his firing had been found to have been illegal. Martinez formally left the post of superintendent in November 2014, and was succeeded by interim superintendent Traci Davis.
Superintendent of San Antonio Independent School District
Martinez became the superintendent of the San Antonio Independent School District in June 2015.
Martinez utilized census data to help calculate the extend of "need" at each of the district's schools.
During his tenure, the district became the fastest-improving district in the state of Texas, and drew national attention to Martinez and his work. Its state ratings went from an "F" to a "B" during his tenure.
He placed low-rated schools into the hands of private organizations, such as charter school operators, in order to improve their performances. Such a practice has received criticism from many public education advocates. He would later state that Texas laws placed him in a situation where he had few options but to privatize and hand schools over to charter operators, arguing that the alternative would have been being forced to close those schools. Upon his departure from the district, Alejandra Lopez, the president of the teachers union San Antonio Alliance of Teachers and Support Personnel, claimed she felt Martinez had failed to hear or respect stakeholders' opinions when making decisions regarding these schools, claiming, “Pedro Martinez’s tenure here was characterized by a pro-charter agenda that is a hallmark of the Broad Academy that he attended, and very top-down decision-making.”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Martinez was credited with pioneering ways for large city school districts to keep their schools open, while keeping students and faculty safe. He partnered with a local nonprofit, Community Labs, to provide free COVID-19 testing at all school campuses, coordinated with vaccine clinics. Texas governor Greg Abbott issued a ban on mask mandates and vaccine mandates. However, Martinez had the school district adopt a mask mandate. He also issued a vaccine mandate requiring for all staff to be vaccinated, which Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the district over.
He will be left the job to accept his new role as head of schools in Chicago. The San Antonio Independent School District trustees accepted his resignation on September 20, 2021, voting to release Martinez from his contract with the district effective September 28. They also voted to appoint Robert Jaklich to serve as his interim successor beginning the following day. Before his departure, president of the school board Christina Martinez credited him with helping to improve its state academic rating, increasing its graduation rates, and expanding dual language programs. Others who praised him included former San Antonio mayor Henry Cisneros and the San Antonio Express-News editorial board.
CEO of Chicago Public Schools
On September 15, 2021, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that Martinez would be appointed as the CEO (superintendent) of Chicago Public Schools. Martinez declared that he would plan to take office in the final week of September. On September 22, the Chicago Board of Education unanimously voted to approve his appointment as CEO, to take office on September 29. As scheduled, Martinez took office on September 29, 2021. He is the first hispanic individual to serve as CEO of the district on a permanent basis. The district is the third-largest school district in the United States.
Personal life
Martinez is married to Benice Alejo. He has two children.
References
CEOs of Chicago Public Schools
Educators from Illinois
21st-century Mexican educators
Educators from Nevada
Educators from Texas
21st-century American educators
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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James Murphy (Irish novelist)
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James Murphy (1839 – 1921) was an Irish writer, poet, and teacher.
Life
James Murphy was born in Glynn, County Carlow in 1839. He was the son of Matthew Murphy. He attended the Training College for Teachers in Marlborough Street, Dublin in 1860. He was appointed principal at the public schools in Bray, becoming a town clerk there. He went on to become professor of maths at St. Gall's, Dublin (later part of the Catholic University). He worked as an inspector for the Intermediate Board of Education in the 1890s. In 1887, Murphy was living in Dublin with family, including 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1921.
He wrote a number of novels and collections, and in the 1880s was editor of Irish Fireside a literary publication by the Freeman's Journal. His novels were set during key historical moments in Irish history, such as the 1798 Rebellion. He had a number of historical ballads published in periodicals such as The Nation and The Irishman.
Selected works
Convict No. 25, or the Clearances of Westmeath (1883)
The Forge of Clohogue (1885)
The House in the Rath (1886)
The Fortunes of Maurice O’Donnell (1887)
Hugh Roach, Ribbonman (1887)
The Shan Van Vocht (1889)
The Haunted Church (1889)
Luke Talbot (1890)
The Flight from the Cliffs (1911)
The Inside Passenger (1913)
References
External links
1880 births
1946 deaths
People from County Carlow
19th-century Irish novelists
20th-century Irish novelists
Irish male novelists
Irish male poets
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Jackson%20%28murderer%29
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Michael Jackson (murderer)
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Michael Anthony Jackson (born March 27, 1954) is an American convicted murderer who was sentenced to death in 1984 for shooting and killing police officer Ken Wrede in West Covina, California in August 1983. He is currently incarcerated in San Quentin State Prison.
Murder of Officer Ken Wrede
Shortly after noon on August 31, 1983, West Covina Police Officer, 26-year-old Ken Wrede responded to calls of an apparent intoxicated man walking barefoot and disturbing residents. Wrede approached the man, who identified himself as 29-year-old Michael Anthony Jackson. Wrede attempted to handcuff Jackson until Jackson lunged at him. Jackson obtained a shotgun from Wrede’s patrol car and shot the officer multiple times, but before being shot Wrede radioed for help, but by the time other officers arrived, Wrede was already dead and the officers detained Jackson. Jackson was arrested and admitted to taking PCP-laced cigarettes earlier that day.
Conviction
During the trial, Jackson's lawyers argued that he might have been severely high, which made him not legally responsible for murder. On May 21, 1984, Jackson was found guilty of first degree murder, and he was sentenced to death. Jackson still had some supporters who believed that he was not in his right state of mind when killing Wrede, and that it would be cruel to him. On May 9, 2000, with Jackson's execution date approaching, the federal court of appeals concluded that if all available evidence had been presented during the penalty phase of the trial, there was a reasonable chance that he might have received a sentence of life imprisonment. In a court hearing, judges criticized Jackson's lawyers for not bringing up that Jackson had been once diagnosed as Schizophrenic, that and the dose of PCP might render him legally not responsible for the killing. Nevertheless, Jackson stayed on death row.
Since 2006, California has not executed a death row prisoner. Jackson, now 67-years-old as of 2021, will most likely not be executed.
See also
List of death row inmates in the United States
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Brandon Nathaniel Smith (born April 12, 2001) is an American football linebacker for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
High School career
Smith attended Louisa County High School in Louisa, Virginia. As a senior in 2018, he was named the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Virginia. He appeared in the 2019 Under Armour All-America Game. Smith committed to Penn State University to play college football.
College career
As a true freshman at Penn State in 2019, Smith appeared in 13 games and had 13 tackles. As a sophomore in 2020, he started all nine games, recording 37 tackles, two sacks and one interception. Smith returned as a starter his junior season in 2021.
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External links
Penn State Nittany Lions bio
2001 births
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American football linebackers
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William Taylor (1748–1825) was a minister of the Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1806. He was Chaplain in Ordinary to both King George III and King George IV in Scotland.
Life
He was born on 28 February 1748 in Crieff the eldest son of John Taylor a local merchant. He was educated at Crieff Parish School then studied at Glasgow University.
His entry to the ministry was at the Chapel of Glasgow College. In April 1777 he was ordained as minister of Baldernock, a small village ten miles north of Glasgow. In April 1782 he was interviewed by the Magistrates and Council of Glasgow with the prospect of taking over a new church in Glasgow dedicated to St Thenew, the mother of St Mungo (i.e. a female saint). Through corruption of the name the locals quickly branded the church "St Enoch" (wrongly implying a male saint). Taylor was translated as the first minister of St Enoch's in November 1782.
In 1787 he was living in Adams Court off Argyle Street.
Glasgow University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Divinity (DD) in 1800. In 1806 he succeeded Rev George Hamilton as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the highest position in the Scottish church.
In January 1812 he was elected Chaplain in Ordinary to King George III and continued this role for his son King George IV.
He died in Glasgow on 15 March 1825. He was buried in the churchyard at St Enoch's but this was destroyed when the church was demolished in 1926 to make way for a bus station.
Family
In March 1786 he married Christian Allan daughter of Richard Allan of Bardowie. Their children included:
John Taylor of Ballochneck (1787-1829)
Richard Allan Taylor (1788-1869) advocate
Lt Gen William Taylor HEICS (1790-1868) died in New Zealand
Mary (1793-1796)
James (d.1825)
Publications
An Address to the People of Scotland (1794)
The Love of Our Country Explained and Inforced (1803)
On the Death of George III (1820)
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1748 births
1825 deaths
People from Crieff
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Joseph Mattsson-Boze
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Joseph D. Mattsson-Boze (d. January 1989) was a Oneness Pentecostal minister and pastor of Chicago's Philadelphia Church from 1944-1958. He was publisher and editor of the Herald of Faith magazine, which had wide circulation among Pentecostals in the United States.
Biography
Boze was a native of Sweden who immigrated to the United States. He worked closely with William Branham during the Healing Revival of the mid-20th century, and served as his main source of publicity during the 1960s.
He was deeply involved in the Latter Rain movement. In the 1950s, he was instrumental in working with William Branham to launch and popularize the ministry of Jim Jones. He served as chairman of multiple Christian Fellowship conventions organized and led by Jones. Jones became increasingly influential in the movement as a result of their support.
After 1958, he began working in Christian missions in Africa until his retirement in 1974. Through his mission work, he successfully organized dozens of Pentecostal churches in Africa. He died in January 1989.
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Joseph Margoshes
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Joseph Margoshes (November 16, 1866 – April 10, 1955) was a Galician-born Jewish-American Yiddish journalist.
Life
Margoshes was born on November 16, 1866 in Lemberg, Galicia, the son of Samuel Margoshes and Sarah Rebekah Flecker. His father was descended from Solomon Luria. According to legend, the Margoshes family was descended from Spanish exiles who went to Poland in the late 15th century.
Margoshes studied in a religious elementary school. He later studied with Rabbi Uri-Zev Salat, a Lemberg religious judge, and Rabbi Naftali Goldberg of Tarnów, the author of the religious text Bet Levi (The House of Levi). He initially worked in agriculture for a number of years. In 1898, during a severe economic crisis that heavily impacted agriculture, he immigrated to America. He was unable to adapt to the immigration conditions, so he returned home in 1900. In 1903, he immigrated again and settled for good in New York City. He initially worked as an agent and traveling businessman for the New York Yiddish newspapers. When Dr. Judah Magnes and Dr. Benderly unsuccessfully attempted to established a Jewish community council in New York in 1911-1912, he worked in the Jewish education office and helped prepare the council's yearbook.
Margoshes worked as a writer for the Tageblatt from 1901 to 1914, Der Tog from 1914 to 1921, and the Jewish Morning Journal from 1921 to 1954. When the Tog and the Morning Journal were merged into the Der Tog Morgn Zshurnal, he wrote for that paper as well. From 1927 to 1929, he wrote for YIVO's American division's publication Pinkes (Records). He also wrote for a number of other publications, including Di Tsukunft (The Future). Over the years, he published a large number of a series of articles on historical and folkloric topics. He wrote about old Jewish folktales, explained the origin and reason behind widespread Jewish customs and traditions, and wrote about the history of and development of topics like the ban on excommunication.
He complied the first full bibliography of New York's Yiddish press and published a number of essays on the history of Jewish journalism. During World War I, he was a founder of New York's Jewish writers' union, called the Y. L. Perets Writers’ Association. As the Association's first secretary, he initiated a writers' relief fund that helped alleviate the hardship of Jewish writers in Europe after World War I. He was one of the first to join YIVO's American division. In 1936, he published a memoir, Derinerungen fun mayn Lebn (Experiences from my Life). He owned a large private library, with over 20,000 books on Jewish subjects.
In 1882, Margoshes married Lena Rachel Stieglitz. Their children were Ida, Samuel, Israel, Nathan, Harry, and Henry. Two of the sons, Dr. Samuel Margoshes and Herman Morgenstern, were also well known in Yiddish journalism.
Margoshes died at his home in Brooklyn on April 10, 1955. He was buried in Montefiore Cemetery.
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James Wallace (moderator)
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James Wallace (1770–1852) was a minister of the Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1831, the highest position in the Scottish church.
Life
He was born in Dumfriesshire on 1770. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Edinburgh in 1795.
In April 1802 he was ordained as minister of Ballingry in Fife. In November 1806, under the patronsage of Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington he was translated to Whitekirk in East Lothian. In 1825 Edinburgh University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Divinity (DD).
During his ministry (1830-2) he organised the remodelling of the transepts of the church.
In 1831 he succeeded Rev William Singer as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the highest position in the Scottish Church. He was succeeded in turn by the infamous Rev Thomas Chalmers.
He died in Whitekirk manse on 11 November 1852 and is buried in the graveyard of his church.
Publications
An Account of the Parish of Whitekirk and Tyninghame (1845)
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1770 births
1852 deaths
People from Dumfries and Galloway
Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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The Golden Jubilee of George III, also known as the Grand National Jubilee, on 25 October 1809 marked 49 years of King George III's accession to the British throne, and his entrance into the 50th year of his reign. It was the first of such festivities to be celebrated in a significant way in the United Kingdom and the Colonies. The celebrations were relatively limited compared to the jubilees of some of the ensuing British monarchs.
History
In March 1809 and with jubilee celebrations approaching, prices for candles began to rise as indoor celebrations were anticipated. Festivities in India began on 4 June, the King's official birthday, with the governor throwing a fête in Bombay, which was attended by ambassadors from within the Indian Empire and those from surrounding countries. The celebrations in the United Kingdom started with a ball at the Town Hall on 24 October 1809. The following day, the King and the Queen, along with the Duke of York, Princess Elizabeth, and the Duke of Sussex, marked the event with a private service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle and the King inspected a troop of soldiers, though he was not able to take part in most of the ensuing celebrations due to his declining health. The Royal Horse Guards organised an ox roast in Bachelors' Acre, Windsor, which was attended by the Queen, the Duke of York, the Duke of Kent, Princess Elizabeth, the Duke of Cumberland, and the Duke of Sussex, who were later joined by the Prince of Wales and Princess Charlotte of Wales. The Guildhall had built a massive ornate arch across the road, which the royal family and the accompanying party passed through as they entered town. "A grand fête and firework display" at Frogmore was planned and attended by the Queen, accompanied by the dukes of York, Clarence, and Sussex, and the princesses Augusta, Elizabeth, and Sophia. Among other attendees were the Earl of Uxbridge, the Earl and Countess Harcourt, the Earl and Countess of Cardigan, and lords St Helens and Walsingham.
Shops were closed to allow for people's participation in festivities and the Lord Mayor of London and the City of London Corporation took part in a procession to St Paul's Cathedral, which culminated in a service of thanksgiving and later a dinner at the Mansion House. Around 400 merchants and bankers met at the Merchant Taylors' Hall, where they were joined by the earls of Westmorland, Chatham, Bathurst, Camden, Liverpool, St Vincent, as well as lords Harrowby, Mulgrave, Berkshire. A number children were christened Jubilee George or Jubilee Charlotte in honour of the King and Queen.
Military deserters and prisoners of war were pardoned and debtors were discharged, excluding those who were of French origin due to the ongoing Napoleonic Wars. Among landmarks commissioned to mark the occasion were a monument erected in Windsor and unveiled in the presence of the Queen, the King's Statue in Weymouth, the Jubilee Rock in Blisland, and the Jubilee Tower in Moel Famau. A special series of jugs were also produced in Liverpool to commemorate the jubilee. Two sets of medals were also struck, the King George III Jubilee Medal and the King George III and Queen Charlotte Jubilee Medal.
Gallery
See also
Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria
Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II
References
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British monarchy
British Royal jubilees
Events involving British royalty
George III of the United Kingdom
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James Smith (1803–1897) was a minister of the Church of Scotland, who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1881.
Life
He was born on 17 November 1803 in Paisley the son of James Smith minister of Paisley Abbey. He was educated at Paisley Grammar School and studied at Glasgow University. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Glasgow in June 1827.
In August 1827, under patronage of John Gordon of Aikenhead, to the congregation of Cathcart and was ordained as minister there in February 1828. He spent his entire career there, 69 years in the post. In 1852 Glasgow University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Divinity.
In 1843 he became Presbytery Clerk to the General Assembly and from 1853 was Synod Clerk. In 1881 he succeeded Archibald Watson as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the highest position in the Scottish Church. He was succeeded by William Milligan.
For the final two years of his ministry (from age 91) he was assisted by Gavin Scott Wotherspoon. Smith died Father of the Church on 6 March 1897 aged 93.
Family
In April 1830 he married Eliza Hamilton (died 1871) daughter of Robert Hamilton of Ashfield, Stoke. They had five daughters and one son.
Publications
Account on the Parish of Cathcart (1845)
References
1803 births
1897 deaths
Alumni of the University of Glasgow
Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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John Hamilton (moderator)
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John Hamilton (1713–1780) was a minister of the Church of Scotland, who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1766.
Life
He was born in Glasgow on 8 September 1713 the son of Rev John Hamilton (1670-1735) minister of Blackfriars Parish in Glasgow. He studied at Glasgow University.
He was ordained as minister of Barony Parish, Glasgow in September 1737. In December 1748 with George II as his patron, he was presented to the parish of St Mungo's in Glasgow (housed in what is now Glasgow Cathedral) and translated to this new position in March 1749 remaining in this role for over 30 years.
In 1766 he succeeded James Oswald as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the highest position in the Scottish Church. He was succeeded by James Murison. Glasgow University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Divinity in the same year.
He died in Glasgow on 3 February 1780. His position at St Mungo's was filled by William Taylor.
Family
In December 1742 he married Mary Campbell (d.1747) daughter of George Campbell his predecessor at St Mungo's. They had one son John who died in 1749.
In February 1752 he married Mary Bogle (1727-1808) daughter of John Bogle of Hamilton Farm. Their children included:
John Hamilton of North Park (1754-1827) three times Lord Provost of Glasgow
George (b.1755) died in infancy
Patrick Hamilton (1757-1788) went to Jamaica
William (b.1758) died in infancy
George Hamilton (1760-1837) Glasgow merchant
Janet (b.1763) died young
Margaret (b.1765) died young
Mary (b.1768) died young
His granddaughter Mary Hamilton (daughter of John) married Rev David Welsh, (Moderator in 1842).
Publications
The Practice of Religion Shewed to be Pleasant and Delightful (1767)
References
1713 births
1780 deaths
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John Hamilton (Lord Provost)
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John Hamilton of Northpark (1754–1829) was an 18th/19th century Scottish merchant who served three times as Lord Provost of Glasgow.
Life
He was born in Glasgow on 17 June 1754 the son of Rev John Hamilton minister of St Mungo's Parish (now better known as Glasgow Cathedral, and his second wife, Mary Bogle daughter of John Bogle of Hamilton Farm.
In 1787 he was a joint founder of the Glasgow Golf Club.
By 1790 he was a successful Glasgow merchant dealing in sugar, rum and wine. He owned several plantations in Jamaica. As a trader in Glasgow he was nicknamed "Johnnie Sma' Bottles" as he specialised in half bottles of spirits.
As he became Chief Magistrate of Glasgow around 1790 he presumably had trained in Scots Law. Around this same time, with the expansion of the city, Great Hamilton Street (a new access on the east side) was named in his honour.
In 1799 he bought the Northpark (North Park) estate on the north side of the city centre.
From 1793 to 1799 he was a Bailie of the city. In 1800 he served his first term as Lord Provost of Glasgow succeeding Lawrence Craigie and served the standard two years in office before Craigie retook the position. He succeeded Craigie for a second term 1804 to 1806 and after two other Lord Provosts served a third term from 1810 to 1812 the role then passing to Kirkman Finlay. He was Treasurer of the city in 1807 abd Lord Dean of Guild 1808/9.
He died in Glasgow in 1829.
William Hamilton inherited North Park House and it was demolished and redeveloped in 1869 soon after William's death.
Family
He married his cousin, Helen Bogle (d.1825), daughter of Archibald Bogle of Shettleston. Helen's brother Robert Bogle, operated the Glasgow firm of Bogle & Co and donated the lands upon which the current Glasgow University were built.
John Hamilton, died in Jamaica
Archibald Hamilton took over the Glasgow business with his younger brother William
George William Hamilton (1786-1857)
Robert Hamilton (d.1840) London merchant
William Hamilton of Northpark (1790-1866) Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1826 to 1828
Mary Hamilton (1797-1873) married Rev David Welsh of Edinburgh Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1842
Artistic Recognition
He was portrayed by Sir Henry Raeburn.
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Peter Michael Davison
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Peter Michael Davison is a British composer, orchestrator, arranger and conductor. His most notable work includes his scores for the stop motion animation Strike! (2018) and Australian film Emu Runner (2018).
Work
Film and television
In 2018, Davison composed, orchestrated and conducted for the stop motion animation film Strike!; produced by Gigglefish Studios and a select team from Aardman. The film was part of Seville Film Festival’s Official Selection in 2018.
Davison’s Australian success grew after scoring the film, Emu Runner (2018), directed by Imogen Thomas. Davison also wrote additional music for Mike Brook’s “rockumentary” about The Church’s front man; Something Quite Peculiar: The Life and Times of Steve Kilbey (2017). He is also a composer with Australian music production company beatboxmusic.com.
Games
Davison is a known orchestrator and conductor on the PS4 epic, Horizon Zero Dawn (2017). Davison worked with double Ivor Novello winner Joris de Man on the project. In 2017, he also worked with de Man and the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra as a conductor and orchestrator on Animortal’s Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires.
Off-screen work
In 2017, he conducted the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s Ensemble 10/10. Davison also arranged and orchestrated the 1960s seminal album by Roger McGough and Andy Roberts; Summer with Monika.
Davison has written for Judie Tzuke, Oysterband and Claire Martin OBE. The latter included her 2014 tour and collaborative work on the album ‘Time and Place’. His arrangements for Martin and the Montpellier Cello Quartet were performed at Kings Place, the Royal Albert Hall and Union Chapel in London. Davison’s arrangement of David Bowie’s ‘Man Who Sold the World’ for Claire Martin’s album featured several high-profile artists including Joe Stilgoe, Laurence Cottle, Richard Rodney Bennett, Gareth Williams and Geoffrey Keezer.
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Living people
British male composers
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John Carrick (cricketer)
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John Carrick (29 November 1853 — 3 November 1916) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and stockbroker.
The son of John Carrick, the city architect for Glasgow, he was born in November 1853 at Glasgow and was educated at The Glasgow Academy. He later made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Nottinghamshire at Lord's in 1882. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the MCC first innings for 10 runs by William Attewell, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 3 runs by Alfred Shaw. In addition to playing first-class cricket, Carrick also played club cricket in Scotland for the West of Scotland Cricket Club from 1884 to 1887. He was by profession a stockbroker. Carrick died suddenly in England at Eastbourne in November 1916. His brother was James Stewart Carrick, a rugby international who was also noted as a cricketer.
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John Smith (moderator)
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John Smith (1854–1927) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1922 and was also heavily involved in Scottish education including Chairman of Govan School Board.
Life
He was born on 14 October 1854 the son of Robert Smith, an iron merchant at Tollcross in Glasgow. He was not born in Glasgow but moved there at an early age: being educated at St John's Academy, Glasgow then Glasgow High School. Around 1868 he began an appreticeship as a "measurer". However, he decided he wished to join the church and therefore went to study at Glasgow University around 1872, graduating MA (1877) BD (1880). He was licensed to preach in 1880.
He was ordained as a minister of the Church of Scotland of North Parish in Stirling in June 1881. As with many of the larger Scottish cities this was one of three parishes contained on one building: the Church of the Holy Rude. He translated to Partick Parish Church in June 1886 replacing Rev John Calder. In 1903 Glasgow University aardec him an honorary Doctor of Divinity.
In 1922 he succeeded James A. McClymont as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the highest position in the Scottish Church. He was succeeded in turn by George Milligan.
He had joined Stirling School Board in 1882 and continued a strong interest in education. He was Convenor of the General Assembly's Education Committee and oversaw the Sabbath School Committee. He was also Chairman of Govan's Education Committee for 15 years. He was a member of Glasgow University Court, Chairman of the Scottish Education Committee, President of the Scottish School Boards. He was made an honorary Fellow of the Educational Institute of Scotland.
He died in Partick on 9 June 1927 and is buried in Craigton Cemetery.
Family
In August 1882 he married authoress Helen Johnston (1860–1926), daughter of Gilbert Johnston of Shettleston. They had several children:
Jane Briggs Burns Smith (born 1883) married William Stevenson Brownlee of Clydebank
Helen Johnston Smith (born 1885) married Brodie Smith Gilfillan of Inch
Lt Robert Stanley Smith (born 1887) of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Cpt. John Sydney Smith (born 1889) of the Highland Light Infantry
Esther Struthers Johnston Smith (1891–1907)
Gilbert Johnston Smith (1897–1947) Lt in the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force captured in 1918 but survived. Qualified as a physician and later served as Governor of Insein Prison in Burma
Publications
Short Studies in the Gospel (1901)
Andrew Melville (1910)
Broken Links in Scottish Education (1912)
Rise and Growth of Continuation Classes (1912)
The Hebrew Palmist and the Scottish Bard (1918)
Education and the Church (1922)
He was joint author of the "Sunday School Teachers Handbook".
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1854 births
1927 deaths
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Kenneth Browne
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Kenneth Browne may refer to:
Kenneth Browne (painter), African-American painter
Kenneth N. Browne, member of the New York State Assembly
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John Howell Morrison
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John Howell Morrison is a composer and professor at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While studying for his doctorate at the University of Michigan, he was a recipient of the Regents Fellowship.
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Daniel Garcia (wrestler)
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Daniel Garcia is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling.
Career
Garcia began competing for Limitless Wrestling in 2018. He appeared for WWE on an episode of 205 Live in July 2018, during which he lost against Drew Gulak. Garcia made his debut in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in September 2020 during an episode of Dark. In January 2021, he competed against Tyler Rust in WWE on NXT, where he lost. Garcia won the Limitless World Championship in March. He lost the title to Anthony Greene in September. Garcia was announced as having signed with AEW in October. In January 2022, he competed in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's Battle of Los Angeles and eventually won the tournament by defeating Mike Bailey in the final round.
Personal life
Garcia was trained in professional wrestling by Brandon Thurston and The Blade. In 2019, Garcia suffered broken bones in his legs from a car accident. He returned to wrestling six months later. The following year, he graduated from Buffalo State College with a communications degree.
Championships and accomplishments
Limitless Wrestling
Limitless World Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
Battle of Los Angeles (2022)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Ranked No. 233 of the top 500 male singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021
References
External links
Living people
All Elite Wrestling personnel
American male professional wrestlers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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Ye Jianchun
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Ye Jianchun (; born July 1965) is a Chinese engineer and politician who is the current governor of Jiangxi, in office since 21 October 2021. Previously he served as vice minister of Emergency Management and vice minister of Water Resources.
Biography
Ye was born in Zhouning County, Fujian, in July 1965. In 1980, he enrolled in East China Water Conservancy Institute (now Hohai University), majoring in water conservancy and hydropower engineering construction, where he graduated in 1984.
In August 1984, he was appointed as an official in Shanghai Survey, Design and Research Institute and over a period of 19 years worked his way up to the position of president. He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in December 1985.
Beginning in June 2005, he served in several posts in the Ministry of Water Resources, including director of Taihu Lake Basin Authority (2005–2016), director of Finance Division (2016–2017), and vice minister (2017–2021). He also served as secretary-general of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters from 2017 to 2020 and vice minister of Emergency Management from 2018 to 2020.
In February 2021, he was transferred to central China's Jiangxi province and appointed deputy party secretary. In October 2021, he took office as party branch secretary of Jiangxi, becoming the youngest head of the provincial administrative region government in China. On October 21, he was made acting governor of Jiangxi.
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Living people
People from Zhouning County
Hohai University alumni
People's Republic of China politicians from Fujian
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Fujian
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Malik Williams
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Malik Williams (born August 26, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the Louisville Cardinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
High school career
Williams played basketball for R. Nelson Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. As a senior, he averaged 21.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and four blocks per game, leading his team to its first Summit Athletic Conference title since 2009. Williams was one of four finalists for the Indiana Mr. Basketball award. He left as the program's all-time leader in rebounds and blocks.
Recruiting
Williams was considered a five-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN, and a four-star recruit by Rivals. On August 4, 2016, he committed to playing college basketball for Louisville over offers from Purdue, Michigan State and Indiana, among others.
College career
As a freshman at Louisville, Williams averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. On January 6, 2019, he posted a career-high 19 points and 11 rebounds in a 90–73 win against Miami (Florida). Williams averaged 7.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He missed the first four games of his junior season after undergoing surgery for a broken foot. As a junior, Williams averaged 8.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, and was the runner-up for Atlantic Coast Conference Sixth Man of the Year. He was limited to three games in his senior season after reinjuring his foot twice. He returned to Louisville for his fifth season of eligibility, granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 1, 2022, Williams was indefinitely suspended due to failing to uphold program standards, but was reinstated on February 7 after missing two games.
Career statistics
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| 32 || 12 || 10.6 || .418 || .323 || .688 || 2.4 || .2 || .4 || .4 || 3.8
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| 34 || 20 || 18.2 || .420 || .318 || .701 || 6.1 || .3 || .3 || 1.2 || 7.7
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| 26 || 3 || 18.7 || .497 || .290 || .648 || 6.1 || .3 || .5 || .6 || 8.5
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| 3 || 2 || 20.7 || .300 || .286 || .250 || 6.0 || 1.0 || .7 || .0 || 5.0
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| 95 || 37 || 15.8 || .439 || .314 || .667 || 4.9 || .3 || .4 || .7 || 6.5
Personal life
Williams wears the number 5 jersey and has a tattoo on his right forearm to honor his friend and former R. Nelson Snider High School girls basketball player, Peytin Chamble, who died in a car accident at age 17.
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Marcus Mann may refer to:
Marcus Mann (basketball) (born 1973), American basketball player
Marcus Mann (footballer) (born 1984), German footballer
See also
Marc Mann, American musician
Mark Mann (born 1970), American artist
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James Martin (British Army officer)
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Major General James Rowland Martin, is a senior British Army officer.
Military career
Martin was commissioned into the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment with effect from 7 August 1993. He became commander of 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade in November 2018, commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in July 2020 and General Officer Commanding 3rd (United Kingdom) Division in October 2021.
Martin was awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distinguished service in Afghanistan on 25 March 2011 and was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order for distinguished services in Afghanistan on 26 February 2015. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for gallant and distinguished services in the field on 21 April 2017.
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Jason Walker
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Jason Walker (footballer) (born 1984), English footballer
Jason Walker (musician) (born 1969), Australian musician
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Aaron Parker (American football)
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Aaron Parker is an American football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rhode Island.
College career
Parker played for the Rhode Island Rams for four seasons. He finished his collegiate career with 216 receptions for 3,460 yards and 30 touchdowns in 44 games played.
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Parker signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020, shortly after the conclusion of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was waived by the Cowboys during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and was resigned to the team's practice squad the following day After the season Parker was re-signed by the Cowboys to a reserve/futures contract on January 4, 2021. He was waived at the end of the preseason on August 31, 2021.
Carolina Panthers
Parker was signed by the Carolina Panthers to their practice squad on September 2, 2021. Parker was elevated to the Panthers' active roster on October 24, 2021. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 10, 2022.
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John Smith (deaf comedian)
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John Smith is a British comedian, actor and performer. He is deaf and a British Sign Language user.
Early life
Smith was born in Newcastle and raised in Mansfield. After contracting meningitis at the age of 3, he became deaf. Smith attended the Ewing School for the Deaf in Nottingham in a Partial Hearing Unit and was raised orally, although he picked a lot of BSL informally from other pupils.
He left school with CSEs in carpentry and geography. After school, Smith found work as a carpenter with the help of a social worker. He worked for 15 years for two different companies, although, upon leaving the second one, he sued them for discrimination, as he was never provided with access and accommodation. After that, Smith has taught BSL in colleges.
Comedy
Smith did not start his career as a stand-up comedian until 2005 at the age of 40 when he joined a local comedy club. He cites Peter Kay, Tommy Cooper and Billy Connolly as his inspirations.
Since his debut, Smith has performed extensively in deaf clubs and theatres across the UK, Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand. He has also featured in several comedy shows on BSL Zone. For his role in the comedy "Still Here", Smith won Best Actor at Ippocampus Ciak (2012).
Smith has also appeared on the soap opera Doctors on BBC1 in a supporting role, on BBC See Hear and on Irish Afternoon Show on RTÉ.
Comedy style
Smith's humor derives from the differences between deaf and hearing people and from daily experiences of deaf people. He often makes fun of sign language interpreters. In his early shows, his humour often took aim at hearing people and their mannerism through the filter of his deaf experience. He used to end his shows by smashing on stage a hearing aid donated by an audience member. He also teased people with cochlear implants, a controversial issue among deaf people. Smith has since toned down his comedy to be more inclusive (especially of younger audience) and to avoid singling out members of the public.
His comedic style relies on physical comedy, mime and slapstick. Sometimes he is supported by his wife to provide voiceover for a hearing audience, but most of the times the show is purely in BSL. Many jokes are visual and rely on the characteristics of sign language and cannot be directly translated into spoken English.
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James Horton (July 1, 1840 - April 15, 1894) was an English-born recipient of the Medal of Honor and an American sailor in the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
Biography
James Horton also known as Joseph Horton was born in England on July 1, 1840. He served as a Gunner's Mate aboard the USS Montauk. He earned his medal for actions on September 21, 1864 while aboard the USS Montuak. He died in 1894 and is now buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
Medal of Honor Citation
During the night of 21 September, when fire was discovered in the magazine lightroom of the vessel, causing a panic and demoralizing the crew, Horton rushed into the cabin, obtained the magazine keys, sprang into the lightroom and began passing out combustibles, including the box of signals in which the fire originated.
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James Wallace (philanthropist)
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Sir James Hay Wallace (born 23 November 1937) is a New Zealand businessman and arts patron. He amassed a collection of New Zealand art that he transferred to the James Wallace Art Trust in 1992, and is now displayed at the Pah Homestead in Auckland. Also in 1992, he established the Wallace Art Awards for New Zealand artists.
Early life and family
Wallace was born in Cambridge on 23 November 1937, the son of James Dunning Wallace and Frances Lindsay Wallace (née Hay). His father was a pig farmer and agricultural contractor who, in 1937, founded a small rendering company, J. D. Wallace Limited, that would eventually become the Wallace Corporation. James Dunning Wallace was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to farming, in the 1994 Birthday Honours.
Wallace was educated at King's College, Auckland, from 1951 to 1955, and won a scholarship to study for his last year of secondary school in Boston, during which time he developed his interest in art and opera. He went on to study law, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree from Auckland University College in 1961. He gained international experience working in New York for a year, and worked for Robert Kerridge at Rank/Hanimex and Woolf Fisher at Fisher & Paykel, before joining the family business.
Business career
Wallace joined his father's rendering business, J. D. Wallace Limited, while his younger brother David partnered with their father in farm contracting and cattle and dairy farming operations as J. D. and R. D. Wallace Limited. J. D. Wallace took over other rendering companies, and Wallace established other rural services companies Wallford Meats (NZ) Limited, Eureka Hides and Skins Limited, and Wallace Industries Limited, which were amalgamated as Wallace Corporation Limited (WCL) in 1994. In 2007, WCL was reported to employ 600 staff seasonally and had an annual turnover of about $200 million. In 2017, WCL merged its meat co-products businesses with Farm Brands Limited, to form Wallace Group Limited Partnership. The merger excluded WCL's farms, investments in biopolymer companies, and its Chilean dairying operation.
Arts patronage
Wallace began collecting art in the 1960s, with a focus on young and emerging New Zealand artists. His first acquisition was a Toss Woollaston watercolour in 1964. In 1992, he established the James Wallace Arts Trust, to which he transferred ownership of his collection, which by 2020 held over 9000 pieces. In 2010, the collection moved from Wallace's home to the Pah Homestead in the Auckland suburb of Hillsborough.
In 1992, Wallace founded the Wallace Art Awards, the richest awards, mostly as overseas residencies, for New Zealand artists. The James Wallace Arts Trust injects about $2 million dollars into the arts in New Zealand annually, including new acquisitions and over $200,000 for the Wallace Art Awards.
Honours and awards
In the 2001 New Year Honours, Wallace was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the arts. He was promoted to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, also for services to the arts, in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours.
In December 2018, Wallace was conferred with an honorary doctorate by Auckland University of Technology. In 2019, he received an honorary Master of Arts degree from the Waikato Institute of Technology.
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James Smither
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James George Smither FRIBA (1833–1910) was an Irish architect and a Ceylonese public servant.
He served as Ceylon's first Government Architect in the Public Works Department, for eighteen years, between 1865 and 1883.
In 1869 he was made a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. The same year he designed the Victorian Gothic Revival style All Saints' Church in Galle Fort.
In 1873 he was responsible for designing and overseeing the reconstruction/conversion of the Grand Oriental Hotel and the construction of the former Colombo Town Hall, together with the adjoining public markets (Edinburgh Hall). The structure has a "Cruet-like top" and was flanked and backed by the Edinburgh Hall, so called because His Royal Highness, Prince Alfred Duke of Edinburgh, laid the foundation stone for the building in April 1870.
Between 1873 and 1875, under the direction of Governor Sir William Gregory, a complete site survey of structural remains at Anuradhapura was undertaken. The work was carried out by Smither, who subsequently published in 1894, Architectural Remains Anuradhapura, Ceylon: the Dugabas and Certain Other Ancient Ruined Structures, which comprised information on Anuradhapura's stupas and other ancient ruined structures.
In 1875 Smither designed the Jaffna Clock Tower and was also responsible for designing the Colombo General Hospital.
In 1875 he designed the National Museum of Colombo, a two-storey Italianate-style building with open verandahs, arches and pillars with ornate capitals and mouldings.
In 1879 Smither designed a block of outbuildings at Coole Park, County Galway, Ireland for Sir William Gregory.
Smither retired to England but was called upon in 1886 to design and carry out the buildings of the Ceylon Court at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London (including the 'Ceylon Tea House' and the 'Ceylon Porch' at the old Imperial Institute). The dagoba forming the central feature and other works for the Ceylon Court at the 1888 International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry in Glasgow. In 1889 he designed the ornamental screens enclosing the Ceylon Court and other works at the Exposition Universelle.
He retired from architectural practice in 1899 and died an invalid in 1910, at the age of 78, at his residence in Camberwell. He was buried in the South Metropolitan Cemetery on 6 January 1911.
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The Estate of Michael Jackson is a legal entity established following the death of American singer Michael Jackson for the purpose of administering Jackson's property, and overseeing Jackson's posthumous income. Jackson's last will was filed by an attorney John Branca at the Los Angeles County courthouse on July 1, 2009. Signed July 7, 2002, it names Branca and accountant John McClain as executors; they were confirmed as such by a Los Angeles judge on July 6, 2009. All assets are given to the (pre-existing) Michael Jackson Family Trust (amended March 22, 2002), the details of which have not been made public. The Associated Press reports that, in 2007, Jackson had a net worth of $236.6 million: $567.6 million in assets, which included Neverland Ranch and his 50% share of Sony/ATV Music Publishing' catalogue, and debts of $331 million. The guardianship of his three children is given to his mother, Katherine, or if she is unable or unwilling, to singer Diana Ross. Jackson's will allocates 20% of his fortune as well as 20% of money made after death to unspecified charities.
In 2012, in an attempt to end a family dispute, Jackson's brother Jermaine retracted his signature on a public letter criticizing executors of Jackson's estate and his mother's advisers over the legitimacy of his brother's will. T.J. Jackson, son of Tito Jackson, was given co-guardianship of Michael Jackson's children after false reports of Katherine Jackson going missing. Media reports suggested that the settlement of Jackson's estate could last many years. The value of Sony/ATV Music Publishing is estimated by Ryan Schinman, chief of Platinum Rye, to be US$1.5 billion. Shinman's estimate makes Jackson's share of Sony/ATV worth $750 million, from which Jackson would have had an annual income of $80 million. In September 2016, a deal was finalized for Sony's acquisition of Jackson's share of Sony/ATV from the Jackson estate for $750 million.
Earnings
In 2016, Forbes estimated annual gross earnings by the Jackson Estate at $825million, the largest ever recorded for a celebrity, mostly due to the sale of the Sony/ATV catalog. In 2018, the figure was $400million. It was the eighth year since his death that Jackson's annual earnings were reported to be over $100million, thus bringing Jackson's postmortem total to $2.4billion. In 2020, Forbes recognized Jackson as the top-earning dead celebrity each year since his death except 2012.
Taxation of estate
The estate administrators and the IRS estimated portions of the estate differently. The estate argued that its total value was $5.1 million, while the IRS initially estimated the estate's value at more than $500 million and then reduced it to $481.9 million. The IRS also proposed "an additional $197 million in penalties, including a gross valuation misstatement penalty." A major part of the dispute related to the value of Jackson's likeness; the estate claimed a value of just over $2,000; while the IRS initially valued it at over $434 million. Other disputes centered on the value of Jackson's interest in a trust that owns some songs of his and the Beatles; the value of Jackson's share of the Jackson 5 master recordings rights; and the values of various stocks, bonds, and cars owned by Jackson.
In 2013, the estate filed a U.S. Tax Court petition claiming that the IRS overestimated the value of the estate's assets. In 2021, the Tax Court issued a ruling in favor of the estate, ruling that the estate's total combined value of the estate was $111.5 million and that the value of Jackson's name and likeness was $4 million (not the $61 million estimated by the IRS's outside expert witness).
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William Adams ( – ) was an American theologian and educator, co-founder of Nashotah House.
William Adams was born on Monaghan, Ireland. He entered Trinity, and became a scholar of the house in 1833. He read law and medicine each for a year, and was for a time with his uncle at Ballyhaise as an accountant. In 1888 he entered the General Theological Seminary in New York, graduating in 1841. He was one of the founders of Nashotah mission, afterward Nashotah theological seminary, in Wisconsin, where he went in September 1841. During the following winter he contributed to an English publication an article on the church's duties to her emigrants, which attracted much attention. From the foundation of the seminary he was the professor of systematic divinity. Dr. Adams published Mercy to Babes (New York, 1847), Christian Science (Philadelphia, 1850), and A New Treatise on Baptismal Regeneration (New York, 1871), and contributed largely to periodical literature, writing principally on theological topics. William Adams died on 2 January 1897 in Nashotah.
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William John Mailer Adams (22 June 1905 – 6 November 1971) was an English first-class cricketer.
Born at Edmonton in Middlesex in June 1905, Adams became a figure in Madras cricket in the 1930s. He played in three first-class cricket matches while in British India, playing twice for the Europeans against the Indians in 1937 and 1938, in addition to playing for Madras in the 1936–37 Ranji Trophy against Hyderabad. For the Europeans he took figures of 6 for 35 in the 1937 fixture, and overall he took 10 wickets in first-class cricket at an average of exactly 25. Adams died in England at Watford in November 1971.
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David Watson is an American personality psychologist who has been the Andrew J. McKenna Family Professor of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame since 2010. He previously served as a professor of psychology at the University of Iowa beginning in 1993, and taught at Southern Methodist University before then. He was the founding president of the Association for Research in Personality in 2001 and served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology from 2006 to 2011. He is known for his research on personality assessment and psychopathology, including working with his wife Lee Anna Clark and Auke Tellegen to develop the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule in 1988. In 2015, Watson received the Jack Block Award for Distinguished Research in Personality from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
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John Manning Hall (October 16, 1841 – January 27, 1905) was an American lawyer, politician, judge, and railroad executive from Connecticut. His son, John L. Hall, co-founded the law firm Choate, Hall & Stewart.
Biography
Hall was born in Willimantic, Connecticut, on October 16, 1841. His father was Horace Hall, a prominent local businessman who served as selectman, justice of the peace, and state representative for Willimantic. John's mother was Elizabeth Manning of Albany, New York. He graduated from Williston Seminary before earning his bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1866 and his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1868.
Hall was Windham County's star lawyer in the 1870s and 1880s, gaining wealth and repute and even arguing a case before the US Supreme Court. After several terms in the Connecticut House of Representatives, during which he chaired the judiciary and railroad committees, he served as speaker of the House in 1882, president pro tempore of the Connecticut State Senate in 1889, and a judge of the Connecticut Superior Court from 1889 to 1893. He served on the inaugural board of trustees of the Storrs Agricultural School from 1881 to 1882.
Switching full-time to the private sector, Hall served as vice president (1893–99) and president (1899–1903) of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company. After retiring as president, he continued to serve as the company's general counsel until his death in New Haven in 1905. His wife and children survived him.
In 1871, Hall had married Julia White Loomer, daughter of the president of the Willimantic Savings Institute. They had three children: John Loomer, Florence M., and Helen B. John L. Hall took after his father, graduating from Yale with honors and pursuing a successful law career. He co-founded the prominent Boston-based law firm Choate, Hall & Stewart in 1899. Both father and son belonged to Yale's Skull and Bones Society.
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L. Brad King is an American engineer. He is a Richard and Elizabeth Henes Endowed Professor (Space Systems), Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University. King is an experimentalist with expertise in spacecraft design, electric space propulsion systems, and plasma physics.
Biography
A 1989 graduate of Calumet High School, King holds a Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, and has served on numerous NASA, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community advisory panels, and has published more than 100 papers on space propulsion systems. King is a 2003 recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award from President George W. Bush and selected as a recipient of the Society of Automotive Engineers Ralph R. Teetor Award for engineering educators in 2006.
Research interests
King is an experimentalist interested in studying electric space propulsion systems, including Hall-effect thrusters, ion engines, and arcjets. King's research experience in the broader field of plasma physics includes such diverse subjects as the design of the in-situ electrostatic probes, ion-energy analysis and time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Doppler laser cooling of trapped ions, optical flow diagnostics, and antimatter confinement. He holds patents for generating electrospray from a ferrofluid, self-regenerating nanotips for low-power electric propulsion (EP) cathodes, and a method and apparatus for improving efficiency of a Hall Effect thruster. He is the cofounder of Orbion Space Technology, a Michigan-based supplier of electric propulsion for small satellites.
Select publications
Ionic liquid ferrofluid interface deformation and spray onset under electric and magnetic stresses (2014) B. A. Jackson, K. J. Terhune and L. B. King, Physics of Fluids
Radiation-induced solidification of ionic liquid under extreme electric field (2016) Terhune, K.J., King, L.B., He, K., Cumings, J., Nanotechnology
Performance Comparison Between a Magnesium- and Xenon-Fueled 2 Kilowatt Hall Thruster (2016) Hopkins, M.A. and King, L.B. Journal of Propulsion and Power
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Adam Smith (YouTuber)
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Adam Smith, better known as Doc Adam, is a doctor and former YouTuber who produces videos giving medical advice to a Filipino demographic.
YouTube career
Adam Smith is an Australia-based doctor from England who ran a YouTube channel under the name "Doc Adam". He started making videos on medical advise with the help of his Filipino partner in 2017. A Filipino-speaker himself, Smith caters to a Filipino demographic. Smith used to visit the Philippines through medical missions and as a result has learned how to speak Filipino. He then shifted to giving reviews on products which enjoys endorsements from celebrities and politicians with various unproven medical claims. He also ran an online shop where he sold health-related products, mostly low-carb and low-sugar food staples as well as Doc Adam branded merchandise.
In late 2020, fellow doctor Farrah Agustin-Bunch sued Smith after he disputed GlutaLipo coffee's slimming and whitening claims. Agustin-Bunch is also the head of GlutaLipo. Smith has also Agustin-Bunch's disputed natural or alternative medicine practices and questioned her training background at Harvard University. This led to Smith's hiatus from October to November 2020.
In early 2021, Smith made a video about CopperMask PH's copper mask which is distributed by JC Premiere where he pointed out that there is a hole in the china part of the mask. In the video he explained that such mask are not recommended by Philippine and Australian health authorities. The doctor said that he had received cease and desist order for his video from CopperMask PH who believes that Smith is "defaming" the brand.
He ended his YouTube career on October 30, 2021 to take a "different direction in life" after his lawsuit with Bunch-Agustin has disrupted his professional practice as a doctor and have incurred heavy legal cost.
Personal life
Smith is in a relationship with KC, a Filipino woman. When he announced his retirement from YouTube in 2021, Smith said that they plan to get married the following year.
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Kenneth Robertson (born 1931) is a British sculptor, known for his public work inspired by animals and the human form engaged in dance.As a former dental surgeon working in London with a broad understanding of anatomy, his first sculptures were influenced by red deer he then farmed in rural Hampshire. In 1997 he began a series of dancers, working in wax to capture movement and mood as expressed by the actions of dancers both contemporary and in classical ballet. He has collaborated with professional dancers and choreographers such as Russell Maliphant and his researches into the language of dance have referenced dance movement analysis authority Ann Hutchinson Guest and dance historian Ivor Forbes Guest.
Public works
statue of Jimmy Hagan, Sheffield United Football Club
Pygmy hippo and calf, Marwell Zoo, Hampshire
Pygmy hippo and calf, Longleat, Wiltshire
Red deer calves playing, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Jersey Zoo
Pygmy Hippo and Calf, Summerleaze, Maidenhead
Otter at Otter Point overlooking Loch Linnhe, The Isle of Eriska
Further reading
Immortals of British Sport (2013) Ian Hewitt and Sampson Lloyd; Vision Sports Publishing
Sterling Stuff (2016) Foreword Koenig/Kingdon Pangolin London Ltd.
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Official Website
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Michael Dean Gonzales (born September 1, 1973) is an American man convicted of capital murder in Texas and sentenced to death row.
Crime
Gonzales lived next door to Manuel and Merced "Bita" Aguirre in Odessa, Texas, for years. On the evening of April 21, 1994, Gonzales broke into the Aguirre home while they were sleeping. The Aguirres awoke, and Gonzales stabbed the Aguirres and then burglarized the home. Merced was reported to have defensive wounds on her legs, hands and the bottoms of her feet. Manuel Aguirre was stabbed 11 times. Gonzales stole a VCR, a microwave oven, a camera, a .22-caliber revolver and a purse.
Legal proceedings
Prosecutors charged Gonzales with capital murder. On Monday, November 27, 1995, jury selection began for the trial. At the time it had been 10 years since Ector County prosecutors had sought the death penalty. A medical examiner in the trial testified that Merced Aguirre's stab wounds were "too numerous to count." Gonzales was convicted of murder for both Manuel and Merced and was sentenced to death on December 12, 1995. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence and denied the defendant’s initial state habeas application.
Gonzales' death sentence was later thrown out because of improper trial testimony from a prison psychologist. In 2009, Gonzales was retried on punishment. On May 7, 2009, the court again sentenced the defendant to death in accordance with the findings of the jury. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the sentence and later dismissed the defendant's state habeas application. Gonzales appealed, and in June 2015, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stated that Gonzales' appeal was improperly filed and rejected it without considering its merits.
On September 1, 2021, the court set Gonzales' execution date for March 8, 2022. The Aguirre family plans to attend the execution.
See also
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List of people scheduled to be executed in the United States
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Riley Edward Robinson (November 4, 1847 - February 1921) was a carpenter, minister in the Episcopal Church, councilman, custom house inspector, and state legislator in Florida. He served on the city council in Fernandina, Florida from 1875 ti 1879 and from 1883 to 1890, as well as from 1892 to 1894. He represented Nassau County, Florida in the Florida House of Representatives in 1883 and 1885.
He was born in Tennessee in 1847. He was described as having been enslaved and categorized as "mulatto". He moved to Alachua County, Florida in 1858 and lived there until after the American Civil War when he moved to Duval County, Florida and apprenticed as a carpenter. He moved to Nassau County in 1870.
He belonged to the mason fraternal order. He was a leader in Nassau County's Republican Party. He was listed as a state legislator as R. E. Robinson. He served as postmaster of the Kings Ferry post office in Nassau County.
The Christian Advocate noted his assigned area.
See also
Samuel Petty
References
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1847 births
1921 deaths
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Captain Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet (21 February 1726–24 January 1784) was a Royal Navy officer of the eighteenth century. He joined as a captain's servant in HMS Rippon]] in 1740. Hamilton fought in the War of Jenkins' Ear at the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1741 and then transferred to HMS Alderney where he participated in the unsuccessful Invasion of Cuba. He was promoted to midshipman in HMS Success in 1742, and was promoted to lieutenant while serving on HMS Tartar in 1747. Having served in a variety of ships as a lieutenant, Hamilton was promoted to commander in 1762. After initially commanding HMS Cormorant he served in HMS Zephyr and HMS Merlin on the Newfoundland Station before being promoted to post captain in 1766.
Given command of HMS Lizard to serve in the American Revolutionary War, Hamilton sailed to North America in 1775 and in December fought on land at the Siege of Quebec. For his service there he was made a baronet in 1776, and received command of the brand new ship of the line HMS Hector. He fought in her at the Battle of Ushant in 1778 before in 1780 sailing to the West Indies, where in October Hector was dismasted in the Great Hurricane of 1780. He left Hector in 1782 and was given command of HMS Grafton to sail as a reinforcement to the East Indies Station. In January 1783 the squadron of ships he was sailing with were all dismasted in the Bay of Biscay and forced to turn home. He then returned to command Hector as a guardship at Portsmouth. With his health deteriorating from yellow fever, he resigned his command on 22 January 1784 and died two days later.
Early life
John Hamilton was born on 21 February 1726, the son of John Hamilton and Mary Wright. He had one sister, Mary, who was born in 1728. The family was an ancient one, having come across from Normandy with William the Conqueror in 1066, and was related to the Earls of Leicester, Lords Hamilton, and Earls of Abercorn.
Naval career
Early career
Hamilton joined the Royal Navy as a captain's servant in the 60-gun fourth rate [[HMS Rippon (1712)|HMS Rippon on 22 September 1740. Rippon sailed to the West Indies in the fleet of Rear-Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle. Hamilton saw his first action on 7 January 1741 when, during the War of Jenkins' Ear, the squadron Rippon was a part of indecisively engaged a similarly sized French squadron in the mistaken belief that they were Spanish. He then fought at the unsuccessful Battle of Cartagena de Indias between 4 March and 20 May of the same year. On 4 July he was transferred as an able seaman to the 8-gun bomb vessel HMS Alderney to serve at the Invasion of Cuba from August, and then on 10 October he moved again; this time to the 24-gun frigate HMS Success.
Hamilton was promoted to midshipman in Success on 14 October 1742, serving at New England and later off Lisbon, before he left that ship on 8 May 1743 to become quarter gunner on board the 90-gun ship of the line HMS Princess Royal in home waters. By 9 December of the same year he was registered as an unrated member of the crew of the 20-gun frigate HMS Bideford, in which he sailed to the West Indies on 29 January 1744. He returned to his previous rank of midshipman on board the 20-gun frigate HMS Tartar, in which he served off South Carolina, on 16 May, before being promoted to acting lieutenant in the same ship on 5 January 1745/6. His rank was made permanent on 11 January 1747, Hamilton having passed the relevant examination on 6 February 1746.
On 1 February 1747 he left Tartar, which was undergoing a refit at Deptford, to become second lieutenant of the 50-gun fourth rate HMS Winchester. He served on board her until 21 August 1749 when Winchester was paid off, and did not receive another appointment until 6 February 1755 when he was made third lieutenant of the 90-gun ship of the line HMS Ramillies, serving in the Downs. On 7 October of the same year he moved from Ramillies to the 50-gun fourth rate HMS Colchester, where he became her first lieutenant. The Seven Years' War having begun, Hamilton participated in an action between Colchester, the 28-gun frigate HMS Lyme, and two French warships of an equivalent size off Oleron on 17 May 1756. After around six hours of fighting both sides were so heavily damaged that when they parted neither was capable of chasing the other.
In March 1757 and March 1758 Colchester served as a convoy escort to East India Company ships arriving at St Helena, and then in 1759 she joined the fleet of Admiral Sir Edward Hawke, serving at the blockade of Port Louis between August and September. Hamilton stayed in Colchester until 25 January 1760 when he was moved to become first lieutenant of the 44-gun frigate HMS Prince Edward. On 24 June 1761 Prince Edward sailed to the Levant as a convoy escort, and after returning she was paid off in 1762. From Prince Edward he was then transferred to the 84-gun ship of the line HMS Royal William on 26 January 1762 to serve as her second lieutenant on the blockade of the Basque Roads, however this appointment did not last long; on 7 April of the same year Hamilton was promoted to commander.
Command
Hamilton was given his first command at the same time, that being the 8-gun fireship HMS Cormorant, in which he served until 13 December when Cormorant was paid off. He was then given command of the 10-gun sloop HMS Zephyr on 11 April 1764; he sailed her to Newfoundland in May, before transferring from her into the newly converted 18-gun sloop HMS Merlin on 8 February 1766. He returned to Newfoundland in her on 15 April, and served there until 26 May 1768 when he was promoted to post captain.
As his first command as a post captain, Hamilton was given the 28-gun frigate HMS Active and he commanded her until 21 March 1771, although she did not see active service in this time. Hamilton spent the next four years on half pay before being ordered to take command of the 28-gun frigate HMS Lizard on 20 June 1775 after the start of the American Revolutionary War. He sailed to North America on 16 August to serve on the St. Lawrence River and transport funds to the garrison of New York. At the Siege of Quebec in December Hamilton landed Lizards guns and stores ashore to assist in the defence, and then took command of a battalion of seaman in the battle itself, greatly contributing to the success of the battle.
Hamilton was given the dispatches of General Guy Carleton, the Governor of Quebec, on the successful defeat of the siege, to take home. He took passage on the 10-gun sloop HMS Hunter. For his services in the siege and in bringing the dispatches home, Hamilton received the thanks of parliament and was made a baronet on 6 June 1776. He continued to serve in Lizard until 12 June 1776, and he then moved to command the brand new 74-gun ship of the line HMS Hector twenty-one days later. He joined the Channel Fleet in December, and fought at the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778. Hector was part of Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Harland's van division during the indecisive encounter.
In 1780 Hamilton sailed with the fleet of Admiral Sir George Rodney to Gibraltar, but was diverted on 15 January to sail to the West Indies as part of a squadron protecting a convoy of over two hundred ships. Hamilton thus missed fighting in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent by a single day. Hector joined the squadron of Rear-Admiral Joshua Rowley stationed at Port Royal in March upon arriving in the West Indies. On 20 June Hector was part of a squadron led by Captain William Cornwallis that encountered a vastly superior force of French ships of the line off Bermuda and successfully kept them at bay throughout the day until they were able to withdraw. In October Rowley's squadron had just completed conveying a convoy of ships from Jamaica when they were caught in the Great Hurricane of 1780; Hector was totally dis-masted in the storm and received a large amount of damage to her upper deck, but Hamilton safely reached Port Royal on 26 October having thrown all but two of his ship's guns overboard to assist in the attempt to stay afloat. He returned home from the West Indies in command of another convoy at the end of the year.
Hamilton continued to command Hector until 27 December 1782 when he was translated into the 74-gun ship of the line HMS Grafton at Spithead. He joined the squadron of Captain Robert Kingsmill intended to reinforce the East Indies Station, and they sailed on 18 January 1783; while sailing through the Bay of Biscay the ships were heavily damaged in storms and after Grafton lost all of her masts she was forced to return home; Grafton was paid off on 4 April 1783. A month later Hamilton returned to Hector, which was serving as a guardship at Portsmouth. Hamilton had been for some time suffering from the ill effects of yellow fever likely caught while on one of his many foreign postings; in December he was one of the presiding officers in the court martial of Captain Evelyn Sutton over a dispute with Commodore George Johnstone, and this exertion exacerbated Hamilton's condition. On 22 January 1784 he resigned his command of Hector; he died two days later.
Family
Hamilton married Cassandra Agnes Chamberlayne, the daughter of Edmund Chamberlayne of Maugersbury and sister of the future Admiral Charles Chamberlayne, on 4 October 1763. Together they had two sons, both of whom followed their father into the Royal Navy and served with him on Hector:
Admiral Sir Charles Hamilton, 2nd Baronet (1767–1849), inherited his father's baronetcy upon his death
Admiral Sir Edward Hamilton, 1st Baronet (1772–1851), was awarded his own baronetcy in 1819
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Mark Peters is a former American soccer player.
Club career
After leaving the University of Virginia, where he had been named ACC Men's Soccer Tournament MVP in 1994, Peters spent seven months in Costa Rica with Alajuelense, before returning to the United States to play in the A-League.
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James Allen Shuffrey (1858–1939) was a British Victorian and Edwardian watercolour artist particularly associated with Oxford and Oxfordshire.
Early life and family
James Allen Shuffrey was born in 1859 in Wood Green, Witney, Oxfordshire, into an old Wood Green family of blanket weavers and tanners of Huguenot origin who had lived at 7 Narrow Hill since the early eighteenth century.
His parents were Sammuel Shuffrey (1810-1889) and Sarah Shuffrey, nee Balyis (1819-1875). Shuffrey was one of seven children, and was the younger brother of the leading architect as architectural designer Leonard Shuffrey, whose son, Paul Shuffrey became a distinguished colonial administrator and editor. Their cousin, William Shuffrey (1851-1932), became Vicar of Arncliffe and Honorary Canon of Ripon Cathedral.
As a child, Shuffrey he sang in the Choir of Holy Trinity Church, Wood Green. Shuffrey married twice, and had three children by his first wife, Reginald, Barbara and Dora. Reginald became an artist, particularly well known for his illustrations of transport subjects.
Career
From 1877, Shuffrey worked as a bank clerk for the London County Bank in Abingdon, Arundel and Petersfield. In 1902 he moved to Oxford and took up painting full time. He was among the first members of the British Watercolour Society, and became a member of the Oxford Art Society. He and is particularly noted for his paintings of nineteenth and early twentieth-century Oxford.
Shuffrey also made painting trips to all parts of Britain and one to Germany. Many of his paintings and drawings (gifted originally by the artist himself in 1934) are held by Oxfordshire County Council and are regularly exhibited in the Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock.
Shuffrey's place of birth in Wood Green, Witney, is marked by an Oxfordshire Blue Plaque Scheme plaque, installed in 2008. Holy Trinity Church, Wood Green contains a pulpit and chancel screen dedicated in 1909 to Shuffrey's parents, and created in the Wood Green workshop of James Allen Shuffrey's brother Leonard Shuffrey.
References
External Sources
James Allen Shuffrey's grave record at Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford (on an unmoderated site):FindaGrave: James Allen Shuffrey
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1939 deaths
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20th-century English painters
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Michael Clarkson is a Canadian journalist, author, and speaker.
Early life
Clarkson was born in Preston, Lancashire. He moved with his family to Fort Erie, Ontario, at an early age, where he attended Mather Elementary School and became life-long friends with his schoolmate and future poet Robert Billings. He attended Crescent Heights High School in Calgary, Alberta, with future Premier of Alberta Ralph Klein.
A sufferer of chronic depression, Clarkson identified with Holden Caulfield, the protagonist in J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, and developed an obsession with both the character and the author.
Career
Clarkson began his journalism career in 1967 as a freelance newspaper writer. He moved to Niagara Falls, Ontario, when his freelancing career fell apart, and collected welfare for several months before getting a job at the Niagara Falls Review. In 1978, his depression led him to Cornish, New Hampshire, to try to meet his favorite author, J. D. Salinger, who had famously retreated from public life after giving his last interview in 1953. He had a brief conversation with an uncooperative Salinger at the base of his driveway, then returned unannounced a year later to speak some more with Salinger in his home. Clarkson wrote an article about his two visits that he sold to The New York Times Syndicate for $1,500. The article was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Clarkson spent the 1980s working at the St. Catharines Standard. In 1985, he worked with Kevin Cavanagh, Doug Herod, and Kevin McMahon on a series of stories about the mass arrest of 32 men charged for sex offenses committed in a St. Catharines shopping mall washroom leading to one man committing suicide. The series led to changes in the city's police procedures for handling such offenses. The following year, the stories earned the four reporters the inaugural Centre for Investigative Journalism Award for excellence in investigative journalism.
Clarkson's work with fellow reporter Jon Nicol earned the two an honorable mention from the National Newspaper Awards and two awards from the Western Ontario Newspaper Awards. In 1989, Clarkson received the 1988 National Newspaper Award for Sports Writing for a feature article about hockey legend Hap Emms. It was the Standard's first National Newspaper Award. After leaving the newspaper, Clarkson received the 1990 Western Ontario Newspaper Award for News Feature for an article published the previous year in the Standard on the stress suffered by police who investigate their colleagues, and he was also runner-up in the Humor Writing and Beat Coverage categories.
In 1990, Clarkson moved to the Calgary Herald. He received an honorable mention in 1991 from the Western Fairs Association for a behind-the-scenes article about the Calgary Stampede. Articles about the AIDS-related deaths of 40 male figure skaters and coaches earned Clarkson the 1992 National Newspaper Award for Sports Writing.
Clarkson and Sharon Adams wrote a series of several articles published in the spring of 1994 called "Coping with Change" about how the people of Calgary, Alberta, were coping with a sluggish economy. The series earned the two reporters the 1995 Media Awards for Excellence in Health Reporting from the Canadian Nurses Association.
Also in 1994, Clarkson and Ron Collins wrote a series of stories revealing how the health care system was destroying the lives of native Canadians by making it easy for them to abuse prescription drugs. The series led the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons to charge Calgary physician Dr. Dionisio David with improperly prescribing drugs. David resigned to avoid the charges. The series was a finalist for both the (U.S.) National Institute of Health Care Management Award for International Health-care Reporting and the 1995 Canadian Association of Journalists award in the open newspaper category.
Clarkson moved to the Toronto Star in 1995. He took a buyout and retired from the newspaper in 2004.
After officially retiring, Clarkson spent his time writing books and speaking on mental health. In 2020, he wrote and produced a documentary on suicides at Niagara Falls that focused on the death of his friend and poet, Robert Billings.
Personal life
Clarkson and his wife Jennifer married in 1974. They have two children.
In addition to chronic depression, Clarkson also suffered from occasional vasovagal attacks, a common form of fainting spells.
During the 1980s, Clarkson participated in rescue missions for people who went over Niagara Falls.
Honors
1986 Centre for Investigative Journalism Award for best piece of investigative reporting in print, shared with Kevin Cavanagh, Doug Herod, and Kevin McMahon, St. Catharines Standard
1987 National Newspaper Award honorable mention for Enterprise Reporting, shared with John Nicol, St. Catharines Standard
1988 Western Ontario Newspaper Awards' Sault Star award for News Feature, shared with John Nicol, St. Catharines Standard
1988 Western Ontario Newspaper Award for Family Section Feature Writing, shared with John Nicol, St. Catharines Standard
1988 National Newspaper Award for Sports Writing, St. Catharines Standard, for a feature story on Hap Emms and his family.
1990 Western Ontario Newspaper Award for News Feature, St. Catharines Standard, for an article on the stress suffered by police who investigate their colleagues.
1991 Western Fairs Association Award honorable mention for print, Calgary Herald, for a behind the scenes look at the Calgary Stampede.
1992 National Newspaper Award for Sports Writing, Calgary Herald, for stories on the AIDS-related deaths of 40 male figure skaters and coaches.
1995 Media Awards for Excellence in Health Reporting from the Canadian Nurses Association, shared with Sharon Adams, Calgary Herald, for the series "Coping with Change" on finding solutions to Calgarian's problems experienced as a result of changing times.
Selected bibliography
Articles
"The Catcher in the Rye grows old in solitude", November 1979, Pulitzer Prize nominee.
"Skating's Spectre", Calgary Herald, December 13, 1992, winner of the 1992 National Newspaper Award for Sports Writing
"Deaths create massive vacuum", Calgary Herald, December 13, 1992, winner of the 1992 National Newspaper Award for Sports Writing
"Coping with Change" series, Calgary Herald, winner of a 1995 Media Award for Excellence in Health Reporting
"Coping: Then and Now", March 12, 1994
"Proof Positive", March 12, 1994
"Survival Tactics", March 20, 1994
"A Matter of Balance", March 26, 1994
"Job loss opens doors", March 26, 1994
"Retiree crafts a new life", March 26, 1994
"Adapt or Perish", March 31, 1994
"Pulling Together", April 23, 1994
Books
Competitive Fire: Insights to Developing the Warrior Mentality of Sports Champions (1999)
Intelligent Fear: How to Make Fear Work for You (2002)
Pressure Golf: Overcoming Choking and Frustration (2003)
Quick Fixes for Everyday Fears: How to Manage Everything from Fear of Change to Fear of Flying (2004)
When Beds Float: Examining The Poltergeist Enigma (2005)
Poltergeist: Examining Mysteries of the Paranormal (2006)
The Secret Life of Glenn Gould: A Genius in Love (2010)
The Poltergeist Phenomenon: An In-depth Investigation Into Floating Beds, Smashing Glass, and Other Unexplained Disturbances (2011)
The Age of Daredevils (2016)
The River of Lost Souls (2017)
Selected filmography
Superman II (1980), extra
At the Brink: A Personal Look at Suicide Over Niagara Falls (2020), producer and writer
References
Centre for Investigative Journalism Award winners
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Thomas Henry Allis (15 January 1817 – 1 August 1870) was a British entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera.
Biography
Allis was the son of Thomas Allis, a comparative anatomist at York. He attended Friend's School.
As an entomologist Allis was a member of the Entomological Society of London and the Entomological Society of Stettin. He amassed a large collection of lepidoptera, which was donation by his father to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. The collection contained 19,585 specimens of 1,873 species of butterfly and moth. The collection is one of the largest biological collections in the Yorkshire Museum. The collection was used as the basis of an exhibition at Shandy Hall in 2005 titled 'The Winged Skull and 8000 other moths'. Allis had also donated specimens, in 1854, to the Entomological Society of London.
A species of moth, Exaeretia allisella, is named after Allis. He had caught the original specimens near Rotherham and Maryport and sent them to H.T. Stainton for his revision of the genus Exaeretia.
Allis' grave is in the Friend's Burial Ground, York.
Select publications
Allis, T.H. 1869. "Note on Xylina conformis", The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 5. 278
Allis, T.H. 1870. "Lythria purpuraria, near York", The Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 6. 238.
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Rear-Admiral Sir John Marshall (1785–30 September 1850) was a Royal Navy officer. Having joined in 1800, he fought at the Raid on Batavia as a lieutenant in 1806 and was promoted to commander in 1812 while serving at the Siege of Riga. He was given a command on the East Indies Station and took passage there on HMS Java. Java was captured by USS Constitution in December and Marshall was unable to assume command. Subsequently released in a cartel, he was instead given command of HMS Shamrock in 1813. In December he was given command of a squadron of gunboats to assist in the attack and capture of Glückstadt, which was completed on 5 January.
For his services in the North Sea Marshall was knighted by Russia and Sweden, made a Companion of the Order of the Bath, and promoted to post-captain. He did not receive another command at this point, and served on shore as commander of at first lazarettos at Milford Haven and then the ship quarantine site at Stangate Creek. In 1832 he was knighted and appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order. Marshall received his second ever sea command in 1841; HMS Isis. He served in her on the Cape of Good Hope Station until 1845 and did not go to sea again. In March 1850 he was promoted to rear-admiral, but six months later he was badly injured in a fall from his carriage, dying on 30 September.
Naval career
Early career
John Marshall was born in 1785, descended from an ancient family. He joined the Royal Navy on 13 February 1800 as a first-class volunteer on board the 28-gun frigate HMS Aurora, commanded by Captain Thomas Gordon Caulfield. In March of the same year he was promoted to midshipman, and in Aurora he saw service on the Lisbon Station and in the Mediterranean Fleet. He left the ship in March 1802 when the Peace of Amiens came into effect, and instead joined the 38-gun frigate HMS Latona. In Latona he served in the English Channel and in the Baltic Sea through the Peace; in April 1803, just before the Peace ended, he re-joined Caulfield in a new command of his, the 50-gun fourth-rate HMS Grampus. Grampus was initially stationed in the Channel Islands off Guernsey, but was sent to serve on the East Indies Station on 29 June. In December 1805, still in the East Indies, Marshall followed Caulfield into the 74-gun ship of the line HMS Russell and at the same time was promoted to master's mate. In October 1806 the Commander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, had Marshall transferred to his flagship, the 74-gun ship of the line HMS Culloden, as an acting lieutenant.
As such Marshall sailed with Culloden for Batavia to search for the Dutch squadron supposedly based there; on 27 November he participated in the Raid on Batavia where Pellew's squadron destroyed a frigate and a large number of smaller warships and merchantmen in the harbour. At the beginning of 1807 he returned to Russell to serve as one of her lieutenants, with the ship becoming flagship to the new Commander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral William O'Bryen Drury, in 1809. In February of that year Marshall was brought down by a sickness and forced to invalid home so that he could recuperate. By October he had recovered from his malady and on 24 October was appointed to serve on the 74-gun ship of the line HMS Aboukir, which was participating in the Walcheren Expedition and continued to do so until its end in December.
Aboukir subsequently joined the Baltic squadron of Rear-Admiral Thomas Byam Martin that was tasked with supporting Russia against Napoleon's invasion of 1812. The squadron was integral to the defence against the Siege of Riga from July of that year, where Aboukir served as Martin's flagship. For part of the operations at Riga Marshall was given command of a gunboat to assist in bombarding the attacking French forces; the siege was lifted in December, but by this time Marshall had already left it, having been promoted to commander on 24 October and given command of the 16-gun brig-sloop HMS Procris in the East Indies.
Command
To travel to his new command Marshall took passage on board the 46-gun frigate HMS Java. On 29 December Java encountered and was captured by the American 55-gun frigate USS Constitution after a battle of almost four hours. Marshall survived the battle and was detained with the rest of Javas crew. The senior surviving officer Lieutenant Henry Ducie Chads reported that despite being a passenger Marshall had provided support and advice throughout the battle, for which he was thanked, and was slightly injured. The Java survivors were sent home in a cartel from Brazil and a court martial investigating the loss of the frigate was held on 23 April 1813. Not being examined himself, Marshall provided testimonies for the crew which assisted in them being honourably acquitted of blame. Having been unable to take up command of Procris due to his period of captivity, Marshall was instead given command of the 10-gun gun-brig HMS Shamrock, which he joined off Cuxhaven in the North Sea, on 11 November. On 19 December he was given command over a small squadron of gunboats to sail up the Elbe to Glückstadt, where he was to support the advance of a Swedish force towards the town.
Having assisted in bombarding the town from range with a series of guns landed from Royal Navy vessels, Marshall attacked the fortress guarding Glückstadt with his squadron on 26 December. The action continued through to the morning of 28 December when it was called off, the enemy fortifications not having been heavily damaged by the attack. The British enhanced their batteries with more cannon and launched another attack in cooperation with their Swedish allies from land and sea on 1 January, but this was also repulsed. Glückstadt was subsequently captured on 5 January 1814 after a day of negotiations with the town's governor. Marshall received the thanks of Captain Arthur Farquhar, the over-all commander of the naval operations, for his services in the drawn out assault.
On 9 January, having found much difficulty in navigating his ship through the ice surrounding the town, Marshall brought his force into the harbour where he captured a Danish flotilla consisting of a brig and seven gunboats that had been holed up there. Marshall was then sent by Farquhar to Kiel so that their actions and captures could be correctly recorded and dealt with. He went on in Shamrock to provide assistance to the blockades of Hamburg and Haarburg with six of the gunboats captured at Glückstadt. In reward for his endeavours in this multitude of services he was then promoted to post-captain on 7 June. At the start of 1815 he was rewarded by the governments of Russia and Sweden and created a Knight of the Order of St. George and Knight of the Order of the Sword respectively. On 4 June of the same year he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
Later service
Having left Shamrock upon his promotion and the Napoleonic Wars having then ended, Marshall did not immediately receive another command. He stayed on half pay until January 1826 when he was appointed Superintendent of Lazarettos at Milford Haven. Under his command were nine lazarettos, including HMS Ville de Paris, and the hospital ship HMS Otter, and he delegated control of the vessels to five lieutenants. In January 1827 he was translated from this position to become Superintendent of the Stangate Creek quarantine site for ships. He was further rewarded for his services in June 1832 when he was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order and a Knight Bachelor.
After over twenty-five years on land, Marshall was finally given a command at sea again on 18 August 1841, when he was sent to join the 44-gun fourth-rate HMS Isis. He sailed Isis to the Cape of Good Hope Station where Marshall did much to protect trade and merchant ships using the routes the squadron covered, with special interest paid to the trade routes going to Ichaboe Island. On 31 August 1842 Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Durnford King appointed Marshall to lead a board of inquiry into the loss of the convict ship Waterloo. She had been wrecked in Table Bay on 28 August with the loss of 188 lives. He completed his report on 10 September, criticising Waterloos captain for choosing to anchor in Table Bay in bad weather and for doing little to assist in the rescue of the convicts onboard. In June 1843 he was stationed at Cape Agulhas, having previously been at Mauritius for some time. For his services at the Cape of Good Hope he was thanked by the Committee at Lloyd's in April 1845, having returned home to pay off Isis at the start of the year.
Retirement and death
On 27 March 1850 Marshall was promoted to rear-admiral. He lived by this time at Pen-y-Garthen, in Denbighshire, Wales. Marshall was badly injured in a fall from his gig and was taken to the house of General Sir Charles Smith at Pendyffryn near Conwy. He died there on 30 September at the age of 64. At the time of his death he was receiving one of the Royal Navy's good service pensions for officers.
Family
Marshall married Augusta Eliza Wynne, the daughter of John Wynne of Denbigh and granddaughter of Samuel Parr, on 17 September 1828. Together they had three daughters:
Frances Orris Marshall, married Martin Hadsley Gosselin, the son of Admiral Thomas Le Marchant Gosselin
Louisa Phillips Marshall, married Captain George Black of the Royal Canadian Rifles
Mary Marshall, married George Middleton, the son of Rear-Admiral Robert Gambier Middleton
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Royal Navy personnel of the Napoleonic Wars
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Clarkson
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Michael Clarkson
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Michael Clarkson may refer to
Michael Clarkson (journalist) (born ), Canadian journalist
Michael Clarkson (pastoralist) (1804–1871), early settler in the Australian Swan River Colony
Michael Clarkson (rugby league) English rugby league player active in the 1990s and 2000s
Clarkson, Michael
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Parker%20%28Iowa%20politician%29
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John Parker (Iowa politician)
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John Parker was a local American politician in Dubuque County in the Iowa District of what was first the Michigan Territory, then the Wisconsin Territory, and eventually the Iowa Territory. He was elected to the last legislature of the old Michigan Territory to represent his district; but did not attend.
Public affairs
In 1835, those parts of Michigan Territory who were not set to become part of the new State of Michigan were invited to elect members to a seventh and last Michigan Territorial Council. The citizens of Dubuque County (the north half of the Iowa District) in October elected Parker and Dr. Allen Hill, but due to concerns about the irregularity of their election they did not attend what came to be called the "Rump Council" when it met (briefly) in January 1836. Parker would later publish a statement that his failure to appear "was very satisfactory, to those who elected me at the time", since a proclamation had apparently been issued moving up the meeting date to one which neither Hill nor Parker would be able to attend.
On June 17, 1837, Dubuque County's Democrats nominated Parker for the seat in the House of Representatives (lower house) of the 1st Wisconsin Territorial Assembly, to fill the vacancy created by the death of fellow Democrat Hosea T. Camp. He lost to Alexander W. McGregor (who had not announced a party affiliation), with 311 votes to McGregor's 452.
Parker remained active in local affairs, and after Iowa became a state was elected assessor in 1856 for the City of Dubuque.
References
19th-century American politicians
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
People from Dubuque County, Iowa
Iowa Democrats
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Smith%20%28abolitionist%29
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John Smith (abolitionist)
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John Smith was a 19th-century industrialist in Andover, Massachusetts, whose Smith & Dove Co. mill employed up to 300 people spinning twine and thread from flax. Smith was also a philanthropist who inspired the building of the town's Memorial Hall Library and an abolitionist who co-founded the Free Christian Church on the principle of freedom for all people.
History
Smith was born in Brechin, Scotland in 1797. At age 8, following his father's death, he began to work on farms and in flax mills to support his family.
Smith emigrated to the United States via Halifax, Nova Scotia, arriving on Dec. 15, 1816. He worked as a machinist in Watertown and Medway before starting his own business, John Smith & Co., in Plymouth. He later asked his brother, Peter, to join him in America.
Smith and his business partners, Joseph Faulkner and Warren Richardson, moved their company to Andover in 1824. They built a mill on the east side of the Shawsheen River where they made machinery for the cotton industry. After Faulkner and Richardson died in 1829, Smith went into business with his brother, Peter, and his brother's friend, John Dove.
Smith purchased a farm and home on North Main Street formerly owned by Capt. Reuben Frye. The home dated to 1796. Smith remodeled, building a “fine mansion house” with piazzas and other architectural features favored by the wealthy. The home, subsequently named Shawsheen Manor, was demolished in 1988.
Smith died on Feb. 25, 1886, at age 89.
John Smith and his brother, Peter, are buried in the West Parish Garden Cemetery in Andover.
Smith & Dove Co.
John Smith's brother, Peter, and John Dove started a business to spin flax while making the machinery used in the spinning process. Later joined by John Smith, their company's first mill was in Andover's Frye Village (later Shawsheen Village) until moving up the Shawsheen River into the former Abbot Mill in 1843. The business incorporated as Smith & Dove Co. in 1864. The company supplied linen thread for boots worn by Union soldiers during the Civil War.
The company recruited workers from the founders’ hometown of Brechin and by 1896 employed 300 people. Smith & Dove was sold to Ludlow Manufacturing in 1927, and the mills were closed the following year.
Philanthropy
John Smith and the other founders of Smith & Dove Co. were philanthropists. John Smith, in particular, contributed to Phillips Academy and Abbot Academy.
John Smith was also instrumental in building Andover's Memorial Hall Library. Smith first proposed a reading room and library in honor of the town's residents who had died in the Civil War. He described the idea in a letter to his son, having been inspired by the public library he saw in his travels to Dresden, Germany. Smith put up $25,000 and sought contributions from others. His business partners gave $15,000. The effort eventually raised $63,000, which was used to build the town's library in 1873 and to purchase books.
Abolitionism
John Smith's abolitionism stemmed from his travels in Charleston, South Carolina, where he witnessed a slave auction. In a 1946 essay, Smith's granddaughter, Mary Byers Smith, described the young Scottish immigrant's decision in Fall 2019 to travel the country to learn “what was out here.” He traveled to Albany and Troy, New York, as well as New York City, where he found a berth on a ship brining hay to Charleston, S.C. She quoted his account:“Off Cape Hatteras we experienced ... a severe gale but arrived in the Charleston Harbor safely, and I went on shore. I saw a crowd of people gathered on a vacant lot; I always went where there was a crowd–and what, think you, I saw there? It went to my heart like a shot: it was a sale of slaves.
“I remained and saw them bid off; one young fellow, named Anthony, about seventeen years of age, brought $750. After Anthony was sold, a woman was put up, with a child on each side of her, and a babe in her bosom. … She wept bitter tears and it made me weep to see her. She was bid off, and my heart recoiled at the sight.
“If there is anything wicked it is for one man to take another, to make him his beast, to beat him and to get all the work out of him possible, and to allow him to go blindly down into eternity without the knowledge of God.”Mary Byers Smith wrote that the encounter was “unquestionably” the “driving force” behind the founding of the Free Christian Church.
Smith's “strong belief that the end of slavery had to be opposed by the church” led him and others to withdraw from West Parish Church, where his brother, Peter, was a member. Smith and others founded the Free Christian Church on March 21, 1846, based on their abolitionist beliefs.
References
American abolitionists
1797 births
1886 deaths
People from Andover, Massachusetts
American business executives
People from Brechin
Phillips Academy
Abbot Academy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy%20King%20%28netball%29
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Nancy King (netball)
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Nancy King was a netball player from New Zealand who played for her country on 12 occasions, including in the 1971 World Netball Championships. More recently, she has worked in New Zealand and Australia, and has been a human rights and social justice advocate.
Early life
Nancy King (née Carroll) came from Makarewa, a small community north of Invercargill in the south of New Zealand's South Island. She attended Makarewa School from 1949 until 1955 before moving to Southland Girls' High School in Invercargill until 1958.
Netball career
King played netball for her school but was allowed to reserve Saturdays to play for the Makarewa Club. She was selected to play for the Southland region in 1956, at the age of 15. In the mid-1960s she moved to Australia and was selected to play for New South Wales between 1965 and 1967. Returning to New Zealand, she played for the Wellington club in 1968 and 1969. She had the distinction of playing for both the North Island and the South Island and captaining them both. In 1969 she was selected to play for the New Zealand national netball team, first in matches against Australia and then in the 1971 World Netball Championships. New Zealand came second to Australia.
Later life
King worked in both New Zealand and Australia as a communications training expert. She worked for the Australian Associated Press and also lived briefly in Mexico City. She obtained a diploma in teaching and learning from the Christchurch College of Education (now part of the University of Canterbury) and a master's from the same college in 2005. In 2009 she was awarded a master's in peace and conflict studies from the University of Sydney. King has been a Liturgical Assistant at Christchurch Cathedral, a TV panellist, and a community radio broadcaster. She has also been active with organizations concerned with human rights and social justice. Between 2011 and 2013 she worked in Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory on government relations.
Personal life
King married Terry King. They had three children.
References
Living people
New Zealand netball players
New Zealand international netball players
1971 World Netball Championships players
Netball players in New South Wales
New Zealand expatriate netball people in Australia
Sportspeople from Makarewa
Date of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Mathews
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Joseph Mathews
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Joseph Mathews may refer to:
Joseph William Mathews, English horticulturist and gardener
Joseph Howard Mathews, American physical chemist
See also
Joseph Matthews (disambiguation)
Joe Matthews (disambiguation)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Marie
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Joseph Marie
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Joseph Marie may refer to:
Joseph Marie, baron de Gérando, French jurist, philanthropist and philosopher
Joseph Marie, Count Dessaix, French general
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Maclay
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Joseph Maclay
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Joseph Maclay may refer to:
Joseph Paton Maclay, 1st Baron Maclay, Scottish businessman and public servant
Joseph Maclay, 2nd Baron Maclay, Scottish banker, shipowner, peer and politician
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew%20Davidson%20%28knight%29
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Andrew Davidson (knight)
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Sir Andrew Davidson (1892–1962) was an academic, footballer, public health official, royal physician and soldier. He was knighted in 1946.
There are five photographic portraits by Walter Stoneman in the National Portrait Gallery.
References
20th-century Scottish medical doctors
Academics of the University of Glasgow
Alumni of the University of Glasgow
Celtic F.C. players
Chief Medical Officers for Scotland
Court physicians
People from Clydebank
Royal Army Medical Corps officers
Scottish knights
St Mirren F.C. wartime guest players
British Army personnel of World War I
Scottish footballers
Association football wing halves
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher%20Williams%20%28astronaut%29
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Christopher Williams (astronaut)
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Christopher Leigh Williams is an American medical physicist and NASA astronaut candidate. He resides in Boston, Massachusetts.
Background
Williams grew up in Potomac, Maryland. He graduated Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland in 2001. He graduated from Stanford University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in physics and a doctorate in physics from MIT in 2012, where his research was in astrophysics. Williams is a board-certified medical physicist,
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Career
Before his Ph.D., Williams worked at the United States Naval Research Laboratory and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. He most recently worked as a medical physicist in the Radiation Oncology
Department at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute in Boston. He was the lead physicist for the Institute’s
MRI-guided adaptive radiation therapy program. His research focused on
developing image guidance techniques for cancer treatments.
Astronaut candidacy
On December 6, 2021, Williams was selected to join NASA's 23rd astronaut
candidate class.
References
Astronauts
Astronaut candidates
Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
Harvard Medical School alumni
Stanford University alumni
Living people
1983 births
People from Potomac, Maryland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond%20Lee%20Stewart
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Raymond Lee Stewart
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Raymond Lee Stewart (January 21, 1952 – September 18, 1996) was an American robber and spree killer who murdered six people during a week-long rampage in Rockford, Illinois and Beloit, Wisconsin in 1981. Stewart was sentenced to death for the murders he committed in Illinois and was executed in 1996 at Stateville Correctional Center.
Background
Stewart was born in Burlington, North Carolina, in 1952, and raised in an abusive environment. According to Stewart's sister, his father frequently physically and sexually abused his nine children and threw Stewart out of the house when he was 14 years old, telling him to never come back. Stewart dropped out of high school and drifted through several jobs. He would go on to spend six years in prison for several armed robbery and theft convictions in the 1970s. At some point, Stewart moved to Rockford, Illinois.
Murder spree
On the afternoon of January 27, 1981, Stewart shot and killed Willie Fredd, a 54-year-old store owner, and his stock boy, 20-year-old Albert Pearson, in Rockford's west side, using a .38-caliber revolver. The next day, Stewart shot and killed Kevin Kaiser, an 18-year-old service station attendant, at a gas station 2 miles away. Within 24 hours, Stewart killed Kenny Foust, a 35-year-old service station attendant.
Stewart's rampage ended at a shopping mall in Beloit, Wisconsin, where Richard Boeck, 21, and Donald Rains, 26, were both found shot in the head inside a RadioShack.
Trial, imprisonment, and execution
Stewart was charged and convicted of three of the four murders he committed in Illinois and for the two murders he committed in Wisconsin. He was sentenced to life in prison for the murders he committed in Wisconsin and sentenced to death for the murders he committed in Illinois. During one of his murder trials, Stewart fled the courtroom and attempted to hide in an oilcan. He sustained a shoulder wound during his escape attempt. After exhausting all of his appeals, Stewart was executed by lethal injection at Stateville Correctional Center on September 18, 1996. Shortly before his execution, Stewart expressed remorse for the murders, saying on tape "All these crimes were morally and legally wrong. I want to apologize." His last words were "Hello to everyone. May you all have peace because of this. May my victims' families have peace." For his last meal, Stewart had fried perch, potato salad, coleslaw, canned peaches and fruit juice.
See also
Capital punishment in Illinois
List of people executed in Illinois
References
1952 births
1996 deaths
20th-century executions by Illinois
20th-century executions of American people
American people convicted of murder
Executed people from North Carolina
People convicted of murder by Illinois
People executed by Illinois by lethal injection
People executed for murder
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State%20Barge%20of%20Charles%20II
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State Barge of Charles II
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The State Barge of Charles II is a British royal barge constructed around 1670 for the use of Charles II, for events now known as fleet reviews. In January 1806 it was used to carry the coffin of Lord Nelson to St Paul's Cathedral for his funeral. By about 1870 it was on display on HMS Victory, where it remained until the 1920s when it was removed during Victory's restoration. It is currently kept in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth.
Design
The barge is a type of boat known as a shallop; it has a rounded bow and a square-shaped stern (known as a lute stern). It has rowlocks for five oars on each side. The stern has a portrait of the Duchess of Portsmouth, Louise de Kerouaille, a mistress of Charles II.
See also
Queen Mary's Shallop
Prince Frederick's Barge
Gloriana
References
External links
Barges
Museum ships in the United Kingdom
17th-century ships
Charles II of England
Ships preserved in museums
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Miller%20%28bassist%29
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Robert Miller (bassist)
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Robert Miller (born July 13, 1951) is an American musician, songwriter and podcaster. Miller is the band leader and the bassist, composer and a vocalist for the jazz-rock-latin fusion band Project Grand Slam.
Life and career
Miller was born and raised in New York City by his parents. His father was also a musician and played the trumpet. Miller has one younger brother.
Miller graduated from Martin Van Buren High School (NYC) in 1968 and from Boston University in 1972 with a degree in Broadcasting and Film.
Miller's youthful dream was to be a full time musician. He began playing piano at age 5, then switched to the trumpet, then taught himself guitar and bass as a teenager. At 19 he briefly studied the bass with Jimmy Garrison, John Coltrane’s bassist.
Miller returned to Boston in 1971 and began playing at all the local clubs and concert venues with his jazz-rock band Sagov while also working at WGBH, the public television station.
In order to support himself and his family he studied law and then practiced law. It was only when he was in his 60s that he finally transitioned transitioned into a full time music career
In 1994 Miller recorded his first album, Child’s Play, and formed The Robert Miller Group. The band played at a number of clubs in NYC including the Blue Note and Birdland and at several festivals including the Telluride Jazz Festival.
In 2007, he founded the jazz-rock-latin fusion band Project Grand Slam. Miller leads the band and is also the band’s bassist and songwriter. In the same year Miller and the band had a featured role, including five of their songs, in an episode of NBC's Lipstick Jungle (TV series) starring Brooke Shields.
In 2015, Miller transitioned the band to include mainly original vocal songs. Project Grand Slam has released ten albums including a Billboard #1 (Trippin’ 2018). On each album one of Miller's musical signatures is to take an iconic song from the British Invasion era of the 1960s and reimagine it completely in PGS's style. He has done this with songs by Cream, The Who, The Kinks, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles. Project Grand Slam has over 5 million video views, more than 1 million Spotify streams, and over 50,000 Facebook fans. Miller and the band have also shared the stage with other musicians over the years including Edgar Winter, Blues Traveler, Boney James and Mindi Abair.
Miller released his first solo album called Summer Of Love in 2020. His second solo album called Miller Rocks was released song by song in 2021 via his podcast, Follow Your Dream.
In March 2021, Miller started hosting a podcast called Follow Your Dream, with the goal of motivating others to pursue their dreams. The podcast has featured musicians, authors, broadcasters, actors and others as guests. In August 2021, Miller released the Follow Your Dream Handbook to accompany the podcast. The handbook presents his own autobiographical account and experiences and is a step by step how-to. The Handbook has become an Amazon #1 Bestseller.
References
Living people
1951 births
American jazz musicians
American rock musicians
American bass guitarists
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20John%20O%27Hara
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Michael John O'Hara
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Michael John O'Hara FRS (22 February 1933 — 24 November 2014) was a British geologist who specialised in igneous petrology.
Born in Sydney, Australia, but raised in the UK, Michael began his geology studies at Cambridge University, earning his undergraduate and PhD degrees.
In 1958, he took up a position at Edinburgh University, in the Grant Institute of Geology, where he remained until 1978, with an episode at the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institute. He also served as a NASA principal investigator from 1967 to 1974, analysing lunar rock samples from the Apollo missions.
In 1978, he moved from Edinburgh to become head of the geology department at University College of Wales Aberystwyth, where he remained until 1993. This period included academic postings at California Institute of Technology, Harvard University and Sultan Qaboos University, as well as national administerial duties with the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). He was finally appointed Distinguished Research Professor at Cardiff University in 1993.
He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1969 and Fellow of the Royal Society in 1981.
References
1933 births
2014 deaths
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Parker%20Tavern
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John Parker Tavern
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The John Parker Tavern is a historic building located at 2 Morristown Road (U.S. Route 202) in the borough of Bernardsville in Somerset County, New Jersey. Originally known as the Vealtown Tavern, it was frequently used by Continental Army soldiers during the American Revolutionary War. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 1978 for its significance in commerce, military history, and local history.
History
While the exact date of construction is unknown, the tavern was built before the Revolutionary War and owned by Captain John Parker (1747–1781) until his death. American General Anthony Wayne was a frequent guest while in the area. Another guest, known as Dr. Byram, was really Aaron Wilde, a British spy in the area, who was eventually captured and hanged as a spy. It continued operating as a tavern until 1840, when it was sold to Roderick Alexander Kitchell, who used it as a private residence. In 1903, the building became the Bernardsville Public Library. In 1999, it was sold for commercial use.
Description
The tavern is a one and one-half story structure with a gable roof and a one story full length portico. It was modified in 1903, with a one story addition in the rear and in 1969, with a two story addition.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey
References
External links
John Parker Tavern
Bernardsville, New Jersey
Taverns in New Jersey
Buildings and structures in Somerset County, New Jersey
New Jersey in the American Revolution
National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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