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  1. John Gordon (Irish lawyer)

    John Gordon Privy Council of Ireland PC 23 November 1849 &ndash 26 September 1922 was an Ireland Irish lawyer and politician, who served as Attorney General for Ireland and a Judge of the High Court. Gordon was the son of Samuel Gordon, of Shankhill, County Down . He was educated at National University of Ireland, Galway Queen s College Galway , a constituent college of the Queen s University of Ireland, graduating with a B.A. degree in 1873, and LL.B. in 1876. He served as auditor of the college s Literary & Debating Society Literary and Debating Society for the 1873 1874 session. He was awarded an L.L.D. honoris causa on the dissolution of the Queen s University in 1882. He was called to the Irish Bar by the King s Inns in 1877. Gordon was elected a Member of Parliament for the South Londonderry UK Parliament constituency South Londonderry constituency in 1900, as a representative of the Liberal Unionist interest, and served in the British House of Commons House of Commons until 1916. In June 1915, he was appointed Attorney General for Ireland , an office he held until April 1916, when he was appointed a judge of the King s Bench division of the High Court of Ireland. He also became a member of the Irish Privy Council in 1915. He married Dorothy Clay in 1887. He died in Dublin on 26 September 1922, having been taken ill in a tram on his journey home from the Four Courts . Maurice Healy, who vividly described many of the Irish judges of his youth in The Old Munster Circuit confessed that Gordon had made almost no impression on him except a refusal to wear bright colours. References Who Was Who, 1916 1922 Obituary, The Times London , 27 September 1922 Rayment hc date March 2012 s start s par uk succession box title Member of Parliament for South Londonderry UK Parliament ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British politician ... Gordon, John Category 1849 births Category 1922 deaths Category Irish barristers Category Members ...   more details



  1. John Gordon (Aberdeen MP)

    John Gordon circa c. 1655 &ndash 24 August 1730 was a Kingdom of Great Britain British politician and merchant . He was a Member of Parliament from 1708 to 1710. Earlier life A descendant of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly , Gordon was a factor agent factor at Campvere, Netherlands Campvere , the staple port for Scotland in Friesland , during the 1680s. He continued to do business in Rotterdam until 1702. He served as List of Provosts and Lord Provosts of Aberdeen Lord Provost of Aberdeen from 1705 until 1708. A devout Presbyterianism Presbyterian , he was the first to sign a loyal address from the council to Anne of Great Britain Queen Anne upon the repulse of the Jacobitism Jacobite attempt at landing in the Firth of Forth . Political career Gordon was elected to Parliament of Great Britain Parliament in the British general election, 1708 1708 general election for the new constituency of Aberdeen Burghs UK Parliament constituency Aberdeen Burghs . He took little part in affairs of state, and served on a few Parliamentary committees of local importance. Gordon was dropped from Aberdeen Council in 1710 and discouraged from standing for re election to Parliament, and he stood down at the British general election, 1710 1710 general election . From 1716 to 1718, he again served as Lord Provost, and took part in efforts to purge episcopalian and Jacobite elements from the University of Aberdeen . He was made an honorary burgess title burgess upon his retirement. References cite book title The House of Commons, 1690 1715 first David last Hayton coauthors Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley publisher Cambridge University Press year 2002 page 42 url accessdate 2007 12 19 Rayment hc a 1 date March 2012 S start s par gb s new constituency s ttl title Member of Parliament for Aberdeen ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1655 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 24 August 1730 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John ...   more details



  1. John Gordon (bishop)

    John Gordon D.D. 1 September 1544 3 September 1619 was a Scottish people Scottish prelate. Life John Gordon was the natural son of Alexander Gordon d. 1575 Alexander Gordon c. 1516 1575 , Bishop of Galloway ... Gordon, John 1544 1619 s start s rel succession box before Alexander Gordon d. 1575 Alexander ... Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish ... DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John Category 1544 births Category 1619 deaths Category University of Paris ... of London Tower October 1569 , Gordon transferred his services to Mary herself, and seems ... 1594 in Paris, he signs the marriage contract between Suzanne Hotman and her first husband John ... of James I of England James I to the English throne 1603 , Gordon published in French and English ... Gordon, preaching before the kinge, is come so farre about in matter of ceremonies, the out of Ezechiell ... to his brother Lawrence, was bestowed on him by royal charter. During the ten years 1603 13 Gordon ... with all his French property to Sir Robert Gordon, whom he made his literary executor. He left ...... par Jean de Gordon Escossois, sieur de Long orme, Gentil homme ordinaire de la chambre ... Doctrine of Divinitie gathered out of the Word of God, &c., 1613, 4to, 2 vols. According to John ... who died young. C. A. Gordon, who gives a somewhat questionable pedigree of the descendants of Armand ..., he must have received catholic baptism rather late in life. Gordon s second wife died at Gordonstoun ... , born 20 Dec. 1597, who married Sir Robert Gordon 1580 1656 , and died in September 1680, aged 83 her daughter Catherine was mother of Robert Barclay , the apologist . References cite DNB wstitle Gordon, John 1544 1619 Further reading Hew Scott s Fasti Anthony Wood , Athenae Oxon. 1691, i. 795 Barlow ... of the Cath. Church of Salisbury, 1723, pp.  99, 107, 282 Gordon s Concise Hist. of the House of Gordon, 1754 Gordon s Geneal. Hist. of the Earldom of Sutherland, 1813, p.  291 sq. Strype ...   more details



  1. John Gordon Smith

    John Gordon Smith 1792 1833 was a Scottish surgeon and early professor of medical jurisprudence . Life He was educated at Edinburgh and graduated in the university in 1810 with the highest honours in medicine. He entered the army as a surgeon, and was attached to the 12th Lancers at the battle of Waterloo , where he treated their commanding officer Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby . Smith retired from the army on half pay when peace was concluded in 1815, and settled in London. Here he found it difficult to establish himself in practice, as he held a Scottish degree only, and was therefore not entitled to practise in England. He accepted the appointment of physician to the George Leveson Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland Duke of Sutherland Marquess of Stafford , and resided with him for four years, writing on forensic medicine . At the same time he acted as surgeon to the Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital . He also lectured on medical jurisprudence at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in 1825 and again in 1826, and at the Mechanics Institute and in 1829 he was elected the first professor of medical jurisprudence at the University College London London University in Gower Street. None of the licensing bodies in London required any evidence of instruction in forensic medicine, and there was consequently no class. Smith lectured for two years, and then resigned his office. For a time Smith edited the London Medical Repository . He died a debtor in the Fleet Prison , after fifteen months confinement, on 16 September 1833. A reformer in politics and medicine, Smith was a pioneer of the study of medical jurisprudence, which Robert Christison was trying at the same time to set on a scientific ... wstitle Smith, John Gordon Attribution DNB wstitle Smith, John Gordon Persondata NAME Smith, John Gordon ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1792 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1833 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Smith, John Gordon Category 1792 births Category 1833 deaths Category Scottish ...   more details



  1. John R. Gordon

    Persondata . NAME Gordon, John R ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John R Category English screenwriters Category Living ... for Team Angelica Productions produced by Beadle Blair, Gordon and Carleen Beadle. In 2009 he co wrote ..., 7 1 Beyond Control . Gordon was art designer on the feature films Fit , KickOff and Bashment all ...   more details



  1. John F. (Jack) Gordon

    Jack John F. Gordon June 30, 1921 November 30, 2010 was a Seattle civic activist, official greeter, publicist, promoter, journalist, and association executive. Gordon was born in Portland, Oregon, and died in Seattle, Washington. Gordon headed up arrangements for visits to Washington State by Presidents ... of State Honor Day programs during Seattle s Century 21 1962 and Spokane s Expo 74. Gordon staged visits by Mercury astronaut John Glenn in 1962 and Gemini astronaut Richard Gordon in 1966 ... Seattle University s Distinguished Alumni Award. ref John F. Gordon Honored By Seattle University .... Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John F. ALTERNATIVE ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John F. Jack Category 1921 births Category People from Seattle, Washington ... greeter, Mayor Gordon S. Clinton honored him with Jack Gordon day in 1962, Mayor Floyd C. Miller ... Jack Gordon Day throughout the state in May, 1962. Jack s Early life Jack began his life in journalism ... news service and assistant to Athletic Director Bill Fenton and Francis Logan, S.J. ref Gordon Ends ... in Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Due to expansion of the university s sports program, Gordon took ... Men s Division I Basketball Tournament NCAA Tournament , losing in the final game to Kentucky. Gordon ... ref Gordon was named to the Seattle University Sports Hall of Fame on May 27, 2011 ref ... eye of Jack Gordon. ref http www.seafairpirates.org aboutpirates CaptainsAndDavys CaptKidds.htm ref Seattle s Welcome Lane The most grueling of the civic activities which Gordon found himself involved ... ref ref Pier to Plaza to Palates , Seattle Times Magazine, July 3, 1977 ref Gordon ... of State Dulles, and representatives from 18 Asian nations. During the 50 s and 60 s Gordon ... that of Vice President Johnson, astronaut John Glenn , US Secretary of State Dean Rusk, California ... the Job Corps a program later borrowed by Johnson Administration. Gordon s other government ...   more details



  1. John Gordon McMinnies

    John Gordon McMinnies 17 May 1817 1 February 1890 was an English cotton manufacturer and Liberal Party UK Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1880 to 1885. McMinnies was the son of John McMinnies of Lancaster. He was a senior partner in the firm of William Bashall and Co, cotton manufacturers. He was an alderman of Warrington and a Justice of the Peace J.P. ref name Debrett http www.archive.org stream debrettshouseo1881londuoft Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881 ref At the United Kingdom general election, 1880 1880 general election McMinnies was elected Member of Parliament for Warrington UK Parliament constituency Warrington . He held the seat until 1885. ref Rayment hc w 1 date March 2012 ref McMinnies died at the age of 72 . References Reflist External links hansard contribs mr John McMinnies John McMinnies Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME McMinnies, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British politician DATE OF BIRTH 17 May 1817 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1 February 1890 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT McMinnies, John Category 1817 births Category 1890 deaths Category UK MPs 1880 1885 UK MP stub ...   more details



  1. John Gordon Skellam

    John Gordon Skellam was born in Staffordshire Counties of England county in 1914, died during the summer of 1979. He was educated at Hanley, Staffordshire Hanley High School where he won several scholarships including free admission to New College, Oxford New College in Oxford . He was one of the most respected members of the British Region of the International Biometric Society Biometric Society . ref http www.jstor.org pss 2530230 ref He was a statistician and ecologist, discoverer of Skellam distribution distribution called his surname . In 1951, John G. Skellam develops Reaction diffusion system reaction diffusion model of Invasion biology terminology invasion biology . This model describes the dynamics of populations, which simultaneously develops and spreads, and provides that the invasion front moves with constant speed. ref http press.princeton.edu chapters s9 m8879.pdf ref He explained on the basis of habitation muskrat introduced to Europe that only by chance the species may be in a place where it would have to grow. ref http www.math.utah.edu robbins research UofA mathbio.pdf ref Skellam has provided a model that allows to take the dynamics of populations as a random variable at any time t. Its Stochastic process stochastic form is much more flexible than previous deterministic equations. ref http books.google.pl books?id gb6WHO QKEwC&pg PA17&lpg PA17&dq 22J. G. Skellam ref He was principal scientific officer and editor of the Biometrics journal Biometrics , the official organ of International Biometric Society Biometric Society , an international association headquarters in London. ref http www.chiro.org Plus History Persons Higley Higley Chronology.PDF ref His ... Skellam, John Gordon ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1914 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1979 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Skellam, John Gordon Category 1914 births Category English zoologists ... John Gordon Skellam ...   more details



  1. John Gordon (songwriter)

    Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian ... DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John Category 1963 births Category Living people Category Australian male singers ...   more details



  1. John William Gordon

    Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox military person name Sir John William Gordon image caption birth date 1805 Birth date df yes 1805 MM DD death date Death date and age df yes 1870 02 18 1805 02 18 1805 02 18 added just to display the age corrctly, day and month of birth unknown at present birth place death place placeofburial placeofburial label placeofburial coordinates Coord LAT LONG display inline,title nickname Old Fireworks birth name allegiance Flagicon United Kingdom United Kingdom branch ... member signature General officer Major General Sir John William Gordon Order of the Bath KCB 1805 ... Ho , Devon while visiting family. Early life Gordon was born in 1805, the eldest son of Colonel Thomas Gordon of Harperfield, Lanarkshire, N.B . ref name dnb cite DNB wstitle Gordon, John William last ... Wikipedia Persondata NAME Gordon, John William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army officer ... OF DEATH Westward Ho , Devon, United Kingdom DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John William Category 1805 births ... General of Engineers, the head of the Corps of Royal Engineers. However, in 1870 Gordon ..., Gordon found himself commanding royal engineer of the army, and held the position until the arrival ... upon the survivors, and Gordon s energy and physical training were severely tried. During one bombardment he never slept nor sat down to a meal for the greater part of three days. ref name dnb Gordon became achieved fame during the war and was called Gordon of Gordon s battery in English newspapers ... of Sevastopol , while directing siege operations during a sortie on 22 March 1855, Gordon was severely ... of the Institution of Civil Engineers . Gordon s next appointment was commanding royal engineer of the southern .... There was, however, no Director of Work during Gordon s life. ref name porterwatson He did not long .... ref name dnb Accompanied by his friend Colonel Charles George Gordon , he was on a visit ... to Robert Hamilton Vetch, writing in the Dictionary of National Biography , Gordon was a man ...   more details



  1. John Fawcett Gordon

    John Fawcett Gordon Privy Council Northern Ireland PC NI 1879    21 June 1965 was a politician in Northern Ireland . He was educated at Falls River School , Massachusetts , United States . He was manager of flax camps and a member of Belfast City Council Belfast Corporation from 1920 23. He was the Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament MP in the Northern Ireland parliament for Antrim Northern Ireland Parliament constituency Antrim and then Carrick Northern Ireland Parliament constituency Carrick from 1921 43. He served as Minister of Labour Northern Ireland from 1938 43. ref http www.newsletter.co.uk tales from the archives Simple ceremony consecrates Lord Craigavon39s.5848428.jp Newsletter from 1940 ref Prior to that, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour from 1921. He served as Chairman of the National Assistance Board of Northern Ireland from 1943 56. References reflist Sources http www.election.demon.co.uk stormont biographies.html s start s par ni succession box title Member of Parliament for Antrim Northern Ireland Parliament constituency Antrim before New creation after Constituency abolished years 1921 1929 succession box title Member of Parliament for Antrim Carrick Northern Ireland Parliament constituency Carrick before New constituency after John Dermot Campbell years 1929 1943 s off succession box title Minister of Labour Northern Ireland Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour before New office after William Grant Northern Ireland politician William Grant years 1921&ndash 1938 succession box title Minister of Labour Northern Ireland Minister of Labour before David Graham Shillington after William Grant Northern Irish politician William Grant years 1938 1943 s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John Fawcett ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British politician DATE OF BIRTH 1879 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 21 June 1965 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John Fawcett Category 1879 births ...   more details



  1. John Gordon A'Bear

    Infobox rugby biography name John A Bear image caption birth name John Gordon A Bear nickname birth date 16 July 1913 birth place Cheltenham , England death date dda 1979 10 3 1913 7 16 df y death place Gloucester , England height weight ru position Lock rugby union Lock ru amateuryears 1933 1939 br br small Representative small br 1935 39 ru amateurclubs Gloucester Rugby Gloucester br br br Gloucestershire Rugby Union Gloucestershire ru amclubcaps ru amclubpoints ru amupdate ru nationalteam British and Irish Lions Great Britain ru nationalyears 1936 ru nationalcaps 1 ru nationalpoints ru ntupdate ru coachclubs ru coachyears ru coachupdate other occupation spouse children relatives school The Crypt School ref name Glou university website John A Bear 16 July 1913 1979 ref name Glou http www.gloucesterrugbyheritage.org.uk page id 67 path 0p4p43p17p.aspx Profile of John A Bear at Gloucester Rugby Heritage ref was an England English rugby union player. He played club rugby for Gloucester Rugby Gloucester and was their youngest captain. Although he never won a cap for England national rugby union team England , he did 1936 British Lions tour to Argentina tour Argentina with the British Isles team in 1936 . Early life John Gordon A Bear was born in Cheltenham on 16 July 1913, the son of James Horace A Bear 1879 1945 , an ironmonger, and his wife Nellie n e Winstone 1885 1958 . He had ... at The Crypt School , Gloucester. ref name Glou Rugby career John played for Gloucester .... ref name Glou John was never capped for England national rugby union team England , but was an international ... commitments retired in 1946. Family and later life John married his first cousin May A Bear ... two children both born in Gloucester, Suzanne born 1942 and Judith born 1944 . John died in 1979 ... ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME A Bear, John ALTERNATIVE ... , England DATE OF DEATH 1979 PLACE OF DEATH Gloucester , England DEFAULTSORT A bear, John Category ...   more details



  1. John Gordon Drummond Campbell

    John Gordon Drummond Campbell 15 February 1864 11 January 1935 ref Rayment hc k 2 date March 2012 ref was a British barrister and Conservative Party UK Conservative Party politician who served from 1918 to 1922 as the Member of Parliament MP for Kingston upon Thames UK Parliament constituency Kingston upon Thames in Surrey. ref name straits times Cite news url http newspapers.nl.sg Digitised Article straitstimes19260329.2.44.aspx title 62nd birthday date 29 March 1926 work The Straits Times page 8 accessdate 11 August 2010 location Singapore ref He was the son of Colonel Archibald Neil Campbell ref name debrett 1922 Cite book last Hesilridge first Arthur G. M. title Debrett s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1922 url http www.archive.org stream debrettshouseo1922londuoft year 1922 publisher Dean & Son location London page 27 ref of Craignish ref name times obit Cite news title Obituary Mr. J. G. D. Campbell date 14 January 1935 work The Times page 19 accessdate 11 August 2010 ref and was educated at Charterhouse School , ref name debrett 1922 ref s List of Carthusians, 1800 1879 C . ref from where he won a scholarship to Corpus Christi College, Oxford , gaining a first class degree in classics. ref name times obit He was called to the bar at Lincoln s Inn in 1890, ref name debrett 1922 and was one of His Majesty s Inspector of Schools from 1892 to 1909. ref London Gazette issue 26318 date 19 August 1892 startpage 4741 city London accessdate 11 August 1892 ref He worked ... colwidth 33em External links Hansard contribs mr john campbell 3 John Gordon Drummond Campbell npg name id 62257 name John Gordon Drummond Campbell S start S par uk S bef before George Cave, 1st Viscount ... Use dmy dates date September 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Campbell, John Gordon Drummond ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British politician DATE OF BIRTH 15 February 1864 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 11 January 1935 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Campbell, John Gordon ...   more details



  1. John Gordon Purvis

    POV check date September 2008 John Gordon Purvis Jr. born 1942 is man who spent nine years in prison for a murder he did not commit. ref http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?sec health&res 9F0CE4DF1F3EF934A25752C0A965958260 Man Imprisoned 9 Years in Killing Is Freed as 2 Suspects Are Found. The New York Times New York Times . Published January 17, 1993. Viewed February 9, 2007. ref Early life Johnny Purvis was born to John and Emma Jo Purvis in 1942. His father gave his life in the service of his country on February 20, 1945 with the United States Marine Corps U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima in World War II. His mother was devastated, and it seemed to have an effect on Johnny, who had physical problems of his own. At six years old, he would cry and become terrified to go to school and hold his mother. At school, he always sat near the teacher, and if fights broke out between students at school he would cry or do his best to avoid them. As he grew up, he could not keep up with his peers academically and his relationships with girls was shaky at best. A doctor diagnosed him with chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia. He would spend his time Television watching television or eating out with his mother and stepbrother Mike Bartlett. Occasionally, Johnny would suffer panic attack s. He was known for his unusual behavior. The Murder of Susan Hamwi A woman named Susan Hamwi had moved out to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in July 1983. She was working on her divorce from her husband Paul Hamwi for his abuse. Paul Hamwi was an ex Vietnam veteran, known for his drinking and obnoxiousness. Susan ... Circuit Court of Appeals . LONG v SATZ. Joanne LONG, as guardian of John Gordon Purvis, incompetent ... references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Purvis, John Gordon ALTERNATIVE ... Purvis, John Gordon Category Living people Category 1942 births Category Overturned convictions in the United ... caselaw.lp.findlaw.com cgi bin getcase.pl 3Fcourt 3D11th 26navby 3Dcase 26no 3D984669man 22john gordon ...   more details



  1. John Gordon Lane

    John Gordon Lane August 5, 1916 in Barrie Island, Ontario Barrie Island , Ontario August 9, 2001 was a politician in Ontario , Canada . He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1987 as a Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Progressive Conservative . Lane was educated at Ontario schools until age fourteen, and worked as a farmer and insurance executive. He was a councillor in Barrie Island from 1941 to 1960, and was a councillor in Gore Bay, Ontario Gore Bay for four years, and served as mayor of Gore Bay from 1967 to 1972. With wife Louise, he had two children, Sharon and Ronald. He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the Ontario general election, 1971 1971 provincial election , defeating New Democratic Party of Ontario New Democrat Roger Taylor by 1,298 votes in the northern constituency of Algoma Manitoulin . Lane defeated NDP challenger Winston Baker by 1,127 votes in the Ontario general election, 1975 1975 election , and won more convincingly in Ontario general election, 1977 1977 . He did not face serious challenges in the elections of Ontario general election, 1981 1981 and Ontario general election, 1985 1985 . Lane was a government backbencher until 1985, when the Progressive Conservative ministry led by Frank Miller politician Frank Miller was defeated in the legislature. In opposition, he served as his party s critic for Agriculture and Tourism and Recreation. He did not run for re election in the Ontario general election, 1987 1987 provincial election because he wished to spend more time with his family. . Lane was known as a strong defender of his constituency interests. Premier of Ontario Premier Bill Davis once singled out ... of John Lane, and was twin to Agnes Lane Morgan who pre deceased him in August 1981. Lawrence Lane ... A. Brown s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lane, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... 9, 2001 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lane, John Category 1916 births Category 2001 deaths Category ...   more details



  1. Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet, of Haddo

    Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet c. 1632 1665 was the eldest son of Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo and Mary Forbes. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet on the execution of his father for treason on 19 July 1644, but due to his father s attainder, was under forfeiture until the English Restoration Restoration in 1660. On his death in 1665 without male issue the baronetcy devolved upon his younger brother, who was later created 1st Earl of Aberdeen . Family He married Mary Forbes, daughter of Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes of Pitsligo and Jean Keith, and had issue Jean Gordon b. c1661 , married Sir James Gordon, 5th Baronet Sir James Gordon, 5th Baronet Gordon of Lesmore References http www.thepeerage.com p10.htm i95 thePeerage.com s start s reg sct bt s bef before Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo John Gordon s ttl title Gordon Baronets Baronet br of Haddo, Aberdeen years 1644&ndash 1665 s aft after George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1665 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John Category 1665 deaths Gordon of Haddo, John, 2nd Baronet Category Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Category Year of birth uncertain ...   more details



  1. John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne

    John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne died 7 April 1732 was the son of Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne and Elizabeth Lyon. He succeeded his father as 3rd Earl of Aboyne in April 1702. On his death in 1732 he was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son. Family He married Grace Lockhart, daughter of George Lockhart and Lady Euphemia Montgomerie, on the 20 June 1724, and had issue Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne c1726 1794 Lt. Col. Hon. John Gordon 1728 1778 Lt. Col. Hon. Lockhart Gordon 1732 1788 References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David editors . Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 2003 edition . London Pan Macmillan, 2003. http www.thepeerage.com p2508.htm i25080 thePeerage.com http www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk Cracroft s Peerage S start s reg sct succession box title Earl of Aboyne years 1702&ndash 1732 before Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne Charles Gordon after Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne Charles Gordon S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Aboyne, John Gordon, 3rd Earl of alternative names short description 3rd Earl of Aboyne date of birth place of birth date of death 7 April 1732 place of death DEFAULTSORT Aboyne, John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Category 1732 deaths Category Earls of Aboyne Scotland earl stub ...   more details



  1. John Gordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland

    John Gordon 1609 1679 was the 14th Earl of Sutherland . He was married to Lady Jean Drummond . He was appointed by the Parliament of Scotland to the post of Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland in 1649 and he held the post until 1660. He is the only Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland to be appointed by the Parliament of Scotland Parliament . s start s off succession box title Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland before Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe Robert Ker after William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal William Keith years 1649&ndash 1660 s reg sct s bef before John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland John Gordon s ttl title Earl of Sutherland years 1615 &ndash 1679 s aft after George Gordon, 15th Earl of Sutherland George Gordon end Persondata name Sutherland alternative names short description date of birth 1609 place of birth date of death 1679 place of death DEFAULTSORT Sutherland Category Earl of Sutherland 114 Category 1609 births Category 1679 deaths Scotland peer stub ...   more details



  1. Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo

    Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet 1610 19 July 1644 was a Scottish Cavalier Royalist supporter of Charles I of England Charles I during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms . Gordon distinguished himself against ..., in 1630, and had issue Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet, of Haddo c1632 1665 Patrick Gordon born ... p10.htm ref References Reflist Sources DNB Cite wstitle Gordon, John d.1644 S start s reg sct bt ... 1644 s aft after Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet, of Haddo John Gordon S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Gordon, John, 1st Baronet alternative names short description date of birth 1610 place of birth date of death 19 July 1644 place of death DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John, 1st Baronet Category ... Argyll at Kellie in 1644 and was subsequently beheaded for treason at Edinburgh. John was the son of George Gordon eldest son of James Gordon of Haddo and Methlick , and Margaret, daughter of Sir Alexander Bannerman. George predeceased his father, and John succeeded to his grandfather s estates ... books?id zyYNAAAAYAAJ accessdate 2008 02 14 ref Career Gordon was the son of George Gordon d. 1610 ..., James Gordon of Methlick and Haddo, Aberdeenshire, in November 1624. In 1639, Gordon was appointed ..., under the George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly Marquess of Huntly . He took a distinguished .... Gordon was made a baronet on 13 August 1642 for his role in this affair, an honour which ... on 20 June, Gordon repaired to the king at Newark. When Huntly raised an army for the King that year, Sir John again joined him, and both were excommunicated by the General Assembly in April. Huntly was forced to retreat, but Sir John tried to hold Kellie against a powerful army led by the glied Archibald ... at the head of a large force, but Gordon had escaped. ref name Anderson He joined the Marquis of Huntly ..., Gordon attempted to defend his house of Kellie against the Marquis of Argyll, Promised honourable ... s army, Gordon capitulated unconditionally on 8 May 1644. Argyll released most of the garrison, but held ...   more details



  1. John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland

    Infobox Peer name John Gordon image imagesize caption birth name birth date 1661 birth place death date 27 June 1733 death place Chelsea death cause body discovered resting place resting place coordinates title Earl of Sutherland tenure residence nationality locality other names John Sutherland years active wars and battles Jacobite rebellion 1715 offices networth known for years active predecessor George Gordon, 15th earl of Sutherland heir successor William Sutherland spouse Helen Cochrane br Katherine Tollemache br Frances Hodgson issue parents George Gordon and Jean signature footnotes misc Other people John Gordon John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland Privy Council of the United Kingdom PC 1661 1733 was a Scottish nobleman and army officer. He was the only son of George Gordon, the 15th earl of Sutherland 1633 1703 , and his wife, Jean. ref http www.oxforddnb.com view article 11066?docPos 15 ref Upon his father s death in 1703 he succeeded as earl of Sutherland. He supported the Glorious Revolution revolution of 1688 and was a commissioner for the Acts of Union 1707 union of England ... www.geni.com people John Gordon 16th Earl of Sutherland 6000000004325472335 ref In 1703 he was appointed ... Sources DNB Cite wstitle Gordon, John 1660? 1733 s start s reg sct s bef before George Gordon, 15th Earl of Sutherland George Gordon s ttl title Earl of Sutherland years 1703 &ndash 1733 s aft after William Gordon, 17th Earl of Sutherland William Gordon end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sutherland, John Gordon, 16th Earl Of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British politician ..., John Gordon, 16th Earl Of Category 1661 births Category 1733 deaths Category Earl of Sutherland ... He aided in putting down the Jacobite Rising of 1715 . When the rebellion had been quashed, Gordon was invested ... the name of Sutherland, instead of Gordon. In 1719 by decree of Lyon Court , he was thereafter ... Gordon, Lord Strathnaver 19 December 1683 13 July 1720 who married Catherine Morrison, Jean Gordon ...   more details



  1. John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure

    Use dmy dates date April 2012 Sir John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure 1599 1634 was a Scottish nobleman, renowned Presbyterian , and founder of the town of New Galloway . Biography Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar as he was known before his enoblement was the eldest son of Sir Robert Gordon of Lochinvar d. November 1628 , a Gentleman of the King s Bedchamber, by his wife Lady Isabel Ruthven , daughter of the William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie . After completion of his studies he travelled on the continent, and while there he resided in the house of the famous John Welsh of Ayr John Welsh , who was then minister at St. Jean d Angely in France, having been banished from Scotland. On his return home Gordon exerted himself with success in getting Anworth, the parish in which the family residence was situated, disjoined from two other parishes with which it had been united and through his influence, Samuel Rutherford was appointed minister of the new charge in 1627, which Kenmure later said was the most meritorious action of my life . At some point Gordon was knighted. A strong supporter of the House of Stuart Stuart monarchy, on 8 May 1633, as Sir John Gordon, knight, he was created Viscount ... and heavenly Speeches and glorious Departure of John, Viscount Kenmure , printed in Edinburgh in 1649, by Evan Tyler, His Majesty s Printer. It was reprinted in 1827. John Gordon married Lady Jane Campbell, sister of Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll . Widow When John Gordon died, she remarried ...&ndash 1634 before New Creation after John Gordon, 2nd Viscount of Kenmure John Gordon S end Persondata name Kenmure, John Gordon, 1st Viscount of alternative names short description date of birth 1599 place of birth date of death 1634 place of death DEFAULTSORT Kenmure, John Gordon, 1st Viscount Of Category ... of arms Arms of Gordon. He attended the parliament held at Edinburgh the following June, but avoided ... Speeches, and Glorious Departure of John Viscount Kenmure generally attributed to Samuel Rutherford ...   more details



  1. John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair

    Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto The Earl of Minto birthname John Campbell Hamilton Gordon birth date ... Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair Hon. Ishbel Marjoribanks br 1857 1939 John Campbell Hamilton Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair Post nominals post noms Order of the Thistle ... cite web url http www.oxforddnb.com view article 33464 title Gordon, John Campbell, first marquess of Aberdeen ... mr john hamilton gordon John Hamilton Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair start box ... Tarland , Scotland DEFAULTSORT Aberdeen And Temair, John Hamilton Gordon, 1st Marquess Of Category ... Lords High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland de John Hamilton Gordon, 1. Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair fr John Campbell Gordon pl John Hamilton Gordon, 1. markiz Aberdeen i Temair pt John Campbell Hamilton Gordon ru , sv John Hamilton ... term start3 18 September 1893 term end3 12 November 1898 monarch3 Victoria primeminister3 John Sparrow David Thompson John Thompson br Mackenzie Bowell br Charles Tupper br Wilfrid Laurier predecessor3 ..., was a Scotland Scottish politician. Born in Edinburgh , Hamilton Gordon held office in several countries ... and personal life Aberdeen was born in Edinburgh to George Hamilton Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen ... as 7th Earl of Aberdeen following the death of his eldest brother, George Hamilton Gordon, 6th ..., LL.D.jpg thumb left Ishbel Hamilton Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair In 1877 he married Ishbel Hamilton Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair Ishbel Maria Marjoribanks , daughter to Dudley ... developed a crush on Hamilton Gordon at just 14. Lady Aberdeen, was an LL.D. of Queen s University ... Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair George 1879 1965 , succeeded as 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair Marjorie Adeline Gordon Sinclair, Baroness Pentland Marjorie Adeline 1880 1970 , married John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland John Sinclair, later 1st Lord Pentland Dorothea March November ...   more details



  1. Gordon

    Gordon may refer to TOCright People Charles George Gordon , Major General Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum Gordan , variant of Gordon Gorden , variant of Gordon Gordon given name , the masculine ... name Gordie , another version of the name Gordon name , the surname Clan Gordon A soldier enlisted in the British Gordon Highlanders infantry regiment Places Australia Gordon, Australian Capital Territory Gordon, New South Wales Gordon, Victoria Gordon River , Tasmania Canada Gordon, Ontario , Canada Scotland Gordon district , Aberdeenshire, forming a local government district from 1975 to 1996 Gordon, Scottish Borders , Berwickshire now the Scottish Borders council area Gordon Scottish Parliament constituency , Scotland Gordon UK Parliament constituency , Scotland Gordon Castle , Moray United States Gordon, Alabama Gordon, California Gordon, Georgia Gordon, Nebraska Gordon, Ohio Gordon, Pennsylvania Gordon, Texas Gordon, Ashland County, Wisconsin , a town Gordon, Douglas County, Wisconsin , a town Gordon community , Douglas County, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Gordon County, Georgia Gordon Heights, New York Gordon Township, Minnesota Education Gordon College Georgia , a public college in Barnesville, Georgia Gordon College Massachusetts , a Christian college in Wenham, Massachusetts Gordon College Pakistan , a Christian college in Rawalpindi, Pakistan Gordon College Philippines , a public university in Subic, Zambales Other uses Gordon album Gordon album , first album by the Canadian pop band Barenaked Ladies Gordon model , stock valuation model by Myron Gordon Gordon RFC , Sydney rugby union club Gordon the Big Engine , from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends series Hurricane Gordon disambiguation , the name of several Atlantic hurricanes Gordon Shumway , the true name of the protagonist on the TV series ALF Fairey Gordon , a British light bomber of the 1930s 1940s George Phineas Gordon Gordon printing press , a common model of open platten printing press ...   more details



  1. S. T. Gordon

    ST Gordon born April 18, 1959 in Pasco, WA was an United States American professional boxer who won the World Boxing Council Cruiserweight boxing cruiserweight title in 1982. Professional career Gordon became a professional boxer in 1977. He faced undefeated heavyweight prospect Gerry Cooney in 1978 but lost via a fourth round disqualification. In 1981 he beat aging contender Yaqui Lopez for the North American Boxing Federation cruiserweight title. The next year he won the WBC cruiserweight title with a technical knockout victory over Carlos De Le n . He defended the belt once and also won a heavyweight bout against future titlist Trevor Berbick before losing his cruiserweight title in 1983 in a rematch with De Leon. ref cite web url http books.google.com books about Lineage Unbroken.html?id MxqatgAACAAJ title Lineage Unbroken The Complete Lineal Tracing of World Heavyweight Championship Boxing Post Marciano Era 1956 2003 first C. last Conger publisher CreateSpace date 2012 accessdate May, 2012 ref He retired after the loss but had a brief comeback in 1987 but was knocked out in the first round by Dwain Bonds. start box Succession box before Carlos De Le n title World Boxing Council WBC List of cruiserweight boxing champions Cruiserweight Champion after Carlos De Le n years 27 Jun 1982  17 Jul 1983 end box Professional boxing record s start align center colspan 8 24 Wins 21 knockouts, 3 decisions , 7 Losses 1 knockout, 6 decisions http boxrec.com list bouts.php?human id 2612&cat boxer align center style border style none none solid solid background e3e3e3 Result align center style border style none none solid solid background e3e3e3 Record align center style border style ... Gordon, S.T. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1959 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, S.T. Category Cruiserweight boxers Category Boxers from ... Category People from Pasco, Washington US boxing bio stub fr S.T. Gordon pl ST Gordon ...   more details



  1. Jack Gordon

    Jack Gordon may refer to Jack Gordon entertainment manager 1939 2005 , American former manager and husband of singer La Toya Jackson Jack Gordon ice hockey born 1928 , Canadian ice hockey coach Jack Gordon footballer 1863 unknown , Scottish footballer Jack Gordon Mississippi politician 1944 2011 , American politician in Mississippi John F. Jack Gordon 1921 2010 , American civic promoter in Seattle Jack Murphy Gordon 1931 1982 , U.S. federal judge Jack Gordon Peter Worthington 1822 1864 , American renegade, soldier, and outlaw also known as Apache Jack Gordon See also John Gordon disambiguation hndis Gordon, Jack de Jack Gordon ...   more details




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