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James Fraser (commissioner)
James Fraser or James Frazer may refer to: Politics *James Fraser (businessman) (c. 1760–1822), merchant, judge and politician in New Brunswick *James Fraser (Lower Canada politician) (c. 1785–1844), merchant and political figure in Lower Canada *James S. Frazer (1824–1893), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court *James Oliphant Fraser (1826–1904), businessman and political figure in Newfoundland *James Harshaw Fraser (1841–1899), lawyer and political figure in Ontario *James A. Fraser (1843–1937), gold miner and Canadian politician *James Oliphant Fraser Jr. (1858–1896), lawyer and politician in Newfoundland *James Fraser (Western Australian politician) (1889–1961), trade unionist and politician *Jim Fraser (politician) (1908–1970), Australian politician, member of the Australian Parliament Sports *James Fraser (footballer) (fl. 1880s), Scottish footballer *Jim Fraser (Australian footballer) (1896–1975), Australian rules footballer *Jim Fraser (American foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fraser (businessman)
James Fraser Justice of the Peace, JP ( – 14 October 1822) was a Scotland, Scottish-born businessman, judge and political figure in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. He represented Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1795 to 1818. Early life He was born in Farraline, Dores, Highland, Dores, the only son of Alexander Fraser and Miss Cameron. Fraser was educated in Aberdeen and came to Nova Scotia in 1780. Career In Nova Scotia, he helped establish a business with fellow Scot, James Thom, catching and exporting Atlantic salmon, salmon in the Miramichi Valley, Miramichi region of New Brunswick in 1785 and also supplied goods to people who had settled in that area. He and his partners also became involved in the timber trade and shipbuilding. Fraser also served Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Northumberland County as justice of the peace and justice in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. He ran unsuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fraser Of Castle Leathers
Major James Fraser of Castle Leathers (or Castleleathers) (1670 – 1760) was a Scottish soldier who supported the British-Hanoverian Government during the Jacobite risings of the 18th-century and was an important member of the Clan Fraser of Lovat, a clan of the Scottish Highlands. He is also known for his quarrels with his clan chief, Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat who switched sides several times during the Jacobite risings. Background and early life James Fraser was born in 1670, son of Malcolm Fraser, 3rd of Culduthel and Anna Ballie. In the direct line he was paternally descended from Hugh Fraser, 1st Lord Lovat (d.c. 1500), chief of the Clan Fraser of Lovat. Jacobite risings In 1714 Major James Fraser of Castle Leathers was chosen by the principal men of the Clan Fraser of Lovat to proceed to France to plead with their clan chief, Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, to return home and take possession of the family estates and he succeeded in doing this. James Fraser of Castle Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Earle Fraser (sculptor)
James Earle Fraser (November 4, 1876 – October 11, 1953) was an American sculpture, sculptor during the first half of the 20th century. His work is integral to many of Washington, D.C.'s most iconic structures. Life and career Fraser was born in Winona, Minnesota. James' wife Laura's genealogy could be traced back to Protestant Huguenots. His mother Caroline's genealogy could be traced back to the Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony), Plymouth Pilgrims. His father, Thomas Fraser, was an engineer who worked for Railway company, railroad companies as they expanded across the American West. A few months before his son was born, Thomas Fraser was one of a group of men sent to recover the remains of the 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), 7th Cavalry Regiment following George Armstrong Custer, George Armstrong Custer's disastrous engagement with the Lakota people, Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. As a child, James Fraser was exposed to America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraser Spiral Illusion
The Fraser spiral illusion is an optical illusion that was first described by the British psychologist Sir James Fraser (1863–1936) in 1908. The illusion is also known as the false spiral, or by its original name, the twisted cord illusion. The overlapping black arc segments appear to form a spiral; however, the arcs are a series of concentric circles. The visual distortion is produced by combining a regular line pattern (the circles) with misaligned parts (the differently colored strands). Zöllner's illusion and the café wall illusion are based on a similar principle, like many other visual effects, in which a sequence of tilted elements causes the eye to perceive phantom twists and deviations. The illusion is augmented by the spiral components in the checkered background. It is a unique illusion, where the observer can verify the concentric strands manually. When the strands are highlighted in a different colour, it becomes obvious to the observer that no spiral is prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fraser (railways Administrator)
James Fraser C.M.G., M.Inst. C.E. (20 August 1861 – 28 July 1936) was an Australian-born Chief Commissioner of New South Wales railways from 1917 to 1929. He has been credited with inauguration of Sydney's railway electrification. History Fraser was born in Braidwood, New South Wales, and educated at Sydney Grammar School. He joined the railways as a cadet draftsman or civil engineer, and in 1903 succeeded Thomas Rhodes Firth, his father-in-law, as engineer-in-chief for existing lines. In 1914 he was appointed Assistant Commissioner, and in 1917 became Chief Commissioner, in place of Harper, who was in poor health. The role of Assistant Commissioner was restored: *Edward Milne, Assistant Commissioner, traffic *John Henry Cann, Assistant Commissioner, construction *Henry Fox, Assistant Commissioner, staff matters He resigned in 1929 and was succeeded by W. J. Cleary. 1931 he was appointed to the Transport Coordination Board, which was dissolved in 1932 after the collapse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James George Frazer
Sir James George Frazer (; 1 January 1854 – 7 May 1941) was a Scottish social anthropologist and folkloristJosephson-Storm (2017), Chapter 5. influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion. Personal life Frazer was born on 1 January 1854 in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Katherine Brown and Daniel F. Frazer, a chemist. He attended school at Springfield Academy and Larchfield Academy in Helensburgh. He studied at the University of Glasgow and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with honours in classics (his dissertation was published years later as ''The Growth of Plato's Ideal Theory'') and remained a Classics Fellow all his life. From Trinity, he went on to study law at the Middle Temple, but never practised. Four times elected to Trinity's Title Alpha Fellowship, he was associated with the college for most of his life, except for the year 1907–1908, spent at the University of Liverpool. He was knighted in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fraser (bishop)
James Fraser (18 August 1818 – 22 October 1885) was a reforming Anglican bishop of Manchester, England. An able Church administrator and policy leader, he was active in developing the Church's approach to education and in practical politics and industrial relations. Though his views were ecumenical and he was respected within a wide variety of religions, he became involved in contentious litigation under the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874. Early life Born in Prestbury, Gloucestershire, Fraser's father was an unsuccessful merchant who left his wife and seven children in penury when he died in 1832. Fraser was brought up by his grandfather in Bilston, Staffordshire, then at various schools, including Bridgnorth Grammar School. He finished his education at Shrewsbury School and then Lincoln College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1839. His limited funds and the continual competition for bursaries entailed a scholastic life only relieved by his passion for athletics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fraser (police Officer)
Sir James Fraser ( 1816 – 13 April 1892) was a British army officer and senior police officer of the 19th century. His first army commission was as an Ensign in 1831, followed by Lieutenant (1834), Captain (1836), Brevet Major (1846), Major (1849), Lieutenant Colonel (1851) and finally Colonel in 1854, both with his regiment and on the army staff, including command of two regiments and a time as Lieutenant-Colonel of the 72nd Highlanders. He was made Chief Constable of the Berkshire Constabulary on 14 January 1856 after retiring from active army service earlier that month. He remained in that police role until being elected the second Commissioner of the City of London Police at a Court of Common Council The Court of Common Council is the primary decision-making body of the City of London Corporation. It meets nine times per year. Most of its work is carried out by committees. City of London Corporation elections , Elections are held at least eve ... meeting on 21 May 1863 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fraser (publisher)
James Fraser (1804-1841) was a Scottish publisher, now known particularly for his association with Thomas Carlyle. Life Fraser's background was an Inverness family, and he carried on business at 215 Regent Street, London. Fraser published many books, among them Thomas Carlyle's '' Hero Worship''. The story of the dealings between the author and "the infatuated Fraser, with his dog's-meat tart of a magazine", was told in J. A. Froude's biography of Carlyle. Fraser had one illegitimate son with a woman named Mary West. James Fitzjames Fraser West was born in 1833. He received medical tuition and practiced as a surgeon at Queen's Hospital, Birmingham. On 3 August 1836 Grantley Berkeley assaulted Fraser, after the publication of criticism of his novel ''Berkeley Castle''. Cross actions were tried on 3 December, on the part of Fraser for assault, and Berkeley for libel. The damages for the assault were £100, for the libel £2. Fraser died 2 October 1841 at Argyll Street, London, af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James John Fraser
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James John Fraser, 3rd Baronet (1789 – 5 June 1834) was a lieutenant-colonel in the British Army (1828). Early life Fraser, who was born in 1789, was the second son of Sir William Fraser, 1st Baronet, F.R.S., and Elizabeth Farquharson (a daughter of merchant James Farquharson, of London). He was descended from Alexander Fraser, second son of Hugh Fraser, 1st Lord Lovat. Career On the death of his brother Sir William Fraser, 2nd Baronet, on 23 December 1827, he succeeded to the baronetcy which had been created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom for his father in 1806. Fraser served with the 7th Hussars in Spain during the Peninsular War, and was on the staff of the Duke of Wellington during the Waterloo Campaign. Personal life Fraser was married to Charlotte Anne Craufurd (d. 1867), a daughter of Daniel Craufurd (a son of Sir Alexander Craufurd, 1st Baronet) and Bridget Holland (a daughter of Henry Holland). Together, they were the parents of: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fraser Younger Of Belladrum
James Fraser younger of Belladrum (died 1832), also known as James Fraser 8th of Belladrum, was a Scottish slave owner. He was one of three sons and three daughters of Colonel James Fraser (1732–1808), 7th of Belladrum, Scotland, and his wife Hannah Baillie, sister of Evan Baillie. Colonel Fraser had interests in Tobago by 1784. James Fraser was in Demerara before 1795. His brother Simon came to own two plantations in British Guiana; and his brother Evan owned an estate there in 1806. Fraser was the co-owner of the ''Pin Dochfour'' plantation in Berbice from 1798-1803 with Edward Satchwell Fraser of Reelig, and the plantation ''Union'' from 1800 with William Fraser of Culbokie and Colin Mackenzie of Mountgerald. Fraser was also the owner and later co-owner of the ''Golden Fleece'' plantation from 1818 to 1831. In partnership with Reelig, Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-General Francis Humberston Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stuart Fraser
General James Stuart Fraser (1 July 1783 – 22 August 1869) was a British army officer in the Madras Army in India. He was involved in the Coorg War of 1834 and the town of Kushalnagar was for sometime named after him as Fraserpet. James was born at Edinburgh, the youngest son of Colonel Charles Fraser belonging to the Clan Fraser of Lovat, a naval officer who later joined the Madras army who died at Masulipatnam on 5 May 1795. James was one of six sons and three daughters through his wife Isabella Hook. James went to school at Ham, Surrey before joining Glasgow University where he showed a talent in languages and astronomy. Joining as a cadet, he went to India in 1799 and became a lieutenant in the 18th Madras native infantry by December 1800 before becoming an aide-de-camp to Sir George Barlow. His knowledge of French led him to be involved in discussions and negotiations with the French in Pondicherry. While posted at Pondicherry, he married Henrietta James at Cuddalore on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
