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James Weir (hurler)
James, Jim or Jimmy Weir may refer to: Sportspeople *James Weir (footballer) (born 1995), English football player who last played for FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce, ViOn Zlaté Moravce *Jerry Weir (1851–1889), Scottish footballer (Queen's Park and Scotland) *Jim Weir (born 1969), Scottish footballer (Hamilton Academical, Heart of Midlothian, St. Johnstone) *Jim Weir (basketball), American college basketball player *Jimmy Weir (footballer, born 1864) (1864–?), Scottish footballer (Dumbarton, Gateshead, Sunderland Albion) *Jimmy Weir (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1959), Scottish footballer (Celtic, Middlesbrough) *Jimmy Weir (footballer, born 1939), Scottish footballer (Fulham, York City, Mansfield Town, Luton Town, Tranmere Rovers) Politicians *James Weir (politician) (1863–1949), Canadian politician, Alberta MLA (1917–1921) *James Galloway Weir (1839–1911), Scottish businessman and Liberal Party politician *Jim Weir (diplomat) (1922–2012), New Zealand diplomat Other people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Weir (footballer)
James Michael Weir (born 4 August 1995) is an English former professional footballer. Born in Preston, Lancashire, he began his career as a youth player with Preston North End and then joined the Manchester United academy. He only made one appearance for Manchester United before leaving for Hull City in 2016, but also failed to break into the first team there, and spent the second half of the 2016–17 season on loan to Wigan Athletic. After returning, his appearances for Hull were sporadic, and he left for Bolton Wanderers in 2019. After less than six months with Bolton, he was released and soon after signed for Slovak club FK Pohronie. He played there for 18 months before moving to Hungary to play for MTK Budapest, before being released a year later. Club career Manchester United Born in Preston, Lancashire, Weir began his career with local club Preston North End before joining the Manchester United academy in 2008. While progressing at the club's academy, he represented Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Weir (diplomat)
James Harrison Weir (8 June 1922 – 19 November 2012) was a New Zealand professional diplomat. Weir was born in Christchurch. He graduated in history from the University of Canterbury with a thesis on the function and development of the Mass media in New Zealand, press in New Zealand. After this, he joined the New Zealand Diplomatic Service in 1947, where he was one of “Mac’s Team”, the original group recruited by Alister McIntosh to establish a New Zealand presence overseas. He established a presence in overlooked regions; Southeast Asia, North Africa and the Middle East. He was posted or cross-accredited to or spent substantial time in Cairo, List of High Commissioners of New Zealand to Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malta, New York, Ottawa, Rangoon, List of ambassadors of New Zealand to Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, List of High Commissioners of New Zealand to Singapore, Singapore, and Washington D.C. On the trade front, he was involved with wrangling in Brussels and other capitals ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdeater
''Birdeater'' is a 2023 Australian psychological thriller film written and directed by Jack Clark and Jim Weir in their directional debuts. Synopsis A group of privileged young men gather for Louie's bachelor party in a rural location one night. Louie has invited his fiancée, Irene, and one of his friends, Charlie invites his fiancée Grace, to make Irene feel more comfortable. As time goes on, it becomes apparent that there are serious flaws in Louie's relationship with Irene. Cast * Mackenzie Fearnley as Louie * Shabana Azeez as Irene * Ben Hunter as Dylan * Jack Bannister as Charlie * Clementine Anderson as Grace * Alfie Gledhill as Murph * Harley Wilson as Sam * Caroline McQuade as Lady Lazurus Production Writer-directors Weir and Clark met while both studying at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney. It took them around 18 months to get the film into production owing to lack of funding, which in the end came from around eight parties who each put i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Weir (director)
James McIntosh Weir (born 15 June 1969) is a Scottish professional football player and coach who manages Scottish League Two club Forfar Athletic. Weir played in the senior Scottish leagues for Hamilton Academical, Hearts and St. Johnstone. He has also worked as manager of Montrose, Arbroath, Brechin City, Elgin City and Forfar Athletic. Playing career After starting in youth football with his hometown boys club, Motherwell Orbiston, Weir signed professionally with Hamilton Accies in 1987. He spent six years at Douglas Park, making close to 200 league appearances for the club, before joining Premier League Hearts, then under the guidance of Sandy Clark. Weir's stay at Tynecastle was brief and he moved to St. Johnstone within a year, signed by Paul Sturrock in a swap deal that saw Colin Miller move in the other direction. He ruptured his Achilles tendon during the final game of the 1997/98 season, which ruled him out of most of the following season. He returned to the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Robert Weir
James Robert Weir (1882–1943) was an American mycologist specializing in wood decaying fungi and forest pathology. He advised Henry Ford Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American Technological and industrial history of the United States, industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automob ... on rubber plantations and was head of The U.S. National Fungus Collections. References American mycologists 1882 births 1943 deaths Purdue University alumni Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni {{Mycologist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Kenneth Weir
James Kenneth Weir, 2nd Viscount Weir CBE FRSE LLD (1905–1975) was a 20th-century Scottish peer and businessman, most famously chairing the Weir Group. Life He was born on 10 September 1905 the son of William Weir, and his wife, Alice Blanche MacConnachie. The family lived at Holmwood in Pollokshields. James was educated at Oundle School in Northamptonshire then studied at Cambridge University graduating BA in 1926. He then joined the family company of G & J Weir before going to work with the General Electric Company at Schenectady in New York. In 1931 he became Director of G & J Weir Ltd. His father was created Viscount Weir in 1938. The title transferred in 1959 on his father's death. From 1955 he was Chairman of the Weir Group. In 1967 he was given an honorary doctorate (LLD) by Strathclyde University. In 1970 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Robert Silver, Alick Buchanan-Smith, Baron Balerno, Anthony Elliot Ritchie and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James George Weir
Air Commodore James George Weir, (23 May 1887 – 7 November 1973) was an early Scottish aviator and airman. He was a successful industrialist who financed Juan de la Cierva's development of the autogiro. Biography Weir was born in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1887 the son of James Weir of G. & J. Weir Ltd. and younger brother of William Douglas Weir. Both were involved in the family engineering firm. Weir was commissioned on 24 February 1906 as an officer in the 3rd (Renfrewshire) Volunteer Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders). On 1 April 1908 he transferred to the 3rd Highland (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. On 27 June 1911 Weir was found guilty of striking and knocking down on 13 April 1911 a former fiancé of his sister after he had broken off their engagement. Weir was awarded the 24th Royal Aero Club aviators certificate after flying a Bleriot Monoplane at Hendon on 8 November 1910. In 1914 he was transferred to the Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Weir (architect)
James Weir (5 March 1845, in St Pancras – 27 August 1905, in London) was a British Wesleyan Methodist architect who designed mainly for the Wesleyan Methodist Church in London and the south east of England. Initially articled to the eminent architect George Devey from 1859 till 1864, he remained as an assistant of Devey for a further five years and then became an assistant to Richard Norman Shaw. He set up in independent practice in 1873, was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1874, and a Fellow in 1882. After living initially in the St Pancras area of London, he moved to the London suburb of Clapham where he remained for the rest of his life. At the start of his independent career in 1873, Weir, aged 28, obtained a commission through a limited competition to design a new Wesleyan Church at Clapham to accommodate 1,050. Following this successful project he went on to design a further 28 chapels in London and South East England. Of his chapel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galloway Weir
James Galloway Weir (6 July 1839 – 18 May 1911) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal Party politician. Biography Born in Scotland, he was the son of a builder, James Ross Weir. He was a pupil at Dollar Academy before moving with his family to London as a young man. He worked as a travelling salesman for a haberdashery company before he went into business on his own account in 1863 importing sewing machines. He retired from business in about 1879/80 to pursue politics full-time. Weir's brother, John Weir became the secretary of the Fife and Kinross Miners' Association. He unsuccessfully contested the Falkirk Burghs constituency in 1885, when he got a derisory vote. He was elected for Ross and Cromarty as one of five Crofters' Party MPs in 1892, transferring his allegiance to the mainstream Liberal Party in 1895. He held the seat until his death. He was also elected to the London County Council in 1892 to represent Islington East as a member of the majority Liberal-backed P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce
FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce – Vráble is a Slovakia, Slovak Association football, football team, based in the town of Zlaté Moravce. The club was founded on 22 January 1995. History From the club's establishment in 1995 until 2004, they played in various regional competitions. In 2004 they were promoted to the Slovak Second Division, and then in the 2006–07 season were promoted to the Corgoň Liga, and won the Slovak Cup, beating FC Senec 4–0. This earned them place in the first qualifying round of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. Zlaté Moravce played their first European match on 19 July 2007 in the UEFA Cup at home against FC Alma-Ata, Alma-Ata, winning 3–1. On 2 August 2007, they have tied in Almaty 1–1, qualifying to the second qualification round. Events timeline * 1995 – Founded as ''FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce'' * 2016 – Renamed ''FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce – Vráble'' Honours Domestic * Slovak Cup ''(1961–)'' ** ''Winners (1):'' 2006–07 Slovak Cup, 2006–07 * 2. Liga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Weir (politician)
James Weir (August 5, 1863 – April 8, 1949) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He was born in Elginfield, Canada West. Political history Weir was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1917 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent MLA John Glendenning in a hotly contested three-way race that separated first from third place by 31 votes. Weir was elected as an Independent and affiliated with the Non-Partisan League The Nonpartisan League (NPL) was a left-wing political party founded in 1915 in North Dakota by Arthur C. Townley, a former organizer (party), organizer for the Socialist Party of America. On behalf of small farmers and merchants, the Nonpartisan .... Weir only served a single term in the assembly did not run again after dissolution in 1921. References External links * 1863 births 1949 deaths Independent Alberta MLAs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta {{Alberta-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Weir (footballer, Born 1939)
James Weir (born 12 April 1939 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer. Career Weir joined Fulham from Clydebank Juniors in July 1957. After making three league appearances for Fulham, he joined York City in June 1960. He was York's top scorer in the 1961–62 season, after scoring 29 goals. After making 95 appearances and scoring 39 goals for York, he joined Mansfield Town in September 1962. He made 18 league appearances and scored three goals for Mansfield before joining Luton Town in August 1963. He joined Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ... in July 1964, after making 12 appearances and scoring one goals for Luton. He made 13 appearances and scored three goals for Tranmere. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Weir, Jimmy 1939 births Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
