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John Bowes (other)
John Bowes may refer to: * John George Bowes (c. 1812–1864), Canadian politician *John Bowes (art collector) (1811–1885), English art collector and thoroughbred racehorse owner ** ''John Bowes'' (steamship), 1852 steam collier, named after the art collector *John Bowes, 1st Baron Bowes (1691–1767), Lord Chancellor of Ireland *John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1737–1776), British peer *John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1769–1820), British peer *John Bowes (Australian politician) (1843–1897), New South Wales colonial politician * John Bowes (speaker) (c. 1383 – c. 1444), Speaker of the House of Commons of England, 1435 * John Bowes (preacher) (1804–1874), English preacher *John Bowes (cricketer) (1918–1969), Lancashire cricket player *John Bowes (footballer) (1874–1955), English football forward See also *John Bowe (other) *Bowes (other) Bowes is a village in County Durham, England. Bowes may also refer to: Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John George Bowes
John George Bowes (ca. 1812 – May 20, 1864) was a railway promoter and politician in the Province of Canada. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada. He was born in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland around 1812 and came to Upper Canada in 1833. He worked for his brother-in-law in York, Upper Canada (later Toronto), then opened a dry goods business with another brother-in-law in 1838. He was president of the Toronto and Guelph Railway and also served on the board of directors of several other companies. In 1850, he was elected to city council and council selected him as mayor in 1851, 1852 and 1853. His mayoralty of Toronto was clouded by claims of corruption. In 1853 George Taylor Denison II, and several other alderman, resigned mid-term to protest what they described as Bowes corruption. Bowes and Francis Hincks had benefitted from a bailout of the Toronto, Simcoe & Lake Huron Union Railroad (later the Northern Railway. Hincks, in his capacity as the Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowes (art Collector)
John Bowes (19 June 1811, in London – 9 October 1885, in Streatlam, co. Durham) was an English art collector and thoroughbred racehorse owner who founded the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, Teesdale. Family background Born into the wealthy coal mining descendants of George Bowes, he was the child of John Lyon-Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1769–1820) and his mistress or common-law wife Mary Millner, later wife of Sir William Hutt. His paternal grandmother was Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Because his parents were unmarried at the time of his birth, he did not inherit the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne title. All sources describe Bowes as the fully and openly acknowledged son of the 10th Earl. 1820 legitimacy case His parents married at St George's, Hanover Square on 2 July 1820, with Lord Barnard, heir to the Earl of Darlington, as witness. 16 hours later, his father died. Bowes's legitimacy was questioned by the 10th Earl's nex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowes, 1st Baron Bowes
John Bowes, 1st Baron Bowes PC (I) (1691 – 22 July 1767) was an Anglo-Irish peer, politician and judge. He was noted for his great legal ability, but also for his implacable hostility to Roman Catholics. Life He was born in London, the second son of Thomas Bowes, a merchant and member of the Worshipful Company of Turners, and his wife, a Miss North, and was called to the Bar in 1712. He came to Ireland as a member of the staff of Richard West, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, in 1723. He built up a large practice at the Irish Bar and was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1730, and Attorney-General in 1739. He was raised to the Bench as Lord Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer in 1741, having previously failed to become third Baron (which was a surprisingly lucrative office, as the Baron received several extra fees). He was appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland by King George II in 1757, despite the chronic ill-health which afflicted him. In his last years, hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowes, 9th Earl Of Strathmore And Kinghorne
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowes, 10th Earl Of Strathmore And Kinghorne
John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (14 April 1769 – 3 July 1820) was a Scottish nobleman and peer. He was the eldest son of John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. His mother was the author of the verse drama, "The Siege of Jerusalem" (1769). He succeeded his father as Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne when the latter died at sea on 7 March 1776. From 30 June 1796 to 24 October 1806 and again from 9 June 1807 to 29 September 1812, he sat as a Scottish Representative peer in the House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster .... He had a long affair with the commoner Mary Milner, the beautiful daughter of a gardener; according to some versions (notably offered by Augustus Hare) he went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowes (Australian Politician)
John Wesley Bowes (21 July 1843 – 4 February 1897) was an Australian politician. He was born in Parramatta to baker John Bowes (later a Wesleyan clergyman) and Euphemia Bridges (), a temperance reformer and suffragette. He was a commercial agent around Morpeth and Tamworth and from 1885 was principal promoter of the Hunter River Farmers' and Consumers' Cooperative Company. He served a period as mayor of Morpeth. On 23 January 1874 he married Emma Jane Young at Kurrajong. In 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Protectionist Protectionism, sometimes referred to as trade protectionism, is the economic policy of restricting imports from other countries through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, import quotas, and a variety of other government regulations ... member for Morpeth. Defeated in 1889, he was re-elected in 1891. His seat was abolished in 1894 and he was defeated running for the urban seat of Newtown-St Peters. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowes (speaker)
John Bowes (c. 1383c. 1444) was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between October 1435 and December 1435. He was the son of John Bowes of Costock, Nottinghamshire but raised as the ward of Sir Thomas Rempstone. He was trained as a lawyer and practised law in Nottinghamshire. In 1428 he was appointed Escheator for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. In 1429, 1432, 1435 and 1439 he was elected knight of the shire (MP) for Nottinghamshire, being elected Speaker of the House in October 1435. Thereafter he returned to the law and was appointed Recorder of London, serving as the MP for the city of London The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and constitutes, alongside Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London fr ... in 1442. He died some time in 1444 and, Bowes having no children, his estate passed to his brother William. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowes (preacher)
John Bowes (1804–1874), was an English preacher. Life Bowes was born at Swineside, Coverdale, in Coverham parish, Yorkshire, on 12 June 1804, son parents of very humble circumstances. Bowes began teaching while in his teens, first among the Wesleyans, and then as a primitive methodist minister. Bowes renounced party appellations around 1830 to start a new mission at Dundee, with the help of Jabez Burns. Bowes eventually left Dundee and went from town to town, preaching in the open air or wherever he could gather a congregation. He always declined to take part in a service at which money was taken, as he could not think of "saddling the gospel with a collection." He was several times prosecuted for street preaching, and often suffered privations in his journeyings. In 1840 a complaint was made against Bowes by the Superintendent of Police in Dundee for his 'haranguing' people and for his causing an obstruction. As a result of this complaint he was fined one shilling. Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowes (cricketer)
John Barton Bowes (2 January 1918 – 22 May 1969) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire in 10 matches between 1938 and 1948. He was born in Stretford, Manchester and died in Manchester too. Bowes was a tail-end batsman and a right-arm medium-paced seam bowler. His single first-class game before the Second World War came in 1938 against Northamptonshire, and Wisden Cricketers' Almanack noted that he "used his exceptional height for making the ball lift and when seven Lancashire batsmen were out for 49 he hit so well that 67 runs were added". In the match he took only one wicket but the 39 he made in his only innings of the game would prove to be his highest first-class score. Bowes returned to Lancashire after the war and played regularly in 1947: most of his games were for the second eleven in the Minor Counties Championship, but in August he had a run of seven matches in the first team. His best bowling came in the game against the South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowes (footballer)
John Thomas Bowes (17 January 1874 – 1955) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as an inside left for Sheffield United in 1896–97. He also played non-league football for Darlington. Life and career Bowes was born in 1874 in Ravensworth, which was then in the North Riding of Yorkshire. By December 1894, he was on the books of Northern League club Darlington. He helped them win the 1895–96 Northern League title as well as reach the semi-final of that season's Amateur Cup. He and team-mate Jack Almond then turned professional with Sheffield United. He made his Football League debut on 23 January 1897, in a 3–1 defeat at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the First Division. Brought back into the team in mid-March, he scored winning goals against Bury and Stoke Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom. Stoke may refer to: Places United Kingdom The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below. Berkshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowe (other)
John Bowe may refer to: * John Bowe (actor) (born 1950), English television actor * John Bowe (author) (born 1964), American journalist * John Bowe (footballer) (1911–1990), Australian rules footballer * John Bowe (racing driver) (born 1954), Australian racing driver * John Bowe (financier) (born c. 1963), Irish banker * John Bowe (MP), Member of Parliament (MP) for Taunton Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ... See also * John Bowes (other) {{hndis, Bowe, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
