John Duke (actor)

	John Duke (actor) John Duke may refer to: John Woods Duke (1899–1984), composer John Heath (later John Duke) (1717–1775), MP Sir John Duke, 2nd Baronet (1632–1705), English politician John Duke, of the Duke baronets John Duke (cricketer) (1830–1890), English cricketer Sir John Duke (police officer) (1926–1989), British police officer See also * Duke (surname) Duke is a surname meaning 'the leader' or 'son of Marmaduke'. It is the 856th most common surname in the United States. Etymology The first is that the surname Duke and its variant, Dukes, are both derived from the various Middle English words ... {{hndis, Duke, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Woods Duke John Woods Duke (July 30, 1899 – October 26, 1984) was an American composer and pianist born in Cumberland, Maryland. He is best known for his large output of art songs. Biography John Woods Duke was the oldest child in a large musical family. After teaching him to read music at an early age and starting him on piano lessons at age 11, Duke's mother (a talented singer herself) enrolled him in the Cumberland, MD Allegheny Academy. By age 16 he had won a three-year scholarship to the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. While at Peabody, Duke studied composition and theory under Gustav Strube and piano with Harold Randolph (whose own tutors had included Hans von Bülow, Clara Schumann, and Franz Liszt). He graduated in 1918, and, in the midst of wartime, volunteered his services to the Student Army Training Corps at Columbia University. Duke stayed in New York City after the war. He debuted as a concert pianist in Aeolian Hall and wrote his first art song. Within a few year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Heath (later John Duke) John Heath (later John Duke) (c.1717–1775), of Gittisham, near Honiton, Devon, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Honiton 1747–1754 and 1761–1768. He changed his surname from Heath to Duke by a 1750 Act of Parliament, as a condition of the will of his uncle Richard Duke (Richard VII Duke), at which point he inherited the Manor of Otterton in Devon. He died on 3 November 1775 without any children, and the Duke estates passed to Robert Duke of Otterton Otterton is a village and civil parish in East Devon, England. The parish lies on the English Channel and is surrounded clockwise from the south by the parishes of East Budleigh, Bicton, Colaton Raleigh, Newton Poppleford and Harpford and Sidmou ..., another nephew of Richard Duke. References 1717 births 1775 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Honiton British MPs 1747–1754 British MPs 1761–1768 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sir John Duke, 2nd Baronet Sir John Duke, 2nd Baronet (3 January 1632 - July 1705 ) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1679 and 1698. Duke was the son of Sir Edward Duke, 1st Baronet of Benhall, Suffolk and his wife Ellenor Panton, daughter of John Panton of Westminster and of Brunslip, Denbighshire. His father had been MP for Orford. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and travelled abroad in 1657. He was commissioner for assessment for Suffolk from 1661 to 1680 and became a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. for Suffolk in 1671. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1673. He was commissioner for recusants in 1675 and mayor of Orford from 1677 to 1678. In February 1679, Duke was elected Member of Parliament for Orford. He held the seat until 1685. From 1679 to 1680 he was commissioner for assessment for Orford. In 1685 he was removed from the Suffolk bench and decided not to stand for parliament again. In 1688 from June to October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Duke Baronets There have been two Duke Baronetcies; both are now extinct. The first was created on 16 July 1661 for Edward Duke in the Baronetage of England, and the second was created on 5 December 1848 for James Duke in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Duke of Benhall, Suffolk (1661) * Sir Edward Duke, 1st Baronet (–1670). He was one of two MPs for Orford during the Short Parliament in 1640. Sir John Duke, 2nd Baronet (3 January 1632 – 24 July 1705). Sir John was also MP for Orford, serving 1679–1685, 1689–1690 and 1697–1698. Sir Edward Duke, 3rd Baronet (c. 1694 – 25 August 1732). Sir Edward, like his predecessors in the title, served as MP for Orford (1721–1722). :Extinct on his death Duke of London (1849) Sir James Duke, 1st Baronet (31 January 1792 – 28 May 1873). Sir James was MP for Boston (1837–1849) and the City of London (1849–1865). Sir James Duke, 2nd Baronet (25 January 1865 – 3 July 1935). :Extinct on his death References {{usurped, Leigh Raym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Duke (cricketer) John Duke (24 August 1830 – 7 November 1890) was an English businessman and cricketer who was a member of the family which established Dukes, the manufacturer of cricket balls. He played one first-class match for Kent County Cricket Club in 1855.John Duke , CricInfo . Retrieved 9 March 2017. Duke was born at Penshurst in Kent in 1830, the eldest son of Timothy Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Duke (police Officer) John Duke (20 October 1926 – 26 February 1989) was a senior British police officer who rose through the ranks to be Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary. Life He was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne in the north-east of England and worked in the coal mines before going to London in 1947 to join the City of London Police. After 22 years with that force he transferred to Essex Constabulary as an Assistant Chief Constable, being promoted to Deputy Chief Constable there in 1972. On 1 September 1977 he was appointed Chief Constable of Hampshire, where he oversaw the introduction of many changes, not least the introduction of the Air Support Unit and modern communication and training centres. He retired from the force in 1988. Honours and awards * Queen's Police Medal (QPM) * 1986 : Made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1986 Birthday Honours Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia, Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]