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John Floyd (American Soldier)
John Floyd may refer to: * John Floyd (died 1588), English Protestant martyred with William Pikes * John Floyd (American football) (born 1956), American football wide receiver * John Floyd (basketball), American College basketball coach, mostly at Texas A&M * John Floyd (Georgia politician) (1769–1839), United States Representative from Georgia * John Floyd (Jesuit) (1572–1649), English Jesuit preacher * John Floyd (pioneer) (1750–1783), American settler in Kentucky * John Floyd (rugby league) (born 1950), Australian rugby league footballer * John Floyd (Virginia politician) (1783–1837), Governor of Virginia and United States Representative from Virginia * John Ashton Floyd, English sculptor * John B. Floyd (1806–1863), Governor of Virginia, United States Secretary of War, and Confederate general * John B. Floyd (West Virginia politician) (1854–1935), West Virginia politician * John C. Floyd (1858–1930), United States Representative from Arkansas * John E. Floyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pikes
William Pikes (c. 1520-14 July 1558) (also William Pickesse, Wyl Pyckes) was an English tanner in Ipswich, Suffolk who was arrested in Islington during the Marian persecutions as a member of a group studying the Bible in English. He was burnt at the stake in Brentford and is commemorated as one of the Ipswich Martyrs. William Pyckes He was a tanner, and lived in the parish of St Margaret's Ipswich, which occupies the area directly to the north of the town centre, outside the medieval earth rampart. The church of St Margaret's stands adjacent to Christchurch Mansion and Park, which was built during Wyl Pyckes' lifetime. The Mansion stood on the site of the former Holy Trinity Priory, one of the two houses of Canons regular#Canons Regular of Saint Augustine, Augustinian canons in the town, which was dissolved and became the property of Sir Thomas Pope (friend of Thomas More, Thomas Wolsey, Wolsey's successor as Chancellor), before being demolished to make way for the new brick mansi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Floyd (American Football)
John Manuel Floyd (born September 10, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers and the St. Louis Cardinals. He played college football for the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks. As an NFL rookie with San Diego in 1979, Floyd was the Chargers' third receiver, backing up starters John Jefferson and Charlie Joiner Charles Joiner Jr. (born October 14, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 18 seasons in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL), primarily with the San Diego Charger .... References 1956 births Living people Players of American football from Upshur County, Texas People from Gladewater, Texas American football wide receivers San Diego Chargers players St. Louis Cardinals (football) players Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football players 20th-century American sportsmen {{widere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Floyd (basketball)
John Floyd was a college basketball coach. He was the head coach of Texas A&M from 1950 to 1955. He coached Texas A&M to a 38-82 record, winning one Southwest Conference championship and one NCAA tournament appearance. Coaching career Arkansas–Little Rock Floyd has his coaching start at Arkansas–Little Rock. Texas A&M In 1950, Floyd became the head coach for the Texas A&M Aggies, replacing Marty Karow who left to become the baseball coach for Ohio State. When he came in, he brought in a style of play known as "ball control". "Ball control", popularized by Henry Iba Henry Payne “Hank” Iba (; August 6, 1904 – January 15, 1993) was an American basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College, now known as Northwes ..., emphasized passing, close shots, low-scoring, and good defense. They finished that season in a three-way tie for first place in the conference. Floyd's la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Floyd (Georgia Politician)
Brigadier-General John Floyd (October 3, 1769 – June 24, 1839) was an American politician, planter and military officer who served in the 1st Brigade of the Georgia Militia during the War of 1812. One of the largest landowners and wealthiest men in Camden County, Georgia, Floyd also served in the Georgia House of Representatives, as well as the United States House of Representatives. Early and family life John Floyd was born October 3, 1769, at Hilton Head, South Carolina in the Beaufort District, the only child of Charles Floyd and Mary Fendin. He was reared at Walnut Hill, his father's plantation on Hilton Head. Charles Floyd, owner and planter of Walnut Hill Plantation, had been born March 4, 1747, in Northampton County, Virginia, the son of Samuel Floyd and Susanna "Susan" Dixon. His parents both died in Northampton County when he was six. He went to live with his Dixon relatives, but three years later his uncle indentured the 9-year-old to a sea captain as a cabin bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Floyd (Jesuit)
John Floyd (1572 – 15 September 1649) was an English Jesuit, known as a controversialist. He is known under the pseudonyms Daniel à Jesu, Hermannus Loemelius, and George White (also Annosus Fidelis Verimentanus, Flud, and the initials J. R.) under which he published. He was known both as a preacher and teacher, and was frequently arrested in England. Life He was a brother of Henry Floyd, and was born in Cambridgeshire in 1572. After studying in the school of the English Jesuits at Eu, Normandy, he was admitted on 17 March 1588 to the English College, Reims, where he studied humanities and philosophy. Next he went to the English College, Rome, admitted there 9 October 1590, and joined the Society of Jesus on 1 November 1592. On 18 August 1593 Floyd received minor orders, at Reims or Douai, and on the 22nd of the same month he was sent back to the English College at Rome with nine companions, where he taught philosophy and theology, and became known as a preacher. In 1609 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Floyd (pioneer)
Colonel James John Floyd (1750 – 10 April 1783) was an American military officer. An early settler of St. Matthews, Kentucky, he helped lay out Louisville. In Kentucky, he served as a Colonel of the Kentucky Militia in which he participated in raids with George Rogers Clark and later became one of the first judges of Kentucky. Biography Virginia Floyd was born in 1750 in Amherst County, Virginia, to William and Abadiah (Davis) Floyd,Kleber, John E. ''The Encyclopedia of Louisville'' (University Press of Kentucky), page 300. descendants of Wales, Welsh immigrants. Family legend was that his mother was a descendant of the Powhatan chieftain Opchanacanough.Ambler, Charles Henry, ''The Life and Diary of John Floyd'' (Richmond Press), pages 13–30. Another family tradition maintains that her brother was Evan Davis, the grandfather of Jefferson Davis. In Virginia, the Floyd family operated a farm and made a decent living there, but the younger Floyd knew opportunity to do better w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Floyd (rugby League)
John Floyd nicknamed Pink or Pink Floyd is an Australian former rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ... footballer who played in the 1970s for Newtown and South Sydney as a fullback in the NSWRL competition. Early life Floyd played his junior rugby league in the South Sydney district before being signed by the South Sydney. Floyd was named the Rugby League Week rookie of the year in 1971 but was cut by Souths before making his first grade debut. Floyd then signed with Newtown for the 1972 season. Playing career Floyd made his first grade debut for Newtown in 1972 and scored 9 tries for the club in his first season. In 1973, Newtown announced Jack Gibson as the club's new coach. Gibson guided Newtown to the finals in his first season at the club. Flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Floyd (Virginia Politician)
John Floyd (April 24, 1783 – August 17, 1837) was an American politician and military officer. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 25th governor of Virginia. During his career in the House of Representatives, Floyd advocated for settling the Oregon Country, unsuccessfully arguing on its behalf from 1820 until he left Congress in 1829; the area did not become a territory of the United States until 1848. During the 1832 presidential election, Floyd was selected by John C. Calhoun to serve as the Nullifier Party's candidate. The state legislature of South Carolina voted to give the state's eleven electoral votes to Floyd. While governor of Virginia, Nat Turner's Rebellion occurred. Although Floyd was an outspoken advocate for state's rights, he supported the gradual abolition of slavery on account of its inefficiency. His term as governor oversaw a period of economic prosperity for the state. Family and early life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ashton Floyd
John Ashton Floyd was a sculptor based in Manchester, England, in the inter-war years of the 20th century, who created a number of notable works. Works John Floyd's work includes sculptures in the Grade II* listed 100 King Street building in Manchester, commissioned by Edwin Lutyens. He created the sculpted wounded soldier and the figure of ''Peace'' who is taking the sword of honour from his hand, between 1919 and 1922 for the main Ashton-under-Lyne War Memorial. He was also responsible for the 1921 Royton War Memorial on Tandle Hill near Oldham Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative cent .... He was for a time an assistant to John Cassidy, an Irish sculptor and painter who settled in Manchester. Floyd created a sculpture forming the Manchester Post Office peace memorial – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John B
John Bryn Williams (born 1977), known as John B, is an English disc jockey and electronic music producer. He is widely recognised for his eccentric clothing, wild hair, and his production of several cutting edge drum and bass tracks. John B ranked number 76 in '' DJ Magazine''s 2010 Top 100 DJs annual poll, announced on 27 October 2010. Career Williams was born on 12 July 1977 in Maidenhead, Berkshire. He started producing music around the age of 14, and now is the head of drum and bass record label Beta Recordings, together with its more specialist drum and bass sub-labels Nu Electro, Tangent, and Chihuahua. He also has releases on Formation Records, Metalheadz and Planet Mu. Williams was ranked 92nd drum and bass DJ on the 2009 '' DJ Magazine'' top 100. Style While his trademark sound has evolved through the years, it generally involves female vocals and trance-like synths (a style which has been dubbed "trance and bass", "trancestep" and "futurestep" by listeners). Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John C
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 ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * 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 John ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
