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John Riddell (other)
John Riddell may refer to: *John Riddell (genealogist) (1785–1862), Scottish peerage lawyer *Jack Riddell (1931–2024), Canadian politician *John Riddell (Marxist) (born 1942), Marxist writer and former leader of the Revolutionary Workers League in Canada *Sir John Riddell, 13th Baronet of Riddell (1934–2010) * John Carre Riddell (1809–1879), politician in colonial Victoria (Australia) *John Leonard Riddell (1807–1865), American scientist and author * John Riddell, pseudonym of humorist Corey Ford (1902–1969), used for satiric book reviews * John Riddell, a fictional character in ''Dinosaurs on a Spaceship'' * 7 News Seven News (stylised 7NEWS) is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia. National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition television, high definition studios in Eveleigh, New ... Adelaide newsreader alongside Jane Doyle See also * John Riddle (other) {{hndis, Riddell, Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Riddell (genealogist)
John Riddell (1785 – 8 February 1862) was a Scottish peerage lawyer and genealogist. Life He was eldest son of Anne, eldest daughter of John Glassford of Dougalston, by Anne, daughter of Sir John Nisbet of Dean, and Henry Riddell of Little Govan. Educated for the law, he was called to the Scottish bar in 1807. Riddell made genealogy and Scottish peerage law a special study. He prepared the Crawford and Montrose peerage cases for James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford. Riddell died unmarried at his house, 57 Melville Street, Edinburgh, on 8 February 1862. He was buried in the Dean Cemetery on the west side of the city. He left a number of manuscripts which, in terms of his will, were acquired by the Advocates' and Signet Libraries, Edinburgh. Works Riddell enjoyed genealogical research for its own sake, and his speciality earned him an allusion in ''The Lay of the Last Minstrel''. His works were: * ''The Saltfoot Controversy, with a Reply; also an Appendix containing some Rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Riddell
John Keith Riddell (December 10, 1931 – January 23, 2024) was a Canadian politician in Ontario. He served as a Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1973 to 1990, representing Huron and Huron—Middlesex for the provincial Liberal Party. He was also Minister of Agriculture and Food from 1985 to 1989 in the government of David Peterson. Early life Riddell was born in London, Ontario, on December 10, 1931. He was educated at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, and worked as a high school teacher, livestock sales owner, and operator-auctioneer. Political career Riddell was first elected to the Ontario legislature in a by-election on March 16, 1973, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Don Southcott by 2,968 votes in the riding of Huron. He was re-elected by somewhat narrower margins in the elections of 1975, 1977, and 1981, in the redistributed riding of Huron—Middlesex. The Liberals formed a minority gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Riddell (Marxist)
John Riddell (born 1942) is a Canadian Marxist essayist, historian, editor, translator and activist. He is best known as editor of ''The Communist International in Lenin’s Time'', an eight-volume series of books of Communist International documents, many of which were translated into English for the first time. Biography Riddell's father, Robert Gerald Riddell, was a Canadian diplomat and Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations from 1950 until his death from a heart attack the next year. His mother, Kay Riddell Rouillard, founded the International Student Centre at the University of Toronto. As a high school student at University of Toronto Schools, Riddell helped plan and carry out a protest at the Liberal Party's rally at Maple Leaf Gardens on June 8, 1957, which Progressive Conservative Party organizer Allister Grosart termed “the turning point” in the 1957 Canadian federal election campaign. Riddell joined the League for Socialist Action in 1961. The year before, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Riddell, 13th Baronet
Sir John Charles Buchanan Riddell, 13th Baronet, (3 January 1934 – 24 July 2010) was Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales from 1985 to 1990. He was Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland from 2000 to 2009. Riddell was born at Hepple, Northumberland. He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Riddell as an infant, on the death of his father in 1934. The family seat at Whitefield House, Hepple was bought by his ancestor Sir John Buchanan Riddell (1796–1822) from the Duke of Portland in 1804. Riddell was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, and served briefly as a Second Lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps (1952–54) before qualifying as a chartered accountant. In 1969 he married Sarah, daughter of Baron Richardson of Duntisbourne, who bore him three sons between 1974 and 1982. Riddell worked with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Washington from 1969 to 1971. He was associate director of First Boston Corp from 1972 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carre Riddell
John Carre Riddell (4 June 1809 – 22 December 1879) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council and later, the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Riddell (pronounced ''Riddle'') was born in Linthill, Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the third son of Thomas Riddell, of Camieston, and his wife Jane, ''née'' Ferrier. Riddell was educated at the High School, Edinburgh, and at the University of Edinburgh. He arrived in Sydney aboard the ''Abberton'' on 20 August 1839 with his cousin Thomas Ferrier Hamilton and the pair rode to Melbourne the following month. Riddell was a nominated member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 21 June 1852 until the original Council was abolished in March 1856. He succeeded Charles Griffith. Riddell was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of West Bourke West Bourke (sometimes Bourke West) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leonard Riddell
John Leonard Riddell (February 20, 1807 – October 7, 1865) was a science lecturer, botanist, geologist, medical doctor, chemist, microscopist, numismatist, politician, and science fiction author in the United States. He was born in Leyden, Massachusetts, the son of John Riddell and Lephe Gates. He received his B.A. and M.A. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from professor Amos Eaton and his M.D. from Cincinnati College in 1836.''American National Biography'', Oxford Univ. Press, 2004 Biography Prior to receiving his M.D., Riddell found himself in Marietta, Ohio to study with Dr. Hildreth of Marietta College. As there were not many opportunities for a paid lecturer or a trained botanist he put out 'advertisements in local newspapers' publicizing that he would collect plants for sale. He eventually published, in the ''Western Republican,'' one of the first botanical collections made in Ohio by a professional botanist. The specimens were donated to Marietta College and the Hildret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Ford
Corey Ford (April 29, 1902 – July 27, 1969) was an American humorist, writer, outdoorsman, and screenwriter. He was friendly with several members of the Algonquin Round Table in New York City and occasionally lunched there. Early years Ford was a member of the Class of 1923 at Columbia College of Columbia University, where he edited the humor magazine ''Jester of Columbia'', and wrote the Varsity Show ''Half Moon Inn'' and Columbia's primary fight song, "Roar, Lion, Roar". He also joined, and was expelled from, the Philolexian Society. Career Failing to graduate, he embarked on a career as a freelance writer and humorist. In the 1930s he was noted for satirical sketches of books and authors penned under the name "John Riddell".Pseudonyms include John Riddell and June Triplett. Theodore Dreiser was shown adopting the guise of a common workman building his newest and biggest novel from bricks and mortar. He reviewed ''Dead Lovers are Faithful Lovers'' as "Dead Novelists are Goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinosaurs On A Spaceship
"Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" is the second episode of the seventh series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. It first aired on BBC One in the UK on 8 September 2012 and on BBC America on the same date in the United States. It was written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Saul Metzstein. The episode features alien time traveller the Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companions Amy Pond ( Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams ( Arthur Darvill) accompanied by Rory's father, Brian ( Mark Williams), Queen Nefertiti ( Riann Steele), and John Riddell, a British big-game hunter ( Rupert Graves). The group lands on a large spaceship that contains dinosaurs and discover that it is a Silurian ark, though the Silurians have been murdered by Solomon ( David Bradley), a black market trader who is intent on finding something of value. "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" was conceived to be a fun episode, based on a suggestion from the special effects teams about incorporating din ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 News
Seven News (stylised 7NEWS) is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia. National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition television, high definition studios in Eveleigh, New South Wales, South Eveleigh, Sydney, while its flagship 6pm statewide bulletins are produced in studios based in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces local news bulletins for regional markets in Queensland, New South Wales (including the ACT), Victoria (state), Victoria and Western Australia. It draws upon the resources of ITN, NBC News, NBC, CBC News, CBC, CNN, Associated Press Television News, APTN and Reuters for select international coverage. History ''Seven News'' — previously known as ''ATVN News'', ''Channel Seven News'', ''Seven Eyewitness News'', ''Seven National News'' and ''Seven Nightly News'' — is one of Australia's longest-running television news services, founded in 1958, along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
