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John Stone (other)
John Stone may refer to: Politicians *John Stone (Parliamentarian) (before 1632 – after 1659), English politician *John Stone (MP for Wallingford) (before 1679 – after 1685), English politician *John G. Stone (1876–1934), Newfoundland politician *John Hoskins Stone (1750–1804), American politician from Maryland *John Marshall Stone (1830–1900), American politician and governor of Mississippi, 1876–1882 and 1890–1896 *Sir John Benjamin Stone (1838–1914), British Member of Parliament *John W. Stone (1838–1922), American politician and jurist from Michigan * John Young Stone (1843–1928), American politician from Iowa * John Stone (Australian politician) (born 1929), former Australian Senator and Treasury Secretary Religious people * John Stone (chronicler) (died 1481), English monk and chronicler * John Stone (martyr) (died c. 1539), English martyr * John Stone (1765) (1765–1834), American church deacon *John Timothy Stone (1868–1954), American Presbyterian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stone (Parliamentarian)
John Stone was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons between 1653 and 1659. Stone was from Ridgmont, Bedfordshire and lived at Friday Street, London.W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester' In 1632 he purchased the manor of Chalford in Aston Rowant in Oxfordshire. 'Parishes: Aston Rowant', A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 8: Lewknor and Pyrton hundreds (1964), pp. 16–43 Date accessed: 10 April 2011 In 1653, Stone was elected Member of Parliament for City of London (UK Parliament constituency), City of London in the Barebones Parliament. He was a trustee for the Lord Mayor and commonalty of London in 1653. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stone (footballer)
John George Stone (born 3 March 1953) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for South Bank, Middlesbrough, York City, Darlington, Grimsby Town and Rotherham United. Career Stone was born in Carlin How, North Riding of Yorkshire. He played for South Bank before signing for Second Division club Middlesbrough in July 1970. He started his time at Middlesbrough playing in their juniors as a centre forward and was top scorer in the 1970–71 Northern Intermediate League. After making two league appearances for Middlesbrough in the 1971–72 season, Stone signed for Third Division club York City in July 1972. He made his debut after starting a 1–0 defeat away to Tranmere Rovers on 15 September in York's seventh league match of 1972–73, replacing John Mackin at right back. He finished the season with 34 appearances and five goals for York in all competitions. He spent the season primarily at right back, but played as a strik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stonor (bishop)
John Talbot Stonor (1678–1756) was an English Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District from 1715 to 1756. Born in 1678, he was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District and Titular Bishop of '' Thespiae'' by the Holy See on 18 September 1715. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 9 August 1716, the principal consecrator was Cardinal Henri-Pons de Thiard de Bissy Henri-Pons de Thiard de Bissy (25 May 1657 – 26 July 1737) was a French priest who was Bishop of Toul from 1687 to 1704, Bishop of Meaux from 1704 to 1737, and Cardinal from 1715 to 1737. Biography Henri Pons Thiard Bissy was born on 25 May 1 ..., Bishop of Meaux, France. Bishop Stonor did much to persuade Catholics to accept the Hanoverian monarchy, which resulted in greater tolerance towards Catholics. He died in office on 29 March 1756, aged 78. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Stonor, John Talbot 1678 births 1756 deaths 18th-century Roman Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stonor (judge)
Sir John Stonor SL (1281–1354) was an English judge and the first notable member of the influential Stonor family. He was the son of Richard Stonor, an Oxfordshire freeholder, with the family name coming from the village of Stonor. After training as a lawyer he was called to the Common Bench as a Serjeant-at-law in 1311, being made a King's Serjeant in 1315 and a justice of the Common Bench on 16 October 1320. He held this position until 1329, other than a period as a justice for the King's Bench between July 1323 and 4 May 1324; in 1324 he was also knighted. On 22 February 1329 he was made Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and was made Chief Justice of the Common Pleas on 3 September. He was removed from this position on 2 March 1331, however, possibly due to Edward III, who replaced important officers after he was crowned; there is, however, no evidence that Stonor was politically active. He was reappointed as Chief Justice on 7 July 1335, but removed on 30 November 1341 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stone (comics)
Planetary is an American comic book limited series created by writer Warren Ellis and artist John Cassaday published by the Wildstorm imprint of DC Comics. Describing themselves as "Archaeologists of the Impossible", Planetary is an organization determined to discover the world's secret history. Planetary field team Elijah Snow Elijah Snow is initially presented as a vagrant missing many memories of his past. Snow is recruited as an investigator for the Planetary field team by Jakita Wagner. Possessing the ability of heat subtraction, Snow assists the Planetary team. Snow's memories eventually return and he realizes that he is in fact a ''Century Baby'' (all born on January 1, 1900, and exhibiting radically decreased aging and other superhuman abilities), and that his recruitment was not the beginning of his history with Planetary; he is in fact the enigmatic Fourth Man who created Planetary. IGN named him 54th of the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes. Jakita Wagner During Elijah Snow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, Macdonald agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek federation and political reform. Macdonald was the leading figure in the subsequent discussions and conferences, which resulted in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stone (actor)
John Stone (born John Hailstone; 26 May 1924 – 2007) was a Welsh actor. Career Born in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, Stone was educated at Brighton College. He served in the R.A.F. and began his career as a journalist. Soon he switched to acting and only appeared on the stage until 1945 when he joined the B.B.C. Repertory Company. He made his first West End appearance in ''One Wild Oat'' by Vernon Sylvaine, 1948. Subsequent appearances include the London premiere of Arthur Miller's ''A View from the Bridge'', Comedy Theatre, 1956; ''And Suddenly it's Spring'', Duke of York's Theatre, 1959; ''Signpost to Murder'', Cambridge Theatre, 1962; and the role of Crestwell, the laconic butler, in Noël Coward's ''Relative Values'', Westminster Theatre, 1973. Under contract to Rank, as one of the Sydney Box Company of Youth ("Charm School") in the late 1940s. Film credits include ''The Weaker Sex'' (dir. Roy Baker), 1948; ''The Frightened City'', 1961; ''Masque of the Red Death'' (dir. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stone (producer)
John Stone (September 12, 1888 – June 3, 1961) was an American film producer and screenwriter. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California. He produced more than 70 films between 1930 and 1946. He also wrote for more than 60 films between 1921 and 1948, often during the early 1920s using the pen name Jack Sturmwasser. He was the father of the screenwriter and playwright Peter Stone (writer), Peter Stone. Partial filmography * ''Bar Nothing'' (1921) writer * ''Play Square'' (1921) writer * ''What Love Will Do'' (1921) writer * ''The Jolt (film), The Jolt'' (1921) writer * ''Live Wires (1921 film), Live Wires'' (1921) writer * ''Little Miss Smiles'' (1922) writer * ''The Yosemite Trail'' (1922) writer * ''Iron to Gold'' (1922) writer / scenarist * ''While Justice Waits'' (1922) writer * ''Times Have Changed'' (1923) writer * ''Bucking the Barrier'' (1923) writer * ''Forgive and Forget (1923 film), Forgive and Forget'' (1923) writer * ''Innocence (1923 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stone Stone
John Stone Stone (September 24, 1869 – May 20, 1943) was an American mathematician, physicist and inventor. He initially worked in telephone research, followed by influential work developing early radio technology, where he was especially known for improvements in tuning. Despite his often advanced designs, the Stone Telegraph and Telephone Company failed in 1908, and he spent the remainder of his career as an engineering consultant. Biography Early years Stone was born in Dover (now Manakin) village, in Goochland County, Virginia, the son of Charles Pomeroy Stone, an American Civil War Union general and engineer, and Annie Jeannie toneStone. From 1870 until 1883, General Stone held the post of Chief of Staff to the khedive of Egypt, and, while growing up in Cairo, John Stone Stone became fluent in Arabic, French, German and Spanish in addition to English. His father tutored him in mathematics, and following the family's return to the United States, Stone attended Colum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lemuel Stone
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 * Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Augustus Stone
John Augustus Stone (December 15, 1801 – June 1, 1834) was an American actor, dramatist, and playwright, best known as the author of ''Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags''. Biography He appeared on the New York stage beginning in 1822. He wrote ''Metamora'', as a vehicle for Edwin Forrest, who offered as a prize $500 and half of the proceeds from the third night. William Cullen Bryant headed a committee which chose Stone's play as the best of 14 submitted. The play, first produced in 1829, told the life of King Philip. He married Mrs. Amelia Greene Legge, an actress. She later married Nathaniel Harrington Bannister. Stone suffered periods of insanity and he committed suicide by jumping into the Schuylkill River The Schuylkill River ( , ) is a river running northwest to southeast in eastern Pennsylvania. The river was improved by navigations into the Schuylkill Canal, and several of its tributaries drain major parts of Pennsylvania's Coal Region. It ....Ehrlich, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hurford Stone
John Hurford Stone (1763–1818) was a British radical political reformer and publisher who spent much of his life in France. Stone was born in Taunton, Somerset. After the death of his father, he went to live with his uncle, William Hurford, who was a coal merchant, in London. Together with his younger brother, William, he took over his uncle's business upon his death. Stone became friends with Joseph Priestley as a member of Richard Price's church in Hackney; these associations also radicalized him. He was a member of the London Revolution Society and in February 1792 he offered to help Talleyrand secure British neutrality in the European wars involving France. He and his wife moved to Paris in April to open a sal ammoniac factory and established himself as part of the British expatriate community, including Helen Maria Williams with whom he had a subsequent long love affair. Stone published his opinions on the 1792 military campaigns as part of Williams' '' Letters Written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
