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John Walker (author)
John Walker may refer to: Politicians American politicians *John Walker (Arkansas politician) (1937–2019), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives *John Walker (Missouri politician) (1770–1838), State Treasurer of Missouri * John Walker (Virginia politician) (1744–1809), U.S. Senator, public official, and soldier ** SS John Walker, a Liberty ship * John A. Walker (Iowa politician) (1912–2012), American politician * John M. Walker Jr. (born 1940), former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit * John M. Walker (Pennsylvania politician) (1905–1976), Pennsylvania State Senator and lieutenant-gubernatorial nominee * John R. Walker (1874–1942), U.S. Representative from Georgia * John Williams Walker (1783–1823), U.S. Senator from Alabama Other politicians * John Walker (Australian politician) (1799–1874), member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council * John Walker (Canadian politician) (1832–1889), industrialist & Canadian House of Commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walker (Arkansas Politician)
John Winfred Walker (June 3, 1937 – October 28, 2019) was an American politician and a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing District 34 from January 2011 until his death. Life and career John W. Walker was born in Hope, Arkansas, where he attended Yerger High School until 1952. In 1965, Walker began the general practice of law in Little Rock, Arkansas with the emphasis on civil rights. In 1968, he opened one of the first three racially integrated law firms in the south, first known as Walker and Chachkin. Between 1965 and his death in 2019, Walker was personally involved in most of the reported cases which involve racial discrimination in the state of Arkansas. Many of them are landmark having created new law and opened doors to school houses and work places throughout the state of Arkansas and surrounding states. One case took his time since 1965, the Little Rock school case started by the late Wiley A Bran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walker (Grimsby Town Footballer)
John Walker was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-half In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers .... References Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Vale of Leven F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Everton F.C. players English Football League players Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Scotland-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walker (runner)
Sir John George Walker, (born 12 January 1952) is a former middle-distance runner from New Zealand who won the gold medal in the men's 1500 m event at the 1976 Olympics. He was also the first person to run the mile in under 3:50. After his running career was over he was active in local government, as an Auckland Councillor and representing the Manurewa-Papakura ward. 1974 Commonwealth Games Walker achieved world prominence in 1974 when he finished second to Filbert Bayi of Tanzania in the 1500 metre run at the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. In one of the greatest 1500 m races in history, Walker and Bayi both broke the existing world record, and others in the race recorded the fourth, fifth, and seventh fastest performances ever. Walker also took the bronze medal in the 800 metres in 1:44.92, his lifetime best for the distance; it still ranks him third-fastest New Zealander ever, behind James Preston and Peter Snell. Throughout his career as a world-clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walker (rugby League)
John Walker is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played at club level for Castleford.Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. Playing career County honors John Walker won a cap for Yorkshire while at Castleford; he played at in the 13-15 defeat by Cumberland at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Wednesday 25 September 1963. County League appearances John Walker played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1964–65 season. BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances John Walker played in Castleford's 7-2 victory over Swinton in the 1966 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1966–67 season at Wheldon Road, Castleford Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walker (rowing)
John Drummond Walker (4 January 1891 – 22 July 1952) was a British rowing coxswain who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Walker was born in Oxford, the son of Rev. Edward Newburn Walker, senior tutor of The Queen's College, Oxford, and his wife Gertrude May Hamilton. He was educated at New College, Oxford. Walker was the coxswain of the New College eight which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics featured four events, for men only. All races were held in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken from Thursday to Saturday, 17 to 19 July. Medal summary Bronze medals Bronze medals were not awarded to the losing semi fin .... In 1918, Walker was in the Naval Sea Transport Branch, Ministry of Shipping, when he was awarded the MBE. References External links * * * 1891 births 1952 deaths Alumni of New College, Oxford British male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1912 Summer Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walker (gymnast)
John Arthur Walker (18 January 1883 – 22 March 1966) was a British gymnast. He competed in the men's team all-around event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... References External links * 1883 births 1966 deaths British male artistic gymnasts English male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Great Britain Gymnasts at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Walsall {{UK-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walker (cyclist)
John Walker (23 December 1888 – 20 January 1954) was an Irish cyclist who competed in two events for Ireland at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, when Ireland and Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ... sent separate national teams to compete. References External links * 1888 births 1954 deaths Irish male cyclists Cyclists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Dublin (city) Olympic cyclists for Ireland {{UK-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walker (Australian Footballer)
John Walker (born 13 July 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ... (VFL). Notes External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, John 1951 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Dandenong Football Club players Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walker (archer)
John Stewart Walker (born 5 September 1974) is a disabled British archer. He won the 2 gold medals in the men's W1 individual compound and the mixed team compound W1 at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours The 2017 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours were awarded as part of the New Year celebrati ... for services to archery. Following a motorcycle accident in 2011, Walker sustained spinal cord injuries that left him with a partially paralysed right arm and multiple injuries. As a result, Walker uses a wheelchair. Walker retired from archery in 2019 following a shoulder injury. References English male archers Paralympic archers for Great Britain Archers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walker (American Football)
John Walker (born April 25, 1983) is a former arena football defensive back. Early life Walker attended Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California and was a letterman in football and track. College career Walker played college football for the University of Southern California. Professional career Walker was signed as a free agent for the National Football League's Houston Texans practice squad in 2006. On February 4, 2008, Walker signed with the Arena Football League's New York Dragons. On October 6, 2010, Walker signed with the Jacksonville Sharks. Personal life As a child, Walker was an actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ... and had roles in '' 7th Heaven'' and '' ER''. See also * List of Arena Football League and National Football League players E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walker (Scottish Cricketer)
John Barnhill Walker (30 October 1883 – 21 November 1953) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and businessman. His brother, William Walker (Scottish cricketer), William, was also a first-class cricketer. Biography Walker was born at Greenock in October 1883 and was educated at the Glasgow Collegiate. He played club cricket with success for Greenock, scoring 169 runs against the West of Scotland Cricket Club, West of Scotland in 1912, in addition to captaining the club. Walker played two first-class cricket matches for Scotland in 1912, against the touring South Africa national cricket team, South Africans at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, and Ireland cricket team, Ireland at Observatory Lane, Dublin. He scored 45 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 34. Walker served in the Renfrewshire Volunteer Regiment during the First World War, being commissioned as a temporary Second lieutenant#United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries, second lieutenant in April 1918. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walker (cricketer, Born 1854)
John Walker (1854 – unknown) was an English first-class cricketer active 1874–81 who played for Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, former county in South East England, now mainly within Greater London. Its boundaries largely followed three rivers: the River Thames, Thames in the south, the River Lea, Le .... He was born in Harrow. References 1854 births English cricketers Middlesex cricketers Year of death missing Cricketers from London {{England-cricket-bio-1850s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |