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John Weston (died C
John Weston may refer to: Politicians *John Weston (MP for New Shoreham) (fl.1446-7) *John de Weston, MP for Derby (UK Parliament constituency) *John Weston (MP fl.1339), MP for Derby (UK Parliament constituency) *John Weston (died c. 1433), MP for Worcester, Worcestershire and Warwick *John Weston (1651–1712), MP for Guildford and Surrey *John Weston (Canadian politician) (born 1958), Canadian MP for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country *Sir John Weston, 1st Baronet (1852–1926), British MP for Kendal, 1913–1918 and Westmorland, 1918–1924 *Kael Weston, John Kael Weston, American diplomat, author, and politician Others *John Weston (aviator) (1872–1950), aviation pioneer in South Africa *John Weston (businessman), British businessman *John Weston (diplomat) (born 1938), British diplomat *John Weston (footballer) (1900–1984), English association football player *John Weston (RAF officer) (1908–1979), signals officer in the Royal Air Force *John F. Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kael Weston
John Kael Weston (born 1972) is an American diplomat, author, and politician. He was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Utah's 2nd congressional district in the 2020 election. A member of the Democratic Party, Weston ran against incumbent Chris Stewart. He was also a candidate for the Democratic primary for the 2022 United States Senate election in Utah. Weston spent over a decade serving in the United States Department of State, including seven years as an advisor for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, from 2003 to 2010., and earned the State Department's Award for Heroism. He previously led the United States' effort in the United Nations Security Council to freeze assets linked to al-Qaeda. He is an instructor at Westminster College and the Marine Corps University. He also serves on Salt Lake County's Open Space Advisory Board. Family, early life, and education Weston's grandfather served in World War II and his father served in the Vietnam War. His mother w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John F
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 Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Weston (RAF Officer)
Air Vice Marshal Sir John Gerard Willsley Weston, (15 November 1908 – 13 June 1979) was a high-ranking signals officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and the post-war years. He later served as the Deputy Head of the Secret Intelligence Service The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6 (MI numbers, Military Intelligence, Section 6), is the foreign intelligence service of the United Kingdom, tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection and analysis of Human i ... (MI6). There is a Weston Avenue in Leighton Buzzard that used to be housing for personnel at RAF Stanbridge. Since this was a signals establishment during the Second World War, it is believed that it is named after him. References Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Vice Marshal Sir John Weston 1908 births 1979 deaths Companions of the Order of the Bath Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Royal Air Force air marshals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Weston (footballer)
John Matthew Weston (19 October 1900 – 1984) was an English professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea .... He played as a winger, initially for Burnley, from 1928 to 1932, then for Northampton Town, and lastly for Shelbourne Football Club. References * Footballers from Dudley English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Burnley F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players English Football League players 1900 births 1984 deaths 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Weston (diplomat)
Sir (Philip) John Weston (born 13 April 1938) is a retired British diplomat. He was the UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council (NATO) from 1992 to 1995, and the British Permanent Representative to the United Nations ( UN) from 1995 to 1998. Early life Weston was educated at Sherborne School and Worcester College, Oxford, taking a double first in Classics and Philosophy.''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010, He carried out his National Service as a Second Lieutenant in 42 Commando Royal Marines. Diplomatic career Weston joined the Diplomatic Service in 1962, and was posted to Hong Kong (Chinese language student); and subsequently to Beijing, to Brussels EC (with the UK Permanent Representation to the European Community) and to Washington DC. Whilst working for the Foreign Office in London, he covered matters relating to the European Community, Eastern Europe and intelligence, and served as a Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary, both James Calla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Weston (businessman)
John Pix Weston CBE FREng is a British businessman. Weston was employed by BAE Systems and its predecessors from when he left university until he was ousted as CEO in 2002. In 2004 the ''Financial Times'' described Weston as one of a "core group" who turned British Aerospace (a predecessor of BAE Systems) around, along with Evans, Richard Lapthorne and his successor Mike Turner. Weston was one of the members of the British party who travelled to Bermuda to sign the Al Yamamah contract with Saudi Arabia. By 2006 this had yielded over £40 billion to British Aerospace and BAE Systems. He joined the British Aircraft Corporation at Weybridge in January 1970, as an undergraduate apprentice. He worked as a dynamics and a sales engineer and spent seven years working in Munich for the international management company established to run the Tornado programme, then Europe's largest collaborative military programme, which brought together the skills of the German, Italian and British ae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Weston (aviator)
John Weston (aka Maximilian John Ludwick Weston ) was a South African aeronautical engineer, pioneer aviator, farmer and soldier. He travelled extensively in a motor caravan ( RV) that he designed and built himself. Weston was a pioneer of aviation in South Africa.Oberholzer H. "Pioneers of early aviation in South Africa." Memoirs van die Nasionale Museum, Memoir No 7, 1974.Illsley J. W. "In Southern skies a pictorial history of early aviation in Southern Africa 1816–1940." Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2003. In 1911, Weston founded the Aeronautical Society of South Africa. The Society hosts a bi-annual memorial lecture in his honour. Early life Weston's registration of birth is missing from the national records in Pretoria. As a result, many details are uncertain. Weston is said to have been born on 17 June 1873, in an ox wagon at Fort Marshall, northern Natal, South Africa. His father and mother's names are unknown and they may have been British. Weston's mother and sister, Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Weston, 1st Baronet
Colonel Sir John Wakefield Weston, 1st Baronet (13 June 1852 – 19 September 1926) was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician. Weston sat as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kendal between 1913 and 1918,. When the constituency was abolished, he sat as the member for Westmorland Westmorland (, formerly also spelt ''Westmoreland''R. Wilkinson The British Isles, Sheet The British IslesVision of Britain/ref>) is an area of North West England which was Historic counties of England, historically a county. People of the area ... between 1918 and 1924. In July 1926 he was created a baronet, of Kendal in the County of Westmorland. Weston died in September 1926, aged 71, when the baronetcy became extinct. References External links * 1852 births 1926 deaths UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs 1918–1922 UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Weston
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 (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea To Sky Country
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country (formerly West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. Geography The district includes the regional districts of Sunshine Coast, the southern portion of the Squamish–Lillooet Regional District, including the municipalities of Whistler, Squamish, Pemberton; and West Vancouver, Lions Bay and Bowen Island, which are in the Metro Vancouver Regional District. Demographics :''According to the 2016 Canadian census; 2013 representationSource/ref>'' Languages: 76.9% English, 4.4% Mandarin, 3.8% Persian, 2.4% French, 1.9% German, 1.0% Punjabi, Religions (2011): 42.4% Christian (13.3% Catholic, 8.6% Anglican, 6.8% United Church, 1.6% Baptist, 1.5% Lutheran, 1.1% Presbyterian, 9.5% Other), 3.3% Muslim, 1.3% Buddhist, 1.0% Jewish, 1.0% Sikh, 49.3% No religion Median income (2015): $35,774 Average income (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Weston (Canadian Politician)
John D. Weston, (born April 19, 1958) is a former Canadian politician, who was a Member of Parliament from 2008 to 2015, representing the electoral district of West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country. He is a member of the Conservative Party. Weston studied International Relations at Harvard University, law at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is able to speak Mandarin as well as French and English. He then worked as a lawyer in Canada and in Taiwan. He is a founder of Pan Pacific Law Corporation and Access Law Group, as well as the Canadian Constitution Foundation. Weston ran in the 2006 Canadian federal election but was defeated, by Blair Wilson. Weston lost by 1.5%, or 976 votes. During the 40th Parliament, he served as a member of the Aboriginal Affairs, Fisheries, and Library of Parliament Standing Committees, and as the Government Liaison to the Persian and Iranian Community, and as the Vice Chair of the Conservative Community Relations Committee. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
