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Joseph Booth
Joseph Booth may refer to: * Joseph Booth (missionary) (1851–1932), British missionary to Africa * Joseph Booth (rugby union) (1873–1958), Welsh-born rugby union forward * Joseph Booth (bishop) (1887–1965), archbishop of Melbourne * Joseph Booth (actor) (died 1797), English tradesman, actor and inventor * Joseph Booth & Bros, UK manufacturer of cranes 1847-present See also * Seeley Booth Seeley Joseph Booth is a fictional character in the American television series ''Bones (TV series), Bones'' (2005–2017), portrayed by David Boreanaz. Agent Booth is the male protagonist of the series. The character made an appearance in the ''Sle ... aka Seeley Joseph Booth, a fictional character from the Fox television program ''Bones'' {{dab Booth, Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Booth & Bros
Joseph Booth & Bros was an English company notable for making cranes used in large construction projects. History Jeremiah Booth, the father of Joseph Booth, entered the crane making business with partners Jeremiah Balmforth and David Smith. They had established their business in the Calverley area of Leeds in 1820 and were joined by Jeremiah Booth in 1833. The company made machinery for mills, and from 1840 their range included hand-operated cranes. In 1847 Jeremiah Booth left and established his own crane making company at the 'Union Foundry' in Rodley, West Yorkshire. The works was situated on a narrow strip of land between Town Street and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. In 1855 the company passed to Jeremiah Booth's son Joseph, and the name Joseph Booth & Bros was adopted. For most of the company's history, it operated alongside the 'Old Foundry' of Thomas Smith & Sons, Thomas Smith being the son of the David Smith who had formerly been in partnership with Jeremiah Booth. Produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Booth (missionary)
Joseph Booth (1851 in Derby Derby ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area on the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original co ..., England – 1932) was an England, English missionary working in British Central Africa (present-day Malawi) and South Africa. In his 30s, Booth abandoned his career as a businessman and, for the rest of his life, he undertook missionary work for several Christian denominations including Baptist, Seventh Day Baptist and Seventh-day Adventist churches, and he was appointed a missionary by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. Throughout his successive ministries, his defining beliefs were a radical egalitarianism, including a scheme of "Africa for the Africans"’ and, from 1898, Seventh-Day Sabbath (Sabbath in Christianity, Sabbatarian) observance. Early career Britain and Australia Lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
