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Robert Jones (other)
Rob(ert), Bob, or Bobby Jones may refer to: Academics * Bob Jones Sr. (1883–1968), Christian evangelist who founded Bob Jones University * Bob Jones Jr. (1911–1997), Bob Jones, Sr.'s son, and second president of the university * Bob Jones III (born 1939), Bob Jones, Sr.'s grandson, and third president of the university * Bobby Jones (academic) (1932–2001), American academic * Bobi Jones (Robert Maynard Jones, 1929–2017), Welsh Christian academic * Robert B. Jones (linguist) (1920–2007), professor at Cornell University * Robert J. Jones (born 1951), chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Arts and entertainment Films and plays * Bob Jones (sound engineer), British sound engineer for films * Bob Devin Jones (born 1954), American playwright, director, and actor * Rob Brydon (Robert Brydon Jones, born 1965), Welsh actor * Robert Edmond Jones (1887–1954), American theater designer of sets, lighting, costumes * Robert Earl Jones (1910–2006), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Jones Sr
Robert Reynolds Jones Sr. (October 30, 1883 – January 16, 1968) was an American Evangelism, evangelist, pioneer religious Television presenter, broadcaster, and the founder and first president of Bob Jones University. Early years Bob Davis Reynolds Jones was the eleventh of twelve children born to William Alexander and Georgia Creel Jones. In 1883, when Bob was born, Alex Jones, a Confederate veteran, was working a small farm in Dale County, Alabama, Dale County, Alabama, but within months the family moved to Brannon Stand west of Dothan, Alabama, Dothan. All the unmarried Jones children helped work the farm there, and Bob Jones often sold the family vegetables door-to-door in Dothan. Jones later recalled, "We may have been a little undernourished, but we built some character." Jones's elementary schooling was limited by modern standards, but the boy early exhibited a quick mind and oratorical ability. Alex Jones had Bob memorize passages from the Bible and from literature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Jones (composer)
Robert Jones (c. 1577 – 1617) was an English lutenist and composer, the most prolific of the English lute song composers (along with Thomas Campion). He received the degree of B.Mus. from Oxford in 1597 (St. Edmund Hall). He ran a school in London. Records show that he had a patent (monopoly) to train children for the Queen's Revels between 1610 and 1615. In 1610, he collaborated with Philip Rosseter to present plays at the Whitefriars theatre. He was recorded as a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal in 1612. He published five volumes of simple and melodious lute songs, and one of madrigals; he also contributed to ''The Triumphs of Oriana'' and Leighton's ''Teares''. His 27 madrigals are mostly to texts about birds – birds merry, sweet, shrill, crowing or melancholic. William Shakespeare quoted his song, 'Farewell, dear love', in ''Twelfth Night.'' The date and place of Jones's death are not known. Known publications * ''The First Booke of Songes and Ayres'', 1600, dedicated to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Jones (of Castell-March)
Robert Jones (born c.1596-died c.1653 History of Parliament Online article.) was a Welsh landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons between 1625 and 1629. Jones was the son of and his wife Margaret Griffith, daughter of Griffith ap John Griffith of Kevenamulch, |
Robert Jones (diplomat)
Robert Jones (died 1574) was an English diplomat, from April 1558 a Clerk of the Privy Seal, and keeper of the council chamber. Diplomat Jones worked with John Somers (courtier), John Somers and Henry Middlemore for Nicholas Throckmorton, the ambassador in France in 1559. Jones wrote friendly joking letters to Richard Oseley or Ouseley at the English court, mentioning his colleague Somers as a fellow player of the cithern, and listing their mutual friends including Gregory Railton and William Honnyng. Jones mentions in his letters reading the Chivalric romance, romance ''Amadís de Gaula, Amadis'' and works by Clément Marot. Sir Henry Paget wrote that Jones ought to defer his book buying until he came to Orléans, where the bookseller's daughter was the "fairest maid without comparison in Orléans or Paris". While Francis II of France was hunting at houses and estates belonging to the François, Duke of Guise, Duke of Guise in September 1559, Throckmorton, Somers, and Henry Kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Jones (Canada East Politician)
Robert Jones ( – January 21, 1874) was a political figure in Canada East, in the Province of Canada. He represented Missiskoui (Province of Canada electoral district), Missiskoui in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1844. He also served as a member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada from 1832 to 1838 and the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada from 1849 to 1850. Little is known about his life. He was born in William-Henry, Lower Canada (now Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, probably the son of John Jones (Bedford politician), John Jones and Marie-Magdelaine Heney. It is not known if he was married. At various times, Jones lived in the towns of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Jean and Iberville, Quebec, Christieville, in Stanbridge East, Quebec, Stanbridge Township. In the general election of 1830, Jones was a candidate for the seat of Missiskoui in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, but was defeated. Two years later, the Gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Jones (Lower Canada Politician)
Robert Jones (c. 1770 – September 24, 1844) was a political figure in Lower Canada. He represented William Henry in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1814 to 1824. He was probably born in New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ... state, the son of John Jones, a quartermaster of Welsh origin in the British army. In 1793, he replaced his father as guardian of the barracks at William Henry. Jones was administrator for the seignuery of Sorel from 1798 to 1806. He served as an officer in the militia, later becoming battalion commander, and also served as a justice of the peace. Jones was defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1824 and again in 1830. He died in William Henry, later known as Sorel. His brother John Jones also serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Jones (Australian Politician)
Robert Jones (1845 – 7 January 1927) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born in Longford to farmer William Jones and Anne Percival. He arrived in Sydney in the early 1860s and worked as a shearer, drover and stationhand at Coonabarabran from 1862 to 1866. From 1872 to 1887 he was the butcher and hotelier at the goldmining town of Hargraves, moving to Mudgee in 1888. In 1891 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Mudgee Mudgee () is a town in the Central West (New South Wales), Central West of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the broad fertile Cudgegong River valley north-west of Sydney and is the largest town in the Mid-Western Regional Council Local gov .... He was defeated in 1898, but returned in 1907 to serve a single term as a Liberal before being defeated again in 1910. Jones died in Mudgee in 1927. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Robert 1845 births 1927 deaths Free Trade Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Jones Jr
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
