John Elder may refer to:
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John Elder (pastor)
The Reverend John Elder (January 26, 1706July 17, 1792), known as the "Fighting Pastor", was the pastor for the Paxtang, Pennsylvania, Paxtang congregation, located in present-day Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, near Harrisburg. He founded the Paxt ...
(1706–1792), the "Fighting Pastor", founder of the Paxton Boys of Pennsylvania
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John Elder (cricketer)
John Watson George Elder (born 16 August 1949) is a former Irish cricketer.
A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against Wales in June 1973, and went on to play for Ireland on 3 ...
(born 1949), Irish cricketer
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John Elder (writer)
John Elder (fl. 1542 – 1565) was a Scottish cartographer and writer. He was the tutor of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley in England.
Life
Elder was a native of Caithness. He passed twelve years of his life at the universities of St. Andrews, Aberde ...
(fl. 1542 – 1565), Scottish cartographer and writer
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John Elder (shipbuilder)
John Elder (8 March 1824 – 17 September 1869) was a Scottish marine engineer and shipbuilder. He was born at Glasgow on 8 March 1824. His family was connected with Kinross, where, for several generations, his forefathers had followed the occu ...
(1824–1869), Scottish marine engineer and shipbuilder
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John Elder (politician)
John Elder (d. before 1868) was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Falmouth township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (; ), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of ...
, farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia
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John Elder (footballer)
John William Elder (8 July 1932 – 13 January 2018) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VF ...
(1932–2018), Australian rules footballer
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Anthony Hinds
Anthony Frank Hinds (19 September 1922 – 30 September 2013 (born 1922), British screenwriter and producer who used John Elder as a pseudonym
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, at the University of Glasgow
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Jack Elder (politician)
Jack Arnold Elder (born 3 July 1949) is a New Zealand former politician. He was an MP from 1984 to 1999, representing the Labour Party, New Zealand First and Mauri Pacific.
Early life
Jack Elder was born and raised in West Auckland, attending ...
(born 1949), former New Zealand politician
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Jack Elder (umpire)
Jack Elder (1885 – 24 December 1944) was an Australian rules football umpire who in 1996 was named as the VFL/AFL's "Umpire of the Century".
He officiated as field umpire in 295 VFL matches (plus seven as a boundary umpire) between 1906 and 1 ...
(1885–1944), former Australian rules football umpire
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John the Elder
John the Presbyter was an obscure figure of the early Catholic Church who is either distinguished from or identified with the Apostle John and/or John of Patmos. He appears in fragments from the church father Papias of Hierapolis as one of the ...
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John Elder Robison (born 1956), author of the 2007 memoir ''Look Me in the Eye'',
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