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Politicians

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John Jenyns John Jenyns (c. 1660 – 1717), of Hayes, Hillingdon, Hayes and Bedford Row, London, Bedford Row, St Andrew Holborn, Middlesex, was an English Tory politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1710 to 1717. Jenyns wa ...
(1660–1717), MP * John Jennings (Burton MP) (1903–1990), British Conservative Party politician * John Jennings (American politician) (1880–1956), U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1939–1951 *
John Jennings (Australian politician) John Thomas Jennings, (19 December 1878 – 20 December 1968) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he attended state schools before becoming a retailer of dental supplies. He underwent military service from 1899 to 1901 and served ...
(1878–1968), federal member for South Sydney and then Watson in the 1930s *
Jack Jennings (politician) John Joseph (Jack) Jennings (6 December 1923 – 28 March 1995) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seats of Prospect from 1953 to 1956, Enfield from 1956 to 1970, and Ross Smith from 1970 to 197 ...
(John Joseph Jennings, 1923–1995), member for the electoral district of Ross Smith, 1970–1977 *
John Jennings (St Albans MP) Sir John Jennings KB (died August 1642) of Halywell (later Holywell) House, St Albans, was an English aristocrat and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1642. He is now chiefly remembered as the grand ...
(died 1642), English Member of Parliament


Musicians

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John Jennings (musician) John Edward Jennings (November 22, 1953 – October 16, 2015) was an American musician: a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer. Career Among his credits as a producer are eight albums which he produced for Mary Chapin Carpenter ...
(1953–2015), American guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer * John Jennings, bassist for British band
The Ruts The Ruts (later known as The Ruts D.C.) are an English reggae-influenced punk rock band, notable for the 1979 UK top 10 hit single " Babylon's Burning", and an earlier single "In a Rut", which was not a hit but was highly regarded and regular ...


Military

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John Jennings (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir John Jennings (1664 – 23 December 1743) was a Royal Navy officer and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1705 and 1734. He commanded HMS ''Kent'' at Cadiz and Vigo in 1702 during the War ...
(1664–1743), British admiral and politician * John Jennings, British soldier who played a major part in the Battle of Carrickfergus


Others

* John Edward Jennings (1906–1973), American historical novelist * John T. Jennings, president of the
Royal Society of South Australia The Royal Society of South Australia (RSSA) is a learned society whose interest is in science, particularly, but not only, of South Australia. The major aim of the society is the promotion and diffusion of scientific knowledge, particularly in re ...
, 2008–2010 * Sir
John Jennings (businessman) Sir John Southwood Jennings (30 March 1937 – 29 August 2024) was a British geologist who was Chancellor of Loughborough University, having previously been chairman of Shell Transport and Trading from 1993 to 1997, and a director until 2001. ...
(1937–2024), British oil industry executive officer, Chancellor of Loughborough University, 2003–2010 *
John Jennings (clergyman) John Jennings (1814–1876) was a Scottish-born Presbyterian clergyman from Canada notable for promoting the cause of education in Upper Canada The Province of Upper Canada () was a Province, part of The Canadas, British Canada establishe ...
(1814–1876), Canadian Presbyterian minister *
John Jennings (footballer) John Jennings (27 August 1902 – 14 April 1997) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half. Career Born in Platt Bridge, Jennings had worked as a railway fireman before beginning his footballing career with Wigan Borough ...
(1905–1997), English footballer for Cardiff City, Middlesbrough and Preston *
John Jennings (physician) Dr. John Jennings (fl. 18th-century) was an Irish physician. Jennings was a member of the Mac Jonin family of Ironpool, Kilconly, Tuam, and a cousin of Charles Edward Jennings de Kilmaine. He died young from a fever he contracted while atten ...
(fl. 18th century), Irish doctor *
John Jennings (tutor) John Jennings (c. 1687 – 1723) was an English Nonconformist minister and tutor of an early dissenting academy at Kibworth, Leicestershire, the original institution that became Daventry Academy. Jennings through his teaching and pedagogic writ ...
(1688–1723), English dissenting tutor *
John Jennings (priest) John Jennings (1798 – 26 March 1883) was Archdeacon of Westminster from 1868 until his death in 1883. ''Alumni Cantabrigienses'' previously identified the John Jennings educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge as "doubtless" the Rector of St John ...
(1798–1883), Archdeacon of Westminster *
John Percival Jennings John Percival Jennings (9 May 1923 – 16 December 2003) was an Australian horticulturalist who was a senior adviser for the South Australian Department of Agriculture. Early life, education and career Jennings was born on 9 May 1923, in Renm ...
(1923–2003), horticultural adviser for the South Australian Department of Agriculture *
John Jennings (racing driver) John Jennings may refer to: Politicians * John Jenyns (1660–1717), MP * John Jennings (Burton MP) (1903–1990), British Conservative Party politician * John Jennings (American politician) (1880–1956), U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 193 ...
, participated in
1970 Greenville 200 The ''1970 Greenville 200'' was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on June 27, 1970, at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina. Race report Seven thousand racing fans were in attendance to see Bobby Isaac defe ...
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Midgley John Jennings Midgley John Jennings M.A. (8 June 1806 – 11 May 1857) a minister of the Church of England remembered for his work as a Christian missionary in India. Founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel's Mission to Delhi. Jennings was kil ...
(1806–1857), English missionary, founder of the SPG Mission to Delhi * John C.T. Jennings, fictional hero of the ''Jennings'' books


See also

* John Gennings (c. 1570–1660), biographer of his brother, Edward Gennings, 17th Century martyr *
Jonathan Jennings Jonathan Jennings (March 27, 1784 – July 26, 1834) was an American politician who was the first governor of the State of Indiana and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in either Hunterdon County, New Jersey, or Rockbridge County, Vi ...
(1784–1834), governor and congressman {{human name disambiguation, Jennings, John