James J. Hill - James J. Hill James J. Hill (September 16, 1838 - May 29, 1916), was a noted American railroad tycoon. He showed his aptitude for the intellectual side of the world early in life; although he only ever had nine years of formal schooling, by the time he had finished (he was forced to leave school in 1852 due to the death of his father), he was adept at algebra, geometry, land surveying, and English. His particular talents for English and mathematics would be critical later in his life. After working for a while as a clerk (at which job he learnt bookkeeping), Hill settled in St. Paul, Minnesota at the age of 18. His first job at St. Paul was with a steamboat company, where he.
James Blaine - James Blaine James Gillespie Blaine (January 31, 1830 - January 27, 1893) was a U.S. Representative and a Senator from Maine. He was born in West Brownsville, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Blaine graduated from Washington College, Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1847. Blaine taught at the Western Military Institute, Blue Lick Springs, Kentucky. He returned to Pennsylvania and studied law. From 1852-1854, he taught at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind in Philadelphia. In 1854, Blaine moved to Maine, where he edited the Portland Advertiser and the Kennebec Journal. He served as a member in State House of Representatives from 1859-1862, serving the last two years as speaker. Blaine was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1863,.
James I of Scotland - James I of Scotland James I (1394-February 21, 1437) reigned as king of Scotland from 1406 until 1437. However, from 1406 to 1424 he was king in name only. He was born on the July 25 or December , 1394, the son of Robert III. He had an eventful childhood. In 1402 his elder brother, David, was starved to death in prison at Falkland in Fife. Before the death of his father in 1406 James was sent to France for safety. On the way there, he was captured by the English and handed over to Henry IV of England who imprisoned him and demanded a ransom. Robert III was said to have died from grief over the capture of James. His uncle, Robert, Duke of Albany,.
James S. Sherman - James S. Sherman James Schoolcraft Sherman (October 24, 1855 - October 30, 1912) was a Representative from New York and the twenty-seventh Vice President of the United States. Sherman was born in Utica, New York and graduated from Hamilton College in 1878. He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and commenced practice in Utica. He was president of the Utica Trust & Deposit Co. and of the New Hartford Canning Co., then mayor of Utica in 1884. He was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890, but was elected to the Fifty-third and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1909) He was not a candidate.
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth - James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth James Crofts, later Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch (April 9, 1649- July 15, 1685) recognized by some as James II of England and James VII of Scotland, was born in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, the son of Charles II and his mistress, Lucy Walter, who had followed him into continental exile after the execution of King Charles I. Lucy Walter had almost as bad a reputation as the prince himself, and it is not at all certain that Charles was the natural father. There was also a rumour of their having been secretly married, which would have made James the true and legitimate heir to the throne. Whatever the truth, Charles recognised James as his son,.
James Wolfe - James Wolfe Death of Wolfe by Benjamin West () James Wolfe 1727-1759 was a British general, remembered mainly for his role in establishing British rule over Canada. Wolfe was born in Westerham, Kent, England, himself the son of a general, Edward Wolfe, and from his earliest years was destined for a military career. He became a junior officer in 1742 and fought at the Battle of Dettingen in the following year. He participated in the campaign to defeat the Jacobite army of Bonnie Prince Charlie, taking part in the Battle of Culloden in 1746, and by 1758 he was a colonel. His success in Amherst's expedition to Cape Breton and the capture of Fortress Louisbourg let to his being given the command of the Quebec expedition..
James Abercrombie - James Abercrombie Sir James Abercrombie (1706-April 28, 1781) was a British General and commander of forces in America during the French and Indian War who met with disaster in the Battle of Ticonderoga (1758). He was born in Scotland to a wealthy family, and purchased a Major's commission to enter the army in 1742. He was promoted to Colonel in 1746, and Major General in 1756. Abercrombie commanded a Brigade at Louisbourg in 1757 and became commander of the British forces in America after the departure of Loudoun in March of 1758. That summer, he led an expedition against Fort Ticonderoga. Abercrombie was a genius at organization, but vacillated in his leadership to the point where his troops called him Mrs. Nanny Cromby. He managed the.
James Henderson Berry - James Henderson Berry James Henderson Berry (15 May 1841 - 30 January 1913) was a Democratic United States Senator and served as Governor of the State of Arkansas. James Henderson Berry was born in Jackson County, Alabama. Berry moved with his family to Arkansas in 1848. Berry attended Berryville Academy for one year. He studied law and in 1866 was admitted to the Arkansas bar. At the outbreak of the American Civil War Berry joined the Confederate Army and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant with the 16th Arkansas Infantry. Berry lost his right leg during the Battle of Corinth in northern Mississippi. After recuperating from his wound he worked as a school teacher and started a private law practice. Berry was elected to the Arkansas.
James Sevier Conway - James Sevier Conway James Sevier Conway (9 December 1798 - 3 March 1855) was a Democratic Governor of the State of Arkansas. James Sevier Conway was born in Greene County, Tennessee. Conway was educated by private tutors and attended public schools. In 1820 he moved to Arkansas where he worked as a surveyor. He formed a surveying business with two of his brothers. Conway's company took over the land that would later become the city of Little Rock, Arkansas and he is known as the founder of that city. Conway purchased a large cotton plantation in the town of Walnut Hill in Lafayette County, Arkansas. In 1832 Conway became the surveyor-general of the Arkansas Territory and served in that position until 1836. Conway became the first.
James Ruse - James Ruse James Ruse (1759-1837), pioneer of agriculture in Australia, was born on a farm in Cornwall. In 1782 he was tried at Bodmin Assizes and sentenced to death for "burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Thomas Olive and stealing thereout 2 silver watches, value 5 pounds." He was reprieved and sentenced to transportation for seven years. He was sent on the Scarborough, one of the First Fleet, and arrived in New South Wales in January 1788. Like the other First Fleet convicts, Ruse would have worked at first under the direction of Governor Arthur Phillip and his subordinates in establishing the rudiments of a new colony at Sydney Cove. But as the supplies the First Fleet had brought with them dwindled, it became.
James Camp Tappan - James Camp Tappan James Camp Tappan (1825-1906) was a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. James Camp Tappan was born on 9 September 1825 in Franklin, Tennessee where his parents had migrated from Newburyport, Massachusetts. Tappan attended Exeter Academy in New Hampshire and graduated from Yale University in 1845. Tappan studied law at Vicksburg, Mississippi and was admitted to the bar in 1846. Tappan soon moved to Helena in Phillips County, Arkansas. He was elected to two terms in the Arkansas legislature and served as a circuit court judge. At the outbreak of the Civil War Tappan's sympathies lay with the Confederate cause despite his northern parents and he joined the Confederate army. In May 1861 he received a commission.
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton - James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton James Douglas, 4th earl of Morton (c. 1525 - June 2, 1581), Scottish statesman, was the second son of Sir George Douglas of Pittendriech. Before 1543 he married Elizabeth (d. 1574), daughter of James Douglas, 3rd earl of Morton, a grandson of James Douglas (d. c. 1500), who was created earl of Morton in 1458. The 3rd earl's wife was Catherine, an illegitimate daughter of James IV. In 1553 James Douglas succeeded to the title and estates of his father-in-law, and in 1563 he became lord high chancellor of Scotland. Though his sympathies were with the reformers, he took no part in the combination of Protestant barons in, 1565, but he headed the armed force which took possession of Holyrood.
James Keir - James Keir James Keir (1735-1820), chemist, geologist, industrialist and inventor, was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland. He was a member of the Lunar Society. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University where he met Erasmus Darwin. He joined the army and served as a Captain in the West Indies, resigning his commission in 1768. He settled at Hill Top, West Bromwich where he made amateur chemical experiments and studied rocks. In 1775 he set up a factory at Stourbridge to manufacture glass, but in 1778 became manager at Boulton and Watt's Soho Engineering Works. In 1779 he patented a metal alloy made of copper, zinc and iron which could be forged hot or cold. Window frames made from this metal may still be found at Boulton's home, Soho.
James Ellroy - James Ellroy James Ellroy (b. 1948) is one of the world's best-selling crime writers and essayists with a unique "telegraphic" writing style, which punches out words other writers would consider necessary. His books are noted for their dark humor and depiction of American authoritarianism. Bibliography: 1981 Brown's Requiem 1982 Clandestine 1984 Blood on the Moon 1984 Because the Night 1985 Suicide Hill 1986 Killer on the Road Also published as Silent Terror 1987 The Black Dahlia 1988 The Big Nowhere 1990 L.A. Confidential 1992 White Jazz 1994 Hollywood Nocturnes 1995 American Tabloid 1996 My Dark Places 1999 Killer on the Road 2001 The Cold Six Thousand This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Harold James Ruthven Murray - Harold James Ruthven Murray Harold James Ruthven Murray (June 24, 1868 - May 16, 1955) born in Peckham Rye, London, son of James Murray (editor of the Oxford English Dictionary), the eldest of eleven children, was most prominent as a chess historian. He was also a headmaster and school inspector and later a governmental advisor on education. Harold attended school at Mill Hill and during his spare time helped his father produce the first edition of the OED. By the time Harold had finished school and was preparing to leave for university, he had been responsible for over 27,000 quotation that later appeared in the OED. He had won a place at Balliol College, Oxford and in 1890 he graduated with a first degree in Mathematics and.
Hill Street Blues - Hill Street Blues Hill Street Blues was a serial police drama that first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran on primetime into 1987. It received high critical acclaim but audience figures were never more than acceptable MTM Enterprises (home of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant) developed the series on behalf of NBC, appointing Steven Bochco and Michael Kozoll as series writers. The writers were allowed considerable creative freedom, and created a series which brought together for the first time a number of emerging ideas in TV drama. Each episode featured a number of intertwined storylines, some of which were resolved within the episode, with others developing over a number of episodes. Much play was made of the conflicts between the work and.
Hill - Hill For the landform that extends above the surrounding terrain and that is smaller than a mountain, see the article on mountain. People whose surname is or was Hill include Anita Hill -- U.S. lawyer, alleged sexual harassment victim Archibald Vivian Hill -- Nobel Prize laureate Damon Hill -- British motor racing champion Graham Hill -- British motor racing champion James J. Hill -- U.S. railroad tycoon Paul Jennings Hill -- U.S. anti-abortion activist Reginald Hill -- British crime novelist Terence Hill -- Italian actor aka Mario Girotti.
Katherine Heigl - Within a few weeks Katherine had been signed to Wilhelmina, a renowned international modelling agency. Almost immediately, she made her debut in a magazine advertisement, and soon followed this with an inaugural television appearance in a national commercial for Cheerios breakfast cereal. Following a number of commercials and modeling assignments for Sears and Lord & Taylor, Katherine made her big-screen debut in "That Night" (1992), which starred Juliette Lewis and C. Thomas Howell. It was then that she realized that acting rather than modeling was her passion. In 1993, Katherine appeared in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed depression era drama "King Of The Hill" before landing her first leading role as a rebellious teenager alongside Gerard Depardieu in "My Father The Hero" (1994). During this time, Katherine continued to attend New Canaan.
Kensington Gardens - borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is sometimes regarded as being part of Hyde Park itself, but West Carriage Drive (The Ring) forms a clear boundary between the two. Together with Green Park and St. James's Park, these parks form an almost continuous "green lung" in the heart of London between Notting Hill and Westminster. Features of the gardens include the Albert Memorial, Kensington Palace, the Peter Pan statue, the Serpentine Gallery, Speke's monument and Round Pond..
Kerikeri - and is a far cry from the village established by New Zealand's pioneering missionaries. They called it Gloucestertown, or Gloucester Town, but fortunately neither name endured. As Kerikeri is a Maori word it is correctly pronounced Keddi Keddi, or even Kiddee Kiddee, but general usage has it as Kerry Kerry. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Origins and naming 1.1 Tourist slogan 2 Historic sites 2.2 Mission House 2.3 St. James Church 2.4 Stone Store 2.5 Rewa's Village 3 Attractions 3.6 Art and Craft Trail 3.7 Backpackers 3.8 Beaches 3.9 Club 3.10 Dawn Chorus 3.11 Fairy pools 3.12 Fishing 3.13 Flying 3.14 Kororipo Pa 3.15 Rainbow Falls 3.16 Sailing 3.17 Steam Driven Sawmill 3.18 Swimming 3.19 Walks Origins and naming Where the name Kerikeri originated is not exactly known, and there have.
