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Encyclopedia > John Bull (disambiguation)

John Bull is the name of several notable men:

John Bull was also one of the names of a series of British periodicals. World War I recruiting poster John Bull is a national personification of Britain created by Dr. John Arbuthnot in 1712 and popularized first by British print makers and then overseas by illustrators such as American cartoonist Thomas Nast. ... John Bull (1562 or 1563–March 12, 1628) was an English composer, musician, and organ builder. ... John Bull (c. ... John Bull (1803–1863) was an American minister and physician who represented Missouri in the U.S. Congress in 1833 and 1834. ... John S. Bull Dr. John Sumpter Bull (Ph. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


John Bull is the name of a railroad locomotive that became the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when it ran under its own power in 1981. The John Bull, c. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... A locomotive (from lat. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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John Bull is a national personification of the Kingdom of Great Britain created by Dr. John Arbuthnot in 1712, and popularized first by British print makers and then overseas by illustrators and writers such as American cartoonist Thomas Nast and Irish writer George Bernard Shaw, author of John Bull's Other Island.
Bull is usually portrayed as a stout man in a tailcoat with breeches and a Union Jack waistcoat (echoing the fashions of the Regency period).
John Bull has been used in a variety of different ad campaigns over the years, and is a common sight in British editorial cartoons of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
John Bull - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (307 words)
John Bull is a national personification of Britain created by Dr. John Arbuthnot in 1712 and popularized first by British print makers and then overseas by illustrators such as American cartoonist Thomas Nast.
Bull is usually portrayed as a stout man in a tailcoat with breeches and a Union Jack waistcoat.
John Bull has been used in a variety of different ad campaigns over the years, and is a common sight in British editorial cartoons of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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