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Encyclopedia > John King

John King may refer to:

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Writers

John King is a British author who wrote several books on British lad culture at home and abroad. ... John King is an American journalist. ...

Politicians

  • John King, 2nd Baron King (1706-1740)
  • John Alsop King (1788–1867), governor of New York.
  • John Pendleton King (1799–1888), U.S. Senator from Georgia
  • John W. King (1918–1996), governor of New Hampshire
  • John King (US politician) (1775–1836), U.S. Representative from New York

John King, 2nd Baron King (13 January 1706 – 10 February 1740), was an English politician. ... John Alsop King (1788–1867) was an American politician who served as governor (1857–1859) of New York. ... John Pendleton King (April 3, 1799 - March 19, 1888) was a United States Senator from Georgia. ... Official portrait by Richard Whitney John William King (October 10, 1918–August 9, 1996) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Democratic politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. ... For other people named John King, see John King John King (1775 - September 1, 1836) was a United States Representative from New York. ...

Businessmen and other professionals

  • John King (Jacob Rey) (c.1753-1824), moneylender and radical
  • John King (businessman) (1917-2005), businessman who led British Airways through its privatisation
  • John King (Erie president), president of Erie Railroad, 1884–1894
  • John King (pharmaceutical businessman), known for work in pharmaceuticals at Warner Chilcott
  • John King (King Schools, Inc.), Co-chairman and co-owner of King Schools, Inc.; aviation expert
  • John McCandish King (King Resources), Colorado oil man interlinked with Investors Overseas Service at the time of its collapse in 1970.
  • John King (architect) (1926-1997), British architect

John Leonard King, Baron King of Wartnaby is a businessman famous for leading British Airways from inefficient, nationalised company to one of the most successful airlines of recent times. ... Investors Overseas Services (IOS) was founded in 1955 by financier Bernard Cornfeld. ...

Entertainment & sports

  • John Barton King, American cricketer
  • John King (actor) (1909-1987)
  • John King (athlete), British long jumper
  • John King (cricketer) (1871-1946), English cricketer
  • John King (musician), guitarist with Charlotte Collingwood
  • John King (musician), lead guitarist for The Litter
  • John King (footballer), football (soccer) player and manager
  • John King (producer) (fl. 1980s), one of the American Dust Brothers
  • Jonathan King, a British pop music producer
  • John King (composer), has worked for Disney.
  • Johnny King, Australian rules rugby player

John Barton King (1873 - 1965) was an American cricketer, and the most prominent player in the US during crickets brief North American Golden Age. King played club cricket for the Tioga and Belmont clubs in Philadelphia, and also played a number of international games between 1892 and 1912, including... John Herbert King (born 16 April 1871 in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England; died 18 November 1946 in Denbigh, Wales) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Leicestershire between 1895 and 1925. ... John King is an English football player and manager. ... John King, also known as King Gizmo, is one-half of the Los Angeles-based producing duo the Dust Brothers. ... Jonathan King (born Kenneth George King, 6 December 1944, London, England) is a British singer, songwriter, TV personality, and pop music producer. ... Johnny King was an Australian rugby league player. ...

Other people

John King was the sole survivor of the ill fated Burke & Wills Exploration party that had left Melbourne sponsored by the Royal Society of Victoria to explore the Australian continent from South to North to the Gulf of Carpenteria. ... John King (c. ... John King (7 February 1865 – 20 May 1938) was a sailor in the United States Navy who was twice awarded the Medal of Honor. ... Dr. John King DD was born at St Columb Major in Cornwall, May the 1st 1652. ... John King was a Church of England clergyman and bishop of London from 1611–1621. ... John William King is a white supremacist who was convicted of murdering James Byrd, Jr. ...

Other things

  • SS James King, American cargo ship
  • USS John King (DDG-3), United States Guided Missile Destroyer
  • John King (spirit), spirit whom several 19th-century mediums claimed to channel
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Britannia: Monarchs of Britain (606 words)
John failed to overthrow Richard's administrators during the German captivity and conspired with Philip II in another failed coup attempt.
The dispute centered on John's stubborn refusal to install the papal candidate, Stephen Langdon, as Archbishop of Canterbury; the issue was not resolved until John surrendered to the wishes of Pope Innocent III and paid tribute for England as the Pope's vassal.
John died in the midst of invasion from the French in the South and rebellion from his barons in the North.
John, king of England. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (804 words)
John deserted his dying father in 1189 and joined the rebellion of his brother Richard, who succeeded to the throne as Richard I in the same year.
John refused (1206) to accept the election of Stephen Langton as Walter’s successor at Canterbury, and as a result Pope Innocent III placed (1208) England under interdict and excommunicated (1209) the king.
John had resorted to all means to secure men and money for his Poitou campaign, and after returning home he attempted to collect scutage from the barons who had refused to aid him on the expedition.
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