Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet — (5 November 1741 ndash; 4 January 1830), was a loyalist leader during the American Revolution. He was the son of the Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, who had promoted the British settlement of the Mohawk Valley… … Wikipedia
Sir John Lubbock, 3rd Baronet — Sir John William Lubbock, 3rd Baronet (March 26 1803 ndash;June 21 1865) was an English banker, mathematician and astronomer. He was born in Westminster, the son of Sir John William Lubbock, of the Lubbock Co bank. He was educated at Eton and… … Wikipedia
Sir John Brunner, 1st Baronet — Infobox Person name = Sir John Brunner image size = 200px caption = John Brunner in 1885 birth date = February 8 1842 birth place = Everton, Liverpool, England death date = July 1 1919 death place = Chertsey, Surrey, England education = St.… … Wikipedia
Sir John Donne — For the poet, see John Donne. The Donne Triptych by Hans Memling, 1470s, National Gallery, London. Sir John kneels at left, Lady Donne and a daughter at right Sir John Donne (probably born in 1420s – 1503) was a Welsh courtier, diplomat and… … Wikipedia
Fortescue, Sir John — (c. 1394–1476) A loyal adherent of the house of LANCASTER, Sir John Fortescue was also chief justice of the Court of King’s Bench and the preeminent constitutional and legal theorist of medieval England. The second son of a Devonshire… … Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses
MONASH, SIR JOHN — (1865–1931), Australian engineer and soldier who commanded the Australian forces in the Allied armies during World War I. Monash was born in Melbourne into an immigrant family who had been printers of Hebrew books in Krotoszyn. He was related to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University — Infobox University name = General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University motto = සිය රටටමයි කවදත් (“For The Motherland Forever”) established = 11 October 1980 type = Military Academy/University/State University branch =Military of Sri Lanka… … Wikipedia
Funerary Monument to Sir John Hawkwood — The Funerary Monument (or Equestrian Monument ) to Sir John Hawkwood [Although the title of “Sir” is ubiquitously attached to Hawkwood’s moniker, there is no documentary evidence of the circumstances under which Hawkwood was knighted; most of his … Wikipedia
HACKETT, Sir John Winthrop (1848-1916) — journalist and public benefactor was the eldest child of the Rev. J. W. Hackett, M.A., and his wife, Jane, a daughter of Henry M. Mason, LL.D. He was born in the county of Dublin, Ireland, on 4 February 1848 and was educated at Trinity College,… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
MONASH, General Sir John (1865-1931) — commander of the Australian army in France, 1918, engineer was born at Dudley street, West Melbourne, on 27 June 1865, the son of Louis Monash. He was Jewish both by race and religion. Educated at Scotch College, Melbourne, he passed the… … Dictionary of Australian Biography