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Joseph Brackett Joseph Brackett Jr. (6 May 1797 - 4 July 1882) an American songwiter and Elder of The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing ("The Shakers"), was born in Cumberland, Maine and died in the Shaker community of Sabbathday Lake at New Gloucester, Maine.
Joseph Bradshaw Joseph Bradshaw, (1835-21 March 1875), was born in Pettigreen, Dromkeen, County Limerick, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Joseph Branch Joseph Branch (1915-1991) was an American jurist who served as Associate Justice (1966-1979) and then Chief Justice (1979-1986) of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He was a native of Halifax County, North Carolina and earned his law degree from Wake Forest University.
Joseph Brazier Joseph Brazier was originally a gun-locksmith firm, based in Wolverhampton, England, having begun as a family business around 1700 in London. The firm was very active in the 19th century, and was well known as a manufacturer of precision locks for rifles - including some used in the American Civil War and the famous American Hawken plains rifle.
Joseph Brodsky Joseph Brodsky (May 24, 1940 – January 28, 1996), born Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky () was a Russian-born poet and essayist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature (1987) and was chosen Poet Laureate of the United States (1991-1992). He had an honorary degree of the University of Silesia.
Joseph Brown Collection The Joseph Brown Collection are works donated by the collector and art dealer Joseph Brown, in the Ian Potter Centre, part of the National Gallery of Victoria. It is a varied collection of Australian art from different periods, with more than 150 works on display.
Joseph Browne Joseph Browne is a Fijian civil servant, who was Official Secretary to the late President, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, prior to Mara's possibly forced resignation during the insurrection which deposed the constitutional government in 2000. He had first been employed by Mara in 1985 when the latter was still Prime Minister, and had remained with him through the various offices he held, including the Vice-Presidency and Presidency.
Joseph Bruce Joseph Bruce, born April 28, 1972 in Wayne, Michigan, better known to the world as Violent J of the Insane Clown Posse. He is also the co-founder of the record label of the band, Psychopathic Records, with fellow ICP rapper Joseph Utsler (aka Shaggy 2 Dope) and their former manager, Alex Abbiss.
Joseph Bryan Park Azalea Garden The Joseph Bryan Park Azalea Garden (17 acres) is a botanical garden specializing in azaleas, located within Joseph Bryan Park (262 acres), Bryan Park Avenue, Richmond, Virginia. It is open daily without charge; peak season is April 1 to May 15.
Joseph Byrd Joseph Byrd (almost no one except Columbia Records ever called him "Joe") (born December 19, 1937 in Louisville, Kentucky, raised Tucson, Arizona) was the leader of The United States of America, a notable rock band from the 1960's, as well as the psychedelic group Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies, of cult fame through their release The American Metaphysical Circus. His lengthy career in a wide variety of experimental and other music genres is matched by few, if any, American composer-arrangers and music educators.
Joseph C. Amberg Joseph Amburg (1892-September 30, 1935) was a New York mobster who, with his brothers Hyman and Louis "Pretty" Amberg, was involved in labor racketeering and other criminal activities. During the 1920s and 1930s the brothers competed with rivals such as Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro, Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, Abe "Kid Twist" Reles and the Shapiro Brothers.
Joseph C. Lincoln Joseph Crosby Lincoln, (born February 13, 1870 in Brewster, Massachusetts died March 10, 1944 in Winter Park, Florida) was an American author of poems, novels and short stories, many set in a fictionalized Cape Cod. Lincoln's work frequently appeared in popular magazines like the Saturday Evening Post and The Delineator.
Joseph C. Porter Joseph Chrisman Porter (September 12, 1819 – February 16, 1863) was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War, a key leader in the guerilla campaigns in northern Missouri, and a figure of controversy. The main source for his history, Joseph A.
Joseph C. Rodriguez Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez (November 14, 1928-November 1, 2005) born in San Bernardino, California, was a United States Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor - the United States' highest military decoration for his actions near Munye-ri, Korea during the Korean War.
Joseph C. Yates Joseph Christopher Yates (November 9, 1768–March 19, 1837), born in Schenectady, New York, was an American lawyer, statesman and politician. Yates catapulted himself up the ranks of his day, becoming first the mayor of Schenectady (1798), then a state Senator (1805), followed by a State Supreme Court Justice (1808) and finally the fourth Governor of New York (1823–1824).
Joseph Cahill John Joseph Cahill (21 January, 1891 – 22 October, 1959) was Premier of New South Wales from 1952 to 1959. He is best remembered as the Premier who approved construction on the Sydney Opera House, and for his work increasing the authority of local government in the state.
Joseph Caillaux Joseph-Marie-Auguste Caillaux (March 30, 1863 - November 21/22, 1944) was a major French politician of the Third Republic. The leader of the Radicals, he favored a policy of conciliation with Germany during his premiership from 1911 to 1912, which led to the maintenance of the peace during the Second Moroccan Crisis of 1911.
Joseph Calasanza, Ritter von Arneth Joseph Calasanza, Ritter von Arneth (1791-1863) was an Austrian numismatist and archæologist, born at Leopoldschlag, upper Austria. He became custodian of the Cabinet of Coins and Antiquities in Vienna, and director of that institution in 1840, in which capacity he rendered very valuable services to the department of numismatics.
Joseph Calhoun Joseph Calhoun (October 22, 1750 – April 14, 1817) was a Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1804-1805) and represented South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives (1807-1811). Born in Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, he moved with his father to South Carolina in 1756 and settled in Granville District, on Little River, near the present town of Abbeville.
Joseph Calleia Joseph Calleia (born Giuseppe Maria Spurrin-Calleja, in Malta, August 4, 1897; died October 31, 1975 in Malta), was a singer, composer, and actor, both on Broadway and in film. Calleia played against some Hollywood greats, including William Holden, Errol Flynn, Mae West, Bette Davis, Jane Russell, Mario Lanza, Charlton Heston, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Orson Welles, Tyrone Power, Alan Ladd and Anthony Quinn.
Joseph Campanella Joseph Campanella (born November 21, 1933The Internet Movie Database states that Campanella was born in 1927. in New York City) is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 TV and film roles since 1955, including a prominent role as Harper Deveraux on the soap opera Days of our Lives from 1987 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1992, and a recurring role on The Bold and the Beautiful from 1997 to 2003.
Joseph Cardinal Bernardin His Eminence, Joseph Louis Cardinal Bernardin (originally Bernardini), (April 2, 1928–November 14, 1996) was an American clergyman who served as the twelfth bishop and seventh archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago from 1982 to 1996.
Joseph Cardinal Zen Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun, SDB (, Shanghainese ) (born 13 January, 1932) is a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and bishop of Hong Kong. On 24 March 2006 Pope Benedict XVI elevated him to the dignity of a Cardinal Priest assigned to the titular church of S.
Joseph Carens Joseph Carens is a Professor at the Department of Political Science of the University of Toronto, Canada. His research interests are mainly focused on contemporary political theory, especially on issues related to immigration and political community.
Joseph Cassidy (Roman Catholic Bishop) Joseph Cassidy (born 29 October, 1933 is a Roman Catholic bishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Tuam He was born in Charlestown], [[County Mayo Ireland. He was ordained a priest on 21 June, 1959 for the Diocese of Clonfert and was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese on 24 August, 1979.
Joseph Castanon Joseph Castanon is an American child actor. He has appeared in several television series, including Jericho, NCIS, and Crossing Jordan, and won the 2006 Young Artist Award for Guest Starring Young Actor in a TV series for an appearance on Ghost Whisperer.
Joseph Cattarinch Joseph Cattarinich (born November 13, 1881 in Levis, Quebec - December 7, 1938), was a professional hockey player, horse race track entrepreneur and co-owner of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League.
Joseph Cattarinich Joseph Cattarinich (born November 13, 1881 in Levis, Quebec - December 7, 1938), was a professional hockey player, horse race track entrepreneur and co-owner of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League.
Joseph Cefai Joseph (also known as Giuseppi) Cefai was a Gozitan politician, administrator and civil servant. Along with other prominent Gozitans, Cefai was known for his promotion of the interests of the island of Gozo where he was born on the 28th of October 1921.
Joseph Ceravolo Joseph Ceravolo (April 22, 1934 – September 4, 1988) was an American poet associated with the second generation of the New York School. Most of Ceravolo’s work is out of print and his popularity is limited to the community of writers.
Joseph Cinqué Sengbe Pieh (1815 – ca. 1879), later known as Joseph Cinqué, was a West African man of the Mende tribe who was the most prominent defendant in the Amistad case, in which it was proved that he and 52 others had been victims of the illegal Atlantic slave trade.
Joseph Clarke Joseph "Fighting Joe" Andrew Clarke (born: September 20, 1869 died: July 26, 1941) was a politician and lawyer from Canada. He served twice as mayor of the City of Edmonton, and was a perennial candidate for federal and provincial elections.
Joseph Claude Sinel Joseph Claude Sinel (born 1889, died 1975), also known as Jo Sinel or Auckland Jo, was a pioneering industrial designer who is sometimes said to have coined the term "industrial design" around the 1920's in the USA. Sinel denied the paternity of this term in an interview in 1969.
Joseph Coles Kirby Joseph Coles Kirby (1837-1924) was an English flour miller who migrated to Sydney, Australia in 1854. In 1864, Kirby was ordained in the Congregational Churches and then ministered to rural and city congregations in Queensland and South Australia and supported or lead many causes for social reform such as the temperance movement, women's suffrage and raising the age of consent to 16 in Australia.
Joseph Coniglio Joseph Coniglio (born February 6, 1943) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 2002, where he represents the 38th Legislative District. Senator Coniglio is the Chairman of the State Government Committee, and he also serves on the Senate Labor Committee, and the Senate Budget & Approprations Committee.
Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Teodor Józef Konrad Korzeniowski, 3 December, 1857 – 3 August, 1924) was a Polish-born British novelist. Some of his works have been labelled romantic: Conrad's supposed "romanticism" is heavily imbued with fierce irony and a fine sense of man's capacity for self-deception.
Joseph Conrad (ship) The Joseph Conrad is a sailing ship originally launched as the Georg Stage in 1882 and used to train sailors in Denmark, then bought in 1934 and renamed by Alan Villiers for a round-the-world cruise, and later used for training by the United States. Joseph Conrad is now a museum ship at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut.
Joseph Cook Sir Joseph Cook GCMG PC (7 December, 1860 – 30 July, 1947), Australian politician and sixth Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Silverdale, a small mining town near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. He had no formal education and worked in the coal mines from the age of nine.
Joseph Cooke Rev. Joseph Cooke (1775-1811), a Free Christian, was expelled by the Wesleyan Methodists on doctrinal grounds and became the inspiration behind the Methodist Unitarian movement formed under the leadership of another former Wesleyan Joseph Ashworth.
Joseph Corbett, Jr. Joseph Corbett, Jr., a former Fulbright scholar, became the 127th Fugitive named on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, placed there March 30, 1960 for the kidnap and subsequent murder of Adolph Coors III, heir to the Coors Beer fortune.
Joseph Cordeiro Joseph Marie Anthony Cordeiro was born in Bombay, India on 19 Jan 1918 to parents of Goan origin. He was educated at Saint Patrick's High School, Karachi, the University of Bombay and Oxford University and received his religious training at the Papal Seminary in Kandy, Sri Lanka and was ordained a priest in Karachi, Pakistan on 24 Aug 1946.
Joseph Cordiano Joseph Cordiano (born October 30, 1957) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was formerly a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty.
Joseph Cornelius O'Rourke Count Joseph Cornelius O'Rourke (1772-1849) was a Russian nobleman and military leader who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He is also particularly well remembered in Serbia where he led a combined Russian and Serb army to defeat the Turks at Varvarin in 1810.
Joseph Cornell Joseph Cornell, (born December 24, 1903 – died December 29, 1972) was an American artist and sculptor, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. Influenced by the Surrealists, he was also an avant garde experimental filmmaker.
Joseph Cotten Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, 1905–February 6, 1994) was an American stage and screen actor. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with Orson Welles, which included Citizen Kane, The Third Man, and Journey Into Fear, which Cotten wrote.
Joseph Coulon de Jumonville Joseph Coulon de Villiers, Sieur de Jumonville (8 September 1718 – May 28 1754) was a French Canadian military officer. His defeat at the Battle of Jumonville Glen and his murder after surrendering to George Washington would set off the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War).
Joseph Cowen Joseph Cowen (1829 – February 18, 1900), English politician and journalist, son of Sir Joseph Cowen, a prominent citizen and Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne from 1865 to 1873, was born at Stella Hall, Blaydon. Cowen junior was educated privately in Ryton and at Edinburgh University, where he interested himself in European revolutionary movements.
Joseph Crabtree Joseph Crabtree (born September 21st 1979) is a professional session drummer based in London, England, most noted for his prog rock playing (Joe has toured the world with such acts as Pendragon (band) and David Cross (musician)).
Joseph Cropsey Joseph Cropsey (New York City, August 27, 1919) is an american political philosopher and professor of political science at the University of Chicago, where he has also been associate director of the John M. Olin Center for Inquiry into the Theory and Practice of Democracy.
Joseph Crosfield Joseph Crosfield (5 October 1792 – 16 February 1844) was a businessman who established a soap and chemical manufacturing business in Warrington, which was formerly in Lancashire but is now in the county of Cheshire. This business was to become the firm of Joseph Crosfield & Sons, Limited.
Joseph Cultice Joseph Cultice began his photography career in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was inspired by his love of rock'n roll and pop icons like KISS and David Bowie. He moved to New York City in 1990 and immediately began making an international name for himself as one of the few leading music photographers whose wide range of talents allowed him to cross over into the celebrity and fashion fields.
Joseph de Maistre Joseph-Marie, Comte de Maistre (April 1, 1753- February 26, 1821) was a French-speaking Savoyard lawyer, diplomat, writer, and philosopher. He was one of the most influential spokesmen for a counter-revolutionary and authoritarian conservatism in the period immediately following the French Revolution of 1789.
Joseph de Marliave Joseph de Marliave (1873–1914) was a French musicologist. He is best known for his book on the Beethoven quartets, which was the most widely-read and quoted book on the subject prior to Joseph Kerman's 1966 book The Beethoven Quartets.
Joseph D. Beck Joseph David Beck (March 14, 1866 near Bloomingdale, Wisconsin in Vernon County, Wisconsin - November 8, 1936 in Madison, Wisconsin) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1921 until 1929.
Joseph D. Stewart Joseph D. Stewart (born July 9, 1942) is a retired United States Marine Corps major general, who after his retirement from the Marine Corps, was appointed as Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) on August 1, 1998.
Joseph Dahmus Joseph Henry Dahmus (March 22, 1909 - March 7, 2005) was a scholar of medieval history and the author of many books, including the Dictionary of Medieval Civilization (Macmillan, 1984). He was a professor at Pennsylvania State University from 1947 to 1975.
Joseph Damer, 1st Earl of Dorchester Joseph Damer, 1st Earl of Dorchester (12 March 1718 – 1798) was a wealthy landowner particularly associated with the reshaping of Milton Abbey and the creation of the village of Milton Abbas in Dorset, south-west England.
Joseph Daul Joseph Daul (born 13 April 1947 in Strasbourg) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the East of France. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group.
Joseph Davilmar Théodore Joseph Davilmar Théodore (1847 1917) was President of Haïti from November 7, 1914 to February 22, 1915. Born in the town of Ennery in the northern half of the country, he began his career in the military, and organized the cacao farmers of the north in the revolt against President Oreste Zamor.
Joseph Day Joseph Day (born 1855 in London, died 1946) trained as an engineer at the School of Practical Engineering at Crystal Palace in London, began work at Stothert & Pitt in Bath, and in 1889 designed the two-stroke engine as it is widely-known today (in contrast to the two-stroke engine designed by Dugald Clark), the Valve-less Two-Stroke Engine. In 1878 he started his own business, an iron foundry making cranes, mortar mills and compressors amongst other things.
Joseph Deiss Joseph Deiss (born January 18, 1946) is an economist, Swiss politician and a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC). From 1999 to 2006, he was a member of the Swiss Federal Council, heading the Federal Department of Economic Affairs.
Joseph DeJarnette Joseph Spencer DeJarnette (born September 1866, Virginia) was the director of Western State Hospital (located in Staunton, Virginia) from 1905 to 1943. He was a vocal proponent of eugenics, specifically, the compulsory sterilization of the mentally ill.
Joseph Deluca Joseph DeLuca (March 17, 1893 - March 20, 1952) was an Italian-American mobster who controlled the smuggling and distribution of narcotics with his brother Frank Deluca in Kansas City, Missouri for almost four decades.
Joseph Denison Joseph J. Denison (October 1, 1815–February 19, 1900) was a minister; the first President of Kansas State University; and a founder of Manhattan, Kansas, having volunteered to go to Kansas Territory with the New England Emigrant Aid Company in 1855 to fight against the extension of slavery.
Joseph DeRisi Joseph DeRisi is an American biologist. He is currently an associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco, with a joint appointment at the California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3).
Joseph Despard Pemberton Joseph Despard Pemberton (July 23, 1821 - November 11, 1893) was a surveyor for the Hudson's Bay Company, Surveyor General for the Colony of Vancouver Island, a pre-Confederation politician, a businessman and a farmer. He was born in 1821 in Dublin, Ireland and died in 1893 in Oak Bay, British Columbia.
Joseph Devonsher Jackson Joseph Devonsher Jackson (23 June, 1783-19 December, 1857) was an Irish Conservative MP in the United Kingdom Parliament and subsequently a Judge. He was the eldest son of Strettell Jackson of Peterborough, County Cork.
Joseph DiVarco Joseph "Little Caesar" DiVarco was a Chicago mobster who, as an associate of North Side capo Vincent Solano, oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Rush Street "crew" which included illegal gambling, loan sharking, extortion, protection and "street tax" collections as well as operating several adult bookstores operations during the 1970s and 1980s. He and Fiore Buccieri were partners in a local haberdashery during the 1960s authorities learned of his role in the Chicago Outfit] through undercover surveillance, government informants, and cooperation with other state and federal agencies and, following his conviction on under the [[RICO Act, DiVarco later died in federal prison.
Joseph Dorgan Joseph Robert Dorgan (born July 3 1975 in Niagara Falls, New York) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his former work in Extreme Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Johnny Swinger and in World Wrestling Entertainment as Johnny Parisi, a name derived from his relative Tony Parisi, a former WWWF performer.
Joseph Druce Joseph Druce (b. 1965) is a convicted murderer best known for having killed John Geoghan - the former Roman Catholic priest who was convicted of sexually abusing children, and who had also been at the center of the Catholic sexual abuse scandal.
Joseph Duffey Dr. Joseph Duffey, the former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (1977-1982), and former assistant Secretary of State for education and cultural affairs, served as director of the United States Information Agency from 1993 to 1999.
Joseph Dwight Judge Joseph Dwight (1702-1765) was a member of the Massachusetts Colonial Council and trustee of the Indian school in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He served as brigadier general of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, second in command of the colonial troops in the expedition against the French at Fortress Louisbourg in 1745, and commanded a brigade of Massachusetts militia at Lake Champlain during the French and Indian War.
Joseph E. Atkinson Joseph Edward Atkinson (December 23 1865 – May 7 1948) was a Canadian newspaper editor and activist. Under his leadership the Toronto Star became one of the most largest and most influential newspapers in Canada.
Joseph E. Casey Joseph Edward Casey (December 27, 1898 - September 1, 1980) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Clinton, he attended the public schools, served as a private in the United States Army at Camp Lee, Virginia in 1918, and was graduated from the Boston University School of Law in 1920.
Joseph E. Duncan III Joseph Edward Duncan III (born February 25, 1963) is an alleged American serial killer, and convicted sex offender who received national attention after being arrested in connection with the kidnapping of Shasta Groene, age eight, and her brother Dylan, age nine.
Joseph E. McDonald Joseph Ewing McDonald (August 29, 1819 - June 21, 1891) was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. Born in Butler County, Ohio, he moved with his mother to Montgomery County, Indiana in 1826 and apprenticed to the saddler’s trade when twelve years of age in La Fayette, Indiana.
Joseph E. Ransdell Joseph Eugene Ransdell (October 7, 1858 - July 27, 1954) was a United States Representative and Senator from Louisiana. Born in Alexandria, Louisiana, he attended the public schools and graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1882.
Joseph E. Stevenot Joseph Emile Hamilton Stevenot (1888 - June 8, 1943) was an American businessman who served as a Major in the US Army. He helped organize the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company and served as its Executive Vice President and General Manager.
Joseph E. Stiglitz Joseph Stiglitz (born February 9, 1943) is an American economist and a member of Columbia University faculty. He is a recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal (1979) and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel ("Nobel Prize in Economics") (2001).
Joseph E. Washington Joseph Edwin Washington was a American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on November 10, 1851 on the family homestead, "Wessyngton," near Cedar Hill, Tennessee in Robertson County.
Joseph Earl Bates Joseph Earl Bates (May 1, 1968 – September 26, 2003), was convicted of the 1990 murder of Charles Edward Jenkins and was executed in 2003 by lethal injection at Central Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina by the State of North Carolina.
Joseph Edamaruku Joseph Edamaruku (popularly identified by his surname Edamaruku) (7 September 1934 - 29 June 2006) was a well known journalist and a militant rationalist from Kerala. He was the Delhi Bureau chief of the Malayalam magazine Keralasabdam for more than twenty years, and the founder-editor of Therali, a rationalist periodical in Malayalam.
Joseph Edward Woodall Joseph Edward Woodall (1 June 1896-2 January 1962) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Joseph Eichler Joseph Eichler (1900 - 1974) was a California-based, post-war residential real estate developer known for building homes in the Modernist style. Between 1950 and 1974, his company, Eichler Homes, built over 11,000 homes in Northern California and three communities in Southern California, along with 3 homes in Chestnut Ridge NY, which came to be known as Eichlers and changed the California lifestyle.
Joseph Ellicott (1732 - 1780) Joseph Ellicott (1732 – 1780) was one of three Quaker brothers from Bucks County, Pennsylvania who purchased land on the Patapsco River and set up a new milling business there. John, Andrew, and Joseph founded Ellicott's Mills in 1772, which became one of the largest milling and manufacturing towns in the East.
Joseph Emin Joseph Emin (, Hovsep Emin) (1726-1809), was a prominent figure of the Armenian national liberation movement who travelled to various European countries and Russia in order to secure support for the liberation of Armenia from Persia and the Ottoman Empire.
Joseph Epstein (French Resistance leader) Joseph Epstein (October 16 1911 – April 11, 1944, Fort Mont-Valérien, France), also known as Colonel Gilles and as Joseph Andrei, was a Polish-born Jewish communist activist and leader of the French Resistance during World War II. He was executed by the Germans.
Joseph Epstein (writer) Joseph Epstein (born January 9, 1937) is a Chicagoan essayist, short story writer, and editor, best known as a former editor of the Phi Beta Kappa Society's American Scholar magazine and for his recent essay collection, Snobbery: The American Version. He was also a lecturer at Northwestern University from 1974 - 2002.
Joseph Esherick Joseph Esherick (1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – December 17, 1998) was an American architect, nephew of American sculptor Wharton Esherick. Graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1937, Esherick set up practice in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1953 and taught at University of California, Berkeley for many years.
Joseph Esposito (mobster) Joseph "Diamond Joe" Esposito (d. March 21, 1928) was a Chicago politician who, during Prohibition, was involved in bootlegging, extortion, prostitution and labor racketeering with the Genna Brothers.
Joseph Estrada Joseph Ejercito Estrada (born José Marcelo Ejército on April 19, 1937) widely known as 'Erap' is a popular film actor in the Philippines and was the 13th President of the Philippines from June 30, 1998 to January 20, 2001.
Joseph Ettor Joseph J. Ettor (1886-1948) served as one of the leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) labor union, which conducted its first great Eastern strike involving some 35,000 workers in 1912 at Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Joseph F. (Skip) Ryan Joseph "Skip" Ryan was the original Senior Minister of Park Cities Presbyterian Church (PCPC), a large Dallas, Texas area church that separated from Highland Park Presbyterian Church in the early 1990s. He announced his resignation to the PCPC congregation on Sunday, August 20, 2006, citing personal struggles.
Joseph Farnham Joseph White Farnham (December 2 1884 - June 2 1931) was an American playwright and an Academy Award-winning film writer and film editor of the silent movie era to the early 1930s. He was also a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria, Prince of Asturias Duke Joseph Ferdinand Leopold of Bavaria, also known as Infante Jose Fernando de Baviera y Austria, Prince of Asturias (28 October 1692 - 6 February 1699) was the son of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1679-1705, 1714-1726) and his first wife, Maria Antonia of Austria, daughter of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, maternal granddaughter of King Felipe IV of Spain.
Joseph Ferriola Joseph Ferriola (1928 - March 11, 1989), aka Joe Nagall and Oscar, was an American mobster who ran the Chicago Outfit from 1986 to 1989 after his predecessor, Joseph Aiuppa, was convicted of skimming Las Vegas casino profits.
Joseph Fessio Joseph Fessio is a Roman Catholic priest of the Jesuit order, the founder and editor of Ignatius Press and the Provost of Ave Maria University. Joseph obtained his Doctorate in Theology under Benedict XVI at the University of Regensburg.
Joseph Fiévée Joseph Fiévée (April 9, 1767, Paris - May 9, 1839, Paris) was a French journalist, novelist, essayist, playwright, civil servant (haut fonctionnaire) and secret agent. He also lived in an openly gay relationship with the writer Théodore Leclercq, with whom he was buried after his death.
Joseph Fielding Joseph Fielding (1797–1863) was an early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement. He served as the second president of the British Mission (1838–1840), coordinating the activities of missionaries in sections of the British Isles and parts of Europe.
Joseph Fiennes Joseph Alberic Fiennes (pronounced "Fines") (born 27 May, 1970) is an English actor. He is perhaps best known for his work in the theatre and his portrayal of William Shakespeare in the 1998 film Shakespeare In Love.
Joseph Bradshaw Joseph Bradshaw, (1835-21 March 1875), was born in Pettigreen, Dromkeen, County Limerick, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Joseph Branch Joseph Branch (1915-1991) was an American jurist who served as Associate Justice (1966-1979) and then Chief Justice (1979-1986) of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He was a native of Halifax County, North Carolina and earned his law degree from Wake Forest University.
Joseph Brazier Joseph Brazier was originally a gun-locksmith firm, based in Wolverhampton, England, having begun as a family business around 1700 in London. The firm was very active in the 19th century, and was well known as a manufacturer of precision locks for rifles - including some used in the American Civil War and the famous American Hawken plains rifle.
Joseph Brodsky Joseph Brodsky (May 24, 1940 – January 28, 1996), born Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky () was a Russian-born poet and essayist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature (1987) and was chosen Poet Laureate of the United States (1991-1992). He had an honorary degree of the University of Silesia.
Joseph Brown Collection The Joseph Brown Collection are works donated by the collector and art dealer Joseph Brown, in the Ian Potter Centre, part of the National Gallery of Victoria. It is a varied collection of Australian art from different periods, with more than 150 works on display.
Joseph Browne Joseph Browne is a Fijian civil servant, who was Official Secretary to the late President, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, prior to Mara's possibly forced resignation during the insurrection which deposed the constitutional government in 2000. He had first been employed by Mara in 1985 when the latter was still Prime Minister, and had remained with him through the various offices he held, including the Vice-Presidency and Presidency.
Joseph Bruce Joseph Bruce, born April 28, 1972 in Wayne, Michigan, better known to the world as Violent J of the Insane Clown Posse. He is also the co-founder of the record label of the band, Psychopathic Records, with fellow ICP rapper Joseph Utsler (aka Shaggy 2 Dope) and their former manager, Alex Abbiss.
Joseph Bryan Park Azalea Garden The Joseph Bryan Park Azalea Garden (17 acres) is a botanical garden specializing in azaleas, located within Joseph Bryan Park (262 acres), Bryan Park Avenue, Richmond, Virginia. It is open daily without charge; peak season is April 1 to May 15.
Joseph Byrd Joseph Byrd (almost no one except Columbia Records ever called him "Joe") (born December 19, 1937 in Louisville, Kentucky, raised Tucson, Arizona) was the leader of The United States of America, a notable rock band from the 1960's, as well as the psychedelic group Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies, of cult fame through their release The American Metaphysical Circus. His lengthy career in a wide variety of experimental and other music genres is matched by few, if any, American composer-arrangers and music educators.
Joseph C. Amberg Joseph Amburg (1892-September 30, 1935) was a New York mobster who, with his brothers Hyman and Louis "Pretty" Amberg, was involved in labor racketeering and other criminal activities. During the 1920s and 1930s the brothers competed with rivals such as Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro, Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, Abe "Kid Twist" Reles and the Shapiro Brothers.
Joseph C. Lincoln Joseph Crosby Lincoln, (born February 13, 1870 in Brewster, Massachusetts died March 10, 1944 in Winter Park, Florida) was an American author of poems, novels and short stories, many set in a fictionalized Cape Cod. Lincoln's work frequently appeared in popular magazines like the Saturday Evening Post and The Delineator.
Joseph C. Porter Joseph Chrisman Porter (September 12, 1819 – February 16, 1863) was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War, a key leader in the guerilla campaigns in northern Missouri, and a figure of controversy. The main source for his history, Joseph A.
Joseph C. Rodriguez Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez (November 14, 1928-November 1, 2005) born in San Bernardino, California, was a United States Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor - the United States' highest military decoration for his actions near Munye-ri, Korea during the Korean War.
Joseph C. Yates Joseph Christopher Yates (November 9, 1768–March 19, 1837), born in Schenectady, New York, was an American lawyer, statesman and politician. Yates catapulted himself up the ranks of his day, becoming first the mayor of Schenectady (1798), then a state Senator (1805), followed by a State Supreme Court Justice (1808) and finally the fourth Governor of New York (1823–1824).
Joseph Cahill John Joseph Cahill (21 January, 1891 – 22 October, 1959) was Premier of New South Wales from 1952 to 1959. He is best remembered as the Premier who approved construction on the Sydney Opera House, and for his work increasing the authority of local government in the state.
Joseph Caillaux Joseph-Marie-Auguste Caillaux (March 30, 1863 - November 21/22, 1944) was a major French politician of the Third Republic. The leader of the Radicals, he favored a policy of conciliation with Germany during his premiership from 1911 to 1912, which led to the maintenance of the peace during the Second Moroccan Crisis of 1911.
Joseph Calasanza, Ritter von Arneth Joseph Calasanza, Ritter von Arneth (1791-1863) was an Austrian numismatist and archæologist, born at Leopoldschlag, upper Austria. He became custodian of the Cabinet of Coins and Antiquities in Vienna, and director of that institution in 1840, in which capacity he rendered very valuable services to the department of numismatics.
Joseph Calhoun Joseph Calhoun (October 22, 1750 – April 14, 1817) was a Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1804-1805) and represented South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives (1807-1811). Born in Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, he moved with his father to South Carolina in 1756 and settled in Granville District, on Little River, near the present town of Abbeville.
Joseph Calleia Joseph Calleia (born Giuseppe Maria Spurrin-Calleja, in Malta, August 4, 1897; died October 31, 1975 in Malta), was a singer, composer, and actor, both on Broadway and in film. Calleia played against some Hollywood greats, including William Holden, Errol Flynn, Mae West, Bette Davis, Jane Russell, Mario Lanza, Charlton Heston, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Orson Welles, Tyrone Power, Alan Ladd and Anthony Quinn.
Joseph Campanella Joseph Campanella (born November 21, 1933The Internet Movie Database states that Campanella was born in 1927. in New York City) is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 TV and film roles since 1955, including a prominent role as Harper Deveraux on the soap opera Days of our Lives from 1987 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1992, and a recurring role on The Bold and the Beautiful from 1997 to 2003.
Joseph Cardinal Bernardin His Eminence, Joseph Louis Cardinal Bernardin (originally Bernardini), (April 2, 1928–November 14, 1996) was an American clergyman who served as the twelfth bishop and seventh archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago from 1982 to 1996.
Joseph Cardinal Zen Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun, SDB (, Shanghainese ) (born 13 January, 1932) is a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and bishop of Hong Kong. On 24 March 2006 Pope Benedict XVI elevated him to the dignity of a Cardinal Priest assigned to the titular church of S.
Joseph Carens Joseph Carens is a Professor at the Department of Political Science of the University of Toronto, Canada. His research interests are mainly focused on contemporary political theory, especially on issues related to immigration and political community.
Joseph Cassidy (Roman Catholic Bishop) Joseph Cassidy (born 29 October, 1933 is a Roman Catholic bishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Tuam He was born in Charlestown], [[County Mayo Ireland. He was ordained a priest on 21 June, 1959 for the Diocese of Clonfert and was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese on 24 August, 1979.
Joseph Castanon Joseph Castanon is an American child actor. He has appeared in several television series, including Jericho, NCIS, and Crossing Jordan, and won the 2006 Young Artist Award for Guest Starring Young Actor in a TV series for an appearance on Ghost Whisperer.
Joseph Cattarinch Joseph Cattarinich (born November 13, 1881 in Levis, Quebec - December 7, 1938), was a professional hockey player, horse race track entrepreneur and co-owner of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League.
Joseph Cattarinich Joseph Cattarinich (born November 13, 1881 in Levis, Quebec - December 7, 1938), was a professional hockey player, horse race track entrepreneur and co-owner of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League.
Joseph Cefai Joseph (also known as Giuseppi) Cefai was a Gozitan politician, administrator and civil servant. Along with other prominent Gozitans, Cefai was known for his promotion of the interests of the island of Gozo where he was born on the 28th of October 1921.
Joseph Ceravolo Joseph Ceravolo (April 22, 1934 – September 4, 1988) was an American poet associated with the second generation of the New York School. Most of Ceravolo’s work is out of print and his popularity is limited to the community of writers.
Joseph Cinqué Sengbe Pieh (1815 – ca. 1879), later known as Joseph Cinqué, was a West African man of the Mende tribe who was the most prominent defendant in the Amistad case, in which it was proved that he and 52 others had been victims of the illegal Atlantic slave trade.
Joseph Clarke Joseph "Fighting Joe" Andrew Clarke (born: September 20, 1869 died: July 26, 1941) was a politician and lawyer from Canada. He served twice as mayor of the City of Edmonton, and was a perennial candidate for federal and provincial elections.
Joseph Claude Sinel Joseph Claude Sinel (born 1889, died 1975), also known as Jo Sinel or Auckland Jo, was a pioneering industrial designer who is sometimes said to have coined the term "industrial design" around the 1920's in the USA. Sinel denied the paternity of this term in an interview in 1969.
Joseph Coles Kirby Joseph Coles Kirby (1837-1924) was an English flour miller who migrated to Sydney, Australia in 1854. In 1864, Kirby was ordained in the Congregational Churches and then ministered to rural and city congregations in Queensland and South Australia and supported or lead many causes for social reform such as the temperance movement, women's suffrage and raising the age of consent to 16 in Australia.
Joseph Coniglio Joseph Coniglio (born February 6, 1943) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 2002, where he represents the 38th Legislative District. Senator Coniglio is the Chairman of the State Government Committee, and he also serves on the Senate Labor Committee, and the Senate Budget & Approprations Committee.
Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Teodor Józef Konrad Korzeniowski, 3 December, 1857 – 3 August, 1924) was a Polish-born British novelist. Some of his works have been labelled romantic: Conrad's supposed "romanticism" is heavily imbued with fierce irony and a fine sense of man's capacity for self-deception.
Joseph Conrad (ship) The Joseph Conrad is a sailing ship originally launched as the Georg Stage in 1882 and used to train sailors in Denmark, then bought in 1934 and renamed by Alan Villiers for a round-the-world cruise, and later used for training by the United States. Joseph Conrad is now a museum ship at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut.
Joseph Cook Sir Joseph Cook GCMG PC (7 December, 1860 – 30 July, 1947), Australian politician and sixth Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Silverdale, a small mining town near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. He had no formal education and worked in the coal mines from the age of nine.
Joseph Cooke Rev. Joseph Cooke (1775-1811), a Free Christian, was expelled by the Wesleyan Methodists on doctrinal grounds and became the inspiration behind the Methodist Unitarian movement formed under the leadership of another former Wesleyan Joseph Ashworth.
Joseph Corbett, Jr. Joseph Corbett, Jr., a former Fulbright scholar, became the 127th Fugitive named on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, placed there March 30, 1960 for the kidnap and subsequent murder of Adolph Coors III, heir to the Coors Beer fortune.
Joseph Cordeiro Joseph Marie Anthony Cordeiro was born in Bombay, India on 19 Jan 1918 to parents of Goan origin. He was educated at Saint Patrick's High School, Karachi, the University of Bombay and Oxford University and received his religious training at the Papal Seminary in Kandy, Sri Lanka and was ordained a priest in Karachi, Pakistan on 24 Aug 1946.
Joseph Cordiano Joseph Cordiano (born October 30, 1957) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was formerly a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty.
Joseph Cornelius O'Rourke Count Joseph Cornelius O'Rourke (1772-1849) was a Russian nobleman and military leader who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He is also particularly well remembered in Serbia where he led a combined Russian and Serb army to defeat the Turks at Varvarin in 1810.
Joseph Cornell Joseph Cornell, (born December 24, 1903 – died December 29, 1972) was an American artist and sculptor, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. Influenced by the Surrealists, he was also an avant garde experimental filmmaker.
Joseph Cotten Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, 1905–February 6, 1994) was an American stage and screen actor. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with Orson Welles, which included Citizen Kane, The Third Man, and Journey Into Fear, which Cotten wrote.
Joseph Coulon de Jumonville Joseph Coulon de Villiers, Sieur de Jumonville (8 September 1718 – May 28 1754) was a French Canadian military officer. His defeat at the Battle of Jumonville Glen and his murder after surrendering to George Washington would set off the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War).
Joseph Cowen Joseph Cowen (1829 – February 18, 1900), English politician and journalist, son of Sir Joseph Cowen, a prominent citizen and Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne from 1865 to 1873, was born at Stella Hall, Blaydon. Cowen junior was educated privately in Ryton and at Edinburgh University, where he interested himself in European revolutionary movements.
Joseph Crabtree Joseph Crabtree (born September 21st 1979) is a professional session drummer based in London, England, most noted for his prog rock playing (Joe has toured the world with such acts as Pendragon (band) and David Cross (musician)).
Joseph Cropsey Joseph Cropsey (New York City, August 27, 1919) is an american political philosopher and professor of political science at the University of Chicago, where he has also been associate director of the John M. Olin Center for Inquiry into the Theory and Practice of Democracy.
Joseph Crosfield Joseph Crosfield (5 October 1792 – 16 February 1844) was a businessman who established a soap and chemical manufacturing business in Warrington, which was formerly in Lancashire but is now in the county of Cheshire. This business was to become the firm of Joseph Crosfield & Sons, Limited.
Joseph Cultice Joseph Cultice began his photography career in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was inspired by his love of rock'n roll and pop icons like KISS and David Bowie. He moved to New York City in 1990 and immediately began making an international name for himself as one of the few leading music photographers whose wide range of talents allowed him to cross over into the celebrity and fashion fields.
Joseph de Maistre Joseph-Marie, Comte de Maistre (April 1, 1753- February 26, 1821) was a French-speaking Savoyard lawyer, diplomat, writer, and philosopher. He was one of the most influential spokesmen for a counter-revolutionary and authoritarian conservatism in the period immediately following the French Revolution of 1789.
Joseph de Marliave Joseph de Marliave (1873–1914) was a French musicologist. He is best known for his book on the Beethoven quartets, which was the most widely-read and quoted book on the subject prior to Joseph Kerman's 1966 book The Beethoven Quartets.
Joseph D. Beck Joseph David Beck (March 14, 1866 near Bloomingdale, Wisconsin in Vernon County, Wisconsin - November 8, 1936 in Madison, Wisconsin) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1921 until 1929.
Joseph D. Stewart Joseph D. Stewart (born July 9, 1942) is a retired United States Marine Corps major general, who after his retirement from the Marine Corps, was appointed as Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) on August 1, 1998.
Joseph Dahmus Joseph Henry Dahmus (March 22, 1909 - March 7, 2005) was a scholar of medieval history and the author of many books, including the Dictionary of Medieval Civilization (Macmillan, 1984). He was a professor at Pennsylvania State University from 1947 to 1975.
Joseph Damer, 1st Earl of Dorchester Joseph Damer, 1st Earl of Dorchester (12 March 1718 – 1798) was a wealthy landowner particularly associated with the reshaping of Milton Abbey and the creation of the village of Milton Abbas in Dorset, south-west England.
Joseph Daul Joseph Daul (born 13 April 1947 in Strasbourg) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the East of France. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group.
Joseph Davilmar Théodore Joseph Davilmar Théodore (1847 1917) was President of Haïti from November 7, 1914 to February 22, 1915. Born in the town of Ennery in the northern half of the country, he began his career in the military, and organized the cacao farmers of the north in the revolt against President Oreste Zamor.
Joseph Day Joseph Day (born 1855 in London, died 1946) trained as an engineer at the School of Practical Engineering at Crystal Palace in London, began work at Stothert & Pitt in Bath, and in 1889 designed the two-stroke engine as it is widely-known today (in contrast to the two-stroke engine designed by Dugald Clark), the Valve-less Two-Stroke Engine. In 1878 he started his own business, an iron foundry making cranes, mortar mills and compressors amongst other things.
Joseph Deiss Joseph Deiss (born January 18, 1946) is an economist, Swiss politician and a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC). From 1999 to 2006, he was a member of the Swiss Federal Council, heading the Federal Department of Economic Affairs.
Joseph DeJarnette Joseph Spencer DeJarnette (born September 1866, Virginia) was the director of Western State Hospital (located in Staunton, Virginia) from 1905 to 1943. He was a vocal proponent of eugenics, specifically, the compulsory sterilization of the mentally ill.
Joseph Deluca Joseph DeLuca (March 17, 1893 - March 20, 1952) was an Italian-American mobster who controlled the smuggling and distribution of narcotics with his brother Frank Deluca in Kansas City, Missouri for almost four decades.
Joseph Denison Joseph J. Denison (October 1, 1815–February 19, 1900) was a minister; the first President of Kansas State University; and a founder of Manhattan, Kansas, having volunteered to go to Kansas Territory with the New England Emigrant Aid Company in 1855 to fight against the extension of slavery.
Joseph DeRisi Joseph DeRisi is an American biologist. He is currently an associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco, with a joint appointment at the California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3).
Joseph Despard Pemberton Joseph Despard Pemberton (July 23, 1821 - November 11, 1893) was a surveyor for the Hudson's Bay Company, Surveyor General for the Colony of Vancouver Island, a pre-Confederation politician, a businessman and a farmer. He was born in 1821 in Dublin, Ireland and died in 1893 in Oak Bay, British Columbia.
Joseph Devonsher Jackson Joseph Devonsher Jackson (23 June, 1783-19 December, 1857) was an Irish Conservative MP in the United Kingdom Parliament and subsequently a Judge. He was the eldest son of Strettell Jackson of Peterborough, County Cork.
Joseph DiVarco Joseph "Little Caesar" DiVarco was a Chicago mobster who, as an associate of North Side capo Vincent Solano, oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Rush Street "crew" which included illegal gambling, loan sharking, extortion, protection and "street tax" collections as well as operating several adult bookstores operations during the 1970s and 1980s. He and Fiore Buccieri were partners in a local haberdashery during the 1960s authorities learned of his role in the Chicago Outfit] through undercover surveillance, government informants, and cooperation with other state and federal agencies and, following his conviction on under the [[RICO Act, DiVarco later died in federal prison.
Joseph Dorgan Joseph Robert Dorgan (born July 3 1975 in Niagara Falls, New York) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his former work in Extreme Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Johnny Swinger and in World Wrestling Entertainment as Johnny Parisi, a name derived from his relative Tony Parisi, a former WWWF performer.
Joseph Druce Joseph Druce (b. 1965) is a convicted murderer best known for having killed John Geoghan - the former Roman Catholic priest who was convicted of sexually abusing children, and who had also been at the center of the Catholic sexual abuse scandal.
Joseph Duffey Dr. Joseph Duffey, the former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (1977-1982), and former assistant Secretary of State for education and cultural affairs, served as director of the United States Information Agency from 1993 to 1999.
Joseph Dwight Judge Joseph Dwight (1702-1765) was a member of the Massachusetts Colonial Council and trustee of the Indian school in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He served as brigadier general of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, second in command of the colonial troops in the expedition against the French at Fortress Louisbourg in 1745, and commanded a brigade of Massachusetts militia at Lake Champlain during the French and Indian War.
Joseph E. Atkinson Joseph Edward Atkinson (December 23 1865 – May 7 1948) was a Canadian newspaper editor and activist. Under his leadership the Toronto Star became one of the most largest and most influential newspapers in Canada.
Joseph E. Casey Joseph Edward Casey (December 27, 1898 - September 1, 1980) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Clinton, he attended the public schools, served as a private in the United States Army at Camp Lee, Virginia in 1918, and was graduated from the Boston University School of Law in 1920.
Joseph E. Duncan III Joseph Edward Duncan III (born February 25, 1963) is an alleged American serial killer, and convicted sex offender who received national attention after being arrested in connection with the kidnapping of Shasta Groene, age eight, and her brother Dylan, age nine.
Joseph E. McDonald Joseph Ewing McDonald (August 29, 1819 - June 21, 1891) was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. Born in Butler County, Ohio, he moved with his mother to Montgomery County, Indiana in 1826 and apprenticed to the saddler’s trade when twelve years of age in La Fayette, Indiana.
Joseph E. Ransdell Joseph Eugene Ransdell (October 7, 1858 - July 27, 1954) was a United States Representative and Senator from Louisiana. Born in Alexandria, Louisiana, he attended the public schools and graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1882.
Joseph E. Stevenot Joseph Emile Hamilton Stevenot (1888 - June 8, 1943) was an American businessman who served as a Major in the US Army. He helped organize the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company and served as its Executive Vice President and General Manager.
Joseph E. Stiglitz Joseph Stiglitz (born February 9, 1943) is an American economist and a member of Columbia University faculty. He is a recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal (1979) and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel ("Nobel Prize in Economics") (2001).
Joseph E. Washington Joseph Edwin Washington was a American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on November 10, 1851 on the family homestead, "Wessyngton," near Cedar Hill, Tennessee in Robertson County.
Joseph Earl Bates Joseph Earl Bates (May 1, 1968 – September 26, 2003), was convicted of the 1990 murder of Charles Edward Jenkins and was executed in 2003 by lethal injection at Central Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina by the State of North Carolina.
Joseph Edamaruku Joseph Edamaruku (popularly identified by his surname Edamaruku) (7 September 1934 - 29 June 2006) was a well known journalist and a militant rationalist from Kerala. He was the Delhi Bureau chief of the Malayalam magazine Keralasabdam for more than twenty years, and the founder-editor of Therali, a rationalist periodical in Malayalam.
Joseph Edward Woodall Joseph Edward Woodall (1 June 1896-2 January 1962) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Joseph Eichler Joseph Eichler (1900 - 1974) was a California-based, post-war residential real estate developer known for building homes in the Modernist style. Between 1950 and 1974, his company, Eichler Homes, built over 11,000 homes in Northern California and three communities in Southern California, along with 3 homes in Chestnut Ridge NY, which came to be known as Eichlers and changed the California lifestyle.
Joseph Ellicott (1732 - 1780) Joseph Ellicott (1732 – 1780) was one of three Quaker brothers from Bucks County, Pennsylvania who purchased land on the Patapsco River and set up a new milling business there. John, Andrew, and Joseph founded Ellicott's Mills in 1772, which became one of the largest milling and manufacturing towns in the East.
Joseph Emin Joseph Emin (, Hovsep Emin) (1726-1809), was a prominent figure of the Armenian national liberation movement who travelled to various European countries and Russia in order to secure support for the liberation of Armenia from Persia and the Ottoman Empire.
Joseph Epstein (French Resistance leader) Joseph Epstein (October 16 1911 – April 11, 1944, Fort Mont-Valérien, France), also known as Colonel Gilles and as Joseph Andrei, was a Polish-born Jewish communist activist and leader of the French Resistance during World War II. He was executed by the Germans.
Joseph Epstein (writer) Joseph Epstein (born January 9, 1937) is a Chicagoan essayist, short story writer, and editor, best known as a former editor of the Phi Beta Kappa Society's American Scholar magazine and for his recent essay collection, Snobbery: The American Version. He was also a lecturer at Northwestern University from 1974 - 2002.
Joseph Esherick Joseph Esherick (1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – December 17, 1998) was an American architect, nephew of American sculptor Wharton Esherick. Graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1937, Esherick set up practice in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1953 and taught at University of California, Berkeley for many years.
Joseph Esposito (mobster) Joseph "Diamond Joe" Esposito (d. March 21, 1928) was a Chicago politician who, during Prohibition, was involved in bootlegging, extortion, prostitution and labor racketeering with the Genna Brothers.
Joseph Estrada Joseph Ejercito Estrada (born José Marcelo Ejército on April 19, 1937) widely known as 'Erap' is a popular film actor in the Philippines and was the 13th President of the Philippines from June 30, 1998 to January 20, 2001.
Joseph Ettor Joseph J. Ettor (1886-1948) served as one of the leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) labor union, which conducted its first great Eastern strike involving some 35,000 workers in 1912 at Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Joseph F. (Skip) Ryan Joseph "Skip" Ryan was the original Senior Minister of Park Cities Presbyterian Church (PCPC), a large Dallas, Texas area church that separated from Highland Park Presbyterian Church in the early 1990s. He announced his resignation to the PCPC congregation on Sunday, August 20, 2006, citing personal struggles.
Joseph Farnham Joseph White Farnham (December 2 1884 - June 2 1931) was an American playwright and an Academy Award-winning film writer and film editor of the silent movie era to the early 1930s. He was also a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria, Prince of Asturias Duke Joseph Ferdinand Leopold of Bavaria, also known as Infante Jose Fernando de Baviera y Austria, Prince of Asturias (28 October 1692 - 6 February 1699) was the son of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1679-1705, 1714-1726) and his first wife, Maria Antonia of Austria, daughter of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, maternal granddaughter of King Felipe IV of Spain.
Joseph Ferriola Joseph Ferriola (1928 - March 11, 1989), aka Joe Nagall and Oscar, was an American mobster who ran the Chicago Outfit from 1986 to 1989 after his predecessor, Joseph Aiuppa, was convicted of skimming Las Vegas casino profits.
Joseph Fessio Joseph Fessio is a Roman Catholic priest of the Jesuit order, the founder and editor of Ignatius Press and the Provost of Ave Maria University. Joseph obtained his Doctorate in Theology under Benedict XVI at the University of Regensburg.
Joseph Fiévée Joseph Fiévée (April 9, 1767, Paris - May 9, 1839, Paris) was a French journalist, novelist, essayist, playwright, civil servant (haut fonctionnaire) and secret agent. He also lived in an openly gay relationship with the writer Théodore Leclercq, with whom he was buried after his death.
Joseph Fielding Joseph Fielding (1797–1863) was an early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement. He served as the second president of the British Mission (1838–1840), coordinating the activities of missionaries in sections of the British Isles and parts of Europe.
Joseph Fiennes Joseph Alberic Fiennes (pronounced "Fines") (born 27 May, 1970) is an English actor. He is perhaps best known for his work in the theatre and his portrayal of William Shakespeare in the 1998 film Shakespeare In Love.
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