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James Gopsill James Gopsill was the Republican mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey from May 6, 1867 to May 3, 1868. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from New Jersey in 1868 and a member of the Republican National Committee from New Jersey from 1868 to 1872.
James Gordon Legge Lieutenant General James Gordon Legge CB, CMG (15 August 1863 - 18 September 1947) was an Australian Army Lieutenant General who served in World War I. Unlike other generals, he never accepted awarded any Imperial honours.
James Gorman (journalist) James Gorman (born 1949) is the author of numerous books, and hundreds upon hundreds of articles, most of which were written for either Discover magazine or the New York Times. His most famous and highest selling book is First Aid for Hypochondriacs.
James Gorman (VC) James Gorman (21 August, 1834–18 October, 1882) 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.
James Gottstein James B. "Jim" Gottstein, JD, is an Alaska based lawyer who specializes in business matters and public land law, and is well known as an attorney advocate for people diagnosed with serious mental illness.
James Graham (NC politician) James Graham (January 7 1793–September 25 1851) a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Lincoln County, North Carolina, January 7, 1793; brother of William Alexander Graham; pursued classical studies and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1814; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1818 and commenced practice in Rutherford County, North Carolina; member of the State house of representatives in 1822, 1823, 1824, 1828, and 1829; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835); presented credentials as an Anti-Jacksonian Member-elect to the Twenty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1835, to March 29, 1836, when the seat was declared vacant; subsequently elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the same Congress; reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh Congresses and served from December 5, 1836, to March 3, 1843; chairman, Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-seventh Congress);
James Graham Fair James Graham Fair (December 3, 1831– San Francisco, December 28, 1894) was the overnight millionaire part-owner of the Comstock Lode, a United States Senator and a colorful real estate and railroad speculator.
James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose James Graham, 1st Duke and 4th Marquess of Montrose (April 1682–7 January, 1742) was a Scottish aristocratic statesman in the early eighteenth century. On 31 March, 1702 he married Christian Carnegie, daughter of David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk.
James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose, KT, PC (16 July 1799 – 30 December 1874) was a British politician. He was the only son of his father's second marriage (to Caroline Marie Montagu, the daughter of the Duke of Manchester).
James Gregory (actor) James Gregory (December 23, 1911 – September 16, 2002) was an American character actor noted for playing brash roles such as McCarthy-like Senator Joseph Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate (1962), the audacious General Ursus in Beneath the Planet of the Apes, and loudmouthed Inspector Luger in Barney Miller (TV-Series 1975 - 1982). He also played Dean Martin's spy boss MacDonald, in the Matt Helm movie series, and is fondly remembered for his role as Dr.
James Grieve apple James Grieve is an old variety of apple. It gets its name from its breeder, James Grieve, who raised the apple from pollination of a Pott’s Seedling with a Cox's Orange Pippin apple in Edinburgh, Scotland some time before 1893.
James Griffin James Donald Griffin (Born June 29 1929 in Buffalo, New York) is a former American politician who served in the New York State Senate (56th District, 1967-77) and then for 16 years as the Mayor of Buffalo, New York (1978-93). He later returned to public life serving as a member of the Buffalo Common Council.
James Griffin Stadium James Griffin Stadium is a 4,367-capacity stadium in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Although it is located on the grounds of Saint Paul Central High School, it has a professional sports tenant in the Minnesota Thunder.
James Grosjean James Grosjean is a gambling expert and author best known for his 2000 book Beyond Counting: Exploiting Casino Games from Blackjack to Video Poker. He became a professional blackjack player while studying as a graduate student at the University of Chicago's Department of Economics.
James Guillaume James Guillaume (February 16 1844 - November 20 1916) was a leading member of the Jura federation of the First International, the anarchist wing of the International. Later, Guillaume would take an active role in the founding of the Anarchist St.
James Gunn (author) James Edwin Gunn (born 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American Science Fiction author, editor, scholar, and anthologist. His work from the 1960s and 70s is considered his most significant fiction, and his Road to Science Fiction collections are considered his most important scholarly books.
James Guthrie (artist) Sir James Guthrie (1859–1930) was a Scottish painter known, later on in his career, for his portraiture, although primarily known for his work in the realm of Scottish Realism. Born in Greenock, Guthrie, unlike many of his contemporaries, did not study in Paris, being mostly self-taught, although mentored for a short time by John Pettie in London.
James Guthrie (record producer) James Guthrie is a British record producer best known for his work with the band Pink Floyd. Guthrie has worked on their biggest selling albums, The Wall as engineer and co-producer, and has subsequently worked with the band and its members in some form or another on all future products and has supervised the remasterings of the band and Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's solo catalog and re-mixing to 5.
James Gwilt James Gwilt (born August 11, 1986) is an Australian rules football player for the St Kilda Football Club. James has the distinction of being the second of only 2 current AFL players (the other is Mal Michael from Brisbane Lions) to have a Papua New Guinean parent.
James H Reeve James H (Hengist) Reeve is a UK broadcaster, journalist, raconteur and radio phone-in host based in the Manchester area. James has hosted shows on Piccadilly Radio now Key 103 FM, BBC GMR now BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Five Live, Sheffield Hallam FM, talkSPORT, TEAMtalk radio stations and, up until July 2006, presented the late night phone-in show at Key 103.
James H Symington James Harvey Symington (JHS) was born to Lyle and Ida (Hughes) Symington on August 28 1913 and was one of 11 children. He is best remembered for being the leader of the Exclusive Brethren from 1970 until his death in 1987.
James H. Burnley IV James Horace Burnley IV is an American politician and lawyer born in 1948 and from DC. He graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts and got his Juris Doctor from Harvard in 1973.
James H. Critchfield James Hardesty Critchfield (1917 - April 22, 2003) was an officer of the US Central Intelligence Agency who rose to become the chief of its Near East and South Asia division. He also served as the CIA's national intelligence officer for energy in the 1970s and after he retired in 1974, he became an energy policy consultant in the Middle East, serving such clients as the Sultan of Oman.
James H. Harris James H. Harris (died January 28 1898) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.
James H. Kyle James Henderson Kyle (February 24 1854 July 1 1901) was an American politician. One of the most successful members of the Populist Party he served for 10 years as a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota from 1891 until his death.
James H. Lane (general) James Henry Lane (July 28, 1833 – September 21, 1907) was a university professor and Confederate general in the American Civil War. Ironically, another man with the identical name, James Henry Lane, was also prominent in the Civil War era, but on the opposite side: an anti-slavery advocate, U.
James H. Ledlie James Hewett Ledlie (April 14, 1832 – August 15, 1882) was a civil engineer for American railroads and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is best known for his dereliction of duty at the Battle of the Crater during the Siege of Petersburg.
James H. Leuba James Henry Leuba (1867-1946) was an American psychologist, best known for his contributions to the psychology of religion. His work in this area is marked by a reductionistic tendency to explain mysticism and other religious experiences in physiological terms.
James H. McClure James Howe McClure (born on October 9, 1939 in Johannesburg, South Africa, died on June 17, 2006 in Oxford, England) was a British author and journalist best known for his Kramer and Zondi mysteries set in South Africa.
James H. Peck James Hawkins Peck (12 January 1790 - 29 April 1836) was a judge of the United States District Court for the district of Missouri. He was the third Judicial officer on whom the United States House of Representatives has passed Articles of Impeachment and was acquitted by the United States Senate.
James H. Schmitz James Henry Schmitz (October 15 1911–April 18, 1981) was an American writer born in Hamburg, Germany of American parents. Aside from two years at business school in Chicago, Schmitz lived in Germany until 1938, leaving before World War II broke out in Europe in 1939.
James H. Slater James Harvey Slater (December 28, 1826 - January 28, 1899) was a United States Representative and Senator from Oregon. Born near Springfield, Illinois, he attended the common schools, moved to California in 1849, and settled in Corvallis, Oregon in 1850.
James H. Wilkinson James Hardy Wilkinson (27 September, 1919 – 5 October, 1986) was a prominent figure in the field of numerical analysis, a field at the boundary of applied mathematics and computer science particularly useful to physics and engineering.
James Hahn James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California (2001-2005).
James Hall (paleontologist) James Hall (September 12, 1811–August 7, 1898) was an American geologist and paleontologist. He was a noted authority on stratigraphy and had an influential role in the development of American paleontology.
James Hall (singer) Before launching his solo career in 1990, James Hall was the singer for Atlanta band, Mary My Hope, which released one full-length album entitled Museum in 1989 and one EP, 1990's Suicide Kings, both on RCA/Silvertone. An expanded version of Suicide Kings appeared at the same time, called Monster Is Bigger Than The Man.
James Hamilton Peabody James Hamilton Peabody was born on August 21, 1852 in Orange County, Vermont, the youngest of 17 children. In 1871, while James was still in business college in Vermont, his family moved to Pueblo, Colorado; after completing his degree the following year, James followed his family and kept the books for the family dry goods store for three years (1872 to 1875).
James Hamilton Ross James Hamilton Ross (May 12 1856 - December 14 1932) was a Canadian politician, the Yukon Territory's third Commissioner, and an ardent defender of territorial rights. He is also considered to be the first resident of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
James Hamilton Webb James Hamilton Webb has been labelled a "pioneer of Sound Art in South Africa" and his work has been exhibited, broadcast and performed both locally and abroad. Operating in a variety of media and contexts, his work explores the realms of magick, sex and impossible environmental phenomena through the language of installation, live action and intervention.
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, KG, PC (January 21, 1811 – October 31, 1885) was a British Conservative nobleman and statesman who twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He had various styles during his lifetime, namely The Hon.
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton (June 19, 1606 – March 9, 1649), Scottish nobleman, son of James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, and of the Lady Anne Cunningham, daughter of the Earl of Glencairn, was born on 19 June 1606. He was the great-grandson of Catherine, the illegitimate daughter of King James IV.
James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn PC (c. 1575 – 23 March 1618), was the eldest son of Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley (4th son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran), and of Margaret, daughter of George Seton, 5th Lord Seton.
James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran KG PC (1589–2 March 1625), styled Lord Aven from 1599 to 1604, was a Scottish politician. He was the son of John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton.
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn (29 February 1904 – 4 June 1979) was a British nobleman of the 20th century. He was variously styled Viscount Strabane (1904–1913), Marquess of Hamilton (1913–1953), and finally inherited his father's peerages on 12 September 1953.
James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn PC (London, October 22 1712 – October 9 1789, Boroughbridge), was a Scottish and Irish nobleman, the eldest son of James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn and Anne Plumer. During his father's lifetime, he was summoned to the Irish House of Lords by writ of acceleration as Baron Mountcastle.
James Hampton (actor) James Hampton (born July 9, 1936) is an American actor best known for his roles in The Doris Day Show, F Troop, The Longest Yard, Teen Wolf (1985), Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988) and Sling Blade (1996).
James Hanratty James Hanratty (October 4, 1936 – April 4, 1962) was the eighth last person in Britain to be hanged for murder after being convicted of carrying out the notorious 1961 "A6 murder". The guilt of the later convicts was never in doubt, but Hanratty's guilt has been disputed.
James Hanson, Baron Hanson James Edward, Baron Hanson (born in Huddersfield on January 20 1922 – November 1 2004) was an English conservative industrialist who built his businesses through the process of leveraged buyouts through Hanson plc.
James Harding James Harding (1838–13 November 1864) was a pastoralist and explorer in colonial Western Australia. While exploring in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in 1864, he was murdered by Australian Aborigines.
James Harper (publisher) James Harper (April 13, 1795 - March 27, 1869), was an American publisher and politician in the early-to-mid 19th century. James was the eldest of four sons born to Joseph Henry Harper, (1850-1938) , a farmer, carpenter, and storekeeper, and Elizabeth Kollyer, a Dutch burgher's daughter.
James Harper McDonald James Harper McDonald (15 July 1900 – 29 December 1973) was a United States Navy diver and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the salvage of the sunken submarine USS Squalus.
James Harper Starr James Harper Starr (December 18, 1809 - July 25, 1890) served as a commissioner of the General Land office and later Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas and also as director of the postal service of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War as well as the namesake of Starr County in Texas. After the defeat of the Confederacy, Starr was barred from serving in public office, as were most Confederate officials.
James Harrington James Harrington (or Harington) (January 3, 1611-September 10, 1677) was an English political theorist of classical republicanism,"England's premier civic humanist and Machiavellian. He was not the first to think about English politics in these terms...
James Harris (football player) James Harris (born 1947) played college football for the Grambling State University Tigers from 1965 to 1968. Under the guidance of head coach Eddie Robinson (football's winningest coach) Grambling won or shared all four SWAC titles while Harris was a player and he was named MVP of the 1967 Orange Blossum Classic.
James Harrison Oliver James Harrison Oliver (1857–April 6 1928) was a Rear Admiral and member of the Naval Board of Strategy during World War I. He was also the first military Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1917 to 1919.
James Harry Covington James Harry Covington (August 15, 1863 – May 14, 1939) was an American jurist and politician. He represented the 1st congressional district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1909 to 1914, and served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia from 1914 to 1918.
James Harry Lacy Squadron Leader James Harry (Ginger) Lacey DFM & Bar (February 1 1917 – May 30, 1989) was one of the top scoring Royal Air Force figher pilots, of World War II, and one of the top scoring fighter pilots of the Battle of Britain.
James Hart (police commissioner) James Maurice Hart, CBE, QPM, was Commissioner of the City of London Police between June 2002 and June 2006. In this role, he worked closely with the Chairman of the Police Committee, Alderman Simon Walsh, and chaired the Force's senior decision-making forum, the Strategic Management Board (SMB).
James Harvey James Harvey (born July 4, 1922) was a United States Representative from Michigan. Born in Iron Mountain, Michigan, he enrolled in the University of Michigan in 1940 but interrupted studies in 1942 to serve in the United States Army Air Forces for three years; he earned an LL.
James Harvey (basketball) James Harvey (born February 15, 1979, in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian basketball player currently playing in the NBL. Harvey currently plays for the West Sydney Razorbacks and previously played for the Perth Wildcats.
James Harvie Wilkinson III James Harvie Wilkinson III (born in New York, New York, September 29, 1944) is a federal judge serving on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. His name has been raised at several junctures as a possible nominee to the United States Supreme Court.
James Hasleby James Hasleby (born 1833, date of death unknown) was a convict transported to Western Australia. He was one of only 37 convicts transported to the colony to overcome the social stigma of convictism to become schoolteachers, and one of only four convicts to be elected a member of a local Education Board.
James Hasty James Hasty (born May 23, 1965) is a former American Football cornerback who played for the New York Jets (1988-1994), Kansas City Chiefs (1995-2000), and the Oakland Raiders (2001). Hasty was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1997 and 1999.
James Hawes James Hawes is a British television director, who has worked on a variety of the most popular series on British television since the early 1990s. Programmes he has directed for have included The Bill, Holby City, Sea of Souls and Doctor Who.
James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle (d. March, 1636), was the son of Sir James Hay of Kingask (a member of a younger branch of the Erroll family), and of Margaret Murray, cousin of George Hay, afterwards 1st earl of Kinnoull.
James Hayden Tufts James Hayden Tufts (1862-1942) American philosopher, professor of the then newly founded Chicago University, Tufts was also a member of the Board of Arbitration, and the chairman of a committee of the social agencies of Chicago. The work 'Ethics' in 1917 was a collaboration of Tufts with John Dewey.
James Haydon James Haydon is a British motorcycle racer, although he currently lives in Andorra. Having already won 4 British 250cc races, he competed in the 1993 British 500cc Grand Prix, finishing 11th to become the youngest ever British points-scorer in a top-division international race.
James Haynes James Haynes, usually known as Jim Haynes (born November 10, 1933), was a leading figure in the London "underground" and alternative/counter-culture scene of the 1960s. He was involved with the founding of the paper International Times and the London Arts Lab in Drury Lane for experimental and mixed media work.
James Hearn James Daniel Guy Hearn (born on 19 June, 1976, in Denham, Buckinghamshire) is the vocalist of boyband Ultra. He attended the same high school as Ultra's guitarist and drummer, Mike Harwood and Jon O'Mahony, respectively, where they met.
James Heather Gordon James Heather Gordon (March 7 1909–July 24 1986) was an Australian 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.
James Heidebrecht James Heidebrecht is known mostly as a producer/ mixer/ engineer, and as former co–owner of Toronto’s Chemical Sound, his name can be found in the liner notes of some of this country’s top indie (and major) releases. But like many who man the helm at recording studios, James is also a musician.
James Heisig James Heisig is a philosopher who has specialized in the field of philosophy of religion. He has published several books, their topics ranging amongst the notion of God in Jungian psychology, the Kyoto School of Philosophy, and contemporary interreligious faith.
James Henderson Imlay James Henderson Imlay (November 26, 1764 - March 6, 1823) was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in Imlaystown, he pursued classical studies and graduated from Princeton College in 1786, where he was also a tutor.
James Henry Ashdown James Henry Ashdown, (31 March 1844 – 5 April 1924), the "Merchant Prince of Winnipeg", arrived in Winnipeg in 1868 and at that time began his business as a tinsmith. In 1870 he purchased two lots on the corner of Main Street and Bannatyne Avenue, the location of the Ashdown retail store for over one hundred years.
James Henry Breasted James Henry Breasted (August 27 1865–December 2, 1935) was born in Rockford, Illinois and was an archaeologist and historian. He was educated at North Central College (then North-Western College) (1888), the Chicago Theological Seminary, Yale University (MA 1891) and the University of Berlin (PhD 1894).
James Henry Deese James Henry Deese (September 23, 1914-August 11, 2001) was Chief of Facilities Design Branch, Kennedy Space Center from 1960 to 1964; Chief of the Advanced Studies Office of NASA-Launch Operations Center from 1964 to 1966; Senior Research Administrator for the Future Studies Office at Kennedy Space Center from 1966 to 1973; and chaired the Nuclear and Radiologic Committee at Kennedy Space Center for six years.
James Henry Gillis Rear Admiral James Henry Gillis (14 May 1831 – 6 December 1910) was an officer in the United States Navy. His active-duty career extended from the 1850s through the 1890s, including service in the American Civil War.
James Henry Govier James Henry Govier was born on 1st August 1910, at Oakley, Buckinghamshire, the only son of Henry Govier and Mary Ann Govier (nee Measey). In 1914 the family moved to the small town of Gorseinon on the Gower coast in South Wales.
James Henry Hammond James Henry Hammond (November 15, 1807 – November 13, 1864) was a politician from South Carolina. He served as a United States Representative from 1835 to 1836, Governor of South Carolina from 1840 to 1842, and United States Senator from 1857 to 1860.
James Henry Mills James Henry Mills (May 02, 1923 – November 11, 1973) was the only Polk County, Florida native to be awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II. Private Mills earned the Medal of Honor in 1944 for demonstrating "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.
James Henry Quello James Henry Quello (born April 21, 1914) was a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and, in 1993, served as the Acting Chairman of the Commission. His term as Acting Chairman ended when Reed Hundt was confirmed by the U.
James Henry Randolph James Henry Randolph was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee. He was born near Dandridge, Tennessee in Jefferson County on October 18, 1825.
James Henry Reynolds Lieutenant-Colonel James Henry Reynolds VC (February 3, 1844 – March 4, 1932), born Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), Co Dublin, 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.
James Herbert James Herbert (born 8 April, 1943, London) is a best selling English horror writer known for his simple yet compelling sensationalist novels, which are notable for their use of horrific set pieces. His heroes are usually young, rather cynical men, whose fight against the horror is abetted by the growth of a strong sexual relationship.
James Herndon James Neil Herndon (born May 16, 1952 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a Media Psychologist. He is most noted for his controversal behavior-forecasting tool, Affective Encryption Analysis, which, to date, has been utilized as a predictive technique in studies of US Presidential politics and cultural patterns of anti-Semitism].
James Herriot James Herriot OBE is the pen name of James Alfred Wight, also known as Alf Wight (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), a British veterinary surgeon and writer. Wight is best known for his enormously popular semi-autobiographical stories, often referred to collectively as All Creatures Great and Small, a title used in some editions and in film and television adaptations.
James Hervey Johnson James Hervey Johnson (August 2 1901–1988) was an American freethought writer whose work focused on exposing falsity in religion. He strongly opposed theistic beliefs and dogmas and his writings instruct the reader to carefully examine all sides of religion before making any judgement.
James Hewitson James Hewitson (15 October 1892- 2 March 1963) 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.
James Hewitt Major James Hewitt (born in Dublin, on 30th April 1958), former British household cavalry officer, is famous for being the lover of Diana, Princess of Wales. He has courted controversy by revealing details of their affair.
James Heywood James Heywood is the d'Arbeloff Founding Director of the ALS Therapy Development Foundation, a non-profit biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Heywood entered the field of ALS research in 1999 when his younger brother, Stephen Heywood, was diagnosed with the disease.
James Hickman James Hickman (born February 2, 1976 in Stockport, Cheshire) is a former swimmer from Great Britain, who became a world champions for five times on the 200m butterfly in short course (25 metres). He announced his retirement from the sport in 2004.
James Hildreth James Hildreth (September 9, 1984 - ) is an English cricket player, currently playing for Somerset County Cricket Club. His best achievements include winning the 2005 Twenty-20 Cup competition with Somerset, scoring his debut first class century with 101 off 113 balls for Somerset against Durham County Cricket Club (against a bowling attack which included Shoaib Akhtar).
James Hills James Hills (VC, GCB)(20 August 1833-3 January 1919) was an Welsh 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.
James Hind Captain James Hind (sometimes refered to as John Hind) (baptised 1616 - 1652) was a 17th century highwayman (who is said to have only robbed Parliamentarians) and Royalist rabble rouser during the English Civil War. He was hanged at Worcester in 1652He was the subject of a biography The English Gusman by George Fidge] (London 1652), and 16 pamphlets detailing his exploits.
James Hird James Albert Hird (born February 4, 1973) is an Australian rules footballer, formerly the captain of the Essendon Football Club. A versatile player who can play in a key forward position, a midfielder or as a sweeper in defence, he is generally considered to be one of the best and most fearless modern player in the game of Australian rules football, and one of the greatest players of all time.
James Holborne of Menstrie The Nova Scotian baronetcy of Holborne was intimately connected with Menstrie Castle in Clackmannanshire, and was derived from Sir James Holborne who was a Major General in the Scottish army during the revolutionary years of the English Civil war. Major General Sir James Holborne lived at Castle Menstrie, in Scotland.
James Holburne The James Holborne born about 1706 would seem to have been a Grandson of Major General James Holborne of Menstrie, and born in the county of Clackmannan, by his fathers first wife Janet, the daughter of John Inglis of Cramond, and was made a Baronet in 1706, on the 21st of June, he succeeded to his fathers title upon his fathers death in 1736/7.
James Holden (engineer) James Holden (26 July 1837 – 29 May 1925) was an English locomotive engineer. He is remembered mainly for his handsome and effective Claud Hamilton 4-4-0, his pioneering work with oil fuel, and his unique Decapod, noted for its incredible acceleration.
James Holden (producer) James Holden is a house music artist and DJ who has released numerous singles and remixes on different labels such as Lost Language, Perfecto Recordings, and Positiva Recordings. He currently runs his Border Community record label.
James Hollowell James Hollowell (1823- 4 April 1876) 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.
James Gordon Legge Lieutenant General James Gordon Legge CB, CMG (15 August 1863 - 18 September 1947) was an Australian Army Lieutenant General who served in World War I. Unlike other generals, he never accepted awarded any Imperial honours.
James Gorman (journalist) James Gorman (born 1949) is the author of numerous books, and hundreds upon hundreds of articles, most of which were written for either Discover magazine or the New York Times. His most famous and highest selling book is First Aid for Hypochondriacs.
James Gorman (VC) James Gorman (21 August, 1834–18 October, 1882) 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.
James Gottstein James B. "Jim" Gottstein, JD, is an Alaska based lawyer who specializes in business matters and public land law, and is well known as an attorney advocate for people diagnosed with serious mental illness.
James Graham (NC politician) James Graham (January 7 1793–September 25 1851) a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Lincoln County, North Carolina, January 7, 1793; brother of William Alexander Graham; pursued classical studies and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1814; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1818 and commenced practice in Rutherford County, North Carolina; member of the State house of representatives in 1822, 1823, 1824, 1828, and 1829; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835); presented credentials as an Anti-Jacksonian Member-elect to the Twenty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1835, to March 29, 1836, when the seat was declared vacant; subsequently elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the same Congress; reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh Congresses and served from December 5, 1836, to March 3, 1843; chairman, Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-seventh Congress);
James Graham Fair James Graham Fair (December 3, 1831– San Francisco, December 28, 1894) was the overnight millionaire part-owner of the Comstock Lode, a United States Senator and a colorful real estate and railroad speculator.
James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose James Graham, 1st Duke and 4th Marquess of Montrose (April 1682–7 January, 1742) was a Scottish aristocratic statesman in the early eighteenth century. On 31 March, 1702 he married Christian Carnegie, daughter of David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk.
James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose, KT, PC (16 July 1799 – 30 December 1874) was a British politician. He was the only son of his father's second marriage (to Caroline Marie Montagu, the daughter of the Duke of Manchester).
James Gregory (actor) James Gregory (December 23, 1911 – September 16, 2002) was an American character actor noted for playing brash roles such as McCarthy-like Senator Joseph Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate (1962), the audacious General Ursus in Beneath the Planet of the Apes, and loudmouthed Inspector Luger in Barney Miller (TV-Series 1975 - 1982). He also played Dean Martin's spy boss MacDonald, in the Matt Helm movie series, and is fondly remembered for his role as Dr.
James Grieve apple James Grieve is an old variety of apple. It gets its name from its breeder, James Grieve, who raised the apple from pollination of a Pott’s Seedling with a Cox's Orange Pippin apple in Edinburgh, Scotland some time before 1893.
James Griffin James Donald Griffin (Born June 29 1929 in Buffalo, New York) is a former American politician who served in the New York State Senate (56th District, 1967-77) and then for 16 years as the Mayor of Buffalo, New York (1978-93). He later returned to public life serving as a member of the Buffalo Common Council.
James Griffin Stadium James Griffin Stadium is a 4,367-capacity stadium in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Although it is located on the grounds of Saint Paul Central High School, it has a professional sports tenant in the Minnesota Thunder.
James Grosjean James Grosjean is a gambling expert and author best known for his 2000 book Beyond Counting: Exploiting Casino Games from Blackjack to Video Poker. He became a professional blackjack player while studying as a graduate student at the University of Chicago's Department of Economics.
James Guillaume James Guillaume (February 16 1844 - November 20 1916) was a leading member of the Jura federation of the First International, the anarchist wing of the International. Later, Guillaume would take an active role in the founding of the Anarchist St.
James Gunn (author) James Edwin Gunn (born 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American Science Fiction author, editor, scholar, and anthologist. His work from the 1960s and 70s is considered his most significant fiction, and his Road to Science Fiction collections are considered his most important scholarly books.
James Guthrie (artist) Sir James Guthrie (1859–1930) was a Scottish painter known, later on in his career, for his portraiture, although primarily known for his work in the realm of Scottish Realism. Born in Greenock, Guthrie, unlike many of his contemporaries, did not study in Paris, being mostly self-taught, although mentored for a short time by John Pettie in London.
James Guthrie (record producer) James Guthrie is a British record producer best known for his work with the band Pink Floyd. Guthrie has worked on their biggest selling albums, The Wall as engineer and co-producer, and has subsequently worked with the band and its members in some form or another on all future products and has supervised the remasterings of the band and Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's solo catalog and re-mixing to 5.
James Gwilt James Gwilt (born August 11, 1986) is an Australian rules football player for the St Kilda Football Club. James has the distinction of being the second of only 2 current AFL players (the other is Mal Michael from Brisbane Lions) to have a Papua New Guinean parent.
James H Reeve James H (Hengist) Reeve is a UK broadcaster, journalist, raconteur and radio phone-in host based in the Manchester area. James has hosted shows on Piccadilly Radio now Key 103 FM, BBC GMR now BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Five Live, Sheffield Hallam FM, talkSPORT, TEAMtalk radio stations and, up until July 2006, presented the late night phone-in show at Key 103.
James H Symington James Harvey Symington (JHS) was born to Lyle and Ida (Hughes) Symington on August 28 1913 and was one of 11 children. He is best remembered for being the leader of the Exclusive Brethren from 1970 until his death in 1987.
James H. Burnley IV James Horace Burnley IV is an American politician and lawyer born in 1948 and from DC. He graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts and got his Juris Doctor from Harvard in 1973.
James H. Critchfield James Hardesty Critchfield (1917 - April 22, 2003) was an officer of the US Central Intelligence Agency who rose to become the chief of its Near East and South Asia division. He also served as the CIA's national intelligence officer for energy in the 1970s and after he retired in 1974, he became an energy policy consultant in the Middle East, serving such clients as the Sultan of Oman.
James H. Harris James H. Harris (died January 28 1898) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.
James H. Kyle James Henderson Kyle (February 24 1854 July 1 1901) was an American politician. One of the most successful members of the Populist Party he served for 10 years as a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota from 1891 until his death.
James H. Lane (general) James Henry Lane (July 28, 1833 – September 21, 1907) was a university professor and Confederate general in the American Civil War. Ironically, another man with the identical name, James Henry Lane, was also prominent in the Civil War era, but on the opposite side: an anti-slavery advocate, U.
James H. Ledlie James Hewett Ledlie (April 14, 1832 – August 15, 1882) was a civil engineer for American railroads and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is best known for his dereliction of duty at the Battle of the Crater during the Siege of Petersburg.
James H. Leuba James Henry Leuba (1867-1946) was an American psychologist, best known for his contributions to the psychology of religion. His work in this area is marked by a reductionistic tendency to explain mysticism and other religious experiences in physiological terms.
James H. McClure James Howe McClure (born on October 9, 1939 in Johannesburg, South Africa, died on June 17, 2006 in Oxford, England) was a British author and journalist best known for his Kramer and Zondi mysteries set in South Africa.
James H. Peck James Hawkins Peck (12 January 1790 - 29 April 1836) was a judge of the United States District Court for the district of Missouri. He was the third Judicial officer on whom the United States House of Representatives has passed Articles of Impeachment and was acquitted by the United States Senate.
James H. Schmitz James Henry Schmitz (October 15 1911–April 18, 1981) was an American writer born in Hamburg, Germany of American parents. Aside from two years at business school in Chicago, Schmitz lived in Germany until 1938, leaving before World War II broke out in Europe in 1939.
James H. Slater James Harvey Slater (December 28, 1826 - January 28, 1899) was a United States Representative and Senator from Oregon. Born near Springfield, Illinois, he attended the common schools, moved to California in 1849, and settled in Corvallis, Oregon in 1850.
James H. Wilkinson James Hardy Wilkinson (27 September, 1919 – 5 October, 1986) was a prominent figure in the field of numerical analysis, a field at the boundary of applied mathematics and computer science particularly useful to physics and engineering.
James Hahn James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California (2001-2005).
James Hall (paleontologist) James Hall (September 12, 1811–August 7, 1898) was an American geologist and paleontologist. He was a noted authority on stratigraphy and had an influential role in the development of American paleontology.
James Hall (singer) Before launching his solo career in 1990, James Hall was the singer for Atlanta band, Mary My Hope, which released one full-length album entitled Museum in 1989 and one EP, 1990's Suicide Kings, both on RCA/Silvertone. An expanded version of Suicide Kings appeared at the same time, called Monster Is Bigger Than The Man.
James Hamilton Peabody James Hamilton Peabody was born on August 21, 1852 in Orange County, Vermont, the youngest of 17 children. In 1871, while James was still in business college in Vermont, his family moved to Pueblo, Colorado; after completing his degree the following year, James followed his family and kept the books for the family dry goods store for three years (1872 to 1875).
James Hamilton Ross James Hamilton Ross (May 12 1856 - December 14 1932) was a Canadian politician, the Yukon Territory's third Commissioner, and an ardent defender of territorial rights. He is also considered to be the first resident of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
James Hamilton Webb James Hamilton Webb has been labelled a "pioneer of Sound Art in South Africa" and his work has been exhibited, broadcast and performed both locally and abroad. Operating in a variety of media and contexts, his work explores the realms of magick, sex and impossible environmental phenomena through the language of installation, live action and intervention.
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, KG, PC (January 21, 1811 – October 31, 1885) was a British Conservative nobleman and statesman who twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He had various styles during his lifetime, namely The Hon.
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton (June 19, 1606 – March 9, 1649), Scottish nobleman, son of James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, and of the Lady Anne Cunningham, daughter of the Earl of Glencairn, was born on 19 June 1606. He was the great-grandson of Catherine, the illegitimate daughter of King James IV.
James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn PC (c. 1575 – 23 March 1618), was the eldest son of Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley (4th son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran), and of Margaret, daughter of George Seton, 5th Lord Seton.
James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran KG PC (1589–2 March 1625), styled Lord Aven from 1599 to 1604, was a Scottish politician. He was the son of John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton.
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn (29 February 1904 – 4 June 1979) was a British nobleman of the 20th century. He was variously styled Viscount Strabane (1904–1913), Marquess of Hamilton (1913–1953), and finally inherited his father's peerages on 12 September 1953.
James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn PC (London, October 22 1712 – October 9 1789, Boroughbridge), was a Scottish and Irish nobleman, the eldest son of James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn and Anne Plumer. During his father's lifetime, he was summoned to the Irish House of Lords by writ of acceleration as Baron Mountcastle.
James Hampton (actor) James Hampton (born July 9, 1936) is an American actor best known for his roles in The Doris Day Show, F Troop, The Longest Yard, Teen Wolf (1985), Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988) and Sling Blade (1996).
James Hanratty James Hanratty (October 4, 1936 – April 4, 1962) was the eighth last person in Britain to be hanged for murder after being convicted of carrying out the notorious 1961 "A6 murder". The guilt of the later convicts was never in doubt, but Hanratty's guilt has been disputed.
James Hanson, Baron Hanson James Edward, Baron Hanson (born in Huddersfield on January 20 1922 – November 1 2004) was an English conservative industrialist who built his businesses through the process of leveraged buyouts through Hanson plc.
James Harding James Harding (1838–13 November 1864) was a pastoralist and explorer in colonial Western Australia. While exploring in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in 1864, he was murdered by Australian Aborigines.
James Harper (publisher) James Harper (April 13, 1795 - March 27, 1869), was an American publisher and politician in the early-to-mid 19th century. James was the eldest of four sons born to Joseph Henry Harper, (1850-1938) , a farmer, carpenter, and storekeeper, and Elizabeth Kollyer, a Dutch burgher's daughter.
James Harper McDonald James Harper McDonald (15 July 1900 – 29 December 1973) was a United States Navy diver and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the salvage of the sunken submarine USS Squalus.
James Harper Starr James Harper Starr (December 18, 1809 - July 25, 1890) served as a commissioner of the General Land office and later Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas and also as director of the postal service of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War as well as the namesake of Starr County in Texas. After the defeat of the Confederacy, Starr was barred from serving in public office, as were most Confederate officials.
James Harrington James Harrington (or Harington) (January 3, 1611-September 10, 1677) was an English political theorist of classical republicanism,"England's premier civic humanist and Machiavellian. He was not the first to think about English politics in these terms...
James Harris (football player) James Harris (born 1947) played college football for the Grambling State University Tigers from 1965 to 1968. Under the guidance of head coach Eddie Robinson (football's winningest coach) Grambling won or shared all four SWAC titles while Harris was a player and he was named MVP of the 1967 Orange Blossum Classic.
James Harrison Oliver James Harrison Oliver (1857–April 6 1928) was a Rear Admiral and member of the Naval Board of Strategy during World War I. He was also the first military Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1917 to 1919.
James Harry Covington James Harry Covington (August 15, 1863 – May 14, 1939) was an American jurist and politician. He represented the 1st congressional district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1909 to 1914, and served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia from 1914 to 1918.
James Harry Lacy Squadron Leader James Harry (Ginger) Lacey DFM & Bar (February 1 1917 – May 30, 1989) was one of the top scoring Royal Air Force figher pilots, of World War II, and one of the top scoring fighter pilots of the Battle of Britain.
James Hart (police commissioner) James Maurice Hart, CBE, QPM, was Commissioner of the City of London Police between June 2002 and June 2006. In this role, he worked closely with the Chairman of the Police Committee, Alderman Simon Walsh, and chaired the Force's senior decision-making forum, the Strategic Management Board (SMB).
James Harvey James Harvey (born July 4, 1922) was a United States Representative from Michigan. Born in Iron Mountain, Michigan, he enrolled in the University of Michigan in 1940 but interrupted studies in 1942 to serve in the United States Army Air Forces for three years; he earned an LL.
James Harvey (basketball) James Harvey (born February 15, 1979, in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian basketball player currently playing in the NBL. Harvey currently plays for the West Sydney Razorbacks and previously played for the Perth Wildcats.
James Harvie Wilkinson III James Harvie Wilkinson III (born in New York, New York, September 29, 1944) is a federal judge serving on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. His name has been raised at several junctures as a possible nominee to the United States Supreme Court.
James Hasleby James Hasleby (born 1833, date of death unknown) was a convict transported to Western Australia. He was one of only 37 convicts transported to the colony to overcome the social stigma of convictism to become schoolteachers, and one of only four convicts to be elected a member of a local Education Board.
James Hasty James Hasty (born May 23, 1965) is a former American Football cornerback who played for the New York Jets (1988-1994), Kansas City Chiefs (1995-2000), and the Oakland Raiders (2001). Hasty was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1997 and 1999.
James Hawes James Hawes is a British television director, who has worked on a variety of the most popular series on British television since the early 1990s. Programmes he has directed for have included The Bill, Holby City, Sea of Souls and Doctor Who.
James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle (d. March, 1636), was the son of Sir James Hay of Kingask (a member of a younger branch of the Erroll family), and of Margaret Murray, cousin of George Hay, afterwards 1st earl of Kinnoull.
James Hayden Tufts James Hayden Tufts (1862-1942) American philosopher, professor of the then newly founded Chicago University, Tufts was also a member of the Board of Arbitration, and the chairman of a committee of the social agencies of Chicago. The work 'Ethics' in 1917 was a collaboration of Tufts with John Dewey.
James Haydon James Haydon is a British motorcycle racer, although he currently lives in Andorra. Having already won 4 British 250cc races, he competed in the 1993 British 500cc Grand Prix, finishing 11th to become the youngest ever British points-scorer in a top-division international race.
James Haynes James Haynes, usually known as Jim Haynes (born November 10, 1933), was a leading figure in the London "underground" and alternative/counter-culture scene of the 1960s. He was involved with the founding of the paper International Times and the London Arts Lab in Drury Lane for experimental and mixed media work.
James Hearn James Daniel Guy Hearn (born on 19 June, 1976, in Denham, Buckinghamshire) is the vocalist of boyband Ultra. He attended the same high school as Ultra's guitarist and drummer, Mike Harwood and Jon O'Mahony, respectively, where they met.
James Heather Gordon James Heather Gordon (March 7 1909–July 24 1986) was an Australian 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.
James Heidebrecht James Heidebrecht is known mostly as a producer/ mixer/ engineer, and as former co–owner of Toronto’s Chemical Sound, his name can be found in the liner notes of some of this country’s top indie (and major) releases. But like many who man the helm at recording studios, James is also a musician.
James Heisig James Heisig is a philosopher who has specialized in the field of philosophy of religion. He has published several books, their topics ranging amongst the notion of God in Jungian psychology, the Kyoto School of Philosophy, and contemporary interreligious faith.
James Henderson Imlay James Henderson Imlay (November 26, 1764 - March 6, 1823) was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in Imlaystown, he pursued classical studies and graduated from Princeton College in 1786, where he was also a tutor.
James Henry Ashdown James Henry Ashdown, (31 March 1844 – 5 April 1924), the "Merchant Prince of Winnipeg", arrived in Winnipeg in 1868 and at that time began his business as a tinsmith. In 1870 he purchased two lots on the corner of Main Street and Bannatyne Avenue, the location of the Ashdown retail store for over one hundred years.
James Henry Breasted James Henry Breasted (August 27 1865–December 2, 1935) was born in Rockford, Illinois and was an archaeologist and historian. He was educated at North Central College (then North-Western College) (1888), the Chicago Theological Seminary, Yale University (MA 1891) and the University of Berlin (PhD 1894).
James Henry Deese James Henry Deese (September 23, 1914-August 11, 2001) was Chief of Facilities Design Branch, Kennedy Space Center from 1960 to 1964; Chief of the Advanced Studies Office of NASA-Launch Operations Center from 1964 to 1966; Senior Research Administrator for the Future Studies Office at Kennedy Space Center from 1966 to 1973; and chaired the Nuclear and Radiologic Committee at Kennedy Space Center for six years.
James Henry Gillis Rear Admiral James Henry Gillis (14 May 1831 – 6 December 1910) was an officer in the United States Navy. His active-duty career extended from the 1850s through the 1890s, including service in the American Civil War.
James Henry Govier James Henry Govier was born on 1st August 1910, at Oakley, Buckinghamshire, the only son of Henry Govier and Mary Ann Govier (nee Measey). In 1914 the family moved to the small town of Gorseinon on the Gower coast in South Wales.
James Henry Hammond James Henry Hammond (November 15, 1807 – November 13, 1864) was a politician from South Carolina. He served as a United States Representative from 1835 to 1836, Governor of South Carolina from 1840 to 1842, and United States Senator from 1857 to 1860.
James Henry Mills James Henry Mills (May 02, 1923 – November 11, 1973) was the only Polk County, Florida native to be awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II. Private Mills earned the Medal of Honor in 1944 for demonstrating "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.
James Henry Quello James Henry Quello (born April 21, 1914) was a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and, in 1993, served as the Acting Chairman of the Commission. His term as Acting Chairman ended when Reed Hundt was confirmed by the U.
James Henry Randolph James Henry Randolph was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee. He was born near Dandridge, Tennessee in Jefferson County on October 18, 1825.
James Henry Reynolds Lieutenant-Colonel James Henry Reynolds VC (February 3, 1844 – March 4, 1932), born Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), Co Dublin, 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.
James Herbert James Herbert (born 8 April, 1943, London) is a best selling English horror writer known for his simple yet compelling sensationalist novels, which are notable for their use of horrific set pieces. His heroes are usually young, rather cynical men, whose fight against the horror is abetted by the growth of a strong sexual relationship.
James Herndon James Neil Herndon (born May 16, 1952 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a Media Psychologist. He is most noted for his controversal behavior-forecasting tool, Affective Encryption Analysis, which, to date, has been utilized as a predictive technique in studies of US Presidential politics and cultural patterns of anti-Semitism].
James Herriot James Herriot OBE is the pen name of James Alfred Wight, also known as Alf Wight (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), a British veterinary surgeon and writer. Wight is best known for his enormously popular semi-autobiographical stories, often referred to collectively as All Creatures Great and Small, a title used in some editions and in film and television adaptations.
James Hervey Johnson James Hervey Johnson (August 2 1901–1988) was an American freethought writer whose work focused on exposing falsity in religion. He strongly opposed theistic beliefs and dogmas and his writings instruct the reader to carefully examine all sides of religion before making any judgement.
James Hewitson James Hewitson (15 October 1892- 2 March 1963) 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.
James Hewitt Major James Hewitt (born in Dublin, on 30th April 1958), former British household cavalry officer, is famous for being the lover of Diana, Princess of Wales. He has courted controversy by revealing details of their affair.
James Heywood James Heywood is the d'Arbeloff Founding Director of the ALS Therapy Development Foundation, a non-profit biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Heywood entered the field of ALS research in 1999 when his younger brother, Stephen Heywood, was diagnosed with the disease.
James Hickman James Hickman (born February 2, 1976 in Stockport, Cheshire) is a former swimmer from Great Britain, who became a world champions for five times on the 200m butterfly in short course (25 metres). He announced his retirement from the sport in 2004.
James Hildreth James Hildreth (September 9, 1984 - ) is an English cricket player, currently playing for Somerset County Cricket Club. His best achievements include winning the 2005 Twenty-20 Cup competition with Somerset, scoring his debut first class century with 101 off 113 balls for Somerset against Durham County Cricket Club (against a bowling attack which included Shoaib Akhtar).
James Hills James Hills (VC, GCB)(20 August 1833-3 January 1919) was an Welsh 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.
James Hind Captain James Hind (sometimes refered to as John Hind) (baptised 1616 - 1652) was a 17th century highwayman (who is said to have only robbed Parliamentarians) and Royalist rabble rouser during the English Civil War. He was hanged at Worcester in 1652He was the subject of a biography The English Gusman by George Fidge] (London 1652), and 16 pamphlets detailing his exploits.
James Hird James Albert Hird (born February 4, 1973) is an Australian rules footballer, formerly the captain of the Essendon Football Club. A versatile player who can play in a key forward position, a midfielder or as a sweeper in defence, he is generally considered to be one of the best and most fearless modern player in the game of Australian rules football, and one of the greatest players of all time.
James Holborne of Menstrie The Nova Scotian baronetcy of Holborne was intimately connected with Menstrie Castle in Clackmannanshire, and was derived from Sir James Holborne who was a Major General in the Scottish army during the revolutionary years of the English Civil war. Major General Sir James Holborne lived at Castle Menstrie, in Scotland.
James Holburne The James Holborne born about 1706 would seem to have been a Grandson of Major General James Holborne of Menstrie, and born in the county of Clackmannan, by his fathers first wife Janet, the daughter of John Inglis of Cramond, and was made a Baronet in 1706, on the 21st of June, he succeeded to his fathers title upon his fathers death in 1736/7.
James Holden (engineer) James Holden (26 July 1837 – 29 May 1925) was an English locomotive engineer. He is remembered mainly for his handsome and effective Claud Hamilton 4-4-0, his pioneering work with oil fuel, and his unique Decapod, noted for its incredible acceleration.
James Holden (producer) James Holden is a house music artist and DJ who has released numerous singles and remixes on different labels such as Lost Language, Perfecto Recordings, and Positiva Recordings. He currently runs his Border Community record label.
James Hollowell James Hollowell (1823- 4 April 1876) 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.
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