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James Stosic James Stosic (born September 22 1981 in New Plymouth, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League competition. He has also represented the New Zealand junior national team in the past.
James Stott James Stott (born 1871) in Darlington, died 8th October 1908 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne) was a professional footballer of the late 19th century. Primarily a winger, but able to play in a number of positions, he began his career as an amateur with spells at South Bank and Middlesbrough before signing his first professional contract with Liverpool in 1893.
James Strauss Dr. James Strauss (July 3, 1929–), was a professor of theology and philosophy at Lincoln Christian Seminary from 1967-1994, and upon his retirement was given the honorary title of Professor Emeritus of Theology and Philosophy.
James Street James Street was a quarterback at the University of Texas from 1966-69. He engineered the Longhorns' wishbone offense his final two years, and in his senior campaign led the Longhorns to the national championship.
James Street railway station James Street railway station is situated in Liverpool, England, on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. It is an underground station; access is via lift from James Street and (at peak times) via a tunnel from Water Street.
James Strong (theologian) James Strong (August 14, 1822 – August 7, 1894) was an American Methodist biblical scholar and educator, and the creator of Strong's Concordance. He was born in New York City; was Professor of Biblical Literature at Troy University in 1858-61, became Professor of Exegetical Theology at Drew Theological Seminary in 1868 and died at Round Lake, New York.
James Stronge Captain Sir James Matthew Stronge, 9th Baronet (1932 – 21 January 1981) was a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly and son of Sir Norman Stronge. He was killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army at his family home, Tynan Abbey.
James Strudwick Smith James Strudwick Smith (1790 - 1859) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Hillsboro, North Carolina, October 15, 1790; attended a private school near Hillsboro and Hillsboro Academy; was graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1818, and practiced medicine near Hillsboro and later near Chapel Hill, North Carolina; elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses (March 4, 1817-March 3, 1821); chairman, Committee on Accounts (Sixteenth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for renomination; resumed the practice of medicine; member of the State house of commons in 1821 and 1822; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1835; died near Chapel Hill, N.C.
James Stuart (general) James Stuart (1741 – 1815), general, frequently confounded with another general of that name (→James Stuart (d. 1793)), was the third son of John Stuart of Blairhall in Perthshire, by his wife Anne, daughter of Francis, earl of Murray, and was born at Blairhall on 2 March 1741.
James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe (6 October 1776 – 19 December 1845), English statesman, was the son of Colonel James Archibald Stuart, son of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute and of his wife Mary Wortley-Montagu (Baroness Mountstuart in her own right), as whose heir Colonel Stuart added the name of Wortley, taking later also that of Mackenzie (which his son in later life discarded) as heir to his uncle JS Mackenzie of Rosehaugh.
James Sun James Sun (born 1977) is the chief executive officer of Zoodango, a social networking website for professionals. He is a candidate for the sixth season of reality show, The Apprentice, where candidates compete in several tasks as an extended "interview" for a position in one of millionaire Donald Trump's companies.
James Sutherland Brown Brigadier James "Buster" Sutherland Brown (June 28, 1881 – April 14, 1951) was a Canadian military officer best known for drafting a contingency war plan in 1921 to invade and occupy several American border cities. The style of the plan was Defence Scheme No.
James Swearingen James Swearingen is an American composer and arranger. He is currently the department chair of music education at Capital University, and holds a Masters Degree from Ohio State University and a Bachelors Degree from Bowling Green State University.
James Swinburne Sir James Swinburne (February 28,1858-March 30, 1958) was a British electrical engineer and manufacturer. Often called the "Father of British Plastics", Swinburne revolutionized the plastics industry throughout Europe and his native Britain.
James Sykes (governor) James Sykes (March 27 1761 – October 18 1822) was an American physician and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.
James the Cat Created by Kate Canning and produced by Jan Clayton with Grampian Television, James the Cat is a children's series. It chronicles the many events which take place at the Cornerhouse (number 104) between James and his new friends.
James T. Callender Newsman James Callender (1758-1803), created a great deal of controversy in his native Scotland and later in the United States. He is appropriately known as a scandal monger, but the veracity of his reports has been a matter of contention for 200 years or more.
James T. Kirk James Tiberius Kirk (2233 - 2293/2371), played by William Shatner, is the leading character in the original Star Trek TV series and the films based on it. Captain Kirk commanded the starship Enterprise (NCC-1701 and later NCC-1701-A).
James T. Shotwell James Thomson Shotwell, (1874 – 1965) was a Canada-born American history professor. He is perhaps best remembered for his instrumental role in the creation of the International Labor Organization in 1919, as well as for his guiding influence promoting inclusion of a declaration of human rights in the UN Charter.
James T. Walsh James Thomas "Jim" Walsh (born June 19, 1947) is an American politician from New York State, currently representing the state's 25th Congressional District (map) in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican.
James Taggart In the fictional universe of Wing Commander, James Taggart is one of the most important characters, with the callsign of "Paladin". He appears in all five games of the main continuity, as a senior pilot (Wing Commander I), a special operative (Wing Commander II), a general (Wing Commander III) and a Senator (Wing Commander IV and Wing Commander Prophecy).
James Talmadge James Barry Talmadge is a contemporary neo-impressionist painter. Born in Los Angeles, California, in 1927, he grew up immersed in the post-war Hollywood culture of stylized communications which transformed the social hierarchy to idealize the artist as both creator and celebrity.
James Tate (writer) James Vincent Tate (born December 8, 1943) is a literary iconoclast, best known as a Pultizer prize-winning and National Book Award-winning poet, educator, and man of letters. Tate's writing style is as unique as it is difficult to describe.
James Taylor Quartet The James Taylor Quartet are a British four-piece jazz funk band who have become renowned for their live performances. They were formed by Hammond organ player James Taylor following the break-up of his former band The Prisoners in the wake of Stiff Records' bankruptcy.
James Tedisco James Tedisco represents District 110 in the New York State Assembly, which consists of portions of the city of Schenectady, as well as the City of Saratoga Springs, Ballston, Galway, Milton, and Glenville, among other communities located in Upstate New York.
James Thin James Thin was until 2002 the principal academic bookshop in Edinburgh, Scotland, with its main premises near the University of Edinburgh in Infirmary Street. It also had branches in other cities, including Perth and Dundee.
James Thomas (Governor of Maryland) James Thomas (March 11, 1785 – December 25, 1845) served as Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1833 to 1836. He practiced medicine and served as judge in several courts throughout Maryland, and served in the Maryland State Senate from 1824–1830.
James Thomas Neill James Thomas Neill (March 4, 1970 - ) is an Australian psychologist who is known for advancing knowledge and research about outdoor education and for his website Wilderdom which emphasizes simple living based on principles of permaculture, outdoor education and humanistic psychology. He has authored approximately a dozen academic peer reviewed papers on outdoor education research (see References), including meta-analyses of the psychoeducational effects of outdoor education and the Life Effectiveness Questionnaire.
James Thomson (B.V.) James Thomson (November 23, 1834—June 3, 1882), published under the pseudonym Bysshe Vanolis, was a Victorian-era British poet famous primarily for the long poem The City of Dreadful Night (1874), an expression of bleak pessimism in a dehumanized, uncaring urban environment.
James Thomson (cell biologist) James A. Thomson (born in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American developmental biologist who also serves as a professor of anatomy in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and as the chief pathologist at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.
James Thomson (engineer) James Thomson (February 16, 1822 - May 8, 1892) was an Irish engineer and physicist whose reputation would have been substantial had it not been overshadowed by that of his brother William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin.
James Thornhill Sir James Thornhill (25 July 1675 or 1676 - May 4, 1734) was an English painter of historical subjects, in the Italian baroque tradition. He was the son of Walter Thornhill of Wareham and Mary, eldest daughter of Colonel William Sydenham, governor of Weymouth.
James Thornton (American football) James Thornton (born August 9, 1979 in Troup County, Georgia) is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Cleveland Browns. He was a three-year captain at Morris Brown College where he recorded 35 tackles, 4 interceptions and returned 3 of his 4 interceptions for touchdowns in addition to 3 blocked kicks as a senior.
James Tiedje James Tiedje is the director of the NSF Center for Microbial Ecology (CME) at Michigan State University, as well as a Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences and Microbiology. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2003 and served as president of the American Society for Microbiology from 2003-2004.
James Tien James Tien Pei Chun GBS JP () (born January 8, 1947 in Shanghai) is currently the Chairman of the Liberal Party (LP), a pro-business and pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong, and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo). He was also a member of the District Council of Hong Kong District Council in the Central and Western district.
James Tilton James Tilton (June 1, 1745– May 14, 1822) was an American physician and soldier from Dover, Delaware. He was a delegate for Delaware in the Continental Congress of 1783 and 1784, and served as Surgeon General of the United States Army during the War of 1812.
James Timothy O'Meara James Timothy O'Meara was the first Irish and English-speaking Roman Catholic priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. He came to Chicago in 1837 and was brought into the middle of many conflicts involving Catholics of different ethnicities and with the Archdiocese itself.
James To James To Kun Sun (Traditional Chinese: 涂谨申, born 11 March, 1963) is member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong since 1991 except between 1997 and 1998. To is also a member of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council.
James Tod Lieutenant-Colonel James Tod (1782-1835), British officer and Oriental scholar, was born on March 20 1782, and went to India as a cadet in the Bengal army in 1799. He commanded the escort attached to the resident with Sindhia from 1812 to 1817.
James Todd In 1865, James Todd (1832-1925) and his family established a ranch south-east of Kamloops, British Columbia. He and Lewis (Lew) Campbell could be considered the first settlers of Barnhartvale, British Columbia.
James Tompkins Father Jimmy (James) Tompkins (September 7, 1870 – May 4, 1953) was a Roman Catholic priest who integrated the ideals of community economic development and Christian teachings throughout the fishing and mining communities of northern and eastern Nova Scotia, Canada. Tompkins was the spiritual leader of the Antigonish Movement which included Father Moses Coady, Father (Dr.
James Toney James "Lights-Out" Toney (born August 24, 1968) is a professional boxer from Detroit, Michigan and is a Huron High School alumnus where he was a 205 lb football quarterback in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Since his career debut in 1988, he has held the IBF middleweight, super middleweight and cruiserweight titles.
James Towers James Towers (9 September 1897-24 January 1977) 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 Trane James Trane, the co-founder of the company that bears his name, was an immigrant from Norway who settled in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1864, finding work as a steamfitter and plumber. In 1885, he opened his own store.
James Travers James Travers VC, CB, (6 October 1820-1 April 1884), born Cork he 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 Treybig James (Jim) Treybig founded Tandem Computers, a pioneering Silicon Valley manufacturer of fault tolerant computer systems which were marketed to the growing number of transaction processing customers who used them for ATMs, banks, stock exchanges and other similar needs.
James Tully James Tully (18 September 1915 - 20 May 1992) was a prominent Irish trade unionist, politician and Deputy Leader of the Irish Labour Party who served as a minister in a series of Irish Fine Gael-Labour coalition governments.
James Tunnicliffe James Tunnicliffe (born January 17, 1989 in Denton, Tameside, Greater Manchester) is an English football player. He plays as a centre-half for Stockport County, where he progressed through the club's Centre of Excellence youth system.
James Tupper James Tupper (born August 4, 1965 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Jack Slattery on the ABC television series Men in Trees. James studied acting at Concordia University, Montreal, and later at Rutgers University, New Jersey.
James Turle James Turle (1802-1882) was an English organist and composer, was born at Taunton, Somerset, and started as a choirboy at Wells Cathedral. In 1817 he became a pupil in London of the organist at Westminster Abbey, and after acting as deputy for some years he succeeded to this post himself in 1831 and held it until his death.
James Turner Morehead (North Carolina) James Turner Morehead, (1799 - 1875) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Rockingham County, North Carolina, January 11, 1799; attended the common schools; was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1819; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Greensboro, North Carolina; commissioner of Greensboro in 1832, 1834, and 1835; served as a member of the North Carolina State senate in 1835, 1836, 1838, 1840, and 1842; trustee of the University of North Carolina 1836-1868; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress; resumed the practice of his profession; also engaged in agricultural pursuits and operated an iron works; died in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C.
James Twellman James Twellman (born December 24, 1982) is an American professional soccer player and brother of New England Revolution striker, Taylor Twellman. Twellman currently plays defender in Major League Soccer for Houston Dynamo.
James Upchurch James Barlett Upchurch III is an American man convicted as a principal for the murder of Leith Von Stein in 1988. He is currently serving time in North Carolina towards a life sentence after his death sentence was commuted in 1993 to life.
James Upton James Upton (3 May 1888 – 10 August 1949) 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 Ussher James Ussher (sometimes spelled Usher) (4 January, 1581–21 March, 1656) was Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625–1656 and a prolific religious scholar who most famously published a chronology which calculated the date of Creation as October 23, 4004 BC.
James Van Alen James Henry Van Alen (born on September 19, 1902 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA – died on July 3, 1991) is best known for being the founder of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the largest tennis museum in the world.
James Van Allen James Alfred Van Allen (September 7 1914 – August 9, 2006) was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa. The Van Allen radiation belts were named after him, following the 1958 satellite missions (Explorer I and Explorer III) in which Van Allen had argued that a Geiger counter should be used to detect charged particles.
James Van Heusen Jimmy Van Heusen (January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990), was an American composer. His greatest achievements came in writing songs for the movies and television: over the course of his career, he would win four Oscars and an Emmy.
James Van Praagh James Van Praagh (born August 23, 1958 in Bayside, New York) claims to be a medium with the ability to communicate with spirits of the dead. Van Praagh is the author of several books dealing with the subject of parapsychology.
James Vance On December 23, 1985, two young adults in Reno, Nevada attempted suicide with shotguns after drinking and smoking marijuana as they listened to a CD by the British metal band Judas Priest. Raymond Belknap shot himself fatally, while the other, James Vance, was heavily disfigured.
James Veneris James Veneris, a soldier in the American forces during the Korean War, was captured by the Chinese and, at the end of the war, was one of 21 US soldiers who decided they would rather stay in China than return to the US. He was one of the subjects in a 2005 documentary called They Chose China which was directed by Shui-Bo Wang and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
James W. Black Sir James Whyte Black, OM, FRS, FRSE, FRCP (born 14 July 1924) is a Scottish pharmacologist who invented Propranolol, synthesized Cimetidine and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1988 for these discoveries.
James W. Dawes James William Dawes (1844 - 1918) as a Republican Nebraska politician best known as the sixth governor of Nebraska. He was also a delegate to the state constitutional convention and a member of state senate in 1877.
James W. Denver James William Denver (October 23, 1817-August 9, 1892) was an American politician and lawyer. He served in the California state government, as an officer in the United States Army, and as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from California.
James W. Flanagan James Winright Flanagan (September 5, 1805 – September 19, 1887) was an American merchant, lawyer, and farmer from Henderson, Texas. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1869 and 1870, and then represented Texas in the United States Senate from 1870 to 1875.
James W. Forsyth James William Forsyth (August 8, 1835 – October 24, 1906) was a career officer in the United States Army, serving as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was the commander of the 7th U.
James W. Knight James Wade Knight (Guthrie, Kentucky, 9 January 1925 – 2 April 2005) was a Cumberland Presbyterian minister. He served as that denomination's first Director of Ministry and was the Executive of Kentucky Synod.
James W. Marshall James Wilson Marshall (October 8, 1810 - August 10, 1885) was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, whose discovery of gold in the American River in California in January 1848 set the stage for the California Gold Rush. Marshall was forced from his own land by the resulting wave of gold seekers, and never profited from his discovery.
James W. Nesmith James Willis Nesmith (July 23, 1820 - June 17, 1885) was a United States Senator and Representative from Oregon. Born in New Brunswick, Canada while his parents were on a visit from their home in Washington County, Maine, he moved with his father to Claremont, New Hampshire about 1828.
James W. Nye James Warren Nye (June 10 1815 - December 25 1876) was a United States Senator from Nevada. Born in DeRuyter, New York, he attended the common schools and Homer Academy in Homer, New York; he studied law in Troy, New York, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Madison County.
James W. Patterson James Willis Patterson (July 2, 1823 - May 4, 1893) was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Henniker, he pursued classical studies, graduated from Dartmouth College in 1848, and was principal of the Woodstock Academy in (Connecticut) for two years.
James W. Silliman James Willys Silliman (August 12, 1905–October 21, 1976) was a Republican politician from California, who served in the California State Assembly from 1947–1955, including serving as Speaker of the Assembly from 1953–1954. He ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor in 1954 and for State Senator in 1955.
James W. Snow James Wilfred Snow (born July 12, 1929) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of William Davis and Frank Miller.
James W. Spain James W. Spain was in the US Foreign Service with postings in Islamabad, Istanbul and Ankara and four ambassadorships in Tanzania, Turkey, the United Nations (as deputy permanent representative), and Sri Lanka.
James W. Tate James William Tate (1875 - February 5 1922) was a songwriter, accompanist, and composer and producer of revues and pantomimes in the early years of the 20th century. Tate was born in Wolverhampton, England and died in Stoke-on-Trent, suddenly at the age of 46, as a result of pneumonia caught while traveling the country with his touring revues.
James W. Throckmorton James Webb Throckmorton (February 1, 1825 – April 21, 1894) was an American politician who served as Governor of Texas from 1866 to 1867 during the early days of Reconstruction. He also served as a United States Congressman from Texas from 1875 to 1879 and then again from 1883 to 1889.
James W. Williams James William Williams (1910-1999) was born to Mary Margaret Williams at a mining camp on Baffin Island (father unknown). He received no formal education, however he picked up the skills of the railroad quickly.
James Wadsworth James Wadsworth (July 8, 1730– September 22, 1816) was an American lawyer from Durham, Connecticut. He was a Brigadier General of the Connecticut militia during the Revolutionary War and served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1784.
James Wakefield James Beach Wakefield (March 21, 1825–August 25, 1910) was a United States Representative from Minnesota; born in Winsted, Connecticut; attended the public schools at Westfield, Massachusetts, and Jonesville, New York; was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut in 1846; studied law in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Delphi, Indiana, in 1852; moved to Shakopee, Minnesota, in 1854; first judge of the probate court of Faribault County, Minnesota; elected as a member of the State house of representatives in 1858, 1863, and 1866, serving as speaker in the session of 1866; member of the State senate 1867-1869; appointed receiver of the United States Land Office at Winnebago City, Minnesota, June 1, 1869, and served until January 15, 1875, when he resigned; 8th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota 1875–1877; elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1887); retired from public life; died at Blue Earth
James Walker (footballer born 1987) James Walker (born November 25, 1987 in Hackney, London) is an English footballer playing for Charlton Athletic. He has had loan spells with Hartlepool United and Bristol Rovers and is an England Under-18s international.
James Walker Tufts James Walker Tufts (1835 – 1902) owner of the American Soda Foundation purchased 5000 acres (20 km²) of land for $5000 in North Carolina for a new town. Known as Tuftstown during development, it became Pinehurst, home of the Pinehurst Resort.
James Wallace Beaton Chief Superintendent James Beaton GC CVO (born 1943) was The Queen's Police Officer from 1983 to 1992. He received the George Cross in 1974 for saving Princess Anne from the would-be kidnapper Ian Ball during an attack in The Mall (in North American terms a street).
James Walter Chapman-Taylor James Walter Chapman-Taylor (24 June 1878 – 25 October 1958) was best known as an art and craft architect in New Zealand. “C-T” was also a designer, craftsman-builder, artist, writer, photographer and astrologer.
James Wardle James Wardle is a Costa-Rican stock owner who is immensively popular on Costa Rican news channels as well as market programmes. He has recently bought out the rights to make Ghoulies films and is under talks to make Ghoulies 5.
James Warren James Warren (September 28, 1726 – November 28, 1808) was the President of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts and a general during the American Revolution. He was born, and died, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
James Washington James Washington was a member of the Dallas Cowboys in the 90's, joining them in two of their 3 Super Bowls. One of his most notable performances was in Super Bowl XXVIII when Thurman Thomas, after being tackled by Leon Lett, fumbled the ball, Washington returned it for a 46 yard touchdown to tie the game.
James Watt's Mad Machine James Watt's Mad Machine is a set of sculptural railings and gates at Winson Green Metro station, Winson Green, Birmingham, England, designed by Tim Tolkien, supported by Eric Klein Velderman, Paula Woof and pupils at James Watt Infants and Junior Schools, with whose site it forms a boundary.
James Weatherall Vice-Admiral Sir James Weatherall KCVO, KBE (born 28 February 1936) was Her Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom from 1992 to 2001. He was a senior officer of the Royal Navy, serving as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) 1989-1991.
James Weaver James Baird Weaver (June 12, 1833 – February 6, 1912) was a United States politician and member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa as a member of the Greenback Party. He ran for President two times on third party tickets in the late 19th century.
James Webb Space Telescope The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a planned space infrared observatory, intended to be a significant improvement on the aging Hubble Space Telescope. It will be constructed and operated by NASA with help from ESA and CSA.
James Weldon Johnson James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938) was a leading American author, poet, early civil rights activist, and prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Johnson is best remembered for his writing, which includes novels, poems, and collections of folklore.
James Welch James Welch (7 July 1889–28 June 1978) 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 Wentworth Day James Wentworth Day (April 21, 1899 – January 5, 1983) was a British writer and occasional broadcaster, firmly of the Agrarian Right school and essentially a High Tory. He lived for most of his life in East Anglia, an area which would always be his first love; he had a particular interest in wildfowling, and at one stage owned Adventurers' Fen, a piece of marshland in Cambridgeshire.
James West (football manager) James West was the second full-time Secretary of Newton Heath (the term 'football manager' was not used at United until the arrival of Jack Robson) and Manager of the club. He oversaw the collapse/bankruptcy of Newton Heath and the re-birth as Manchester United F.
James West Clark James West Clark (October 15, 1779 - December 20, 1843) was a United States Representative from North Carolina. Born in Bertie County, North Carolina, he graduated from Princeton College in 1797, was a member of the State house of commons in 1802, 1803, and 1811, and was a presidential elector on the Madison ticket in 1812.
James Westfall Thompson James Westfall Thompson (1869–1941) was an American historian specializing in the history of medieval and early modern Europe, particularly of the Holy Roman Empire and France. He also made noteworthy contributions to the history of literacy, libraries and the book trade in the Middle Ages.
James Whale James Whale (July 22, 1889 – May 29, 1957) was a homosexual ground-breaking Hollywood film director, best known for his work in the horror genre, making such momentous and iconic pictures as Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and The Invisible Man.
James Whitaker James Whitaker (born 4 October 1940) is a British journalist, specialising in the British royal family. He is currently the royal correspondent for the Daily Mirror, as well as being the correspondent for the ITV television programme, This Morning.
James Whitbread Lee Glaisher James Whitbread Lee Glaisher (5 November 1848 - 7 December 1928) son of James Glaisher, the meteorologist, was a prolific English mathematician. Influential in his time on teaching at the University of Cambridge, he is now remembered mostly for work in number theory that anticipated later interest in the detailed properties of modular forms.
James Whitcomb James Whitcomb (December 1, 1795–October 4, 1852) was a Democrat governor of Indiana from December 6, 1843 to December 26, 1848. He was born in Windsor County, Vermont and moved to Bloomington, Indiana in 1824.
James Stott James Stott (born 1871) in Darlington, died 8th October 1908 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne) was a professional footballer of the late 19th century. Primarily a winger, but able to play in a number of positions, he began his career as an amateur with spells at South Bank and Middlesbrough before signing his first professional contract with Liverpool in 1893.
James Strauss Dr. James Strauss (July 3, 1929–), was a professor of theology and philosophy at Lincoln Christian Seminary from 1967-1994, and upon his retirement was given the honorary title of Professor Emeritus of Theology and Philosophy.
James Street James Street was a quarterback at the University of Texas from 1966-69. He engineered the Longhorns' wishbone offense his final two years, and in his senior campaign led the Longhorns to the national championship.
James Street railway station James Street railway station is situated in Liverpool, England, on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. It is an underground station; access is via lift from James Street and (at peak times) via a tunnel from Water Street.
James Strong (theologian) James Strong (August 14, 1822 – August 7, 1894) was an American Methodist biblical scholar and educator, and the creator of Strong's Concordance. He was born in New York City; was Professor of Biblical Literature at Troy University in 1858-61, became Professor of Exegetical Theology at Drew Theological Seminary in 1868 and died at Round Lake, New York.
James Stronge Captain Sir James Matthew Stronge, 9th Baronet (1932 – 21 January 1981) was a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly and son of Sir Norman Stronge. He was killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army at his family home, Tynan Abbey.
James Strudwick Smith James Strudwick Smith (1790 - 1859) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Hillsboro, North Carolina, October 15, 1790; attended a private school near Hillsboro and Hillsboro Academy; was graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1818, and practiced medicine near Hillsboro and later near Chapel Hill, North Carolina; elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses (March 4, 1817-March 3, 1821); chairman, Committee on Accounts (Sixteenth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for renomination; resumed the practice of medicine; member of the State house of commons in 1821 and 1822; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1835; died near Chapel Hill, N.C.
James Stuart (general) James Stuart (1741 – 1815), general, frequently confounded with another general of that name (→James Stuart (d. 1793)), was the third son of John Stuart of Blairhall in Perthshire, by his wife Anne, daughter of Francis, earl of Murray, and was born at Blairhall on 2 March 1741.
James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe (6 October 1776 – 19 December 1845), English statesman, was the son of Colonel James Archibald Stuart, son of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute and of his wife Mary Wortley-Montagu (Baroness Mountstuart in her own right), as whose heir Colonel Stuart added the name of Wortley, taking later also that of Mackenzie (which his son in later life discarded) as heir to his uncle JS Mackenzie of Rosehaugh.
James Sun James Sun (born 1977) is the chief executive officer of Zoodango, a social networking website for professionals. He is a candidate for the sixth season of reality show, The Apprentice, where candidates compete in several tasks as an extended "interview" for a position in one of millionaire Donald Trump's companies.
James Sutherland Brown Brigadier James "Buster" Sutherland Brown (June 28, 1881 – April 14, 1951) was a Canadian military officer best known for drafting a contingency war plan in 1921 to invade and occupy several American border cities. The style of the plan was Defence Scheme No.
James Swearingen James Swearingen is an American composer and arranger. He is currently the department chair of music education at Capital University, and holds a Masters Degree from Ohio State University and a Bachelors Degree from Bowling Green State University.
James Swinburne Sir James Swinburne (February 28,1858-March 30, 1958) was a British electrical engineer and manufacturer. Often called the "Father of British Plastics", Swinburne revolutionized the plastics industry throughout Europe and his native Britain.
James Sykes (governor) James Sykes (March 27 1761 – October 18 1822) was an American physician and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.
James the Cat Created by Kate Canning and produced by Jan Clayton with Grampian Television, James the Cat is a children's series. It chronicles the many events which take place at the Cornerhouse (number 104) between James and his new friends.
James T. Callender Newsman James Callender (1758-1803), created a great deal of controversy in his native Scotland and later in the United States. He is appropriately known as a scandal monger, but the veracity of his reports has been a matter of contention for 200 years or more.
James T. Kirk James Tiberius Kirk (2233 - 2293/2371), played by William Shatner, is the leading character in the original Star Trek TV series and the films based on it. Captain Kirk commanded the starship Enterprise (NCC-1701 and later NCC-1701-A).
James T. Shotwell James Thomson Shotwell, (1874 – 1965) was a Canada-born American history professor. He is perhaps best remembered for his instrumental role in the creation of the International Labor Organization in 1919, as well as for his guiding influence promoting inclusion of a declaration of human rights in the UN Charter.
James T. Walsh James Thomas "Jim" Walsh (born June 19, 1947) is an American politician from New York State, currently representing the state's 25th Congressional District (map) in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican.
James Taggart In the fictional universe of Wing Commander, James Taggart is one of the most important characters, with the callsign of "Paladin". He appears in all five games of the main continuity, as a senior pilot (Wing Commander I), a special operative (Wing Commander II), a general (Wing Commander III) and a Senator (Wing Commander IV and Wing Commander Prophecy).
James Talmadge James Barry Talmadge is a contemporary neo-impressionist painter. Born in Los Angeles, California, in 1927, he grew up immersed in the post-war Hollywood culture of stylized communications which transformed the social hierarchy to idealize the artist as both creator and celebrity.
James Tate (writer) James Vincent Tate (born December 8, 1943) is a literary iconoclast, best known as a Pultizer prize-winning and National Book Award-winning poet, educator, and man of letters. Tate's writing style is as unique as it is difficult to describe.
James Taylor Quartet The James Taylor Quartet are a British four-piece jazz funk band who have become renowned for their live performances. They were formed by Hammond organ player James Taylor following the break-up of his former band The Prisoners in the wake of Stiff Records' bankruptcy.
James Tedisco James Tedisco represents District 110 in the New York State Assembly, which consists of portions of the city of Schenectady, as well as the City of Saratoga Springs, Ballston, Galway, Milton, and Glenville, among other communities located in Upstate New York.
James Thin James Thin was until 2002 the principal academic bookshop in Edinburgh, Scotland, with its main premises near the University of Edinburgh in Infirmary Street. It also had branches in other cities, including Perth and Dundee.
James Thomas (Governor of Maryland) James Thomas (March 11, 1785 – December 25, 1845) served as Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1833 to 1836. He practiced medicine and served as judge in several courts throughout Maryland, and served in the Maryland State Senate from 1824–1830.
James Thomas Neill James Thomas Neill (March 4, 1970 - ) is an Australian psychologist who is known for advancing knowledge and research about outdoor education and for his website Wilderdom which emphasizes simple living based on principles of permaculture, outdoor education and humanistic psychology. He has authored approximately a dozen academic peer reviewed papers on outdoor education research (see References), including meta-analyses of the psychoeducational effects of outdoor education and the Life Effectiveness Questionnaire.
James Thomson (B.V.) James Thomson (November 23, 1834—June 3, 1882), published under the pseudonym Bysshe Vanolis, was a Victorian-era British poet famous primarily for the long poem The City of Dreadful Night (1874), an expression of bleak pessimism in a dehumanized, uncaring urban environment.
James Thomson (cell biologist) James A. Thomson (born in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American developmental biologist who also serves as a professor of anatomy in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and as the chief pathologist at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.
James Thomson (engineer) James Thomson (February 16, 1822 - May 8, 1892) was an Irish engineer and physicist whose reputation would have been substantial had it not been overshadowed by that of his brother William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin.
James Thornhill Sir James Thornhill (25 July 1675 or 1676 - May 4, 1734) was an English painter of historical subjects, in the Italian baroque tradition. He was the son of Walter Thornhill of Wareham and Mary, eldest daughter of Colonel William Sydenham, governor of Weymouth.
James Thornton (American football) James Thornton (born August 9, 1979 in Troup County, Georgia) is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Cleveland Browns. He was a three-year captain at Morris Brown College where he recorded 35 tackles, 4 interceptions and returned 3 of his 4 interceptions for touchdowns in addition to 3 blocked kicks as a senior.
James Tiedje James Tiedje is the director of the NSF Center for Microbial Ecology (CME) at Michigan State University, as well as a Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences and Microbiology. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2003 and served as president of the American Society for Microbiology from 2003-2004.
James Tien James Tien Pei Chun GBS JP () (born January 8, 1947 in Shanghai) is currently the Chairman of the Liberal Party (LP), a pro-business and pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong, and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo). He was also a member of the District Council of Hong Kong District Council in the Central and Western district.
James Tilton James Tilton (June 1, 1745– May 14, 1822) was an American physician and soldier from Dover, Delaware. He was a delegate for Delaware in the Continental Congress of 1783 and 1784, and served as Surgeon General of the United States Army during the War of 1812.
James Timothy O'Meara James Timothy O'Meara was the first Irish and English-speaking Roman Catholic priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. He came to Chicago in 1837 and was brought into the middle of many conflicts involving Catholics of different ethnicities and with the Archdiocese itself.
James To James To Kun Sun (Traditional Chinese: 涂谨申, born 11 March, 1963) is member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong since 1991 except between 1997 and 1998. To is also a member of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council.
James Tod Lieutenant-Colonel James Tod (1782-1835), British officer and Oriental scholar, was born on March 20 1782, and went to India as a cadet in the Bengal army in 1799. He commanded the escort attached to the resident with Sindhia from 1812 to 1817.
James Todd In 1865, James Todd (1832-1925) and his family established a ranch south-east of Kamloops, British Columbia. He and Lewis (Lew) Campbell could be considered the first settlers of Barnhartvale, British Columbia.
James Tompkins Father Jimmy (James) Tompkins (September 7, 1870 – May 4, 1953) was a Roman Catholic priest who integrated the ideals of community economic development and Christian teachings throughout the fishing and mining communities of northern and eastern Nova Scotia, Canada. Tompkins was the spiritual leader of the Antigonish Movement which included Father Moses Coady, Father (Dr.
James Toney James "Lights-Out" Toney (born August 24, 1968) is a professional boxer from Detroit, Michigan and is a Huron High School alumnus where he was a 205 lb football quarterback in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Since his career debut in 1988, he has held the IBF middleweight, super middleweight and cruiserweight titles.
James Towers James Towers (9 September 1897-24 January 1977) 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 Trane James Trane, the co-founder of the company that bears his name, was an immigrant from Norway who settled in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1864, finding work as a steamfitter and plumber. In 1885, he opened his own store.
James Travers James Travers VC, CB, (6 October 1820-1 April 1884), born Cork he 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 Treybig James (Jim) Treybig founded Tandem Computers, a pioneering Silicon Valley manufacturer of fault tolerant computer systems which were marketed to the growing number of transaction processing customers who used them for ATMs, banks, stock exchanges and other similar needs.
James Tully James Tully (18 September 1915 - 20 May 1992) was a prominent Irish trade unionist, politician and Deputy Leader of the Irish Labour Party who served as a minister in a series of Irish Fine Gael-Labour coalition governments.
James Tunnicliffe James Tunnicliffe (born January 17, 1989 in Denton, Tameside, Greater Manchester) is an English football player. He plays as a centre-half for Stockport County, where he progressed through the club's Centre of Excellence youth system.
James Tupper James Tupper (born August 4, 1965 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Jack Slattery on the ABC television series Men in Trees. James studied acting at Concordia University, Montreal, and later at Rutgers University, New Jersey.
James Turle James Turle (1802-1882) was an English organist and composer, was born at Taunton, Somerset, and started as a choirboy at Wells Cathedral. In 1817 he became a pupil in London of the organist at Westminster Abbey, and after acting as deputy for some years he succeeded to this post himself in 1831 and held it until his death.
James Turner Morehead (North Carolina) James Turner Morehead, (1799 - 1875) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Rockingham County, North Carolina, January 11, 1799; attended the common schools; was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1819; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Greensboro, North Carolina; commissioner of Greensboro in 1832, 1834, and 1835; served as a member of the North Carolina State senate in 1835, 1836, 1838, 1840, and 1842; trustee of the University of North Carolina 1836-1868; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress; resumed the practice of his profession; also engaged in agricultural pursuits and operated an iron works; died in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C.
James Twellman James Twellman (born December 24, 1982) is an American professional soccer player and brother of New England Revolution striker, Taylor Twellman. Twellman currently plays defender in Major League Soccer for Houston Dynamo.
James Upchurch James Barlett Upchurch III is an American man convicted as a principal for the murder of Leith Von Stein in 1988. He is currently serving time in North Carolina towards a life sentence after his death sentence was commuted in 1993 to life.
James Upton James Upton (3 May 1888 – 10 August 1949) 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 Ussher James Ussher (sometimes spelled Usher) (4 January, 1581–21 March, 1656) was Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625–1656 and a prolific religious scholar who most famously published a chronology which calculated the date of Creation as October 23, 4004 BC.
James Van Alen James Henry Van Alen (born on September 19, 1902 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA – died on July 3, 1991) is best known for being the founder of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the largest tennis museum in the world.
James Van Allen James Alfred Van Allen (September 7 1914 – August 9, 2006) was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa. The Van Allen radiation belts were named after him, following the 1958 satellite missions (Explorer I and Explorer III) in which Van Allen had argued that a Geiger counter should be used to detect charged particles.
James Van Heusen Jimmy Van Heusen (January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990), was an American composer. His greatest achievements came in writing songs for the movies and television: over the course of his career, he would win four Oscars and an Emmy.
James Van Praagh James Van Praagh (born August 23, 1958 in Bayside, New York) claims to be a medium with the ability to communicate with spirits of the dead. Van Praagh is the author of several books dealing with the subject of parapsychology.
James Vance On December 23, 1985, two young adults in Reno, Nevada attempted suicide with shotguns after drinking and smoking marijuana as they listened to a CD by the British metal band Judas Priest. Raymond Belknap shot himself fatally, while the other, James Vance, was heavily disfigured.
James Veneris James Veneris, a soldier in the American forces during the Korean War, was captured by the Chinese and, at the end of the war, was one of 21 US soldiers who decided they would rather stay in China than return to the US. He was one of the subjects in a 2005 documentary called They Chose China which was directed by Shui-Bo Wang and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
James W. Black Sir James Whyte Black, OM, FRS, FRSE, FRCP (born 14 July 1924) is a Scottish pharmacologist who invented Propranolol, synthesized Cimetidine and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1988 for these discoveries.
James W. Dawes James William Dawes (1844 - 1918) as a Republican Nebraska politician best known as the sixth governor of Nebraska. He was also a delegate to the state constitutional convention and a member of state senate in 1877.
James W. Denver James William Denver (October 23, 1817-August 9, 1892) was an American politician and lawyer. He served in the California state government, as an officer in the United States Army, and as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from California.
James W. Flanagan James Winright Flanagan (September 5, 1805 – September 19, 1887) was an American merchant, lawyer, and farmer from Henderson, Texas. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1869 and 1870, and then represented Texas in the United States Senate from 1870 to 1875.
James W. Forsyth James William Forsyth (August 8, 1835 – October 24, 1906) was a career officer in the United States Army, serving as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was the commander of the 7th U.
James W. Knight James Wade Knight (Guthrie, Kentucky, 9 January 1925 – 2 April 2005) was a Cumberland Presbyterian minister. He served as that denomination's first Director of Ministry and was the Executive of Kentucky Synod.
James W. Marshall James Wilson Marshall (October 8, 1810 - August 10, 1885) was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, whose discovery of gold in the American River in California in January 1848 set the stage for the California Gold Rush. Marshall was forced from his own land by the resulting wave of gold seekers, and never profited from his discovery.
James W. Nesmith James Willis Nesmith (July 23, 1820 - June 17, 1885) was a United States Senator and Representative from Oregon. Born in New Brunswick, Canada while his parents were on a visit from their home in Washington County, Maine, he moved with his father to Claremont, New Hampshire about 1828.
James W. Nye James Warren Nye (June 10 1815 - December 25 1876) was a United States Senator from Nevada. Born in DeRuyter, New York, he attended the common schools and Homer Academy in Homer, New York; he studied law in Troy, New York, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Madison County.
James W. Patterson James Willis Patterson (July 2, 1823 - May 4, 1893) was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Henniker, he pursued classical studies, graduated from Dartmouth College in 1848, and was principal of the Woodstock Academy in (Connecticut) for two years.
James W. Silliman James Willys Silliman (August 12, 1905–October 21, 1976) was a Republican politician from California, who served in the California State Assembly from 1947–1955, including serving as Speaker of the Assembly from 1953–1954. He ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor in 1954 and for State Senator in 1955.
James W. Snow James Wilfred Snow (born July 12, 1929) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of William Davis and Frank Miller.
James W. Spain James W. Spain was in the US Foreign Service with postings in Islamabad, Istanbul and Ankara and four ambassadorships in Tanzania, Turkey, the United Nations (as deputy permanent representative), and Sri Lanka.
James W. Tate James William Tate (1875 - February 5 1922) was a songwriter, accompanist, and composer and producer of revues and pantomimes in the early years of the 20th century. Tate was born in Wolverhampton, England and died in Stoke-on-Trent, suddenly at the age of 46, as a result of pneumonia caught while traveling the country with his touring revues.
James W. Throckmorton James Webb Throckmorton (February 1, 1825 – April 21, 1894) was an American politician who served as Governor of Texas from 1866 to 1867 during the early days of Reconstruction. He also served as a United States Congressman from Texas from 1875 to 1879 and then again from 1883 to 1889.
James W. Williams James William Williams (1910-1999) was born to Mary Margaret Williams at a mining camp on Baffin Island (father unknown). He received no formal education, however he picked up the skills of the railroad quickly.
James Wadsworth James Wadsworth (July 8, 1730– September 22, 1816) was an American lawyer from Durham, Connecticut. He was a Brigadier General of the Connecticut militia during the Revolutionary War and served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1784.
James Wakefield James Beach Wakefield (March 21, 1825–August 25, 1910) was a United States Representative from Minnesota; born in Winsted, Connecticut; attended the public schools at Westfield, Massachusetts, and Jonesville, New York; was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut in 1846; studied law in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Delphi, Indiana, in 1852; moved to Shakopee, Minnesota, in 1854; first judge of the probate court of Faribault County, Minnesota; elected as a member of the State house of representatives in 1858, 1863, and 1866, serving as speaker in the session of 1866; member of the State senate 1867-1869; appointed receiver of the United States Land Office at Winnebago City, Minnesota, June 1, 1869, and served until January 15, 1875, when he resigned; 8th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota 1875–1877; elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1887); retired from public life; died at Blue Earth
James Walker (footballer born 1987) James Walker (born November 25, 1987 in Hackney, London) is an English footballer playing for Charlton Athletic. He has had loan spells with Hartlepool United and Bristol Rovers and is an England Under-18s international.
James Walker Tufts James Walker Tufts (1835 – 1902) owner of the American Soda Foundation purchased 5000 acres (20 km²) of land for $5000 in North Carolina for a new town. Known as Tuftstown during development, it became Pinehurst, home of the Pinehurst Resort.
James Wallace Beaton Chief Superintendent James Beaton GC CVO (born 1943) was The Queen's Police Officer from 1983 to 1992. He received the George Cross in 1974 for saving Princess Anne from the would-be kidnapper Ian Ball during an attack in The Mall (in North American terms a street).
James Walter Chapman-Taylor James Walter Chapman-Taylor (24 June 1878 – 25 October 1958) was best known as an art and craft architect in New Zealand. “C-T” was also a designer, craftsman-builder, artist, writer, photographer and astrologer.
James Wardle James Wardle is a Costa-Rican stock owner who is immensively popular on Costa Rican news channels as well as market programmes. He has recently bought out the rights to make Ghoulies films and is under talks to make Ghoulies 5.
James Warren James Warren (September 28, 1726 – November 28, 1808) was the President of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts and a general during the American Revolution. He was born, and died, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
James Washington James Washington was a member of the Dallas Cowboys in the 90's, joining them in two of their 3 Super Bowls. One of his most notable performances was in Super Bowl XXVIII when Thurman Thomas, after being tackled by Leon Lett, fumbled the ball, Washington returned it for a 46 yard touchdown to tie the game.
James Watt's Mad Machine James Watt's Mad Machine is a set of sculptural railings and gates at Winson Green Metro station, Winson Green, Birmingham, England, designed by Tim Tolkien, supported by Eric Klein Velderman, Paula Woof and pupils at James Watt Infants and Junior Schools, with whose site it forms a boundary.
James Weatherall Vice-Admiral Sir James Weatherall KCVO, KBE (born 28 February 1936) was Her Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom from 1992 to 2001. He was a senior officer of the Royal Navy, serving as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) 1989-1991.
James Weaver James Baird Weaver (June 12, 1833 – February 6, 1912) was a United States politician and member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa as a member of the Greenback Party. He ran for President two times on third party tickets in the late 19th century.
James Webb Space Telescope The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a planned space infrared observatory, intended to be a significant improvement on the aging Hubble Space Telescope. It will be constructed and operated by NASA with help from ESA and CSA.
James Weldon Johnson James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938) was a leading American author, poet, early civil rights activist, and prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Johnson is best remembered for his writing, which includes novels, poems, and collections of folklore.
James Welch James Welch (7 July 1889–28 June 1978) 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 Wentworth Day James Wentworth Day (April 21, 1899 – January 5, 1983) was a British writer and occasional broadcaster, firmly of the Agrarian Right school and essentially a High Tory. He lived for most of his life in East Anglia, an area which would always be his first love; he had a particular interest in wildfowling, and at one stage owned Adventurers' Fen, a piece of marshland in Cambridgeshire.
James West (football manager) James West was the second full-time Secretary of Newton Heath (the term 'football manager' was not used at United until the arrival of Jack Robson) and Manager of the club. He oversaw the collapse/bankruptcy of Newton Heath and the re-birth as Manchester United F.
James West Clark James West Clark (October 15, 1779 - December 20, 1843) was a United States Representative from North Carolina. Born in Bertie County, North Carolina, he graduated from Princeton College in 1797, was a member of the State house of commons in 1802, 1803, and 1811, and was a presidential elector on the Madison ticket in 1812.
James Westfall Thompson James Westfall Thompson (1869–1941) was an American historian specializing in the history of medieval and early modern Europe, particularly of the Holy Roman Empire and France. He also made noteworthy contributions to the history of literacy, libraries and the book trade in the Middle Ages.
James Whale James Whale (July 22, 1889 – May 29, 1957) was a homosexual ground-breaking Hollywood film director, best known for his work in the horror genre, making such momentous and iconic pictures as Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and The Invisible Man.
James Whitaker James Whitaker (born 4 October 1940) is a British journalist, specialising in the British royal family. He is currently the royal correspondent for the Daily Mirror, as well as being the correspondent for the ITV television programme, This Morning.
James Whitbread Lee Glaisher James Whitbread Lee Glaisher (5 November 1848 - 7 December 1928) son of James Glaisher, the meteorologist, was a prolific English mathematician. Influential in his time on teaching at the University of Cambridge, he is now remembered mostly for work in number theory that anticipated later interest in the detailed properties of modular forms.
James Whitcomb James Whitcomb (December 1, 1795–October 4, 1852) was a Democrat governor of Indiana from December 6, 1843 to December 26, 1848. He was born in Windsor County, Vermont and moved to Bloomington, Indiana in 1824.
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