John Wilkinson
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John Wilkinson may refer to:
- John Wilkinson (President of Magdalen)John Wilkinson (President of Magdalen)John Balls Mahoney 3 was an English churchman and academic, Principal of Magdalen Hall, Oxford but expelled in 1643, one of the parliamentary visitors of Oxford, and President of Magdalen College, Oxford from 1648.-Life:...
(1588–1650) - John Wilkinson (industrialist)John Wilkinson (industrialist)John "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson was an English industrialist who pioneered the use and manufacture of cast iron and cast-iron goods in the Industrial Revolution.-Early life:...
(1728–1808), British industrialist who suggested the use of iron for many roles where other materials had previously been used - John Wilkinson (American colonist)John Wilkinson (American colonist)John Wilkinson was born in Rhode Island, United States. He was a direct descendant of Lawrence Wilkinson who fled the oppression of Oliver Cromwell in 1652 and settled in America and the son of Roger Wilkinson, an early colonist, who settled in Rhode Island where Roger Williams offered a...
(1758–1802), Rhode Island Unitarian, settled in Troy, New York, abolitionist - John Gardiner Wilkinson (1797–1875), English traveller, writer and pioneer Egyptologist
- John Wilkinson (Syracuse pioneer)John Wilkinson (Syracuse pioneer)John Wilkinson was a lawyer and first Postmaster of community known as Bogardus Corners, Cossit's Corners and Salina in Central New York. As a young man, Wilkinson took inspiration from a poem about an ancient city and named the new village, Syracuse just in time for the opening of the Erie Canal...
(born 1798), Lawyer and first Postmaster, named the city, Syracuse, son of John Wilkinson (American colonist)John Wilkinson (American colonist)John Wilkinson was born in Rhode Island, United States. He was a direct descendant of Lawrence Wilkinson who fled the oppression of Oliver Cromwell in 1652 and settled in America and the son of Roger Wilkinson, an early colonist, who settled in Rhode Island where Roger Williams offered a... - John Wilkinson (1821–1891) - Officer in the Confederate States Navy during the U.S. Civil War, commanded the CSS ChickamaugaCSS ChickamaugaCSS Chickamauga, originally the blockade runner Edith, was purchased by the Confederate States Navy at Wilmington, North Carolina in September 1864. In September, when she was nearly ready for sea, the Confederate Army sought unsuccessfully to retain her at that place for use as a troop and supply...
- John Wilkinson (Australian politician)John Wilkinson (Australian politician)John Wilkinson was an Australian politician, elected from 1889 to 1895 as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, for the electoral district of Albury....
(born 1853), Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1889–1895 - John Wilkinson (Franklin automobile)John Wilkinson (Franklin automobile)John Wilkinson was born in Syracuse, New York. He invented the air-cooled motor which was used in the Franklin produced by H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Company where he was chief engineer and designer from 1902 to 1924.He was a native of Syracuse and a member of an established, respected, wealthy...
(born 1868), Invented the Franklin automobile air-cooled engine, son of John Wilkinson (Syracuse pioneer)John Wilkinson (Syracuse pioneer)John Wilkinson was a lawyer and first Postmaster of community known as Bogardus Corners, Cossit's Corners and Salina in Central New York. As a young man, Wilkinson took inspiration from a poem about an ancient city and named the new village, Syracuse just in time for the opening of the Erie Canal... - John Wilkinson (Gloucestershire cricketer)John Wilkinson (Gloucestershire cricketer)John Wilkinson was an English cricketer who played ten first-class matches for Gloucestershire. Eight of these came in the period between 1899 and 1902, but after a long gap he played two more games in 1920.-References:* from CricketArchive...
(1876–1948), English cricketer - John Wilkinson (Worcestershire cricketer)John Wilkinson (Worcestershire cricketer)John William Wilkinson was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire in 1927. His only achievement in the match, played against Lancashire at Dudley, was to bowl Ernest Tyldesley....
(1892–1967), English cricketer - John Wilkinson (guitarist), American rhythm guitarist with Elvis Presley's TCB BandTCB BandThe TCB Band was a group of professional musicians who formed the core rhythm section of Elvis Presley’s band from August 1969 until his death in 1977. TCB stands for Taking Care of Business, a personal motto Presley adopted in the early 1970s...
- John Wilkinson (British politician) (born 1940)
- John Wilkinson (Canadian politician)John Wilkinson (Canadian politician)John Wilkinson is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the predominantly rural riding of Perth—Wellington for the Liberal Party, and serves as provincial Minister of Environment....
, Canadian politician from Ontario - John Wilkinson (poet)John Wilkinson (poet)John Wilkinson is a contemporary English poet.From 1972 to 1975, he studied English at Jesus College, Cambridge, United Kingdom, where he founded, with Charlie Bulbeck and Charles Lambert, the Blue Room, a society devoted to the propagation of poetry and the other fine arts.His first publication,...
(born 1953), British poet - John Wilkinson (entrepreneur)John Wilkinson (entrepreneur)John Wilkinson OBE has been chairman of Salford City Reds rugby league club since 1982. He was born in Walkden . He also owns the Cebora steel company, who were the main shirt sponsors of the Salford City Reds until 2006, when they were replaced by The Trafford Centre He was given an OBE in 2005...
, British businessman in the steel industry and chairman of Salford City Reds Rugby League Club - John Wilkinson (scientist)John Wilkinson (scientist)Dr John Wilkinson is an English scientist who program led the first European degree course for herbal medicine at Middlesex University in the UK in 1994.-Early life:...
(born 1961), Introduced the first degree (BSc) course in herbal medicine in the UK - John Wilkinson (Singaporean footballer)John Wilkinson (Singaporean footballer)John Wilkinson is a professional footballer who plays for Insee Police United and the Singapore national football team.-Club career:...
(born 1979), Singaporean/British footballer playing in the S.League - John Wilkinson (ice hockey)John Wilkinson (ice hockey)John H. Wilkinson was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played nine games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins.-External links:...
(1911–1970), Canadian professional ice hockey player - John Wilkinson (footballer)John Wilkinson (footballer)John Wilkinson, alternatively known as Jack Wilkinson, was an English footballer from Durham City. He played as an outside left in the Football League for Watford. He made his debut in Watford's first ever Third Division South match, a 0–0 draw with Swansea City on 27 August 1921...
, English footballer of the 1920s - John Wilkinson (football manager), manager of Grantham Town F.C. from 1999 to 2003
- John Wilkinson (sound engineer)John Wilkinson (sound engineer)John Wilkinson was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for another two in the same category...
, American sound engineer and Academy Award winner
See also
- Jack Wilkinson (disambiguation)
- Jonny WilkinsonJonny WilkinsonJonathan Peter "Jonny" Wilkinson OBE is an English rugby union player and member of the England national team. Wilkinson rose to acclaim from 2001 to 2003, before and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup and was acknowledged as one of the world’s best rugby players...
(born 1979), English rugby union player