John Rigby

John Rigby

John Rigby may refer to several people, including:

*John Rigby (saint) (c. 1570-1600), English Catholic and martyr
*John Rigby & Company gun and rifle makers of Dublin and London
*Sir John Rigby (politician) (1834-1903), British lawyer and politician
*John Rigby (artist) (born 1922), Australian Artist, known for his bush landscapes


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  • John Rigby & Company — John Rigby Company, gun and rifle makers, is a firm specialising in the building of high quality sporting rifles and shotguns. Originally an Anglo Irish company, Rigby was bought in 1997 by an American investment group headed by Geoff Miller, and …   Wikipedia

  • John Rigby (artist) — John Rigby (1922– ) is an Australian artist born in Brisbane who is particularly known for his tropical and bush landscapes, genre and portraits.He won the Italian Government Travelling Art Prize in 1955 and the Women s Weekly Art Prize for… …   Wikipedia

  • John Rigby, Saint — • Rigby, an unmarried layman, appeared in court on behalf of his employer s daughter and admitted that he was himself a Catholic. He was martyred in 1600 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • John Rigby (martyr) — Saint John Rigby (c. 1570 ndash; June 21, 1600) was an English Catholic and martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.Rigby was born at Harrock Hall, Eccleston, Chorley,… …   Wikipedia

  • John Rigby Hale — Sir John Rigby Hale (September 17, 1923 August 12, 1999) was a British Renaissance historian, translator, editor, and university professor. John Rigby Hale was born September 17, 1923, in Ashford, Kent, in the United Kingdom. He was educated at… …   Wikipedia

  • John Rigby (politician) — Sir John Rigby, QC, PC, (8 January 1834 ndash; 26 July 1903), was a British lawyer and Member of Parliament (MP).Rigby was Liberal MP for Wisbech from 1885 to 1886.In 1892 he was elected for Forfarshire and held his seat until 1894.He was… …   Wikipedia

  • St John Rigby College (Wigan) — Infobox UK school name = St John Rigby College size = latitude = longitude = dms = motto = motto pl = established = 1972 approx = closed = c approx = type = Further Education College religion = Roman Catholic president = head label = Principal… …   Wikipedia

  • St. John Rigby —     St. John Rigby     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. John Rigby     English martyr; b. about 1570 at Harrocks Hall, Eccleston, Lancashire; executed at St. Thomas Waterings, 21 June, 1600. He was the fifth or sixth son of Nicholas Rigby, by Mary,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • St John Rigby — is a sixth form college in the Orrell district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. It is the current home of rugby union side Orrell R.U.F.C. who plan to lease a pitch until they can establish playing facilities of their own …   Wikipedia

  • Rigby — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bob Rigby (* 1951), US amerikanischer Fußballspieler Cam Rigby (* 1978), australischer Basketballspieler Cathy Rigby (* 1952), US amerikanische Turnerin und Schauspielerin Emma Rigby (* 1989), englische… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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