Stenton — is a parish and village in East Lothian, Scotland. It is bounded on the north by parts of the parishes of Prestonkirk and Dunbar, on the east by Spott, and on the west by Whittingehame. The name is said to be of Saxon derivation. In earlier times … Wikipedia
John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Belhaven and Stenton — (July 5, 1656 ndash; June 21, 1708), was a Scottish noblemanHe was the eldest son of Robert Hamilton, Lord Presmennan (d. 1696). Having married Margaret, granddaughter of John Hamilton, 1st Lord Belhaven and Stenton; who had been made a peer by… … Wikipedia
John Hamilton, 1st Lord Belhaven and Stenton — (died 17 June 1679), known as Sir John Hamilton, 2nd Baronet from circa 1645 to 1647, was a Scottish peer.Hamilton was the son of Sir James Hamilton, 1st Baronet, and his wife Margaret (née Hamilton). This branch of the Hamilton family descended… … Wikipedia
John Hamilton — may refer to:*John Hamilton of Cadzow, 4th Laird of Cadzow (before 1370 – c. 1402) Scottish nobleman and soldier *John Hamilton (archbishop) (c. 1511–1571), Scottish politician, Archbishop of St Andrews, Keeper of the Privy Seal *John Hamilton,… … Wikipedia
John Bowes — (19 June 1811 London 9 October 1885 Streatlam, co. Durham) [Full dates and places are from [http://www.enotes.com/oxford art encyclopedia/bowes john Bowes, John: The Oxford Dictionary of Art] .] was an English art collector and thoroughbred… … Wikipedia
John Vincent (historian) — John Russell Vincent (born 20 December, 1937) is a British historian and a former Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. He was Professor of Modern History, and later History, at the University of Bristol from 1970 until his retirement when he became… … Wikipedia
John Sweetman — (9 August 1844 – 8 September 1936) was an Irish politician who became the President of Sinn Féin for the year 1908. He was the eldest son of Mr John Sweetman (a Dublin brewer) and Honoria, daughter of Mr Malachy O Connor (a Dublin merchant). He… … Wikipedia
John McGovern (politician) — John McGovern (13 December 1887 14 February 1968) was a Scottish socialist politician.Early careerBorn into a Roman Catholic family, McGovern soon became involved in the Labour movement and anarchism. Active in opposition to World War I, he… … Wikipedia
John Erskine, Lord Erskine — John Francis Ashley Erskine, Lord Erskine, GCSI, GCIE (12 April, 1895 ndash; 3 May, 1953) was a British politician and colonial administrator. His time as Governor of Madras in the 1930s showed that he was adept at managing the complex and… … Wikipedia
John Edmondson Whittaker — (1897 ndash; c.9 December 1945) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.John Whittaker was born in Burnley in 1897. After working as a weaver in a cotton mill as a boy, Whittaker was educated at Burnley Municipal College and Sarisbury … Wikipedia
