- John Davis
John Sydney Davis (1817-30 September 1893) was an early pastoralist and MLC in colonial Western Australia. Born in Galway, Ireland in 1817, nothing is known of his life until he arrived in Western Australia on board the "Trusty" in about 1842. Initially he lived at Australind, then moved to Hotham River to manage William Burges' station there. Later he was at York in partnership with Robert de Burgh. - John Hill
John Hill (June 10, 1821 - July 24, 1884) was a nineteenth century politician, clerk, bookkeeper, merchant and justice of the peace from New Jersey. Born in Catskill, New York, Hill attended private schools as a child. He was employed as a bank clerk and learned bookkeeping in Catskill. He moved to Boonton, New Jersey in 1845 and was employed as a bookkeeper and paymaster. He later engaged in mercantile pursuits, was postmaster of Boonton from 1849 to 1853, … - Thomas Brown
Thomas Brown was an early settler in colonial Western Australia, and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Thomas Brown was born in England in 1803. Little is known of his life in England, except that he married Eliza Bussey in 1836, and by 1840 he was living in Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire and working as a road surveyor. He was reasonably well off financially by then, having an interest in the rental of a turnpike, and some rental property in the district. - David Thomas
David Thomas (June 11, 1762 - November 27, 1831) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Pelham, Massachusetts, he completed preparatory studies, served as a volunteer in 1777, and joined the Fifth Massachusetts Regiment as a corporal in 1781, later becoming a sergeant in the Third Massachusetts Regiment. He moved to Salem, New York in 1784, where he conducted a tavern for several years. - Al Green
Alexander N. "Al" Green, commonly known as Al Green, was born on September 1, 1947, and is the U.S. Representative from the Ninth Congressional District in Texas (map). Green won the Democratic primary for District 9 in Houston on March 9, 2004, a district that is largely Democratic with 37% of its population African American and 31% Hispanic - two ethnic groups that traditionally support the Democrats - and later was victorious over Republican Arlette Molina. - George Hamilton
George Hamilton (April 13, 1781 - January 7, 1839) was a lumber baron and public official in Upper Canada. Hamilton was born in Hamwood in County Meath, Republic of Ireland in 1781 and came to Quebec City sometime before 1807. He and his brother, William, were merchants importing Madeira wine and selling other goods. In 1809, they set themselves up in the timber trade in Lower Canada, exporting lumber and supplying shipbuilders. - John Morton
John Morton was born in Delaware in 1724. In his youth he was noted for his quick intelligence and his habit of hard work. His stepfather, a well educated surveyor from England, gave him a sound education in practical matters and in surveying. In 1756 Morton was elected to the Provincial Assembly, and was elected president of the Assembly in 1775. He attended the Stamp Act Congress in 1765. - John Richards
John Richards (April 18, 1753 - November 13, 1822) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in New Hanover, he was educated under private tutors and served as magistrate during the Revolutionary War. He was appointed justice of the peace for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania on June 6, 1777 and served until his death. He was judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Montgomery County in 1784, … - Sir Robert Bell
Sir Robert Bell (Unknown - "d." 1577) of Beaupre Hall, Norfolk, was a Speaker of the British House of Commons (1572-1576), who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. "Knighted 1577, Of Counsel King's Lynn 1560, Recorder from 1561, Bencher Middle Temple 1565, Autumn Reader 1565, Lent Reader 1571", <sup> "HoP"</sup> "Of Counsel Great Yarmouth from 11 February 1562-3",<sup>"DNB"</sup> "Justice of the Peace of the Quorum, Norfolk from 1564, … - George Hall
George Hall (May 121770 - March 201840) was a United States Representative from New York. Hall was born in Cheshire, Connecticut on May 121770, he attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Onondaga County, New York. He moved to Onondaga, New York in 1802 and continued the practice of law; he was postmaster of Onondaga Hollow in 1802, and was surrogate of Onondaga County from 1800 to 1822. - John Wheeler
Sir John Daniel Wheeler, DL, JP, KStJ (born 1 May 1940) is a British Conservative politician who served as Security Minister in Northern Ireland. - John O'Brien
John O'Brien (born 1962, Tunbridge, Vermont, USA) is an American film director, sheep farmer, Justice of the Peace and former campaign manager. O'Brien is the director of the "Tunbridge Trilogy", three films that focus on the rural life of Tunbridge, Vermont. - Leland Stanford
Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824 - June 21, 1893) was an American tycoon, politician and founder of Stanford University. He was born in Watervliet, New York, one of eight children of Josiah and Elizabeth Phillips Stanford. Stanford's ancestors settled in the Mohawk Valley of New York around 1720. He attended Clifton Liberal Institute, in Clifton, New York, and studied law at Cazenovia Seminary in Cazenovia, New York and later in Albany. - Stephen Hopkins
Stephen Hopkins (March 7, 1707-July 13, 1785) was an American political leader from Rhode Island who signed the Declaration of Independence. He served as the Chief Justice and Governor of colonial Rhode Island and was a Delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany in 1754 and to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776. Hopkins was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of William and Ruth (Wilkinson) Hopkins. - George Fisher
George Fisher was a customs officer and early leader of the Texas Revolution. Fisher (originally named Đorđe Ribar, which translated into English is "George Fisher") was born to Serbian parents in Székesfehérvár, Hungary in April 1795. Following his father's death George was sent to the Orthodox Church in Karlovci, to train as a priest. - Benjamin Jones
Benjamin Jones (April 13, 1787 - April 24, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Winchester, Virginia, Jones moved with his parents to Washington, Pennsylvania. He received a limited schooling. Learned the trade of cabinetmaking. He moved to Wooster, Ohio, in 1812 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was in the Justice of the Peace in 1815. He served as commissioner for Wayne County in 1818. - Albert Smith
Albert Smith (June 22, 1805 - August 27, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Cooperstown, New York, Smith completed preparatory studies. He moved to Batavia, New York. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced. Held several local offices. He served as member of the State assembly in 1840. Smith was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1847). - Edmund Pendleton
Edmund Pendleton was a Virginia politician, lawyer and judge, active in the American Revolutionary War. He was born in Caroline County on September 9, 1721. When he was 14 years old, he was bound out as an apprentice to the Clerk of the Caroline County Court. In 1737, Pendleton was made clerk of the vestry of St. Mary’s Parrish in Caroline and with the small profits made there he procured a few law books. In 1740, he was made clerk of the Caroline Court-Marshall. - Alexander Grant
Alexander Grant (20 May 1734 - 8 May 1813) was a British Army officer, businessman and politician in Upper Canada. Born in Glenmoriston, Scotland, Grant entered the Royal Navy in 1755 and saw service in North America on Lake Champlain. during the Seven Years' War. Grant became a naval superintendent in 1763 with his headquarters on Navy Island in the Niagara River before moving to Detroit. - Joseph Mason
Joseph Mason (March 30, 1828 - May 31, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Plattsburg, New York, Mason moved with his parents to Hamilton, New York, in 1840. He attended Hamilton Academy and Madison College (later Colgate University), Hamilton, New York. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1849 and practiced in Hamilton, New York. Mason was elected Justice of the Peace in 1849 and served in that capacity until 1904. - John Randall
Col. John Randall was born in 1750 in Princess Anne County, Virginia, died on 12 Jun 1826 at age 76, and was buried at St Anne's Cemetery in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He was the 13th child and youngest son of Thomas Randall, a planter, Justice of the Peace, vestryman of North Farnham Parish, and Jane Davis, his wife. Per his daughter-in-law Elizabeth Blanchard Randall, he did not even know all the names of his siblings. - Thomas Brooks
Thomas Judson Brooks, MBE, JP (7 July, 1880 - 15 February, 1958) was a British coal miner and politician who became a Labour Party Member of Parliament. A spiritualist, his main achievement was to lead the successful campaign to repeal the Witchcraft Act 1735. - Joseph Bell
Joseph Bell, JP, DL, FRCS Ed., (2 December, 1837–1911) was a Scottish lecturer at the medical school of the University of Edinburgh in the 19th century. In his instruction, he emphasized the importance of close observation in making a diagnosis. To illustrate this, he would often pick a stranger and, by observing him, deduce his occupation and recent activities. - John Bush
John Bush, OBE, JP, is the current Lord Lieutenant of the English county of Wiltshire, serving since 2004. He had previously served as the county's High Sheriff. His duties include: *Overseeing arrangements for visits to Wiltshire by members of the Royal Family and escorting Royal visitors *Presentating awards and medals on behalf of H.M. the Queen *Representing H.M. the Queen at events *Liaising with the Wiltshire units of the Royal Navy, … - Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer, JP (31 January 1793 - 24 November 1872) was an English gentleman from Berkshire and Tory/Conservative Member of Parliament. The son of Robert Palmer Senior and Jane Bowles, he lived at Holme Park in Sonning. Active in county politics, he was a magistrate in 1815 and High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1818. In his will, he endowed 'Robert Palmer's Almshouse Charity,' which remains active today. - William Lawson
William Lawson - businessman, office holder, justice of the peace, and politician was born 14 March 1772, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of John Lawson and Sarah Shatford. - James Stevens
James Stevens (July 4, 1768 - April 4, 1835) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Born in that part of Stamford which is now the town of New Canaan, Connecticut, Stevens studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Stamford, Connecticut. He served as member of the state house of representatives 1804, 1805 from 1808 to 1810, 1814, 1815, 1817, and 1818. He served as judge of probate, Stamford district, in 1819. - Matthew Smith
Matthew Skinner Smith was acting Colonial Secretary of Western Australia from 1885 to 1887. Smith was born on 30 August 1836. Little is known of his early life. From 1854, he was an officer in the 44th Regiment; he served in the Crimea, China, and India, before retiring as a Captain in 1867. That year, he married Elizabeth Nolan in Kent, England, and they would have at least one son. In June 1868, Smith emigrated to Western Australia on board the "Lady Louisa". - James Holland
James Holland (1754 - 19 May 1823) was a U.S. Congressman from the state of North Carolina from 1795 to 1797 and from 1801 to 1811. Born near Rutherfordton, North Carolina, in 1754, Holland received a very limited education. He was a major in the North Carolina militia and also saw service in the North Carolina Line between 1775 and 1783. He rose in political office, serving as sheriff of Tryon County (1775), justice of the peace of Rutherford County (1780-1800), … - Richard Robinson
Sir Richard Atkinson Robinson, DL, (October 16, 1849–April 28, 1928) was a retail chemist and druggist, who later became a local politician and was the first Conservative to lead the London County Council (1907–1908). He was the eldest son of a Whitby family engaged in the owning and operating of sailing ships. His father died when he was 18, and with four sisters and four younger bothers, there was no money for expensive higher education. - William Allan
William Allan, (c. 1770 - 11 July 1853), JP, was a Canadian banker, businessman and politician. Allan was born at Moss, near Huntly, Scotland around 1770. He came to Canada around 1787 to work with Forsyth, Richardson and Company and settled at Niagara a year later. In 1795, he moved to York (Toronto). In 1797, he opened a general store with Alexander Wood, later becoming sole owner. In 1800, Allan was named a justice of the peace in the Home District and, in 1801, … - John W. Brown
John W. Brown (October 11, 1796 - September 6, 1875)was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Dundee, Scotland, Brown immigrated to the United States in 1802 with his father, who settled in Newburgh, New York. He attended the public schools and later studied law. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1818 and commenced the practice of law in Newburgh. Brown was elected justice of the peace in 1820, … - Samuel Campbell
Samuel Campbell (July 11, 1773 - June 2, 1853) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Mansfield, Connecticut, Campbell attended the common schools. He moved to Columbus, New York, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. Supervisor of the town of Columbus in 1807, 1808, 1821, and 1840. He served as member of the State assembly in 1808, 1809, 1812, and 1820. He served on the staff of Maj. Gen. Nathaniel King as division quartermaster in the War of 1812. - Samuel Mason
Samuel Mason was born 1739 in Norfolk, Virginia. He was raised in Charles Town, West Virginia where he lived until moving to Ohio County, West Virginia in 1773. He moved again in 1779, this time to Washington County, West Virginia, where he was elected justice of the peace and later selected as associate judge, leaving for Kentucky in 1784. Mason moved his family to the Red Banks, Kentucky, area in the early 1790s, near what is now Henderson, Kentucky. - Sir Henry Webb
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry ("Harry") Webb (28 July 1866, Hereford - 29 October 1940, Caerleon) was a British Liberal Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Forest of Dean (1911-1918) and Cardiff East (1923-1924), and as Junior Lord of the Treasury (1912-1915). Educated at Lausanne and Paris, he trained as a mining engineer and became a director of several South Wales collieries. He was a High Sheriff of Monmouthshire and a JP in three counties. - Charles Leslie
Charles Leslie (July, 1650 - April 13, 1722), Anglican nonjuring divine, son of John Leslie (1571-1671), bishop of Raphoe and afterwards of Clogher, was born in July 1650 in Dublin, and was educated at Enniskillen school and Trinity College, Dublin. Going to England he read law for a time, but soon turned his attention to theology, and took orders in 1680. In 1687 he became chancellor of the cathedral of Connor and a justice of the peace, … - Martin Lee
Martin Lee QC SC JP (李柱銘) (born June 8, 1938 in Hong Kong with family root in Huizhou, Guangdong) is the founding chairman (1994-2002) of the Democratic Party (DP), a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. He is a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), elected by direct election from the Geographical Constituency of Hong Kong Island. - Isaac Anderson
Isaac Anderson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Isaac Anderson was born at “Anderson Place,” in Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania, near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. As a youth was the carrier of dispatches between the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army under General George Washington at Valley Forge and the Congress then in session at York, Pennsylvania. - John Pugh
John Pugh (June 2, 1761 - July 13, 1842) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. John Pugh was born in Hilltown Township, Pennsylvania. He served in the Revolutionary Army as a private, ensign, and captain. He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits, and served as justice of the peace. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1800 to 1804. Pugh was elected as a Republican to the Ninth and Tenth Congresses. - Allen Lee
Allen Lee Peng Fei CBE, JP (李鵬飛) (born April 24, 1940 in Yantai, Shandong) is a Hong Kong politician. Lee was a senior member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, before seats were opened to elections. In 1995, he was elected in the constituency of New Territories North-East (mainly covering the Tai Po District), but failed to secure his seat in the 1998 election. He was elected a deputy to the National People's Congress in late 1997.
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