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  John Gaffney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John H. Gaffney (June 29, 1855 - August 8, 1913), nicknamed the "King of Umpires" and "Honest John", was an American umpire and manager in Major League Baseball.
Gaffney later umpired in the 1888 and 1889 championship series, and again for three games in the 1892 NL championship series, for a total of 37 postseason games – a 19th century record.
Gaffney moved to the Players League for its sole season in 1890 before returning to the NL in September 1891.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Gaffney   (1107 words)

  
 The Execution of John Gaffney at Buffalo, NY -1873
Gaffney fired again, and by this time both parties were on the outside of the screen, which is always before saloon entrances.
Gaffney, despite the protests of the priests, then spoke to the crowd, repeating his confession but repeating his claim that he had been drunk and that Farrell was to blame for giving him the gun.
Gaffney dropped through the trap and his neck snapped; he continued to grip the crucifix, and in just over 23 minutes the doctors announced that his heart had stopped beating.
www.buffalonian.com /history/articles/1851-1900/gaffneyhanging/gaffneyhanging.html   (1625 words)

  
 FORMER BRIDGE AUTHORITY DIRECTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING STATE
Gaffney claimed that these trips were for Bridge Authority business, but investigators determined that the trips were largely personal in nature.
Gaffney took the trips even though the Bridge Authority's chief engineer told him that the Texas system was not practical for New York.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Gaffney is barred from holding public office or any position of trust, such as serving on the board of directors of a publicly-traded company or a not-for-profit corporation.
www.oag.state.ny.us /press/2004/oct/oct5a_04.html   (715 words)

  
 The Reinhardt Family Website - Reinhardt Genealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
John was eleven at the time his father died in Newman Grove, Nebraska.
John's older sister, Mary, was living in Cripple Creek, Colorado with her husband, John Barry.
Bessie was buried in Calvary Cemetery in O'Neill, Nebraska.
www.reinhardtfamily.com /genealogy/ReinhardtHistory/JohnRotherham.html   (2377 words)

  
 N. L. Umpires
Gaffney still worked the next day, although the cut re-opened when he was hit in the face with a ball.
Gaffney declined to press charges, and after September 27 either resigned or was given the rest of the season off by the league.
Gaffney trained in the spring of 1885 much as the players did, taking long walks and consulting with his fellow umpires on rules variations.
www.providencegrays.org /Old_Grays/N._L._Umpires/n._l._umpires.html   (3151 words)

  
 About John Gaffney   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
John received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Television and Media from the New York Institute of Technology.
After five years and numerous campaigns, John moved on to become the webmaster and lead designer for a small marketing firm in Westchester, NY, followed by a year producing broadband content for the east-coast media supplier, Cablevision.
John moved to Los Angeles from his home in New York in 2002 to start his own business designing and producing graphics, websites, and digital media.
www.jgaffney.com /about.html   (156 words)

  
 Professor John Gaffney   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
John Gaffney started his undergraduate studies at 25 as a mature student.
Professor John Gaffney is author of The French Left and the Fifth Republic, The Language of Political Leadership in Contemporary Britain, and Interpretations of Violence: The Handsworth Riots.
One of Professor Gaffney's main research areas is the nature of the relationship between language and politics, in particular the study of how political leaders use language to influence supporters and create allegiance and how to discourse and political their ‘performance’ can only be properly understood in institutional and cultural contexts.
www.aston.ac.uk /lss/staff/gaffneyj.jsp   (264 words)

  
 AEGiS-LT: Court Hears Suit After AIDS Devastates Family Marine; Cites Wife's Transfusion in Claim Against Government
Maureene Emiko Gaffney, 6, is the sole member of her family to escape infection with the virus that causes AIDS.
Gaffney received "minimally appropriate treatment" at the Long Beach hospital during her pregnancy, the Gaffneys' lawyer, Jaclyn McKenney, contended in opening arguments, "then the Gaffney family today would be intact and healthy."
Martin Gaffney, once a long-distance runner, has been sitting stolidly in the front row of the small courtroom as the agonizing details of his family's story are replayed.
www.aegis.com /news/lt/1989/LT890810.html   (1313 words)

  
 OBITUARIES
Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Ann L. Sprouse and her husband, Walter, of Gaffney and Norma L. McCluney and her husband, Bill, of Gaffney; a son, Fred D. "Bud" Lovingood and his wife, Jean, of Gaffney; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
A native of Gaffney, he was the husband of Lois Elizabeth Lavender Darwin and son of the late B. Darwin and the late Nettie Marsh Darwin.
Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Martha D. Vassey, and her husband, Bill, of Gaffney; two grandsons, Michael L. Vassey and his wife, Kristi, and Jeff E. Vassey and his wife, Mollie, all of Gaffney; a great-grandson, Nicholas E. Vassey of Gaffney; and a sister, Mildred D. Sparks of Gaffney.
www.gaffneyledger.com /news/2005/0722/Obits   (1081 words)

  
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A native of Cherokee County, she was the daughter of the late John Calvin and Laura Hambright McClain.
A native of Gaffney, she was the daughter of Michael W. McCullough and Wendy Greene McCullough of Gaffney.
Surviving in addition to her parents are two sisters, Brianna McCullough and Christy Echoles, both of Gaffney; a brother, Michael McCullough of Gaffney; maternal grandmother, Sybil Greene of Gaffney; paternal grandmother, Shelley McCullough of Gaffney; four nephews; one niece; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
www.gaffneyledger.com /news/2005/1202/Obits   (718 words)

  
 Gaffney Exits MPG
Gaffney, who could not be reached for comment, had held the position since May 2002, and before that was president of Havas' Arnold MPG.
Gaffney was based in Boston and reported to Charles Rutman, who joined MPG as CEO of North American operations earlier this year.
Both Gaffney and Rutman are media veterans, and sources said it was the "redundant" nature of their skill sets that led to Gaffney's departure.
adweek.com /aw/national/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001137648   (243 words)

  
 To read an interview with John click here
The key to listening to Gaffney’s tracks is to listen for the pieces of fl gold that lie buried beneath the layers of musical concrete and dirt.
Composer John Shamus Gaffney layers as many as four basslines together with piano and occasional vocals to create compositions that range from melancholy to sublime over the course of this 37 minute album, and even within songs.
John Gaffney is probably the first "string bass quartet".
www.chamberofsorrows.com /to_read_an_interview_with_john_c.htm   (632 words)

  
 Gaffney, South Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gaffney became a major center for the textile industry in South Carolina and was the backbone of the county's economy up until the 1980s.
Gaffney is located on the Interstate 85 corridor, linking it to Atlanta and Charlotte, and Interstate 26, which is in nearby Spartanburg, linking Gaffney to the Mid-Atlantic.
Gaffney is served by the Cherokee County School District, which is one unified school district.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gaffney,_South_Carolina   (830 words)

  
 Chamber of Sorrows was formed in late 2003 by String Bassist and Composer John Shamus Gaffney   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
(click here for more info on John) The project was conceived in late 2003 as a means for John to put out his music without having to cater to the needs of other musicians who did not understand his vision.
The purpose at the time was to provide a means for John to let his friends hear this new song he had wrote.
John is also seeking out musicians to turn the group into one that can play out live and tour.
www.chamberofsorrows.com /history.htm   (437 words)

  
 The Times Herald - Obituaries for October 23   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Gaffney was born July 27, 1917, in Wilkes Barre to the late Francis J. and Margaret (O'Keefe) Gaffney.
Gaffney was a World War II veteran, and served as an officer in the Army Air Corps.
He is survived by three daughters: Rosemary J. Gaffney of Bel Air, Md., Mary Ann (Dr. John) Hogan of Wilmington, Del., and Margaret M. Gaffney of North Dartmouth, Mass.; a brother, John J. Gaffney of Tampa, Fla.; a sister, Elizabeth Campfield of Fredericksburg, Va.; two grandchildren, Jennifer and Jessica; and a great-grandchild, Sean.
www.timesherald.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=17364023&BRD=1672&PAG=461&dept_id=32100&rfi=6   (1079 words)

  
 TribStar.com - Terre Haute, Indiana News - Family seeks word about missing dad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Gaffney would stop if he saw a stranded vehicle with children and didn’t think twice about giving someone a ride to a nearby gas station, his wife said.
John Gaffney said he has also traveled the breakdown lanes along his brother’s commute looking for any sign of his gold 2001 Ford Taurus that could be hidden along the tree line or woods.
Gaffney’s boss is returning from a fishing trip in Alaska and could determine whether the vehicle was used, the family said.
www.tribstar.com /news_network/cnhinsall_story_150034118.html   (1031 words)

  
 Snohomish County Business Journal
While the company’s geographic footprint extends from Stanwood to Lynnwood, the majority of its work is done right in its own hometown, and 90 percent comes from satisfied customers and their referrals, he said.
Helping Gaffney fulfill customers’ needs is a staff of 15 full-time employees, with brother Pete and son Joe working as project managers and estimators.
As for the future of Gaffney Construction, Jim Gaffney is content with his company’s place in the market: a commercial contractor completing a wide range of projects close to home, from restoring the Historic Everett Theatre to constructing office buildings and retail outlets.
www.heraldbusinessjournal.com /archive/jun06/gaffney-jun06.htm   (755 words)

  
 The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . .
Detective Gaffney succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous night as he and another officer attempted to question three men in the Central Railroad yards at Lafayette Street.
Detective Gaffney was transported to St. James Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds the following night at 1830 hours.
Detective Gaffney had been with the agency for 12 years and was assigned to the Detective Bureau.
www.odmp.org /officer.php?oid=5197   (109 words)

  
 SEDGWICK.ORG - John Robert Sedgwick (1866 - 1948)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
John Robert Sedgwick [John Sedgwick / Mary Ellen Sullivan]
John and Lillian were married at St Patrick's Church in Galveston by Father Bernard Lee.
J.R. Sedgwick, aged 36 years, wife of Captain J.R. Sedgwick of Hose Company No. 2 died Thursday morning at 9 o'clock in the family residence of 728 Avenue I - Surviving, besides the husband are 10 children, five sons and five daughters, John, Joseph, Thomas, Anthony, Henry, Lillian, Lucille, Madeline, May and Thiloma.
www.sedgwick.org /na/families/john1824/sedgwick-johnr1866.html   (175 words)

  
 John Gaffney | BaseballLibrary.com
One of the first to be dubbed "King of Umpires", Gaffney controlled the game through tact and diplomacy.
In 1888 he was the highest paid umpire in baseball, earning $2,500 a year plus expenses on the road.
Contribute your recollections of John Gaffney by clicking here.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/G/Gaffney_John.stm   (100 words)

  
 Frank Gaffney on John Kerry & Law of the Sea Treaty on National Review Online
John Kerry wants a world in which the United Nations calls the shots and U.S. freedom of action, in the absence of the U.N.'s permission, is sharply circumscribed.
Most Americans recognize that this would be a formula for disaster — a world in which the lowest-common-multilateral-denominator would routinely trump, and often jeopardize, our security interests.
On Wednesday, Sen. Kerry voted by proxy (since he can't take time off from running for president to do his day job in person) for a resolution of ratification that would make the U.S. a party to the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST).
www.nationalreview.com /gaffney/gaffney200402261356.asp   (1089 words)

  
 John Albers: ZoomInfo Business People Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
John R. Albers has served as a member of the board of directors for AmerUs since 1983.
Members of the finance and strategy committee, which met six times during 2003, are Thomas F. Gaffney (chairman), John R. Albers, David A. Arledge, and John A. Wing.
Includes shares of common stock that were granted pursuant to the Company's Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, the Company's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and the Company's 2003 Stock Incentive Plan and may be purchased upon the exercise of stock options exercisable on February 29, 2004 or within sixty days thereafter: Mr.
www.zoominfo.com /people/albers_john_287855.aspx   (501 words)

  
 Genealogy - Obituaries and News Stories - Surnames - Ga
Gaffney, Daniel A., son of Clara - Obituary, 1930's
Gaffney, Mary Ellen and Allan C. - Married, 1930's
Galbreath, John, of the town of Washburn - Obituary, 1940's
www.washcowis.com /news0013.html   (4334 words)

  
 John Gaffney Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
At the age of 77, John Glenn, one of the original seven Mercury astronauts, will return to orbit, making him the oldest person ever in space.
This is the step-by-step story of that heroic mission, told by award-winning journalists who have chronicled Glenn's career since his boyhood days in Ohio.
In recent years, the ability of holistic social theories to account for the rights, duties, and even reality of the individual, has been more and more often called into question.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/John_Gaffney   (429 words)

  
 GAFFNEY, David   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
GAFFNEY, David - 80, native of San Francisco, passed away on Thursday at a care facility in Connecticut after a brief bout with cancer.
Born December 2, 1921, David was the youngest of 11 children born to John Gaffney and Hannah Docherty.
David will be dearly missed by his daughter Linda Gaffney-Wishko; son, David Jr.; son-in-law, David Wishko; daughter-in-law, Mary Ann Gaffney; his grandchildren Stephanie Wishko, Jacob Wishko, Patricia Gaffney, Christina Vanderhoof, great-granddaughter, Natalie Vanderhoof; grandson-in-law, Michael Vanderhoof; his surviving siblings and many other family members.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/28/MNGAFFNEYD19.DTL   (273 words)

  
 John Gaffney Elevated To MPG Post   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
BOSTON -- John Gaffney on Monday was named chief operating officer of Havas' Media Planning Group USA, an Havas representative confirmed.
The position is a new one at the company, which has about a dozen domestic offices with combined billings of more than $3 billion.
Gaffney had been president of Havas' Arnold MPG, Boston....
www.webprowire.com /summaries/117127.html   (288 words)

  
 The Beth Gaffney and John Morris wedding site
Hi, we are John Morris and Beth Gaffney.
Although we went to the prom just as friends our feelings for one another quickly changed as we began to fall in love.
On July 9, 2000 John officially declared his love for Beth in a gazebo on the water by asking for her hand in marriage.
www.bethandjohn.com /default.htm   (150 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: G to Gag
Gadd, John — of Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Plymouth, 1948.
Gaffney, Thomas — also known as Tom Gaffney — of Nome,
Gaffney, Thomas St. John — also known as T.
politicalgraveyard.com /bio/gabaldon-gafney.html   (836 words)

  
 John Gaffney / OGEL - Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence @ www.gasandoil.com/ogel/   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
John Gaffney / OGEL - Oil, Gas and Energy Law Intelligence @ www.gasandoil.com/ogel/
John Gaffney is a Partner with O'Flynn Exhams, where he practices Civil and Commercial Litigation.
John is a member of various arbitration panels, including the CIETAC Panel of International Arbitrators, the Panel of Arbitrators of the Law Society of Ireland and the WIPO Domain Name Panellists for ".ie" domain.
www.gasandoil.com /ogel/authors/author_detail.asp?key=79   (250 words)

  
 John Montgomery Ward | BaseballLibrary.com
No doubt helping his demise was watching his team finish the season with a winning percentage of.291.
December 13, 1911: The Boston Rustlers (formerly the Doves) are bought by New York politician James E. Gaffney and former player, now attorney,
The team will be called the Braves because of Gaffney's Tammany Hall connections.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/W/Ward_John_Montgomery.stm   (1164 words)

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