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  John Wheatley
John Wheatley, the son of Thomas and Johanna Wheatley, was born in Bonmahon, Ireland, on 19th May 1869.
John had nine brothers and sisters and in 1876 the family moved to Braehead in Lanarkshire.
Wheatley was a passionate politician and in June 1923 he was suspended from the House of Commons for calling the Conservative government's proposed cut in grants to child-welfare centres as murder.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /TUwheatley.htm   (1629 words)

  
  Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > James Maxton
Maxton had whilst studying at the University of Glasgow described his political loyalties lying with the Tories, he later embraced the ideology of socialism and in 1904 he joined the Barrhead[?] branch of the Independent Labour Party (ILP).
Maxton in his later life claimed that the biggest influence in deciding to become a socialist was the grinding poverty that many of the children he taught lived in.
Maxton, along with Maclean, was a vociferous opponent of World War I and he spent a year in prison for campaigning against the war.
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/ja/James_Maxton   (394 words)

  
  Alternative Perth
James Maxton (1885-1946) nationally loved orator and politician was born in Glasgow Pollockshaws in 1885.
Maxton was involved in the formation of teachers' unions in Scotland including the Educational Institute of Scotland and the Scottish Socialist Teachers' Society.
Maxton was defeated in the 1918 General Election and for the next four years was Divisional Organizer for the ILP and a member of the Glasgow Education Authority.
www.alternative-perth.org /jamesmaxton.htm   (587 words)

  
  James Maxton
Maxton had whilst studying at the University of Glasgow described his political loyalties lying with the Tories, he later embraced the ideology of socialism and in 1904 he joined the Barrhead[?] branch of the Independent Labour Party (ILP).
Maxton in his later life claimed that the biggest influence in deciding to become a socialist was the grinding poverty that many of the children he taught lived in.
Maxton, along with Maclean, was a vociferous opponent of World War I and he spent a year in prison for campaigning against the war.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ja/James_Maxton.html   (369 words)

  
 John Maxton, Baron Maxton at AllExperts
Maxton was a Labour backbench Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons.
Maxton was the only Labour candidate at that election to gain a seat won by the Conservatives at the previous general election.
In 1983 his constituency was redrawn to his disadvantage but Maxton ruled out a move to any neighbouring and more favourable areas; he therefore notionally gained his seat from the Conservatives again in the 1983 election.
en.allexperts.com /e/j/jo/john_maxton,_baron_maxton.htm   (359 words)

  
 Glasgow Cathcart   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The winner in 1979 was John Maxton, the Oxford-born nephew of the famous Scottish politician and Red Clydesider Jimmy Maxton, who was Independent Labour MP for Glasgow Bridgeton between 1922 and 1946.
John Maxton effectively won Glasgow Cathcart from the Tories for a second time in 1983 when he increased his majority from a notional 1,737 deficit to 4,230.
Although John Maxton went on record before the 1992 general election that he would stand for the Scottish Parliament, by 197 he had decided he was not interested.
www.alba.org.uk /nextwe/g03.html   (1528 words)

  
 Tours of Scotland, my native homeland.
Maxton was involved in the formation of teachers' unions in Scotland including the Educational Institute of Scotland and the Scottish Socialist Teachers' Society.
Maxton was defeated in the 1918 General Election and for the next four years was Divisional Organizer for the ILP and a member of the Glasgow Education Authority.
Maxton was also abusive about members of the Conservative Party and was several times suspended from the House of Comments for his comments.
www.visitdunkeld.com /james-maxton.htm   (455 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
James Maxton (1885 – 23 July 1946) was a Scottish socialist politician, and leader of the Independent Labour Party.
Maxton had whilst studying at the University of Glasgow described his political loyalties as lying with the Conservatives.
Maxton's move to socialism was heavily influenced by John Maclean, a fellow student at Glasgow University, who would also become a schoolteacher.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=James_Maxton   (500 words)

  
 James Maxton Information
Maxton's move to socialism was heavily influenced by John Maclean, a fellow student at Glasgow University, who would also become a schoolteacher.
Maxton in his later life claimed that the biggest influence in his decision to become a socialist was the grinding poverty experienced by many of the children he taught.
Maxton was considered one of the greatest orators of his day both within and outside the House of Commons.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/James_Maxton   (445 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Obituaries - John Macfarlane
JOHN Macfarlane, who has died in his 95th year, was the thoroughly left-leaning radical not afraid to practise both what he preached, and to indulge in the capitalist system.
Maxton, ILP MP for Bridgeton, died in 1946, and it was the death of his political hero and the abrogation by the post-war Labour government of their promise of home rule for Scotland that decided him on Scottish nationalism as his political cause.
John and Netta met as teenagers, and married in 1939.
news.scotsman.com /obituaries.cfm?id=1201642006   (765 words)

  
 House of Commons - Standards and Privileges - Second Report
I confirm that the work I carried out for John Maxton was a mix of regular day to day tasks, some specific requests, and blocks of longer term research.
John Maxton was quite keen to keep well abreast of issues covered by the Glasgow Herald newspaper and I confirm that I would also go through local newspapers such as the Eastwood Extra and the Glaswegian.
I confirm that my position in relation to the allegations made is that I satisfied my contract with John Maxton and also my contract with the Labour Party at all times and carried out all that was expected of me in respect of both.
www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200001/cmselect/cmstnprv/89/89136.htm   (1002 words)

  
 Welcome to ECTA » John Beckett Memorial
John Beckett was a co-founder of the East Coast Timing Association, and it is largely due to his efforts that we can race at Maxton today, a dozen years later.  He recently relinquished his presidency of, and other responsibilities with, the ECTA in order to continue his pursuit and dreams of Land Speed Racing.
John achieved entry to the Bonneville 200 mph club in 1992 with a record of 210 mph.
John is remembered by friends and racers as an experienced driver and dedicated race organizer.
www.ecta-lsr.com /?page_id=11   (471 words)

  
 Descendants of James Frederick Croom, Sr, and His Wife Rebecca Malpass Genealogy & North Carolina Family Site
John James CROOM, b abt 1878, m Lester PIGFORD.
Their issue: Mary Catherine, b 1836, John Calvin, b 1840 and Margaret Susan, b abt 1841.) John Bunyon and Mary Jane CROOM are both buried in the Croom/McDuffie Cemetery in Pender County, NC.
Robert Devane CROOM, b 9 Jan 1875, d aft 25 Jul 1956 Maxton, NC; m 26 Jul 1905 Mary Jane McLEAN, b 12 Apr 1886, d 4 Oct 1916.
www.johncroom.com /croopa14.htm   (2036 words)

  
 John Reid - SourceWatch
He grinned, then played his ace: 'I know the Secretary of State very, very well, because he's my father.' The father is John Reid, Secretary of State for Scotland, one of the Prime Minister's closest allies and the man widely tipped to succeed George Robertson as Defence Secretary.
A number of campaigners were paid by Reid, a key ally of the Prime Minister, and by Glasgow MP John Maxton.
Reid and Maxton were eventually exonerated by the Committee on Standards and Privileges, under controversial circumstances:
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=John_Reid   (1353 words)

  
 CEO page
John Maxton has a Bachelor of Science Degree in both Psychology and Health Education from West Chester University.
John has worked in the drug and alcohol field for the past 25 years where he has had the direct experience with a variety of levels of care.  These levels range from crisis centers, non hospital detoxification, prevention services, outpatient and partial hospital programs.
John was selected statewide as 1 of 7 drug and alcohol treatment specialists to help comprise a multi-disciplinary task force that was formed by the PA Dept. of Health to review and revise the Commonwealth’s Health Plan and the Department’s position on chemical dependency.
www.go2newinsights.com /index_files/Page400.htm   (136 words)

  
 Guardian | Friends in high places
How The Observer broke the story about Dr John Reid who was exonerated with fellow MP John Maxton by the committee chaired by Robert Sheldon.
Reid and Maxton had broken the rules, Filkin wrote in her report to the committee.
In a blizzard of letters and telephone calls to Filkin's office, Maxton attacked the way the inquiry was being conducted, accused the commissioner of leaking details of the investigation to the press and said that Filkin had deliberately misled him.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4109758-103563,00.html   (1420 words)

  
 MACCUS to MAXTONE
It is known, however, that Maccus’ heir owned an extensive barony at Maxton, a few miles to the west, without any of the geographical problems of Maxwheel, the bonus of Tweed frontage for a few miles and which was inherited by his son Liolf.
Maybe the Mow, Swinton, Maxton and Lessudden owners had a common relation in London, where offspring spent some time, or maybe were even born, before returning with a second ‘surname' -- of London, and presumably having learnt merchant or culture skills.
Adam de Maxton is elected Abbot of Newbattle in 1259, then of Melrose 1261, until his deposition in 1267, for illegally deposing his own son as abbot of Holm Cultram Abbey.
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 Glasgow Cathcart   (Site not responding. Last check: )
After 22 years as the near-anonymous member of parliament for Glasgow Cathcart, John Maxton decided to retire in 2001.
The noble Lord Watson of Invergowrie, bless his little cotton socks, was elected to the Scottish Parliament with a majority of 5,374 over the SNP's Marie Whitehead who contested Hamilton for the SNP in 1983 and Cathcart at the 1997 general election.
The noble Lord Watson of Invergowrie was born as Mike Watson in Cambuslang in 1949 and educated at Dundee High School and Heriot Watt University.
www.alba.org.uk /scot03constit/g03.html   (1864 words)

  
 GlobalAutoTV
John McGill, VP Emerging Markets & Chief Procurement Officer, BorgWarner
John J. McGill is Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Champion of Emerging Market Utilization.
Prior to accepting that new position in July, 2005, McGill was president and general manager of BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems, Drivetrain Group.
www.globalautoindustry.com /tv/index.php?id=1   (863 words)

  
 The Insight Bureau
Daniel Thorniley Nenad Pacek Graeme Maxton Robin Bew
Lois Tretiak Graeme Maxton Pam Woodall Yuwa Hedrick-Wong Dominic Ziegler Fan Gang
Lorraine Hahn Graeme Maxton Margaret Doyle Lois Tretiak
www.insightbureau.com   (452 words)

  
 Scottish Political Timeline 2003 - 2007
The Labour peer, John Maxton, Lord Maxton (Labour MP for Glasgow Cathcart 1979 - 2001) claims £58,611 in expenses, the highest of all the 752 members of the House of Lords.
It is revealed that John Home Robertson MSP (Labour, East Lothian) is claiming £7,000 a year from the taxpayer to rent his own son's flat.
John Home Robertson MSP (Labour, East Lothian) who has been claiming £7,000 a year from the taxpayer to rent his own son's flat, announces that he will be resigning from the Scottish Parliament in May 2007 as he has been offered a peerage by Tony Blair.
www.scottishpolitics.org /timeline/2003to2007.html   (9851 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1902, page 1, column 7 JOHN MAXTON, 22 Oct 1814 - 08 Jan 1901 John Maxton was born Oct. 22, 1814, in Lancaster county, Penn., and died Jan. 8, 1901, age 87 years, 2 months and 17 days.
Moved with his father's family to Richland county, Ohio, in 1838, and was married to Christy Ann Ralston, Jun 12, 1845.
John Maxton, 22 Oct 1814 - 08 Jan 1901, married Christy/Christie Ann (Ralston) Maxton, 19 Ded 1822 - 23 Oct 1902.
www.rootsweb.com /~insteube/obits/view/maxton-john.txt   (289 words)

  
 Scottish Conservatives
John Young stood as the Scottish Parliamentary Candidate for Eastwood, just outside Glasgow, and resigned his position on the City Council.
Teddy lost the seat in 1979 when it was won by John Maxton MP.(Labour) who still holds the seat today.
John Maxton has announced that he will retire at the end of this Parliament.
www.tory.org /home/cathcart/index.html   (264 words)

  
 Dastardly Dame Gerald Evening Standard (London) - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Now Labour's Lord Maxton, who as John Maxton MP was Sir Gerald's deputy on the committee for years, has taken an unholy swipe at his old colleague.
Maxton praised his Tory opponent Norman Fowler for his "polite, tolerant" chairmanship of a committee, and said that "it compared very favourably" with that of Kaufman.
At the time of writing, Maxton was still in possession of both his kneecaps.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20051228/ai_n15957957   (178 words)

  
 Maxton, North Carolina Photographers - Wedding, Portrait, Commercial, Event and Other Photography Service   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Here are the most recent Maxton, North Carolina photographer vendors that have requested a listing on Marketingtool.com.
This Maxton, North Carolina professional photographer featured listing has received 1187 unique visitors in the past three months.
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 The Last One, by Rosie Clem Maxton
John and I seemed to be the worst afflicted.
Mother had a premonition of approaching death and requested to be taken to the home of her sister, Emily, predicting that in a week's time she would pass away, although she was apparently well at the time.
Brother John and Florence arrived at Galena at 7 o'clock and were met by Albert Stuckey and driven to Messer cemetery where he viewed the face of his beloved brother for the last time before he was laid in his last resting place, just as the twilight deepened to dusk of the summer evening.
www.kancoll.org /books/maxton/maxchapter.htm   (15820 words)

  
 BBC News | UK POLITICS | MPs consider Dome probe
John Maxton, a Labour member of the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, said the panel of MPs could take evidence on how Mrs Page left her post as chief executive of the New Millennium Experience Company.
Mr Maxton told the BBC: "I think at the end of the day the committee will have to look at this, whether it will be immediately or whether it will be slightly longer term I don't know.
Mr Maxton added that the attendance figures for January alone, which showed the Dome was only attracting about 11,000 visitors a day, were "not going to tell us the truth about the Dome".
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/634194.stm   (420 words)

  
 Time for a Model Change - Studia AS
Sir Geoffrey Owen, former editor of the Financial Times, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Management at the London School of Economics Wormald and Maxton provide an iconoclastic analysis of the industry that is provocative, timely, and well-researched.
Graeme P. Maxton is Programme Director, Economist Conferences, Contributing Editor, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and a Director of autoPOLIS Strategy Consultants.
John Wormald is a Director of autoPOLIS Strategy Consultants and works throughout the automotive industry.
www.studia.no /vare.php?ean=9780521837156   (682 words)

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