John Gordo Gordon born July 7, 1940 is a Major League Baseball radio broadcaster who is best known as the play by play announcer for the Minnesota Twins on the Twins Radio Network and their Metro Affiliate KSTP AM KSTP 1500 AM . He is well known among Twins fans for his intense emotional style of play calling, and for his trademark call of each Twins home run Touch em all, including the name of the player who hit the home run . Career Gordon was born JohnGordon Gutowsky in Detroit , Michigan and began his career in broadcasting with the class A Spartanburg Phillies in 1965 after earning a degree from Indiana University . In 1970 he left Spartanburg to join the Baltimore Orioles broadcast team, a job which he left in 1973 to accept a job as the head broadcaster at the University of Virginia where he called basketball and American football football games. In 1977 he joined the broadcast team for the New York Yankees AAA affiliate, the Columbus Clippers , and in 1982 he moved up to the Yankees major league broadcast crew, where he remained through 1986. Gordon joined the Twins broadcast ... Cook baseball Murray Cook , and Tommy Lasorda . Gordon played fictional Twins broadcaster Wally Holland in the 1994 movie Little Big League . Gordon was inducted into the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting ... team broadcasters.jsp?c id min gordonJohnGordon broadcaster biography http minnesota.twins.mlb.com ... of Fame References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John ALTERNATIVE ... DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John Category 1940 births Category Living people Category Baltimore Orioles broadcasters ... Yyc aUoD3aPc 27EQU title Twins announcer Gordon to retire after season last Christensen first Joe work Star Tribune date 2011 02 03 ref Personal life John has a wife, Nancy, and two grown children ... Athletes . Trivia Gordon was inducted into the South Atlantic League Hall of Fame for his work with the Spartanburg ... Category Major League Baseball announcers Category Minnesota Twins broadcasters Category New ... more details
JohnGordon may refer to TOCright Members of the aristocracy JohnGordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland 1525 1567 JohnGordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland 1576 1615 JohnGordon, 1st Viscount of Melgum d. 1630 John ... JohnGordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland 1609 1679 , Scottish peer Sir JohnGordon, 1st Baronet 1610 1644 Sir JohnGordon, 2nd Baronet c. 1632 1665 JohnGordon, 2nd Viscount of Kenmure d. 1639 JohnGordon, 3rd Viscount of Kenmure d. 1643 JohnGordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland 1661 1733 , Scottish nobleman and politician JohnGordon, 10th Viscount of Kenmure 1750 1840 John Hamilton Gordon, 1st Marquess ... JohnGordon d. 1619 , 1544 1619 , Scottish bishop and Dean of Salisbury John Clement Gordon 1644 1726 , Scottish bishop, Jacobite and Catholic convert Politicians JohnGordon Aberdeen MP c. 1655 1730 , Scottish MP 1708 1710 John Brown Gordon 1832 1904 , Confederate general in the American Civil War, Georgia Governor, U.S. Senator JohnGordon Londonderry MP 1849 1922 , Irish MP 1900 1916 John Hannah Gordon 1850 1923 , Australian politician John Bowie Gordon 1921 1991 , New Zealand politician John Fawcett Gordon , MP in the Northern Ireland parliament for Antrim and Carrick JohnGordon died 1858 , MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis JohnGordon Conservative politician , MP for Elginshire and Nairnshire, 1895 1906, and Brighton, 1911 1914 Others JohnGordon admiral 1792 1869 JohnGordon author , English writer of teenage supernatural fiction JohnGordonbaseball , American radio announcer for the Minnesota Twins Major League baseball team JohnGordon badminton born 1978 , New Zealandean badminton player JohnGordon footballer , Scottish soccer player JohnGordon journalist 1890 1974 , Scottish newspaper editor and columnist JohnGordon murderer died 1845 , convicted murderer and last person executed by Rhode Island JohnGordon musician , Danish musician and co composer of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest winning title Satellite JohnGordon Songwriter , Australian Singer Songwriter ... more details
Infobox military person name John A. Gordon born birth date and age 1946 8 22 died image Image John A Gordon.jpg 250px caption General John A. Gordon nickname placeofbirth Jefferson City, Missouri placeofdeath placeofburial allegiance United States United States of America branch United States Air Force serviceyears 1968 2000 rank General officer General unit commands 90th Strategic Missile Wing battles El Alamein awards Legion of Merit relations laterwork Homeland Security Advisor br Board member, EDO Corporation br Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration br Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism br Board of Trustees, Analytic Services, Inc. General John Alexander Gordon born August 22, 1946ref http www.sourcewatch.org index.php?title John A. Gordon SourceWatch entry ref was Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency deputy director of central intelligence , Central Intelligence Agency , Washington, D.C. He served as the President s Homeland Security advisor from 2003 to 2004. ref name NPS http www.nps.navy.mil PAO GuestSpeaker General 20Gordon 20Bio.pdf Naval Postgraduate School bio ref Gordon entered the Air Force through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1968. His early assignments were in research, development and acquisition ... NewHallofFame.html Hall of Fame Recipients ref In October, 2005 John A. Gordon, US Air Force ... docs VA Gordon.pdf VirtualAgility, Inc. Board of Advisors. Gordon joined the board of EDO Corporation in early 2007, ref http www.edocorp.com pr2007 07r0220.pdf Gen. Ret. John A. Gordon Joins ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John A. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John A. Category 1946 births Category Living people Category People from Jefferson ... Force retirement, Gordon was chosen as the first administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration ... Succession box before George John Tenet title CIA Deputy Director years 1997 &ndash 2000 after John ... more details
Infobox sports league current season 2009 Gordon Head Baseball Association logo Ghba.png pixels 132px sport Baseball founded 1957 teams 27 champion Cowichan Trading Mosquito br Vantreights Pee Wee country CAN website http www.gordonheadbaseball.org http www.gordonheadbaseball.org The Gordon Head Baseball Association is located in the municipality of Saanich, British Columbia Saanich in Victoria, British Columbia . The Gordon Head Baseball Association GHBA provides a comprehensive baseball program for players from 4 to 12 years old, in 5 separate divisions including Blastball, Initiation, Novice, Mosquito and Pee Wee. We are part of the British Columbia Minor Baseball Association BCMBA and locally, play under the jurisdiction of the Greater Victoria Baseball Association GVBA . Gordon Head Baseball plays out of Lambrick Park . Gordon Head Baseball Association was also known as Gordon Head Little League from 1957 through 2002, when it became affiliated with BC Baseball. History 1999 Gordon Head represented Canada in the Little League World Series. 2010 Pee Wee AA Black Sox Carnarvan Blast tournament champions 2007 Pee Wee AA Provincial Champions five players 2006 Pee Wee AAA National Silver Medalists three players 2006 Pee Wee A Tigers , Island Champions one player 2006 Pee Wee A Cougars , Provincial Bronze Medalists three players 2006 Mosquito AAA Tier 1 Provincial Silver Medalists seven players 2006 Mosquito AAA Tier 2 Island Silver Medalists six players 2005 Pee Wee A Island Champions, 3rd at Provincials nine players 2005 Mosquito AAA Island Champions, 4th at Provincials seven ... www.gordonheadbaseball.org Gordon Head Baseball Association http www.victoriabaseball.com Greater Victoria Baseball Association http www.bcminorbaseball.org British Columbia Minor Baseball Association Category Sport in Victoria, British Columbia Category Youth sport in Canada Category Baseball in British Columbia Category Baseball leagues in Canada ... more details
BLP unsourced date January 2010 Martin Gordon is a member of the South African National Baseball Team. He attended Desert Vista High School for 4 years, and was recruited to play baseball at Glendale Community .... In 2008, he hit .324 and went 22 for 26 in stolen bases. Francis Marion University In 2008, Gordon was recruited to play for head coach Art Inabinent for the FMU Patriots. Gordon is currently enrolled at FMU with the baseball season well under way. International Competition 2007 Baseball World Cup In the 2007, Gordon was asked to play in the 2007 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan, where he was the main ... years at Glendale. Background Gordon was born June 13, 1988 in Potchefstroom, South Africa. He was raised in a family of athletes. His father, Mickey Gordon, played field hockey for Free State, Southern ... School Gordon was a 2 year varsity starter in center field for head coach Stan Luketich. He was an important ... lost in the Arizona 5A semi finals against a very talented Horizon High School. Gordon set a school .... College & University Glendale Community College After high school, Gordon was recruited by Paul Hatcher .... Only Brett Willemburg and Warren Herman the latter in limited action joined Gordon to hit over .300 for South Africa s club. Gordon handled all 10 chances in center flawlessly in 6 games there he also played one at DH and a couple innings in left field. 2009 World Baseball Classic Gordon was asked to play for the National Team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic . In a pre tournament game against the Los Angeles Angels, Gordon went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored. In game one of the tournament, Gordon went 0 for 4, but scored the only run in an 8 1 loss against Cuba. In game two against Mexico, Gordon ... Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, Martin ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1988 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, Martin Category 1988 births Category Living people Category South African baseball players Category South African expatriates in the United ... more details
Donald Thomas Gordon born October 10, 1959 in New York, New York is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three seasons. He pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays from 1986 to 1987 and the Cleveland Indians from 1987 to 1988. External links baseballstats br g gordodo01 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, Don ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1959 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, Don Category 1959 births Category Living people Category Major League Baseball pitchers Category Toronto Blue Jays players Category Cleveland Indians players US baseball pitcher 1950s stub ... more details
Keith Bradley Gordon is a former Major League Baseball player who played 3 games for the Cincinnati Reds in 1993 . He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1990 amateur draft. His Major League debut came on July 9, 1993 against the Pittsburgh Pirates . Keith went 1 for 4 in the game. Career statistics class wikitable G AB R H HR RBI AVG 3 6 0 1 0 0 .167 http www.baseball reference.com g gordoke01.shtml Baseball Reference Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, Keith ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1969 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, Keith Category Cincinnati Reds players Category Indianapolis Indians players Category Major League Baseball outfielders Category 1969 births Category Living people Category New Haven Ravens players US baseball outfielder 1960s stub ... more details
Infobox MLB player name Brian Gordon image Only free content images are allowed for depicting living people see WP NONFREE team Philadelphia Phillies number position Relief pitcher birthdate Birth date and age 1978 8 16 birthplace West Point, New York bats Left throws Right debutdate September 17 debutyear 2008 debutteam Texas Rangers statyear 2008 season stat1label Win loss record Win Loss stat1value 0 0 stat2label Earned run average stat2value 2.25 stat3label Strikeout s stat3value 1 teams nowiki nowiki Texas Rangers baseball Texas Rangers By 2008 Brian Ernest Gordon born August 16, 1978, in West Point, New York is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 7th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball ... Sidewinders Tucson in By 2003 and became a free agent after the season. Gordon signed with the Los ..., Salt Lake Stingers . After the By 2005 season, Gordon signed with the Houston Astros organization ... 1054 Gordon s Round Rock Bio . RoundRockExpress.com . Retrieved on September 23, 2008. ref with the help ... . September 16, 2008, Retrieved on September 23, 2008. ref Gordon began By 2007 with the Double ... of 2.88 and received a promotion to Triple A Round Rock Express Round Rock . In By 2008 , Gordon started ... with the Texas Rangers and did not allow a Run baseball run in 22 innings pitched for Double A Frisco ... his major league debut on September 17. Gordon attended Venezuelan Winter League for the 2008 2009 ... on 45.1 innings. In his last home game before returning to the US, Gordon faced hard rivals Leones ... the game ended, all la Guaira fans shouted Brian s last name, with Gordon walking out of the dugout ... gordon Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, Brian ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... DEFAULTSORT Gordon, Brian Category 1978 births Category Living people Category Texas Rangers players Category Baseball players from New York Category Major League Baseball pitchers Category Arizona ... more details
Infobox MLB player name Gordon Jones position Pitcher image caption bats Right throws Right birthdate Birth date 1930 4 2 birthplace Portland, Oregon deathdate Death date and age 1994 4 25 1930 4 2 deathplace Lodi, California debutdate August 6 debutyear 1954 debutteam St. Louis Cardinals finaldate September 11 finalyear 1965 finalteam Houston Astros stat1label Win Loss record stat1value 15 18 stat2label Earned run average stat2value 4.14 stat3label Inning baseball Innings pitched stat3value 378 teams nowiki nowiki St. Louis Cardinals 1954 1956 San Francisco Giants New York San Francisco Giants 1957 1959 Baltimore Orioles 1960 1961 Oakland Athletics Kansas City Athletics 1962 Houston Astros Houston Colt .45s Astros 1964 1965 Gordon Bassett Jones April 2, 1930 April 25, 1994 was an United States American Major League Baseball pitcher . The convert 6 ft abbr off , convert 190 lb abbr off right handed right hander was a native of Portland, Oregon . He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent before the 1949 season, and played for the Cardinals 1954 1956 , San Francisco ... debut on August 6, 1954, starting game 1 of a doubleheader baseball doubleheader against the Pittsburgh ... percentage of .973, and participating in 4 double plays . He made no error baseball errors during ... while playing for the Fresno Cardinals in 1950. References 1955 Baseball Register published by The Sporting News External links Baseballstats br j jonesgo01 fangraphs 1006558 cube J Gordon Jones ... coach baseball pitching coach years 1966 1967 before Howie Pollet after Jim Owens baseball Jim Owens end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Jones, Gordon ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Jones, Gordon Category Major League Baseball pitchers Category Baseball players from Oregon Category St. Louis Cardinals ... deaths Category Houston Astros coaches Category Major League Baseball pitching coaches ... more details
Sir JohnGordon of Lochinvar born circa 1500 who married Margaret Crichton, and had Janet Gordon who married William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn JohnGordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure 1599 1634 , was a Scottish nobleman, renowned Presbyterian, and founder of the town of New Galloway disambiguation ... more details
for the Scottish newspaper editor JohnGordon journalist This article is a part of Wikipedia WikiProject Aircraft and Wikipedia WikiProject Biography Military . John Rutherford Gordon Military Cross MC 18 June 1895 11 December 1978 was an Australian fighter pilot and ace of World War I . As a sergeant No 1 section, A Coy, 10 Battalion he took part in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ANZAC landings at Gallipoli , Turkey , 25 April 1915. He received his commission while serving at Gallipoli . In August, he was invalided to Australia and spent a year recuperating and serving as an Intelligence Officer. He transferred to the Australian Flying Corps and undertook flying training at Point Cook, Victoria . gallery Image John Rutherford Gordon Point Cook.jpg JohnGordon at the controls of a Graham White Boxkite, Point Cook, Victoria, 1916. Image John Rutherford Gordon France.jpg JohnGordon and Bill Staton standing with their Bristol Fighter, No 62 Squadron RFC, 1918, Cachy, France. Image John Rutherford Gordon SE5.jpg JohnGordon at the controls of his SE5a, France, 1918. gallery Returning to England in 1917, he was medically restricted from completing his flying training so on his own initiative transferred to the Royal Flying Corps to serve as a gunner on Bristol F.2 Fighter Bristol Fighters at No 62 Squadron. Teamed with William Ernest Staton Bill Staton , he downed 15 enemy aircraft with the aircraft s single rear gun. He was awarded the Military Cross for effective ground attack actions during the German March April 1918 offensives. In mid 1918, he returned to England ... commander . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John Rutherford ALTERNATIVE ... Gordon, John Rutherford Category 1895 births Category 1978 deaths Category Royal Flying Corps officers ... Recipients of the Military Cross Category Australian military personnel of World War II pl John Rutherford Gordon sl John Rutherford Gordon ... more details
For the New Zealand National Party MP 1975 1981 JohnGordon Elliott JohnGordon Eliott 1872 1948 was a New Zealand Reform Party Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He was elected to the Oroua NZ electorate Oroua electorate in the New Zealand general election, 1925 1925 general election , but was defeated in New Zealand general election, 1928 1928 References New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840 1984 by J. O. Wilson 1985, 4th edition, Government Printer, Wellington Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Eliott, JohnGordon ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1872 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1948 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Eliott, JohnGordon Category 1872 births Category 1948 deaths Category New Zealand Reform Party MPs NZ politician stub ... more details
John Robertson Proudfoot Gordon 2 February 1930 &ndash 2000 was a Football in Scotland Scottish football football referee referee . He was born in Inverness. Gordon was selected to officiate at the 1978 FIFA World Cup but was suspended later that year by the Scottish Football Association Scottish FA for improper behaviour. He, along with assistants Rollo Kyle and David McCartney, admitted to receiving gifts from A.C. Milan prior to handling their UEFA Cup 1978 79 1978 UEFA Cup clash with PFC Levski Sofia Levski Sofia . The Italians won the match Gordon refereed, the home leg of a second round tie, 3&ndash 0. JohnGordon died in 2000 in Dundee. He was pre deceased by Rollo Kyle, who died after refereeing a game some 20 years previously. ref name Corrupt cite news url http www.sportsjournalists.co.uk blog ?p 17 first Keir last Radnedge publisher Sports Journalists Association title A potted guide to corruption in football date 2006 06 20 ref References Reflist External links http www.weltfussball.de schiedsrichter profil johngordon 1 1 JohnGordon s profile at weltfussball.de Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John Category 1930 births Category 2000 deaths Category Scottish football referees Category Association football controversies Category 1978 FIFA World Cup referees Scotland footybio stub fr JohnGordon arbitre hu JohnGordon ... more details
JohnGordon c. 1776 16 July 1858 , was a British politician. Gordon was the son of Charles Gordon of Braid and Cluny, Aberdeenshire, and his wife Johanna Trotter. Gordon became 2nd lieutenant in the Royal Aberdeenshire Light Infantry on 2 December 1800. He was then lieutenant in the 7th Company of the 55th Aberdeenshire Militia on 25 April 1804. In 1804 Gordon made a grand tour of Egypt, carving his name on many ancient monuments. He returned home via Gibraltar where he boarded HMS Victory , which also brought home the mortal remains of Lord Nelson Admiral Horatio Nelson . He arrived back in England in December 1805. Gordon became major on 11 August 1808 and lieutenant colonel on 6 June 1820. ref http www.egypt sudan graffiti.be An early.htm Roger O. De Keersmaecker AN EARLY SCOTTISH TRAVELLER IN EGYPT In search of JohnGordon 1804 ref Gordon was the Member of Parliament MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis UK Parliament constituency Weymouth and Melcombe Regis from 27 Jun 1826 to 20 February 1828. ref http www.leighrayment.com commons Wcommons3.htm Leigh Rayment House of Commons constituencies beginning with W Part 3 ref He became an Honorary Colonel in 1836. References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1858 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John Category 1770s births Category 1858 deaths Category UK MPs 1826 1830 Category Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies UK MP stub ... more details
For the New Zealand Reform Party MP 1925 1928 JohnGordon Eliott JohnGordon Elliott born 1938 was a New Zealand politician of the New Zealand National Party National Party . He won the Whangarei New Zealand electorate Whangarei electorate from Murray Robert Smith in New Zealand general election, 1975 1975 and was re elected in New Zealand general election, 1978 1978 , but was deselected for the seat by John Banks New Zealand John Banks in 1981, so stood unsuccessfully for the New Lynn New Zealand electorate New Lynn electorate in New Zealand general election, 1981 1981 . References New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840 1984 by J. O. Wilson 1985, 4th edition, Government Printer, Wellington Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Elliott, JohnGordon ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Elliott, JohnGordon Category 1938 births Category Living people Category New Zealand National Party MPs NZNational politician stub ... more details
Image John Hannah Gordon.jpg right thumb 200px Sir John Hannah Gordon Sir John Hannah Gordon 26 July 1850 23 December 1923 was a Scotland Scottish Australia n judge and politician. Gordon was born at Kilmacolm , Renfrewshire , Scotland, the eldest son of the Rev. James Gordon, preacher of the Free Church, and his wife Margaret, n e Leonard. The family migrated to South Australia in 1859 where Rev. Gordon took charge of the Presbyterian church at Mount Barker, South Australia Mount Barker , and was afterwards stationed at Gawler, South Australia Gawler . Gordon was educated at Mount Barker under James Clezy, M.A., and at Gawler under the Rev. J. Leonard and W. L. S. Burton. On leaving school he studied theology and classics for two years, and was then for some years in the offices of W. Duffield and Company of Gawler, and Dunn and Company, Port Adelaide, South Australia Port Adelaide . He took up the study of law and was admitted to the South Australian bar in 1876, but practised for 11 years at Strathalbyn, South Australia Strathalbyn as a solicitor . Gordon did not become a Queens Counsel ... 1901 to December 1903 in the John Jenkins Australian politician Jenkins ministry. Gordon was then raised ... him with a daughter. He was knighted in 1908. References Dictionary of Australian Biography First John Hannah Last Gordon Link http gutenberg.net.au dictbiog 0 dict biogG.html gordon2 accessdate 2008 12 24 Graham Loughlin, http www.adb.online.anu.edu.au biogs A090053b.htm Gordon, Sir John Hannah 1850 ... 54. Retrieved on 24 December 2008. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John ... Gordon, John Hannah Category Judges of the Supreme Court of South Australia category Members ... Council for the Southern District and held the seat for 15 years. He was minister of education in the John ... on the constitutional committee. In February 1913 Gordon declined an invitation from Billy Hughes to move to the High Court of Australia High Court . Gordon was a lecturer on literary subjects, such as the Elizabethan ... more details
Other persons JohnGordon Infobox criminal subject name JohnGordon birth date birth place Ireland death date Death date 1845 02 14 death place Providence, Rhode Island conviction Murder conviction penalty Death by hanging conviction status Deceased occupation spouse parents children JohnGordon died February 14, 1845 was the last person Capital punishment in Rhode Island executed by Rhode Island . His execution has been ascribed by some researchers to anti Roman Catholic and anti Ireland Irish immigrant bias. ref name mckay McKay, Scott. http www.projo.com news content death penalty case 05 25 08 TCA892N v56.2f760d1.html Judge s old notes shed light on last execution in R.I. Providence Journal . May 25, 2008. ref In 1844, Gordon was tried and convicted for the December 31, 1843 beating murder of Amasa Sprague, a Cranston, Rhode Island Cranston textile factory owner. The murder occurred within the village of Knightsville, Rhode Island . ref name mckay Sprague was a member of a prominent Rhode Island family. His brother William Sprague III William was a United States Senate United States ... John s execution, the jury was Hung jury hung . JohnGordon was executed by hanging in the state ... reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ..., Rhode Island DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John Category 1845 deaths Category 1843 crimes Category 19th ... Cranston resident Nicholas Gordon s liquor license removed by the city council. ref name mckay Sprague s employees were habitually getting drunk at Gordon s premises. Nicholas Gordon and his brother John were Roman Catholic immigrants from Ireland . Nicholas, John and William Gordon another brother were all tried for murder, but only John was convicted, a conviction based on contradictory circumstantial ... witnesses than Irish witnesses. ref name mckay Seven years after Gordon s execution, Rhode Island abolished ... Island General Assembly considered reinstating the death penalty, Gordon s case has been used by those ... more details
Infobox nrhp name JohnGordon House nrhp type image caption nearest city Williamsport, Tennessee lat degrees 35 lat minutes 43 lat seconds 11 lat direction N long degrees 87 long minutes 15 long seconds 38 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin Tennessee built 1818 architect architecture Georgian added April 18, 1974 area convert 10 acre governing body State refnum 74000333 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref The JohnGordon House was built in 1818. It is located near Williamsport, Tennessee . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. ref name nris References reflist DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John, House National Register of Historic Places Category Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Category Maury County, Tennessee Tennessee NRHP stub ... more details
John Rutherford Gordon 8 December 1890&ndash 9 December 1974 was a Scotland Scottish newspaper editor and columnist . Born in Dundee , Gordon began work on the Dundee Advertiser in 1904. He was rapidly promoted, and by the end of the decade was overseeing the Perthshire and Dundee editions of the People s Journal . In 1911, he moved to the London office of the Dundee Advertiser , then the London office of the Glasgow Herald . During World War I , he served with the King s Royal Rifle Corps . ref name odnb http www.oxforddnb.com view article 31160?docPos 85 Gordon, John Rutherford , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ref At the end of the war, Gordon took work with the Evening News London Evening News , then in 1922 he moved to become Chief Sub editor of the Daily Express . Editor Beverley Baxter promised to increase his wages, but forgot, and Gordon resigned. However, owner Lord Beaverbrook was keen to retain Gordon, and appointed him editor of the Sunday Express in 1928. Between 1928 and 1952, Gordon raised circulation of the Sunday Express from 450,000 to 3.2 million. In 1930, he commissioned R. H. Naylor to write a horoscope for the birth of Princess Margaret . This proved popular, and Gordon retained it as a regular feature the first regular newspaper horoscope. ref name odnb In 1952, Gordon was made editor in chief of the paper, and all real editorial power was removed from him. He instead focussed on writing a newspaper column covering current events . ref name odnb References references start box s media succession box before James Douglas journalist James Douglas title Editor of the Sunday Express br small with James Douglas journalist James Douglas 1928&ndash 1931 small years 1928&ndash 1952 after Harold Keeble end box Express newspapers Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1890 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1974 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John Category 1890 births Category ... more details
JohnGordon is the president of Public Service Alliance of Canada , a public service union in Canada. JohnGordon first joined Public Service Alliance of Canada PSAC in 1974 as a tradesperson with Public Works Canada . In the 1980s he was a board member and Secretary Treasurer for the Labour Council of Metropolitan Toronto Toronto . He also was on the Anti Racism committee and other committees in the Ontario Federation of Labour . From 1982 to 1999 he was the National President for the now defunct Union of Public Works Employees , which is now part of the Government Services Union . Since 2000 until 2006, he was the National Vice President for Public Service Alliance of Canada PSAC . On May 6, 2006 he was elected President of Public Service Alliance of Canada PSAC at the union s fourteenth triennial national convention in Toronto. External links http www.psac.com about elected johngordon e.shtml Biography at PSAC website DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John Category Canadian trade unionists Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people ... more details
MedalTableTop MedalCountry NZL MedalSport Men s badminton MedalCompetition Commonwealth Games MedalBronze 2002 Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Mixed Team MedalBottom John Gordon born November 25, 1978 in Wellington, New Zealand is a male badminton player from New Zealand . At the 2002 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the mixed team event. ref http www.commonwealthgames.org.nz Athletes AthleteProfile.aspx?Print &ContactID 2046&id 1 Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website ref References reflist br Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH November 25, 1978 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John Category 1978 births Category Living people Category New Zealand badminton players Category Commonwealth Games badminton players Category Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Category Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Category Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games NZ sport bio stub badminton bio stub de John Gordon Badminton ... more details
Other persons JohnGordon Infobox military person name John Brown Gordon born February 6, 1832 died Dda ... Courthouse awards laterwork U.S. Senator from Georgia, Governor of Georgia John Brown Gordon ... in the eyes during the assault on Battle of Malvern Hill Malvern Hill . File John Brown Gordon Brady .... John B. Gordon Reminiscences of the Civil War Many historians discount this story because of Gordon ... for Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant . Postbellum career File John Brown Gordon postbellum.jpg thumb upright ... without violence. source Ralph Lowell Eckert, John Brown Gordon Soldier, Southerner, American ... in the memorial ceremonies. In memoriam File Gordonstatue.JPG thumb John Brown Gordon s statue is located ... thumb 250px Grave of John Brown Gordon, Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia The U.S. Army Fort Gordon ... 04758 X. Eckert, Ralph Lowell. John Brown Gordon Soldier, Southerner, American . Baton Rouge Louisiana ... War High Commands . Stanford, CA Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0 8047 3641 3. Gordon, John ... Friendly Enemies 001.htm Story of Barlow and Gordon http ngeorgia.com people gordon.html John Brown ... collapsed Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John B. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... 9, 1904 PLACE OF DEATH Miami, Florida DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John B. Category 1832 births Category ... Georgia U.S. state Democrats de John Brown Gordon ja B fi John Brown Gordon sv John Brown ... Fanny Haralson image File jbgordon.jpg 200px caption Gen. J.B. Gordon nickname allegiance United ... Gordon was descended from an ancient Scotland Scottish lineage, the fourth child of twelve, born on his father s plantation in Upson County, Georgia . Many Gordon family members fought in the American ... the bar examination . Gordon and his father invested in a series of coal mines in Tennessee ... years after the Civil War. Gordon married Fanny Haralson, daughter of Hugh A. Haralson Hugh Anderson ... education or experience, Gordon was elected Captain land captain of a company of mountaineers and quickly ... more details
image JohnGordon Mein.jpg right frame Ambassador Mein Ambassador JohnGordon Mein September 10, 1913 August 28, 1968 was the first United States ambassador to be assassination assassinated while serving in office. He served as the Ambassador of the United States to Guatemala 1965 68 . Ambassador Mein was shot by Guatemalan rebels belonging to the Fuerzas Armadas Rebeldes FAR one block from the US consulate on Avenida Reforma on August 28, 1968. He is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery, in Washington, DC. External links http www.unc.edu depts diplomat archives roll 2003 01 03 ruge guatemala ruge guat2.html Foreign Service Life http politicalgraveyard.com bio meekins mellen.html The Political Graveyard s start s dip succession box title United States Ambassador to Guatemala years September 22, 1965 August 28, 1968 before John O. Bell after Nathaniel Davis end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Mein, JohnGordon ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Mein, JohnGordon Category 1913 births Category 1968 deaths Category United States ambassadors to Guatemala Category Assassinated diplomats Category Terrorism deaths in Guatemala Category Assassinated American people Category American terrorism victims Category American people murdered abroad Category People murdered in Guatemala US diplomat stub de JohnGordon Mein ... more details
John Clement Gordon 1644 1726 , originally just JohnGordon , bishop of Galloway , was born in Scotland on 1644, and was a member of the Gordon family of Coldwells, near Ellon, Aberdeenshire Ellon in Buchan , Aberdeenshire . He became a chaplain in the Royal Navy and then royal chaplain at New York in America , by which time he was a Doctor of Theology ref Keith, Catalogue , p. 283. ref when, on a vacancy in the see of Galloway , a cong d lire in his favour was issued 3 December 1687. He was accordingly elected bishop on 4 February 1688, and consecrated at Glasgow by John Paterson archbishop John Paterson , Archbishop of Glasgow . After the so called Glorious Revolution , he followed James ... considered unlikely. ref Corp rev. , Gordon, John , ODNB . ref He was the last Bishop of Galloway in the church ..., Thompson, Gordon, John, D.D. 1644 1726 , bishop of Galloway , in Dictionary of National Biography ... DNB wstitle Gordon, John 1644 1726 Citations and notes Reflist Start box S rel Succession box before ... of Galloway DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John Clement Category 1644 births Category 1726 deaths Category ... Jacobites fr John Clement Gordon ... baptism he took the additional name of the reigning pontiff, and ever afterwards signed himself John Clement Gordon. The pope, wishing to confer some benefice pension on the new convert, caused the sacred congregation of the inquisition to institute an inquiry into the validity of Gordon s Protestant .... The decree of the inquisition to this effect was issued on 17 April 1704. After this Gordon received ... of the San Clemente Abbey abbey of St. Clement , by reason of which Gordon commonly went ... in the Roman Catholic Church. He died at Rome in 1726. Gordon was resident in the Papal States when .... p. cxv Lee s Validity of the Holy Orders of the Church of England. ref Cooper, Thompson, Gordon, John 1644 1726 , rev. , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, 2004 http ... more details
Image Watson Gordon, Thomas de Quincey.jpg thumb Portrait of Thomas de Quincey , c. 1845 Sir John Watson Gordon 1788 1 June 1864 was a Scotland Scottish Portrait painting portrait painter and a president of the Royal Scottish Academy . Life and work He was born John Watson in Edinburgh , the eldest son of Captain Watson, R.N., a cadet of the family of Watson of Overmains, in the county of County of Berwick ... handled, yet highly finished, is his head of Sir John Shaw Lefevre . Gordon was one of the earlier ... academician. References 1911 Further reading DNB no icon 1 prescript wstitle Gordon, John Watson External links commonscat John Watson Gordon http www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk portraits artists gordon.html Sir John Watson Gordon The Walter Scott Digital Archive http www.nationalgalleries.org collection ... in the National Galleries of Scotland http www.artcyclopedia.com artists gordon sir john watson.html John Watson Gordononline Artcyclopedia Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, John Watson ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1788 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1 June 1864 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, John Watson Category 1788 births Category 1864 deaths Category ... John exhibited a picture The Lay of the Last Minstrel at the Lyceum in Nicolson Street, Edinburgh ... in 1823, he succeeded to much of his practice. He assumed in 1826 the name of Gordon. Image Watson Gordon, Marquess of Dalhousie.jpg thumb James Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie 1847 One of the earliest ... John Gibson Lockhart JG Lockhart in 1821 Professor Wilson, 1822 and 1850, two portraits Archibald Alison .... These, unlike his later works, are generally rich in colour. The full length of Dr Brunton 1844 , and John ... it executed by Watson Gordon, although he neither knew the painter personally nor had ever before ..., Lord Macaulay, Sir M. Packington, John Murray, Lord Murray Lord Murray , Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn Lord Cockburn , Lord Rutherford and Sir John Shaw Lefevre . These latter pictures are mostly clear ... more details
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