James Middleton Cox was the 46th and 48th Governor of Ohio, a U.S. Representative from Ohio, and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in the election of 1920. He founded the chain of newspapers that continues today as Cox Enterprises, a media conglomerate.
Admiral of the Fleet is a five-star naval officer rank and the highest rank of the Royal Navy formally established in 1688. The five-star NATO rank code is OF-10, equivalent to a field marshal in the British Army or a marshal of the Royal Air Force. Other than honorary appointments no new admirals of the fleet have been named since 1995.
Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White, was an officer of the British Army. He was stationed at Peshawar during the Indian Mutiny and then fought at the Battle of Charasiab in October 1879 and at the Battle of Kandahar in September 1880 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. For his bravery during these two battles, he was awarded the Victoria Cross. He went on to command a brigade during the Third Anglo-Burmese War in 1886 and became commander of Quetta District in 1889 in which role he led operations in the Zhob Valley and in Balochistan. He was commander of the forces in Natal at the opening of the Second Boer War and fought at the Battle of Elandslaagte in October 1899. He commanded the garrison at the Siege of Ladysmith: although instructed by General Sir Redvers Buller to surrender the garrison he responded "I hold Ladysmith for the Queen" and held out for another four months before being relieved in February 1900. He finished his career as Governor of Gibraltar and then as Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Sir John Hall was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, the third son of George Hall, a captain in the navy. At the age of ten he was sent to school in Switzerland and his education continued in Paris and Hamburg. After returning to England and being employed by the Post Office, at the age of 27 he decided to emigrate, later becoming the 12th Prime Minister of New Zealand. He was also Mayor of Christchurch.
Heathcotepronunciation (help·info) is a town in central Victoria, Australia, situated on the Northern Highway 110 kilometres north of Melbourne and 40 kilometres south-east of Bendigo via the McIvor Highway. Heathcote's local government area is the City of Greater Bendigo and it is part of the federal electorate of Bendigo and the state electorate of Euroa. At the 2016 census, Heathcote had a population of 2,793.
Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster, known as 2nd Baron Aveland from 1867 to 1888 and as 25th Baron Willoughby de Eresby from 1888 to 1892, was a British Liberal politician and court official.
Sir John Cracroft Wilson, also known as Nabob Wilson, was a British-educated civil servant in India, farmer and politician in New Zealand.
Samuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox was an American Congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives, and also served as United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.
Frederic Jones was a New Zealand politician. Originally from England, he settled in the colony in 1863 for health reasons.
The Shire of McIvor was a local government area about 110 kilometres (68 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,295 square kilometres (500.0 sq mi), and existed from 1863 until 1994.
John Ollivier was a Member of Parliament in New Zealand, but was better known for his membership of the Canterbury Provincial Council. He was the second chairman of the Christchurch Town Council.
George Henry Cox was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1863 and 1901. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1859.
Lee Justin Evans, an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Heathcote for the Liberal Party since 2011.
This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Heathcote in New South Wales state elections. The district has had two incarnations, the first from 1971 to 1991, the second from 1999 to the present.
John Norman Heathcote was a British author, watercolourist and photographer, who wrote the book St Kilda, published in 1900, about the Scottish Hebridean archipelago of St Kilda.
The 1862 Heathcote by-election was a by-election held on 12 June 1862 during the 3rd New Zealand Parliament in the Christchurch electorate of Heathcote.
The 1887 Heathcote by-election was a by-election held on 20 November in the Heathcote electorate during the 9th New Zealand Parliament.
