John Hore (disambiguation)

Last updated April 12, 2019

John Hore may refer to:

John Hore (1680–1763), an English engineer
John Hore (footballer, born 1947), English footballer who played for and managed Plymouth Argyle
John Hore (footballer, born 1982), English footballer who played for Carlisle United
John Hore (MP for Bridport) (died c. 1452), English MP for Bridport (UK Parliament constituency)
John Hore (MP for Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire) (died c. 1434), English MP for Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire
John Hore (songwriter) (born 1944), later called John Hore Grenell or John Grenell, New Zealand country singer and songwriter
John Hore (rugby union) (1907–1970), New Zealand rugby union player, All Black.

John Hore was an English engineer, best known for making the River Kennet and River Avon navigable. Hore was one of the earliest English canal engineers, and Sir Alec Skempton wrote that he was "in the first rank among the navigation engineers". The Hutchinson Chronology of World History described his work on the Kennet navigation as "[setting] a new standard for inland waterways, and is an important forerunner of the canals of the Industrial Revolution".

John Hore is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He made 593 appearances in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City. He also served as manager at both clubs.

John Stephen Hore is an English footballer who played in The Football League for Carlisle United.

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John Hoar (pirate) (d. 1697), an American/Irish pirate active in the Red Sea
John Hoar (d. 1704), an American militia leader during King Philip's War

John Hoar was a pirate and privateer active in the late 1690s in the Red Sea area.

King Philip's War was an armed conflict in 1675–78 between Indian inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their Indian allies. The war is named for Metacomet, the Wampanoag chief who adopted the name Philip because of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the Mayflower Pilgrims. The war continued in the most northern reaches of New England until the signing of the Treaty of Casco Bay in April 1678.

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