John Read
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John Read may refer to:
- John M. ReadJohn M. ReadJohn Meredith Read was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was one of the founders of the Republican Party and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.-Early life:...
(1797–1874), American lawyer - John Read (producer)John Read (producer)John Read is a British television producer, cinematographer and director.He is widely associated with the productions of Gerry Anderson. Having served as director of photography on Four Feather Falls , Crossroads to Crime , Supercar , Stingray and Thunderbirds , Read worked on the latter series'...
, collaborator with Gerry Anderson - John Read (art film maker)John Read (art film maker)John Read was a documentary film maker for the BBC from 1951 to 1983.-Biography:John Read was born in Purley, Surrey, in 1923, the son of the art critic Herbert Read and Evelyn Roff. The family moved to Scotland in 1931 when Herbert took up the position of Watson Gordon Professor of Fine Art at...
, producer of art documentaries for the BBC from 1951-1983 - John Erskine ReadJohn Erskine ReadJohn Erskine Read, OC was a Canadian lawyer, civil servant, and the only Canadian judge elected to the International Court of Justice.-Education:...
(1888–1973), Canadian lawyer, academic, civil servant and judge - John Read, inventor who developed a rotating doubler electrostatic generatorElectrostatic generatorAn electrostatic generator, or electrostatic machine, is a mechanical device that produces static electricity, or electricity at high voltage and low continuous current...
- John Dawson ReadJohn Dawson ReadJohn Dawson Read is an English singer-songwriter.Born in Wokingham, Berkshire, England, Read first came to prominence in 1975 with his debut album A Friend of Mine Is Going Blind, released on Chrysalis Records. The album's title song was written by Read for a friend of his who suffered from...
, English singer-songwriter - John Kingsley ReadJohn Kingsley ReadJohn Kingsley Read was chairman of the British National Front from 1974 to 1976 and a founder of the National Party.A former member of the Conservative Party and chairman of the Blackburn Young Conservatives, Read left to join the NF in 1973 having addressed a rally against the arrival of Ugandan...
(1937–1985), chairman of the British National Front and a founder of the National Party
See also
- John Reed (disambiguation)
- John Reid (disambiguation)
- Jack ReadJack ReadJack Read was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s, '30s and '40s who representative level played for rugby union Gloucestershire, and at representative level played for rugby league Rugby League XIII, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e. number...
, rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1920s, '30s and '40s for Gloucester (RU), Rugby League XIII (RL), and Oldham - John ReadeJohn ReadeJohn Reade was an Irish-born Canadian journalist, essayist, and poet once considered "the grand old man of Canadian letters." He is best known as the literary editor of the Montreal Gazette, a position he held for almost 50 years.-Life:John Reade was born in Ballyshannon, Donegal, Ireland, in...
, Canadian journalist - John RedeJohn RedeJohn Rede was an English scholar, tutor and politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Westminster, London and the tutor of Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of Henry VII of England....
, English scholar and politician