James B. Weaver — James Baird Weaver (* 12. Juni 1833 in Dayton, Ohio; † 6. Februar 1912 in Des Moines, Iowa) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1879 und 1889 vertrat er zweimal den Bundes … Deutsch Wikipedia
Baird — [berd] John Logie [lō′gē] 1888 1946; Scot. inventor & television pioneer * * * (1888–1946) a Scottish inventor who is remembered mainly for his work on early forms of television in the 1920s and 1930s. The BBC began using Baird’s system in 1929,… … Universalium
Weaver — /wee veuhr/, n. 1. James Baird, 1833 1912, U.S. politician: congressman 1879 81, 1885 89. 2. Robert Clifton, 1907 97, U.S. economist and government official: first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1966 68. * * * (as used in… … Universalium
James B. Weaver — Pour les articles homonymes, voir James Weaver. James B. Weaver James Baird Weaver, né le 12 juin 1833 à … Wikipédia en Français
weaver — /wee veuhr/, n. 1. a person who weaves. 2. a person whose occupation is weaving. 3. a weaverbird. [1325 75; ME wevere. See WEAVE, ER1] * * * (as used in expressions) Weaver James Baird Weaver John Weaver Warren * * * ▪ bird also called… … Universalium
James — /jaymz/, n. 1. Also called James the Great. one of the 12 apostles, the son of Zebedee and brother of the apostle John. Matt. 4:21. 2. the person identified in Gal. 1:19 as a brother of Jesus: probably the author of the Epistle of St. James. 3.… … Universalium
James Weaver — Infobox Congressman name=James Baird Weaver state=Iowa district=6th term=March 4, 1879 ndash; March 3, 1881 March 4, 1885 ndash; March 3, 1889 preceded=Ezekiel S. Sampson John C. Cook succeeded=Marsena E. Cutts John F. Lacey date of birth=birth… … Wikipedia
Baird — (as used in expressions) Baird, Bil y Cora Baird, John L(ogie) Weaver, James B(aird) … Enciclopedia Universal
James Wilson (revolutionary) — James Wilson was born on September 3, 1760 in the parish of Avondale in Scotland. He was a weaver from the town of Strathaven in Lanarkshire, but as the Industrial Revolution impacted on the weaving trade he had to find alternative work.A free… … Wikipedia
John Baird (revolutionary) — John Baird was born on September 1, 1790. A weaver by trade, he was brought up in the village of Condorrat. He is best remembered as a radical commander in the Radical War of 1820, and along with James Wilson and Andrew Hardie is the best… … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
