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John Calvin Maxwell (born February 20, 1947) is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written many books, primarily focusing on leadership. Titles include The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader .
Joan Adams was born on August 8, 1930, in Eugene, Oregon, one of three daughters of the Rev. John Maxwell Adams, a Presbyterian minister, and his wife, the former Eleanor Jane Hall. [1] She attended Media Friends School , an integrated Quaker school in Media, Pennsylvania ; a public school in Columbus, Ohio ; and later St. Paul Academy and ...
Braddon met John Maxwell (1824–1895), a publisher of periodicals, in April 1861 and moved in with him in 1861. [3] However, Maxwell was already married to Mary Ann Crowley, with whom he had five children. While Maxwell and Braddon were living as husband and wife, Crowley was living with her family.
John Maxwell (golfer) (1871–1906), American golfer and Olympic silver medalist; J. Rogers Maxwell (John Rogers Maxwell, Jr., 1875–1932), American yachtsman, son of John Rogers Maxwell, Sr. John Maxwell (American football) (fl. 1902–1903), American football player for John Heisman's Clemson Tigers
John and George Maxwell or the Maxwell Twins (born June 18, 1864) were Gaelic-speaking fishermen and musicians, known for inspiring a character in Rudyard Kipling's story Captains Courageous. The Maxwells were African Canadians who were born in 1864 to George and Mary Jane Maxwell who were originally from Judique. [1] They were two of six ...
The traditional ballad "Lord Maxwell's Last Goodnight" is based on his actions. [3] In 1597 he married Margaret Hamilton, daughter of John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton and Margaret Lyon. The couple quarrelled and had no surviving children. [1] His brother Robert was restored as 10th Lord Maxwell in 1617, and was created Earl of Nithsdale ...
General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell, GCB, KCMG, CVO, DSO (11 July 1859 – 21 February 1929) was a British Army officer and colonial governor. He served in the Mahdist War in the Sudan , the Second Boer War , and in the First World War .
John Maxwell was the second son of Robert Maxwell, 6th Lord Maxwell (died 13 September 1552) and his wife Beatrix Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton. He was born seven months after his father's death, and succeeded as 8th Lord Maxwell at the age of two, following the death of his brother Robert at the age of four. [2]