Famous People with Name Ephraim

Ephraim Jones            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ephraim Jones: was a soldier, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. He was taken prisoner in the Saratoga Campaign of 1777 and later served with Edward Jessup's Loyal Rangers. After the war, he settled west of the Ottawa River in the area of Augusta Township. He moved to the Montreal area and became justice of the peace there in 1786. In 1788, he became a justice of the peace in the new Lunenburgh District and received a large land grant in August Township. He operated a mill and iron foundry on the Gananoque River. He served on the land board for Leeds & Grenville and was a judge in the district courts. He was elected to the 1st Parliament of Upper Canada representing Grenville. He introduced a bill introducing trials by jury and supported the 1793 act prohibiting the further introduction of slaves into Upper Canada.

Hogan Phillip Ephraim            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Hogan Phillip Ephraim: an English football player. He plays for Queens Park Rangers, and is a graduate of the West Ham United Academy.Ephraim joined West Ham as a trainee in July 2004 making one substitute appearance for the Hammers first team during the 2005-06 season in the League Cup win over Sheffield Wednesday in September 2005[2] and was an unused substitute in the club's 0-3 loss to Italian side Palermo in the 2nd leg of the Uefa Cup 1st round a year later.[3] He joined Championship side Colchester United on a one-month loan in November 2006, saying, "I've played youth football for three years now and I'm looking forward to getting stuck into the Championship