Famous People with Name English

William Hayden English            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Hayden English: was an American politician from Indiana. He moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at the end of his congressional term. In 1880, he was the unsuccessful candidate for Vice President of the United States on the Democratic ticket in the U.S. presidential election,

James Lawrence English            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Lawrence English: was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. English was Mayor of Sacramento in 1855, and his administration was one of unusual prosperity for the city. From 1857 to 1858, he was California State Treasurer. He also served as a delegate to the Democra

Thomas Dunn English            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Dunn English: was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the state's 6th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895. He was also a published author and songwriter, who had a bitter ongoing feud with Edgar A

William Eastin English            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Eastin English: was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, son of William Hayden English.He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1892 and 1896, and chairman of the committee on rules and order of business in the former. He left the Democratic Party i

John Richard English            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Richard English: is a Canadian academic who has also been very active in Canadian public life. He served as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Kitchener between 1993 and 1997. Subsequently, he served as a Special Ambassador for Landmines and as a Special Envoy for the election of Canada to the United Nations Security Council. He has also served as President of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs; Co-editor of the Canadian Historical Review; Chair of the Board of the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum; and was the Executive Director of the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada's largest think tank devoted exclusively to the study of international affairs. He is also the General Editor of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography at the University of Toronto where he is also a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs. He was a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Canadian Forces College in 2010-11 and is now Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo.