Researching James Flynn
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5732 people with the Flynn surname? In that year Flynn was ranked number 739 for popularity in the UK. |
The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Flynn and the Flynn Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 14701 people with the Flynn surname in the UK? Flynn is now ranked number 391 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called James Flynn
James Flynn (academic)
James Robert Flynn FRSNZ (28 April 1934 – 11 December 2020) was a New Zealand intelligence researcher. Originally from Washington, D.C. and educated at the University of Chicago, Flynn emigrated to New Zealand in 1963, where he taught political studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin. He was noted for his publications about the continued year-after-year increase of IQ scores throughout the world, which is now referred to as the Flynn effect. In addition to his academic work, he championed social democratic politics throughout his life. He died in Dunedin on 11 December 2020, aged 86.
Flynn's son, Victor, is a mathematics professor at New College, Oxford.
Source: James Flynn (academic), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJames Christopher Flynn
James Christopher Flynn (1852 – 15 November 1922) was an Irish nationalist politician who served for 25 years as a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party in the House of Commons of what was then the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Flynn was elected at the 1885 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Cork, and was re-elected unopposed at the next 5 general elections. When the Irish Party split in 1891, Flynn sided with the Anti-Parnellite majority, and rejoined the united party when the split was resolved in 1900. He held his seat until he stood down from the Commons at the January 1910 general election.
He argued for Parliament's working hours to be altered. He was arrested under the Crimes Act in February 1888 for conspiracy.
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