Researching John Lang
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6676 people with the Lang surname? In that year Lang was ranked number 612 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Lang on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Lang and the Lang Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 8306 people with the Lang surname in the UK? Lang is now ranked number 713 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called John Lang
John Lang (Australian rugby league)
John Lang (born 7 November 1950) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s through to the 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative, he played his club football in Brisbane with the Eastern Suburbs Tigers and in Sydney with the Eastern Suburbs Roosters. After playing, Lang became a first-grade coach in Brisbane with Easts, then in Sydney with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Penrith Panthers (with whom he won the 2003 NRL premiership) and South Sydney Rabbitohs. Lang also coached the Australian Super League test team in 1997.
Lang's son, Martin Lang, also played for the Sharks, Panthers, Queensland and Australia, and uniquely played his entire first-grade career with his father as coach.
Source: John Lang (Australian rugby league), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Lang (Canadian politician)
John Lang (April 10, 1839 – November 21, 1921) was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Peterborough East in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1891 and from 1896 to 1904 as an Independent Liberal member.
He was born in Keene, Upper Canada, the son of James Lang and Agnes Stewart, both natives of Scotland. In 1866, he married Elizabeth Shearer. Lang served on the council for Otonabee Township from 1872 to 1888 and also served on the council for Peterborough County for twelve years. He also served as warden for the county and reeve for the township. Lang was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1887 federal election, defeating the incumbent John Burnham. He did not run in 1891 but defeated Burnham again in the 1896 federal election. Lang was reelected in 1900, defeating John Albert Sexsmith.
Source: John Lang (Canadian politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Lang (priest)
John Harley Lang (27 October 1927 – 3 June 2012) was an Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.
Lang was educated at Merchant Taylors' and trained for the priesthood at King's College London. After National Service with the 12th Royal Lancers he was ordained in 1952. Following a curacy at the large city parish of St Mary's, Portsea, Portsmouth he was Priest Vicar of Southwark Cathedral then Chaplain of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. From 1963 until 1980 he worked in religious broadcasting for the BBC. Finally he was Dean of Lichfield for 13 years. He died on 3 June 2012.
Source: John Lang (priest), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Lang (New Zealand rugby league)
John Henry Lang (1 August 1896 – 29 November 1971) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer.
A stand-off, Lang represented Auckland provincially. Lang played for Maritime in the Auckland Rugby League competition from 1919 to 1921. During the 1921 season he applied for reinstatement into Rugby Union but was refused and when he returned to league he switched to the Marist Old Boys club.
He was a member of the 1919 New Zealand Kiwis team that played Australia. Lang played in the first test, but did not represent New Zealand again afterwards.
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