Researching John Moss
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The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Moss and the Moss Genealogy
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John Moss (umpire)
John Moss (7 February 1864 – 10 July 1950) was an English cricketer and umpire. Moss was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Clifton, Nottinghamshire.
Moss made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1892. It was as an umpire that he was more prominently remembered, standing in 665 first-class matches between 1894 and 1932, which included eleven Test matches between 1902 and 1921, the majority of which were Ashes matches between England and Australia.
He died at Keyworth, Nottinghamshire on 10 July 1950. His brother-in-law, John Butler, also played first-class cricket.
Source: John Moss (umpire), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Moss (lawyer)
John Moss CBE (12 June 1890 - 15 February 1976) worked in British social services.
He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School. He was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1915. He served with 4th Bn The Buffs 1919–1931. He was Public Assistance Officer for Kent, 1930–1948. He was appointed a CBE in 1946.
He was chairman of the National Old People's Welfare Council, 1951–1967.
He was a contributor on topics on legal issues to Halsbury's Laws of England, Macmillan's Local Government Law and Administration and the Encyclopædia Britannica on legal issues.
He lived in Folkestone.
Source: John Moss (lawyer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Henry Moss
John Henry Moss (November 10, 1918 – July 1, 2009) was a baseball executive and politician. Well known for his strong leadership and organizational skills, Moss was a key contributor to the development of Minor League Baseball during more than six decades, helping bring professional baseball to 43 United States cities represented by 114 ownership groups, by stressing the importance of providing quality, wholesome, family-friendly entertainment at an affordable price. Over the years, Moss gained inductions into five Halls of Fame and also received numerous honours for his commendable contributions to baseball.
Source: John Henry Moss, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
John Moss (Philadelphia)
John Moss (1771, London, England - 5 April 1847, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a Jewish merchant, shipping magnate, and civic leader. He emigrated to the United States as a glass engraver from London. Moss soon turned to other ventures after glass engraving proved insufficient to sustain a decent wage. He opened a dry goods store in 1807 and soon became a major importer, eventually owning a small merchant fleet. In 1823, he turned control of the business to his brothers and turned his attention to various civic enterprises. He was a founding member of the Musical Fund Society. He served as a steward of the Society of Sons of St. George a mutual-aid society for former Englishmen like himself and was a benefactor of the Philadelphia Orphan Asylum. In 1825, he acted as judge of engraved glass during the Franklin Institute's second exposition of American craftsmanship. .In 1828 he entered into politics by being elected to the Philadelphia City Council's lower house, the Common Council, on the Jacksonian Democratic Party ticket. It was in this capacity that he played a role in the establishment of the Wills Eye Hospital. Later in life he became a supporter of Isaac Leeser's American Jewish Publication Society. In 1840, in the wake of the Damascus Affair Moss led a protest committee from the city of Philadelphia.
Source: John Moss (Philadelphia), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
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