Researching John Toner
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 373 people with the Toner surname? In that year Toner was ranked number 3206 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Toner on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Toner and the Toner Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 2979 people with the Toner surname in the UK? Toner is now ranked number 1819 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Toner surname in the USA? Toner is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called John Toner
John Toner
John L. Toner (May 4, 1923 – September 23, 2014) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut (UConn) from 1966 to 1970 and as the school's athletic director from 1969 to 1987. During his 18-year tenure as athletic director Toner also served in several roles with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), including as its president from 1983 to 1985. Toner was responsible for several momentous decisions in his time as athletic director at UConn, including UConn becoming a founding member of the Big East Conference in 1979, as well as the hiring of future Hall of Fame coaches Geno Auriemma and Jim Calhoun. He also oversaw the funding and construction of Gampel Pavilion.
Source: John Toner, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
John Toner (bishop)
John Toner (1857–1949) was a Scottish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Dunkeld from 1914 to 1949.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland on 14 March 1857, he was ordained to the priesthood on 25 March 1882. He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Dunkeld by the Holy See on 8 September 1914, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 15 October 1914. The principal consecrator was James August Smith, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh and the principal co-consecrators were Donald Aloysius Mackintosh, Coadjutor Archbishop of Glasgow and James William McCarthy, Bishop of Galloway. He died in office on 31 May 1949, aged 92.
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