John Henry Wigmore

John Henry Wigmore (March 4, 1863 – April 20, 1943) was an American jurist and expert in the law of evidence. After teaching law at Keio University in Tokyo (1889–1892), he was the dean of Northwestern Law School (1901 to 1929). He is most known for his Treatise on the Anglo-American System of Evidence in Trials at Common Law (1904) and a graphical analysis method known as a Wigmore chart.

Personal life and education

Born in San Francisco, son of John and Harriet Joyner Wigmore, Wigmore attended Harvard University and earned the degrees AB in 1883, AM in 1884, and LLB in 1887. Following his graduation, he practiced law in Boston before being recruited as a foreign advisor to Meiji period Empire of Japan, and was assigned to teach law at Keio University in Tokyo from 1889 through 1892.

Keio University

Wigmore's lasting influence is hard to measure in the evolution of legal systems in Japan and the United States. A major legacy of his time in Japan was the beginning of detailed study of the laws of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan, which he edited and published as a series of papers while at Keio University. The collection of papers grew to 15 volumes under the collected title of Materials for the Study of Private Law in Old Japan before its completion in the mid-1930s.

John Henry

John or Jack Henry may refer to:

  • John Henry (folklore), the folklore character and subject of eponymous ballad
  • People

    Politicians

  • John Henry, Margrave of Moravia (1322–1375)
  • John Henry (Maryland politician) (1750–1798), U.S. senator from and governor of Maryland
  • John Vernon Henry (1767–1829), American politician, New York State comptroller
  • John Flournoy Henry (1793–1873), U.S. representative from Kentucky
  • John Henry (representative) (1800–1882), U.S. representative from Illinois
  • John Snowdon Henry (1824–1896), British politician from South-East Lancashire
  • John Henry (Australian politician) (1834–1912), Tasmanian House of Assembly member and Treasurer of Tasmania
  • Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1931–2010), Hungarian prince
  • John Henry (Ontario politician) (born 1960), Canadian politician, mayor of Oshawa, Ontario
  • John Henry (Cook Islands politician), Cook Islander politician
  • Sportsmen

  • John Henry (outfielder/pitcher) (1863–1939), American baseball outfielder/pitcher
  • John Henry (catcher) (1889–1941), American baseball catcher
  • John Henry (judge)

    Sir John Steele Henry, KNZM QC, is a New Zealand jurist and former Court of Appeal judge, and member of the well-known Henry family.

    The son of former High Court judge, the Hon. Sir Trevor Henry, John Henry was educated at King's College, Auckland, before attending Law School at the University of Auckland.

    He graduated with an LLB in 1954 and was admitted to the New Zealand bar in 1955.

    He worked as a barrister and solicitor at the Henry family law firm, Wilson Henry (now Hesketh Henry) that was established by his father, Sir Trevor, and gained a reputation as a robust litigator, building a substantial commercial litigation team at the firm. He was made a Queen's Counsel in 1980.

    In 1984, he was appointed to the bench of the High Court of New Zealand, later being a Commercial List Judge and then Executive Judge prior to being appointed to the Criminal Appeal Division of the Court of Appeal in 1991 and Justice of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand in 1995.

    In 1996 he became a member of the Privy Council and sat on its Judicial Committee. He was also a justice of the High Court of the Cook Islands.

    John Henry (footballer)

    John Henry (born 31 December 1971 in Vale of Leven) is a Scottish former football player. During his career, Henry played for Clydebank, Kilmarnock, Falkirk, Airdrie, St Johnstone, Queen of the South and Dumbarton. After retiring as a player, Henry joined the coaching staff of Partick Thistle and Burnley.

    From 2010 he was the reserve team coach at Bolton Wanderers, but left the club shortly after the dismissal of Owen Coyle in October 2012. He subsequently followed Coyle to Wigan Athletic in 2013, undertaking a similar role to that of his Burnley and Bolton days. In January 2015 Henry was appointed assistant manager, working with Ian McCall, at Scottish League One club Ayr United.

    References

    External links

  • John Henry career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  • Podcasts:

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    John Henry

    by: Harry Belafonte

    John Henry he could hammer,
    He could whistle, he could sing
    He went to the mountain early in the mornin'
    Just to hear his hammer ring, Lord, Lord
    Just to hear his hammer ring.
    Just to hear his hammer ring, Lord, Lord
    Just to hear his hammer ring.
    When John Henry was a little baby,
    Sittin' on his daddy's knee
    He picked up a hammer, a little piece of steel,
    Said hammer be the death of me, Lord, Lord
    Said hammer be the death of me
    Said hammer be the death of me, Lord, Lord
    Said hammer be the death of me
    When John Henry's fam'ly needed money,
    Said he didn't have but a dime
    If you wait 'til the red sun goes down
    I'll get it from the man in the mine, Lord, Lord
    I'll get it from the man in the mine
    I'll get it from the man in the mine, Lord, Lord
    I'll get it from the man in the mine
    Well John Henry went to the Captain
    Said the captain, what can you do
    I can hoist a jack, I can lay a track
    I can pick and shovel too, Lord, Lord
    I can pick and shovel too
    I can pick and shovel too, Lord, Lord
    I can pick and shovel too
    Well John Henry said to the captain,
    Oh a man ain't nothin' but a man
    'Fore I'd let your steam drill beat me down,
    I'd die with my hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord
    Die with my hammer in my hand
    Well the captain said to John Henry,
    Gonna bring me a steam drill 'round
    Gonna bring me a steam drill out on the job
    Gonna whup that steel on down, Lord, Lord
    Whup that steel on down
    Shaker why don't you sing,
    I'm throwin' twelve pounds from my hips on down,
    Just listen to the cold steel ring,
    Just listen to the cold steel ring
    The man that invented the steamdrill,
    Thought he was mighty fine,
    John Henry made his fifteen feet,
    The steamdrill only made nine,
    The steamdrill only made nine
    Well the Captain says to John Henry
    I believe this mountains cavin' in
    John Henry said to the Captain,
    'Tain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind,
    'Tain't nothin' but my hammer suckin' wind
    Well John Henry said to the captain,
    Looka yonder what I see,
    Hole done choke, drill done broke,
    And you can't drive steel like me, Lord, Lord
    Can't drive steel like me
    Oh no, you can't drive steel like me, no no
    Can't drive steel like me
    Well John Henry drove into the mountain,
    His hammer was strikin' fire
    He drove so hard he broke his poor heart
    And he laid down his hammer and he died, Lord, Lord
    Laid down his hammer and he died
    He laid down his hammer and he died, Great God
    Laid down his hammer and he died
    Well John Henry had a little woman,
    And her name was Polly Ann
    she walked down the tract
    there they looked back
    polly ann drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord
    Polly Ann drove steel like a man
    polly ann drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord
    Polly Ann drove steel like a man
    Oh they took John Henry to the White House
    And they buried him in the sand
    Every locomotive come roarin' by
    Says there lies a steel drivin' man, Lord, Lord
    There lies a steel drivin' man
    Says there lies a steel drivin' man, Lord, Lord




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