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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Smith, John Smith, Captain John Smithnoun

    English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631)

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  1. john smith

    John Smith is a very common English name and often used as a placeholder name in various contexts. However, historically, some of the most famous figures named John Smith include: 1. Captain John Smith: English explorer who played a crucial role in the establishment of the Jamestown colony in Virginia, U.S.A., in the 17th century. His leadership skills helped the colony survive its difficult early years. He is also known for his alleged romantic relationship with Pocahontas. 2. Joseph Smith, who used the name "John Smith" as a pseudonym: American religious leader and the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, the predominant branch of which is Mormonism. It's also frequently used in literature, films, and other works of fiction as a generic or anonymous name for a character.

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  1. John Smith

    John Smith, known as Uncle John, was an early leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Smith was the younger brother of Joseph Smith, Sr., uncle of Joseph Smith, Jr. and Hyrum Smith, father of George A. Smith, grandfather of John Henry Smith, and great-grandfather of George Albert Smith. He served as an assistant counselor in the First Presidency under Joseph Smith, Jr. and as Presiding Patriarch under Brigham Young. He was succeeded as Presiding Patriarch by his great nephew, who was also named John Smith. Smith served as president of the stake in Lee County, Iowa during the Nauvoo period. He was also the first president of the Salt Lake Stake, the first stake in Utah Territory, and as such was the leader of the Latter-day Saints in Utah in the winter of 1847–1848. Smith practiced plural marriage and fathered four children.

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  1. John Smith

    The bravest man who ever lived. Smith ate the first lobster.

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    Secured his renown for living in every city in the world.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of John Smith in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of John Smith in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of John Smith in a Sentence

  1. Brent Oxley:

    You look every day to see who's locked up in the jails -- it's racial profiling, really. You're looking for odd names : a Carlos Lopez, not a John Smith.

  2. Michael Cohen:

    I have been asked about pardons by lawyers and the press and I have said the President is not going talk about pardons now, what I am saying is that I never offered anyone a pardon. Not him( Michael Cohens), not( Paul) Manafort, not( Roger) Stone, not( George) Papadopoulos, not John Smith. I gave a uniform answer, the same to everyone -- the President will not consider a pardon now.

  3. Brady Boyd:

    We feel the open carrying of weapons is part of a violent culture and we kind of want to push back against open carry and gun violence, we welcome you to worship. We love the fact that you’re here, but please leave the gun in the car. Church shootings have been a disturbing fact for decades, according to BuckeyeFirearms.org, which listed instances dating back to 1974. The most notorious shooting occurred last June, when a 21-year-old white supremacist named Dylann Storm Roof gunned down nine strangers at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church in Charleston, South Carolina, after praying with them for more than an hour. Last month, the FBI provided security training for 165 faith leaders at its Dallas headquarters. The key is to be proactive and plan for it ahead of time and train for it ahead of time, so in the unlikely event something does happen, you're ready and prepared to deal with that situation, John Smith, risk management director with the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, said. Michael Lanford, co-owner of SC Firearms Training, provides firearm training and consulting for churches throughout South Carolina. Michael Lanford helps clients hiring outside security teams or to form their own. Michael Lanford, who has a background in the military and law enforcement, said taking down an active shooter in a church requires unique reactions, and that safety and training are critical.

  4. Joseph Tacopina:

    Police said the rapper spent the night in central booking and would appear before a judge on Friday. Joseph Tacopina, Meek’s lawyer, told the New YorkDaily News that Mill was arrested because of Joseph Tacopina celebrity status. ‘ LION KING ’ PRODUCER REVEALS BOMBSHELL : MUFASA AND SCAR ARE NOT BROTHERS It really stinks of obvious targeting an individual who is a celebrity and maybe who law enforcement don't like, and it's not what the system is supposed to be about, Joseph Tacopina said. If his name was John Smith, he wouldn't have even been arrested.

  5. George Osborne:

    For most of my childhood and early adult life, a succession of Labour Party leaders reformed the constitution of the Labour Party. Neil Kinnock did, John Smith did, Tony Blair did, to make sure that it was more rooted in what the British people wanted, if they want to go back to the 1980s, let them. The Conservative Party is not doing that.


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