17-756: John or Johnny Cunningham may refer to: Military [ edit ] John Cunningham (officer) (fl. 1689), Anglo-Irish soldier at the Siege of Derry John Cunningham, 15th Earl of Glencairn (1749–1796), Scottish nobleman, cavalry officer, and priest John Cunningham (Royal Navy officer) (1885–1962), RN, First Sea Lord John Cunningham (VC 1917) (1890–1917), Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment John Cunningham (VC 1916) (1897–1941), East Yorkshire Regiment John Cunningham (RAF officer) (1917–2002), RAF night fighter ace Politics and law [ edit ] Sir John Cunningham, 1st Baronet (died 1684), member of
34-442: A shot. As he had directly disobeyed orders to attempt to land at either Belfast Lough or Strangford Lough , should Derry not be possible, he was dismissed from his command and cashiered but received no further punishment. Solomon Richards was likewise deprived of his regiment. Cunningham's regiment passed under the command of Colonel William Stewart. Robert Lundy resigned his post as Governor of Derry shortly afterwards, and left
51-603: The Church of England . Following the Glorious Revolution which ousted James, Cunningham received rapid promotion to Colonel and took command of a regiment which had previously been under Henry Cornwall . In 1689 the regiment was one of two (the other was commanded by Solomon Richards ) sent by ship from Liverpool to relieve the besieged city of Derry, one of the few Protestant strongholds still holding out against King James' Irish Jacobite forces. Cunningham
68-803: The 1970s, for England, and Barrow John Cunningham (Australian footballer) (born 1974), Geelong, Norwood and Port Melbourne player John Cunningham (Gaelic footballer) (fl. 1980s–1990s), played for Donegal John Cunningham (Northern Ireland footballer) , football coach and former football player Writers [ edit ] John Cunningham (poet and dramatist) (1729–1773), Irish pastoral poet and dramatist John W. Cunningham (1915–2002), American author of Western novels and stories John T. Cunningham (1915–2012), American journalist, writer, and historian John Cunningham (journalist) (1945–2012), Irish newspaper editor Others [ edit ] John Cunningham (sorcerer) (aka "Doctor Fian", died 1591), Scottish schoolmaster executed for sorcery in
85-540: The 7th Seanad of Ireland John M. Cunningham , American attorney and member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council Religion [ edit ] John William Cunningham (1780–1861), evangelical clergyman of the Church of England John Cunningham (moderator) (1819–1893), General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1886 John Francis Cunningham (bishop) (1842–1919), Irish-born prelate of
102-559: The Carmel Art Institute in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California Other uses [ edit ] Human polyomavirus 2 , referred as "John Cunningham virus" See also [ edit ] Jack Cunningham (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
119-731: The North Berwick witch trials John Cunningham (explorer) (c. 1575–1651), Scottish explorer for Denmark John Cunningham (architect) (1799–1873), Scottish architect John Patrick Cunningham (1947–1974), Irish mentally handicapped man who was killed by the British Army John Rood Cunningham (1891–1980), American academic, president of Davidson College Johnny Cunningham (1957–2003), Scottish folk musician John Cunningham (Irish criminal) , Irish kidnapper and illicit drug smuggler John James Cunningham , American painter, teacher, and founder of
136-804: The Parliament of Scotland John Cunningham (Nova Scotia judge) (fl. 1761–1785), Canadian judge and politician John Cunningham (Nova Scotia politician) (1776–1847), Canadian farmer, official and politician John Cunninghame, Lord Cunninghame (1782–1854), Scottish judge John Cunningham (Australian politician) (1867–1949), Australian politician in Western Australia J. M. A. Cunningham (1912–1996), Australian politician in Western Australia John E. Cunningham (born 1931), U.S. Representative from Washington John F. Cunningham (died 1954), Irish surgeon and member of
153-998: The Roman Catholic Church John Cunningham (bishop) (1938–2021), Roman Catholic bishop of Galloway, Scotland Science and medicine [ edit ] John Francis Cunningham (surgeon) (1875–1932), British ophthalmic surgeon John R. Cunningham (1927–2020), Canadian medical physicist John Cunningham (physician) (born 1949), physician to the Queen of the United Kingdom Sports [ edit ] John Cunningham (cricketer) (1854–1932), New Zealand cricketer John Cunningham (Scottish footballer) (1868–?), Scottish footballer John Cunningham (baseball) (1892–1922), Negro leagues shortstop John Crabbe Cunningham (1927–1980), Scottish mountaineer John Cunningham (rugby league) (born 1952), English rugby league footballer of
170-413: The city, but it successfully held out under the command of Henry Baker and John Mitchelburne . Amongst the forces commanded by General Percy Kirke which eventually arrived to assist the defenders was Cunningham's former regiment under Colonel Stewart. It has been suggested that had Derry fallen immediately, little blame would have been attached to Cunningham and Richards, but the successful resistance of
187-459: The defenders raised questions about their negligent conduct. John Cunningham (Gaelic footballer) John Cunningham is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Na Cealla Beaga and the Donegal county team . He won the 1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with Donegal. He returned from London ahead of the 1990 Ulster Senior Football Championship . He played in
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#1732798755711204-459: The final against Armagh , which Donegal won. He was a panellist on the day of the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final but did not play. He had lost his place in the team following his team's Ulster final win. Cunningham has also managed his club over many years. And he has been chairman. He is married to Fionnula. The Man in Dublin: S. Ferriter The Man in
221-410: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Cunningham&oldid=1230583681 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Cunningham (officer) John Cunningham
238-572: The time of the Siege he still had a brother living in the area who may have taken part in the city's defence. As a Captain serving in the English Army during the reign of James II , Cunningham was a supporter of the Whig opposition. By May 1688 he wanted to resign his commission as he strongly opposed the King's religious reforms and did not want to be involved in what he saw as the destruction of
255-452: Was an Anglo-Irish soldier known for his command of an aborted attempt to relieve the city of Derry during the 1689 Siege . His failure led to his dismissal and replacement by William Stewart . Some sources refer to him as Thomas Cunningham , but the vast majority called him John. Cunningham spent his much of his youth in Derry and visited several times as an adult. It is reported that at
272-472: Was now convinced that Derry could not hold out. After at first ordering Cunningham and Richards ashore, he then countermanded this order suggesting that if they were disembarked both regiments would be lost when Derry had to surrender. Cunningham and Richards returned to England with their regiments and carrying pessimistic reports despite anger amongst many of the Derry inhabitants that two disciplined regular battalions had been allowed to depart without firing
289-712: Was the senior officer on board, but his orders placed him under the command of the Governor Robert Lundy as soon as he went ashore. When the expedition anchored in Lough Foyle its arrival coincided with the Battle of Cladyford in which the Irish Army under Richard Hamilton had crossed the River Finn and routed the ill-organised Protestant forces. Lundy was panicked by the defeat at Cladyford, and
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