John Bury

John Bury may refer to:

  • John Bury (MP) (by 1478-1522/23), MP for Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency)
  • John Bury (translator) (1535–1571), English translator
  • John Bury (divine) (1580–1667), English divine
  • John Bury (captain) (1915–2006), master mariner
  • John Bury (theatre designer) (1925–2000), British theatre designer
  • J. B. Bury (1861–1927), Irish historian

Famous quotes containing the words john and/or bury:

    There St. John mingles with my friendly bowl
    The feast of reason and the flow of soul;
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    ‘Dear Captain Smith,’ the ghost replied, ‘you’ve used me ungenteelly.
    The crowner’s quest goes hard with me because I’ve acted frailly,
    And Parson Biggs won’t bury me, though I am dead Miss Bailey.’
    George Colman (1762–1836)