Shane Stockton
Kelly Shane Brooks( born March 18, 1974), whose stage name was Shane Stockton, is a former American country music singer.
He released one album," Stories I Could Tell", through Decca Records Nashville in 1998.
Jim Bolger (disambiguation)
Jim Bolger( born 1935) was the Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997.
James or Jim Bolger may also refer to:
Kevin Manning (jockey)
Kevin James Manning) is an Irish flat racing jockey.
Manning rides principally for the stable of Jim Bolger.
He has won both the English& Irish Derbys.
Manning was champion flat racing apprentice jockey in Ireland on two accessions and was appointed as stable jockey to Jim Bolger in 1993.
Manning won his first Group 1 race on Eva Luna in the 1994 Phoenix Stakes and his first classic race victory came in the 2002 Irish Oaks on Margarula.
He has since won major races in Ireland, Britain, France and Hong Kong, notably on the filly Alexander Goldrun who won 5 Group 1 races.
Manning's highest profile victory came in 2008 when he rode New Approach to a half- length victory over Tartan Bearer in The Derby.
He subsequently won the Irish Champion Stakes and English Champion Stakes on New Approach who is now a leading sire.
He has also won the Gr 1 Dewhurst Stakes on 5 occasions.
In 2013 Manning won the 2000 Guineas& St James' Palace Stakes on New Approach's son Dawn Approach.
Manning is married to Bolger's daughter, Úna
Jim Bolger
James Brendan Bolger( born 31 May 1935) is a New Zealand politician of the National Party who was the 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand, serving from 1990 to 1997.
Bolger was born to an Irish immigrant family in Opunake, Taranaki.
Before entering politics, he farmed in the Waikato and was involved in Federated Farmers, a nationwide agricultural association.
Bolger won election to Parliament in 1972, and subsequently served in several portfolios in the Third National Government.
Following one unsuccessful bid for the party leadership in 1984, Bolger was elected as National Party leader in 1986.
He served as Leader of the Opposition from 1986 to 1990.
Bolger led the National Party to a landslide victory — the largest in its history —in the, allowing him to become Prime Minister on 2 November 1990.
The Fourth National Government was elected on the promise of delivering a" Decent Society" following the previous Labour government's economic reforms, known as" Rogernomics", which Bolger criticised.
However, shortly after taking office, his government was forced to bail out the Bank of New Zealand and as a result reneged on a number of promises made during the election campaign.
Bolger's government essentially advanced the free- market reforms of the previous government, while implementing drastic cuts in public spending.
National retained power in the 1993 election, albeit with a much- reduced majority.
Bolger's second term in office saw the introduction of the MMP electoral system.
In the subsequent 1996 election National emerged as the largest party but it was forced to enter into a coalition with New Zealand First.
Bolger continued as Prime Minister, however his critics argued that he gave the inexperienced NZ First too much influence in his Cabinet.
On 8 December 1997, Bolger was effectively ousted as leader by his party caucus, and was replaced as Prime Minister by Jenny Shipley.
After resigning as a Member of Parliament in 1998, Bolger became Ambassador to the United States and remained in this post until 2002.
Willem Brakman
Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman( 1922 – 2008) was a Dutch writer who made his literary debut with the novel" Een winterreis" in 1961.
Brakman received the P. C. Hooft Award in 1980.
He was born on June 13th, 1922 in The Hague, Netherlands, and died on May 8th, 2008 in the same country.
John Dixon (engineer)
John Dixon( c.1795–1865) was an English railway civil engineer, and was the Stockton and Darlington Railway's Chief Civil Engineer between 1842 and 1865.
David Beatson
David Colin Beatson( 14 April 1944 – 21 September 2017) was a New Zealand journalist, media analyst and broadcast presenter.
He was editor of the" New Zealand Listener" in the 1980s.
He worked as Chief Press Secretary to 1990s New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger.
Beatson died on 21 September 2017, following a lengthy undisclosed illness.
Godwin Davy
Godwin Davy( born 15 December 1979) is an Anguillan international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
He made his international debut in a World Cup qualifying match against El Salvador, resulting in a lopsided match, losing 12- 0 in February 2008, and also played in the 4 – 0 loss to the same country in the return match in March 2008.
Timothy Hackworth
Timothy Hackworth( 22 December 1786 – 7 July 1850) was an English steam locomotive engineer who lived in Shildon, County Durham, England and was the first locomotive superintendent of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
Edward Pease (railway pioneer)
Edward Pease( 31 May 1767 – 31 July 1858), a woollen manufacturer from Darlington, England, was the main promoter of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which opened in 1825.
He is sometimes referred to as the" Father of the Railways".

Question: Were Shane Stockton and Jim Bolger from the same country?
Answer: no