John Sylvester

	John Sylvester John Sylvester may refer to: * John Sylvester (admiral) (1904–1990), United States Navy admiral * John Sylvester (cricketer) (born 1969), Grenadian cricketer * John N. Sylvester (1909–1993), American politician in the state of Washington * John B. Sylvester, United States Army general Johnny Sylvester John Dale Sylvester (April 5, 1915 – January 8, 1990) was an American packing machinery company executive who was best known for a promise made to him by Babe Ruth during the 1926 World Series. Sylvester was seriously ill and hospitalized. Ru ... (1915–1990), American businessman associated with Babe Ruth John Sylvester, one of the pen names of British author Hector Hawton (1901–1975) See also * John Silvester (other) {{hndis, Sylvester, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Sylvester (admiral) John Sylvester (1904 – July 26, 1990) was an officer in the United States Navy who served from the 1930s to the 1960s and rose to the rank of vice admiral. Background Sylvester grew up in Wellston, Ohio, the grandson of the city's first physician and son of the editor of the ''Wellston Telegram''. He had a brother, George R., and a sister, Janet (later Mrs. Hiram Callahan). Sylvester attended the United States Naval Academy, and graduated among the top of his class in 1926. Naval career Joining the fleet in 1926, Sylvester served in 1937 as flag lieutenant to Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, commander of the United States Asiatic Fleet, and married Yarnell's daughter Ruth. Much of his career was spent in the Pacific or East Asia, including postings to Shanghai, Tsingtao, Hong Kong and the Philippines.Description of John Sylvester, Jr., in Susan Sheehan and Howard B. Means, ''The Banana Sculptor, the Purple Lady and the All-Night Swimmer'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002): 269–270 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Sylvester (cricketer) John Sylvester (born 6 October 1969) is a Grenadian cricketer. He played in twenty first-class and twenty List A matches for the Windward Islands from 1992 to 2003. See also * List of Windward Islands first-class cricketers The Windward Islands cricket team is a composite team representing the member associations of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control, which itself is a member association of the larger West Indies Cricket Board. The team incorporates playe ... References External links * 1969 births Living people Grenadian cricketers Windward Islands cricketers {{Grenada-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John N John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John B John Bryn Williams (born 1977), known as John B, is an English disc jockey and electronic music producer. He is widely recognised for his eccentric clothing and wild hair and his production of several cutting edge drum and bass tracks. John B ranked number 76 in ''DJ Magazine''s 2010 Top 100 DJs annual poll, announced on 27 October 2010. Career Williams was born on 12 July 1977 in Maidenhead, Berkshire. He started producing music around the age of 14, and now is the head of drum and bass record label Beta Recordings, together with its more specialist drum and bass sub-labels Nu Electro, Tangent, and Chihuahua. He also has releases on Formation Records, Metalheadz and Planet Mu. Williams was ranked 92nd drum and bass DJ on the 2009 ''DJ Magazine'' top 100. Style While his trademark sound has evolved through the years, it generally involves female vocals and trance-like synths (a style which has been dubbed "trance and bass", "trancestep" and "futurestep" by listeners). H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Johnny Sylvester John Dale Sylvester (April 5, 1915 – January 8, 1990) was an American packing machinery company executive who was best known for a promise made to him by Babe Ruth during the 1926 World Series. Sylvester was seriously ill and hospitalized. Ruth said he would hit a home run on his behalf, which was followed by what was widely reported at the time as Sylvester's miraculous recovery. Early life Sylvester was born on April 5, 1915, in Caldwell, New Jersey. His father, Horace Clapp Sylvester Jr., was a banker who by 1926 was a vice president at Citibank, National City Bank and served as head of its municipal department. Sylvester grew up in Caldwell and moved with his family to a large house in Essex Fells, New Jersey in 1921. At Essex Fells Grammar School, his baseball skills led to his nickname as the "Babe Ruth Kid" and he was a diehard fan of the New York Yankees and its star player, Babe Ruth. Injury and Babe Ruth While at a rented house on the Jersey Shore in Bay Head, New J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hector Hawton Hector Hawton (7 February 1901 – 14 December 1975) was a British humanist, novelist and rationalist writer. Biography Hawton was born in Plymouth and was educated at Plymouth College. He married Mary Bishop, they had two sons.Reginald, Robert. (1979). ''Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Volume 2''. Gale Research Company. p. 933. He worked as a journalist for the ''Western Morning News'' (1919–1923), National Press Agency (1923–1927) and was an editor for ''Empire News'' (1927–1929). During World War II he worked for No. 4 Group RAF at Heslington Hall, Yorkshire. Flynn, Tom. (2007). ''The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief''. Prometheus Books. p. 381. He was managing director of the Rationalist Press Association (1952–1971) and editor for ''The Humanist''. Hawton was sympathetic to the Christ myth theory. He wrote the introduction to the 1967 reprint of J. M. Robertson's book ''Pagan Christs''. He ghostwrote many of the books attributed to Eustace Chesser. Hawt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]