John Graydon (other)
John Graydon (1666–1726) was an English navy officer. John Graydon may also refer to: * John Graydon (politician) (1693–1774), Irish politician * Michael John Graydon Soroka (born 1997), Canadian baseball pitcher See also * Graydon (other) * Graydon (name) Graydon is a name. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Graydon Eggers (1903–1994), American football coach * Graydon Henning, Australian maritime historian * Graydon Hoare, software developer who designed the programming language ...

John Graydon
Vice-Admiral John Graydon ( – 12 March 1726) was an English officer of the Royal Navy. He was active during the Nine Years War and the War of the Spanish Succession. Life In June 1686 Graydon was appointed lieutenant of ; in May 1688 first lieutenant of , and in October was advanced to the command of the sixth-rate 16 gun HMS Soldado previously HMY Suadadoes. In her he took part in the battle of Bantry Bay on 1 May 1689, and was shortly afterwards promoted to , which he commanded in the battle of Beachy Head, 30 June 1690. In 1692 he commanded in the action at Barfleur. From 1694 to 1695 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth and with the grand fleet through 1695. From 1695 to 1697 he commanded , also with the grand fleet. In April 1701 in he convoyed the trade to Newfoundland, and seeing the trade thence into the Mediterranean was back in England by the spring of 1702. In June, while in command of at Portsmouth, he was promoted to be rear-admiral of the blue, ...
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John Graydon (politician)
John Graydon (1693 – July 1774) was an Irish politician. Graydon represented Harristown in the Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fra ... from 1727 to 1760.E. M. Johnston-Liik''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.92 (Retrieved 29 March 2020). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Graydon, John 1693 births 1774 deaths Irish MPs 1727–1760 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kildare constituencies ...
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Michael John Graydon Soroka
Michael John Graydon Soroka (born August 4, 1997) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). A native of Calgary, Soroka graduated from Bishop Carroll High School. He was drafted 28th overall by the Atlanta Braves in 2015, and he spent portions of four seasons in the minor leagues before being called up to the Braves. Soroka was an MLB All-Star in 2019, and he finished second in National League Rookie of the Year Award voting. In 2020, he became the Braves' youngest Opening Day starter in the team's modern history, before an injury ended his season. Soroka dealt with multiple injures through the next two years before returning to the major leagues in 2023. Early life Soroka was born on August 4, 1997, in Calgary, Alberta, the son of Gary, a former university and junior hockey player, and Sally Soroka; he has two stepsisters. Soroka's mother died in 2010 of melanoma when he was 12. He attended Bishop Carroll High Schoo ...
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Graydon (other)
Graydon may refer to: * Graydon (name), a list of people with the name Places * Graydon Hall, neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Graydon Hill, Edmonton, future neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada * Graydon Springs, Missouri, unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri See also * Grayson (other) * John Graydon (other) John Graydon (1666–1726) was an English navy officer. John Graydon may also refer to: * John Graydon (politician) (1693–1774), Irish politician * Michael John Graydon Soroka (born 1997), Canadian baseball pitcher See also * Graydon (disambi ...