John Sparks (other)

	John Sparks (other) John Sparks may refer to: * John Sparks (Nevada politician) (1843–1908), Governor of Nevada John Sparks (Oklahoma politician), Oklahoma state senator and district representative John Sparks (cricketer, born 1778) (1778–1854), English cricketer John Sparks (cricketer, born 1873), English cricketer John Sparks (footballer) (born 1957), Australian footballer for Melbourne John E. Sparks (born 1953), Associate Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces John Sparks (rugby league) John Sparks is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. Sparks was a foundation player for Illawarra playing in the club's first game. Playing career Sparks made his first grade debut for Balmain in R ..., Australian rugby league player See also * John Sparkes (born 1954), Welsh comedian * John Sparke (other) {{hndis, Sparks, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Sparks (Nevada Politician) John Sparks (August 30, 1843 – May 22, 1908), nicknamed Honest John, was an American politician who was the List of Governors of Nevada, 10th Governor of Nevada. Like his predecessor, Reinhold Sadler, Sparks was a cattleman and his rise to political power was evidence of the decline of the mining industry and the rise of the ranching industry in Nevada. He was a member of the Silver Party, Silver – Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. In 1958, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Biography Early life Sparks was born on August 30, 1843 in Winston County, Mississippi. His family was one of those known as "new lands families", who specialized in developing land on the frontier and then selling out and moving on as settlement in the area increased. His family followed the frontier through Arkansas, moving on to Texas in 1857 by which point they were moderately wealthy. In Texas they began ranching cattl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Sparks (Oklahoma Politician) John Sparks may refer to: * John Sparks (Nevada politician) (1843–1908), Governor of Nevada * John Sparks (Oklahoma politician), Oklahoma state senator and district representative * John Sparks (cricketer, born 1778) (1778–1854), English cricketer * John Sparks (cricketer, born 1873), English cricketer John Sparks (footballer) (born 1957), Australian footballer for Melbourne John E. Sparks (born 1953), Associate Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces * John Sparks (rugby league), Australian rugby league player See also John Sparkes John Sparkes (born 6 January 1954) is a Welsh actor and comedian. He portrayed Barry Welsh, presenter of the HTV Wales series ''Barry Welsh Is Coming''. He has also had major roles in ''Naked Video'', '' Absolutely'', ''Fireman Sam'', ''Shaun ... (born 1954), Welsh comedian John Sparke (other) {{hndis, Sparks, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Sparks (cricketer, Born 1778) John Sparks (1778 – 5 March 1854) was an English professional cricketer. He bowled slow underarm.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), pp. 498–500.Available onlineat the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.) Sparks was mainly associated with Surrey and he made 50 known appearances in first-class matches from 1803 to 1829.Arthur Haygarth, ''Scores & Biographies'', Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862 Sparks played for the Players in the second Gentlemen v Players Gentlemen v Players was a long-running series of English first-class cricket matches. Two matches were played in 1806, but the fixture was not played again until 1819. It became an annual event, usually played at least twice each season, exc ... match in 1806. References 1778 births 1854 deaths English cricketers English cricketers of 1787 to 1825 English cricketers of 1826 to 1863 Kent cricketers Surrey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Sparks (cricketer, Born 1873) Captain John Barnes Sparks (31 May 1873 – 29 March 1920) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer. Life The son of lieutenant colonel John Barnes Sparks of the Bengal Staff Corps, he was born in May 1873 at Morar in British India. Sparks was educated in England at the Britannia Royal Naval College, before entering into the Royal Navy as a sub-lieutenant. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in September 1894. Sparks served in the Mahdist War, commanding the steam gunboat ''Sheikh''. He was mentioned in dispatches for his role in the Nile Expedition of 1898. In June 1900 he was appointed in command of the tender HMS ''Columbine'', serving on the North America and West Indies Station. The ship visited Bermuda, Saint Lucia and Trinidad in late 1902. He was promoted to the rank of commander in December 1905. Sparks served in the First World War, during which he was promoted to the rank of captain in December 1914. He was made a CBE in the 1919 New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Sparks (footballer) David "John" Sparks (born 5 January 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sparks, John 1957 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players Kyabram Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John E 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 * Pope J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Sparks (rugby League) John Sparks is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. Sparks was a foundation player for Illawarra playing in the club's first game. Playing career Sparks made his first grade debut for Balmain in Round 4 1981 against Canterbury at Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a rugby league and soccer stadium in Lilyfield, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently one of three home grounds for the Wests Tigers National Rugby League (NRL) team, along with Campbelltown Stadium and Western Sydney S ... with the match finishing in a 52–13 loss. Balmain went on to finish with the wooden spoon after coming last in 1981 and was one of only four times that the foundation club would ever come last in its entire history. In 1982, Sparks joined newly admitted Illawarra and played in the club's first ever game which was against Penrith at WIN Stadium and ended in a 17–7 loss. Sparks finished as the club's joint top try scorer in its inaugura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Sparkes John Sparkes (born 6 January 1954) is a Welsh actor and comedian. He portrayed Barry Welsh, presenter of the HTV Wales series ''Barry Welsh Is Coming''. He has also had major roles in ''Naked Video'', '' Absolutely'', ''Fireman Sam'', ''Shaun the Sheep'', and ''Jeff Global's Global Probe'', and is the narrator of the children's television show ''Peppa Pig''. Early life Sparkes was born on 6 January 1954 in Swansea, Wales. He began his working life at Lloyds Bank in Mumbles. After a time as an English teacher, in the 1980s, he turned to comedy and moved to London, becoming an established performer in the first years of London's alternative cabaret circuit alongside Alexei Sayle, Jo Brand, Paul Merton, and Rik Mayall. Television comedy career ''Naked Video'' and ''Absolutely'' Sparkes starred in the sketch show ''Naked Video'', where he played Siadwel, the geeky South Wales poet who wore an anorak and glasses. The character also appeared when Sparkes was part of the BBC Radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]