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John Marvin (other)
John Marvin may refer to: * John Marvin (sailor) (1927–1980), American sailor * John Marvin (politician) (1678–1776), member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut *John Marvin (boxer), English-Filipino boxer *John Gage Marvin (1815–1855), American lawyer *Johnny Marvin John Senator Marvin (July 11, 1897 – December 10, 1944) was an early American recording artist and musician, starting in 1924 and covering a twenty-year period for many record labels. Early years Born in Butler, Oklahoma Territory in 18 ... (1897–1944), musician See also * * John Marvyn (died 1566), MP {{human name disambiguation, Marvin, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marvin (sailor)
John Marvin (October 17, 1927 – June 22, 1980) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He is a 1949 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology"MIT Alumni in the Olympics: A Brief History," Slice of MIT blog, July 25, 2012 http://alum.mit.edu/pages/sliceofmit//2012/07/25/mit-alumni-and-the-olympics-a-brief-history/ and won a bronze medal in the Finn class at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met .... References External links * 1927 births 1980 deaths American male sailors (sport) MIT Engineers sailors Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in sailing Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Finn Sportspeople from Cambridge, Massachusetts Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics {{U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marvin (politician)
John Marvin (September 2, 1678–February 2, 1776) was a member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of May 1734, and May 1738. Biography John Marvin was the son of Matthew Marvin, Jr. and Mary Brush. In 1708, he was appointed town collector of the town of Norwalk. On December 14, 1711, he was chosen surveyor of highways. On December 18, 1712, he was on a committee to obtain a teacher for the school. He was chosen as a selectman in 1706, 1713 and 1719. He served as a constable in 1717. He served as fence viewer in 1721 and 1729. He served as a "lyster," in 1724. In 1734 and 1738 he represented Norwalk in the General Assembly. In 1718, he, along with others was chosen to lay before "a wise and judicious committee" the "surcomstances of ye town in their present differences respecting the meeting-house." In 1734, along with Joseph Platt, he was appointed to lay out the land granted by the town "in ye plain before Lt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marvin (boxer)
John Marvin (born 14 January 1993) is an English-Filipino amateur boxer who is a native of the Isle of Wight in England. He has represented the Philippines in boxing internationally. Boxing career Early career In 2010, Marvin used to fight with others after school for fun but the police had to intervene in one fight and Marvin was told to take up his fight to a boxing gym. He joined the Ventnor Club and trained under coach Darren Green. He later joined the military where he further pursued boxing. After winning the Army Individuals Championship where he knocked out his semifinals and finals opponents in the second round, he was invited to the boxing team of the British Army in 2014. By August 2017, he is a two-time Combined Services Senior Boxing champion and had an amateur record of 23 wins, 11 of which are by knockouts, and 11 losses. International career He met up with members of the Philippine boxing team in 2016 in a boxing show in Sweden or Finland. Upon mentioning his Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gage Marvin
John Gage Marvin (1815–1855) was an American lawyer, known as a legal bibliographer and figure of the history of California. Early life He was born at Le Raysville, Pennsylvania, and was educated at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. He then taught at Athens Academy, Athens, Pennsylvania from 1840.Michael H. Hoeflich, ''Annals of Legal Bibliography: J. G. Marvin'', Law Library Journal (2004) vol. 96PDF. Three of his brothers attended the school, and a fourth worked the farm at Le Raysville. In 1842 Marvin enrolled at Harvard Law School, from an address given as Towanda, Pennsylvania, and was there for four years, studying under Simon Greenleaf, Joseph Story and Charles Sumner. He graduated LL.B. in 1846, having served as Librarian. Marvin was the last beneficiary (1843–5) of a system of student librarians set up in 1830, who had a rent-free room in Dane Hall and some payment for their services to the Harvard Law Library. In California Towards the end of the Mexican–Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Marvin
John Senator Marvin (July 11, 1897 – December 10, 1944) was an early American recording artist and musician, starting in 1924 and covering a twenty-year period for many record labels. Early years Born in Butler, Oklahoma Territory in 1897, Marvin ran away from home at age 16. He served in the US Navy during World War I. After returning home, he went on the road as a vaudeville performer. His first solo ukulele recording, "You know Me Alabam'", was in 1924 on the Radiex label under the name Johnny Marvin.Johnny Marvin Ukulele Hall of Fame He was an early adapter of the Tiple style ukulele. It is probable that he was introduced to the new instrument due to a factor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
