Selwyn Calverley

John Selwyn Calverley (middle name sometimes spelled Selwin; 4 July 1855 – 30 December 1900)^[1] was a British sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Le Havre, France. Calverley took the silver in the 20+ ton.^[2]

John Selwyn Calverley

John Selwin Calverley, seated in the centre, with the crew of his racing yacht Brynhild which was built in 1899
Personal information
Full name	John Selwyn Calverley
Nationality	British
Born	(1855-07-04)4 July 1855 Leeds, England
Died	30 December 1900(1900-12-30) (aged 45) Leeds, England
Sailing career
Class	20+ ton
Medal record Sailing Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1900 Paris 20+ ton

Calverley was born in Leeds, a member of the Calverley family of Oulton Hall.^[1] His father was Edmund Calverley and his mother, Isabella, was the daughter of Sir John Thomas Selwyn, 6th baronet Selwyn (or Selwin) and sister of the Conservative politician Henry Selwin-Ibbetson, 1st Baron Rookwood.^[3] In 1888 he married Sybil Disraeli, a niece of British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli,^[4] and they had two daughters:

1. Sybil Horatia Calverley (1889-1971)
2. Frances Mary Calverley (1896-1970)

References

1. An Almanack...: By Joseph Whitaker, F.S.A., Containing an Account of the Astronomical and Other Phenomena ...information Respecting the Government, Finances, Population, Commerce, and General Statistics of the Various Nations of the World... Whitaker's Almanack. 1902. p. 387.
2. "Selwin Calverley". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
3. L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 238
4. Marriage of Capt. Selwyn Calverley and Miss Sybil Disraeli, Chelmsford Chronicle, April 27, 1888

External links

• Selwin Calverley at Team GB
• Selwin Calverley at Olympedia
• "Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports" (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale. 1901. pp. 399–430. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2014.