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 Selwin Calverley, seated in the centre, with the crew of his racing yacht Brynhild which was built in 1899 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Selwyn Calverley | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1855 Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 December 1900 (aged 45) Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
| Class | 20+ ton | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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:
- Sybil Horatia Calverley (1889-1971)
- Frances Mary Calverley (1896-1970)
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