John Holt (publisher)
John Holt was a colonial American newspaper publisher, printer, postmaster, and mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia, USA.
Biography
Holt was born in 1721 (exact date unknown), at colonial Williamsburg in the state of Virginia. He received his formal schooling and training as a merchant in the colonial town. His brother-in-law, William Hunter, the "public printer", likely taught him the printing business there.
Holt first became a store shop merchant at Duke of Gloucester street in colonial Williamsburg on lots numbers 49 and 50 in a "new store" he built about 1745, now known as "Holt's storehouse" on the north side of the street. He also leased lot numbers 266, 267, 268 and 700 in colonial Williamsburg from Thomas Nelson during 1745 to 1753. He had a house on lots 267 and 268 at the corner of Nicholson and Botetourt Streets, known today as the "Ravenscroft Site".
Holt eventually became the mayor of colonial Williamsburg in November of 1752 and served one term from 1752 to 1753. He also held other public positions; from 1748 to 1754 he was Justice of the Peace for York County, Virginia.
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John Holt (footballer)
John Holt (born 21 November 1956) is a Scottish football coach and retired footballer, who is assistant manager of Montrose. Playing primarily as a full-back, he began his career with Dundee United, where he made more than 400 appearances between 1974 and 1987. Holt won three major domestic trophies with the club, the Scottish League Cup in 1979 and 1980 and the Premier Division title in 1983, as well as appearing in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final. He also played for Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee and Forfar Athletic before becoming player-manager at Deveronvale and then Montrose. He has also managed Celtic Ladies as well as holding coaching roles at Forfar, Dundee and Dundee United.
Playing career
Club
Dundee-born Holt played his part in all of Dundee United's successes in the 1980s, breaking into the first team in 1974 along with the likes of David Narey and Andy Gray, and made regular appearances in midfield or defence for the club until 1987, when he left for Dunfermline. He also played for Dundee and Forfar Athletic.
John Holt (cricketer)
John Kenneth Constantine Holt (known as J. K. Holt junior) (August 12, 1923, Kingston, Jamaica – June 3, 1997, Kingston, Jamaica) was a West Indian cricketer who played in 17 Tests between 1954 and 1959.
Holt played for Jamaica from 1946 to 1961-62. He toured India, Pakistan and Ceylon with the Commonwealth XI in 1949-50, making 838 runs at 39.90, and scoring 162 in the match against Pakistan. He spent the English summers of 1950 and 1951 playing for Haslingden in the Lancashire League.
He scored 152 for Jamaica against the MCC in 1953-54, and made his Test debut against England a few days later. He scored 94 batting at number three in his first innings, and 432 runs at 54.00 in the five-Test series, with a top score of 166 in the Second Test, when he opened the batting for the first time.
He opened throughout the series against Australia in 1954-55 but was less successful, scoring 251 runs at 25.10. He was not selected again until the tour to India and Pakistan in 1958-59, when he was vice-captain to Gerry Alexander. In all matches on the tour he scored 1001 runs at 43.52 with three centuries. He played in all five Tests in India, scoring 343 runs at 49.00 with a top score of 123 in the Fifth Test. He lost form in Pakistan, making only 40 runs in the first two Tests, which Pakistan won, and was replaced by Robin Bynoe.
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