John Joyce

John Joyce may refer to:

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John Joyce (cricketer)

John Hall Joyce (5 December 1868 – 17 April 1938) was an English cricketer. Joyce was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Blackfordby, Leicestershire.

Joyce made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1894. The Marylebone Cricket Club made 124 in their first-innings, during which Joyce bowled 6 wicketless overs and took 2 catches. Leicestershire made 286 in their first-innings response, with Joyce scoring 18 runs before he was dismissed by Jack Mee. In the Marylebone Cricket Club's second-innings of 254, he took the wickets of Frederic Geeson and Francis Ramsay, finishing with figures of 2/33 from 8 overs. Leicestershire reached their victory target of 93 with 8 wickets in hand, meaning Joyce wasn't required to bat again. This was his only major appearance for Leicestershire.

He died at Vence in France on 17 April 1938. His brothers, Francis and Ralph, both played first-class cricket.

John Joyce (politician)

John Joyce (1839 – 1 December 1899) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Akaroa and Lyttelton, in the South Island.

Early life

Joyce was born in Cornwall, England in 1839. As a boy, he worked in the deep sea fishing industry. He was made the master of a schooner at age 19. In 1854, he emigrated to Victoria and worked for the Water Police in Williamstown, Melbourne. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1861, to work for the Water Police in Port Chalmers. He was appointed clerk in the magistrates' court, before joining the legal firm of Howorth and Hodgkins in Dunedin. Joyce was admitted a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court in 1873. He found a partner in Mr. J. A. D. Adams, and they set up the firm of Joyce and Adams.

He moved to Canterbury and started his own legal practice in 1879, with offices in Lyttelton and Sydenham. He was elected onto the Sydenham Borough Council and was the third mayor for the borough. Joyce moved to Lyttelton and was elected onto the Lyttelton Borough Council in 1885.