John Harvard
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John Harvard may refer to:
- John Harvard (clergyman)John Harvard (clergyman)John Harvard was an English minister in America whose deathbed bequest to the Massachusetts Bay Colony's fledgling New College was so gratefully received that the school was renamed Harvard College in his honor.-Biography:Harvard was born and raised in Southwark, England, the fourth of nine...
(1607–1638), English clergyman after whom Harvard University is named - John Harvard (politician) (born 1938), journalist, politician and office holder in Manitoba, Canada
- John Harvard, the mascot of Harvard University's Harvard CrimsonHarvard CrimsonThe Harvard Crimson are the athletic teams of Harvard University. The school's teams compete in NCAA Division I. As of 2006, there were 41 Division I intercollegiate varsity sports teams for women and men at Harvard, more than at any other NCAA Division I college in the country...
- Jack HarvardJack HarvardJack Harvard was the mayor of Plano, Texas from 1982-1990.Harvard came to Plano in 1975 as a banker because of the city's inexpensive housing and good schools. In 1983, Harvard founded Willow Bend National Bank and served as its chairman during his time as mayor...
(born 1946), mayor of Plano, Texas