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# Christian Keller (swimmer)

Christian Keller (born August 3, 1972, in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia). is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from Germany, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. Four years later the three-time European Junior Champion won the bronze medal with the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay. Keller was named German Swimmer of the Year for two consecutive years: 1994 and 1995.
# Rasbora trifasciata

Rasbora trifasciata is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora which is found in Borneo.
# Kurdish Islamic Front

The Kurdish Islamic Front (Kurdish: پێشەوەى كوردى ئیسلامی) was a small Kurdish Islamist armed group founded by Salahuddin al-Kurdi who also served as the group's spokesman and Abu Abdullah al-Kurdi in 2013, operating mainly in eastern Aleppo around al-Bab, the northern parts of the Raqqa Governorate, and the Hasakah Governorate. It fought during the Syrian Civil War and was opposed to the secular Syrian Kurdish government and groups, including those with common goals. The group dissolved and joined Ahrar al-Sham by the end of 2014.

## History

The group was established on 22 November 2013 by Salaheddin al-Kurdi and Abu Abdullah al-Kurdi, who was an Islamist activist from Afrin in the northwestern region of Syria's Aleppo Governorate, bordering Turkey, and at the time under YPG control. The group became part of the Islamic Front, which was a coalition of other groups which include Ahrar al-Sham, Jaysh al-Islam and others. During the group's existence, they fought alongside other Syrian rebel groups against the Syrian government and the AANES. Salahuddin al-Kurdi stated that the group's main aims were to overthrow the AANES and get rid of the multicultural, secular, and democratic rule and instead establish Sharia rule led by Kurdish Muslims. Abu Abdullah al-Kurdi also stated that the group was established with support from Ahrar al-Sham as a common enemy against YPG and to help diversify the Syrian opposition. The group ran Islamic schools for Kurdish children in Aleppo.
On 30 December 2013, the group's spokesman Salaheddin al-Kurdi said during an interview that Islamic rule would guarantee Kurdish rights and that defending Syria's Kurdish population was the main goal of the group, also saying that their rival Kurdish groups in Syria did not truly care for Kurdish interests. He also explained that the group has a presence across Kurdish populated areas of northern Syria spanning from al-Bab to Qamishli and Tell Abyad that they had taken from YPG. In December 2014, the Kurdish Islamic Front fully merged with Ahrar al-Sham.
# Andriy Fedchuk

Andriy Vasylyovych Fedchuk (Ukrainian: Андрій Васильович Федчук; January 12, 1980 – November 15, 2009), was a boxer from Ukraine, who won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division (– 81 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the semifinals he was defeated by eventual runner-up Rudolf Kraj from the Czech Republic. He also represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, after having won the bronze medal in the same year at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia. He was born in Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and, on November 15, 2009, died in a traffic collision near Kolomyia.

## Olympic results

* Defeated Azziz Raguig (Morocco) RSC 3
* Defeated Charles Adamu (Ghana) 13-5
* Defeated Gurcharan Singh (India) 12-12 (Fedchuck won the decision)
* Lost to Rudolf Kraj (Czech Republic) 7-11
# Daiki Numa

Daiki Numa (沼 大希, Numa Daiki, born 2 May 1997) is a Japanese footballer for Vonds Ichihara.

## Club career
### SV Horn

Numa signed for SV Horn in January 2019.

## Club statistics

Updated to 23 February 2019.
| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | Japan | Japan | League | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total | Total |
| 2016 | Kyoto Sanga | J2 League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2017 | Gainare Tottori | J3 League | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| 2018 | Kyoto Sanga | J2 League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | JFL | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 5 |
# Aulorhamphus

Aulorhamphus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene. It contains four species known from the Early Eocene of Italy (Monte Bolca) and the Middle Eocene of Russia. It was an aulorhamphid, an extinct family of syngnathiform fishes.
The following species are known:
* A. bolcensis (Steindachner, 1863) - Ypresian of Italy
* A. capellini Zigno, 1887- Ypresian of Italy
* A. caucasicus Bannikov & Tyler, 2006 - Lutetian/Bartonian of the North Caucasus, Russia
* A. chiarisorbiniae Bannikov & Tyler, 2011 - Ypresian of Italy
# Dawatdar

Dawatdar (Persian: دواتدار) or Dawadar (Arabic: دوادار), also Duwaydar and Amir Dawat, was a senior court office in medieval Islamic states. Meaning 'the keeper of the inkpot', it was created during the Seljuk Empire. It denoted the head of the chancery, and derived its name from the royal inkpot, symbol of office of the viziers of the Abbasid caliphs.
Under the Mamluk Sultanate it was initially a lowly office, but during the Burji dynasty it became one of the seven most important offices, being termed 'Grand Keeper of the Inkpot' (dawadar kabir), and receiving additional, junior dawadars as aides. The office variously had responsibilities over tax and harvest collection in Upper Egypt, or the mustering of soldiers for campaigns; some holders of the office accumulated great power, and some even rose to become sultans themselves.
In the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Empire, the dawatdars were mere chancery scribes.
# Byneset

Byneset is a headland located in Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The area is located just west of the city of Trondheim. The Trondheimsfjorden lies to the north, Orkdalsfjorden lies to the west, and the Gaulosen bay lies to the south. The villages of Spongdal and Langørjan are both located on the headland.
In 1999, the 18-hole golf course, Byneset Golfsenter, was built. Anne B. Ragde's novel trilogy Berlinerpoplene – Eremittkrepsene – Ligge i grønne enger (2004–2007) is set in Byneset.

## Geography

Byneset is separated from the city of Trondheim by the Bymarka area which is a mountainous, forested area, while Byneset is generally more flat, agricultural land. Agriculture and forestry are the main industries in the area, and there is significant grain and milk production. The landscape in the west is relatively flat, with well-cultivated fields and some marshland (Høstadmyra), while in the east it is heavily hilly with forests and mountains. The highest peak is Storheia at 566 metres (1,857 ft) above sea level.

## History

Byneset was populated very early and is rich in archaeological finds from the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. The Byneset Church is a stone church from the 1170s with an altarpiece and pulpit from the 17th century. The church is still in use and it is located on county road 831, about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) west of the village of Spongdal.
The Byneset area was historically part of Byneset Municipality which existed from 1838 until 1964.

### Name

The area has been named Bynes or Byneset since the mid-1400s. The first element is the name of the old By farm (Old Norse: býr) which means "farm". The last element is the old name (1400s and earlier) for the medieval parish for this area, Nes, which is the word for "headland" (because this area is located on a headland between the Trondheimsfjorden and Gaulosen fjord.
# Lilia al-Atrash

Lilia al-Atrash (Arabic: ليليا الأطرش; born 18 August 1981) is a Syrian Druze television actress. She started her career with the famous actor and writer Yasser al-Azma in the sitcom Maraya.
# Tevester Anderson

Tevester Anderson (born February 25, 1937) is a retired American college basketball coach and former men's basketball head coach at Jackson State University and Murray State University. He is a native of Canton, Mississippi.
Anderson earned his bachelor's degree in pre-medicine from Arkansas AM&N University (now University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) in 1962 and, in 1971, earned his master's degree in biological science from North Carolina A&T State University. He began his coaching career at Canton High School, where he served as head basketball coach; he also taught biology.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Murray State Racers (Ohio Valley Conference) (1998–2003) ||||||
| 1998–99 | Murray State | 27–6 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 1999–00 | Murray State | 23–9 | 14–4 | T–1st | |
| 2000–01 | Murray State | 17–12 | 11–5 | 2nd | |
| 2001–02 | Murray State | 17–13 | 10–6 | 3rd | NCAA First Round |
| 2002–03 | Murray State | 17–12 | 9–7 | 5th | |
| Murray State: | Murray State: | 101–52 (.660) | 60–24 (.714) | | |
| Jackson State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2003–present) ||||||
| 2003–04 | Jackson State | 12–17 | 9–9 | T–4th | |
| 2004–05 | Jackson State | 15–17 | 10–8 | T–5th | |
| 2005–06 | Jackson State | 15–17 | 10–8 | T–4th | |
| 2006–07 | Jackson State | 21–14 | 12–6 | 2nd | NCAA First Round |
| 2007–08 | Jackson State | 14–20 | 10–8 | 4th | |
| 2008–09 | Jackson State | 18–15 | 15–3 | 2nd | |
| 2009–10 | Jackson State | 19–13 | 17–1 | 1st | NIT First Round |
| 2010–11 | Jackson State | 17–15 | 12–6 | T–2nd | |
| 2011–12 | Jackson State | 7–24 | 5–13 | T–8th | |
| 2012–13 | Jackson State | 11–18 | 9-9 | 4th | |
| Jackson State: | Jackson State: | 149–170 (.467) | 109–67 (.619) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 250–222 (.530) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
# Khrystyna Antoniichuk

Khrystyna Antoniichuk or Antoniychuk (Ukrainian: Христина Антонійчук; born 4 September 1990) is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 163, which she reached on 8 March 2010. Her career-high in doubles is 275, which she achieved on 12 April 2010.
On 12 May 2010, it was announced by the International Tennis Federation that Antoniichuk had committed a doping offence, and was suspended from participation in WTA and ITF events until 21 April 2011, after her sample was found to contain the diuretic furosemide.
Antoniichuk's last appearance on the ITF Circuit was in April 2010.

## ITF Circuit finals

* Legend
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 16 July 2006 | ITF Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | Clay | Andreja Klepač | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | 14 August 2007 | ITF Penza, Russia | Clay | Anna Lapushchenkova | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3. | 21 July 2008 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | Irina Buryachok | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 4. | 27 April 2009 | ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan | Hard | Tetyana Arefyeva | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 5. | 18 May 2009 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | Oksana Kalashnikova | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6. | 8 June 2009 | ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Hard | Irini Georgatou | 6–1, 3–1 ret. |

### Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 3 July 2005 | ITF Heerhugowaard, Netherlands | Clay | Ana Veselinović | Marrit Boonstra Nicole Thyssen | 1–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2. | 22 July 2006 | ITF Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | Clay | Evgeniya Rodina | Olena Antypina Nina Bratchikova | 6–1, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3. | 13 August 2006 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Raluca Olaru | Eva Fislová Stanislava Hrozenská | 6–3, 6–7$^{(3)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | 25 July 2008 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | Lesia Tsurenko | Mihaela Buzărnescu Oksana Kalashnikova | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | 12 June 2009 | ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Hard | Oksana Kalashnikova | Pemra Özgen Çağla Büyükakçay | 5–7, 6–0, [10–6] |
| Loss | 6. | 24 July 2009 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | Irina Buryachok | Monique Adamczak Nicole Kriz | 6–3, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 7. | 22 March 2010 | ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan | Hard | Ksenia Lykina | Karolina Kosińska Lenka Wienerová | 6–3, 5–7, [10–8] |
# Terry Fair (basketball)

Terrell DeWayne Fair (Hebrew: טרי פייר; June 25, 1960 – January 30, 2020) was an American-Israeli professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Georgia before playing professionally in Israel. A two-time Israeli Basketball Premier League champion and Israeli State Cup winner. In 2013 he was inducted in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Fair died at age 59 in his hometown of Macon, Georgia.

## Early life and college career

Fair attended Southwest Macon High School in Macon, Georgia, where he was named a consensus All-American as a senior after he led the Patriots to the 1979 national championship while averaging 21.1 points and 15.2 rebounds per game.
Fair played four years of college basketball for the University of Georgia. Fair, alongside Dominique Wilkins, LaVon Mercer, Derrick Floyd and Lamar Heard, helped lead the Bulldogs reach numerous firsts during their careers. Georgia earned its first postseason bid ever in 1981 with an invitation to the NIT. The Bulldogs returned to the NIT in 1982 and advanced to the semifinals at the Madison Square Garden. The following season, he led Georgia to its first NCAA Tournament appearance and only Final Four in school history. He scored a career-high 27 points in a win against St. John's in the Sweet 16. Fair averaged 12.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in four seasons. Fair completed his career as the Bulldogs' all-time leader in steals (194) and games played (123) and also ranked No. 2 in rebounds (923), No. 4 in points (1,492) and No. 9 in assists (177). Fair still ranks No. 2 in rebounds, No. 10 in points and No. 6 in steals. In 1983, Fair was a third-team All-SEC selection.

### College statistics

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 1979–80 | Georgia | 27 | | 35.0 | .544 | – | .712 | 10.0 | 1.2 | – | – | 13.6 |
| 1980–81 | Georgia | 31 | | 35.5 | .553 | – | .735 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 1981–82 | Georgia | 31 | 27 | 28.5 | .509 | – | .616 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 8.8 |
| 1982–83 | Georgia | 34 | 33 | 30.6 | .534 | – | .663 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 13.6 |
| Career | | 123 | | 32.3 | .536 | – | .682 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 12.1 |

## Professional career; Israeli Basketball Premier League

Fair was selected in the fourth round of the 1983 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers but never played for the team.
He played three seasons for Elitzur Netanya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League as a naturalized Israeli. On March 27, 1986, Fair recorded a career-high 32 points in game 2 of the 1986 Israeli League Finals series, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv. Fair finished his first season with Netanya averaging 15.9 points.
Fair later joined Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin, Hapoel Holon, A.S. Ramat Hasharon, and Hapoel Tel Aviv, with whom he won the 1993 Israeli State Cup. In the summer of 1993, Fair signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv, with whom he won the Israeli League championship title for two consecutive years. Fair finished his professional career with Maccabi Jerusalem.

## Death

On January 30, 2020, Fair died of natural causes at age 59 in his hometown of Macon, Georgia.
# Strymon-Kulata railway

The Strymon-Kulata railway is a 17.5-kilometre-long (10.9 mi) railway line that connects the village of Strymon in Greece with Kulata in Bulgaria. The line unites three villages on opposite sides of the border, Strymon and Promachonas in Serres, Greece, and Kulata in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, and is entrance/exit to the Greek rail network from Bulgaria.

## Infrastructure

the line consists of a single 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge line with a total length of 14.5 km (9.0 mi), constructed of old superstructure materials (S33B rails and S33 metal sleepers). The line is posted with a maximum speed of 100 km/h (60 mph) and a maximum axle load of 20.0 t (19.7 long tons; 22.0 short tons). There are two tunnels and five bridges between Strymon and Promachonas, and service is provided to two passenger stations.

## Course

The southern terminus of the Strymon–Kulata railway is Strymon on a branch from the Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli line. At Strymon, the line connects with a northbound line along Strymon River Valley to Promachonas, The line consists of a railway of approximately 17.5-kilometre-long (10.9 mi), of which 16.1-kilometre-long (10.0 mi) are located within Greece, with the remaining 1.4-kilometre-long (0.87 mi) located in Bulgaria. The line then joins with the Bulgarian network at Kulata. From Kulata the line continues to Sofia via Bulgariavia.

## Main stations

The stations on the Thessaloniki–Bitola railway are:
* Strymonas railway station
* Promachonas railway station
* Kulata railway station

## Services

The Strymon - Koulata Railway Line is an international Regional railway line between Greece and Bulgaria.
* Thessaloniki-Sofia Express Thessaloniki–Sofia
* Regional services Kulata–Strymon
(Until further notice, this train is replaced by a 14-kilometre-long (8.7 mi) bus service between Kulata on the Bulgarian side of the Greek border and Strymon on the Greek side is in operation, from where a train continues to Thessaloniki.)
# Qez Qabri-ye Bahador

Qez Qabri-ye Bahador (Persian: قزقبري بهادر, also Romanized as Qez Qabrī-ye Bahādor and Qez Qebrī-ye Bahādor; also known as Qez Qabrī-ye Bahādorī and Qez Qebrī-ye Seh) is a village in Baladarband Rural District, in the Central District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 54, in 10 families.
# Mohamed Koné (footballer, born 2002)

Mohamed Koné (born 7 March 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian club Charleroi.

## Club career

A youth product of Torcy, Koné transferred to Le Havre in 2020 and began playing with their reserves. He made appearances on the bench for the senior team in 2021, and on 1 July 2022 signed a 3-year professional contract with the club. He made his senior and professional debut with the senior Le Havre side in a 2–1 Coupe de la Ligue win over Caen on 7 January 2024. On 17 January 2024, he joined Dunkerque for the second half of the 2023–24 season in the Ligue 2.
On 2 July 2024, Charleroi signed Koné on a three-year deal.

## International career

In March 2022, Koné received his first call-up to the senior Ivory Coast national team. In June 2023, he was called up to the final Ivory Coast U23 squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament.
Koné was again called-up for 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification games against Sierra Leone in October 2024, but remained on the bench for both games.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 17 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Le Havre B | 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Le Havre B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Le Havre B | 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Le Havre B | 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Le Havre B | Total | Total | 41 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 0 |
| Le Havre | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Le Havre | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Le Havre | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Dunkerque (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Royal Charleroi | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 |

## Honours
### Le Havre

* Ligue 2: 2022–23
# Elmer Hackney

Elmer Loyd Hackney (July 8, 1916 – May 30, 1969) was a professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). Hackney was an 11th-round selection (92nd overall pick) by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1940 NFL draft out of Kansas State University. Hackney played seven seasons for the Eagles (1940), the Pittsburgh Steelers (1941), and the Detroit Lions (1942–1946). He was known as the "One Man Gang," "Stinkfist," and "Iron Man".
In college, Hackney was an All-Conference back and was also twice the collegiate national champion at shot put (1938 and 1939). He set an American record of 55 feet, 11 inches, and qualified for the 1940 U.S. Olympic Team, but the Games were cancelled because of World War II.
# Zukor's

Zukor's was a U.S. chain of women's clothing stores, specializing in dresses. The company was part of a broader trend of dress shops that catered to middle-class and upper-middle-class women, offering stylish, ready-to-wear fashion at accessible prices.
Benjamin Zukor established the business in 1914 in New York City, starting with a modest shop that specialized in women's apparel. Around a year later, Zukor opened a second New York store.
West Coast stores that Zukor opened were in order:
* Seattle, c. 1927
* Long Beach, California
* Oakland, California, c. 1929, 1311 Washington Street, expanded in 1934 at a cost of $75,000 (equivalent to $1,708,209 in 2023).
and between 1929 and 1934 in:
* Bellingham, Washington
* Portland, Oregon
* Sacramento at 812 K Street
* San Francisco
* San Jose, California
* San Diego
* Los Angeles (2 stores, including one at 611 S. Broadway, opened in February 1931, moving two doors down in 1940 to the H. Jevne & Co. Building at 601–5 S. Broadway)
* Spokane, Washington (1929, Mohawk Building, moved to the Jamieson Building in 1935. Closed c. 1967)
By 1934, the Oakland Tribune described the chain as a five-million-dollar "national institution" that had "served millions of patrons".
The chain opened its fourteenth West Coast store in Fresno, California in 1936 at 1018 Fulton Street at a cost of $50,000 (equivalent to $1,097,842 in 2023).
# Dmitri Petrovich Golitsyn

Prince Dmitry Petrovich Golitsyn (1860–1928) was a writer, politician and public figure in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.
He was the leader of the Russian Assembly, a right-wing political group opposed to westernisation, and advocated 'Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality'.
# Richard Smith (died 1516)

Richard Smith (by 1453–1516) was an English politician and courtier.
Richard was a cloth merchant with premises in both the City of London and Reading in Berkshire. He obtained a number of minor royal appointments before becoming a Yeoman of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth of York in the late 1480s. He was also the Royal bailiff at Swallowfield Park and held the same position under Sir Francis Knollys at Caversham. He was elected a member (MP) of the parliament of England for Reading in 1497, 1504 and 1512.