Famous People with Name Aylward

Richard John Aylward            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard John Aylward: (4 June 1925-11 June 1983) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Cleveland Indians for four games during the 1953 Cleveland Indians season.

James Aylward            Origin/Culture/Country: English

James Aylward: was a noted English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club. He was a left-handed batsman. He is first recorded in 1773, even though he was by then 32 years of age. As Arthur Haygarth says, "he must have played several years previously, the records being unfortunately lost". Aylward is known to have played in 111 first-class matches from 1773 until 1797. He continued playing after that in minor matches. Aylward is remembered for his remarkable feat on 18, 19 and 20 June 1777, when he scored 167 runs in one innings against the best bowlers and fielders of the day. This score was the "world record" for the highest individual innings in first-class cricket, beating the 136 scored by John Small in 1775 and standing for 43 years until it was beaten by William Ward in 1820.

Kevin Aylward            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kevin Aylward: is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He has served as leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador since August 14, 2011. Aylward was first elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 1985 election and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Clyde Wells, Brian Tobin, Beaton Tulk and Roger Grimes. Aylward did not seek re-election in the 2003 election. Upon the resignation of Liberal leader Yvonne Jones on August 9, 2011, 62 days before the provincial election, Aylward ran in the leadership race to succeed her. Aylward was first elected as a Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) in the 1985 provincial election. He held several cabinet portfolios in the 1990s and early 2000s, including Environment and Labour, Forest Resources and Agrifoods, Tourism, Culture and Recreation, and Environment.