John T. Denvir
John T. Denvir (1859–1943) was an American champion checker player, chess aficionado, author, and state legislator in Illinois.[1][2] He served in the state senate from Chicago.[3] He was a Democrat.[1]
He published pamphlets and books on checkers including Denvir's Guide to Checkers.[4][5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b State, Illinois Office of Secretary of (July 25, 1925). "Illinois Blue Book". Secretary of State – via Google Books.
- ^ "Denvir, John T. (1859-1943) · Jane Addams Digital Edition". digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu.
- ^ The Daily News Almanac and Political Register for. Chicago Daily News Company. 1916.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (July 25, 1936). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [A] Group 1. Books. New Series" – via Google Books.
- ^ Call, William Timothy (July 25, 1908). "The Literature of Checkers: Embracing All the Books, Pamphlets, and Magazines on the Game of English Draughts, Commonly Known as Checkers". New York – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and Sciences, Literature, History, Biography, Geography, Commerce, Etc., of the World. Biographies". The Author. July 25, 1923 – via Google Books.
- ^ Abernathy, Joseph (December 28, 1893). "Draughts". Otago Witness. No. 2079. p. 38 – via National Library of New Zealand.
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