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British fencer (1882–1953)

Richard Oakes Crawshay
Personal information
Born(1882-04-12)12 April 1882
Kensington, London, England
Died31 January 1953(1953-01-31) (aged 70)
Sport
SportFencing

Richard Oakes Crawshay (12 April 1882 – 31 January 1953) was a British fencer, the son of Richard Frederick Crawshay, J.P. and D.L., of Ty Mawr, Abergavenny, Brecknockshire by his wife Tempe Isabella, daughter of Colonel Edward Oakes. He was the great-grandson of William Crawshay (1788-1867), great-great-grandson of William Crawshay (1762-1834), and great-great-great grandson of Richard Crawshay, who owned the Cyfarthfa Ironworks at Merthyr Tydfil.

Crawshay was educated at Harrow. He attained the rank of Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards. In 1907 he married Ann, the youngest daughter of Lazarus Threlfall Baines, of Westbrook, and divorced her in 1915 having had no children.

Crawshay competed in the team sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

References

  1. "Richard Crawshay". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Crawshay formerly of Cyfarthfa Castle and Caversham Park". www.burkespeerage.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  3. "Richard Crawshay Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2010.

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