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Sir Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce (8 February 1864 – 28 March 1941) was a British male tennis player. He was vice-president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club from 1911 to 1921 and served as its president from 1921 to 1936.[3] Patrick Bowes-Lyon won the doubles in Wimbledon .
In 1888 they were unable to defend their title when they were beaten in the Challenge Round by Ernest and William Renshaw .[4] Ernest Lewis .[5]
Herbert was a brother of physicist Lionel , son of judge Edward , grandson of archdeacon Robert and great-grandson of abolitionist William Wilberforce .[citation needed
He later served as president and chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis Club . He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1931 New Year Honours .[6]
Grand Slam finals [ edit ]
Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up) [ edit ]
Barrister and magistrate [ edit ]
Having studied law at the University of London , he was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1888, and practised on the North Eastern Circuit. He was appointed a stipendiary magistrate in Bradford , Yorkshire . In 1914 he was appointed to the Metropolitan Bench of Magistrates and in 1926 became Deputy Chairman of the County of London Quarter Sessions . He retired in 1938.[7]
Politics [ edit ]
A member of the Liberal Party , Wilberforce unsuccessfully contested Hackney North at the 1900 General Election . In 1901 he was elected to the London County Council as a Progressive Party councillor representing St Pancras North . He served a single three-year term on the county council.[7]
References [ edit ]
^ "Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce:Stats" . tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives. Retrieved 9 August 2016 .
^ Little, Alan (2011). Wimbledon Compendium 2011 . London: The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 529. ISBN 9781899039364
^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 435. ISBN 9780942257700
^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships . London: CollinsWillow. p. 246. ISBN 0007117078
^ "No. 33675" . The London Gazette
^ a b "Obituary. Sir H. Wilberforce. London Sessions and Lawn Tennis". The Times
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