Sportsman and profligate bon vivant, a life-style enabled through his vast inherited wealth. President of the National Sporting Club. Initiated the boxing prize, the Lonsdale Belt. Founder and first president of the Automobile Association, which adopted his favourite colour, yellow. WW1 he was a recruitment officer of both men and horses. After the war he became a senior steward of the Jockey Club and the first president of the International Horse Show at Olympia. Died at home, Stud House, near Leicester. The picture source provides an interesting profile of this larger than life character.
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Hugh Cecil Lowther, fifth Earl of Lonsdale
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National Sporting Club
This building was once known as the National Sporting Club, March 1891 - Octo...
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Henry Charles Stephens
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Dr Mark Jonathan David Damien Lister Patterson
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Alexander MacLaren
Baptist preacher. Born Glasgow. President of the Baptist Union, 1875-6 and 1901-2. Died Edinburgh.
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Polish Government in Exile
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1 memorial
Alderman Sir John Voce Moore
Born Stockport. Founded a tea trading company. Sheriff of the City of London, 1894. Lord Mayor of London 1898.
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John Fleming
Co-founder National Sporting Club. Manager of The Pelican Club (opened in Gerrard Street, 1887) until it failed in 1891. He then joined with Bettinson to open the National Sporting Club. See there ...
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