Person    | Male  Born /2/1684  Died 8/12/1734

James Figg

Categories: Sport / Games

Pugilist. Born Thame, Oxfordshire, regarded as the first heavyweight champion in the history of the sport.
Died London.

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James Figg

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Old Church Garden - burials

The right-most of 3 plaques on the back wall of the garden.

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Richard McFadden

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Herbert Chapman

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Aneurin Wood

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Mark Tibbs

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