George Butterworth (tennis)

George Butterworth (1858–1941) was a British tennis player in the early years of Wimbledon. Butterworth lost in the Wimbledon semis in 1880 to Herbert Lawford.[2] In 1882 Butterworth lost in the second round to Richard Richardson. Butterworth was also a fine rugby player. He played for Clifton Rugby Football Club. He was also goalkeeper for Swindon Town FC.[3] Butterworth was a lawyer. In 1899 Herbert Chapman worked as a solicitor’s clerk under the supervision of Butterworth in Swindon.[4] He later emigrated to Christchurch, New Zealand. His son Hugh died in World War I.[5] George Montague Butterworth's nephew was the composer George Butterworth.

George Butterworth
Full nameGeorge Montague Butterworth
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born12 May 1858 [1]
Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Died12 December 1941 (1941-12-13) (aged 83)
Dorking, Surrey
Turned pro1880 (amateur tour)
Retired1896
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonSF (1880)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (1884)

Butterworth returned from New Zealand and lived near Bournemouth. He died in 1941 in a nursing home in Dorking.[3]

References

  1. "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. "Wimbledon player archive – G.M. Butterworth". AELTC.
  3. "DEATH OF MR. G. M. BUTTERWORTH - Former Swindon Justices' Clerk". North Wilts Herald. No. 7199. 26 December 1941. p. 5. Retrieved 25 September 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Herbert and the numbers game". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  5. Chapman, Paul (6 June 2016). Menin Gate South: In Memory and In Mourning. Pen and Sword. ISBN 9781473850880. Retrieved 17 September 2017 via Google Books.


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