Genille Cave-Browne-Cave
Sir Genille Cave-Browne-Cave, 12th Baronet (1869–1929) was a bartender and a cowboy as well as the twelfth holder of the Cave-Browne-Cave baronetcy.[1]
Sir Genille Cave-Browne-Cave, 12th Baronet | |
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 Genille circa 1907-1910 | |
| Born | Genille Cave-Browne-Cave 1869 |
| Died | 1929 |
| Title | 12th Baronet |
| Term | 1907-1929 |
| Predecessor | Sir Mylles Cave-Browne-Cave, 11th Baronet, father |
| Successor | Sir Reginald Ambrose Cave-Browne-Cave, 13th Baronet |
| Parent(s) | Sir Mylles Cave-Browne-Cave, 11th Baronet |
Biography
He was the second son of Sir Mylles Cave-Browne-Cave, 11th Baronet (1822–1907). Genille's older brother died in 1880, making himself the successor to the title. While in the United States he was "busting bronchos, roping steers, and herding cattle in the West."[2] He became engaged to a Denver, Colorado maid before his accession to his title and fortune.[3]
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References
- "Oklahoma's Champion Steer Roper Proves to be Sir Genille Cave-Browne-Cave". New York Times. 12 May 1908. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
The room of "Mr. Harrison" in Mills Hotel No. 3 at Thirty-seventh Street and Seventh Avenue is vacant, and a well-knit, clear-eyed Englishman of 38 will to-day be on the sea bound for London to meet his lawyers and to claim his title of Sir Genille Cave-Browne-Cave, his old Norman castle in Leicester, his 6,000 acres, and his right to appoint a vicar for his domain and his tenants.
- "Bartender Was a Count. Sir Genille Cave-Browne-Cave Leaves for England to Assume Title". New York Times. 7 February 1908. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- "Returns to Claim Bride". Los Angeles Times. 17 August 1908. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
Became Engaged to Denver Maid Before His Accession to Title and Fortune, and Now Comes from England to Wed Her. Traveled Steerage to Avoid Notoriety.
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