Patrick Bowes-Lyon
| Country (sports) |
 |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 March 1863 Belgravia, Middlesex, England |
| Died |
5 October 1946 (aged 83) Westerham, England |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 11 [1] |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1885) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1887) |
Patrick Bowes-Lyon (5 March 1863 – 5 October 1946) was a British tennis player, barrister and uncle of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, mother of Queen Elizabeth II.
Career
Having been Scottish tennis champion in 1885, 1886 and 1888, he won the doubles at Wimbledon alongside Herbert Wilberforce. As a younger brother of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, who was Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon's father, he was a great-uncle of Queen Elizabeth II.
He stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Barnard Castle.
Personal life
The fifth of seven sons and one of the eleven children of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and of Frances Dora Smith, he married Alice Wiltshire, daughter of George Wiltshire, on 9 August 1893.
He and his wife Alice had four children:
- Lt. Gavin Patrick (13 December 1895 – November 1917) killed in action
- Angus Patrick (22 October 1899 – 10 July 1923)
- Jean Barbara (9 October 1904 – 7 January 1963)
- Margaret Ann (14 June 1907 – 14 August 1999) married 2 June 1946 Lt. Col. Francis Arthur Philip D'Abreu (1 October 1904 – 6 November 1995). Had one son and two daughters: Anthony Patrick John D'Abreu (born 17 March 1946), Francesca D'Abreu (born 7 February 1948), and Anne Teresa Alice D'Abreu (16 February 1950 – 17 April 1995).
Besides because of being a British tennis player, he was also known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's paternal uncle. He was seen at the wedding of Prince Albert and Lady Elizabeth in 1923.
He died on 5 October 1946, aged 83. His widow died in 1953 at the age of 86.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1887 | Wimbledon | |
|
7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1888 | Wimbledon | |
|
6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Notes
- ↑ "Patrick Bowes- Lyon: Stats". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
References
- The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Clarence Volume, Containing the Descendants of George, Duke of Clarence by (Melville Henry de Massue) Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval, p 83, c) 1905.
Further reading
- Lundy, Darryl. "Major Patrick Bowes-Lyon". The Peerage.com. p. 870.htm § 8695. Retrieved 1 December 2016.