Patrick Bowes-Lyon
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| Country (sports) |  |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1863 Belgravia, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 5 October 1946 (aged 83) Westerham, Kent, 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
[edit]He won the Scottish Championships 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 and Herbert Bowes-Lyon who also played tennis.
He stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Barnard Castle.
Personal life
[edit]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 – 27 November 1917) – killed in action in World War I; never married, no issue
- Angus Patrick (22 October 1899 – 10 July 1923) – committed suicide; never married, no issue
- Jean Barbara (9 October 1904 – 7 January 1963) – never married, no issue
- Margaret Ann (14 June 1907 – 14 August 1999) – married 2 June 1945 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 being a British tennis player, he was also known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's paternal uncle. He was a guest at her wedding to Prince Albert in 1923.
He died on 5 October 1946, aged 83. His widow died in 1953 at the age of 86.
Grand Slam finals
[edit]Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit]| Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1887 | Wimbledon | Herbert Wilberforce | H.J. Crispe E. Barratt-Smith | 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1888 | Wimbledon | Herbert Wilberforce | Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw | 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Patrick Bowes- Lyon: Stats". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
References
[edit]- 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.