John Goldie

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John Goldie
Born March 1849
Died April 1896
St Leonards-on-Sea
Nationality British
Citizenship British
Education Eton College
Alma mater St John's College, Cambridge
Occupation Barrister
Known for President of Cambridge University Boat Club
Captain of Leander Club
Spouse Grace Miriam Watson (m. 1874–1883) «start: (1874)–end+1: (1884)»"Marriage: Grace Miriam Watson to John Goldie" Location: (linkback:http://localhost../../../../articles/j/o/h/John_Goldie_cc7d.html) (her death)
Ethel Maude Gregson (1886-1896, his death)

John Haviland Dashwood Goldie (March 1849 – April 1896) was an English rower, and barrister. He was the Cambridge University Boat Club President between 1870 and 1872, won the Colquhoun Sculls in 1870 and captained Leander Club between 1873 and 1876.

Goldie was the son of Rev. Charles Dashwood Goldie, vicar of St Ives, Cambridgeshire for twenty years.[1] He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge.[2][3] He became a barrister.[4]

Goldie captained St Ives Rowing Club in 1869 and won the Colquhoun Sculls in 1870. He stroked the Cambridge crew in the Boat Race in 1869, 1870, 1871 and 1872. Cambridge's victory in 1870 ended Oxford's nine consecutive years of victories and Cambridge won again in 1871 and 1872. He captained Leander from 1873 to 1876 and stroked Leander when they won the Grand Challenge Cup in 1875.[5] He also umpired at Henley Royal Regatta.[6]

Goldie died at St Leonards-on-Sea aged only 47. The second Cambridge boat is named "Goldie" after him and his name was given to the Goldie Boathouse, used by the University crews.[7][8]

Goldie married Grace Miriam Watson in 1874. They lived at Richmond and had a daughter and son Claude Goldie who was also a rower. Grace died in 1883 and he married again in 1886 to Ethel Maude Gregson.[9]

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  1. ^ "The Work of Sir Ninian Comper – A Lecture by Keith Lovell FHS". St Ives Parish Church. 7 May 2002. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080515222653/http://www.ely.anglican.org/parishes/stives/comper.html. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
  2. ^ Goldie, John Haviland Dashwood in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
  3. ^ "Cambridge President Goldie finally ends Oxford run". The Boat Race. http://www.theboatrace.org/article/introduction/pastresults/1856-1883/1870racereport. Retrieved 10 October 2008. 
  4. ^ 1881 British Census
  5. ^ Page, William (1911). A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2: General; Ashford, East Bedfont with Hatton, Feltham, Hampton with Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton. p. 283–292. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22196. Retrieved 8 October 2008. 
  6. ^ "The History of St Ives Rowing Club". St Ives Rowing Club. http://www.stivesrowingclub.com/history.php. Retrieved 10 October 2008. 
  7. ^ "Facilities". Cambridge University Boat Club. http://www.cubc.org.uk/rowing/facilities.html. Retrieved 10 October 2008. 
  8. ^ "The College and University Clubs". First and Third Trinity Boat Club. http://www.firstandthird.org/tables/rowing/collegebh.phtml. Retrieved 10 October 2008. 
  9. ^ Office for National Statistics