Patrick Bowes-Lyon
| Country |
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|---|---|
| Born |
5 March 1863 Belgravia, Middlesex, England |
| Died |
October 5, 1946 (aged 83) Westerham, England |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1885) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1887) |
Patrick Bowes-Lyon (5 March 1863 in Belgravia, Middlesex – 5 October 1946 in Westerham, Kent) was a British tennis player, barrister and uncle of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, mother of Queen Elizabeth II.
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.
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).
Grand Slam doubles finals
- Titles (1)
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1887 | Wimbledon | Herbert Wilberforce |
H.J. Crispe E. Barratt-Smith |
7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
- Finals (1)
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1888 | Wimbledon | Herbert Wilberforce |
Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw |
6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
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.
The Peerage.com
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