Henry Richard
Crossman
Male
Australia
1872-00-00
New South Wales, Australia
1935-07-06
Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia
From The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 July 1935
Mr Henry R. Crossman – Accidentally shot dead – Civic and sporting career
Glen Innes, Sunday. Mr Henry Richard Crossman, 63, a prominent figure in northern legal circles, was accidentally killed on a quail shooting excursion late yesterday afternoon. While Mr Crossman was getting through a fence his gun discharged and he received the full charge in the region of the heart. Death, it is believed, was instantaneous.
Mr Crossman, who came to Glen Innes as a young man, was a principal of the legal firm of Fitzhardinge and Crossman for a time, and later took full control of the practice. He was one of the leading figures in the public and sporting life of Glen Innes. Towards the close of the nineteenth century he was a well-known tennis player. A contemporary of Horace Rice, Dudley Webb and Percy B. Coluqhoun, he represented New South Wales against Victoria nine times between 1889 and 1898. He won the singles championship of New South Wales in 1895, 1896 and 1898. He also won the metropolitan doubles with his brother, Mr Arthur E. Crossman, in 1894.
Mr Henry Crossman was also prominent in Rugby Union and cricket. In later years he took up golf and bowls, at both of which he was a player well above the average. On the administrative side his services were invaluable. He was also adept with the cue.
Mr Crossman served Glen Innes as alderman and mayor, and was associated with numerous other public bodies. He gave his legal services in an honorary capacity to many charitable and sporting organisations. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Glen Innes.
1889 - 1898
3
29
23
1898 - New South Wales Championships (Amateur)
1896 - New South Wales Championships (Amateur)
1895 - New South Wales Championships (Amateur)
Round 2
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Mr. Body
6-2
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
David Sutherland Edwards
7-5
3-6
2-6
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Gus Kearney
6-3
8-6
6-4
Final
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Alfred Dunlop
14-12
6-1
6-2
Challenge Round
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Dr. Albert Curtis
w.o.
Challenge Round
Dr. Albert Curtis 1 *
Henry Richard Crossman
6-1
6-0
6-4
Challenge Round
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Horace Rice
6-3
4-6
6-1
4-6
6-0
Round 1
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Charles Edward Devenish Meares
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
David Sutherland Edwards
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Alfred Dudley (Dudley) Webb 1 *
Henry Richard Crossman
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Percy Brereton Colquhoun
8-6
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
K.J. Newman
6-2
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Septimus Arthur Noble
6-4
6-4
4-6
6-1
Final
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Horace Rice
6-3
3-6
3-6
6-4
7-5
Challenge Round
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Alfred Dudley (Dudley) Webb
6-4
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
bye
Quarterfinals
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Archibald Hulbert Windeyer
6-3
3-6
6-3
Semifinals
Edward Bury (Teddy) Dewhurst 1 *
Henry Richard Crossman
6-4
6-0
Round 2
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
John Stanley Barton Orr
6-4
7-5
9-7
Quarterfinals
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Henry Francis De Little
6-2
6-2
7-5
Semifinals
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Edward Bury (Teddy) Dewhurst
6-2
3-6
6-4
9-7
Final
Benjamin (Ben) Green 1 *
Henry Richard Crossman
6-2
7-5
7-5
Round 2
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Edward Alworth Mitchell Merewether
6-2
6-0
Quarterfinals
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
David Leslie (Leslie) Gaden
4-6
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
K.J. Newman
6-2
6-2
Final
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Edward Bury (Teddy) Dewhurst
6-3
4-6
8-6
Challenge Round
Alfred Dudley (Dudley) Webb 1 *
Henry Richard Crossman
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Henry Richard Crossman 1 *
Sir Edward William Wallington
7-5
6-4
2-6
3-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Alfred Dudley (Dudley) Webb 1 *
Henry Richard Crossman
4-6
6-2
6-1
6-2