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General First nameSamuel
LastnameBostock
GenderMale
CountryEngland
Date of birth1868-08-08
Place of birthWallon-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England
Date of death1938-05-09
Place of deathPoole, Dorset, England


About

Samuel Bostock attended Haileybury College before going up to Cambridge University. During his time at Cambridge, he took part in the annual ‘Varsity lawn tennis matches pitting players from Cambridge against Oxford University. He later qualified as a barrister, but did not practice.
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From Alumni Cantabrigienses:

Bostock, Samuel. Admitted pensioner, at Trinity, June 14, 1886. 2nd son of Samuel, of The Hermitage, Walton Heath, near Epsom, Surrey. School, Haileybury. Matriculated Michaelmas. 1886; B.A. 1889. Admitted at the Inner Temple, June 22, 1887. Called to the Bar, 1890. Never practised. Lord of the Manor of Sparsholt, near Winchester. Justice of the Piece for Hampshire, 1906. Married and had issue. Died May 9, 1938, aged 69. Buried at Sparsholt.

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Archive statistics Career1887 - 1889
Tournament wins0
Matches4
Match wins1


Tournaments Buxton - 1889 Keswick - 1888 Cambridge University LTC - 1887