George Arbuthnot
Burns
Male
Scotland
1861-09-07
Wemyss Bay, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1905-10-08
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
George Arbuthnot Burns, 2nd Baron Inverclyde, was the brother of fellow lawn tennis player James Cleland Burns, who assumed the title of 3rd Baron Inverclyde following his older brother’s early death in 1905.
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From The Shetland Times, 21 October 1905:
Death of Lord Inverclyde
Lord Inverclyde passed away at his residence, Castle Wemyss, on the Firth of Clyde, on Sunday afternoon. His lordship had a sharp attack of pleuro-pneumonia some weeks ago, and his condition became so serious that an operation had to be performed on Friday last.
George Arbuthnot Burns was the second Baron and Baronet. He was born in September 1861 and succeeded to the title in 1901. Lord Inverclyde was a justice of the peace for Lanarkshire, and a justice of the peace and deputy-lieutenant of the County of the City of Glasgow.
He was Lord Dean of Guild of the City of Glasgow from 19G3 to 1904, and was well known as the chairman of the Cunard Steamship Company Limited, his grandfather having been one of the originators of that line of steamers. Deceased was also a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron. He is succeeded in the title by his brother, the Honourable James Cleland Burns.
1883 - 1896
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1883 - Inverkip Rovers Closed Championships (Amateur)
Round 1
George Arbuthnot Burns 1 *
bye
Round 2
George Arbuthnot Burns 1 *
bye
Quarterfinals
George Arbuthnot Burns 1 *
J.A.H. Stephen
w.o.
Semifinals
Michael Robert Jamieson 1 *
George Arbuthnot Burns
w.o.
Round 1
Henry Guy Nadin 1 *
George Arbuthnot Burns
w.o.
Round 2
Charles Herbert Joshua Higginbotham 1 *
George Arbuthnot Burns
w.o.
Round 1
George Arbuthnot Burns 1 *
John Ronald Kerr Higginbotham
7-5
6-4
Round 2
John Ernest Orr 1 *
George Arbuthnot Burns
6-1
6-0
Round 2
Charles Herbert Joshua Higginbotham 1 *
George Arbuthnot Burns
w.o.
Round 2
Charles Herbert Joshua Higginbotham 1 *
George Arbuthnot Burns
w.o.
Round 2
James Cleland Burns 1 *
George Arbuthnot Burns
6-3
6-4
Round 1
George Arbuthnot Burns 1 *
E.F. Macpherson
6-3
6-3
Round 2
George Arbuthnot Burns 1 *
Horatio Renaud Babington Peile
1-6
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Louis J. Grant 1 *
George Arbuthnot Burns
6-4
6-1
Round 1
E.S. Craig 1 *
George Arbuthnot Burns
6-5
6-4
Round 1
Charles Herbert Joshua Higginbotham 1 *
George Arbuthnot Burns
6-0
6-5
Round 1
Horatio Renaud Babington Peile 1 *
George Arbuthnot Burns
6-4
6-5
4-6
6-4
Round 2
George Arbuthnot Burns 1 *
G.E. Symington
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
George Arbuthnot Burns 1 *
R. Harvey
6-3
4-6
6-1
Semifinals
Edward Mortimer Shand 1 *
George Arbuthnot Burns
w.o.
Round 2
James Cleland Burns 1 *
George Arbuthnot Burns
w.o.
Round 1
George Arbuthnot Burns 1 *
W.G. Croft
3
sets
to
0
Quarterfinals
George Arbuthnot Burns 1 *
John Patrick Alexander Latham
3
sets
to
0
Semifinals
George Arbuthnot Burns 1 *
bye
Final
George Arbuthnot Burns 1 *
Douglas Mann Hannay
3
sets
to
0
Challenge Round
George Arbuthnot Burns 1 *
Horatio Renaud Babington Peile
5-6
3-6
6-3
6-5
6-5