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General First nameDavid Joseph
LastnameSherlock
GenderMale
CountryIreland
Date of birth1850-03-27
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Date of death1940-01-14
Place of deathTullamore, Offaly, Ireland


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?David Sherlock, junior, Catholic, who was born at Rahan Lodge in 1850, was one of the most remarkable men of the 20th century. He was educated at Saint Stainslaus College, Rahan, and Trinity College, Dublin, and called to the Irish Bar in 1872. He was later Justice of the Peace and then Deputy Lieutenant for King?s County (now County Offaly).

?In, 1876 David Sherlock, junior, inherited Rahan Lodge from his uncle, Count John Sherlock. David became an inventor of many household items. He wired the lodge for electricity, making it the first house in King?s County to have its own heating and lighting directed from a generator, which he invented using gas he extracted from his bog. He spent most of his fortune by selling some of his lands, developing his ideas and entertaining. He also financially assisted one of his sons, who kept polo ponies in South Africa.

?A visionary in the development of mechanised peat production and finding alternative uses for peat, besides fuel, he used to send pouches of the moss to troops in France during World War I as a wound dressing. David Sherlock even made a suit out of peat fibres!?

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Archive statistics Career1880 - 1881
Tournament wins0
Matches2
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Tournaments Irish Championships - 1881 Irish Championships - 1880