William Longman

English croquet player

William Longman (14 November 1882 – 1 March 1967) was a croquet player from England.

William Longman
Born(1882-11-14)14 November 1882
Died1 March 1967(1967-03-01) (aged 84)

Longman won the Champion Cup in 1925 and was three times runner up in the Open Championship (1920, 1925 and 1926) and twice runner up in the Men's Championship (1953 and 1957).[1][2][3] Longman represented England in the 1925 MacRobertson Shield tournament.[1][2]

As an administrator, Longman served on the Council of the Croquet Association between 1919 and 1967, serving as Chairman (1924 to 1926) and Vice President (1948 to 1967).[1][2]

Works

  • Croquet in the Sixties (Longmans, Green & Co, 1921).

References

  1. ^ a b c The Croquet Association Centenary Year Book 1897.1997. The Croquet Association. 1997. ISBN 0-902758-05-5.
  2. ^ a b c Prichard, DMC (1981). The History Of Croquet. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-30759-9.
  3. ^ Townsend's croquet almanack. Townsend Croquet Ltd. 1988. ISBN 1-871714-00-1.

External links

  • The Croquet Records website
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Longman family tree

Ezekiel Longman
(1630–1708)		Sarah
Mary Osborn
(died 1762)		Thomas Longman
(1699–1755)		Henry LongmanMary
Elizabeth Harris
(born 1739)		Thomas Longman
(1730–1797)
Mary Slater
(1781–1842)		Thomas Norton Longman
(1771–1842)		George Longman
(1776–1822)
Georgiana Bates
(1816–1890)		Thomas Longman
(1804–1879)		William Longman
(1813–1877)		Emma Pratt Barlow
(1818–1884)
Mary Frances Kerr
(1856–1941)		George Henry Longman
(1852–1938)		Thomas Norton Longman
(1849–1930)		Sir Hubert Harry Longman
(1856–1940)		Charles James Longman
(1852–1934)		Harriet Ann Evans
(1857–1938)
Henry Kerr Longman
(1881–1958)		Marjorie Russell
(1889–1958)		Robert Guy Longman
(1882–1971)		William Longman
(1882–1967)
John Cecil Longman
(1912–1965)		Mark Frederick Kerr Longman
(1916–1972)
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Note: The family members who were partners/directors in the Longman publishing company, are highlighted in amber
Family tree of the Longman family