John Goldie

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name = John Goldie


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birth_date = March 1849
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death_date = April 1896
death_place = St Leonards-on-Sea
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known_for = President of Cambridge University Boat Club Captain of Leander Club
education = Eton College
alma_mater = St John's College, Cambridge
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John Haviland Dashwood Goldie (March 1849 - April 1896) was an English rower, and barrister. He was the Cambridge University Boat Club President between 1870 and 1872, won the Colquhoun Sculls in 1870 and captained Leander Club between 1873 and 1876.

Goldie was the son of Rev. Charles Dashwood Goldie, vicar of St Ives, Cambridgeshire for twenty years. [cite web|url=http://www.ely.anglican.org/parishes/stives/comper.html|title=The Work of Sir Ninian Comper Highly polished brass laid over wood, in memory of the Revd Charles Dashwood Goldie|accessdate=2008-10-10] He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge. [cite web|url=http://www.theboatrace.org/article/introduction/pastresults/1856-1883/1870racereport|title=Cambridge President Goldie finally ends Oxford run|publisher=The Boat Race|accessdate=2008-10-10] He became a barrister. [1881 British Census]

Goldie captained St Ives Rowing Club in 1869 and won the Colquhoun Sculls in 1870. He stroked the Cambridge crew in the Boat Race in 1869, 1870, 1871 and 1872. Cambridge's victory in 1870 ended Oxford's nine consecutive years of victories and Cambridge won again in 1871 and 1872. He captained Leander from 1873 to 1876 and stroked Leander when they won the Grand Challenge Cup in 1875. [cite book|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22196|title=A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2: General; Ashford, East Bedfont with Hatton, Feltham, Hampton with Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton|year=1911|page=pp. 283–292|accessdate=2008-10-08|last=Page|first=William] He also umpired at Henley Royal Regatta. [cite web|url=http://www.stivesrowingclub.com/history.php|title=The History of St Ives Rowing Club|publisher=St Ives Rowing Club|accessdate=2008-10-10]

Goldie died at St Leonards-on-Sea aged only 47. The second Cambridge boat is named "Goldie" after him and his name was given to the Goldie Boathouse, used by the University crews. [cite web|url=http://www.cubc.org.uk/rowing/facilities.html|title=Facilities|publisher=Cambridge University Boat Club|accessdate=2008-10-10] [cite web|url=http://www.firstandthird.org/tables/rowing/collegebh.phtml|publisher=First and Third Trinity Boat Club|title=The College and University Clubs|accessdate=2008-10-10]

Goldie married Grace Miriam Watson in 1874. They had a son and daughter and lived at Richmond. Grace died in 1883 and he married again in 1886 to Ethel Maude Gregson. [Office for National Statistics]

Works

*G G T Treherne and J H D Goldie "Record of the University Boat Race 1829-1880 and of the Commemoration Dinner 1881" London: Wm Spottiswoode, 1883

References

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NAME= Goldie, John
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Barrister, President Cambridge University Boat Club, Captain Leander Club
DATE OF BIRTH= March 1849
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DATE OF DEATH= April 1896
PLACE OF DEATH= St Leonards-on-Sea