Montagu Hankey
Montagu Hankey | |
|---|---|
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Salisbury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1840 Wimbledon, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 25 August 1919 (aged 79) Dorchester, Dorset, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
The Rev. Montagu Hankey (16 August 1840 – 25 August 1919) also known as Monty Hankey was an English cleric who served as Prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral (1885–1919), and Proctor of the Diocese of Salisbury (1900–1919).
Hankey was also a notable lawn tennis player he competed at the first Wimbledon Championships in 1877 and again in 1880.[1]
Career
[edit]Montagu Hankey was on 16 August 1840 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England.[2] He was educated at Eton College.[2] On leaving Eaton he attended Trinity College, Cambridge in February 1859; B.A. 1863; M.A.[2] In 1866. He was Ordained deacon (Canterbury) 1866; priest (London) 1868.[2] From 1866 to 1867 he was Canon of Ramsgate.[3][2] From 1867 to 1868 he served as Canon of St Giles in the Fields, London.[2] From 1868 to 1913 he was appointed as Rector of Maiden Newton in Dorset.[4][2] He then served as Rural Dean of Bridport between 1885 and 1913.[2] Also appointed Prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral from 1885 to 1919.[2] His final appointment was as Proctor of the Diocese of Salisbury from 1900 to 1919.[2]
Revered Monty Hankey died in Dorchester, Dorset, England On 25 August 1919 aged 79.[5]
Sportsman
[edit]| Country (sports) |  GBR |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 August 1840 Wimbledon, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 25 August 1919 (age 79) Dorchester, Dorset, England |
| Turned pro | 1877 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1887 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 20–9[6] |
| Career titles | 3[6] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1877) |
Hankey was also a notable tennis player in his youth. He played his first tournament at the inaugural 1877 Wimbledon Championships where he lost in the second round to eventual winner Spencer Gore.[7] In 1879 he took part in the Dorchester Kingston Park Tournament which he won defeating Captain James Jocelyn Glascott in the final.[6] In 1880 he played the Blackmoor Vale LTC Tournament where he reached the semi finals.[6]
In July that year he took part in the Wimbledon Championships for the second and final time where he was defeated in the first round by Richard Ridley Farrer.[8] In 1881 he took part in the Bournemouth CLTC Autumn Tournament where he won the title,[6] he successfully defended the title again in 1882.[6]
In 1883 he was a losing semi finalist at the Cirencester Park Lawn Tennis Tournament to Charles Lacy Sweet.[6] That year he also competed at the Exmouth Open where Lacy Sweet beat him again.[6] He took part in the Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament in 1885 where he was a losing semi finalist.[6] He played his final tournament in 1887 at the Weymouth Open.[6] He was active between 1877 and 1887 and won 3 career singles titles.[6]
Family
[edit]Montagu was the fifth son of Thomas Hankey II,[9] Montagu Known to his friends as Monty. He married his second cousin Alice Aitcheson Hankey (1843-1916) the second daughter of General Henry Aitchison Hankey;[10] they had one child Ethyl Louisa Hankey (1866-1921).
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Profile: Montague Hankey". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Venn, John (15 September 2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-108-03613-9.
- ^ The Ecclesiastical gazette, or, Monthly register of the affairs of the Church of England. London. 1867. p. 95.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Cox, Horace (1885). "Dorsetshire". The Archer's Register. London: Field and Queen. p. 113.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Players:Hankey, Montague". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Montague Hankey (GBR) - Gentlemen's Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Montague Hankey (GBR) - Gentlemen's Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Thomas Hankey II Profile & Legacies Summary". www.ucl.ac.uk. University College London. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1871). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. London: Harrison. p. 582.