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Reginald Beaton

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Reginald Charles John Beaton
Born5 August 1870
Tulse Hill, Surrey
Died2 January 1925(1925-01-02) (aged 54)
Marylebone, England
OccupationCroquet player
Spouse
Lilias Gower
(m. 1906)

Reginald Charles John Beaton (5 August 1870 – 2 January 1925) was a croquet player from England.

Reginald Beaton won the Open Championship twice (1904 and 1907) and the premier selection event, the Champion Cup, now called the President's Cup, in 1905. He won the Mixed Doubles in 1920 with his wife Lily Beaton.[1][2][3]

As an administrator, Beaton served on the Council of the Croquet Association between 1903 and 1909.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b The Croquet Association Centenary Year Book 1897-1997. The Croquet Association. 1997. ISBN 0-902758-05-5.
  2. ^ Prichard, DMC (1981). The History Of Croquet. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-30759-9.
  3. ^ a b Townsend's croquet almanack. Townsend Croquet Ltd. 1988. ISBN 1-871714-00-1.
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