Henry Martineau

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Henry Martineau (né Schwab; 20 July 1904[1] 23 January 1972[2]) was a British bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics.[3]

NationalityBritish
BornHenry Schwab
(1904-07-20)20 July 1904
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died23 January 1972(1972-01-23) (aged 67)
St. Moritz, Switzerland
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Henry Martineau
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NationalityBritish
BornHenry Schwab
(1904-07-20)20 July 1904
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died23 January 1972(1972-01-23) (aged 67)
St. Moritz, Switzerland
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He attended Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] Whilst an undergraduate he drove a Bentley sports car, and was President of the Cambridge Footlights dramatic society from 1926 to 1927.[4] His stepfather was Hubert Martineau.[3]

He married twice. In 1930, he married Constance Rosa Watney at St George's Hanover Square, London. They lived at Itchel Manor,[5] Hartley Wintney, Hampshire. Constance died on 14 February 1963 at Hotel Jzum, Storchen, Zurich, Switzerland.[6]

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