Richard Crawshay (fencer)
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| Born | 12 April 1882 Kensington, London, England |
| Died | 31 January 1953 (aged 70) |
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| Sport | Fencing |
Richard Oakes Crawshay (12 April 1882 – 31 January 1953) was a British fencer,[1] the son of Richard Frederick Crawshay, J.P. and D.L., of Ty Mawr, Abergavenny, Brecknockshire by his wife Tempe Isabella, daughter of Colonel Edward Oakes.[2] He was the great-grandson of William Crawshay (1788-1867), great-great-grandson of William Crawshay (1762-1834), and great-great-great grandson of Richard Crawshay, who owned the Cyfarthfa Ironworks at Merthyr Tydfil.
Crawshay was educated at Harrow.[2] He attained the rank of Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards.[2] In 1907 he married Ann, the youngest daughter of Lazarus Threlfall Baines, of Westbrook, and divorced her in 1915 having had no children.[2]
Crawshay competed in the team sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[3]
