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9 January 1822 Moncreiffe House, Perthshire, Scotland |
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16 August 1879 (aged 57) Moncreiffe House, Perthshire, Scotland |
Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Baronet (9 January 1822 – 16 August 1879) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Sir David Moncreiffe and his wife, Helen Mackay, he was born at Moncreiffe House in Perthshire in January 1822.[1] His father died in November 1830, with Moncreiffe succeeding him as the 8th Baronet of the Moncreiffe baronets.[1] He was educated at Harrow School, after which he joined the Scots Guards.[2] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Cambridge University at Lord's in 1841.[3] He later transferred to the Grenadier Guards and by January 1846, he had been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, while serving in the Royal Perthshire Militia.[2][4] In 1848, he appeared twice for the MCC in two first-class matches played against Oxford University and the Surrey Club. Four years later, he made three final appearances in first-class cricket, playing twice for the MCC and once for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South.[3] He was appointed as the honorary colonel of the Royal Perthshire Rifle Militia in October 1855.[5] He was appointed to be the Vice Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire in May 1878.[6] Moncreiffe was a member of the Royal Company of Archers, having been admitted in 1837, and a captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.[1] He died at Moncreiffe House in August 1879. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Robert Moncreiffe, one of sixteen children he had with his wife, Lady Louisa Hay-Drummond, whom he had married in 1843.[1] His grandson, Gerald Ward, later also played first-class cricket.
A former president of the Perthshire Society of Natural Science, the building's museum, formerly at 62–72 Tay Street in Perth, was built in his memory.[7]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Sir Thomas Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 7th Bt.". www.thepeerage.com. http://www.thepeerage.com/p1358.htm#i13578. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894) (in en). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans, Green. p. 150. https://books.google.com/books?id=HGHI9c5N2KAC.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Moncreiffe". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/37/37337/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ↑ "No. 20560". 13 January 1846. p. 126. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/20560/page/126
- ↑ "No. 6544". 13 November 1855. p. 1396. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/6544/page/1396
- ↑ "No. 24578". 3 May 1878. p. 2864. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24578/page/2864
- ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "62–72 (Even Nos) Tay Street, Including Former Museum (Category B Listed Building) (LB39658)". https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB39658.
External links[]
- Player profile: S from ESPNcricinfo
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