Clement Courtenay Knollys
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Sir Clement Courtenay Knollys KCMG
(1849 - 16 December 1905) was a British rower
and colonial administrator and governor.
Knollys was the son of Rev. Erskine Knollys and his wife Caroline Augusta North. His father was rector at Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, among other parishes.. He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford
where he distinguished himself as a rower. In 1872 he was substituted into the Oxford
crew four days before the Boat Race which was won by Cambridge by two lengths. However later that year he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls
at Henley Royal Regatta
and beat the holder William Fawcus
to win the Wingfield Sculls. He joined Kingston Rowing Club
and in 1873 won the Silver Goblets with A Trower, but lost the Wingfield Sculls to A. C. Dicker
.
Knollys became a colonial administrator. In 1885 he was a colonial secretary in Barbados
and up to 1894 was a member of the assembly. In 1904 Knollys was appointed Governor of the British Leeward Islands
but died at Southsea
in the following year at the age of 56.
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(1849 - 16 December 1905) was a British rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
and colonial administrator and governor.
Knollys was the son of Rev. Erskine Knollys and his wife Caroline Augusta North. His father was rector at Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, among other parishes.. He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
where he distinguished himself as a rower. In 1872 he was substituted into the Oxford
Oxford University Boat Club
The Oxford University Boat Club is the rowing club of the University of Oxford, England, located on the River Thames at Oxford. The club was founded in the early 19th century....
crew four days before the Boat Race which was won by Cambridge by two lengths. However later that year he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls
Diamond Challenge Sculls
The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a rowing event for men's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England...
at Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage...
and beat the holder William Fawcus
William Fawcus
William Fawcus was a British rower who won the Wingfield Sculls and the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta in 1871, being the first provincial competitor to do so....
to win the Wingfield Sculls. He joined Kingston Rowing Club
Kingston Rowing Club
Kingston Rowing Club is an amateur rowing club, based in England, founded in 1858.The club is one of the world's oldest and most successful amateur rowing clubs...
and in 1873 won the Silver Goblets with A Trower, but lost the Wingfield Sculls to A. C. Dicker
Alfred Dicker
Alfred Cecil Dicker was an English clergyman and rower who won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta three times and the Wingfield Sculls twice....
.
Knollys became a colonial administrator. In 1885 he was a colonial secretary in Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
and up to 1894 was a member of the assembly. In 1904 Knollys was appointed Governor of the British Leeward Islands
British Leeward Islands
The British Leeward Islands was a British colony existing between 1833 and 1960, and consisting of Antigua, Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla and Dominica....
but died at Southsea
Southsea
Southsea is a seaside resort located in Portsmouth at the southern end of Portsea Island in the county of Hampshire in England. Southsea is within a mile of Portsmouth's city centre....
in the following year at the age of 56.