Robert Lyne
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Representing  Great Britain (  Wales)
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1908 London | Team |
Robert Francis Lyne (2 April 1885 – 13 April 1957) was a Welsh field hockey player, born in Newport, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the team Wales.[1]
Lyne was educated at Cranbrook School.[2] He became a solicitor, and was in partnership with his uncle Horace.[3] He then became a barrister, and in 1935 was appointed Recorder of Hereford.[4][5] He was a Citizen councillor in Bristol and Lord Mayor in 1951-52.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Robert Lyne". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Olympedia: Robert Lyne". Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Olympedia: Robert Lyne". Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Bristol barrister to be Recorder of Hereford", The Western Daily Press and Bristol Mirror, 29 May 1935, p 1.
- ^ "Olympedia: Robert Lyne". Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Bristol Municipal Elections", Western Daily Press and Bristol Mirror, 3 November 1936, p 7.
- ^ "Newport Man's Seat at Bristol", Western Mail, 3 November 1927, p 6.
- ^ "Olympedia: Robert Lyne". Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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