Tom Stewart (bowls)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 31 May 1884 Buckinghamshire, England |
| Died | 7 December 1960 (aged 76) Berkshire, England |
| Occupation | Pharmacist |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Bracknell BC |
Thomas George Stewart (31 May 1884 – 7 December 1960), was an English bowls player who competed at the Commonwealth Games.[1]
Biography
Stewart began playing bowls for Bracknell Bowls Club in 1915 and the Berkshire County Association from 1922.[2] He became captain of the Berkshire BC in March 1923[3] and by 1933 was the honorary secretary of the club.[4]
He was selected for the British team for the 1954 tour of Canada, which included the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[5] He participated in the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games at Vancouver, British Columbia, in the pairs event with Edward Bateman[6] and finished 10th.[7]
At the time of the Games he was a Pharmacist by trade and lived at Roebuck Cottage in Binfield, Berkshire[8] and by the end of the 1954 tour had taken part in 24 matches for Britain and England.[2][9]
References
- ^ "British Players win and lose on opening day at Empire Games". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 31 July 1954. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "His 14,000 miles of bowls". Wokingham Times. 10 September 1954. Retrieved 10 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bowling Club Annual Meeting". Reading Observer. 16 March 1923. Retrieved 10 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bracknell Bowling Club". Wokingham Times. 24 November 1933. Retrieved 10 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bowls Team For Tour of Canada". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 6 February 1954. Retrieved 10 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Vancouver 1954 Team". Team England. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Lawn Bowls Pairs - Vancouver 1954". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "25 June 1954, Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal Passenger List on Empress of France". Ancestry. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Thomas Stewart". Ancestry.co.uk.