Sir Charles Strickland, 8th Baronet
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Sir Charles William Strickland, 8th Baronet (6 February 1819 - 31 December 1909) was an English barrister and a rower
who was in the winning crew in the first Grand Challenge Cup
at Henley Royal Regatta
.
Strickland was born at Hildenley
, Malton, Yorkshire. the eldest son of Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet
, of Boynton
. He was educated at Rugby School
where he is supposed to have been the original of the character 'Martin' in Tom Brown's Schooldays
. He was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge
on 6 March 1837 and was also admitted at Lincoln's Inn
on 11 March 1841. He rowed for Trinity College in the crew which won the first Grand Challenge Cup
at Henley Royal Regatta
in 1839. Strickland was called to the bar on 6 May 1847 and was also admitted at the Middle Temple
on 6 February 1849.
Strickland was on the Northern Circuit and was chairman of the East Riding of Yorkshire Quarter Sessions. He succeeded
his father in the baronetcy on 23 December 1874. He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire
in 1880.
Strickland died at Hildenley Hall at the age of 90.
Strickland married Georgina Selina Septima Milner, daughter of Sir William Mordaunt Sturt Milner, Bt
on 19 September 1850 and they had a son Walter. He married secondly on 22 May 1866, Anne Elizabeth Nevile, daughter of Rev. Christopher Nevile, of Thorney, Nottinghamshire. They had a son Henry and a daughter. He had two brothers, one of whom Frederick Strickland was a friend of Francis Galton
and died in tragic circumstances according to Galton's description.
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...
who was in the winning crew in the first Grand Challenge Cup
Grand Challenge Cup
The Grand Challenge Cup is a rowing competition for men's eights. It is the oldest and most prestigious event at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs...
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...
.
Strickland was born at Hildenley
Hildenley
Hildenley is a village near Malton, North Yorkshire, England.It is referred to in Domesday Book as Hildingeslei..In the 1540s it was purchased by William Strickland, grandfather of Sir William Strickland, 1st Baronet. George Strickland, of Hildenley, represented the county of Yorkshire in the...
, Malton, Yorkshire. the eldest son of Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet
Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet
Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet , also known as Sir George Cholmley was an English Member of Parliament and lawyer....
, of Boynton
Boynton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Boynton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of the town of Bridlington and lies on the B1253 road.According to the 2001 UK census, Boynton parish had a population of 161....
. He was educated at Rugby School
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
where he is supposed to have been the original of the character 'Martin' in Tom Brown's Schooldays
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Tom Brown's Schooldays is a novel by Thomas Hughes. The story is set at Rugby School, a public school for boys, in the 1830s; Hughes attended Rugby School from 1834 to 1842...
. He was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
on 6 March 1837 and was also admitted at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
on 11 March 1841. He rowed for Trinity College in the crew which won the first Grand Challenge Cup
Grand Challenge Cup
The Grand Challenge Cup is a rowing competition for men's eights. It is the oldest and most prestigious event at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs...
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...
in 1839. Strickland was called to the bar on 6 May 1847 and was also admitted at the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
on 6 February 1849.
Strickland was on the Northern Circuit and was chairman of the East Riding of Yorkshire Quarter Sessions. He succeeded
his father in the baronetcy on 23 December 1874. He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
The High Sheriff of Yorkshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. A list of the sheriffs from the Norman conquest onwards can be found below...
in 1880.
Strickland died at Hildenley Hall at the age of 90.
Strickland married Georgina Selina Septima Milner, daughter of Sir William Mordaunt Sturt Milner, Bt
Milner Baronets
The Milner Baronetcy, of Nun Appleton Hall in the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 26 February 1717 for William Milner, later Member of Parliament for York. The second Baronet was Receiver-General of Excise. The third and fifth Baronets both...
on 19 September 1850 and they had a son Walter. He married secondly on 22 May 1866, Anne Elizabeth Nevile, daughter of Rev. Christopher Nevile, of Thorney, Nottinghamshire. They had a son Henry and a daughter. He had two brothers, one of whom Frederick Strickland was a friend of Francis Galton
Francis Galton
Sir Francis Galton /ˈfrɑːnsɪs ˈgɔːltn̩/ FRS , cousin of Douglas Strutt Galton, half-cousin of Charles Darwin, was an English Victorian polymath: anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, psychometrician, and statistician...
and died in tragic circumstances according to Galton's description.