About Edward Butler
Lived 1866 – 1948 (aged 81). Edward Butler was a British cricketer and schoolmaster.
Edward Montagu Butler (3 December 1866 – 11 February 1948) was an English first-class cricketer and schoolmaster.
Life Butler was born in Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex.
He was educated at Harrow School (of which his father was then headmaster) and at Trinity College, Cambridge (of which his father became Master in 1886), matriculating in 1885, gaining an exhibition, graduating B.A. 1891 (M.A. 1900).
He played two matches for Middlesex in 1885, and earned Cambridge cricket blues in 1888 and 1889. He also represented Cambridge in singles and doubles racquets, and singles tennis,
Butler was an assistant master at Harrow from 1891 to 1919.
He was the father of Olympic champion sprinter Guy Montagu Butler.
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Who was Edward Butler?
British cricketer and schoolmaster (1866-1948)
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Edward Butler was born on 3 December 1866.
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Edward Butler died on 11 February 1948.
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Edward Butler was a cricketer and schoolmaster.
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Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Edward Montagu Butler
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