About George Porcher
Lived 1825 – 1876 (aged 50–51). George Porcher was a British barrister and cricketer.
George Du Pré Porcher (c. 1823 – 10 March 1876) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
The son of The Reverend George Du Pré Porcher, he was born in 1823, most likely in Chichester, where his father was resident at the time of his birth. He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Balliol College, Oxford. During his final year at Cambridge, he played two first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), both against Oxford University Cricket Club at Oxford and Lord's respectively. A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in 1849 and practiced law on the Western Circuit. He married Emmeline Stratton in 1854. Du Pré Porcher died at Hyde Park in March 1876.
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Who was George Porcher?
English barrister and cricketer (1825-1876)
When was George Porcher born?
George Porcher was born in 1825 in Chichester.
When did George Porcher die?
George Porcher died on 10 March 1876 in Hyde Park.
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George Porcher was a barrister and cricketer.
What nationality was George Porcher?
George Porcher was British.
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· DBpedia: George Du Pré Porcher
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