About Henry Stanley
Lived 1873 – 1900 (aged 27). Henry Stanley was a British cricketer.
Henry Thomas Stanley (20 August 1873 – 16 September 1900) was an English cricketer who played 63 first-class matches for Somerset County Cricket Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) between 1894 and 1899. He was the older son of the wealthy Edward Stanley MP and heir to the Quantock Lodge Estate in Somerset. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the West Somerset Yeoman Cavalry, and was killed in action during the Second Boer War, at Hekpoort, South Africa in 1900.
An account of his death and burial in South Africa is given in A Yeoman's Letters by P. T. Ross. He has a large granite memorial cross in the churchyard at Over Stowey, Somerset, inscribed:NOT HERE HE LIES NOT HERE BUT FAR AWAY IN OTHER EARTHBY OTHER GRASS OERSPREADYET BY HIS HOMETHIS CROSS SHALL STAND & SAYHE LIVES AMONG HIS OWN
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Henry Stanley?
cricketer (1873-1900)
When was Henry Stanley born?
Henry Stanley was born on 20 August 1873 in Belgravia.
When did Henry Stanley die?
Henry Stanley died on 14 September 1900 in Transvaal Colony.
What was Henry Stanley's occupation?
Henry Stanley was a cricketer.
What nationality was Henry Stanley?
Henry Stanley was British.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Henry Stanley (cricketer)
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