About Jack Lysaght
Lived 1906 – 1954 (aged 47). Jack Lysaght was a tennis player.
John Frederick Gerald Lysaght (27 September 1906 – 7 April 1954) was a British tennis player.
Lysaght, an Oxford Blue, came from a wealthy Somerset family. His father Gerald was an industrialist and a significant donor to Ernest Shackleton, accompanying the explorer to Cape Verde as a helmsman on the 1921 Quest Expedition. The family occupied Chapel Cleeve Manor in Somerset. Active on tour in the 1930s, Lysaght was known for his considerable height and twice reached the singles third round of the Wimbledon Championships.
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Who was Jack Lysaght?
British tennis player
When was Jack Lysaght born?
Jack Lysaght was born on 27 September 1906.
When did Jack Lysaght die?
Jack Lysaght died on 7 April 1954.
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Jack Lysaght was a tennis player.
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