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John Galbraith Horn

d. 1925

Scottish tennis player (died 1925)

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John Galbraith Horn was a tennis player.

John Galbraith Horn (16 April 1860 – 10 September 1925) also known as J.G. Horn or Galbraith Horn was a Scottish tennis player who competed at the Wimbledon Championships in 1881 and 1882. He won the Scottish Championships three times consecutively from 1881 to 1883. He was active from 1881 to 1892 and won 6 career singles titles.

Career John Galbraith Horn was born In Edinburgh, Scotland in 1860.

He played and won his first tournament at the Scottish Championships in 1881. At the 1882 championships he reached the second round before losing to Frank Benson.

His main career singles title successes came at the Scottish Championships which he won three times consecutivley (1881–1893), and was a finalist in (1884), He also won the Edinburgh University LTC Open (1883), the Fifeshire Championship (1885) and the West of Scotland Championships (1887).

In addition he was a losing finalist at the Oxford University Champion Tournament (1882), Darlington Open (1884, 1885, 1887), and the West of Scotland Championships (1894). Galbraith Horn played his final singles event at the Boulogne International Championship on clay in 1893.

He died on 10 September 1925 in Évian-les-Bains, France.

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Galbraith Horn, J. G. Horn

Frequently asked questions

Who was John Galbraith Horn?

Scottish tennis player (died 1925)

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John Galbraith Horn died on 10 September 1925.

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John Galbraith Horn was a tennis player.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Galbraith Horn

· Wikidata: Q76052976

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