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Tom Dennis

1881 – 1940

English snooker and billiard player

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About Tom Dennis

Lived 1881 – 1940 (aged 58–59). Tom Dennis was a British snooker player.

Thomas Arthur Dennis (1882 – January 1940) was an English professional snooker and English billiards player.

Career Dennis won the Billiard Professionals' Association (BPA) English billiards championship in 1914, 1921, 1922, and 1924, and also won the BPA Snooker Championship in 1923, 1924 and 1929. In 1925 he was ill in hospital for several months, which meant he was unable to defend his BPA titles and also faced the prospect of losing the two billiard saloons that he ran.

Personal life He had three sons: Thomas Leslie, William Henry by his first wife and David with his second wife, Kathleen. William was a successful amateur snooker player, reaching the final of the 1937 English Amateur Championship, losing 5–3 to Kingsley Kennerley.

Snooker performance timeline Tournament 1923/24 1924/25 1925/26 1926/27 1927/28 1928/29 1929/30 1930/31 1931/32 1932/33 1933/34 1934/35 1935/36 BPA Professional Championship W W WD NH SF F W NH SF SF Tournament Not Held World Championship Not Held F QF F F F SF SF A A WD

Performance Table Legend W won the tournament F lost in the final SF lost in the semi–finals QF lost in the quarter-finals WD withdrew from the tournament A did not participate in the tournament NH event was not held

Career finals

Career Finals: 7 (3 titles)

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Important facts

Born
1881, Nottingham
Birth century
Died
1940, Nottingham
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Also known as
Thomas Arthur Dennis

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Tom Dennis?

English snooker and billiard player

When was Tom Dennis born?

Tom Dennis was born in 1881 in Nottingham.

When did Tom Dennis die?

Tom Dennis died in 1940 in Nottingham.

What was Tom Dennis's occupation?

Tom Dennis was a snooker player.

What nationality was Tom Dennis?

Tom Dennis was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tom Dennis

· Wikidata: Q981476

· DBpedia: Tom Dennis (snooker player)

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