Edward Corrie

This article is on the late rower. For the tennis player see Edward Corrie (tennis).

Edward Lyall Corrie (January 1848 - 1931) was an English rower who won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta three times.

Corrie was born in Liverpool, the son of Edgar Corrie, a merchant, and his wife Helen.[1]

Corrie moved to London where he became a discount broker. He rowed for Kingston Rowing Club where he was coached by Walter Bradford Woodgate. In 1866, he partnered Woodgate to win Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta.[2] This was the infamous occasion when Woodgate entered the event twice, using the name Wat Bradford in the other entry when he partnered another Kingstonian M M Brown. The rules of entry at the regatta were subsequently revised to prevent this.[3] Corrie partnered M M Brown in 1867 to win Silver Goblets again. In 1870 Corrie partnered E Hall for his third win of SIlver Goblets. He was captain of Kingston in 1872 when he was party to the revision of the laws of Boat Racing.[4]

Corrie died at Reigate at the age of 83.

Corrie married Julia Sophia Hammond at St George Hanover Square in 1872.

References

  1. ↑ Parish of Liverpool St Peter Baptisms
  2. ↑ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839-1939
  3. ↑ Hear the Boat Sing - Collecting Rowing Books
  4. ↑ Edwin Brickwood Boat Racing
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 29, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.