Stanley Lucas
| Stanley Lucas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 January 1900 Morwenstow, Cornwall, England |
| Died |
21 June 2010 (aged 110 years, 157 days) Westminster, England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Known for | Oldest living man in Europe (25 July 2009 – 21 June 2010) |
Stanley Lucas (15 January 1900 – 21 June 2010) was a British supercentenarian, he was the oldest living man verified in Europe since the death of Harry Patch on 25 July 2009.[1] He was also the third-oldest man in the world, after Walter Breuning of the United States and Jiroemon Kimura of Japan. Lucas was born at Morwenstow and had two brothers and two sisters.
In 1908 the family moved to Marhamchurch, where he lived until 1948. He left school at 14 and was later called up for service in both the First and Second World Wars. Lucas, however, did not serve due to a pre-diagnosed heart condition.[1] Instead, Lucas helped on the family farm during the First World War. Lucas married Ivy Nancekivell in 1926 and took over the family farm. Lucas was a breeder of North Devon cattle and Devon longwool sheep and started a dairy farm in the early 1940s. In 1948 he relocated to live with his family at Poughill, where he continued to live after Ivy's death in 1963. In 1950, Lucas started playing bowls, which he continued to play until 2000, aged 100.
Lucas was a member of Bude Town Council from 1959–70, as well as vice chairman. His daughter said "He has worked hard in his working life and was a teetotaller and non-smoker and since he has been elderly has been well cared for".[2][3]
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References
- 1 2 Savill, Richard (3 February 2010). "Stanley Lucas: Europe’s oldest man celebrates 110th birthday". The Telegraph (London). Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ↑ "Stanley is 108 years young". Cornwall Guardian. 23 January 2008.
- ↑ "Celebrations in Bude as Stanley reaches 110". Bude & Stratton Post. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.