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General First nameJohn Raphael Wentworth
LastnameSavile
GenderMale
CountryEngland
Date of birth1906-10-11
Place of birthLondon, England
Date of death1980-07-15
Place of deathMexborough, Yorkshire, England


About

From: www.thepeerage.com

John Raphael Wentworth Savile, 7th Earl of Mexborough of Lifford, was born on 11 October 1906. He was the son of John Henry Savile, 6th Earl of Mexborough of Lifford and Honorable Margaret Eva de Burgh Knatchbull-Hugessen. He married Josephine Bertha Emily Fletcher, daughter of Captain Andrew Mansel Talbot Fletcher and Frances Jane Winnington, on 23 July 1930.

He was educated at Downside School, Bath, Somerset, England He graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1930 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the West Riding of Yorkshire between 1935 and 1947. He graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1938 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)

He fought in the Second World War. He gained the rank of Captain in the Intelligence Corps. He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Bihar between 1944 and 1945. He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Mexborough of Lifford, County Donegal on 16 September 1945.

He succeeded as the 7th Baron Pollington of Longford, County Longfordon 16 September 1945. He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Pollington of Ferns on 16 September 1945. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1947. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1967. He died on 15 July 1980 at age 73.

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Archive statistics Career1946 - 1969
Tournament wins1
Matches43
Match wins11


Tournament wins 1949 - Scottish Highland Championships (Amateur)


Tournaments South of England Championships - 1969 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1961 Roland Garros Qualifying - 1960 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1960 Menton - 1959 Surrey - 1959 Roland Garros Qualifying - 1957 Monte Carlo Mid-Winter - 1957 Italian International Championships - 1956 Menton - 1956 Italian International Championships - 1955 Roland Garros - 1954 Gstaad - 1954 Menton - 1953 San Remo - 1951 Roland Garros - 1950 British Hard Court Championships - 1950 North of England Championships - 1950 Scottish Highland Championships - 1950 Harrogate Hard Courts - 1950 North of England Championships - 1949 Scottish Highland Championships - 1949 Harrogate Hard Courts - 1949 Monte Carlo Country Club b - 1949 Scottish Highland Championships - 1947 North of England Hardcourts - 1947 Chapel Allerton - 1947 Monte Carlo Country Club b - 1947 Cromer Covered Courts Autumn Meeting - 1947 North of England Championships - 1946 North of England Hardcourts - 1946 London Hard Courts - 1946 Chapel Allerton - 1946