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'''Sir Arthur Page''', [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] (9 March 1876 – 1 September 1958) was a British [[jeu de paume]] player and cricketer. He played [[jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics]] and was also a [[first-class cricket]]er.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/arthur-page-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042217/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/arthur-page-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Arthur Page Olympic Results |accessdate=23 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/lists/102/manual |title=Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket |work=Olympedia |accessdate=28 July 2020}}</ref> | '''Sir Arthur Page''', [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] (9 March 1876 – 1 September 1958) was a British barrister, judge, and [[jeu de paume]] player and cricketer who served as Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Rangoon. He played [[jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics]] and was also a [[first-class cricket]]er.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/arthur-page-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042217/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/arthur-page-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Arthur Page Olympic Results |accessdate=23 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/lists/102/manual |title=Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket |work=Olympedia |accessdate=28 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
He was a member of the [[Harrow School]] cricket team, played jeu de paume while attending [[Magdalen College, Oxford]]. A member of the [[Inner Temple]], he was an attempted candidate in the [[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|1910 United Kingdom general election]] for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] in [[Derby (UK Parliament constituency)|Derby]], and served as a judge in Calcutta and Burma, where he was [[Chief Justice of | He was a member of the [[Harrow School]] cricket team, played jeu de paume while attending [[Magdalen College, Oxford]]. A member of the [[Inner Temple]], he was an attempted candidate in the [[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|1910 United Kingdom general election]] for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] in [[Derby (UK Parliament constituency)|Derby]], and served as a judge in Calcutta and Burma, where he was [[Chief Justice of Myanmar|Chief Justice]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/17932 |title=Arthur Page |work=Olympedia |access-date=30 March 2021}}</ref> He was appointed a KC in 1922. | ||
His son was the Conservative politician [[John Page ( | During the Second World War, Page was Chairman of the Evidence Section, Blockade Intelligence, [[Minister of Economic Warfare|Ministry of Economic Warfare]] between 1939 and 1940 and Chairman of the North Staffordshire Regional Coal Valuation Board from 1941. | ||
His son was the Conservative politician [[John Page (MP for Harrow West)|Sir John Page]]. | |||
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| Died | 1 September 1958 (aged 82) Hildenborough, England |
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Sir Arthur Page, QC (9 March 1876 – 1 September 1958) was a British barrister, judge, and jeu de paume player and cricketer who served as Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Rangoon. He played jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics and was also a first-class cricketer.[1][2]
He was a member of the Harrow School cricket team, played jeu de paume while attending Magdalen College, Oxford. A member of the Inner Temple, he was an attempted candidate in the 1910 United Kingdom general election for the Conservative Party in Derby, and served as a judge in Calcutta and Burma, where he was Chief Justice.[3] He was appointed a KC in 1922.
During the Second World War, Page was Chairman of the Evidence Section, Blockade Intelligence, Ministry of Economic Warfare between 1939 and 1940 and Chairman of the North Staffordshire Regional Coal Valuation Board from 1941.
His son was the Conservative politician Sir John Page.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arthur Page Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ↑ "Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "Arthur Page". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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