Ernest Edward Shedden Hawthorn (1878–1951) was an English International

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

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Badminton career

Born in 1878 in Sussex he joined the Crystal Palace badminton club after becoming involved in badminton. He was a prominent player before the First World War winning two All England titles. After retiring in 1928 he became vice-president of the badminton Association and was chairman from 1936 to 1947. He died on 4 December 1951 at his home in Beckenham, Kent, at the age of 73. He was part of the English team that toured Canada in 1925 to promote the sport on behalf of the Canadian Badminton Association which had recently been formed in 1921.

Medal Record at the
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Personal life

He was an insurance broker by trade and lived in Beckenham, Kent.

References

1878 births 1951 deaths English male badminton players {{England-badminton-bio-stub