Athol Alexander Paul Rees Stuart (born 1881) was an

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who won the

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at Henley, the

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and the London Cup to achieve the rowing triple crown in 1909. Stuart was the son of Montague Pelham Stuart, of Steynton, Surbiton and his wife Mary Rees. He was educated at

Cheltenham College Cheltenham College is a public school ( fee-charging boarding and day school for pupils aged 13–18) in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The school opened in 1841 as a Church of England foundation and is known for its outstanding linguis ...

and spent two terms at

Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Gonville and Caius College, commonly known as Caius ( ), is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1348 by Edmund Gonville, it is the fourth-oldest of the University of Cambridge's 31 colleges and ...

. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 6th (

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) Battalion of the

Manchester Regiment The Manchester Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1958. The regiment was created during the 1881 Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot and the 96th R ...

, and served in the

Second Anglo-Boer War The Second Boer War (, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic an ...

, during which he was promoted to

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on 18 July 1900. after the end of this war, he resigned this commission in February 1903. Stuart rowed for

Kingston Rowing Club Kingston Rowing Club (KRC) is a rowing club in England founded in 1858 and a member club of British Rowing. The club is located on the River Thames at Kingston upon Thames, downstream and north-east of Kingston Bridge and Kingston Railway B ...

and was runner up to Alexander McCulloch in the

Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a Rowing (sport), rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It diffe ...

in 1908. He won the Diamond Challenge Sculls in 1909 beating R Lucas. Later in 1909 he won the

, beating

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. Stuart also won the London Cup at the

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, winning the triple crown in the year. Stuart served in the

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as a captain and adjutant of the Manchester Regiment and a major in the

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. Supplement to the London Gazette, 7 August 1917
/ref> Stuart's brother Douglas Stuart was a Cambridge University and Olympic oarsman.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stuart, Athol Alexander 1881 births British male rowers Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge People educated at Cheltenham College Manchester Regiment officers Sherwood Foresters officers British Army personnel of the Second Boer War British Army personnel of World War I Year of death missing Sportspeople from Gloucestershire British Militia officers