Gerard Powys Dewhurst J.P. (14 February 1872 – 29 March 1956; sometimes referred to as Gerald Powys Dewhurst) was an English cotton merchant and banker. He was also an amateur

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, and earned one international cap for

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in 1895, playing as an

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Early and personal life

Born in

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, he was the son of George Bakewell Dewhurst and Frances Ada Dewhurst (née Mann). He grew up at

Oughtrington Hall Oughtrington Hall was a country house east of the village of Lymm in Cheshire, England. The manor house was rebuilt in about 1810 for Trafford Trafford (''né'' Leigh: a descendant of the ancient Leighs of West Hall, High Legh), who assumed the ...

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, and was educated at

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, where he was a member of the school football XI in 1889 and 1890, and

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. While at Cambridge, he earned a "

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" in 1892, 1893 and 1894. In 1897 he married Mary Brougham, by whom he had two sons.

Football career

Dewhurst played for Liverpool Ramblers and the

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as an amateur, and also played one game for

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against

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on 24 March 1894. He made 32 appearances for the Corinthians between 1892 and 1895, scoring 18 goals. He earned one cap for

in a

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against

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on 18 March 1895, whilst registered as a Liverpool Ramblers player. All eleven England players were members of the Corinthian club and were expected to produce an easy victory; in the event, Wales proved stronger than expected and the match ended in a 1–1 draw with

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equalizing shortly after Wales took the lead through Billy Lewis.

Business career

Dewhurst joined his family cotton trading firm, Geo. & R. Dewhurst Ltd. of Manchester, becoming Chairman and Managing Director. He was also Chairman of the Vulcan Insurance Company of Manchester, a director of the London Assurance Corporation and a member of the Manchester Royal Exchange. He later worked as a banker with

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, becoming Chairman, and as a director of The

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. He served as Justice of the Peace for

Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, Flintshire to the east, Wrexham to the southeast, Powys to the south, and Gwynedd and Conwy to the west. Rhyl is the largest town, and Ruthi ...

. The

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named one of its

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"Improved Director" steam locomotives after him, No. 507 (later L.N.E.R. No. 5507 and B.R. No. 62661).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dewhurst, Gerald 1872 births People from Mayfair Footballers from the City of Westminster 1956 deaths People educated at Repton School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge English bankers English businesspeople English men's footballers England men's international footballers Liverpool Ramblers A.F.C. players Corinthian F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players People from Lymm Men's association football forwards