Sir Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce (8 February 1864 – 28 March 1941) was a

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player and later vice-president of the

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from 1911 to 1921, and served as its president from 1921 to 1936. His biggest singles title success was in 1883, when he won the Northern Championships. In 1887, he and Patrick Bowes-Lyon won the doubles in Wimbledon. In 1888, they were unable to defend their title when they were beaten in the Challenge Round by

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and William Renshaw. His best singles performance at Wimbledon came in 1886, when he reached the semifinal of the All Comers tournament in which he lost in five sets to compatriot Ernest Lewis. He also reached the quarter-finals of the singles in 1882, 1883, and 1888. Herbert was a brother of physicist Lionel, son of judge

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, grandson of archdeacon

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and great-grandson of

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William Wilberforce. He later served as president and chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis Club. He was made a

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in the 1931 New Year Honours.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Barrister and magistrate

Having studied law at the

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, he was

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at the

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in 1888, and practised on the North Eastern Circuit. He was appointed a

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. In 1914, he was appointed to the Metropolitan Bench of Magistrates and in 1926 became Deputy Chairman of the County of London Quarter Sessions. He retired in 1938.

Politics

A member of the

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, Wilberforce unsuccessfully contested Hackney North at the 1900 General Election. In 1901, he was elected to the London County Council as a Progressive Party councillor representing St Pancras North. He served a single three-year term on the county council.

References

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