Henry Hugh Comyn (1 November 1876 – 8 April 1937) was an English civil servant and sportsman. He competed in the

Wimbledon Championships The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is pl ...

in 1906 and 1907 and was an open champion in badminton in mixed doubles in 1908, 1909 and 1910.

Life

Comyn was the son of Charles James Bourchier Comyn of Marle Place, Brenchley, Kent. He was at

Dulwich College Dulwich College is a 2–19 independent, day and boarding school for boys in Dulwich, London, England. As a public school, it began as the College of God's Gift, founded in 1619 by Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn, with the original purpose o ...

from July 1890 to 1892.Dulwich College Register
/ref> In 1898 he was a clerk in the Metropolitan Police receivers office. He was a lieutenant in the Territorial Army in the 2nd South Middlesex regiment in 1900. He saw service in the

Second Anglo-Boer War The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the Sout ...

in the King's Royal Rifles. Comyn entered the

1906 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Reigning champion Laurence Doherty defeated Frank Riseley Frank Lorymer Riseley (6 July 1877 – 6 February 1959) was a British tennis player. He was a three time Wimbledon singles finalist (1903, 1904, 1906), two time Wimbledon doubles champ ...

and was beaten by J.M.Flavelle in the second round. In the

1907 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Norman Brookes defeated Arthur Gore 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 in the All-Comers final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1907 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion Laurence Doherty Hugh Laurence "Laurie" Doherty (8 Octob ...

he lost in the first round to

Percy Fitton Percy Douglas Fitton (1881–1946), was a male badminton player from England. Badminton career Fitton born in Hendon was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. He won the men's doubles in 1911 A notable ongoing eve ...

. He played

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

for England between 1907 and 1911 and won the men's doubles in the Scottish Open three times. In 1908 he partnered Frank Chesterton and in 1909 and 1910 he partnered

George Alan Thomas Sir George Alan Thomas, 7th Baronet (14 June 1881 – 23 July 1972) was a British badminton, tennis and chess player. He was twice British chess champion and a 21-time All-England badminton champion. He also reached the quarterfinals of the ...

. He also rowed for

Twickenham Rowing Club Twickenham Rowing Club was founded on 26 July 1860 so is jointly with Thames Rowing Club the third oldest rowing club on the Thames. The club is on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, south-west London. Its boat code is TWK. Club colours The club col ...

. Comyn became chief accountant at the Metropolitan Police. Comyn died at the age of 60 at Angmering-on Sea .

Family

Comyn married Muriel Annie Edith Bourne, daughter of Alfred Allinson Bourne, assistant master at

Cheltenham College ("Work Conquers All") , established = , closed = , type = Public school Independent SchoolDay and Boarding School , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Head , head = Nicola Huggett ...

. They had no children and were divorced in 1926.National Archives
/ref> Comyn was the brother of

William Leslie Comyn William Leslie Comyn (born 30 October 1877) was a Californian businessman, shipbuilder and builder of one of the first large concrete ships. Life Comyn was the second son of Charles Comyn an English civil servant and was born at Shepherd's Bush, ...

, California shipbuilder.

References

External links

Badminton results table

{{DEFAULTSORT:Comyn, Hugh English male tennis players British male tennis players English male badminton players 1876 births 1937 deaths Place of birth missing