James William Dewar (9 September 1827 – 19 July 1861) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | James William Dewar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1827 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 July 1861 (aged 33) Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The son of Sir James Dewar and his wife, Clementine Wemyss, he was born in British India at Bombay in September 1827. He was educated in England at Winchester College.[1] After leaving Winchester, Dewar purchased a commission as an ensign in the 49th Regiment of Foot in 1846.[1] He purchased the rank of lieutenant in April 1850,[2] with Dewar marrying Kate Jane Dayrell in November of the same year.[1] He served in the British Army in the Crimean War, during which he was present for the Battle of the Alma, the Battle of Inkerman and the Siege of Sevastopol.[1] In the second year of the war, he was promoted to the rank of captain.[3] Following the end of his first marriage, he married Benares Anna de Stieger in November 1855.[1] Dewar made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Surrey and Sussex at Lord's in July 1856.[4] Batting once in the match, Dewar was dismissed without scoring in the Gentlemen of England first-innings by Frederick Oliver, while with the ball he bowled 23 wicketless overs, conceding 44 runs.[5] He was decorated by the Ottoman Empire with the Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class in August 1856,[6] while the following year he was decorated by France with the Legion of Honour.[1] He was promoted to the rank of major from brevet major in March 1858.[7] He died in July 1861 at Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "James William Dewar". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "No. 21085". The London Gazette. 12 April 1850. p. 1051.
- ^ "No. 21635". The London Gazette. 1 December 1854. p. 3911.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Dewar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Gentlemen of England v Gentlemen of Surrey and Sussex, 1856". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "No. 21909". The London Gazette. 4 August 1856. p. 2704.
- ^ "No. 22116". The London Gazette. 23 March 1858. p. 1534.