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George Dockrell
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born(1886-10-22)22 October 1886
Rathdown, County Dublin
Died23 December 1924(1924-12-23) (aged 38)
Richmond, London, England
Sport
SportSwimming

George Dockrell (22 October 1886 – 23 December 1924) was an Olympic swimmer, best known for competing at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metre freestyle event for Great Britain .[1] He had a lengthy swimming, and military career, until his death in 1924.[2]

Early and Family Life edit

 
Trinity College Dublin

He was born William Robert to Maurice Edward Dockrell and Margaret Dockrell on 22 October 1886 in Dublin, Ireland but he was later baptised George Shannon Dockrell.[1][3]He came from a prominent political family in Dublin. Sir Maurice Edward Dockrell was a Unionist Politician and was one of the few members who took his seat in the British House of Commons after the 1918 Irish General Election.[4][5]His mother, Lady Margaret Dockrell (née Shannon) was a suffragette, who actively campaigned for women’s rights, and was a member of Dublin City Council.[6][7]They were married in 1875 and eventually both his parents worked in the family business of Thomas Dockrell, Sons and Co. Ltd.[8][6][5]

Growing up he lived Blackrock, Co. Dublin with six siblings, a sister named Anna and five brothers Thomas, Kenneth, Maurice, Henry and James.[9][10][11]His family was raised Protestant, within the Church of Ireland. [11][8]His family was also heavily involved in the Dublin Swimming Club, where George won 21 out of the 38 titles won by the Dockrell family.[12][13]Dockrell spent his school years, from 1899 to 1903 in Trent College, Nottingham where he excelled at swimming.[2][14]In 1904 he sailed from Liverpool to New York aboard the ship ‘Celtic’ under the name Geo. S Dockrell.[15][16]He lived in America for two years where he was inspired by the technique of American Olympic swimmer, C.M. Daniels. [2][17]Upon his return to Ireland he received his education at Trinity College Dublin. [2][18]

Several of Dockrell's siblings went to work alongside their parents at Thomas Dockrell, Sons and Co. Ltd.[6][5]While his brother Henry became a Fine Gael T.D. [19][20]Meanwhile Dockrell became more actively involved in his own swimming career. His niece, Marguerite Dockrell, and nephew, Hayes Dockrell, also went on to compete in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[18][21][22]Like Dockrell, his niece competed in Swimming, while his nephew took part in the Water Polo section.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Dockrell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d The Irish Times (1921-Current File), Dublin, Ireland (27 December 1927). "A NOTABLE SWIMMER: MAJOR GEORGE S. DOCKRELL". proquest.com. The Irish Times Ltd. Retrieved 13 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Civil Records, Irish Genealogy. "Irish Genealogy" (PDF). Irishgenealogy.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ The Official Report of debates in Parliament, HANSARD 1803–2005. "HANSARD 1803–2005". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b c Dublin, Ireland, Weekly Irish Times (1921-1941). "DEATH OF SIR MAURICE DOCKRELL". proquest.com. The Irish Times Ltd. Retrieved 8 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b c Dublin, Ireland, Weekly Irish Times (1921-1941). "DEATH OF LADY DOCKRELL". proquest.com. The Irish Times Ltd. Retrieved 9 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Yeates, Padraig. "The war against the War". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  8. ^ a b Church Records, Irish Genealogy. "Irish Genealogy". irishgenealogy.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  9. ^ Civil Records, Irish Genealogy. "Births 1884" (PDF). Irishgenealogy.ie. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  10. ^ Civil Records, Irish Genealogy. "Births 1878" (PDF). Irishgenealogy.ie. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  11. ^ a b Belgrave Rd., Blackrock, Census 1901. "Census 1901". nationalarchives.ie. national archives. Retrieved 9 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Dublin Sport Exhibition, Census. "Dublin Sport Exhibition". nationalarchives.ie. national archives. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  13. ^ 1980s, The Liffey Swim. "The Liffey Swim" (PDF). leinster Open Sea. Retrieved 9 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Swimming, Trent College Nottingham (July 1903). "The Trident". The Trident.
  15. ^ Passenger Lists, Liberty Ellis Foundation. "Passenger Lists". www.libertyellisfoundation.org. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  16. ^ New York Passenger Arrival Lists, Ellis Island. "New York Passenger Arrival Lists". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  17. ^ Dockrell, George Shannon, Dictionary of Irish Biography. "Dictionary of Irish Biography". dib.cambridge.org. Retrieved 9 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ a b Trinity Olympians Profiles, Trinity College Dublin. "Trinity Olympians Profiles". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  19. ^ electionsireland, Henry Dockrell. "electionsireland". electionsireland.org. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  20. ^ oireachtas.ie, Henry Morgan Dockrell. "oireachtas.ie". www.oireachtas.ie. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  21. ^ Sports Reference, Marguerite Dockrell. "Marguerite Dockrell". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  22. ^ Sports Reference, Hayes Dockrell. "Hayes Dockrell". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 9 November 2019.



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