Lucius Gwynn
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Lucius Henry Gwynn (County Donegal, Ireland 5 May 1873 – 23 December 1902 Davos Platz, Switzerland) was an Irish academic and sportsman who was noted for his prowess in both rugby union football and cricket.
Lucius Gwynn was one member of a family well known in the Dublin of his time for its academic and sporting achievements. He was the fourth son of the Very Rev John Gwynn, Regius Professor of Divinity at Dublin University, and Lucy Josephine, daughter of the Irish patriot William Smith O'Brien. He and his three immediate younger brothers Arthur, Robin and Jack all in turn captained their school and university cricket teams and played the game at first class level. Lucius was also a talented rugby player.
Lucius Gwynn’s academic career outshone even his sporting achievements. He entered Trinity College, Dublin as a foundation Scholar and achieved a double first in his degree finals. In 1899 he was elected a Fellow of Trinity College and commenced what promised to be a distinguished academic career.
In 1901 he married Katharine Rawlinson of Bristol. He was already suffering from persistent symptoms of debility and fatigue. A few months later a Harley Street physician diagnosed tuberculosis. Lucius was admitted to a sanatorium at Davos Platz in Switzerland, but the illness had progressed too far for any treatment to succeed. He died in December 1902 aged 29. The couple’s only child, a daughter named Rhoda, was born a few months before his death.
At school Lucius was mainly a bowler, his brother Arthur being the superior bat, though this inequality was ironed out at university. Lucius was captain of the Dublin University Cricket Club XI for two seasons, 1894 and 1895, then played under Arthur’s captaincy. The three brothers Lucius, Arthur and Robin Gwynn made up a formidable threesome in those years.
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