Robert Chambers Jr.
Robert Chambers Jr. | |
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Born | 5 March 1832 Chambers' Journal (1874) |
Spouse | Laura Anderson (1856) |
Children | Eldest son: Charles Edward Stuart Chambers (born 1859), editor of the Journal and chairman of W. & R. Chambers |
Parent | Father: Robert Chambers |
Relatives | Nephew of William Chambers |
Robert Chambers
Life
He became a member of the publishing firm in 1853, and in 1862 wrote an excellent book on golfing, A Few Rambling Remarks on Golf. A poem on
Golf career
1861 Open Championship
Chambers placed 10th in the
Grand Tournament 1858
Previously, Chambers had won the second Grand National Tournament held on the Old Course at St Andrews in 1858, when he beat Mr. Wallace of Leven in match play on the last hole.[4] He represented Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society in this match. They played at Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh 1761-1876 and held a dinner in his honour to celebrate the result.[5]
Robert was also a member of other clubs. This included Tantallon Golf Club at North Berwick, where he was Captain for eight years.[6] He tried unsuccessfully to get them to buy a clubhouse when the other North Berwick golfers did so.[7]
Robert Chambers and George Morris (brother of Old Tom Morris) laid out the original golf course at Hoylake in 1869 for the club who would become the Royal Liverpool Golf Club. George's son, Jack Morris, stayed on as the first professional.[8] George Morris was Robert Chambers' long-term caddie for 25 years.[9]
Almost as famous as his golf victories, is the time when Robert umpired the match between Old Tom Morris and Willie Park Sr. in 1870 at Musselburgh. He stopped the match after the local crowd were interfering with play, which Willie Park refused to accept.[10][11]
Chambers wrote extensively on golf, not surprisingly, as he owned a publishing company. He was a member of the St. Giles's Cathedral board, and, like his uncle, took much interest in the church.[2]
Later life and death
In his later years, Chambers was for a long time in delicate health and spent most of his time at North Berwick or St. Andrews. He died of an affection of the heart on 23 March 1888 at his house in Claremont Crescent in the eastern New Town, Edinburgh.[2] He is buried on the north side of one of the central paths in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.
Family
He was married to Laura Anderson. His eldest daughter
References
- ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ a b c Aitken 1901.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
- ^ Prestwick 1851 Scottish Golf History http://www.scottishgolfhistory.org/oldest-golf-courses/1851-prestwick/
- ^ Golf: A Royal and Ancient Game by Robert Clark, 1875 and 1893, Reprinted by EP Publishing 1975
- ^ Tantallon Golf Club history http://www.tantallongolfclub.co.uk/page.aspx?pid=13976
- ^ Scottish Golf History 19th Hole North Berwick Retrieved 5 February 2017 http://www.scottishgolfhistory.org/news/oldest-19th-hole-part-iii/
- ^ Scottish Golf History Hoylake 1871 Retrieved 5 February 2017. http://www.scottishgolfhistory.org/18-x-18-oldest-18-hole-courses/1871-hoylake/
- ^ Golf Scotland's Game by David Hamilton, Partick Press 1998, page 115.
- ^ Scottish Golf History From Musselburgh to Brookline Retrieved 5 February 2017 http://www.scottishgolfhistory.org/news/ryder-cup-2014-history-rivalry-two/
- ^ Golf Scotland's Game by David Hamilton, Partick Press 1998, page 163
- ^ Every woman's encyclopaedia, volume 2 p. 1380 (1910-12).
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Aitken, George Atherton (1901). "Chambers, Robert (1832-1888)". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.