He was the eldest son of John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834–1913), and his first wife Ellen Frances Hordern (1841–1879). He succeeded his father as Baron Avebury upon his death in 1913. He was born, and died, at the family home, High Elms, in Farnborough, Kent.[1]
Lubbock was a director of the family banking firm, Robbarts, Lubbock and Company, from 1880 until 1914 when it was taken over by Coutts & Co., where he became a director in turn, and of the British National Provincial Bank[1] and a member of the boards of five colonial banks, eight insurance companies and five investment trusts, including the Bank of New Zealand, Lloyd's of London, Royal Exchange Assurance Co, Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Co., and Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co.
In 1925 he chaired the Lubbock Committee looking at repayment of War Savings Certificates.[2]
In his youth, he was a keen sportsman. At school he played both association football and cricket although not in their representative XIs, but he won in 1876 a game of Eton Fives with Ivo Bligh who was later famous as the captain of the England cricket team of "Ashes" fame.[1]
At university, he joined the Oxford University A.F.C., playing with them in the FA Cup ties of 1879-80 up to the Cup Final at Kennington Oval on 10 April 1880 when his team lost 1–0 to Clapham Rovers. He also played against Cambridge University as a football 'Blue' in 1881, and was also a 'Blue' at real tennis when he lost in the doubles.[1]
He played cricket for the M.C.C., I Zingari and West Kent, and, later in life, scratch golf.[1]
Sporting honoursedit
Oxford University
1880 FA Cup Final (runner-up)
Heiredit
Lord Avebury died unmarried in 1929 at the age of seventy and was succeeded in the Barony by his nephew, John Lubbock.
Referencesedit
^ abcdefWarsop, Keith (2004). The Early F.A. Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs. Tony Brown, Soccer Data. p. 99. ISBN1-899468-78-1.
^"Alexander Kemp Wright | NatWest Group Heritage Hub".
John Birkbeck Lubbock, 2nd Baron Avebury at thepeerage.com
Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition (ed. Charles Mosley) (Genealogical Books Ltd, 1999)
john, lubbock, baron, avebury, john, birkbeck, lubbock, baron, avebury, october, 1858, march, 1929, british, aristocrat, banker, john, birkbeck, lubbock, baron, avebury, contents, background, career, sports, sporting, honours, heir, references, external, links. John Birkbeck Lubbock 2nd Baron Avebury DL 4 October 1858 26 March 1929 was a British aristocrat and banker John Birkbeck Lubbock 2nd Baron Avebury Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Sports 4 Sporting honours 5 Heir 6 References 7 External linksBackground editHe was the eldest son of John Lubbock 1st Baron Avebury 1834 1913 and his first wife Ellen Frances Hordern 1841 1879 He succeeded his father as Baron Avebury upon his death in 1913 He was born and died at the family home High Elms in Farnborough Kent 1 He was educated at Eton College and then at Balliol College Oxford where he graduated as B A and M A in the same year of 1885 1 Career editLubbock was a director of the family banking firm Robbarts Lubbock and Company from 1880 until 1914 when it was taken over by Coutts amp Co where he became a director in turn and of the British National Provincial Bank 1 and a member of the boards of five colonial banks eight insurance companies and five investment trusts including the Bank of New Zealand Lloyd s of London Royal Exchange Assurance Co Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Co and Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co In 1925 he chaired the Lubbock Committee looking at repayment of War Savings Certificates 2 He was also a Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Kent Sports editIn his youth he was a keen sportsman At school he played both association football and cricket although not in their representative XIs but he won in 1876 a game of Eton Fives with Ivo Bligh who was later famous as the captain of the England cricket team of Ashes fame 1 At university he joined the Oxford University A F C playing with them in the FA Cup ties of 1879 80 up to the Cup Final at Kennington Oval on 10 April 1880 when his team lost 1 0 to Clapham Rovers He also played against Cambridge University as a football Blue in 1881 and was also a Blue at real tennis when he lost in the doubles 1 He played cricket for the M C C I Zingari and West Kent and later in life scratch golf 1 Sporting honours editOxford University1880 FA Cup Final runner up Heir editLord Avebury died unmarried in 1929 at the age of seventy and was succeeded in the Barony by his nephew John Lubbock References edit a b c d e f Warsop Keith 2004 The Early F A Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs Tony Brown Soccer Data p 99 ISBN 1 899468 78 1 Alexander Kemp Wright NatWest Group Heritage Hub John Birkbeck Lubbock 2nd Baron Avebury at thepeerage com Burke s Peerage and Baronetage 106th edition ed Charles Mosley Genealogical Books Ltd 1999 City Bankers 1890 1914 by Youssef Cassis University of Geneva and Cambridge University Press 1994 External links editDetails of cricket careerPeerage of the United KingdomPreceded byJohn Lubbock Baron Avebury1913 1929 Succeeded byJohn Lubbock Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Lubbock 2nd Baron Avebury amp oldid 1163983960, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
