After graduating from Oxford, he entered into the family Scotch whiskey distilling business. Greenlees was the Conservative candidate for Whitechapel in the January 1910 general election, finishing second to the Liberal Party candidate Stuart Samuel.[1] Owing to his Scottish parentage, he enlisted as a second lieutenant in the Scottish Horse Yeomanary in November 1911.[4] Weeks prior to the start of the First World War in July 1914, Greenlees was promoted to lieutenant and served in the conflict.[5] He was made a temporary captain in October 1915,[6] with him transferring to the Scots Guards in October 1916.[7] Following the war, he was appointed a court-martial officer in December 1918.[8] In the same month he was made a temporary major,[9] which he relinquished in April 1920 and returned to the rank of lieutenant.[10] In the same month he resigned his commission, upon which he was granted the rank of major.[11] Greenlees died at Marylebone in January 1975.
Referencesedit
^ abWelch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 779.
^"First-Class Matches played by Weir Greenlees". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^"Wisden - Obituaries in 1975". ESPNcricinfo. 19 December 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
weir, greenlees, weir, loudon, greenlees, greenlees, december, 1882, january, 1975, english, first, class, cricketer, distiller, soldier, personal, informationfull, nameweir, loudon, greenlees, greenleesborn26, december, 1882islington, middlesex, englanddied10. Weir Loudon Greenlees Greenlees 26 December 1882 10 January 1975 was an English first class cricketer distiller and soldier Weir GreenleesPersonal informationFull nameWeir Loudon Greenlees GreenleesBorn26 December 1882Islington Middlesex EnglandDied10 January 1975 1975 01 10 aged 92 Marylebone London EnglandBattingUnknownRoleWicket keeperDomestic team informationYearsTeam1904London County1904Oxford UniversityCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 2Runs scored 68Batting average 22 66100s 50s Top score 39 Catches stumpings 1 Source Cricinfo 12 May 2020The son of Samuel Greenlees he was born in December 1882 at Islington He was educated at Harrow School before going up to Magdalen College Oxford 1 While studying at Oxford in 1904 Greenlees made two appearances in first class cricket The first came for London County against Leicestershire at Leicester with his second appearance coming for Oxford University in a trial match against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord s 2 3 After graduating from Oxford he entered into the family Scotch whiskey distilling business Greenlees was the Conservative candidate for Whitechapel in the January 1910 general election finishing second to the Liberal Party candidate Stuart Samuel 1 Owing to his Scottish parentage he enlisted as a second lieutenant in the Scottish Horse Yeomanary in November 1911 4 Weeks prior to the start of the First World War in July 1914 Greenlees was promoted to lieutenant and served in the conflict 5 He was made a temporary captain in October 1915 6 with him transferring to the Scots Guards in October 1916 7 Following the war he was appointed a court martial officer in December 1918 8 In the same month he was made a temporary major 9 which he relinquished in April 1920 and returned to the rank of lieutenant 10 In the same month he resigned his commission upon which he was granted the rank of major 11 Greenlees died at Marylebone in January 1975 References edit a b Welch Reginald Courtenay 1894 The Harrow School Register 1800 1911 Longmans Green p 779 First Class Matches played by Weir Greenlees CricketArchive Retrieved 12 May 2020 Wisden Obituaries in 1975 ESPNcricinfo 19 December 2005 Retrieved 12 May 2020 No 28555 The London Gazette 1 December 1911 p 9073 No 28849 The London Gazette 14 July 1914 p 5453 No 29494 The London Gazette Supplement 29 February 1916 p 2319 No 29797 The London Gazette Supplement 20 October 1916 p 10265 No 31265 The London Gazette 1 April 1919 p 4300 No 31623 The London Gazette Supplement 28 October 1919 p 13235 No 31873 The London Gazette Supplement 20 April 1920 p 4675 No 31916 The London Gazette Supplement 25 May 1920 p 5901 External links editWeir Greenlees at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Weir Greenlees amp oldid 1156695116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
