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George Quinlan Roberts (1860–?) CBE was an Tasmanian born rower who won events at Henley Royal Regatta in the 1880s. Roberts was born in Tasmania,〔( The Mercury Hobart Thursday 8 September 1881 )〕 the eldest son of George Valentine Roberts of Hobart and his wife Elizabeth Benn Quinlan. His father was a member of the Board of Education.〔(The Hobart Town Daily Mercury Tuesday 12 October 1858 )〕 Roberts went to England where he entered Hertford College, Oxford in 1879 at the age of 19.〔Joseph Foster ''Alumni Oxonienses 1715-1886〕 At Oxford, he rowed for his college and was a member of the coxless four which won the Stewards' Challenge Cup at Henley in 1881 and 1882.〔(R C Lehmann "The Complete Oarsman'' )〕 He was a member of the winning Oxford crew in the 1883 Boat Race. With several of his Hertford friends, Roberts then rowed for Twickenham Rowing Club. In 1883 for Twickenham he partnered D E Brown to win the Silver Goblets at Henley beating James Hastie and H B Tween in the final.〔(Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839-1939 )〕 After Oxford, Roberts went into hospital administration. In 1892 he was appointed house-governor of London Hospital〔(British Medical Journal 24 September 1892. Medical News p721 )〕 and over the years trained the rowing crews of the London Hospital.〔(London Hospital Rowing Club )〕 By 1910 he was secretary at St Thomas's Hospital and in 1920 published a brief history of St Thomas's Hospital.〔(G Q Roberts ''Brief History of St Thomas's Hospital'' )〕 Roberts belonged to the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers and was appointed master in 1926. He was also awarded the CBE.〔(The Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers - List of Masters )〕 Roberts married at Kingston upon Thames in 1891. ==See also== *List of Oxford University Boat Race crews 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Quinlan Roberts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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