Vincent's Club
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Formation | 1863 |
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Headquarters | Oxford |
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Coordinates | 51°45′08″N 1°15′18″W / 51.7522°N 1.2549°WCoordinates: 51°45′08″N 1°15′18″W / 51.7522°N 1.2549°W |
Region served | Oxford University |
Membership | Blues (predominantly) |
Website | www |
Vincent's Club is a sports club predominantly but not exclusively for Oxford blues at Oxford University.[citation needed]
The club was founded in 1863 by oarsman Walter Bradford Woodgate (1841–1920)[1] of Brasenose College, Oxford, and he was the first president of the club.[2] Woodgate stated that Vincent's "should consist of the picked hundred of the University, selected for all-round qualities; social, physical and intellectual qualities being duly considered."[3]
Vincent's Club is located in upstairs premises off the High Street at 1A King Edward Street in central Oxford. The Club was originally located in the old reading rooms which J. H. Vincent, a printer, had previously kept at 90 High Street.[3] The undergraduate membership is limited to 150 at any one time. Members are elected for life.[3] The club's constitution was amended to permit the admission of women on 9 March 2016.[4]
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Notable members[]
Presidents[]
Name | Year | Notes |
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Walter Bradford Woodgate | 1863 | |
Edward Carr Glyn | 1865 | |
Edwyn Scudamore-Stanhope | 1876 | |
Tom Edwards-Moss | 1877 | |
Donald Maclean (British politician) | 1886 | |
Herbert Hayton Castens | 1887 | |
Guy Nickalls | 1890 | |
Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford | 1891 | |
H. D. G. Leveson Gower | 1896 | |
Thomas Arthur Nelson | 1899 | |
Felix Warre | 1901 | |
William Findlay | 1903 | |
Patrick Munro | 1907 | |
Alister Kirby | 1909 | |
Ronald Lagden | 1912 | |
Ewart Horsfall | 1919 | |
Bevil Rudd | 1921 | |
William Rankine Milligan, Lord Milligan | 1923 | |
Alec Douglas-Home | 1926 | |
Pieter van der Bijl | 1932 | |
Jack Lovelock | 1934 | |
Jake Seamer | 1936 | |
John Dossetor | 1945 | |
David Macindoe | 1946 | |
Ossie Newton-Thompson | 1948 | |
Roger Bannister | 1950 | |
Donald Carr | 1951 | |
M. J. K. Smith | 1956 | |
Robin Butler | 1961 | |
Melville Guest | 1966 | |
Rod Eddington | 1977 |
See also[]
- Hawks' Club, the equivalent sports club at the University of Cambridge
References[]
- ^ Michael G. Brock and M. C. Curthoys, The History of the University of Oxford, Volume 7, Part 2. Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-951017-7. Page 536.
- ^ W. B. Woodgate, Reminiscences of an old sportsman, Vincent's Club, Oxford, UK.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c J. C. Masterman, Vincent's Club, Vincent's Club, Oxford, UK.
- ^ Kodsi, Daniel (18 March 2016). "Vincent's Club ends gender exclusivity". Cherwell. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
External links[]
- Organizations established in 1863
- Gentlemen's clubs in England
- Oxford student sports clubs