Maurice John Kingscote Explained

Captain Maurice John Kingscote (30 July 1887 – 5 June 1959) was a British polo champion.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

He was born on 30 July 1887. He was the son of Thomas Arthur Fitzhardinge Kingscote and Evelyn Mary Gifford.

He won the Roehampton Trophy in 1922, 1923 and 1929.^[3] He died in 5 June 1959 in an car accident.^[4]

Family

Kingscote was married three time, the first two marriages ending in divorce:

• He married Violet Owen Lord, and had a daughter Joyce Kingscote, who married Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Hugh Trefusis Brassey.^{[5] [6]} Maurice and Violet divorced in 1936.
• He married Kathleen Sarah Vestey, daughter of Samuel Vestey, 2nd Baron Vestey and Frances Sarah Howarth.
• He married June Darby Philips in 1947, and had a son, Michael John Fitzhardinge Kingscote (born 1950).

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: The Polo Encyclopedia . Maurice John Kingscote .
2. Book: The Old Public School Boys . 1933 . . 460 . Kingscote, Maurice John, younger son of Thomas Arthur Fitzhardinge Kingscote, CVO, of Watermoor House, Cirencester, … Recreations: hunting and polo .
3. Book: Horace A. Laffaye . Polo in Britain: A History . 10 January 2014 . 306 . 9780786489800 .
4. News: Maurice John Kingscote Dies . . 6 June 1959 .
5. News: Obituary: Hugh Trefusis Brassey . The Telegraph . 12 April 1990 .
6. News: Miss Joyce Kingscote Recovers Consciousness . . 26 July 1935 . 2017-11-04 .