Toler Garvey Explained

Toler Garvey
Fullname:Toler Roberts Garvey
Birth Date:11 February 1865 [1]
Birth Place:Parsonstown (modern Birr, County Offaly), Ireland
Death Place:Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
Turnedpro:1884 (amateur tour)
Retired:1896
Wimbledonresult:SF (1886)

Toler Roberts Garvey (1865–1946) was an Irish tennis player who played at Wimbledon in 1886, where he beat William Taylor before losing to Herbert Lawford in the semifinals.[2] Garvey won several Irish tournaments including the King’s County and Ormonde Tournament three times (1886, 1894, 1896) (the 1890s was the most successful period in history for Irish tennis). Garvey was also a Justice of the Peace.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toler Roberts Garvey and George B. Garvey (Offaly (Kings)) Page 1 RootsChat.Com. www.rootschat.com. September 17, 2017.
  2. Web site: The Championships 1886 – Gentlemen's Singles . Wimbledon . AELTC . PDF.
  3. Web site: Offaly in the 19th Century - Offaly History. September 2, 2007. offalyhistory.com. September 17, 2017.