William Henry Grenfell -Lord Desborough was an Olympic fencer, he both ran and rowed for Oxford against Cambridge University, stroked an eight across the English Channel, swam across Niagara twice, and climbed the Matterhorn three times by different routes. He was also a renowned big game hunter in India and the Rockies, and was a successful tarpon fisherman off the coast of Florida. There were few sporting pursuits at which he did not excel. SOURCE
Born: October 30, 1855 in London, Greater London, Great Britain
Died: January 9, 1945 (Aged 89) in Panshanger, Hertfordshire, Great Britain
Wow! This British Lord was no pansy! And, of course, his choice of a companion would be a Chow Chow!
LOL…Jan I thought the same thing. He was a Victorian “hottie”!! This is the fun part about Chow history is “meeting” people I have never even knew about until now. Thanks for taking the time to comment girlfriend!
His other dog is called Monarch as I have a family photo of him in 1933 with that dog.