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John Bertram Read (December 10, 1870 – April 22, 1929) was an American tennis player and businessman.
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| Full name | John Bertram Read |
|---|---|
| Born | December 10, 1870 Cambridge, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | April 22, 1929 (aged 58) Cambridge, Massachusetts, US |
| Turned pro | 1892 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1906 |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | SF (1894) |
Early life and education
editJ. Bertram Read was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on December 10, 1870.[1]
Read studied at Cambridge Latin School and Harvard College, graduating from the latter in 1895.[1][2] While studying at Harvard, he won the 1893 Senter House Cup.[3]
Tennis career
editIn March 1894, he was elected secretary of the Harvard Lawn Tennis Association.[4]
Read reached the semifinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1894.[5]
Business career
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In 1914, Read took over the family business of William Read & Sons, a Massachusetts-based gun and sporting goods store originally founded as Lane & Read in 1826.[6] Read sold the business in 1920 and was later connected with the company Blyth & Co.[2]
Personal life
editRead was the son of John Read, a Cambridge native who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate during the 1880s and 1890s. He had two brothers, William Read II and Harold W. Read.[7]
Read and his wife had two sons (John Jr. and Richard W.) and one daughter (Eleanor Goodwin). He died in Cambridge on April 22, 1929 at the age of 58 following months of illness.[2][8]
References
edit- ^ a b Harvard College Class of 1895 Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Report. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 1920. pp. 399–400. Retrieved October 1, 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "John B. Read of Cambridge Dead". The Boston Globe. April 23, 1929. p. 36. Retrieved October 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "On the Tennis Courts". Boston Evening Transcript. August 14, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved October 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harvard College Notes". The Boston Globe. March 11, 1894. p. 11. Retrieved October 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Larned to Meet Goodbody". New-York Tribune. Newport, Rhode Island (published August 26, 1894). August 25, 1894. p. 7. Retrieved October 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Business of William Read & Sons Now Passes To J. B. Read". The Boston Globe. April 28, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved October 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Death of John Read". The Boston Globe. July 30, 1915. p. 12. Retrieved October 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Bertram Read". Harvard University Class of 1895 Report (8): 86. 1930. Retrieved October 1, 2024 – via Google Books.
External links
edit- J. Bertram Read at the Tennis Archives
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