Hugh Dawnay | |
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Born | 17 December 1932 |
Died | 28 May 2012 | (aged 79)
Spouse(s) | Maria Ines Cermesoni (m. 1971–2012; his death) |
Children | David and Sebastian |
Major Hugh Dawnay (17 December 1932 – 28 May 2012) was a polo player and author. [1] [2]
Hugh Dawnay was born on 17 December 1932 to the Olympic polo player David Dawnay and Lady Katharine Nora de la Poer Beresford. [1] He was educated at Eton College. [1] He was a Major in the British Army 10th Royal Hussars where he began his polo career, reaching a 3-goal handicap, eventually captaining both his regimental team and the British Army polo Team. [2] After leaving the army he became a polo coach. [2]
He ran his own polo school and club, the Whitfield Court International Polo Vision School in Waterford, Ireland between 1976 and 2002. [2] Well known internationally, he visited 15 different countries on coaching trips. [3] He conducted 10 annual polo clinics at the Palm Beach Polo and Country Club starting in 1983. He also served as the British Army polo coach.[ citation needed]
He married Maria Ines Cermesoni in 1971, they had two sons David and Sebastian. [1] He died on 28 May 2012. [2]