Reginald Conyers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Reginald Conyers

Jamaican sportsman

Date of Birth: 03-Sep-1879

Place of Birth: Pembroke Parish, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Jul-1948

Profession: lawyer, politician, cricketer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Reginald Conyers

  • Sir James Reginald Conyers CBE (3 September 1879 – 26 July 1948), known as Reggie Conyers during his early life, was a Bermudian lawyer, politician, and cricketer.
  • Born in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda, Conyers was a keen member of the Hamilton Cricket Club, and toured the United States with the club in 1905.
  • Having regularly played for Bermuda against touring American teams, he was invited to play for the Gentlemen of Philadelphia during the team's 1908–09 tour of Jamaica.
  • In the final match of the tour, against Jamaica at Melbourne Park, Conyers scored 149 runs opening Philadelphia's batting, his highest first-class score and only first-class century.
  • He would later make several appearances for Philadelphia's Merion Cricket Club in the Halifax Cup competition in 1909 and 1911.
  • Conyers remained heavily involved in Bermudian cricket after the tour's end, often captaining the Bermudan national team against touring sides from North America.
  • He was playing competitive cricket until as late as 1928, when he captained Bermuda on a tour of the United States aged 49.After the conclusion of the First World War, Conyers established a law firm based in Hamilton, and in 1928 merged his firm with that of Nicholas Dill and James Pearman, forming the law firm of Conyers Dill & Pearman.
  • Conyers was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1936, and a knight bachelor in 1944, for "services to Bermuda".
  • He served in the House of Assembly from the 1930s, and served for a period of time as Speaker.
  • Conyers also chaired a committee attempting to implement conscription during the Second World War.
  • He died in Boston, Massachusetts, in July 1948.

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