Frank Stoker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frank Stoker

Irish tennis and rugby union player

Date of Birth: 29-May-1867

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 08-Jan-1939

Profession: tennis player, rugby union player

Nationality: Ireland, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Frank Owen Stoker (29 May 1867 – 8 January 1939) was an Irish tennis and rugby union player.
He is the only rugby international to have won Wimbledon.Stoker was Irish tennis champion (doubles) in 1890, 1891 and 1893 - 1895.
In 1890 and 1893 he and Joshua Pim won the doubles in Wimbledon.
He was ranked world No.
7 for 1892 by Karoly Mazak.
He was a member of Landsdowne Lawn Tennis Club.He played five times for Ireland in rugby union between 1886-91.
Stoker was a Forward, he played four matches in the Home Nations Championships, and one against the touring New Zealand Natives side. Stoker trained as a Dental Surgeon and qualified from the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland holding a LDS (Licence in Dental Surgery).
He lived in Westland Row, Dublin and married Margaret(Rita) in 1900, they had daughters May, Norma, Joan and Ruth.