James Palmer-Tomkinson, Date of Birth, Date of Death

James Palmer-Tomkinson

British alpine skier

Date of Birth: 03-Apr-1915

Date of Death: 07-Jan-1952

Profession: alpine skier

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

James Algernon Palmer-Tomkinson (; born James Algernon Tomkinson; 3 April 1915 – 7 January 1952) was a British alpine ski racer who competed in the Winter Olympics in 1936 and 1948.
He also competed and won in the Oxford-Cambridge ski race for Oxford, winning in 1935.
He was educated at Eton College.He was the son of James Palmer-Tomkinson, the grandson of James Tomkinson and the father of Charles Palmer-Tomkinson and Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson, also Winter Olympians.
He was a third cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. At the 1936 Winter Olympics, he finished 14th in the combined, the sole alpine event, at Garmisch, Germany.Palmer-Tomkinson died at age 36 after a skiing accident in Switzerland.