Edward Guthlac Sergeant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEdward Guthlac Sergeant
British chess player
Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1881
Place of Birth: Gateshead, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 16-Nov-1961
Profession: chess player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Edward Guthlac Sergeant
- Edward Guthlac Sergeant (3 December 1881, Crowland, Lincolnshire – 16 November 1961, Kingston upon Thames) was an English chess master. He participated many times in the British Chess Championship, London City championship, and Hastings International Chess Congress.
- In 1907, he tied for 2nd-5th in London (British-ch, Henry Ernest Atkins won).
- He won or shared 1st at London 1913, London 1915/16 (won a playoff match against Theodor Germann), London 1916, Hastings 1919 (Minor), Bromley 1920, and Broadstairs 1921.
- He tied for 2nd-3rd with Harry Golombek at Brighton 1938 (British-ch, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander won). He was a second cousin of Philip Walsingham Sergeant.
- In 1949 he was awarded the OBE in the Birthday Honours in recognition of his 39 years' service in the office of the Solicitor to the Board of Inland Revenue.
- He was the author of a leading work on Stamp Duty.
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