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Walter Buckmaster

Walter Buckmaster, English polo player and businessman, co-founded Buckmaster & Moore (died 1942)

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Born
October 16, 1872
Died
October 30, 1942
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1872

About Walter Buckmaster

Walter Selby Buckmaster was a British polo player in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He kept up his interest in sport particularly polo, and in 1900 he was part of the BLO Polo Club Rugby Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics polo team which won the silver medal. In 1908 as a member of the Hurlingham Club he won the Olympic silver medal again. The trophy was created in 1876 and was played for by teams from the United States and Great Britain.

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Walter Buckmaster timeline

  1. The trophy was created in 1876 and was played for by teams from the United States and Great Britain.
  2. He kept up his interest in sport particularly polo, and in 1900 he was part of the BLO Polo Club Rugby Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics polo team which won the silver medal.
  3. In 1908 as a member of the Hurlingham Club he won the Olympic silver medal again.

The world when Walter Buckmaster was born

Walter Buckmaster was born in 1872. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1872

  • Best-selling bookAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineYellowstone established as first national park
  • Technology milestoneCelluloid (first plastic) manufacturing begins
  • World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population40.2M

1872 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Walter Buckmaster's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18722026
Population40.2M341 million

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