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Thomas Doggett

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Thomas Doggett

Birth
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Death
20 Sep 1721 (aged 50–51)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Burial
Eltham, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England Add to Map
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Actor and author. One-time manager of the Haymarket and Drury Lane theatres in London. Founder, in 1715, of London's famous Race, when Thames boatmen compete for Doggett's Coat and Badge, the world's oldest rowing race.
Actor and author. One-time manager of the Haymarket and Drury Lane theatres in London. Founder, in 1715, of London's famous Race, when Thames boatmen compete for Doggett's Coat and Badge, the world's oldest rowing race.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Oct 27, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6785/thomas-doggett: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Doggett (c.1670–20 Sep 1721), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6785, citing St John the Baptist Churchyard, Eltham, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.