Peter McWhannell
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| Born | 3 March 1875 Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 July 1943 (aged 68) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Engineer | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Mary Cook McCole Love
(m. 1905) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Hataitai | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter McWhannell (3 March 1875 – 26 July 1943) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who competed for his country at the 1930 British Empire Games, winning a silver medal in the pairs competition.
Early life and family
Born in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1875,[1] McWhannell served his engineering apprenticeship on the Clyde.[2] He emigrated to New Zealand in the early 1900s, initially settling in Dunedin before moving to Wellington.[2] In 1905 he married Mary Cook McCole Love,[3] and the couple went on to have two children.[2]
McWhannell was foreman at Robertson's foundry in Wellington, and subsequently established his own engineering firm of Ross, Jory, and McWhannell.[2]
Lawn bowls
Initially a member of the Newtown Bowling Club, McWhannell moved to the Hataitai Bowling Club when it was established in 1910, and served as that club's president in 1918.[2] He skipped Hataitai teams to five titles at Wellington tournaments, and won numerous club championships.[2] He was the Hataitai singles champion in 1912, 1917, 1920 and 1935; pairs champion in 1916, 1924, 1927 and 1937; and fours champion in 1918, 1929, 1935, 1938 and 1939.[2]
At the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, he competed in the pairs and fours.[4] He won the silver medal with his partner William Fielding in the pairs event.[5] The foursome of McWhannell, Fielding, Edward Leach, and Harold Frost finished in fifth place in the fours competition.[6][7]
Not long before his death, McWhannell was elected a life member of the Hataitai Bowling Club.[2]
Death
McWhannell died at his home in the Wellington suburb of Hataitai on 26 July 1943,[2] and his ashes were buried at Karori Cemetery.[8][9]
References
- ^ "U.S., border crossings from Canada to U.S., 1825–1960". Ancestry.com Operations. 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Obituary: Mr. Peter McWhannell". Evening Post. 27 July 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Marriage search, registration number 1905/6946". Births, deaths and marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Percy McWhannell [sic]". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games medallists – bowls". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Bowling team for Canada". Evening Post. 25 June 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Empire Games: keen bowling contest". Auckland Star. 9 October 1930. p. 18. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Cemeteries search (cremation)". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Cemeteries search (burial)". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 26 May 2017.