Patrick Bowes-Lyon
Patrick Bowes-Lyon was a British tennis player, barrister and uncle of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, mother of Queen Elizabeth II.
Career
He won the Scottish Championships in 1885, 1886 and 1888, he won the doubles at Wimbledon alongside Herbert Wilberforce. As a younger brother of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, who was Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon's father, he was a great-uncle of Queen Elizabeth II and Herbert Bowes-Lyon who also played tennis.He stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Barnard Castle.
Personal life
The fifth of seven sons and one of the eleven children of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and of Frances Dora Smith, he married Alice Wiltshire, daughter of George Wiltshire, on 9 August 1893.He and his wife Alice had four children:
- Lt. Gavin Patrick – killed in action in World War I; never married, no issue
- Angus Patrick – committed suicide; never married, no issue
- Jean Barbara – never married, no issue
- Margaret Ann – married 2 June 1945 Lt. Col. Francis Arthur Philip D'Abreu. Had one son and two daughters: Anthony Patrick John D'Abreu, Francesca D'Abreu, and Anne Teresa Alice D'Abreu.
He died on 5 October 1946, aged 83. His widow died in 1953 at the age of 86.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1887 | Wimbledon | Grass |  |