William Charles Renshaw (January 3, 1861 - August 12, 1904) was one of the greatest British male tennis players ever. January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The following lists male tennis players from over the years who have been ranked in the top 25 in the open era, in the top few prior to the open era, in the top few in doubles, quarterfinalists or better in a Grand Slam tournament, or medalists in the Olympics...
He won 12 Wimbledon titles: 7 in singles and 5 in doubles, partnering twin brother Ernest Renshaw. For other uses see Wimbledon (disambiguation) Wimbledon is an area in the London Borough of Merton, south-west London. ... Ernest Renshaw (3 January 1861 – 2 September 1899) was an English tennis player. ...
William Robert Renshaw (1845 - 1923), was born to an agricultural family in Handforth in the county of Cheshire, England.
In 1880 he was in business with his own foundry, the Victoria Works in Tunstall, where he produced equipment for collieries, forges and mills, before returning to Kidsgrove to acquire the Union Foundry as a member of a partnership known as Renshaw, King and Company.
He later moved to the Phoenix Works at Cliffe Vale, where electrical and railway equipment was manufactured and where specialist railway carriages and wagons were built for use by the Barnum and Bailey Circus, (see Phineas Taylor Barnum) during its tour of Britain and Europe which began in 1886.
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