Denis St George Daly (5 September 1862 – 16 April 1942) was an

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player in the

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Biography

Denis St George Daly was the son of the second

Baron Dunsandle and Clanconal Baron Dunsandle and Clanconal, of Dunsandle in the County of Galway, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 6 June 1845 for James Daly, who had earlier represented Galway Borough and County Galway in the House of Commons. He ...

and Mary Broderick, but as his parents were unmarried at the time of his birth he could not inherit the title. From 1925 to 1934 he was Joint Master of the Heythrop Hunt. He was part of the

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polo team which won the gold medal. He gained the rank of Major in the 18th Hussars. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant for

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. He held the office of

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for Oxfordshire. He lived at Dunsandle, Atheny, County Galway, Ireland and at Over Norton Park, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England.

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* 1862 births 1942 deaths Military personnel from County Galway Military personnel from Oxfordshire People from County Galway 18th Royal Hussars officers British polo players Irish polo players English justices of the peace Polo players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic polo players of Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Place of birth missing Place of death missing Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics People from Chipping Norton Olympic medalists in polo {{Ireland-sport-bio-stub