Sir Frederick Charles Maitland Freake, 3rd Baronet (7 March 1876 – 22 December 1950) was a

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player in the

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and in the

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Biography

He was born on 7 March 1876 and was educated at

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. In 1900 he was part of the

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polo team which won the silver medal. Eight years later as a member of the

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he won the silver medal again. In 1920 he succeeded to the Baronetcy of Cromwell House and Fulwell Park. He lived at the Old Manor House, Halford, Warwickshire and served as

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in 1939. He died on 22 December 1950.

Family

Freake married, at St. Peter's, Cranley Gardens, on 7 July 1902, Alison Ussher, daughter of Christopher Ussher, of Eastwell,

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* 1876 births 1950 deaths Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge English polo players Polo players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Polo players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic polo players of Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom International Polo Cup High Sheriffs of Warwickshire Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Sheriffs of Warwickshire Olympic medalists in polo {{UK-polo-bio-stub