Sir George Mowlem Burt
KBE (10 January 1884 – 1 September 1964) was a British businessman and fencer, as well as a descendant of
George Burt and
John Mowlem
John Mowlem (12 October 1788 – 8 March 1868) was an England, English stonemason, builder and founder of the quarrying and construction company "Mowlem, Burt and Freeman".
Career
Mowlem was born in Swanage, Dorset, the son of a quarryman. As a ...
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Biography
Born in Westminster, he was educated at
Clifton College
''The spirit nourishes within''
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, where he first took up
fencing
Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, s ...
. He later competed in the individual and team
épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...
events at the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
, being eliminated in the first round in both competitions. In 1922, he won the
épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...
title at the
British Fencing Championships
The British Fencing Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield.
The championships were not held during World War I, World War II and in 20 ...
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Running his predecessor's construction firm, he involved himself in numerous projects, including the building of the
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