Frederick Newbery

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFrederick Ernest•Newbery
Used nameFrederick•Newbery
Born10 November 1864 in Milton Ernest, England (GBR)
Died21 June 1950 in South Bend, Indiana (USA)
AffiliationsGlen Echo Country Club, St. Louis (USA)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

Fred Newbery was born and educated in England, at the Finsburg Technical College in London. He came to the United States in 1898, settling in St. Louis. He set up a well-known electrical engineering firm, which consulted extensively throughout the United States. Not well known as a golfer, he was a member of Glen Echo Golf Club in St. Louis, where the 1904 Olympic golf events were contested. He later lived in Michigan and owned the Newbery Electric Company.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1904 Summer Olympics Golf GBR Frederick Newbery
Individual, Men (Olympic) DNQ
Individual, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) =29
Individual, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) =3