Captain Richard Saher de Quincey ("the Captain") (12 November 1896, Surbiton, Surrey – 30 December 1965, Marden, Herefordshire) was a noted British cattle breeder.[1][2][3]
De Quincey fought in World War I as a fighter pilot in the Royal Flying Corps but was invalided out of the service as result of the effects of flying at high altitude.[4]
De Quincy's father bought The Vern - a farm at Bodenham, Herefordshire - in 1922.[4] The farm came with a herd of Hereford cattle which the younger de Quincey successfully improved, his bulls winning many prizes and export markets.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Capt. Richard de Quincey Quincey". Birmingham Daily Post. 31 December 1965. Retrieved 12 July 2021. – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
- ^ 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census; National archive reference: RG13; Piece number: 683; Folio: 116; Page: 9; Schedule: 33
- ^ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980; Birth Date: 12 Nov 1896; Christening Date: 29 Mar 1897; Christening Place: Chislehurst, Kent, England
- ^ a b "Christie's biography - Pictures from the Collection of Captain R.S. de Q. Quincey". Christie's. 1996. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Bodenham Parish Plan" (PDF). Retrieved 30 April 2014.