Lawrence Jackson
Personal information
Birth nameLawrence Woodgate
Born(1907-02-27)27 February 1907
Tahuahua Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand
Died28 October 1937(1937-10-28) (aged 30)
Picton, New Zealand
Spouse
Mary McGuinness
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(m. 1930)​
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportRowing
Achievements and titles
National finalsFours champion (1930, 1936)

Lawrence Jackson (born Lawrence Woodgate; 27 February 1907 − 28 October 1937) was a New Zealand rower who represented his country at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.[1][2] He was a member of the New Zealand crew that was eliminated in the repêchage of the men's eight.[2] Jackson, of Ngāi Tahu descent, and Jack Macdonald, also a member of the men's eight, were the first Māori Olympians.[3][4]

Rowing for the Picton club, Jackson was a member of the champion national fours crew in both 1930 and 1936.[1]

Biography

He was born Lawrence Woodgate at Tahuahua Bay (Blackwood Bay) in Queen Charlotte Sound on 27 February 1907, the youngest son of Thomas Woodgate and Annie Woodgate (née Huntley). His mother died in 1911 and Woodgate was raised by Harry Jackson and his wife in Picton. He joined the Picton Rowing Club in 1923 and became nicknamed 'Jumbo Jackson'.[5]

He died of pneumonia[6] in Picton in 1937[2][7] and was buried at Picton Cemetery.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lawrence Jackson". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lawrence Jackson bio, stats, and results". SportsReference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Stanley, Ben (24 January 2017). "Race for glory: the legacy of Maori Olympians". North & South. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Jones, Peter (16 July 2012). "Macdonald story retold from half a world away". Marlborough Express. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Lawrence Jackson". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Alexander, John (6 July 2012). "Marlborough men honoured at Olympics ceremony". Marlborough Express. Retrieved 4 August 2021 – via Stuff.
  7. ↑ "Oarsman's death". Auckland Star. 30 October 1937. p. 17. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Cemetery records search". Marlborough District Council. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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