Biography of George Thomas 7th Baronet 1881-1972

On 14th June 1881 George Thomas 7th Baronet was born to George Sidney Meade Thomas 6th Baronet (age 34).

From 1903 to 1928 George Thomas 7th Baronet (age 21) won twenty-one titles in the All England Open Badminton Championships. Four were in men's singles (consecutive titles from 1920 to 1923), nine in men's doubles and eight in mixed doubles.

In 1911 George Thomas 7th Baronet (age 29) reached the quarterfinals of the singles and the semifinals of the men's tennis doubles at Wimbledon.

On 9th March 1918 [his father] George Sidney Meade Thomas 6th Baronet (age 71) died. His son George (age 36) succeeded 7th Baronet Thomas of Yapton in Sussex.

In 1923 George Thomas 7th Baronet (age 41) was British Chess Champion.

In 1934 George Thomas 7th Baronet (age 52) was British Chess Champion.

In 1934 George Thomas 7th Baronet (age 52) was co-founder of the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation), of which he was president from 1934 to 1955.

In 1935 George Thomas 7th Baronet (age 53) shared first prize at the 1934/5 Hastings International Chess Congress with the next world chess champion Max Euwe and leading Czechoslovak player Salo Flohr, ahead of past and future world champions José Raúl Capablanca and Mikhail Botvinnik, whom he defeated in their individual games.

In 1950 George Thomas 7th Baronet (age 68) was awarded the International Master title by FIDE.

In 1952 George Thomas 7th Baronet (age 70) became an International Arbiter by FIDE.

On 23rd July 1972 George Thomas 7th Baronet (age 91) died. Baronet Thomas of Yapton in Sussex extinct.

In 1996 George Thomas 7th Baronet was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame as an Inaugural Member.