William Russell Lane-Joynt

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William Russell Lane-Joynt
File:William Russell Lane-Joynt philatelist.jpg
William Russell Lane-Joynt as pictured in the December 1921 issue of the Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly
Personal information
Born (1855-03-27)27 March 1855
Limerick, Ireland
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Clonskeagh, Dublin, Ireland
Sport
Sport Sports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Team running deer

William Russell Lane-Joynt (27 March 1855[1]– 6 Jun 1921),[2] born in Limerick, was an Irish barrister, philatelist and Olympic shooter. He founded the Irish Philatelic Society in Dublin and assisted the Duke of Leinster to form his collection which was bequeated to the Dublin Museum of Science and Art. Lane-Joynt was one of only two Irish philatelists to be honoured by signing the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.

Life

He was the son of William Lane-Joynt, Mayor of Limerick (1862) and Lord Mayor of Dublin (1867). Educated at Windermere College, Wales,[3] Lane-Joynt graduated with a B.A. and M.B. from Trinity College, Dublin in 1878.[4] After attending King's Inns, Dublin, he was called to the bar as a barrister-at-law in April 1879.[5] He married in 1882 and had two children, Evelyn[3] and William (b.24 August 1886).[1][6]

Lane-Joynt was Revolver Champion of Ireland four times[3] and won a silver medal for shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics, held in London, as a member of the Men's Running Target, Single Shot Great Britain team.[7] He also competed in three other events but did not feature in the medals.[8]

Philately

Amongst Lane-Joynt's philatelic specialties were the line-engraved stamps of the British West Indies, Canada, Cape of Good Hope, Gold Coast, Great Britain, and United States.[9] He became a fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London in 1889.[3] He was founder member and first president of the Irish Philatelic Club, later renamed the Irish Philatelic Society, at its inception in 1901[10] and remained its president until 1920.[3] He helped the Duke of Leinster assemble his Leinster Collection,[3] and after the Duke's death he became Honorary Curator of the collection that was bequeathed to the Dublin Museum of Science and Art.[9] In 1921 he was invited to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists[11] as one of the initial 25 candidates; he remains only one of two Irishmen to sign the roll.[3]

At the time of his death in 1921, a portion of his collection was on display at the Dublin Museum of Science and Art. He bequeathed that to the museum to be added to the Duke of Leinster's collection, which added to the collection's interest. The balance of his collection was sold at auction in London in January 1922 and later auctions.[3]

References

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  2. ↑ The Times, Thursday, 9 June 1921; pg. 1; Issue 42742.
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  11. ↑ Biographies of the 1921 signatories in Arthur Ronald Butler, The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, 1990, pages 46–64.

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