Anthony J. Antelo Devereux

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Anthony J. Antelo Devereux (1878–1940) was polo player and the winner of the National Hunt Cup.[1]

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He was born in 1878. He fell from his horse on December 13, 1920, and a blood clot led to a stroke and paralysis of his left arm and the left side of his face.[2] He died in 1940. His suit which was bespoked in October 1940 at Mlasovsky & Wagner of Philadelphia, before a couple of months his dead, was sold on internet auction site eBay. This suit would be knocked down to a Japanese collector in 2018.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ "A.J.A. Devereux, Noted Poloist, Dies. One-Time Winner of National Hunt Cup Succumbs to Long Illness Due to Fall. Had Served in the A.E.F. Descendant of Two Colonial Mayors of Philadelphia. Once in Stock Brokerage Firm". The New York Times. December 20, 1940. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  2. ^ "A.J.A. Devereux Stricken. Confined to Bed From Paralysis Sustained While Riding" (PDF). The New York Times. December 13, 1920. Retrieved 2014-01-05.