Johnson Parker-Smith
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Johnson Parker-Smith (1882 – 1 July 1926) was a British
lacrosse
player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal.
Smith was born in 1882 in Chelford near Macclesfield in Cheshire, his father also Johnson Parker Smith was a Merchant. Smith became a chartered accountant
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal.
Smith was born in 1882 in Chelford near Macclesfield in Cheshire, his father also Johnson Parker Smith was a Merchant. Smith became a chartered accountant
Chartered Accountant
Chartered Accountants were the first accountants to form a professional body, initially established in Britain in 1854. The Edinburgh Society of Accountants , the Glasgow Institute of Accountants and Actuaries and the Aberdeen Society of Accountants were each granted a royal charter almost from...