Famous People with Name Algernon

Algernon Charles Swinburne            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Algernon Charles Swinburne: was a Victorian era English poet. His poetry was highly controversial in its day, much of it containing recurring themes of sadomasochism, death-wish, lesbianism and irreligion.

Algernon Collings            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Algernon Collings: was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Sarratt and died in Burghfield Common. Collings made a single first-class appearance, during the 1874 season, against Yorkshire. Batting in the tailend, he scored a single run in the only innings in which he batted, as his team won the match by an innings margin.

Algernon Chester-Master            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Algernon Chester-Master: was an English cricketer. Chester-Master represented Gloucestershire in 2 first-class matches in 1870, against Surrey and the Marylebone Cricket Club.

Algernon Stuart Bligh            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Algernon Stuart Bligh: played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1922 to 1926, appearing in 12 games in 1925. Bligh was a right-handed batsman, most successfully in the middle-order but in several of his games for Somerset he opened the innings. He passed 50 twice in his first-class career. In the match against Glamorgan at Cardiff Arms Park in 1925, he made an unbeaten 73 in the second innings, and this was the highest score of his career.

Algernon Frederick Greville            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Algernon Frederick Greville: was an English soldier and cricketer who served as private secretary to the Duke of Wellington. He was commissioned an ensign in the Grenadier Guards on 1 February 1814, and fought with that regiment at Quatre Bras and Waterloo. He was also present at the