David Gould (rower)

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David Gould
Personal information
Full nameDavid Churchill Gould
Born19 October 1925
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died28 April 2020 (aged 94)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Education Christ's College
OccupationBusinessman
Relative(s) Humphrey Gould (brother)
George Gould (grandfather)
Edward Elworthy (great-grandfather)
Churchill Julius (great-grandfather)
Awdry Julius (great-uncle)
George Julius (great-uncle)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Sport Rowing
ClubAvon Rowing Club
Coached by Rangi Thompson
Achievements and titles
National finalsCoxless pair champion (1948)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
British Empire Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1950 Auckland Coxless pair

David Churchill Gould (born 19 October 1925 - 28 April 2020) was a former New Zealand rower and businessman. He won a silver medal representing his country in the men's coxless pair with his brother, Humphrey, at the 1950 British Empire Games.

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Early life and family

Born in the Christchurch suburb of Fendalton on 19 October 1925, Gould came from a well-connected Canterbury family. [1] His father was Derrick William Joseph Gould, a prominent businessman, racehorse owner and captain of the New Zealand polo team, and his mother was Elisabeth Mary Gould (née Elworthy). [2] [3] His paternal grandfather was George Gould, whose father, also called George Gould, was one of the founders in 1851 of the financial agents Gould Beaumont and Company that in 1919 amalgamated with two other firms to become Pyne Gould Guinness, one of New Zealand's largest stock and station agents. [4] Other notable relatives on his father's side of the family include his father's cousin, the historian George Macdonald, and former British Labour MP Bryan Gould, who is a descendant of the elder George Gould. [5] David's mother was a granddaughter of both Churchill Julius, the first Anglican Archbishop of New Zealand, and Edward Elworthy, an important landowner in South Canterbury. [6] She was thus a first cousin of Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy, [7] and niece of Sir George Julius and Awdry Julius. [8]

On 8 December 1925, David Gould was baptised by his great-uncle, Archdeacon Awdry Julius, at St Barnabas's Church, Fendalton. [9] Gould was educated at Christ's College from 1939 to 1943. [10] He married Jill Marye Featherston MacRae, daughter of noted Thoroughbred breeder Ian MacRae who bred the mare Leilani, which won the 1974 Caulfield Cup and finished second in the Melbourne Cup the same year. [11]

Rowing

Gould was a member of the Avon Rowing Club. [12] With his younger brother Humphrey, he won the coxless pair title at the New Zealand national rowing championships in 1948. [13] The following year, they did not defend their title at the national championships, but instead were members of Avon's crews in the fours and eights; combining with the Lindstrom brothers, they were runners-up in the fours. [12] [13] At the 1950 British Empire Games, raced at Lake Karapiro, Gould again joined with his brother Humphrey to contest the men's coxless pair. [13] Coached by Rangi Thompson, they won the silver medal, finishing in a time of 8:10, four lengths behind the victorious Australian crew. [14]

Business

Gould joined the family firm, Pyne Gould Guinness, and worked his way up to be appointed a director in 1955, [2] and sat as chairman of The Press.

Other activities

Gould served as master of the Christchurch Hunt. [11]

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  6. ↑ "Elisabeth (Betty) Mary Elworthy". The Kings Candle Sticks. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Lord Samuel (Sam) Charles Elworthy Bt. Kt". The Kings Candle Sticks. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Archbishop Churchill Julius DD". The Kings Candle Sticks. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "An interesting ceremony". The Press . 9 December 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "Member directory: school number 4857". Christ's College. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  11. 1 2 "Vale Jill Gould". New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  12. 1 2 "Former oarsmen now living in Cambridge". Waikato Independent. 25 February 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  13. 1 2 3 Crean, Mike (28 September 2000). "Big man 'big in personality'". New Zealand Herald. p. 7.
  14. ↑ "Empire Games 1950 souvenir issue". New Zealand Sportsman. 4 (8): 47. 8 March 1950.
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