
Tom Longboat
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 75 years ago |
Date of birth | July 4,1886 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Six Nations Of The Grand River |
Date of died | January 9,1949 |
Died | Six Nations Of The Grand River |
Spouse | Martha Silversmith |
Children | Phyllis Winnie |
Parents | Elizabeth Skye |
George Longboat | |
Height | 175 (cm) |
Education | Mohawk Institute Residential School |
Event | Long-distance |
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ID | 1317380 |
Tom Longboat Life story
Thomas Charles Longboat was an Onondaga distance runner from the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ontario and, for much of his career, the dominant long-distance runner. He was known as the "bulldog of Britannia" and was a soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.