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plaque № 71385

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To the memory of Edmund Charles Burton M.A. of The Lodge, Daventry. Born September 4th 1826. Died August 4th 1907. Educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. This memorial was placed here in remembrance of Edmund Charles Burton by members past and present of the National Hunt Committee, his personal friends and others who esteemed him. A staunch churchmam, a renowned sportsman and a man greatly beloved. By his life he set an example of what a true English gentleman should be and whether in sport, business or pleasure it can be truly said of him "Sans peur et sans reproche".

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