Johnson Parker-Smith was a British lacrosse player who won a silver medal with the Great Britain squad at the 1908 London Olympics. Born in Chelford, England, on 14 January 1882, he was the son of a wealthy Lancashire wool trader and merchant and worked as a chartered accountant. A cover point, or defence point, he played for England against Ireland at Belfast at the age of nineteen and also won honours in the annual North against South match. In 1906 he scored for South Manchester against Southgate in the final of the Club Championship of England, which won the Iroquois Cup. His two older brothers, Henry and Robert, also played for South Manchester. He died in Marple, England, on 13 July 1926.
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Born 14 January 1882
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Parker-Smith was in the Great Britain squad that won the silver medal at the 1908 London Olympics
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NOC Great Britain
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was a chartered accountant and excellent lacrosse player
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Parker-Smith was in the Great Britain squad that won the silver medal at the 1908 London Olympics
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