William Marshall (tennis)

William Marshall
Full nameWilliam Cecil Marshall
Country (sports)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born(1849-04-29)29 April 1849[citation needed]
Mayfair, Middlesex, England[citation needed]
Died24 January 1921(1921-01-24) (aged 71)
Hindhead, Surrey, England
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonF (1877)

William Cecil Marshall (29 April 1849 – 24 January 1921) was a British architect and amateur tennis player, who was runner-up in the very first Wimbledon tournament to Spencer Gore in 1877. Marshall designed private houses and university buildings in Cambridge, a university building in Dublin, and tennis courts in Cambridge and London, and extended Down House for his friend Charles Darwin. He was an original member of the Art Workers' Guild.