 William Russell Lane-Joynt as pictured in the December 1921 issue of the Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 March 1855 Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 June 1921 (aged 66) Clonskeagh, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||
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William Russell Lane-Joynt (27 March 1855[1]– 6 June 1921),[2] born in Limerick, was an Irish barrister, philatelist and Olympic shooter. He founded the Irish Philatelic Society in Dublin and assisted the Duke of Leinster to form his collection which was bequeathed to the Dublin Museum of Science and Art. Lane-Joynt was one of only two Irish philatelists to be honoured by signing the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.
- ^ Kenneth Ferguson, ed. (2005). King's Inns Barristers 1868—2004. Dublin: The Honorable Society of King's Inns in association with The Irish Legal History Society. p. 215. ISBN 0-9512443-2-9.
- ^ The Times, Thursday, 9 June 1921; pg. 1; Issue 42742.