| Birth: | Jan. 19, 1848 | | Death: | Jul. 24, 1883 | 
He was the first person to swim across the English Channel, doing so in 21 hours and 45 minutes on August,24 and 25, 1875. A year earlier, he became the first person to win the Royal Humane Society Gold Medal for trying to save a man who fell overboard the SS Russia. He was born in Dawley, Shropshire, England. He drowned while attempting to swim the rapids of Niagara Falls. (bio by: Bigwoo)
Search Amazon for Matthew Webb | | | Burial:
Oakwood Cemetery
Niagara Falls
Niagara County
New York, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Bigwoo
Record added: Apr 24, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 10848453 |
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