George F. Jowett

George Fuisdale Jowett (1891-1969) was an English-born Canadian strongman, weightlifter, magazine editor and author. He was a co-founder of the American Continental Weightlifting Association, the editor of Strength magazine, and the president of the Jowett Institute. He became known as "The Father of American Weightlifting."

For the cricketer, see George Jowett.

George Fuisdale Jowett
BornDecember 23, 1891
England
Died1969
Ontario, Canada
OccupationStrongman, weightlifter, magazine editor, author
Spouse(s)Bessie Jowett
Children1 daughter

Life

Jowett was born on December 23, 1891 in England.[1][2] He emigrated to Canada in 1911.[2]

Jowett moved to Pennsylvania in 1923,[2] where he became a strongman and a weightlifter. He competed against other strongmen at a police meet in Pittsburgh in September 1923.[3][4] By 1927, he was billing himself as the "world's strongest man" in The Morning Call.[5][6] Jowett was the editor of Strength magazine from 1924 to 1927,[7] and he authored several books about strength training.

Jowett co-founded the American Continental Weightlifting Association (ACWLA) with Ottley Russell Coulter and David P. Willoughby in the early 1920s, and he served as its president.[8] He subsequently served as the director of the Breitbart Institute of Physical Culture in New York City, and he founded the Jowett Institute in 1927.[7] He later founded the Body Sculpture Club in England.[2] By 1955, he was described in Muscle Builder magazine as "The Father of American Weightlifting."[7]

With his wife Bessie, Jowett has a daughter, Phyllis.[9] They resided in Riverside Heights, Ontario, Canada.[9] Jowett died in 1969 in Winchester, Ontario, Canada.[1][9]

Selected works
  • Jowett, George F. (1926). The Key to Might and Muscle. Philadelphia: Milo Publishing Company. OCLC 8823080.
  • Jowett, George F. (1929). The Strongest Man That Ever Lived. Philadelphia: Milo Publishing Company. OCLC 936928410.
  • Jowett, George F. (1938). The Atlas of Anatomy. Philadelphia. OCLC 26675479.
  • Jowett, George F. (1938). The Science of Exercise Specialization. Philadelphia. OCLC 26675490.

References
  1. "George F. Jowett". LibraryThing. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. "Finding Aid: The George Fiusdale Jowett Papers" (PDF). The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  3. "Strong Man Exhibits At Police Meet". Pittsburgh Daily Post. September 27, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Snaps at Forbes Field During the Fifth Annual Field Meet of Pittsburgh Police Department". Pittsburgh Daily Post. September 30, 1923. p. 24. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "World's Strongest Man Is Coming Here. Milo Strength Club Will Present George F. Jowett in Y.M.C.A.". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. November 6, 1927. p. 5. Retrieved January 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Strong Men Will Be At Y.M.C.A. Tonight. World's Champion and Other Muscular Marvels to Show Wares". The Morning Call. November 19, 1927. p. 16. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Fair, John D. (December 1994). "Father-Figure or Phony? George Jowett, ACWLA and Milo Barbell Company" (PDF). Iron Game History. 3 (5): 13–25. Retrieved January 4, 2019 – via H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports.
  8. Todd, Jan; Murphy, Michael (2001). "Portrait of a Strongman: The Circus Career of Ottley Russell Coulter: 1912-1916". Iron Game History. 7 (1): 4–21.
  9. "Jowett, George F.". The Ottawa Journal. July 12, 1969. p. 25. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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