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Scotland international rugby union player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir David McCowan, 1st Baronet, JP, DL (8 December 1860 – 15 May 1937) was a Scottish insurance broker and Scotland international rugby union player. He later became the 49th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
Birth name | David McCowan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 December 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ayr, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 15 May 1937 76) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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49th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1928–1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Macbeth Duncan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Augustus Grant-Asher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He played for West of Scotland.[2]
He played in the inter-city match for Glasgow District in December 1880.[3] He played for West of Scotland District in February 1881.[4]
He was capped 10 times for Scotland between 1880 and 1884.[5]
He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1928 to 1929.[6]
He was President of the Glasgow Unionist Association. He was knighted in 1927, and created a baronet in 1934.[7]
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