John Boswell (rugby union)
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John Boswell (16 February 1867 – 5 January 1948) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He was the 25th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served in the military in the Boer War and the First World War and won the Serbian medal Order of the White Eagle in 1917. He was a Writer to the Signet and owned Garallan House near Cumnock.[2]
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Birth name | John Douglas Boswell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1867-02-16)16 February 1867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Garallan House, East Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 5 January 1948(1948-01-05) (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rugby School Loretto School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Brasenose College, Oxford University of Glasgow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1898–1899 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Robert Rainie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Ian MacIntyre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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