John Simpson (rugby union)
John Simpson (2 September 1872 – 11 January 1921) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He later became an international referee and was the 31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
| Birth name | John William Simpson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 September 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Polmont, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 January 1921 (aged 48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1904–1905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Robert Greig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Willie Neilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Simpson played with Royal HSFP.[2]
Provincial career
Simpson played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1894 inter-city match.[3]
International career
Simpson was capped eleven times for Scotland between 1893 and 1899.[4] He was part of the Scotland side that won the Triple Crown in 1894-95 season.[5]
Referee career
He refereed one international match in the 1906 Home Nations Championship; the Ireland v Wales match.[6]
Administrative career
He became the 31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1904 to 1905.[7]
Medical career
Simpson became a doctor. He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.[8]
Death
He died on 11 January 1921, leaving a widow Margaret Lockhart Mitchell. His estate was valued at £5204, 19 shillings and 3d.[9] He is buried in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.[10]
References
- http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/1070.html
- The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y1lEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8LEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1362%2C5396884
- http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/1086.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182823548
- http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/19088.html
- https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
- https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60558/40884_b206816_00218?pid=434623&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D60558%26h%3D434623%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DRTz40%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RTz40&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.182295652.2132303141.1585038681-756357530.1584316183
- https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60558/40884_b206816_00218?pid=434623&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D60558%26h%3D434623%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DRTz40%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RTz40&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.182295652.2132303141.1585038681-756357530.1584316183
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182823548