| 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 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 49th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1928–1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Macbeth Duncan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Augustus Grant-Asher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for West of Scotland.[2]
Provincial career
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]
International career
He was capped 10 times for Scotland between 1880 and 1884.[5]
Administrative career
He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1928 to 1929.[6]
Outside of rugby
He was President of the Glasgow Unionist Association. He was knighted in 1927, and created a baronet in 1934.[7]
References
- ^ David McCowan profile, espn.co.uk. Accessed 8 January 2023.
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- ^ The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search
- ^ "David McCowan". 12 February 1881 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David McCowan - Test matches
- ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "David McCowan". 17 May 1937 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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