David Kerr (rugby union)
David Kerr (3 February 1899 – 6 March 1969) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He became the 74th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
| Birth name | David Simpson Kerr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 February 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 March 1969 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 74th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1960–1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ranald Cuthbertson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert Ledingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career
Provincial career
He played for Edinburgh District in the 1923 inter-city match.[3]
Administrative career
He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1960 to 1961.[5]
Military career
In the First World War he joined the 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders as a 3rd Lieutenant. He went to France on 20 October 1918.[6]
References
- http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/2949.html
- The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eNE9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=_EcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1499%2C4214730
- http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/2949.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
- "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1262/30850_A000896-00299/370814?backurl=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/10439905/person/-639924224/facts/citation/522072793588/edit/record
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