Robert MacMillan

Robert "Judy" Gordon MacMillan (3 April 1865 – 3 April 1936) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]

Robert MacMillan

Birth name	Robert Gordon MacMillan
Date of birth	3 April 1865
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	3 April 1936 (aged 71)
Place of death	Cirencester, England
School	Merchiston Castle School
University	Edinburgh University
Occupation(s)	Insurance underwriter
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) West of Scotland London Scottish Edinburgh University () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1887 1894 Glasgow District Provinces District () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1887–97 1891 Scotland British and Irish Lions 21 3 (0) (0)
27th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office 1900–1901
Preceded by	Ian MacIntyre
Succeeded by	George Neilson

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

MacMillan played club rugby for Edinburgh University, West of Scotland[2] and London Scottish.[3]

Provincial career

MacMillan was capped by Glasgow District to play in the inter-city on 3 December 1887.[4]

On 22 December 1894 he played for the Provinces District against the Cities District side.[5]

International career

MacMillan played international rugby for Scotland for over 11 seasons, and in 1891 he represented the British Isles team on their South Africa.[6]

Administrative career

MacMillan was made Vice-President in 1899 when he was still with London Scottish.[7]

He became the 27th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1900-1901 term in office.[8]

Family

MacMillan was born in 1865, the eldest son of John Gordon MacMillan and Margaret Holmes.

Outside of rugby

MacMillan was an insurance underwriter for Lloyds.[9] He was an underwriter from 1890 to 1923. In 1924 he became a non-underwriting member.[10]

He played cricket while at Merchiston Castle School.[11] He also liked rowing and golf.[12]

Death

MacMillan owned Somerford House - an old vicarage, which he bought in 1922, rebuilt and added stables - in Somerford Keynes near Cirencester. He also had a house in Chelsea and other lands. He was killed when out on a fox hunt in 1936 with the Vale of White Horse Hounds in Cirencester Park. These were owned by Earl Bathurst; MacMillan had hunted with Bathurst for years. He was killed on his 71st birthday - the hunt was organised to celebrate his birthday - when his horse refused to jump a stone wall and he was thrown from the horse, breaking his neck. The hounds were in full cry after the first fox of the day.[13]

The gross value of MacMillan's estate was estimated at £352,304, 17 shillings and 7d. For the most part MacMillan's estate went to his wife; most of the rest to other family, he had no children; but some of the bequests on his death went to his servants depending on their length of service.[14]

References

1. http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/794.html
2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002683/18891118/100/0007
3. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19360404/094/0014
4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mvtfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_rEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4854%2C5861342
5. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18941224/033/0003
6. http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/794.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
7. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000295/18991013/170/0006
8. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
9. The Chief's Immediate Ancestors Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine clanmacmillan.org
10. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19360404/094/0014
11. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002731/18820619/024/0002
12. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18980912/049/0003
13. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000320/19360404/016/0001
14. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000320/19360629/022/0003