William Hamilton Kidston

William Kidston (29 April 1852 – 4 June 1929 ) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He could play as a half-back or three-quarters.[1]

William Hamilton Kidston

Birth name	William Hamilton Kidston
Date of birth	29 April 1852
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	4 June 1929
Place of death	Falmouth, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half Back Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - West of Scotland () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow District () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1874 Scotland 1 (0)
4th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office 1876–1877
Preceded by	Benjamin Blyth II
Succeeded by	John Chiene

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for West of Scotland, one of the top teams in Scotland at the time.

Provincial career

He was called up for the Glasgow District side for the world's first provincial match, the 'inter-city' against Edinburgh District on 23 November 1872.[2]

International career

He was called up to the Scotland squad in February 1874 and played England at The Oval on 23 February 1874.[3]

Football career

He played for Glasgow Wanderers in 1873.[4]

Other interests

Active in many sports including golf, curling and bowls, especially in his hometown of Helensburgh, as a founder of the golf club; a club president of the bowling club; and a member of the curling club. He was a noted businessman and philanthropist and was involved in funding the Helensburgh Town Mission. A chairman of A.G. Kidston & Co. - an iron and steel merchant firm - he later became involved in insurance and banking. The Prime Minister Bonar Law was his cousin.[5]

He was a client of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, whom he commissioned to build the Helensburgh Conservative Club building.[6]

References

1. "William Kidston - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
2. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
3. "ESPN". ESPN.com.
4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18730331/016/0005
5. "The Kidston Family".
6. "Mackintosh Architecture: The Catalogue - browse - display".

External links

• Kidston family profile
• Profile of William Kidston as a client of Charles Rennie Macintosh