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]
| Birth name | William Hamilton Kidston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 April 1852 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 June 1929 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Falmouth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1876–1877 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Benjamin Blyth II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Chiene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career edit
Amateur career edit
He played for West of Scotland, one of the top teams in Scotland at the time.
Provincial career edit
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 edit
He was called up to the Scotland squad in February 1874 and played England at The Oval on 23 February 1874.[3]
Football career edit
He played for Glasgow Wanderers in 1873.[4]
Other interests edit
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 edit
- ^ "William Kidston - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Register". British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "The Kidston Family".
- ^ "Mackintosh Architecture: The Catalogue - browse - display".