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William Hamilton Kidston

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William Hamilton Kidston
Birth nameWilliam Hamilton Kidston
Date of birth(1852-04-29)29 April 1852
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death4 June 1929(1929-06-04) (aged 77)
Place of deathFalmouth, 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 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1874 Scotland 1 (0)
4th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1876–1877
Preceded byBenjamin Blyth II
Succeeded byJohn Chiene

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]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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

Provincial career

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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

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

Football career

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He played for Glasgow Wanderers in 1873.[4]

Other interests

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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

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  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. ^ "Register". British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  5. ^ "The Kidston Family".
  6. ^ "Mackintosh Architecture: The Catalogue - browse - display".
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