Rugby player
| Birth name | David McCowan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1860-12-08)8 December 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ayr, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 May 1937(1937-05-15) (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 49th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1928–1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Macbeth Duncan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Augustus Grant-Asher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir David McCowan, 1st Baronet, JP, DL (8 December 1860 – 15 May 1937) was a Scottish insurance broker and Scotland international rugby union player. He later became the 49th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for West of Scotland.
Provincial career
He played in the inter-city match for Glasgow District in December 1880. He played for West of Scotland District in February 1881.
International career
He was capped 10 times for Scotland between 1880 and 1884.
Administrative career
He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1928 to 1929.
Outside of rugby
He was President of the Glasgow Unionist Association. He was knighted in 1927, and created a baronet in 1934.
References
- David McCowan profile, espn.co.uk. Accessed 8 January 2023.
- The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search
- "David McCowan". 12 February 1881 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David McCowan - Test matches
- "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- "David McCowan". 17 May 1937 – via British Newspaper Archive.
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New creation | Baronet (of Dalwhat) 1934–1937 |
Succeeded byDavid McCowan |
- 1860 births
- 1937 deaths
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- British businesspeople in insurance
- Glasgow District (rugby union) players
- Knights Bachelor
- Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union
- Rugby union players from Ayr
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scottish justices of the peace
- West of Scotland District (rugby union) players
- West of Scotland FC players
- Rugby union forwards