| Date of birth | (1853-06-16)16 June 1853 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 June 1899(1899-06-16) (aged 46) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Agra, India | ||||||||||||||||
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Edgar Galbraith (16 June 1853 — 16 June 1899) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Dublin, Galbraith was a forward with Dublin University Football Club and gained his solitary Ireland cap in the team's first ever international, against England at The Oval in 1875.
Galbraith worked in British India for the Indian Civil Service and was only a few months into his appointment as Commissioner of Agra when he died of an inflamed liver in 1899.
See also
References
- "International Football Match". Warder and Dublin Weekly Mail. 20 February 1875.
- "The News Of The Death Of ..." Indian Daily News. 22 June 1899.
- "Death of Mr E. Galbraith". Freeman's Journal. 15 July 1899.
External links
- Edgar Galbraith at ESPNscrum