| Full name | James Robert Thom | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1910-11-22)22 November 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 December 1981(1981-12-13) (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Morningside, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
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James Robert Thom (22 November 1910 — 13 December 1981) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
Thom was born in Kirkcaldy and educated at George Watson's College in Edinburgh.
A prop, Thom was capped three times for Scotland in the 1933 Home Nations.
Thom held a forestry degree from the University of Edinburgh. He worked as a conservator and held high ranking positions with the Forestry Commission. His son, J. Stuart Thom, was the Conservative candidate for Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles in the 1974 general election (February), losing to David Steel.
See also
References
- Gibson, W. N. (1982). "James Robert Thom B.Sc., F.I. For". Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research. 55 (1): 100.
- "J. R. Thom Honoured". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 26 January 1937.
- "Forestry Director For Wales". Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser. 26 July 1958.
- "Out of the game". Sunday Express. 3 March 1974.
External links
- Jim Thom at ESPNscrum