Clement Pearson Simpson
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BornClement Pearson Simpson
13 June 1868
13 June 1868
London, England
Died19 September 1948 (aged 80)
Pall Mall, London, England
UniversityTrinity College, Cambridge
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| School | Wellington College, Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Solicitor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clement Pearson Simpson OBE (13 June 1868 – 19 September 1948)[1] was an English rugby union forward who was a member of the British Isles XV that toured South Africa in 1891.
Simpson was born in 1868 to John Simpson of Claverton Street, Pimlico in London.[2] He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, before gaining entry to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1887. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1891, and in 1896 was admitted as a solicitor. He practiced in London from 1900.