Rae Tod
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| Born | Ross Tod 8 December 1913 | ||||||||||||
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| Died | 3 August 1995 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||
| School | Edinburgh Academy | ||||||||||||
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| 81st President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||
| In office 1967–1968 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mark Stewart | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Bill Nicholson | ||||||||||||
Rae Tod (8 December 1913 - 3 August 1995) was a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 81st President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh Academicals.[1][2]
Administrative career
He became President of the Edinburgh Academical rugby club.[3]
He joined the SRU committee in 1956.[3]
He became the 81st President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1967 to 1968.[4]
Cricket career
Military career
Tod was in the Royal Scots. During the Second World War he fought in North Africa and Italy. He achieved the rank of Major and on coming home to Scotland he led the victory parade along Princes Street in Edinburgh.[3]
Business career
He joined the stockbroking firm of John Robertson and worked his way to senior partner.[3]
The firm amalgamated with Bell Cowan and Co.[3]
He was a Chairman of the Edinburgh Stock Exchange from 1968 to 1970.[3]
He was a Chairman of the Scottish Stock Exchange from 1972 to 1973.[3]
In 1974 he was part of the Edinburgh branch of Parsons & Company. That was consumed by the larger Glasgow company which became Allied Provincial Parsons Penney. He retired from there in 1987.[3]
