Roger Wilson (rugby union, born 1870)
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| Full name | Roger Parker Wilson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 May 1870 West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 December 1943 (aged 73) Southport, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Liverpool College | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Liverpool Medical School | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Surgeon | ||||||||||||||||
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Roger Parker Wilson (13 May 1870 – 12 December 1943) was an English international rugby union player.
The son of a shipping merchant, Wilson was born and raised in Liverpool. He attended Liverpool College and later played rugby for Liverpool College Old Boys.[1] A forward, Wilson was a Lancashire representative player and in 1891 was capped three times for England, which included a two–try performance in a win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road.[2]
Wilson studied at Liverpool Medical School and became a lieutenant colonel with the Indian Medical Service. He served as surgeon-general of Bengal Province and was decorated with the Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire. On his return to England, Wilson joined the board of a textile manufacturing firm in Manchester.[3]