Tom White (rugby union)
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| Born | Thomas Brown White 1 March 1866 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 5 July 1939 (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Physician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Brown White (1 March 1866 – 5 July 1939) was a Scotland international rugby union player and physician.[1]
Amateur career
He was schooled at Edinburgh Academy.[2]
He played for Edinburgh Academicals.[3]
Provincial career
He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the inter-city match of 1887.[3]
He played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District in February 1888.[4]
International career
He was capped three times for Scotland, in the period 1888 to 1889.[5]
Business career
He worked on the P & O Shipping Line.[2]
Military career
In the First World War he served with the Royal Navy.[2]
Medical career
White went to Edinburgh University to study medicine. He graduated with a M. B. and C. M. in 1888. White became a surgeon, first at the County Hospital in Ayr, then started his own practice in Moffat as a G.P. in 1894. With the exception of the war years, the last 45 years of his life were spent in Moffat.[2][6]
Other interests
White was a noted Freemason. He also like golf and curling.[2]
