Ian MacIntyre
Ian MacIntyre, WS (27 November 1869 – 29 June 1946) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He became the 26th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. For a period he was also a Unionist Party MP for Edinburgh West.[1] He was also a Writer to the Signet.[2]
| Date of birth | 27 November 1869 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 June 1946 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Fettes College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 26th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1899–1900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | John Boswell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert MacMillan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
MacIntyre started his rugby union at his Fettes College school.[3] When he started studying law at the university, he then played for Edinburgh University.[4] After university, MacIntyre played for Edinburgh Wanderers.[5]
Provincial career
He was capped by Edinburgh District in the 1899 inter-city match. He was playing for Edinburgh Wanderers when he was called up.[6]
Referee career
He refereed in the Scottish Unofficial Championship.[8]
Administrative career
MacIntyre became the 26th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1899–1900 term in office.[9]
Law career
He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, where he obtained an M. A. and LLB. He was admitted as a Writer to the Signet in 1893.[10]
Macintyre's legal practice was concerned with financial and commercial undertakings.[11]
Political career
He was a member of Edinburgh Town Council from 1918 to 1920.[12]
He first contested the Edinburgh West seat in 1923, but was beaten by the Liberal incumbent Vivian Phillips by 2,232 votes. He gained the seat in 1924, pushing Phillipps into third place, and finishing just over one thousand votes ahead of the second-placed Labour candidate. He did not stand again in 1929, when Labour gained the seat.[13]
Family
MacIntyre married in 1896 Ida van der Gucht. They children, including two sons and four daughters:
- Duncan MacIntyre (1902–1930)[14]
- Marjorie Linklater (1909–1997), wife of Eric Linklater, was a fervent Scottish Nationalist and campaigned for Winnie Ewing, the arts and the environment.[15] MacIntyre's grandson is the journalist Magnus Linklater.
- Alastair Macintyre (1913–1979)
- Alison Bonfield
In 1932, MacIntyre was arrested and charged by Kenyan officials, along with his daughter Mrs Bonfield, on a charge of trying to kidnap two of his grandchildren. The charges were dropped at the Supreme Court of Kenya.[16][17]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
- "Person Page".
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- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ian MacIntyre - Test matches".
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Craig, F. W. S. (1969). British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 584. ISBN 9780900178016.
- "Births". The Times. No. 36967. London. 2 January 1903. p. 1.
- "Marjorie Linklater". Independent.co.uk. 3 July 1997.
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