John Buchanan (rugby union, born 1863)
| Full name | John Blacker Whitla Buchanan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 April 1863 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edenfel, Tyrone, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 November 1933 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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John Blacker Whitla Buchanan (26 April 1863 – 7 November 1933) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Buchanan came from a well known family in County Tyrone. His father was a Colonel and he had an uncle who served as the British Consul in New York.[1] He attended Sherborne School and Trinity College Dublin, where he played rugby. Capped three times, Buchanan made his debut for Ireland against Scotland at Glasgow in 1882.[2]
After receiving his commission in 1886, Buchanan had several years of Army service in India and was involved in the Second Boer War. He retired in 1911 and ran a convalescent home in Holywood during World War I.[3]
Buchanan served as a deputy lieutenant for County Tyrone.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Obituary". Belfast News-Letter. 8 November 1933.
- ^ "Shirburnian players who have represented their country in sport". The Old Shirburnian Society. 21 November 2016.
- ^ "John Blacker Whitla Buchanan M.B." www.ramc-ww1.com.
External links
[edit]- John Buchanan at ESPNscrum