Sir Marshall Reid (3 August 1864 – 20 March 1925) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1] He later became a prominent businessman, running the Bombay Company and was knighted in 1916.
| Birth name | Marshall Frederick Reid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 August 1864 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Partick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 March 1925 (aged 60) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Epsom, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editAlthough from Partick; at the time separate from Glasgow, Reid was schooled in Musselburgh at Loretto. Reid played rugby union for Loretto School and was capped by Scotland while still a schoolboy.[2]
When Reid left school he played for West of Scotland.
Provincial career
editHe was called up for the Edinburgh District side for the 1882 provincial match against Glasgow District on 2 December 1882.[3]
He played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District in January 1883.[4] At the point he played for Edinburgh and East of Scotland he was still a schoolboy.
When Reid began playing for the club side West of Scotland he then was picked for Glasgow District.
In 1886, he was picked by district side West of Scotland District to play the East of Scotland District in the 30 January 1886 trial match.[5]
International career
editHe was called up to the Scotland squad for the Home Nations Championship and played Ireland at Belfast on 17 February 1883.[6]
Business career
editHe became the Managing Director of the Bombay Company and was knighted in 1916. He has a portrait in the National Portrait Gallery in London.[7]
He later moved to the produce company Wyer and Hawke.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Marshall Frederick Reid". ESPN scrum.
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Sir Marshall Frederick Reid - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/60558/images/40884_b206826-00201?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=086236b03ceb51d9ef7ca95a812b09d1&usePUB=true&_phsrc=OdZ3&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=291053 [user-generated source]
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