Birth name | Alexander Stevenson Blair | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 June 1865 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 10 September 1936 60) | (aged||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
School | Loretto School | ||||||||||||||||
University | Brasenose College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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36th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||
In office 1909–1910 | |||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | David Cassels | ||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Charles Fleming | ||||||||||||||||
Alexander Blair CMG CBE TD JP DL WS was a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 36th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He became a Colonel in the army and then became President of the British Legion and Chairman of the Earl Haig Fund. An advocate to trade he was a Writer to the Signet. He received a CBE in the New Years Honours List of 1933. [1]
After attending Loretto School, [2] Blair went to Brasenose College in Oxford. [3] He played for Oxford University, [4] and was in the 1st XV. [5] He was secretary of both the rugby and athletics club of the university. [1]
He was Secretary of the Scottish Rugby Union for 4 years from 1886. [1]
Blair was on the International Rugby Board in 1889. [6]
He became the 36th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1909 to 1910. [7]
First as Lieutenant Colonel,then Colonel,Blair commanded the 'Dandy Ninth',the Lothian Regiment of the Royal Scots,in the First World War. [8] In 1916 he was awarded a CMG. [1]
After the war he joined the British Legion where he became treasurer in Scotland.
Blair's firm,Strathearn and Blair,acted as solicitors for the Scottish Rugby Union. [9] Blair was a Writer to the Signet. [1]
He is buried in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh. [10]
The 1937 Coronation Honours were awarded in honour of the coronation of George VI.
Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia,Canada,New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary,both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are formally conferred by the monarch some time after the date of the announcement,particularly for those service people on active duty.
Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia,Canada,New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary,both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are conferred by the monarch some time after the date of the announcement,particularly for those service people on active duty.
The New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 31 December 1926.
The New Year Honours 1973 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 1 January 1973 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1973.
The New Year Honours 1974 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 1 January 1974 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1974.
The 1935 Birthday Honours for the British Empire were announced on 3 June 1935 to celebrate the Birthday and Silver Jubilee of King George V.
The King's Birthday Honours 1923 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King. They were published on 1 and 29 June 1923.
The New Year Honours 1923 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. They were published on 29 December 1922.
The Queen's Birthday Honours 1976 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were published on 4 June 1976 for the United Kingdom,Australia,New Zealand,Mauritius,Fiji,the Bahamas,Grenada,and Papua New Guinea. These were the first Birthday Honours on the advice of Papua New Guinean Ministers for Papua New Guinea,as the nation had gained independence from Australia on 16 September 1975.
The King's Birthday Honours 1950 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the King,and were published in supplements to the London Gazette of 2 June 1950 for the British Empire,Australia,Ceylon and New Zealand.
The 1949 King's Birthday Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth Realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made "on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty's Birthday",and were published in supplements to the London Gazette of 3 June 1949 for the British Empire,New Zealand,India and Ceylon.
The King's Birthday Honours 1934 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King. They were published on 4 June 1934.
The King's Birthday Honours 1931 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King. They were published on 2 June 1931.
The 1943 New Year Honours were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 29 December 1942.
The 1926 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King on 3 June,but it was announced on 20 May that due to the national strike,the King had approved the Prime Minister's recommendation to delay the publication of the list until 3 July 1926. The honours were effective to 5 June 1926. Per standard practice,Sir Paul Chater,who died 27 May 1926,still received the honour of Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire as he would have received the honour if he had survived.
The 1915 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King,and were published in The London Gazette and in The Times on 3 June 1915.
The 1924 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King,and were published in The London Gazette on 3 June 1924.
The 1928 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King,and were published in The London Gazette on 4 June 1928.
The 1919 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were published in The London Gazette and The Times in January 1919.