| Birth name | Charles Frederick Pollock Fraser | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 May 1868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 December 1916 (aged 48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Fraser (5 May 1868 – 10 December 1916) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
He went to Glasgow University. [2]
Fraser then played rugby union for Glasgow University. [3] He captained the side. [4]
He occasionally played for West of Scotland. [5]
He played for Glasgow District in their inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 6 December 1885. [6]
He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 30 January 1886. [7]
Fraser was capped 2 times by Scotland in the period 1888 to 1889. [8]
He was one of Glasgow District's representatives on the Scottish Rugby Union board. [9]
He refereed Scottish Unofficial Championship matches. [10] [11] [12]
He played cricket for Glasgow Academy, [13] [14] as well as Glasgow University. [15]
He was a noted sprinter. [16]
He joined the 1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers in 1897 as a 2nd Lieutanent. [17]
He became a solicitor. [4]
He was the son of the Rev. Fraser of Paisley. [18]
His brother M. P. Fraser was a well known Edinburgh advocate. [19]
He married Janet Anderson. [20]
His death was announced in the Daily Record newspaper of 12 December 1916 as 'suddenly, after an operation'. [18]
He left an estate of £1434, 8 shillings and 6 pence. [20]
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