| Birth name | David McCowan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 December 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ayr, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 May 1937 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 49th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1928–1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Macbeth Duncan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Augustus Grant-Asher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir David McCowan,1st Baronet, JP , DL (8 December 1860 –15 May 1937) was a Scottish insurance broker and Scotland international rugby union player. He later became the 49th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. [1]
He played for West of Scotland. [2]
He played in the inter-city match for Glasgow District in December 1880. [3] He played for West of Scotland District in February 1881. [4]
He was capped 10 times for Scotland between 1880 and 1884. [5]
He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1928 to 1929. [6]
He was President of the Glasgow Unionist Association. He was knighted in 1927,and created a baronet in 1934. [7]