Frank K. Chevallier Boutell

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Frank K. Chevallier Boutell
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Chevallier Boutell covered on El Gráfico , 1926.
Birth nameFrank Kitchener Chevallier Boutell García Osorio
Date of birthJanuary 25, 1899
Place of birth Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of deathJanuary 24, 1974(1974-01-24) (aged 84)
Place of death Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Buenos Aires F.C. ()
Universitario (BA) ()

Frank K. Chevallier Boutell (1899-1974) was an Argentine lawyer, [1] and sportsman. He was player and vice president of the Club Universitario de Buenos Aires. [2]

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Personal life

Club Universitario de Buenos Aires team of 1931. Universitario BA rugby 1931.jpg
Club Universitario de Buenos Aires team of 1931.

He was born in Quilmes, son of Arthur Brandon Chevallier Boutell, born in England, and María Josefina García Osorio, belonging to an ancient family of Creole roots. [3] He was graduated as a lawyer at the University of Buenos Aires. [4]

Frank K. Chevallier Boutell was married with Raquel Benegas Lynch, a distinguished lady descendant of Justo Pastor Lynch and Miguel de Riglos Bástida. [5]

Sport career

Chevallier Boutell began his career playing in the Buenos Aires F.C., then he played in Universitario, team where he won the URBA championship of 1931. He was the vice-president of Universitario and of the Argentine Rugby Union in 1949–1950. [6] Chevallier Boutell served also as honorary secretary of the same institution in 1932. [7]

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References

  1. Historia del Colegio de Abogados de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, Alberto David Leiva, 2002, ISBN   9789508943637
  2. Historia del Club Universitario de Buenos Aires, 1918--11 de mayo--1968, Jorge Newton, Club Universitario de Buenos Aires, 1968
  3. Los Chevallier Boutell en el Río de la Plata, José Alfredo Chevallier Boutell, 1998, ISBN   9789879959473
  4. The Review of the River Plate, 1973, 1973
  5. Boletín del Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, Número 162, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, 1989
  6. Memoria y Balance (PDF), Unión Argentina de Rugby, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-03
  7. La Unión de Rugby del Río de la Plata, temporada de 1932 Presentados (PDF), Unión Argentina de Rugby, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-01