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| Birth name | John William Arthur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 April 1848 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, [1] Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 March 1921 (aged 72) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | St Jean-de-Luz, [1] France (aged 73 years days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John William Arthur (1848-1921) was a Scottish rugby football player. [2]
John W. Arthur represented Scotland in 1871 in the first international match. [3] He was capped again on the return fixture the following year. [2] He also played for Glasgow Academicals. [2]
He was the brother of Sir Allan Arthur, who was also capped for Scotland. [2]
His son, Dr. J. W. Arthur, played for London Scottish, and was later ordained as a missionary to go to British South Africa. [4]
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