John Mowat (rugby union)

John Mowat

Birth name	John Gunn Mowat
Date of birth	(1859-01-22)22 January 1859
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	1 January 1935(1935-01-01) (aged 75)
Place of death	Cleckheaton, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Glasgow Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1882 Glasgow District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1883 Scotland 2 (0)

Sir John Mowat (January 22, 1859 – January 1, 1935) was a Scotland international rugby union player. ^[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He was schooled at Glasgow Academy. ^{[2] [3]}

He played as a forward for Glasgow Academicals. ^[2]

In the 1882–83 season, the Academicals won the Scottish Unofficial Championship jointly with the West of Scotland. ^[2]

Provincial career

He also represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District on 2 December 1882 match. ^[4]

International career

He was capped twice by Scotland in 1883. ^{[5] [6]}

Business career

He became associated with the S. Law and Sons who ran the Moorland Mills in Cleckheaton. He became Chairman of the English Card Clothing Syndicate. ^[7]

Law career

He was made a Justice of the Peace for the West Riding area. ^[2]

Charity work

He was a benefactor of many Yorkshire charities. ^[8]

He donated to Bradford Infirmary and the Yorkshire Cancer Campaign Fund. ^[2]

He donated a library to Spenborough valued at £20,000 at the time. ^{[7] [9]}

He assisted the local Yorkshire European War Committee Fund during the Great War. ^[10]

Politics

He was a one-time President of the Spen Valley Liberal Association. ^[2]

Knighthood

He was given a knighthood. ^[8] He was made a baronet in 1932 due to his public services in the West Riding of Yorkshire. ^[2]

Family

He was a son of Baillie John Mowat of Glasgow. ^{[8] [11]}

His heir was Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Law Mowat. ^[8] Mowat lost his younger son John Graham Mowat in the Great War. ^[7]

Death

Mowat died in 1935 leaving an estate of £201,535, 15 shillings and 3 pence. ^[12]

References

1. "John Gunn Mowat". ESPN scrum.
2. "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Mowat - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
6. "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
11. "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
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