| Birth name | Nathaniel Thomas Brewis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 April 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Escott Hall, Morpeth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 October 1924 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 13th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1885–1886 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Malcolm Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | James Stewart Carrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dr Nathaniel Thomas Brewis FRCPE FRCSE (16 April 1856 – 21 October 1924) was a Scottish Doctor and international rugby union player. [1] He became the 13th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
Nathaniel Brewis graduated from the University of Edinburgh with an MB in 1882, and began his career as a House-Surgeon at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and Glasgow Maternity Hospital. He proceeded to specialise in Gynaecology, serving as obstetrician and gynaecologist to the Edinburgh New Town Dispensary, Leith Hospital, and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. [2] A Fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Brewis was also elected president of the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society. He retired from his medical career in 1922.
He played for Edinburgh Institution F.P. [3]
Cross was capped by Edinburgh District to play against Glasgow District in the inter-city match in 1875. [3]
He was selected and played in the Blues Trial side of 1878. [4]
He refereed the East v West district match in early 1881. [6]
He was Honorary Secretary of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1880–81. He attempted to bring in a North of Scotland District versus South of Scotland District match that season, but the fixture did not take place. [7]
He was made the 13th President of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1885-86. [8]
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