| Birth name | Thomas Ainslie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 December 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lasswade, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 March 1926 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 19th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1891–1892 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gordon Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | David Morton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Ainslie (18 December 1860 –16 March 1926) was a Scotland international rugby union football player. [1] [2]
Ainslie played for Edinburgh Institution F.P. [1]
Ainslie played for Edinburgh District in the 1879 [3] and 1880 inter-city. [4]
Ainslie played for East of Scotland District in the March 1879 [5] and January 1880 match. [6]
He was capped 12 times for Scotland between 1881 and 1885. [1] [7]
Ainslie became the 19th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1891–92 term in office. [8]
Ainslie was the brother of Robert Ainslie,who was also capped for Scotland. [1]