Edgar Galbraith (16 June 1853 — 16 June 1899) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Date of birth | 16 June 1853 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 June 1899 (aged 46) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Agra, India | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Dublin, Galbraith was a forward with Dublin University Football Club and gained his solitary Ireland cap in the team's first ever international, against England at The Oval in 1875.[1]
Galbraith worked in British India for the Indian Civil Service and was only a few months into his appointment as Commissioner of Agra when he died of an inflamed liver in 1899.[2][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "International Football Match". Warder and Dublin Weekly Mail. 20 February 1875.
- ^ "The News Of The Death Of ..." Indian Daily News. 22 June 1899.
- ^ "Death of Mr E. Galbraith". Freeman's Journal. 15 July 1899.
External links
edit- Edgar Galbraith at ESPNscrum