James Robert Thom (22 November 1910 — 13 December 1981) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
| Full name | James Robert Thom | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 November 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 December 1981 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Morningside, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
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Thom was born in Kirkcaldy and educated at George Watson's College in Edinburgh.[1]
A prop, Thom was capped three times for Scotland in the 1933 Home Nations.[2]
Thom held a forestry degree from the University of Edinburgh. He worked as a conservator and held high ranking positions with the Forestry Commission.[3] His son, J. Stuart Thom, was the Conservative candidate for Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles in the 1974 general election (February), losing to David Steel.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gibson, W. N. (1982). "James Robert Thom B.Sc., F.I. For". Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research. 55 (1): 100.
- ^ "J. R. Thom Honoured". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 26 January 1937.
- ^ "Forestry Director For Wales". Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser. 26 July 1958.
- ^ "Out of the game". Sunday Express. 3 March 1974.
External links
edit- Jim Thom at ESPNscrum