John Guthrie Tait Rugby player

John "Jack" Guthrie Tait (24 August 1861 – 4 October 1945) V.D. was a Scottish educator who became principal of the Central College of Bangalore prior to the First World War. In his early adulthood, Tait was a notable sportsman playing rugby union as a forward for Cambridge University and represented the Scotland international team twice between 1880 and 1885. As well as being a talented rugby player, Tait was, like his brother Frederick Guthrie Tait, a notable amateur golfer.

Personal facts

John Guthrie Tait
Alias (AKA)Tait Jack
Birth dateAugust 24, 1861
Birth place
Edinburgh , Scotland
Date of deathOctober 04, 1945
Place of death
Edinburgh , Scotland
Relatives
Peter Tait (physicist)
School
Edinburgh Academy

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university
Peterhouse Cambridge

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