Alexander Stewart (rugby union)

Alexander Stewart
Birth name	Alexander Kenneth Stewart
Date of birth	30 August 1852
Place of birth	Mumbai, India
Date of death	13 February 1945 (aged 92)
Place of death	Achnacone, Appin, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Half Back
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
-	Edinburgh University
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1873-74	Edinburgh District
National team(s)
Years	Team
1874-76	Scotland

Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Kenneth Stewart (30 August 1852 – 13 February 1945) was a Scotland international rugby union player who represented Scotland from 1873 to 1875.^[1]

Rugby Union career[]

Amateur career[]

Stewart played for Edinburgh University.^[2]

Provincial career[]

He represented Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the world's third provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 6 December 1873.^[3]

He next played for the District on 24 January 1874.^[4]

International career[]

His international debut was the home match against England, in the fixture at The Oval on 23 February 1874.^[5]

His last match for Scotland, again against England, was the fixture at The Oval on 6 March 1876.^[6]

Medical career[]

He passed his medical degree at Edinburgh University and entered the Indian Medical Service.^[7]

Military career[]

While he was in India he served with the Poona Horse regiment. He was present at the siege of Kandahar in 1895 and in the Chitral Campaign that same year and took part in the Afghan War in 1897.^[7]

Family[]

Stewart was the head of the Achnacone branch of the Stewart clan, the 12th of his family to hold that honour. His great, great grandfather was killed at Culloden. He retired in 1897, after the Afghan War, and remained in his family home of Achnacone. He was made a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for the County of Argyll.^[7]