| Birth name | Alexander Weir Robertson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 December 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 October 1941 (aged 63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Gullane, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alec Robertson (11 December 1877 – 28 October 1941) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
He played for Watsonians in 1896.[2]
Robertson played rugby union for Edinburgh Academicals in 1897.[3]
He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District in 1896.[2]
He was one of the landed gentry with the family name of Robertson-Durham. He was a chartered accountant and Justice of the Peace.[5]
He died in 1941 and is buried in the graveyard of Dirleton Kirk.[6]