| Birth name | Archibald Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 June 1858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 June 1945 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Newark Castle, Ayr, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | James Walker, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Archibald Walker was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2]
He played for West of Scotland.[1][3][4]
He played for Fettesian-Lorettonians in 1883 while still with West of Scotland, alongside his brother James Walker who was named as an Oxford University player.[5]
He also played rugby for Oxford University.[6]
He played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the inter-city match of 3 December 1881.
He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 28 January 1882.
He was capped five times for Scotland between 1881 and 1883.[1][7]
He rowed in the college eight at Oxford University.[6]
He was a director of the Distillers Company Ltd. for 32 years.[6]
He was Deputy Chairman of the Clydesdale Bank between 1923 and 1940.[8]
He was a member of the Royal Company of Archers; and a member of the King's Bodyguard for Scotland.[6]
He was born to Archibald Walker (1815–80) and Mary MacFarlane Smith (1826-1913). He had siblings:- James Walker (1859-1923), who was also capped for Scotland;[1] Mary Smith Walker; and Agnes Walker.
He married Adelaide Orr Thomson (1875-1924). They had a son George Edward Orr Walker and daughter Adelaide Mary Orr Walker. George became a Lieutenant Colonel in the army, but continued to use the Major rank as he was better known with that rank, and ran for the Westminster Parliament in 1945 for the Conservative Party in the Kilmarnock constituency. However it was won by Clarice Shaw, a music teacher and member of Troon town council, for the Labour Party.[9]