Birth name | James Hope Stewart Graham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 16 April 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Middlebie, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 17 October 1922 | (aged 66)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Dumfries, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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11th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1883–1884 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | William Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Malcolm Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gussie Graham (16 April 1856 – 17 October 1922) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Graham played with Edinburgh Academicals.[2]
He was capped by Edinburgh District in 1874.[2]
He played for East of Scotland District in 1876.[3]
He played for the Blues Trial side in 1878.[4]
Graham was capped 10 times for Scotland between 1876 and 1881.[5]
He refereed the 1884 inter-city match between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District.[6]
He became the 11th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1883 to 1884.[7]