John Guthrie Tait
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1861 – 1945
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Who was John Guthrie Tait?
John "Jack" Guthrie Tait 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.
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- Born
- Aug 24, 1861
Edinburgh - Education
- Peterhouse, Cambridge
- Edinburgh Academy
- Lived in
- Edinburgh
- Died
- Oct 4, 1945
Edinburgh
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on July 23, 2013
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