James Baxter (8 June 1870 – 5 July 1940) was an English

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player and manager. Baxter was also a crew member of the British boat ''Mouchette'', which won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics for

sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...

in the

12-metre class The 12 Metre class is a rating class for racing sailboats that are designed to the International rule. It enables fair competition between boats that rate in the class whilst retaining the freedom to experiment with the details of their designs. ...

. In 1927, he was president of the Rugby Football Union and managed the

British and Irish Lions The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Lions are a test side and most often select players who have already played for their national ...

tour to

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1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ...

and the 1930 tour to

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and Australia.

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* * 1870 births 1940 deaths English rugby union players English male sailors (sport) British male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 12 Metre Olympic sailors for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain England international rugby union players Olympic medalists in sailing Birkenhead Park FC players Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Rugby union players from Birkenhead Rugby union forwards {{England-yachtracing-bio-stub