William MacKintosh MacLeod (15 June 1861,

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30 June 1931,

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, London) was a

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international

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player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He went to Fettes College in 1873. He played for Fettesian-Lorettonians. He was the Secretary of the club in 1886. He went to Trinity College and played

for

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. He came back to Edinburgh and studied at Edinburgh University. He turned out for

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in 1885. He then played for

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Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the inter-city match of 4 December 1886. That same season, on 29 January 1887, he played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District.

International career

William was a rugby union forward who played twice for

in the 1886 Home Nations Championship. He was on the winning side on both occasions.

Business career

He became the manager of a Fine Arts insurance company in Manchester. He also became the local chairman of the Royal Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Children there. He practised as a stockbroker. He practised at Fielding, Son and Macleod; where he was a senior partner.

Family

He was the third and youngest son of The Very Rev. Norman MacLeod (1812-1872) and Catherine Ann MacLeod (née MacKintosh) (1824-1903), and the seventh of their eight children. Norman Macleod was minister of the Barony Church in Glasgow. One of his brothers was Sir John MacLeod MP. On 8 January 1902, he married Constance Helen Sellar (1859-1928). His wife, known as Eppie, predeceased him. She was the daughter of the Professor of Latin at Edinburgh University, W. Y. Sellar.

References

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