Sir Tennant Sloan, KCIE, CSI (9 November 1884 – 15 October 1972) was a British colonial administrator in India and Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Biography
editEducated at the Glasgow Academy, Glasgow University, and Christ Church, Oxford, Sloan joined the Indian Civil Service, retiring as adviser to the Governor of the United Provinces in 1945. He was appointed CIE in 1930, CSI in 1936, and knighted KCIE in 1942.[2]
Rugby Union career
edit| Birth name | Tennant Sloan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 November 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 October 1972 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amateur career
editSloan played for Glasgow Academicals.[3]
Provincial career
editHe was capped by Glasgow District in 1906.[4]
International career
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tennant Sloan".
- ^ "Sloan, Sir Tennant". Who's Who & Who Was Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Notes on sports". The Glasgow Herald. 3 December 1906 – via Google Newspaper archive.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Tennant Sloan - Test matches".
