Thomas Hendry
| Birth name | Thomas Laurie Hendry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 December 1866 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Blythswood, Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | March 1939 (aged 72–73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lewes, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Laurie Hendry (25 December 1866 - March 1939) was a Scottish rugby union international who represented Scotland in the 1893 Home Nations Championship and in the 1895 Home Nations Championship[1]
The son of Patrick Hendry and Elizabeth Haining Laurie, he grew up in the Cathcart area of Glasgow. He became a Cotton Yarn merchant.
He played as a forward for Clydesdale RFC and also represented Glasgow District. He played in December 1893 inter-city match against Edinburgh District which Glasgow won 14-0. He was also picked for a combined Glasgow & Edinburgh side to play the Rest of Scotland in an international trial match that year.[2]
Other sports
Hendry was also an accomplished amateur lawn tennis player he won the West of Scotland Championships at Pollokshields in 1891,[3] and again in 1892.[4]
References
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Thomas Hendry - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "POLLOKSHIELDS TOURNAMENT AND WEST OF SCOTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP". The Scotsman via British Newspaper Archive. 1 June 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "SPORTING NEWS: POLLOKSHIELDS TOURNAMENT AND WEST OF SCOTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP". The Scotsman via British Newspaper Archive. 23 May 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 22 April 2025.