Tom Pearson
Athlete
1872 – 1957
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Who was Tom Pearson?
Thomas William Rory Pearson was a Welsh international wing who played club rugby for Cardiff and Newport and county rugby with Middlesex. He won 13 caps for Wales and captained the team on one occasion, against England. Pearson was an all-round sportsman, representing Wales not only in rugby, but also in squash, tennis, hockey and golf. In 1902 Pearson was given the captaincy of the Welsh hockey squad, while playing for Newport Hockey Club.
During World War I he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Field Artillery.
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- Born
- May 10, 1872
Mumbai - Education
- Mill Hill School
- Lived in
- Mumbai
- Died
- Sep 12, 1957
Newport, Wales
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on July 23, 2013
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