Archibald Walker

Archibald Walker was a Scotland international rugby union player.^[1][2]

Archibald Walker

Birth name	Archibald Walker
Date of birth	(1858-06-29)29 June 1858
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	10 June 1945(1945-06-10) (aged 86)
Place of death	Newark Castle, Ayr, Scotland
Notable relative(s)	James Walker, brother
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) West of Scotland () – Fettesian-Lorettonians () – Oxford University () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1881 Glasgow District () 1882 West of Scotland District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1881-83 Scotland 5 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for West of Scotland.^[1][3][4]

He played for Fettesian-Lorettonians in 1883 while still with West of Scotland, alongside his brother James Walker who was named as an Oxford University player.^[5]

He also played rugby for Oxford University.^[6]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the inter-city match of 3 December 1881.

He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 28 January 1882.

International career

He was capped five times for Scotland between 1881 and 1883.^[1][7]

Other sports

He rowed in the college eight at Oxford University.^[6]

Business career

He was a director of the Distillers Company Ltd. for 32 years.^[6]

He was Deputy Chairman of the Clydesdale Bank between 1923 and 1940.^[8]

He was a member of the Royal Company of Archers; and a member of the King's Bodyguard for Scotland.^[6]

Family

He was born to Archibald Walker (1815–80) and Mary MacFarlane Smith (1826-1913). He had siblings:- James Walker (1859-1923), who was also capped for Scotland;^[1] Mary Smith Walker; and Agnes Walker.

He married Adelaide Orr Thomson (1875-1924). They had a son George Edward Orr Walker and daughter Adelaide Mary Orr Walker. George became a Lieutenant Colonel in the army, but continued to use the Major rank as he was better known with that rank, and ran for the Westminster Parliament in 1945 for the Conservative Party in the Kilmarnock constituency. However it was won by Clarice Shaw, a music teacher and member of Troon town council, for the Labour Party.^[9]