Benjamin Blyth II
Benjamin Hall Blyth I Mary Dudgeon Wright (parents) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Millicent Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children | Benjamin Edward Blyth Elsie Winifred Blyth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1875–1876 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Albert Harvey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | William Hamilton Kidston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Hall Blyth
Family
Blyth, who was born at 36 Minto Street,
After the death of both parents –
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Blyth played for Merchistonians.[6]
Provincial career
Blyth played in the world's very first representative provincial match in November 1872. This was the 'Inter-City': the match between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District. Blyth represented the Edinburgh side.
Administrative career
He became the 3rd President of the
Engineering career
Following his father's death, Blyth entered the family engineering consultancy and became a partner five years later. Blyth served as a consultant to the
Political career
In later life, Blyth lived in a large Victorian townhouse at 17 Palmerston Place in Edinburgh's West End.[12]
Blyth stood as the
Death
Blyth was widowed on 12 September 1914. He died in North Berwick on 13 May 1917, of "spittielioma of tongue"[14] and was survived by his daughter. His nephew, Benjamin Hall Blyth (sometimes referred to as Benjamin Blyth III) was the son of his brother Francis Creswick Blyth – who was taken on by Blyth and Blyth in 1909,[15] continued the consultancy after his death.[1]
He is buried on the obscured southern terrace of Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh, towards the east. His wife, Millicent Taylor (1852-1914) is buried with him. Their infant son, Benjamin Edward Blyth, who died in 1875 aged six weeks lies at their feet.
Legacy
He trained James Simpson Pirie
References
- ^ a b c d "Dictionary of Scottish Architects entry". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1849
- ^ Old Parish Record of birth
- ^ Will of Mary Dudgeon Wright, held by Scottish records
- ^ Census of Scotland 1871
- The Glasgow Herald. 25 November 1872. p. 5.
- ^ "Past Presidents of Scottish Rugby Union" (PDF). Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19: 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002" (PDF). p. 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ Blyth, E.L.I. 1893, The family of Blythe or Blyth of Norton and Birchet
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Watson, Garth (1988). The civils : the story of the Institution of Civil Engineers. London: Thomas Telford. p. 252. OCLC 16866651.
- ^ Royal Society of Edinburgh fellows list Archived 4 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1905-6
- ^ The Scotsman, various editions from 1911
- ^ Death certificate, held by Scottish records office
- ^ Blyth and Blyth: The First 100 Years, historical records held by company
- ^ "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (May 26, 2019, 3:37 pm)". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2019.