Henry Braddon

Sir Henry Braddon
Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia
School	Dulwich College; Launceston Church Grammar School
Notable relative(s)	Edward Braddon (father); Mary Elizabeth Braddon (aunt)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fullback, wing
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
1882–84	Invercargill
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1883–84; 1888–92	Otago; New South Wales
International career
Years	Team
1884	New Zealand

Sir Henry Yule Braddon

All Black in playing order.^[1]

Early life

He was born on 27 April 1863 in Calcutta, India to Alice Smith and (Sir) Edward Braddon, later Premier of Tasmania (1894–1899). He was educated in Germany, France and Dulwich College, England, before his family emigrated to Australia in 1878, where he completed his education at Church of England Grammar School, Launceston.^[2] On leaving school he worked for the Commercial Bank of Tasmania.^[2]

Rugby

He moved to

Southland Rugby Football Union did not split away from Otago until 1887. He was selected for the first New Zealand international team, and played in seven of the eight games in Australia in 1884 and is recognised as an Otago's first All Black despite playing in Invercargill at the time of his selection. Braddon later played for New South Wales from 1888 until 1892.^[1]

Career

Braddon had a commercial and political career in Australia, working for Dalgetys and representing Australia as Commonwealth Commissioner in the United States. He was appointed a member of the

Woollahra in 1955.^[3]

Legacy

Following the death of Henry Roberts in 1949, Braddon was the oldest living All Black.

References

^ ^a ^b Luxford, Bob. "Henry Braddon". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sir Henry Yule Braddon, KBE (1863–1955)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^
ISSN 1833-7538
. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

^ "No. 32090". The London Gazette. 19 October 1920. p. 10095.

External links

Media related to Henry Yule Braddon at Wikimedia Commons

"Braddon, Sir Henry Yule (1863–1955)". Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
McConnell, Lynn (12 September 2014). "A look at rugby's first knight". The Southland Times. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

Records
Preceded by Henry Roberts	Oldest living All Black 1 January 1949 – 8 September 1955	Succeeded by Robert Oliphant

[AB_profile-1] Luxford, Bob. "Henry Braddon". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

[NSW_Parl-2] "Sir Henry Yule Braddon, KBE (1863–1955)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[ADB_profile-3] 
ISSN 1833-7538
. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

[4] "No. 32090". The London Gazette. 19 October 1920. p. 10095.

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