Tennant Sloan

Sir Tennant Sloan, KCIE, CSI (9 November 1884 – 15 October 1972) was a British colonial administrator in India and Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Biography

Educated at the Glasgow Academy, Glasgow University, and Christ Church, Oxford, Sloan joined the Indian Civil Service, retiring as adviser to the Governor of the United Provinces in 1945. He was appointed CIE in 1930, CSI in 1936, and knighted KCIE in 1942.[2]

Rugby Union career

Tennant Sloan
Birth nameTennant Sloan
Date of birth(1884-11-09)9 November 1884
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death15 October 1972(1972-10-15) (aged 87)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1905-09 Scotland 7 (0)

Amateur career

Sloan played for Glasgow Academicals.[3]

Provincial career

He was capped by Glasgow District in 1906.[4]

International career

Sloan was capped for Scotland in 1905.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Tennant Sloan".
  2. ^ "Sloan, Sir Tennant". Who's Who & Who Was Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "Notes on sports". The Glasgow Herald. 3 December 1906 – via Google Newspaper archive.
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Tennant Sloan - Test matches".


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