Thomas
Gisborne
Gordon
Born in Belfast, Ireland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Dorothea Josephine Gisborne (Gordon) Scott, Alexander Hamilton Miller Haven Gordon, Robert Francis Gordon, Frances Margaret Gordon, Marion Alice Gordon, Robert Francis Gordon, Mary Augusta (Gordon) Ward, John Frederick George Gordon and Anne Catherine (Gordon) Crump
Husband of
Marie Louise (Graham) Gordon
— married
7 Jan 1890 [location unknown]
Father of
Helen Ogilvie Gordon and Thomas Gisborne Gordon
Died
at age 83
in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Feb 2020
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Biography
Thomas was a Rugby Player for the Ireland national team
Thomas was born in 1851. He was the son of John Gordon and Dorothea Miller. [1] Estate: Knocknagarne, Ballysax, Curragh, County Kildare.
He was educated at Rugby School in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England before returning home to play his club rugby at North of Ireland F.C. (NIFC) and to work as a wine merchant. He only had one hand, his left, having lost the right one in a shooting accident.
He played for the Ireland national rugby union team. His first international test match was against England on the 5 February 1877. His last test match was against England on 11 March 1878.[2]
He has the distinction of being the only one-handed/armed man ever to play international rugby (union or league).
Thomas married 7 Jan 1890 Marie Louise Graham, 2nd daughter of Ogilvie Blair Graham of Larchfield, County Down.
Marriage Notice - Cork Constitution January 10, 1890
- January 7th at Annahilt Church, by the Right Rev Bishop of Down, assisted by the Rev A Miller, rector of the parish, Thomas Gisborne Gordon, youngest son of the late Rev John F Gordon, Marie Louise, second daughter of Ogilvie Blair Graham, D L, of Larchfield, Lisburn, county Down
Children
- Thomas Gisborne b. 31 August 1899
- Helen Ogivlie b. 12 July 1891.
He died in 1935.
Sources
- ↑ A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, Bernard Burke, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies Dalcassian Publishing Company, 1912
- ↑ http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/416.html
- A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland by Sir Bernard Burke and Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Publication date 1912, Family: Gordon of Delamont
- Wikipedia Thomas Gisborne Gordon
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