Ainsworth Barr Explained

Ainsworth Barr
Birth Date:9 December 1875
Birth Place:Belfast, Ireland
Death Place:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Occupation:Stockbroker
School:Methodist College Belfast
Tonbridge School
Relatives:Venie Barr (wife)
Position:Halfback
Repyears1:1898–01
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:0

Ainsworth Barr (9 December 1875 — 19 December 1934) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Biography

Born in Belfast, Barr was the son of James Barr, a director of the whiskey distillery Dunvilles. He attended the local Methodist College, as well as Tonbridge School in Kent, England.[1]

Barr was capped four times as a halfback for Ireland in intermittent appearances between 1898 and 1901, which included their 1899 win over Scotland, en route to the triple crown.[2]

After five years as a practising solicitor, Barr became a stockbroker in 1903 and was senior director at W. F. Coates & Company, the firm of Sir William Coates. He served a term as IRFU president in 1908–09.[3]

Barr married political activist Venie Barr (née Moyles).[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Death of Mr. A. Barr . . 22 December 1934.
  2. News: Death of Mr. Ainsworth Barr . . 20 December 1934.
  3. News: Ex-International Drops Dead . Daily News (London) . 20 December 1934.
  4. News: Noted Sportsman . . 20 December 1934.