George Keeton Explained

George Keeton
Full Name:George Haydn Keeton
Birth Date:13 October 1878
Birth Place:Peterborough, England
Death Place:Menton, England
Occupation:Schoolmaster
School:Oakham School
University:Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Relatives:Haydn Keeton (father)
Martin Mansergh (grandson)
Position:Hooker
Repyears1:1904
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

George Haydn Keeton (13 October 1878 – 7 January 1949) was an English international rugby union player.

Biography

Born in Peterborough, Keeton was the son of Peterborough Cathedral organist Haydn Keeton.[1]

Keeton attended Oakham School in Rutland, followed by further studies at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he took first class honours. A two-time Cambridge rugby blue, Keeton gained three England caps as a hooker in 1904. He was selected via Edinburgh Wanderers, having moved to Scotland to work as a master at Fettes College.[2]

Between 1914 and 1939, Keeton served as the headmaster of Reading School.[3]

Keeton's daughter Diana married historian Nicholas Mansergh.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Dr. Keeton's Son Dead . . 14 January 1949.
  2. News: Untitled . . 1 . 11 January 1904.
  3. News: Tribute To Late Headmaster . Reading Standard . 4 February 1949.
  4. Web site: Mansergh, (Philip) Nicholas Seton . Dictionary of Irish Biography.