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David Whigham

David Whigham

Scottish cricketer and advocate (1832–1906)

David Dundas Whigham (22 August 1832 – 27 October 1906) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and legal advocate.

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The son of Robert Whigham of Lochpatrick, advocate and Sheriff of Perthshire, and his wife Jane Dundas, daughter of Sir Robert Dundas, 1st Baronet, he was born at Edinburgh in August 1832. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to Balliol College, Oxford.[2] Whigham did not play first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club while studying at Balliol, but did play three first-class matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1856 to 1857,[3] scoring 29 runs with a highest score of 9.[4] Following his graduation from Oxford, Whigham was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates to practise as an advocate in 1858.[1]

Whigham was married to Ellen Murray (née Campbell), daughter of advocate James Campbell of Craigie House and Grace Elizabeth Hay. Through this marriage, he was the brother-in-law of Richard Campbell MP. The couple had six sons and four daughters, including the British Army General Sir Robert Whigham, the female golf player Sybil Whigham, and the golfer and journalist H. J. Whigham. Through their son George Hay Whigham, they were also the grandparents of the famous Margaret Whigham, Duchess of Argyll. Whigham died at his residence at Prestwick in October 1906.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Dauglish, M. G.; Wainewright, John Bannerman (1907). Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. Winchester: P. and G. Wells. p. 95.
  2. [2]
    Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Whigham, David Dundas" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. [3]
    "First-Class Matches played by David Whigham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. [4]
    "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Whigham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. [5]
    Obituary. Kilmarnock Herald and North Ayrshire Gazette. 2 November 1906. p. 5
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