Mark Coxon Morrison

Mark Coxon Morrison (3 April 1877 – 10 May 1945) was a Scottish international rugby union footballer who captained both Scotland and the British and Irish Lions.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Morrison played for Royal HSFP.

He played two games for Leicester, one in 1898 and one in 1902.

Provincial career

Morrison played for Edinburgh District and played in the Inter-City matches against Glasgow District.

He first played for Scotland against Wales in 1896, while a teenager playing for Royal HSFP.

Personal life

Mark Coxon Morrison was born on 3 April 1877 at Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire (now West Lothian) to John Morrison (1839-1923) and Jane Begg (1846-1911).

Mark married Mona Middlemas Oliver (1893-1918) on 4 June 1914 at the Parish Church of Maryhill, Lanarkshire. The ceremony was performed by the Minister of Glasgow Cathedral, Pearson McAdam Muir. -1984 ) and Sybil Jane Morrison (1917 -2007 ).

Mark's first wife Mona died in 1918, aged 25 years.

Following Mona's death Mark married Elspeth Barnes Smith on 22 October 1919 at The Crown Hotel, Thornton in the Parish of Markinch, Fife.

Mark and Elspeth had just one son, Norman Begg Morrison, who died during World War II. He was a Sergeant Pilot in the RAF.

Some 57 years after his death Mark was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame for Rugby Union.