![]() Carpmael in Barbarian jersey | |||||||||||||||||
Birth name | William Percy Carpmael | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Streatham, England | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Menton, France | ||||||||||||||||
School | Christ's College, Finchley | ||||||||||||||||
University | Jesus College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Patent agent | ||||||||||||||||
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William Percy Carpmael (20 May 1864 – 27 December 1936) was the founder and first president of the rugby union Barbarian Football Club. Carpmael was born the eldest of eight in Briscobel, Streatham in England.[1]