▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁rugby ▁union ▁player , ▁cr ick eter ▁and ▁business man . ▁He ▁played ▁one ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁national ▁rugby ▁union ▁team , ▁made ▁three ▁first - class ▁appearances ▁for ▁the ▁O tag o ▁cr icket ▁team , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁branch ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁engineering ▁firm , ▁A . ▁& ▁T . ▁B urt ▁Ltd , ▁founded ▁by ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁B urt ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Dun ed in ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Jan et ▁B urt ▁( née ▁C raw ford ) ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Alexander ▁B urt , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁engineering ▁firm ▁A . ▁& ▁T . ▁B urt ▁Ltd . ▁Edu c ated ▁at ▁O tag o ▁Boys ' ▁High ▁School , ▁he ▁then ▁studied ▁at ▁Can ter bury ▁Agricult ural ▁College ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁in ▁far ming . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁B urt ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁R uther ford ▁Snow ▁at ▁Out ram . ▁They ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁have ▁two ▁daughters . ▁ ▁Rugby ▁union ▁A ▁rugby ▁union ▁loose ▁forward , ▁B urt ▁represented ▁ ▁at ▁a ▁provincial ▁level , ▁playing ▁ 1 1 ▁matches ▁for ▁the ▁side ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁He ▁played ▁just ▁one ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁national ▁side ,