[3] Whilst RFU president he received credit from the Irish rugby authorities and supporters for taking an England team to play in Dublin in 1973, after Wales and Scotland had refused to play their triple crown matches at Lansdowne Road, Dublin because of the Troubles.
He married Miss Mary Talbot Auty at Batley Congregational Church on 1 July 1936.
[5] A solicitor by occupation he worked with his uncle, WH Kingswell in the partnership of Messes Brown, Wilkin and Scott.
According to the Yorkshire Rugby Union Centenary booklet "Kingswell was primarily and most effectively a scrum half, impeccably courageous in defence and a model of classical tackling, but at the insistence of the county he adapted himself to centre-three quarter and even attempted wing forward to contribute the assets of his experience and unflagging spirit.
His playing characteristics were transferred to his administrative obligations and for twelve years Dick Kingswell became much the symbol of Yorkshire Rugby Union that Bob Oakes had been"