Ewen Fergusson

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Sir
Ewen Fergusson
GCVO
Birth nameEwen Alastair John Fergusson
Date of birth(1932-10-28)28 October 1932
Date of death20 April 2017(2017-04-20) (aged 84)
Place of deathVaison-la-Romaine, France
SchoolRugby School
UniversityOriel College, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1954 5 (0)

Sir Ewen Alastair John Fergusson

GCMG GCVO (28 October 1932 – 20 April 2017)[1] was a British diplomat and Scotland international rugby union player.[2]

The son of Sir Ewen MacGregor Field Fergusson, formerly Chairman and Managing Director of the Straits Trading Company, Singapore, and Winifred Evelyn Fergusson, he was educated at Rugby and Oriel College, Oxford.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played rugby for

Oxford University.[3]

International career

Fergusson was capped by Scotland in 1954. He gained 5 caps.[4]

Diplomatic career

He was a 2nd Lieutenant with the 60th Rifles.

Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service
in 1956.

He was

British Ambassador to France
1987–92.

Honours

He was an honorary fellow of

Légion d'Honneur. He served as King of Arms of the Order of St Michael and St George from 1996 until 2007.[9]

Business career

He was Chairman of

National Gallery
from 1995 to 2002.

Family

Fergusson married Sara Carolyn Montgomery Cuninghame (nee Gordon Lennox) and they were to have a son, also named Ewen, and daughters Iona and Anna.[5] His son was also to attend Oriel College, Oxford.[10]

References

  1. ^ "FERGUSSON - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements". announcements.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. ^ A & C Black (2012). "FERGUSSON, Sir Ewen (Alastair John)". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  3. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ewen Fergusson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  5. ^ a b "Obituary: Sir Ewen Fergusson, rugby international and diplomat". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. ^ "No. 50948". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1987. p. 3.
  7. ^ "No. 52977". The London Gazette. 30 June 1992. p. 10977.
  8. ^ "No. 53153". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1992. p. 3.
  9. ^ "No. 54471". The London Gazette. 19 July 1996. p. 9759.
  10. ^ "Cameron's cronies: The Bullingdon Club's class of '87". The Independent. 13 February 2007.

Sources

  • Debrett's People of Today, 2007

External links

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Principal Private Secretary
to the Foreign Secretary

1975-1978
Succeeded by
Preceded by
British Ambassador
to South Africa

1982-1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by
British Ambassador
to France

1987-1992
Succeeded by