William Kerr Fraser
Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Office | |
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| In office 1978–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Nicholas Morrison |
| Succeeded by | Sir Russell Hillhouse |
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| Born | 18 March 1929 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 13 September 2018 (aged 89) |
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| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Profession | Civil servant |
Sir William Kerr Fraser Permanent Secretary at the Scottish Office, and as Principal and later Chancellor of the University of Glasgow.
Early life
William Kerr Fraser was educated at
Eastwood High School in Glasgow.[3] He studied at the University of Glasgow (M.A., LL.B.), where he was President of the Students' Representative Council from 1951–52.[4]
Civil Service
He joined the Scottish Home Department, part of the
Permanent Secretary at the Scottish Office, serving until 1988.[3][4] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1978, and created a Knight Commander of the order (KCB) in 1979 and a Knight Grand Cross of the order (GCB) in 1984.[3]
University of Glasgow
Sir William became
LL.D. by the University in 1982.[4]
Personal life
In 1956, Fraser married Marion Forbes, a Past President of the Queen Margaret Union, then the women's union of the University of Glasgow. They had three sons and one daughter,[3] and several grandchildren – one of whom is himself a former President of the Queen Margaret Union, Colum Fraser.
Sir William served as Governor of the Caledonian Research Foundation from 1990–99 and Chairman of the
LL.D.) from the Universities of Glasgow (1982), Strathclyde (1991) and Aberdeen (1993), and a Doctorate honoris causa from Edinburgh
(1995).
References
- ^ Lady Marion held her title in her own right since her 1996 creation as a Lady of the Order of the Thistle, an order higher in precedence than that of her husband.
- ^ "Obituary: Sir William Kerr Fraser, former permanent secretary at the Scottish Office and university chancellor". scotsman.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Fraser, Sir William (Kerr)". Who's Who. Oxford University Press. December 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Sir William Kerr Fraser". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
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