Ewen Fergusson
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| Birth name | Ewen Alastair John Fergusson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 October 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 April 2017(aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Vaison-la-Romaine,France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rugby School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Oriel College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sir Ewen Alastair John FergussonGCMGGCVO(28 October 1932 – 20 April 2017)[1]was a British diplomat andScotlandinternationalrugby unionplayer.[2]
The son of SirEwen MacGregor Field Fergusson,formerly Chairman and Managing Director of theStraits Trading Company,Singapore,and Winifred Evelyn Fergusson, he was educated atRugbyandOriel College, Oxford.
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
He played rugby forOxford University.[3]
International career[edit]
Fergusson was capped byScotlandin 1954. He gained 5 caps.[4]
Diplomatic career[edit]
He was a 2nd Lieutenant with the 60th Rifles.[5]After 2 years with theKing's Royal Rifle Corps,he enteredHer Majesty's Diplomatic Servicein 1956.
He wasBritish Ambassador to South Africa1982–84, deputy under secretary of state at theForeign and Commonwealth Office1984–87 andBritish Ambassador to France1987–92.
Honours[edit]
He was an honorary fellow ofOriel College,Oxfordand holds an honoraryLLDfromAberdeen University.He was appointedKCMGin the1987 Birthday Honours,[6]GCVOin 1992,[7]GCMGin the1993 New Year Honours,[8]and a Grand Officier of theLégion d'Honneur.He served asKing of Armsof theOrder of St Michael and St Georgefrom 1996 until 2007.[9]
Business career[edit]
He was Chairman ofCouttsfrom 1993 to 1999, and of theSavoy HotelGroup 1994–98. He was Chairman of the governors ofRugby Schoolfrom 1995 to 2002 and a trustee of theNational Galleryfrom 1995 to 2002.
Family[edit]
Fergusson married Sara Carolyn Montgomery Cuninghame (nee Gordon Lennox) and they were to have a son, also namedEwen,and daughters Iona and Anna.[5]His son was also to attend Oriel College, Oxford.[10]
References[edit]
- ^"FERGUSSON - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements".announcements.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^A & C Black (2012)."FERGUSSON, Sir Ewen (Alastair John)".Who's Who 2012, online edition.Oxford University Press.Retrieved2 May2012.
- ^The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^"Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ewen Fergusson - Test matches".ESPN scrum.
- ^ab"Obituary: Sir Ewen Fergusson, rugby international and diplomat".www.scotsman.com.Retrieved12 February2019.
- ^"No. 50948".The London Gazette(Supplement). 12 June 1987. p. 3.
- ^"No. 52977".The London Gazette.30 June 1992. p. 10977.
- ^"No. 53153".The London Gazette(Supplement). 30 December 1992. p. 3.
- ^"No. 54471".The London Gazette.19 July 1996. p. 9759.
- ^"Cameron's cronies: The Bullingdon Club's class of '87".The Independent.13 February 2007.
Sources[edit]
- Debrett's People of Today,2007
External links[edit]
- Interview with Sir Ewen Alastair John Fergusson&transcript,British Diplomatic Oral History Programme, Churchill College, Cambridge, 1998
- Ewen FergussonatIMDb
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- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
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- Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford
- Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour
- King's Royal Rifle Corps officers
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Ambassadors and High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to South Africa
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to France
- Principal Private Secretaries to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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