Ewen Fergusson

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]

Sir Ewen Fergusson

Birth name	Ewen Alastair John Fergusson
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Oxford University () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1954 Scotland 5 (0)

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.[5] After 2 years with the King's Royal Rifle Corps, he entered Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1956.

He was British Ambassador to South Africa 1982-84, deputy under secretary of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1984-87 and British Ambassador to France 1987-92.

Honours

He was an honorary fellow of Oriel College, Oxford and holds an honorary LLD from Aberdeen University. He was appointed KCMG in 1987, GCVO in 1992, GCMG in 1993, and a Grand Officier of the Légion d'Honneur. He served as King of Arms of the Order of St Michael and St George from 1996 until 2007.

Business career

He was Chairman of Coutts from 1993–99, and of the Savoy Hotel Group 1994-98. He was Chairman of the governors of Rugby School from 1995–2002 and a trustee of the National Gallery from 1995-2002.

References

1. FERGUSSON
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".
5. "Obituary: Sir Ewen Fergusson, rugby international and diplomat". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

Sources

• Debrett's People of Today, 2007

External links

• Interview with Sir Ewen Alastair John Fergusson & transcript, British Diplomatic Oral History Programme, Churchill College, Cambridge, 1998

Offices held