After being promoted to major-general in September 1908,[3] at the very young age (in peacetime) of just 43, he was appointed Inspector of Infantry in April 1909[4] and General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 5th Division in Ireland in 1913 – in this capacity he played a key role during the Curragh incident, ensuring his officers obeyed orders.[5]
He took the 5th Division to France in August 1914 at the start of the First World War,[5] and then briefly took command of the 9th (Scottish) Division from October to December 1914.[6] He commanded II Corps from January 1915 and then, from May 1916, XVII Corps, which he led until the end of the war in November 1918.[5]
After the war Fergusson was a Military Governor of Cologne before he retired from the army in 1922.[2]
On 20 June 1929 Fergusson was involved in a railway accident, following the 1929 Murchison earthquake. Attached to the rear of a train leaving the National Dairy Show at Palmerston North with 200 passengers on board, the Viceregal carriage contained the Governor-General and his wife and other members of the Viceregal party. The train hit a slip between Paekākāriki and Pukerua Bay, with the locomotive falling down a steep bank and injuring the driver. The first three carriages of the train also left the rails, but the Viceregal carriage remained on the tracks, and Fergusson and his party suffered only minor cuts and bruises.[8]
The Reverend Simon Charles David Fergusson (born 5 June 1907, died 1982). He married Auriole Kathleen Hughes-Onslow, maternal granddaughter of Arthur Crofton, 4th Baron Crofton. They had two sons and two daughters, one of whom was Scottish MP Alex Fergusson.
Charles Fergusson (born 16 January 1917, died 22 January 1917)
Freemasonryedit
Fergusson was a Freemason. During his term as governor-general, he was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand.[10]
Later lifeedit
After his term in New Zealand, Fergusson became chairman of the West Indies Closer Union Commission and was Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire from 1937 until his death on 20 February 1951.
Armsedit
Coat of arms of Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet
Quarterly: 1st grandquarter Azure, a buckle Argent between three boars' heads couped Or armed and langued gules (Fergusson of Kilkerran) 2nd grandquarter, counterquartered; 1st and 4th Argent, an eagle displayed Sable beaked and membered Gules (Ramsay); 2nd and 3rd Gules, a chevron between three fleurs de lis Or (Broun of Colston): 3rd grandquarter, counterquartered; 1st and 4th Or, a lion rampant couped at all joints Gules within a double tressure flory counter flory Azure (Maitland); 2nd and 3rd Argent, a shakefork Sable (Cunningham of Glencairn): 4th grandquarter Or, on a saltire Azure nine lozenges of the first, on a bordure of the second eight mullets and as many boars' heads erased alternately Argent (Dalrymple of New Hailes).
Motto
Dulcius ex asperis (All the sweeter for having undergone bitterness); on compartment: Ut prosim aliis (May I profit others)
^ abc"Fergusson, Sir Charles, of Kilkerran, seventh baronet (1865–1951), army officer and administrator". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33111. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015.
^Burke, Sir Bernard; Burke, Ashworth P. (1909). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage. London : Harrison & Sons. pp. 792–793, FERGUSSON. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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Charles Fergusson redirects here For other uses see Charles Fergusson disambiguation Sir Charles Fergusson 7th Baronet GCB GCMG DSO MVO 17 January 1865 20 February 1951 was a British Army officer and the third Governor General of New Zealand in office from 1924 to 1930 GeneralSir Charles Fergusson 7th BaronetGCB GCMG DSO MVOSir Charles Fergusson circa 19263rd Governor General of New ZealandIn office 13 December 1924 8 February 1930MonarchGeorge VPrime MinisterWilliam MasseyFrancis BellGordon CoatesJoseph WardPreceded byThe Viscount JellicoeSucceeded byThe Lord BledisloePersonal detailsBorn 1865 01 17 17 January 1865Died20 February 1951 1951 02 20 aged 86 Maybole Ayrshire ScotlandNationalityBritishRelationsSir James Fergusson 6th Baronet father ChildrenSir James Fergusson 8th BaronetBernard Fergusson Baron BallantraeMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited KingdomBranch serviceBritish ArmyYears of service1883 1922RankGeneralUnitGrenadier GuardsCommandsXVII CorpsII Corps9th Scottish Division5th Division3rd Battalion Grenadier GuardsOmdurman District15th Sudanese RegimentBattles warsMahdist WarFirst World WarAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the BathKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeDistinguished Service OrderMember of the Royal Victorian OrderMentioned in Despatches Contents 1 Early life and military career 2 Governor General of New Zealand 3 Marriage and family 4 Freemasonry 5 Later life 6 Arms 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and military career editFergusson was the son of Sir James Fergusson 6th Baronet the 6th Governor of New Zealand He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College Sandhurst before being commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in November 1883 1 2 He served in Sudan from 1896 to 1898 becoming Commanding Officer of the 15th Sudanese Regiment in 1899 and Commander of the Omdurman District in 1900 2 He was made Adjutant General of the Egyptian Army in early 1901 and Commanding Officer of 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards in 1904 before becoming a Brigadier General on the staff of the Irish Command in 1907 2 After being promoted to major general in September 1908 3 at the very young age in peacetime of just 43 he was appointed Inspector of Infantry in April 1909 4 and General Officer Commanding GOC of the 5th Division in Ireland in 1913 in this capacity he played a key role during the Curragh incident ensuring his officers obeyed orders 5 He took the 5th Division to France in August 1914 at the start of the First World War 5 and then briefly took command of the 9th Scottish Division from October to December 1914 6 He commanded II Corps from January 1915 and then from May 1916 XVII Corps which he led until the end of the war in November 1918 5 After the war Fergusson was a Military Governor of Cologne before he retired from the army in 1922 2 Governor General of New Zealand editA year after an unsuccessful attempt to enter parliament through the South Ayrshire constituency in the 1923 general election 7 Fergusson was appointed Governor General of New Zealand and served until 1930 2 His father Sir James Fergusson had served as a Governor of New Zealand and his son Lord Ballantrae was the tenth and last British appointed governor general On 20 June 1929 Fergusson was involved in a railway accident following the 1929 Murchison earthquake Attached to the rear of a train leaving the National Dairy Show at Palmerston North with 200 passengers on board the Viceregal carriage contained the Governor General and his wife and other members of the Viceregal party The train hit a slip between Paekakariki and Pukerua Bay with the locomotive falling down a steep bank and injuring the driver The first three carriages of the train also left the rails but the Viceregal carriage remained on the tracks and Fergusson and his party suffered only minor cuts and bruises 8 Marriage and family editFergusson married Lady Alice Mary Boyle on 18 July 1901 She was a daughter of David Boyle 7th Earl of Glasgow They had five children 9 Helen Dorothea Fergusson born 15 October 1902 married 1925 Major Leonard Proby Haviland Sir James Fergusson 8th Baronet born 18 September 1904 died 25 October 1973 The Reverend Simon Charles David Fergusson born 5 June 1907 died 1982 He married Auriole Kathleen Hughes Onslow maternal granddaughter of Arthur Crofton 4th Baron Crofton They had two sons and two daughters one of whom was Scottish MP Alex Fergusson Brigadier Bernard Edward Fergusson Baron Ballantrae born 6 May 1911 died 28 November 1980 Charles Fergusson born 16 January 1917 died 22 January 1917 Freemasonry editFergusson was a Freemason During his term as governor general he was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand 10 Later life editAfter his term in New Zealand Fergusson became chairman of the West Indies Closer Union Commission and was Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire from 1937 until his death on 20 February 1951 Arms editCoat of arms of Sir Charles Fergusson 7th Baronet nbsp Notes The arms of Charles Fergusson consist of 11 Crest A bee on a thistle Proper Escutcheon Quarterly 1st grandquarter Azure a buckle Argent between three boars heads couped Or armed and langued gules Fergusson of Kilkerran 2nd grandquarter counterquartered 1st and 4th Argent an eagle displayed Sable beaked and membered Gules Ramsay 2nd and 3rd Gules a chevron between three fleurs de lis Or Broun of Colston 3rd grandquarter counterquartered 1st and 4th Or a lion rampant couped at all joints Gules within a double tressure flory counter flory Azure Maitland 2nd and 3rd Argent a shakefork Sable Cunningham of Glencairn 4th grandquarter Or on a saltire Azure nine lozenges of the first on a bordure of the second eight mullets and as many boars heads erased alternately Argent Dalrymple of New Hailes Motto Dulcius ex asperis All the sweeter for having undergone bitterness on compartment Ut prosim aliis May I profit others References edit No 25285 The London Gazette 6 November 1883 p 5243 a b c d e Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel 1900 1975 FERGUSSON Sir Charles 1865 1951 7th Baronet General Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives Archived from the original on 25 May 2014 No 28179 The London Gazette 22 September 1908 p 6861 No 28241 The London Gazette 13 April 1909 p 2920 a b c Fergusson Sir Charles of Kilkerran seventh baronet 1865 1951 army officer and administrator Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press 2004 doi 10 1093 ref odnb 33111 Subscription or UK public library membership required Army Commands PDF Archived from the original PDF on 5 July 2015 McLintock A H ed 23 April 2009 First published in 1966 Fergusson General Sir Charles G C B G C M G D S O M V O LL D Glasgow Bt An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga Retrieved 9 May 2015 Gavin McLean October 2006 The Governors New Zealand Governors and Governors General Otago University Press ISBN 978 1 877372 25 4 Lady Alice Mary Boyle thepeerage com Vice Regal Grand Masters Who and Why Archived from the original on 9 April 2013 Burke Sir Bernard Burke Ashworth P 1909 A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and baronetage the Privy Council Knightage and Companionage London Harrison amp Sons pp 792 793 FERGUSSON Retrieved 20 May 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sir Charles Fergusson 7th Baronet Official biography Military offices Preceded byWilliam Campbell GOC 5th Division1913 1914 Succeeded byThomas Morland Preceded byColin Mackenzie GOC 9th Scottish DivisionOctober December 1914 Succeeded byHerman Landon Preceded byHorace Smith Dorrien GOC II Corps1915 1916 Succeeded byClaud Jacob Preceded byJulian Byng GOC XVII Corps1916 1918 Post disbanded Government offices Preceded byThe Viscount Jellicoe Governor General of New Zealand1924 1930 Succeeded byThe Viscount Bledisloe Honorary titles Preceded byThe Marquess of Ailsa Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire1937 1951 Succeeded bySir Geoffrey Hughes Onslow Baronetage of Nova Scotia Preceded byJames Fergusson Baronet of Kilkerran 1907 1951 Succeeded byJames Fergusson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Charles Fergusson 7th Baronet amp oldid 1214392548, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
