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General '''Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet''' [[Order of the Bath|GCB]], [[Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]], [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]], [[Royal Victorian Order|MVO]] (17 January 1865 – 20 February 1951) was a [[British Army]] officer and the [[List of Governors-General of New Zealand|third]] [[Governor-General of New Zealand]].
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General '''Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet''' [[Order of the Bath|GCB]], [[Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]], [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]], [[Royal Victorian Order|MVO]] (17 January 1865 – 20 February 1951) was a [[British Army]] officer and the [[List of Governors-General of New Zealand|third]] Governor-General of New Zealand.
   
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== Early life and Army career ==
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==Early life and Army career==
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Sir Charles was the son of [[Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet|Sir James Fergusson]], the [[List of Governors-General of New Zealand|6th Governor]] of New Zealand. He was educated at Eton and [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst|Sandhurst]] before joining the [[Grenadier Guards]] in 1883.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/FERGUSSON1.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> 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.<ref name=lh/> He was made Adjutant General of the [[Egyptian Army]] 1901 and Commanding Officer of 3rd Bn Grenadier Guards in 1904 before becoming a Brigadier-General on the staff of the [[Commander-in-Chief, Ireland|Irish Command]] in 1907.<ref name=lh/> He was appointed Inspector of Infantry in 1909 and [[General Officer Commanding]] [[5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|5th Division]] in Ireland in 1913 – in this capacity he played a key role during the [[Curragh incident]] ensuring his officers obeyed orders.<ref name=odnb>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/33111?docPos=1 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]</ref> He took the 5th Division to France in August 1914 at the start of World War I<ref name=odnb/> and then briefly took command of [[9th (Scottish) Division]] from October to December 1914.<ref name=commands>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands]</ref> He commanded [[II Corps (United Kingdom)|II Corps]] from January 1915 and then, from May 1916, [[XVII Corps (United Kingdom)|XVII Corps]] corps which he led until the end of the War.<ref name=odnb/>
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Sir Charles was the son of [[Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet|Sir James Fergusson]], the [[List of Governors-General of New Zealand|6th Governor]] of New Zealand. He was educated at Eton and [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst|Sandhurst]] before joining the [[Grenadier Guards]] in 1883.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/FERGUSSON1.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> 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.<ref name=lh/> He was made Adjutant General of the [[Egyptian Army]] 1901 and Commanding Officer of 3rd Bn Grenadier Guards in 1904 before becoming a Brigadier-General on the staff of the [[Commander-in-Chief, Ireland|Irish Command]] in 1907.<ref name=lh/> He was appointed Inspector of Infantry in 1909 and [[General Officer Commanding]] [[5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|5th Division]] in Ireland in 1913 – in this capacity he played a key role during the [[Curragh incident]] ensuring his officers obeyed orders.<ref name=odnb>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/33111?docPos=1 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]</ref> He took the 5th Division to France in August 1914 at the start of World War I<ref name=odnb/> and then briefly took command of [[9th (Scottish) Division]] from October to December 1914.<ref name=commands>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands]</ref> He commanded [[II Corps (United Kingdom)|II Corps]] from January 1915 and then, from May 1916, [[XVII Corps (United Kingdom)|XVII Corps]] corps which he led until the end of the War.<ref name=odnb/>
   
 
After the War he was a Military Governor of Cologne before he retired in 1922.<ref name=lh/>
  
After the War he was a Military Governor of Cologne before he retired in 1922.<ref name=lh/>
   
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After an unsuccessful attempt to enter Parliament in 1923, he was appointed Governor General of New Zealand in 1924 serving until 1930.<ref name=lh/> Sir Charles' father [[Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet|Sir James Fergusson]] was a Governor of New Zealand and his son [[Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae|Bernard]] was the 10th and last British appointed Governor-General.
  
After an unsuccessful attempt to enter Parliament in 1923, he was appointed Governor General of New Zealand in 1924 serving until 1930.<ref name=lh/> Sir Charles' father [[Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet|Sir James Fergusson]] was a Governor of New Zealand and his son [[Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae|Bernard]] was the 10th and last British appointed Governor-General.
   
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He was a freemason. During his term as Governor-General (1925-1928), he was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand.<ref>[http://kenthenderson.com.au/m_papers03.html Vice Regal Grand Masters - Who and Why?]</ref>
  
He was a freemason. During his term as Governor-General (1925-1928), he was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand.<ref>[http://kenthenderson.com.au/m_papers03.html Vice Regal Grand Masters - Who and Why?]</ref>
   
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After his term in New Zealand, he became chairman of the West Indies Closer Union Commission and was [[Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire]] from 1937 until his death on 20 February 1951.
  
After his term in New Zealand, he became chairman of the West Indies Closer Union Commission and was [[Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire]] from 1937 until his death on 20 February 1951.
   
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* Foster, B. J. 'FERGUSSON, General Sir Charles, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., D.S.O., M.V.O., LL.D. (Glasgow), Bt.' ''Encyclopaedia of New Zealand''
  
* Foster, B. J. 'FERGUSSON, General Sir Charles, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., D.S.O., M.V.O., LL.D. (Glasgow), Bt.' ''Encyclopaedia of New Zealand''
   
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"Charles Fergusson" redirects here. For other uses, see Charles Fergusson (disambiguation).
General
Sir Charles Fergusson, Bt
GCB, GCMG, DSO, MVO
Formal head and shoulders portrait of a man in his early 60s.
Sir Charles Fergusson, circa 1926
3rd Governor-General of New Zealand

In office
13 December 1924 – 8 February 1930
Monarch George V
Preceded by The Viscount Jellicoe
Succeeded by The Lord Bledisloe
Personal details
Born (1865-01-17)17 January 1865
Died 20 February 1951(1951-02-20) (aged 86)
Maybole, Ayrshire
United Kingdom
Nationality British
Children Bernard Fergusson
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Flag of the British Army British Army
Years of service 1883–1922
Rank General
Commands 5th Division
9th (Scottish) Division
II Corps
17th corps
Battles/wars Mahdist War
World War I

General 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.

Early life and Army career

Sir Charles was the son of Sir James Fergusson, the 6th Governor of New Zealand. He was educated at Eton and Sandhurst before joining the Grenadier Guards in 1883.[1] 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.[1] He was made Adjutant General of the Egyptian Army 1901 and Commanding Officer of 3rd Bn Grenadier Guards in 1904 before becoming a Brigadier-General on the staff of the Irish Command in 1907.[1] He was appointed Inspector of Infantry in 1909 and General Officer Commanding 5th Division in Ireland in 1913 – in this capacity he played a key role during the Curragh incident ensuring his officers obeyed orders.[2] He took the 5th Division to France in August 1914 at the start of World War I[2] and then briefly took command of 9th (Scottish) Division from October to December 1914.[3] He commanded II Corps from January 1915 and then, from May 1916, XVII Corps corps which he led until the end of the War.[2]

After the War he was a Military Governor of Cologne before he retired in 1922.[1]

Governor-General of New Zealand

After an unsuccessful attempt to enter Parliament in 1923, he was appointed Governor General of New Zealand in 1924 serving until 1930.[1] Sir Charles' father Sir James Fergusson was a Governor of New Zealand and his son Bernard was the 10th and last British appointed Governor-General.

On 20 June 1929 Sir Charles was involved in a railway accident following the 1929 Murchison earthquake. Departing the National Dairy Show at Palmerston North with 200 passengers on board, the Vice Regal Carriage was attached to the rear of the train with their excellencies, Sir Charles and Lady Alice and other members of the Vice Regal 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 Vice Regal carriage remained on the tracks and the Governor-General and his party only suffered minor cuts and bruises.[4]

Freemasonry

He was a freemason. During his term as Governor-General (1925-1928), he was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand.[5]

Later life

After his term in New Zealand, he 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

Coat of arms of S
Fergusson of Kilkerran arms
Notes
The arms of Charles Fergusson consist of:
Crest
A bee on a thistle Proper.
Escutcheon
Azure, a buckle Argent between three boars’ heads couped Or.
Motto
“Dulcius ex asperis”, All the sweeter for having undergone bitterness, 2 (on compartment) “Ut prosim aliis”, May I profit others.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  3. ↑ Army Commands
  4. ↑ Gavin McLean (October 2006). "The Governors, New Zealand Governors and Governors-General". Otago University Press. ISBN 978-1-877372-25-4. http://www.otago.ac.nz/press/booksauthors/2006/governors.html. 
  5. ↑ Vice Regal Grand Masters - Who and Why?

Further reading

  • Foster, B. J. 'FERGUSSON, General Sir Charles, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., D.S.O., M.V.O., LL.D. (Glasgow), Bt.' Encyclopaedia of New Zealand

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Military offices
Preceded by
William Campbell 		General Officer Commanding the 5th Division
1913–1914 		Succeeded by
Thomas Morland
Preceded by
Colin Mackenzie 		General Officer Commanding the 9th (Scottish) Division
October 1914 – December 1914 		Succeeded by
Herman Landon
Preceded by
Horace Smith-Dorrien 		GOC II Corps
January 1915 – May 1916 		Succeeded by
Claud Jacob
Preceded by
Julian Byng 		GOC XVII Corps
May 1916 – November 1918 		Succeeded by
Post Disbanded
Government offices
Preceded by
The Viscount Jellicoe 		Governor-General of New Zealand
1924–1930 		Succeeded by
The Viscount Bledisloe
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Marquess of Ailsa 		Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire
1937–1951 		Succeeded by
Sir Geoffrey Hughes-Onslow
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by
James Fergusson 		Baronet
(of Kilkerran)
1907–1957 		Succeeded by
James Fergusson
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