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==Family life== | ==Family life== | ||
He married Gwyn Mervyn Grimond on 14 August 1918. She was the sister of [[Jo Grimond]], Baron Grimond, the leader of the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] 1956-67 and daughter of Joseph Bowman Grimond of [[St Andrews]], [[Fife]]. He had met her while on leave; they had five sons (one of whom was killed in action in 1944) and a daughter. On leaving the army he became a successful breeder of pedigree dairy cattle the family estate in Ayrshire and campaigned for the eradication of [[bovine tuberculosis]]. He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Rowallan on 19 March 1933. <ref> http://thepeerage.com/e2732.htm</ref>. Rowallan became district commissioner for north-west [[Scouting in Scotland|Ayrshire Scouts]] in 1922 and also served as [[Adjutant]] of the [[Ayrshire Yeomanry]]. | He married Gwyn Mervyn Grimond on 14 August 1918. She was the sister of [[Jo Grimond]], Baron Grimond, the leader of the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] 1956-67 and daughter of Joseph Bowman Grimond of [[St Andrews]], [[Fife]]. He had met her while on leave; they had five sons (one of whom was killed in action in 1944) and a daughter. On leaving the army he became a successful breeder of pedigree dairy cattle the family estate in Ayrshire and campaigned for the eradication of [[bovine tuberculosis]]. He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Rowallan on 19 March 1933. <ref>[http://thepeerage.com/e2732.htm Exhibit<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Rowallan became district commissioner for north-west [[Scouting in Scotland|Ayrshire Scouts]] in 1922 and also served as [[Adjutant]] of the [[Ayrshire Yeomanry]]. | ||
==Second World War service== | ==Second World War service== | ||
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==Chief Scout== | ==Chief Scout== | ||
[[File:18 Bergen meeting Lord Rowallan 1950.jpg|thumb|Scouts from the Norwegian scout group [[18. Bergen]] meet Lord Rowallan (center) in [[Gilwell Park]], 1950.]] | [[File:18 Bergen meeting Lord Rowallan 1950.jpg|thumb|Scouts from the Norwegian scout group [[18. Bergen]] meet Lord Rowallan (center) in [[Gilwell Park]], 1950.]] | ||
In 1944, Rowallan accepted the position of Scottish Headquarters Commissioner for leader training. The death of [[Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers|Lord Somers]] in 1945 coincided with his demobilization from the Army and he accepted the invitation to become the [[Chief Scout (The Scout Association)|Chief Scout]] of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|British Commonwealth and Empire]] from 1945 to 1959.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs295307.pdf |title=Meet the Chiefs |accessdate=2007-12-08 |month=October | year=2004 |publisher=The Scout Information Centre }}</ref> Rowallan was awarded the [[Silver Buffalo Award]], the highest award of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] in 1948.<ref>{{cite web | year = 2007| url =http://www.scouting.org/Awards/SilverBuffalo.aspx| title =2007 Silver Buffalo Awards for Distinguished Service to Youth on a National Level | format = | work =[[Scouting (magazine)|Scouting]]| publisher =Boy Scouts of America National Council| accessdate =2007-07-18}}</ref> He received the [[Bronze Wolf]], the only distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], awarded by the [[World Scout Committee]] for exceptional services to world [[Scouting]], in 1957. Rowallan served on the [[World Scout Committee]] of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] from 1947 until 1953. During this time, he was also a governor of the [[National Bank of Scotland]]<ref>http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160163b.htm</ref>. In 1954, a [[BR Standard Class 7|Britannia Class Locomotive]] (No. 70045) was named in his honour<ref>http://www.thescoutingpages.org.uk/railway.html</ref>. Scout camp sites in [[Riddells Creek]]<ref>http://www.rowallan.org.au/</ref> in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], and [[Wrexham]]<ref>http://www.clwydscouts.org.uk/rowallan/</ref> in [[Wales]] are named after him; as is the [[Kenya Scouts Association]] Headquarters Campsite in [[Nairobi]]<ref>http://www.kenyascouts.org/scouts_info/rowallan_national_scouts_camp.htm</ref>. | In 1944, Rowallan accepted the position of Scottish Headquarters Commissioner for leader training. The death of [[Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers|Lord Somers]] in 1945 coincided with his demobilization from the Army and he accepted the invitation to become the [[Chief Scout (The Scout Association)|Chief Scout]] of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|British Commonwealth and Empire]] from 1945 to 1959.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs295307.pdf |title=Meet the Chiefs |accessdate=2007-12-08 |month=October | year=2004 |publisher=The Scout Information Centre }}</ref> Rowallan was awarded the [[Silver Buffalo Award]], the highest award of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] in 1948.<ref>{{cite web | year = 2007| url =http://www.scouting.org/Awards/SilverBuffalo.aspx| title =2007 Silver Buffalo Awards for Distinguished Service to Youth on a National Level | format = | work =[[Scouting (magazine)|Scouting]]| publisher =Boy Scouts of America National Council| accessdate =2007-07-18}}</ref> He received the [[Bronze Wolf]], the only distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], awarded by the [[World Scout Committee]] for exceptional services to world [[Scouting]], in 1957. Rowallan served on the [[World Scout Committee]] of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] from 1947 until 1953. During this time, he was also a governor of the [[National Bank of Scotland]]<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160163b.htm Biography - second Baron Rowallan - Australian Dictionary of Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. In 1954, a [[BR Standard Class 7|Britannia Class Locomotive]] (No. 70045) was named in his honour<ref>http://www.thescoutingpages.org.uk/railway.html</ref>. Scout camp sites in [[Riddells Creek]]<ref>[http://www.rowallan.org.au/ About the Camp - Rowallan Scout Camp<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], and [[Wrexham]]<ref>[http://www.clwydscouts.org.uk/rowallan/ Rowallan - Clwyd Scouts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in [[Wales]] are named after him; as is the [[Kenya Scouts Association]] Headquarters Campsite in [[Nairobi]]<ref>http://www.kenyascouts.org/scouts_info/rowallan_national_scouts_camp.htm</ref>. | ||
==Governor of Tasmania== | ==Governor of Tasmania== | ||
Lord Rowallan became [[Governor of Tasmania]] on 21 October 1959, despite the [[Australian Labor Party]] having resolved that the next governor of Tasmania should be an Australian. He worked tirelessly to promote [[Tasmania]] and to protect its interests and sovereignty. [[Rowallan Power Station]] and its associated dam and lake are named after him. In his spare time, he built up a herd of [[Jersey cattle]] at Government House and sailed a yacht which he later gave to the local [[Sea Scout]]s. In 1961 Rowallan was diagnosed as suffering from cancer of the palate, for which he was treated in London. His term of office ended on 25 March 1963 and he retired to his family estate in Scotland. He completed his autobiography, ''"Rowallan"'', in his eightieth year. | Lord Rowallan became [[Governor of Tasmania]] on 21 October 1959, despite the [[Australian Labor Party]] having resolved that the next governor of Tasmania should be an Australian. He worked tirelessly to promote [[Tasmania]] and to protect its interests and sovereignty. [[Rowallan Power Station]] and its associated dam and lake are named after him. In his spare time, he built up a herd of [[Jersey cattle]] at Government House and sailed a yacht which he later gave to the local [[Sea Scout]]s. In 1961 Rowallan was diagnosed as suffering from cancer of the palate, for which he was treated in London. His term of office ended on 25 March 1963 and he retired to his family estate in Scotland. He completed his autobiography, ''"Rowallan"'', in his eightieth year. | ||
He died at [[Rowallan Castle]] near [[Kilmarnock, Scotland|Kilmarnock]] on 30 November 1977. He was survived by his daughter and four of his five sons; his other son, John, had been killed in action in 1944<ref | He died at [[Rowallan Castle]] near [[Kilmarnock, Scotland|Kilmarnock]] on 30 November 1977. He was survived by his daughter and four of his five sons; his other son, John, had been killed in action in 1944<ref name="autogenerated1" />. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
