Sir Ivison Macadam
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Sir Ivison Macadam KCVO CBE FRSE |
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| 1st President National Union of Students | |
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In office 1922–1922 |
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| Succeeded by | A Gordon Bagnall |
| 1st Director-General Royal Institute of International Affairs | |
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In office 1929–1955 |
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Ivison Stevenson Macadam 18 July 1894 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Died | 22 December 1974 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Ladd Corbett |
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Sir Ivison Stevenson Macadam KCVO CBE CStJ FRSE FKC (18 July 1894 – 22 December 1974) was the first Director-General of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), and the founding President of the National Union of Students.
Born 18 July 1894 at Slioch, Lady Road, Edinburgh, he was the second son of Colonel William Ivison Macadam, (1856-1902), and Sarah Maconochie MacDonald (1855-1941). He was the grandson of Stevenson Macadam.
Educated privately in Scotland, he was the second King's Scout to be invested in Scotland, and the first Silver Wolf Scout in Scotland, awarded for "services of the most exceptional character by gift of the Chief Scout". In both cases he was invested by Chief Scout and founder Sir Robert Baden-Powell.
Macadam served in World War I, attached to the City of Edinburgh (Fortress) Royal Engineers. He was the youngest major in the British Army as Officer Commanding Royal Engineers, Archangel, North Russian Expeditionary Force, the ill-fated British invasion of Russia following the armistice with Germany, and the final major military action of WWI (dispatches thrice). He was awarded the OBE in 1919 at the age of 24 for his service there..
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