Eric Arthur Cleugh

Eric Arthur Cleugh, CMG, CVO, OBE (; 1894–1964) was a British diplomat who retired as British Ambassador to Panama. Earlier in his life, he had played for Uruguay in a rugby union international against Argentina, although the game was not one for which test caps were awarded.

Early life Eric's was from a middle-class family from Northumberland. They had three children, Dorothy, James and Eric Arthur. Eric completed his education at Dulwich College,

Career Eric's career immediately took him across the Atlantic. He was to go to South, Central and North America. Amongst his postings were stints in Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Havana. His work brought him into contact with Sir Winston Churchill and Lord Halifax and he reportedly became friends with Ernest Hemingway whilst in Cuba. During the Second World War, he was stationed in Los Angeles. The match took place 26 years before Uruguay's first official match against Chile in 1948.

Personal life On June 27, 1927, Cleugh married socialite Frances Stevens in Paris. They divorced on June 15, 1935. They had two daughters, Victoria Maxine and Nicola Ilona.

Cleugh died in Mallorca, an island he had said he had fallen in love with "from the moment he first saw the rocky coastline from the deck of the Barcelona ferry."