Sir James Fergusson, 8th Baronet of Kilkerran, FRSE (18 September 1904 – 25 October 1973) was a Scottish aristocrat, broadcaster, journalist and historian.
During the Second World War, he resisted a transfer to Glasgow and instead joined the BBC Home Service, giving commentary on Nazi propaganda and making a tour of the Middle East.
[citation needed] From 1949, he was made the official Keeper of the Records of Scotland based at Register House on Princes Street in Edinburgh.
After his departure the expansion included the conversion of St George's Church, Charlotte Square to create West Register House.
His proposers were Neil Campbell, Lord Balerno, Edmund Hirst, and Anthony Elliot Ritchie.