Ted McLaren (28 May 1902 – 30 March 1950) was a Scotland international rugby union player.
Shorn of McLaren's Scottish influence, the closing funds of the club in 1952 went instead to Twickenham in England to furnish the President's Room there.
He was praised by his company for his sensitive handling of the Wanhsien incident on the Upper Yangtze in 1926 when two boats were seized by the local warlord Yang Sen.[2] McLaren was great friends with fellow Scotland international Eric Liddell.
Many a time he was lain for by his opponents, whose tactics were at least doubtful, but never would he repay them with their own coin - his method was invariable.
[He had] that characteristic of never to give in ― he was never beaten but always trying... no truer sportsman ever drew on a running shoe... McLaren became the Chairman of Discipline Committee for the Weihsien Civilian Assembly Center, a prison camp which held 1,500 civilian internees, mostly British and Americans, of the Japanese.
He protected the internees as much as possible; and even managed to lambast the Japanese officers on occasion.
That the majority survived is testament to McLaren's skill of diplomacy and organisation; and when the camp was liberated by the Americans they were astounded to find it well-run.