Lieutenant General Sir John Richard Alexander MacMillan, (born 8 February 1932) is a Scottish officer in the British Army who served as General Officer Commanding Scotland. While he was at university, he was a rower and represented Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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Early life and education
MacMillan was born in London on 8 February 1932, the son of Captain (later General Sir) Gordon MacMillan and Marion Blakiston-Houston. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Rowing
While at Trinity College, MacMillan was a member of the Cambridge University Boat Club. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 1952 Summer Olympics, with Peter Brandt as his rowing partner. They were eliminated in the first repechage.
MacMillan competed in The Boat Race 1953, a side-by-side rowing race in eights between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. Cambridge won by eight lengths.