| Hugh Ker | |
| Birth Name: | Hugh Torrance Ker |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1865 |
| Birth Place: | Partick, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Rye, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Amatteam1: | Glasgow Academicals |
| Provinceyears1: | 1886-89 |
| Provinceyears2: | 1886-88 |
| Province1: | West of Scotland District |
| Province2: | Glasgow District |
| Repteam1: | Scotland |
| Repyears1: | 1887-90 |
| Repcaps1: | 7 |
Hugh Torrance Ker (23 June 1865 – 19 March 1938) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Ker played for Glasgow Academicals.[2]
Ker played for West of Scotland District against East of Scotland District on 30 January 1886.[3] He also played in the corresponding 29 January 1887 fixture.[4] He missed the 1888 fixture but was back in the West District side for the 26 January 1889 fixture.[2]
Ker played for Glasgow District in the inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 4 December 1886, scoring the only try in Glasgow's win over Edinburgh.[5] He played in the 3 December 1887 inter-city match,[6] and in the 1 December 1888 inter-city.[7]
Ker was capped 7 times for Scotland in the period 1887 to 1890.[8]
Ker became a civil engineer and was proposed to join the Institute of Civil Engineers on 26 October 1890 by a Mr. Strain. His Form E acceptance of the rules of the Institution was signed by Ker on 19 December 1902.[9]
In the First World War he joined the Royal Engineers and was made a captain.[10]
Ker was made a Temporary Honorary Lieutenant Colonel on 1 May 1919.[11]
Ker's father was William Ker and his mother was Caroline Agnes (Paton) Ker.
Ker married Lillias Margaret Marten in Petersham, Surrey, in 1891. They had 2 children.
Ker died in Durrant House in Rye. His personal estate was valued at £14, 594.[12]