| John Buchanan | |
| Birth Name: | John Cecil Rankin Buchanan |
| Birth Date: | 18 June 1896 |
| Birth Place: | Blantyre, Malawi |
| Death Place: | Sevenoaks, England |
| Ru Position: | Hooker |
| Amatyears1: | - |
| Amatteam1: | Stewart's College FP |
| Repteam1: | Scotland |
| Repyears1: | 1921-25 |
| Repcaps1: | 16 |
| Reppoints1: | 3 |
| Province1: | Edinburgh District |
| Province2: | Cities District |
| Province3: | Scotland Probables |
| Provinceyears1: | 1919 |
| Provinceyears2: | 1920 |
| Provinceyears3: | 1921 |
| Relatives: | John Buchanan, father |
Sir John Buchanan (18 June 1896 – 19 February 1976) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was knighted in the Queen's 1961 Birthday Honours, as a Medical advisor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Buchanan played for Stewart's College FP.[1]
He played for Edinburgh District.[2]
He played for Cities District against Provinces District on 11 December 1920.[3]
He was due to play for the Provinces District against the Anglo-Scots but his place was instead taken by Robert Gallie of Glasgow Academicals.[4]
He played for Scotland Probables against Provinces District on 10 December 1921.[5]
He played for Scotland 16 times from 1921 to 1925.[6]
In the First World War he joined the Black Watch, as a Lieutenant.[7] He was awarded the Mons Star.[8]
In the Second World War he joined the RAMC.[9]
He went to Edinburgh University to study medicine.[10]
He was a Medical advisor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.[11]
He was an author of A Guide to Pacific Island Dietaries in 1947.[12]
His father was John Buchanan (1855-1896), his mother Cecilia McKenzie Ferrie (1867-1941).
He married Ileene Belle Ferrier Roberts (1900-1990) in 1931, however they had no children.