Amherst, William Pitt, first Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773–1857), diplomatist and governor-general of Bengal, was born on 14 January 1773 in Bath, the first of three children of Lieutenant-General William Amherst (1732–1781), aide-de-camp to the king, governor of St John's, Newfoundland, and adjutant-general of the army, and his wife, ...
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Amherst, William Pitt, first Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773–1857), diplomatist and governor-general of Bengal
Douglas M. Peers
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Bentinck, Lord William Henry Cavendish- [known as Lord William Bentinck] (1774–1839), army officer, diplomatist, and governor-general of India
Douglas M. Peers
Bentinck, Lord William Henry Cavendish- [known as Lord William Bentinck] (1774–1839), army officer, diplomatist, and governor-general of India, was born on 14 September 1774 at Burlington House in London, the second son of William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, third duke of Portland (1738–1809)...
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Cox, Sir Percy Zachariah (1864–1937), diplomatist and colonial administrator
Robert Pearce
Cox, Sir Percy Zachariah (1864–1937), diplomatist and colonial administrator, was born on 20 November 1864 at Herongate, Essex, the youngest of the three sons of Arthur Zachariah Cox, formerly Button (d. 1870), of Harwood Hall, Essex, deputy lieutenant of the county, and his wife ...
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Durand, Sir (Henry) Mortimer (1850–1924), administrator in India and diplomatist
H. V. Lovett
revised by S. Gopal
Durand, Sir (Henry) Mortimer (1850–1924), administrator in India and diplomatist, was born at Sehore, Bhopal state, India, on 14 February 1850, the second son of General Sir Henry Marion Durand (1812–1871) and his first wife, Anne, daughter of Major-General Sir John McCaskill. After being educated at ...
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Foot, Hugh Mackintosh, Baron Caradon (1907–1990), colonial administrator and diplomatist
Lena M. Jeger
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Foot, Hugh Mackintosh, Baron Caradon (1907–1990), colonial administrator and diplomatist, was born on 8 October 1907 in Plymouth, the second son and second child in the family of five sons and two daughters of Isaac Foot (1880–1960), solicitor and Liberal MP for Bodmin, Cornwall...
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Gorst, Sir (John) Eldon [formerly John Lowndes Gorst] (1861–1911), diplomatist and colonial administrator
Peter Mellini
Gorst, Sir (John) Eldon [formerly John Lowndes Gorst] (1861–1911), diplomatist and colonial administrator, was born on 25 June 1861 in Auckland, New Zealand, the eldest of seven children of Sir John Eldon Gorst (1835–1916), politician, and his wife, Mary Elizabeth, née Moore (1835–1914)...
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Hardinge, Charles, first Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1858–1944), diplomatist and viceroy of India
Katherine Prior
Hardinge, Charles, first Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1858–1944), diplomatist and viceroy of India, was born at Dufferin Lodge, Highgate, Middlesex, on 20 June 1858, the second son of Charles Stewart Hardinge, second Viscount Hardinge (1822–1894) of South Park, Penshurst, Kent, and his wife, ...
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Hunt, Sir Rex Masterman (1926–2012), diplomatist and colonial governor
David Tatham
Hunt, Sir Rex Masterman (1926–2012), diplomatist and colonial governor, was born at 3 Moore Street, Redcar, Yorkshire, on 29 June 1926, the third of four sons of Henry William Hunt (1893–1982), commercial clerk, and his wife, Ivy, née Masterman (1894–1959). He was educated at ...
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Macartney, George, Earl Macartney (1737–1806), diplomatist and colonial governor
Roland Thorne
Macartney, George, Earl Macartney (1737–1806), diplomatist and colonial governor, was born in co. Antrim or Dublin on 3 May 1737, the only son of the three children of George Macartney (d. 1779), a landowner, of Lisanoure, co. Antrim, and his wife, Elizabeth (...
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Napier, Francis, tenth Lord Napier of Merchistoun and first Baron Ettrick (1819–1898), diplomatist and administrator in India
A. J. Arbuthnot
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Napier, Francis, tenth Lord Napier of Merchistoun and first Baron Ettrick (1819–1898), diplomatist and administrator in India, born on 15 September 1819 at Thirlestane Castle in Selkirkshire, was the eldest son of William John Napier, ninth Lord Napier of Merchistoun (1786–1834), and his wife, ...
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Trevelyan, Humphrey, Baron Trevelyan (1905–1985), civil servant in India and diplomatist
Michael T. Thornhill
Trevelyan, Humphrey, Baron Trevelyan (1905–1985), civil servant in India and diplomatist, was born at the parsonage, Hindhead, Surrey, on 27 November 1905, the younger son and fifth of the six children of George Philip Trevelyan (1858–1937), rector of Carshalton, Surrey (and later vicar of ...
