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''' Harry Lionel Churchill''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CMG|FRGS}} (1860–1924) was a ]<ref name = NA>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/subjectView.asp?ID=P5651|title=National Archives – Letters to Lord Hardinge}}</ref> and British diplomat.


''' Harry Lionel Churchilll''' ], ] (1860-1924) was a ] and British diplomat.
== Family and early life == == Family and early life ==
He was the son of ] (1828–1886) who was an archaeologist and British diplomat, and Countess (b. Warsaw 1839? - d. Rio de Janiero 1905).<ref name="Family tree of John Churchill of Exeter (?-c1758)">Family tree of John Churchill of Exeter (?-c1758)</ref> He was born on 12 September 1860 in ], the son of ] (1828–1886), an archaeological explorer and British ]. Three of his four brothers, ] (1860–1924), ] (1865–1947), and ] (1876–1973) were also diplomats.


He married Elizabeth Théresé Eugenie Tholozan (1867–1930) with whom he had six children.
Two of his younger brothers, ] (1860-1924) and ] (1865-1947), were also diplomats.<ref name="Family tree of John Churchill of Exeter (?-c1758)">Family tree of John Churchill of Exeter (?-c1758)</ref>


== Career == == Career ==
in 1883, at the age of 23, he served as British Vice-Consul as Translator and Clerk to her Majesty’s Legation in ]<ref name=" The London Gazette - 2 October 1883 "> </ref>, then Consul in ] (1885)<ref name="The London Gazette - 21 May 1885"> </ref>, and Teheran (1891)<ref name=" The London Gazette - 28 July 1891"> </ref>, then Vice-Consul in ] (1899)<ref name=" The London Gazette -25 January 1899 "> </ref>, then Consul-General in ] (1907-1923)<ref name=" The London Gazette - 5 June 1907 "> </ref>, and ] (1923)<ref name=" The London Gazette - 19 July 1923 "> </ref> where he died in office aged 64<ref name=" Levantine Testimony"></ref>. In 1878, at the age of 18 he was Acting Consul at ], and in 1880 made Clerk in the Legation at ].<ref name = FOSoS>Foreign Office Statement of Service 1926</ref> In 1883 he served as British Vice-Consul as Translator and Clerk to her Majesty’s Legation in Teheran,<ref name=" The London Gazette – 2 October 1883 ">{{Cite web|url=http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25274/pages/4752|title=The London Gazette – 2 October 1883}}</ref> then in 1885 Vice-Consul in ]<ref name="The London Gazette – 21 May 1885">{{Cite web|url=http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25476/pages/2581|title=The London Gazette - 21 May 1885}}</ref> where his father had previously been Consul from 1865–70.<ref name=" The London Gazette – 8 February 1875">{{Cite web|url=http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24182/pages/707|title=The London Gazette – 8 February 1875}}</ref>


He was in attendance on the Special Envoy sent by the Shah of Persia on the occasion of ]’s Diamond Jubilee in 1887.<ref name = FOSoS/>
⚫ His correspondence with ], first secretary at Tehran and later ], is held in Cambridge University Library.<ref></ref>

He was then Consul in Teheran (1891),<ref name=" The London Gazette – 28 July 1891">{{Cite web|url=http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26190/pages/4245|title=The London Gazette – 28 July 1891}}</ref> Vice-Consul in ] (1899),<ref name=" The London Gazette – 25 January 1899 ">{{Cite web|url=http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27061/pages/1670|title=The London Gazette – 25 January 1899}}</ref> Lisbon in 1905,<ref name = FOSoS/> then Consul-General in ] (1907–1923),<ref name=" The London Gazette – 5 June 1907 ">{{Cite web|url=http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28032/pages/4249|title=The London Gazette – 5 June 1907}}</ref> and ] (1923)<ref name=" The London Gazette – 19 July 1923 ">{{Cite web|url=http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32874/pages/7210|title=The London Gazette – 19 July 1923}}</ref> where he died in office aged 64.<ref name=" Levantine Testimony">{{Cite web|url=http://www.levantineheritage.com/testi58.htm|title=Levantine testimony 58}}</ref>

⚫ His correspondence with ], first secretary at Tehran and later ], is held in the ] Library.<ref name = NA/>

==See also==
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== Gallery ==
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File:Family tree of John Churchill of Exeter -c1758.pdf|Family tree of ] showing Sidney J. A. Churchill's ancestry.
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==References== ==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:43, 28 December 2024

Harry Lionel Churchill CMG FRGS

Harry Lionel Churchill CMG FRGS (1860–1924) was a physician and British diplomat.

Family and early life

He was born on 12 September 1860 in Jassy, Romania, the son of Henry Adrian Churchill (1828–1886), an archaeological explorer and British diplomat. Three of his four brothers, Sidney John Alexander (1860–1924), William Algernon (1865–1947), and George Percy (1876–1973) were also diplomats.

He married Elizabeth Théresé Eugenie Tholozan (1867–1930) with whom he had six children.

Career

In 1878, at the age of 18 he was Acting Consul at Resht, Persia, and in 1880 made Clerk in the Legation at Tehran. In 1883 he served as British Vice-Consul as Translator and Clerk to her Majesty’s Legation in Teheran, then in 1885 Vice-Consul in Zanzibar where his father had previously been Consul from 1865–70.

He was in attendance on the Special Envoy sent by the Shah of Persia on the occasion of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1887.

He was then Consul in Teheran (1891), Vice-Consul in Trieste (1899), Lisbon in 1905, then Consul-General in Le Havre (1907–1923), and Genoa (1923) where he died in office aged 64.

His correspondence with Lord Hardinge, first secretary at Tehran and later Viceroy of India, is held in the University of Cambridge Library.

See also

List of diplomats of Great Britain to the Republic of Genoa

References

  1. ^ "National Archives – Letters to Lord Hardinge".
  2. ^ Foreign Office Statement of Service 1926
  3. "The London Gazette – 2 October 1883".
  4. "The London Gazette - 21 May 1885".
  5. "The London Gazette – 8 February 1875".
  6. "The London Gazette – 28 July 1891".
  7. "The London Gazette – 25 January 1899".
  8. "The London Gazette – 5 June 1907".
  9. "The London Gazette – 19 July 1923".
  10. "Levantine testimony 58".
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