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| Harry was born in Jassy, Romania, the son of ] (1828–1886), an archaeologist and British diplomat. Two of his brothers, ] (1860-1924) and ] (1865-1947) were also diplomats. | Harry was born on 12 September 1860 in Jassy, Romania, the son of ] (1828–1886), an archaeologist and British diplomat. Two of his brothers, ] (1860-1924) and ] (1865-1947) were also diplomats. | ||
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Harry Lionel Churchill C.M.G. (1860-1924) was a Physician and British diplomat.
Family and early life
Harry was born on 12 September 1860 in Jassy, Romania, the son of Henry Adrian Churchill (1828–1886), an archaeologist and British diplomat. Two of his brothers, Sidney John Alexander (1860-1924) and William Algernon (1865-1947) were also diplomats.
Career
In 1883, at the age of 23, he served as British Vice-Consul as Translator and Clerk to her Majesty’s Legation in Teheran, then Consul in Zanzibar (1885), and Teheran (1891), then Vice-Consul in Trieste (1899), 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 Cambridge University Library.
References
- The London Gazette - 2 October 1883
- The London Gazette - 21 May 1885
- The London Gazette - 28 July 1891
- The London Gazette - 25 January 1899
- The London Gazette - 5 June 1907
- The London Gazette - 19 July 1923
- Levantine Testimony
- letters to Lord Hardinge