Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1843, Aug. 11 | Born, Berlin, Prussia |
1866-1883 | Posted intermittently by British foreign service to Washington, D.C. |
1867 | Married Cecilia Riggs (died 1907) |
1871-1875 | Aided in preparation of Treaty of Washington to settle Anglo-American claims Oversaw distribution of payments to United States |
1874 | Reposted to Hague, Netherlands |
circa 1875 | Served as secretary, Royal Commission on Fugitive Slaves |
1883 | Posted to Guatemala |
1885 | Posted to Greece |
1886 | Posted to Copenhagen, Denmark |
1887-1890 | Posted to Peking, China |
1890 | Secretary and then minister plenipotentiary, St. Petersburg, Russia |
1894 | Posted to Paris, France |
circa 1896-circa 1908 | Served at Hague, Netherlands |
1899 | Member British delegation, Peace Conference, Hague, Netherlands |
1907 | Received Order of the Bath |
1914-1916 | Served as first British minister to the Vatican since 1687 |
1921, May 4 | Died, Rome, Italy |