Miles Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn
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Miles Wedderburn Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn, GCMG
, CB
, MVO
, PC (24 August 1880 – 18 September 1964) was a British
diplomat.
. He was educated at Eton
.
, in 1906, as 2nd Secretary at Tokyo, Japan, between 1908 and 1910, as 2nd Secretary at Sofia, Bulgaria in 1911, as 1st Secretary at Peking in 1916, as Acting British High Commissioner in Siberia
in 1920 and as British Minister to China between 1926 and 1933. In 1934 he was appointed High Commissioner for Egypt and the Sudan. The post was upgraded to Ambassador to Egypt and High Commissioner for the Sudan in 1936. Lampson continued in this office until 1946 and was then Special Commissioner in Southeast Asia between 1946 and 1948. He was admitted to the Privy Council
in 1941 and raised to the peerage as Baron Killearn, of Killearn in the County of Stirling, in 1943. He was also awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
of Japan and the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
of Japan.
After Rachel's death in 1930 he married secondly Jacqueline Aldine Leslie Castellani, daughter of Sir Aldo Castellani
, in 1934. They had one son and two daughters:
Lord Killearn died in September 1964, aged 84, and was succeeded in the barony by his son by his first marriage, Graham.
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, MVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
, PC (24 August 1880 – 18 September 1964) was a British
United Kingdom
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diplomat.
Background and education
Lampson son of Norman Lampson, younger son of Sir Curtis Lampson, 1st Baronet. His mother was Helen, daughter of Peter Blackburn, MP for StirlingshireStirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Stirlingshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain and later of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1918...
. He was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
.
Diplomatic career
Lampson entered the Foreign Office in 1903. He served as Secretary to Garter Mission, JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, in 1906, as 2nd Secretary at Tokyo, Japan, between 1908 and 1910, as 2nd Secretary at Sofia, Bulgaria in 1911, as 1st Secretary at Peking in 1916, as Acting British High Commissioner in Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
in 1920 and as British Minister to China between 1926 and 1933. In 1934 he was appointed High Commissioner for Egypt and the Sudan. The post was upgraded to Ambassador to Egypt and High Commissioner for the Sudan in 1936. Lampson continued in this office until 1946 and was then Special Commissioner in Southeast Asia between 1946 and 1948. He was admitted to the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1941 and raised to the peerage as Baron Killearn, of Killearn in the County of Stirling, in 1943. He was also awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
Order of the Rising Sun
The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese Government, created on April 10, 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight from the rising sun...
of Japan and the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
Order of the Sacred Treasure
The is a Japanese Order, established on January 4, 1888 by Emperor Meiji of Japan as the Order of Meiji. It is awarded in eight classes . It is generally awarded for long and/or meritorious service and considered to be the lowest of the Japanese orders of merit...
of Japan.
Family
Lord Killearn married firstly Rachel, daughter of William Wilton Phipps, in 1912. They had one son and two daughters:- Graham Curtis Lampson, 2nd Baron Killearn (1919–1996). He died leaving daughters only, the youngest Hon. Nadine Marisa Lampson being married to Sir Nicholas Bonsor, Bt.Nicholas BonsorSir Nicholas Cosmo Bonsor, 4th Baronet DL is a British Conservative politician.Bonsor was Member of Parliament for Nantwich from 1979 to 1983, then for Upminster from 1983 until he lost the seat to Labour's Keith Darvill in 1997...
- Hon. Mary Lampson
- Hon. Margaret Lampson
After Rachel's death in 1930 he married secondly Jacqueline Aldine Leslie Castellani, daughter of Sir Aldo Castellani
Aldo Castellani
Sir Aldo Castellani was an Italian pathologist and bacteriologist.-Life and achievements:Castellani was born in Florence and educated there, qualifying in medicine in 1899. He worked for a time in Bonn and joined the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in London in 1901...
, in 1934. They had one son and two daughters:
- Victor Miles George Aldous Lampson, 3rd Baron Killearn. He has issue, including a son and heir apparent.
- Hon. Jacquetta Jean Frederica LampsonJacquetta Eliot, Countess of St GermansJacquetta Jean Frederica Eliot, Countess of St Germans is the third daughter of Miles Wedderburn Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn, his first daughter by his second marriage, to Jacqueline Aldine Leslie née Castellani, daughter of Marchese Senator Aldo Castellani. Jacquetta was known as a society...
; she married Peregrine Eliot, 10th Earl of St GermansPeregrine Eliot, 10th Earl of St GermansPeregrine Nicholas Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans was born on 2 January 1941 to Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans and his wife Helen Mary née Villers ....
, and had issue, three sons. - Hon. Roxana Rose Catherine Naila Lampson. She married to Ian Ross, mother of six children, including the musician Atticus RossAtticus RossAtticus Ross is an English musician, composer and producer. Ross, along with Trent Reznor, won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Social Network in 2011.-Early career:...
and the model Liberty Ross.
Lord Killearn died in September 1964, aged 84, and was succeeded in the barony by his son by his first marriage, Graham.
See also
- List of colonial heads of Egypt
- Military history of Egypt during World War IIMilitary history of Egypt during World War II- Introduction :In 1882 Egypt became a de facto British colony. This continued until 1922 when Egypt was granted its independence, but British troops remained in the country and true self rule did not occur until 1952 with the rise to power of Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser.-History of British rule:In...