Robert Clive (diplomat)
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Sir Robert Henry Clive GCMG
, PC (23 December 1877-13 May 1948), was a British
diplomat.
. His mother was Lady Katherine Elizabeth Mary Julia, daughter of William Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh
. He was educated at Haileybury College and Magdalen College, Oxford
.
Clive married the Hon. Magdalen, daughter of Kenneth Muir Mackenzie, 1st Baron Muir-Mackenzie
, in 1905. They had two sons and one daughter.
between 1923 and 1924 and for Morocco
between 1924 and 1926 and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia between 1926 and 1931 and to the Holy See
between 1933 and 1934.
In 1935 he was appointed British Ambassador to Japan, a post he held until 1937.
Clive served as British Ambassador to Belgium between 1937 and 1939. Clive was sworn of the Privy Council in 1934 and appointed a GCMG
in 1937. He retired from the Diplomatic Service in 1939.
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....
, PC (23 December 1877-13 May 1948), was a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
diplomat.
Early life
Clive was the son of Charles Meysey Bolton Clive and the great-grandson of Edward CliveEdward Clive (d. 1845)
Edward Bolton Clive was a British Whig politician.-Background:Clive was the son of George Clive and Sidney, daughter of Thomas Bolton.-Political career:...
. His mother was Lady Katherine Elizabeth Mary Julia, daughter of William Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh
William Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh
William Basil Percy Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh, 6th Earl of Desmond, GCH, PC was a British peer and courtier.-Biography:...
. He was educated at Haileybury College and Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
.
Clive married the Hon. Magdalen, daughter of Kenneth Muir Mackenzie, 1st Baron Muir-Mackenzie
Kenneth Muir Mackenzie, 1st Baron Muir-Mackenzie
Kenneth Augustus Muir Mackenzie, 1st Baron Muir Mackenzie GCB, PC, QC , was a British barrister, civil servant and Labour politician.-Background and education:...
, in 1905. They had two sons and one daughter.
Career
Clive entered the Diplomatic Service in 1902. He was General-Consul for BavariaBavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
between 1923 and 1924 and for Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
between 1924 and 1926 and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia between 1926 and 1931 and to the Holy See
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
between 1933 and 1934.
In 1935 he was appointed British Ambassador to Japan, a post he held until 1937.
Clive served as British Ambassador to Belgium between 1937 and 1939. Clive was sworn of the Privy Council in 1934 and appointed a GCMG
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....
in 1937. He retired from the Diplomatic Service in 1939.
See also
- List of diplomats from the United Kingdom to Iran
- List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to the Holy See
- List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Japan
- List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Belgium
- Anglo-Japanese relationsAnglo-Japanese relationsThe history of the relationship between Britain and Japan began in 1600 with the arrival of William Adams on the shores of Kyūshū at Usuki in Ōita Prefecture...
Further readings
- Great Britain. Public Record Office. Foreign Office files for Japan and the Far East. Series one, Embassy and consular archives, Japan (Public Record Office class FO 262). Part 6, Economic and military expansion renewed : withdrawal from the League of Nations, the North China incident, European Crisis and an "open door" in the Far East : (FO 262/1861-1988, 2004-2032, 2036-2039) : detailed correspondence for 1934-1940. 10-ISBN 185711051X/13-ISBN 9781857110517; http://www.worldcat.org/title/foreign-office-files-for-japan-and-the-far-east-series-one-embassy-and-consular-archives-japan-public-record-office-class-fo-262-part-6-economic-and-military-expansion-renewed-withdrawal-from-the-league-of-nations-the-north-china-incident-european-crisis-and-an-open-door-in-the-far-east-fo-2621861-1988-2004-2032-2036-2039-detailed-correspondence-for-1934-1940/oclc/224267234 OCLC 224267234]
- Nish, IanIan NishIan Hill Nish CBE is a British academic, a specialist in Japanese studies, and Emeritus Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science ....
. (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972. Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental. 10-ISBN 1901903516/13-ISBN 9781901903515; OCLC 249167170
External links
- UK in Japan, Chronology of Heads of Mission