Thomas Hohler
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Sir Thomas Beaumont Hohler, KCMG
, CB
, JP
(1871—1946)http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/wooton/34/horthy/11.html was a British
diplomat.
During World War I
, he was head of the British delegation to Mexico
, in Mexico City
, and was involved in the interception of the German Zimmermann Telegram
that was used to promote the entry of the United States
into the war. Although acting anonymously at the time, he later identified himself as the mysterious "Mr. H" responsible for intercepting the inflammatory telegram.
In 1920, Hohler served as the High Commissionerhttp://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0014%2FRABL;recurse=1 of the British Legation in Budapest
, Hungary
http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIsStansted/02.htm. In Hungary, he made a controversial effort to convince the British Government to revise the terms of the Trianon Treatyhttp://www.hungarian-history.hu/lib/tria/tria10.htm to better favor Hungary.
Hohler later served as the head of the British Commercial delegation to Bogotá
, Colombia
http://www.banrep.gov.co/docum/ftp/borra293.pdf.
In 1942, he published "Diplomatic Petrel"
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...
, JP
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
(1871—1946)http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/wooton/34/horthy/11.html 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.
During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, he was head of the British delegation to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, and was involved in the interception of the German Zimmermann Telegram
Zimmermann Telegram
The Zimmermann Telegram was a 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire to Mexico to make war against the United States. The proposal was caught by the British before it could get to Mexico. The revelation angered the Americans and led in part to a U.S...
that was used to promote the entry of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
into the war. Although acting anonymously at the time, he later identified himself as the mysterious "Mr. H" responsible for intercepting the inflammatory telegram.
In 1920, Hohler served as the High Commissionerhttp://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0014%2FRABL;recurse=1 of the British Legation in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIsStansted/02.htm. In Hungary, he made a controversial effort to convince the British Government to revise the terms of the Trianon Treatyhttp://www.hungarian-history.hu/lib/tria/tria10.htm to better favor Hungary.
Hohler later served as the head of the British Commercial delegation to Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
http://www.banrep.gov.co/docum/ftp/borra293.pdf.
In 1942, he published "Diplomatic Petrel"