Arthur Cuninghame Grant Duff
Sir Arthur Cuninghame Grant Duff KCMG (born May 23, 1861 - April 11, 1948 ) was a British ambassador .
Life
Arthur Grant Duff's father was ME Grant Duff , Governor of Bombay. His siblings were Hampden, (born July 27, 1874) and Evelyn Mountstuart Grant Duff (born October 9, 1863). He studied at Balliol College, entered the foreign service in 1885, was posted to Madrid , promoted to third class counselor in 1887 and second class counselor in 1892. He was accredited from 1888 to 1891 in Vienna, from 1891 to 1892 in Stockholm, 1892 in Beijing, 1892 in Caracas and from 1905 as Counselor in Brussels. He became first degree counselor in Mexico . In 1927 Arthur Grant Duff was retired .
Individual evidence
- ^ Edmund Burke, The Annual register of world events: a review of the year , Volume 190, Longmans, Green, 1949
- ↑ Schulthess' European History Calendar 1928
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Lionel Edward Gresley Carden |
British ambassador to Havana 1906–1909 |
Stephen Leech |
| Ernest Amelius Rennie |
British ambassador to Peru and Ecuador 1920–1923 |
Herbert Hervey, 5th Marquess of Bristol |
| Esme Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Penrith |
British ambassador to Sweden 1924–1927 |
John Charles Tudor Vaughan |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Duff, Arthur Cuninghame Grant |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1861 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1948 |