List of British Ambassadors to the Philippines

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The list of British ambassadors to the Philippines includes the diplomatic representatives of the Kingdom of Britain in the Philippine embassy in Manila from 1844 to the present (2012).

background

Until 1815 the Philippines belonged to the viceroyalty of New Spain . With galleons was from Acapulco silver brought to Manila, was purchased with the Chinese silk. During the Seven Years' War , from October 6, 1762 to March 1764, Manila was occupied by the British Indian Army . After Mexico gained independence , the Philippines became a direct colony of Spain and trade was liberalized. Since 2007 the ambassador to Manila has also been accredited to the Marshall Islands , Micronesia and Palau .

Appointment / accreditation Surname Remarks appointed by accredited during the government of Leave post
July 7, 1844 John William Perry Farren consul Robert Peel Francisco de Paula Alcala de la Torre 1864
Oct. 19, 1866 George Thome Ricketts John Russell, 1st Earl Russell Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez 1875
1876 William Gifford Palgrave Benjamin Disraeli José Malcampo Monge 1877
1877 Roderick Donald MacKenzie Consul General Domingo Moriones y Murillo
March 14, 1895 Edward Henry Rawson-Walker Consul General Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery Ramón Blanco y Erenas 1906
May 21, 1903 William Joseph Kenny Consul General Arthur Balfour William Howard Taft ; 1903: Bureau of Insular Affairs June 1, 1908
Nov 2, 1909 Alfred Ernest Wileman Consul General Herbert Henry Asquith James Francis Smith
1919 Montague Bentley Talbot Paske-Smith Consul General David Lloyd George Francis Burton Harrison 1919
Jan. 11, 1920 Thomas Joseph Harrington Consul General 1935
1935 Arthur Powlett Blunt Consul General Stanley Baldwin Frank Murphy 1937
Apr 15, 1945 Francis McDermot Consul General Winston Churchill Manuel Roxas
Oct. 1946 Linton Harry Foulds 1951
1951 Frank Stannard Gibbs Elpidio Quirino 1955
Aug 31, 1955 George Lisle Clutton Anthony Eden Ramon Magsaysay 1959
1959 John Arthur Pilcher Harold Macmillan Carlos P. Garcia 1963
1963 John Mansfield Addis Alec Douglas Home Diosdado Macapagal 1970
1970 John Noel Ormiston Curle Edward Heath Ferdinand Marcos 1972
1972 James Alexander Turpin 1976
1976 William Bentley James Callaghan 1981
1981 Michael Hugh Morgan Margaret Thatcher 1985
1985 Robin McLaren 1987
1987 Keith Gordon MacInnes Corazon Aquino 1992
1992 Alan Everard Montgomery John Major Fidel Ramos 1995
1995 Adrian Charles Thorpe 1998
1998 Alan Stanley Collins Tony Blair Joseph Estrada 2002
2002 Paul Stephen Dimond Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo 2004
2004 Peter Beckingham 2009
2009 Stephen Lillie Gordon Brown

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References and comments

  1. ↑ Gungwu Wang, Chin-Keong Ng (ed.): Maritime China in transition 1750-1850 . P. 355
  2. ↑ John William Perry Farren († 1864)
  3. ↑ George Thome Ricketts († 1919): Charles Darwin , 1864, Volume 12; Volume 1864
  4. ↑ Edward Henry Rawson-Walker (* 1845; † 1898) died during the siege of Manila by US troops
  5. ^ William Joseph Kenny (born August 29, 1859 in Kilkenny; † 1910) books.google.com
  6. ^ Alfred Ernest Wileman (* February 27, 1860; † 1929) books.google.com
  7. ↑ Montague Bentley Talbot Paske-Smith (born April 16, 1886, † 1946)
  8. ↑ Thomas Joseph Harrington (born June 1, 1875; †) books.google.com
  9. ↑ Arthur Powlett Blunt (born July 13, 1883, † 1946)
  10. ↑ Francis McDermot CMG, CBE (born June 14, 1906; †) studied at Stonyhurst College and Trinity College (Dublin) , entered the foreign service in 1929 and was employed in Tokyo , Yokohama , Kobe , Osaka and in Manila and Formosa .