Robert Bunch
Sir Robert Bunch KCMG ( September 11, 1820 - March 21, 1881 ) was a British diplomat .
Life
Robert Bunch was attaché and private secretary to William Pitt Adams in Bogotá and Lima from 1841 to 1845 . In September 1844 he was sent to Arequipa together with Captain Sir Thomas Thompson as Joint Commissioner to the Supreme Junta of Government of Peru. On December 16, 1845, he was appointed consular agent in Lima. On February 6, 1846 he was appointed executive consul in Callao (Peru). Robert Bunch was Vice Consul in New York City from October 25, 1848 to 1853 . From 1853 to 1864 Bunch was consul in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1864 he became consul general in Havana. From 1866 to 1878 he served as Minister Resident and Consul General in Colombia. He then took on diplomatic posts in Venezuela and Peru.
Robert Bunch was married to Charlotte Amelia Craig since 1853.
Individual evidence
- ↑ James J. Barnes, Patience P. Barnes, Private and confidential : letters from British Ministers in Washington to The Foreign Secretaries in London, 1844-67, the foreign officer list and diplomatic and consular hand book 1877
- ^ R. Burnham Moffat, The Barclays of New York: Who They Are and Who They Are Not
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Florence O'Leary |
British Prime Minister and Consul General in Colombia 1866 to 1878 |
Charles Edward Mansfield |
| Robert Thomas Charles Middleton | British Prime Minister in Venezuela 1878 to 1881 |
Charles Edward Mansfield |
|
British Prime Minister in Peru 1884 |
William Beauclerk , Mr. Charles des Graz |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bunch, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1820 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 1881 |