Robert John Kennedy
Sir Robert John Kennedy ( December 24, 1851 - November 11, 1936 ) was a British diplomat .
Life
Robert John Kennedy was the son of Robert Stewart Kennedy (1807-1854), from whom he inherited the Cultra Estate at Craigavad in County Down , including the family home at Kennedy Lodge . He was educated at Harrow School and studied at University College , Oxford, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1874 and a master's degree in 1883. On August 9, 1883, he married the Hon. Bertha Jane Ward (1936), daughter of Henry Ward, 5th Viscount Bangor . With her he had four daughters.
Diplomatic service
As early as 1870 he entered the foreign service. From 1874 to 1876 he was an attaché in Madrid . From 1877 to 1879 he was Secretary of the Embassy in Constantinople . From 1877 to 1879 he was the legation secretary in Saint Petersburg . From 1882 to 1884 he was chargé d'affaires in Sofia . From 1886 to 1898 he was Chargé d'affaires in Bucharest . From 1888 to 1893 he was legation secretary in Tehran and from 1889 to 1891 chargé d'affaires.
From 1894 to 1896 he was resident in Cetinje , Montenegro . During the state visit of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah in August 1902, he dedicated himself to this. He was a lieutenant in the 3 Royal Irish Rifles (the North Down Militia).
Orders and awards
In 1887 he was accepted as a Companion in the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) and on January 1, 1913, he was knighted Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG), which is why he from then on carried the suffix "Sir" . He was also the Knight of Justice of the Order of St. John (KJStJ) and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Knights and Dames: HOS – KIM at Leigh Rayment's Peerage
Web links
- Sir Robert John Kennedy on thepeerage.com
- Landed Gentry of Ireland, 1958: KENNEDY OF CULTRA at kelcran.com
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Drummond Wolff |
British Chargé d'affaires in Tehran 1889–1891 |
Frank Lascelles |
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British ambassador to Montenegro 1894-1896 |
John Dyson (from 2006) |
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| Charles Mansfield |
British Chargé d'Affaires in Bucharest 1897–1905 |
William Conynham Greene |
| Walter Baring |
British ambassador to Uruguay 1909–1912 |
Alfred Mitchell-Innes |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kennedy, Robert John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1851 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1936 |