Walter Beaupré Townley
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Sir Walter Beaupré Townley KCMG ( January 8, 1863 , † 1945 ) was a British diplomat .
Life
Walter Beaupre Townley married Lady Susan Mary (* 1868, † 1953) in 1896. On April 27, 1896, he was appointed Counselor in Constantinople , and on November 4, 1901, he was appointed Secretary of the First Class in Beijing .
From 1906 to 1910 he served as British ambassador in Buenos Aires , Argentina, then from 1911 to 1912 in Bucharest , Romania , then from 1912 to 1916 in Tehran , and finally from 6 November 1917 to 1919 in The Hague .
From 1924 he headed Independent Oil Distributing , which is operated through its subsidiary Russian Oil Products Ltd. Distributed petroleum products from the Soviet Union.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| William Barrington |
British ambassador to Buenos Aires 1906–1910 |
Reginald Tower |
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British ambassador to Bucharest 1911–1912 |
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| George Head Barclay |
British ambassador to Tehran 1912–1916 |
Charles Marling |
| Alan Johnstone |
British ambassador to The Hague 1917–1919 |
Ronald Graham |
Individual evidence
- ↑ English documents on the strangulation of Persia. Verlag Der Neue Orient, Berlin 1917, passim, esp. Pp. 127–148
- ↑ Albert Lidgett, petroleum times, Volume 15, Petroleum Times, 1926 S. 200
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Townley, Walter Beaupré |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Townley, Walter Beaupre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1863 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1945 |