Sir Daniel William Lascelles KCMG (19 March 1902 – 17 October 1967) was a British diplomat.[1] He was the British Ambassador in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Japan.
Sir Daniel Lascelles | |
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to Japan | |
| In office 1957–1959 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Sir Esler Dening |
| Succeeded by | Sir Oscar Morland |
| British Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
| In office 1953–1957 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill Anthony Eden |
| Preceded by | Eric Ralph Lingeman |
| Succeeded by | Sir Michael Cavenagh Gillett |
| British Ambassador to Ethiopia | |
| In office 1949–1951 | |
| Monarchs | George VI Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary) |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Busk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1902 |
| Died | 17 October 1967 (aged 65) |
| Relatives | Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood (grandfather) |
| Education | Royal Naval College, Osborne Royal Naval College, Dartmouth |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Early life edit
Lascelles was the son of the Honourable William Horace Lascelles, eighth son of Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood. His mother was Madeline Barton, daughter of Reverend Gerrard Barton. He was educated at The New Beacon, Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight; at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon; and at Balliol College, Oxford.[1]
Career edit
After an open competition in 1926, Lescelles earned a position and was subsequently appointed as a Third Secretary in the Diplomatic Service.[2] In 1931, he was made Second Secretary.[3] and in 1937, he was promoted to First Secretary.[4]
In 1945, he was invested as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George and he was promoted in the Foreign Office hierarchy.[5]
In 1948, he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Addis Ababa and then Consul-General to the Empire of Ethiopia.[6] In 1949–1951, he became Ambassador to Ethiopia.[1]
In 1953, he was appointed Ambassador in Kabul, Afghanistan.[7] In 1954, he was invested as Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.[1]
Lescelles was appointed Ambassador in Tokyo in 1957.[8] He served from 1957 through 1959.[9]
Later life edit
He died on 17 October 1967 at age 65.[1]
Honours edit
- Order of St Michael and St George, companion (CMG), 1945.[5]
- Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Commander (KCMG), 1954.[1]
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e f Peerage: Sir Daniel William Lascelles, ID#20130; retrieved 2011-05-20
- ^ "No. 33218". The London Gazette. 5 November 1926. p. 7141.; "No. 33227". The London Gazette. 7 December 1926. p. 7999.
- ^ "No. 33788". The London Gazette. 8 January 1932. p. 195.
- ^ "No. 34496". The London Gazette. 25 March 1938. p. 2004.
- ^ a b "No. 37828". The London Gazette. 24 December 1946. p. 6253.
- ^ "No. 38398". The London Gazette. 7 September 1948. p. 4865.; "No. 38565". The London Gazette. 18 March 1949. p. 1384.; "No. 38702". The London Gazette. 30 August 1949. p. 4189.
- ^ "No. 40032". The London Gazette. 1 December 1953. p. 6533.
- ^ "No. 41244". The London Gazette. 3 December 1957. p. 7057.
- ^ Ian Nish. (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972, pp. 179-184; Hoare, James. (1999). Embassies in the East: the Story of the British Embassies in Japan, China, and Korea from 1859 to the Present, p. 214., p. 214, at Google Books
References edit
- Hoare, James. (1999). Embassies in the East: the Story of the British Embassies in Japan, China, and Korea from 1859 to the Present. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press. ISBN 9780700705122; OCLC 42645589
- Nish, Ian. (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972. Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental. ISBN 9781901903515; OCLC 249167170
Further reading edit
- Great Britain, Public Record Office. British Foreign Office Files for Post-War Japan (Public Record Office class FO 371). Part 3, Complete files for 1957–1959. ISBN 9781857110333; OCLC 224083280
- __________. British Foreign Office Files for Post-War Japan (Public Record Office class FO 371). Part 4, Complete files for 1960–1962. ISBN 9781857110333; OCLC 224083430
External links edit
- UK in Japan, Chronology of Heads of Mission