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Herbert Gybbon-Monypenny

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Herbert Reginald Dauphin Gybbon-Monypenny
Born(1895-10-02)2 October 1895
Died22 February 1988(1988-02-22) (aged 92)
OccupationBritish diplomat

Herbert Reginald Dauphin Gybbon-Monypenny CBE (1895–1988) was a British diplomat.

Biography

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Born on 2 October 1895, Herbert Gybbon-Monypenny was educated at Bedford School. He entered the British Diplomatic Service and was Consul-General in Tunis, between 1943 and 1944, Oriental Counsellor at the British Embassy in Tehran, between 1944 and 1946, Consul-General in Frankfurt, between 1946 and 1951, Consul-General in Jerusalem, between 1951 and 1953, and British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, between 1953 and 1955.[1][2]

Herbert Gybbon-Monypenny was invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1953.[3] He retired from Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1955 and died on 22 February 1988, aged 92.

References

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  1. ^ Obituary, The Times, 26 February 1988, p.18
  2. ^ "The London Gazette" (PDF). Thegazette.co.uk. 26 November 1943. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Supplement to The London Gazette" (PDF). Thegazette.co.uk. 1 January 1953. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Consul-General of the United Kingdom in Jerusalem
1951–1953
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Stanley Herbert Gudgeon
Ambassador from the United Kingdom to the Dominican Republic
1953 – 1955
Succeeded by
Thomas Corney Ravensdale